Elton John & Kiki Dee - Snow Queen (1976) With Lyrics! video free download
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B-side to the 1976 smash hit single "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". Lyrics by Bernie Taupin, music by Elton John & Davey Johnstone. The words are an unflattering tribute to Cher. Note how Elton sings "I Got You, Babe" at the end, as the song fades! Reportedly, Elton apologized once to Cher for recording the song, and she hadn't even heard of it! Musically it's quite interesting because it's a guitar song, not played on piano at all. Davey Johnstone played the acoustic guitar beautifully on this, and listen to the great drums and percussion by Roger Pope and Ray Cooper!
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9 years ago
texasbrian1
I'm a huge EJ fan, and I have to say this is one of his worst efforts at the time. It's almost as though he didn't want to write it. There's no real melody. It's appealing because it's got an ethereal 70s quality but there's no hook like his other songs.10 years ago
alex brown
supposed to be about Cher, she was pissed of with Elton for this, but a brilliant song anyway, one of my fav Elton songs10 years ago
joyceedane
I've been looking for this song on I tunes, and its not there.I wish it was cause I used to play it as a record.Maybe it has to do with legalities10 years ago
Dianne Baker
This song is so beautiful!!! I found it on a "B-Side" cd I have with a lot of Elton's amazing songs. This is just soooo good!!! Elton is just the best at everything he does!10 years ago
trfesok
The more I think about it, they probably didn't. Elton, for whatever reason, probably had them credited because he wanted them to have some extra cash in the form of royalties. Which, as the B-side of a big #1 hit, would have been considerable! By the way, I assume the "snow" refers to cocaine?11 years ago
Katriona,Timi Solas,Charles
I agree! I don't know why this song didn't take off. At the time this was out on the B side I had hitchhiked to AZ after my mom kicked me out at the age of 14. I nearly went into job corps. in LA. While waiting for the opening I stayed at a group home in Sierra Vista AZ! They gave me a really cool room that was mural painted, a record player and a bunch of albums and 45s to occupy me. I played the crap out of this song. I ended up moving into a trailer with a bunch of teens and partying. LOL11 years ago
nivaldo carvalho
pouca conhecida essa musica mais quem tinha o compacto tem essa .11 years ago
terry jordan
side a was the hit lol. but i like the snowqueen song.11 years ago
terry jordan
never been released on disc ever, only 45 single.11 years ago
terry jordan
THIS SONG IS ABOUT CHER? I THOUGHT IT WAS ABOUT TINA TURNER?11 years ago
Marcello Ranzani
This is the firs single I bought. I listen it always with pleasure12 years ago
RonnieFriend
Yes, the B-side is so superior! Always been one of my favorite EJ songs!12 years ago
ComeOnIsSuchAJoy
Release this on iTunes already!!!!12 years ago
RonnieFriend
Good question! I had forgotten that Kiki & Nutter are listed as writers. Was he her husband???? David Nutter was a photographer with EJ. He did the Blue Moves album and the book of Elton's 1976 tour, the book called "It's a Little Bit Funny". I would love to know what role he (the photographer) and Kiki had in writing this song! Anyone have a clue?12 years ago
trfesok
Yes, a lot of B-sides fron 1976-1986 haven't been issued on CD -- enough for a "Rare Masters, Vol. 2"! This is one of them. Kiki and David Nutter (her husband) get composer credits on the single. Why?13 years ago
ivanrich
Talons are tested.... not Talents.13 years ago
chenlung1
Possibly, Elton didn't include it if he was sorry to Cher for recording it?13 years ago
RadDudeski69
Thank you RonnieFriend for bringing back yet another hidden gem in the Elton John catalogue. Why oh why wasn't this song on the remastered edition of Blue Moves? There was plenty of room on that couple of very short CDs...13 years ago
RonnieFriend
Yes, this recording is from the original vinyl B-side of the 7-inch single "Don't Go Breaking My Heart". Converted to an mp3 file by playing it into the computer. Others have included it on "bootleg" compilations, but I'm pretty sure it's always just recordings from the original vinyl. I don't think it's ever been remastered and officially released on CD. Shame! It's a great song!13 years ago
oldnewbie47
I too have been trying to find this song on CD or download with no luck. Finally I wrote to Elton's webmaster and asked about the song and why it was not available. They answered and said they didn't know the reason either!Related Videos
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