Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Elton John
Elton John
Vocals
Dee Murray
Dee Murray
Bass Guitar
Davey Johnstone
Davey Johnstone
Background Vocals
Nigel Olsson
Nigel Olsson
Drums
Jacques Bolognesi
Jacques Bolognesi
Trombone
Ivan Jullien
Ivan Jullien
Trumpet
Jean Louis Chautemps
Jean Louis Chautemps
Saxophone
Alain Hatot
Alain Hatot
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Elton John
Elton John
Songwriter
Bernie Taupin
Bernie Taupin
Songwriter
Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Brass Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Gus Dudgeon
Gus Dudgeon
Producer
Ken Scott
Ken Scott
Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Well, there's slim times when my words won't rhyme
And the hills I face are a long hard climb
I just sit cross-legged with my old guitar
Ooh it kind of makes me feel like a rock 'n' roll star
[Verse 2]
Well, it makes me laugh
Lord, it makes me cry
And I think: for once let me just get high
Let me get electric, put a silk suit on
Turn my old guitar into a tommy gun
[Verse 3]
And root-toot shoot myself to fame
Every kid alive gonna know my name
An overnight phenomenon like there's never been
A motivated supersonic king of the scene
[Verse 4]
I'll be a teenage idol
Just give me a break
I'm gonna be a teenage idol
No matter how long it takes
[Verse 5]
You can't imagine what it means to me
I'm gonna grab myself a place in history
[Verse 6]
A teenage idol
Ooh!
That's what I'm gonna be
Oh yeah
[Verse 7]
Well, life is short and the world is rough
And if you're gonna boogie, boy, you gotta be tough
Nobody knows if I'm dead or alive
I just drink myself to sleep each night
[Verse 8]
And so I pray to the teenage god of rock
If I make it big, let me stay on top
You gotta cut me loose from this one-room dive
Put me on the ladder, keep this boy alive
[Verse 9]
And root-toot shoot myself to fame
Every kid alive gonna know my name
An overnight phenomenon like there's never been
A motivated supersonic king of the scene
[Verse 10]
I'll be a teenage idol
Just give me a break
I'm gonna be a teenage idol
No matter how long it takes
[Verse 11]
You can't imagine what it means to me
I'm gonna grab myself a place in history
[Verse 12]
A teenage idol
Ah!
Hey!
Ooh!
That's what I'm gonna be
Written by: Bernie Taupin, Elton John
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