"The original lyric was written very rapidly on the kitchen table of Elton’s mother’s apartment in Northwood Hills in the suburbs of London, if I recall, on a particularly grubby piece of exercise paper," Bernie explained. As reported by Far Out magazine, the pair wrote the song while sitting at Elton's parents' kitchen table. The song was written by Elton John with his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. Because I'm essentially a pop artist I wanted to write a song that everyone can relate to." "I wanted a song that would reach out to people of every background and every enjoyment, whether you enjoy a natural high, taking drugs, drinking or whatever. As opposed to all the sad and depressing things I write about, I decided to write something about the joining together of people in some kind of euphoric state - be it at a festival, at a show or in a club. When asked about the song, she told DigitalSpy: "It's about letting go. 'Starry Eyed' was Ellie Goulding's breakthrough song, it was her second single to be released from her debut album 'Lights', and reached Number 4 in the UK. I hope it will provoke positivity, as opposed to making people really sad." Ellie Goulding's 'Starry Eyed' (2010) She continued: "And it's called 'Anything Could Happen', (so) I'm hoping it will make people go out and propose to their girlfriends or go on that holiday they never ended up doing. Many fans have speculated that the song is about her rumoured relationship with Ed Sheeran, but Ellie revealed in an interview with MTV News that it wasn't actually about anyone specific!Įllie also told MTV News: "I suppose it's one of those songs where I sort of talk about bits of my childhood, but also about my friendship with this person, and, um, I suppose it's a song of realisation." 'On My Mind' was co-written by Ellie Goulding, along with Max Martin, it reached the Top 5 in the UK in September 2015, it was also the lead single from her album 'Delirium'.
… I hope you're all keeping busy and staying happy and positive and enjoying the sunshine somewhat." Ellie Goulding's 'On My Mind' (2015) I've seen such amazing kindness and togetherness and solidarity from people.
As MTV reported at the time, the song is 'ode to human connection of any kind'.Īfter her performance, which saw Ellie playing the song on her guitar, she said: "I think it's amazing we're all staying home, keeping ourselves safe, and keeping others safe. Although the song was originally written for the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack, during the Coronavirus pandemic the song took on a different meaning, when the singer performed it as part of Global Citizen's One World: Together At Home.
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