Song For Guy (track)
by Elton John
Year: 1978
From the album A Single Man (track #11)
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Song For Guy appears on the following album(s) by Elton John:
- A Single Man (track #11) (this album) (1978)
- The Very Best Of Elton John (track #18) (compilation) (1990)
- Love Songs (track #17) (compilation) (1995)
- To Be Continued... (track #45) (compilation) (1990)
- Diamonds (track #18) (compilation) (2017)
- The Very Best Of Elton John (1980) (track #4) (compilation) (1980)
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| ! | 04/29/2026 23:03 |  VictorVale | 44,011 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/12/2026 11:26 | Imaybeparanoid | 52,674 | 69/100 |
| ! | 04/03/2026 07:30 | Siromynian | 17,775 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 12:16 | Exist-en-ciel | 161,290 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/10/2025 14:54 | Spartakist | 2,043 | 80/100 |
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Squonk007 08/26/2025 13:50 | #310702
Beautiful.
Saved the album's best track for last. A moving, powerhouse piece of music that only needs a handful of words and a relatively simple melody (mostly just Elton's piano line, a shaker, a drum machine, and the mellotron flourishes in the "chorus") to tell its story. Written as a tribute to a young messenger from John's record label who was killed in a motorcycle accident at the time of the album's writing, its beauty is in its simplicity and serves as a fitting tribute. Belongs with some of his best material.
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