Australian singles chart:
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me entered the Kent Music Report on 19 August 1974 and peaked at #13. The song was #90 on the Top 100 of 1974.
Album:
The song is on Caribou which entered the Kent Music report album chart on 15 July 1974 and peaked at #1.
Songwriters:
Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer:
Gus Dudgeon
Record label of Australian release:
DJM
Live at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in December 1986:
BONUS CLIP BELOW – Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, live, by George Michael and Elton John
Songfacts:
This song was influenced by The Beach Boys and contains contributions from members of the group; Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston both sang backup. Elton said the Beach Boys “sound, harmonies, and the way they structured their songs” was an influence on many of his tracks, including this one and Someone Saved My Life Tonight. As usual, Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/elton-john/dont-let-the-sun-go-down-on-me
Lyrics:
I can’t light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I’m growing tired, and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life
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BONUS CLIP
Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me by George Michael and Elton John entered the Kent Music Report on 23 December 1991 and peaked at #3. The song was #25 on the Top 100 of 1992.
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