4. "Bennie and the Jets" is a jaunty song that has a strong beat and, like most Elton John songs, is anchored by John's piano. I’m sticking to my pledge to offer more in-depth stuff on chapter 4 during April Sundays, ch.

On the other hand, I find the absence of any crowd noise whatever on The Dead's Europe '72 album to be disorienting.

“Bennie And The Jets” wasn’t a huge R&B hit; it peaked at #15 on Billboard’s R&B chart.But for Elton John, a #15 R&B record was probably a bigger deal than a Hot 100 #1. The song was recorded in France at the Chateau d'Herouville, where John and Taupin had recorded their previous two albums, Honky Chateau and Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player.

The fake barroom crowd noise on Gram Parson's Grevious Angel, as Cash on the Barrel Head segues into Hickory Wind, complete with smashing beer bottles, is incredibly annoying and phony sounding. "Bennie And The Jets" by Elton John isn't a live recording but because producer Gus Dudgeon wanted a live feel on the recording, he mixed in crowd noise and whistles into the song.5. Tag: Bennie and the Jets The loudness is the message — on the 70s sound of WPLJ Hey there! Lyrically, Bernie Taupin doesn’t pull any punches in reference to the opulent portrayal of the early ‘70s rock and roll image on “Bennie and the Jets.” On the song, Elton John sings the part of Taupin’s narrator who is no doubt a big fan of the extravagant (and completely fictional) Bennie and her band the Jets. For the few of you who do not know Benny, he was the Jets (1979) former mascot and his name is taken from the song Bennie and Jets and from the orginal owner of the Jets (1979) Ben Hatskin and our own Ben Wendorf who had some pull back in the 70s with