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Welcome to "So Spaced Out", fanlisting for the Elton John song "Bennie and the Jets"!

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Last Updated: October 17th, 2008
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A B O U T

"Bennie and the Jets" is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It first appeared on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album in 1973. "Bennie and the Jets" has been one of John's most popular songs for the past three decades.

The song tells of "Bennie and the Jets", a fictional band of whom the singer, John, is a supposed fan. In interviews, Taupin has said that the song's lyrics are a satire on the greed and glitz of the early '70s music scene (as is much of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road").

Elton John was set against releasing "Bennie and the Jets" on side 1 of the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, and was against releasing it as a single, believing that it would fail. The song peaked at #1 on the singles charts for 1974. "Bennie and the Jets" was also John's first #1 on the R&B charts.

"Bennie and the Jets" is a jaunty song that has a strong beat and, like most Elton John songs, is anchored by John's piano. The song was recorded in France at the Chateau d'Hierouville, where John and Taupin had recorded their previous two albums, Honky Chateau and Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player.

After recording the song in the studio, Elton and the band worried that the song was too plain and not original. According to guitarist Davey Johnstone, "'Bennie and the Jets' was one of the oddest songs we ever recorded. We just sat back and said, 'This is really odd'." The song was sent to producer Gus Dudgeon, who added the "live" sound to the track. Dudgeon added applause and audience sounds from a Jimi Hendrix concert, plus whistles and a hand clap on the off beats. According to Dudgeon, "English audiences always clap on the off beat, they're always on when they're supposed to be off, which drives me crazy." - wikipedia.com

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