Английская Википедия:All Quiet on the Western Front (song)
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"All Quiet on the Western Front" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the closing track of his 1982 album, Jump Up!. It was also released as a single in the UK without charting.
Background
It is an anti-war song about World War I,[1] and named after the book of the same name. The song also ends in a big orchestral finale including a church organ chord sequence played by James Newton Howard on a synthesizer, which can be said to be reminiscent of his earlier album closers such as "The King Must Die" and "Burn Down the Mission", and a chorus sung by the Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, London.
The song's only live performances came during John's world tour during 1982, outside North America.[2] At a concert on Christmas Eve of the same year at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, John jokingly announced that, at the time, it was "the worst-selling single in Phonogram's history".[3]
The version issued on single is shorter; it also appeared on the 1982 compilation album Love Songs. The B-side contains a rockier version of album track "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"; it appeared decades later on the Elton: Jewel Box compilation album.
See also
References
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- ↑ Concert by Elton John on 5 May 1982 in Paris
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