The line, "Rollin' like thunder under the covers," is a clever play on words in the abstract that evokes images of raucous sex. Yet, it's not enough to save the song for me. I hate this song!
I do like a lot of early Bernie & Elton. I was weened on Captian Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy.
Lots of Bernie Taupin’s lyrics are free association nonsense. He often deals in abstract surrealism. Read some of the lyrics to “Daniel.” Yet, he’s had a long and successful career writing lyrics.
The lesson to be learned is, if you’re stuck on a line, make something up, even if the logic...
Interesting. I had never heard that before.
I thought it was a bad idea to try to intonate a guitar with old strings. With new strings, I have waited a week or two because I’m a procrastinator.