Rock and Roll Madonna

"Rock and Roll Madonna"
"Rock and Roll Madonna"
Single by Elton John
B-side	"Grey Seal"
Released	19 June 1970
Recorded	DJM Studios, ; September 1969
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	4:17
Label	Philips, DJM, Congress, Hansa
Songwriter(s)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	Steve Brown
Elton John singles chronology

"Rock and Roll Madonna" is a song by Elton John with lyrics written by Bernie Taupin. The song was released as a single in Britain in 1970, where it never charted.^[1] It appeared on several bootlegs and rarities compilations, such as 1992's Rare Masters, before it appeared on the 1995 remaster of his self-titled album. The song structure is, as the title says, a rock and roll song. Live-effects have been added, with an audience cheering throughout most of the song, a technique that would be used similarly three years later on Bennie and the Jets. The b-side, "Grey Seal", was rerecorded in 1973 for inclusion on John's seventh album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.^[2]

The song was remade in an "interlude" version for the 2019 film Rocketman with star Taron Egerton performing the vocal.^[3]

Format and track list

1970 UK 7" single

. "Rock and Roll Madonna" - 4:17
. "Grey Seal (Original Version)" - 3:38

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from eltonography.com ^[4]

Elton John - music, piano, vocals
Bernie Taupin - lyrics
Gus Dudgeon - production
Caleb Quaye - guitar
Roger Pope - drums
Roger Glover - bass

Rocketman (2019) film

The 2019 biopic, Rocketman, featured 22 of Elton John's songs including hits, like "Your Song" and uncharted songs, like "Rock and Roll Madonna". In the film, "Rock and Roll Madonna" is featured as an interlude version with the vocals performed by actor Taron Egerton.^[5]

Versions

All album information gathered from eltonography.com^[6] and eltonjohn.com^[7]

1970 "Rock and Roll Madonna" 7-inch single
- Released June 19, 1970
- Track list:
  1. "Rock and Roll Madonna
  2. "Grey Seal" (B-side)

The original German release of "Elton John" from 1970 (Hansa 80807) opens with the song "Rock and Roll Madonna", and the song "I Need You to Turn To" does not appear on the LP. The rest of the tracks and the running order remain the same as the worldwide release.

1992 "Rare Masters" compilation album
- Released October 20, 1992
- Track list:
- Disc one
  1. "I’ve Been Loving You"
  2. "Here’s To The Next Time"
  3. "Lady Samantha"
  4. "All Across The Havens"
  5. "It’s Me That You Need"
  6. "Just Like Strange Rain"
  7. "Bad Side Of The Moon"
  8. "Rock And Roll Madonna"
  9. "Grey Seal (Original Version)"
  10. "Friends"
  11. "Michelle's Song"
  12. "Seasons"
  13. "Variation on Michelle's Song (A Day In The Country)"
  14. "Can I Put You On"
  15. "Honey Roll"
  16. "Variation on Friends"
  17. "I Meant To Do My Work Today (A Day In The Country)"
  18. "Four Moods"
  19. "Seasons Reprise"
- Disc two
  1. "Madman Across the Water (Original Version)"
  2. "Into the Old Man's Shoes"
  3. "Rock Me When He's Gone"
  4. "Slave (Alternate Fast Version)"
  5. "Skyline Pigeon (Piano Version)"
  6. "Jack Rabbit"
  7. "Whenever You're Ready (We'll Go Steady Again)"
  8. "Let Me Be Your Car"
  9. "Screw You (Young Man's Blues)"
  10. "Step Into Christmas"
  11. "Ho! Ho! Ho! (Who'd Be a Turkey At Christmas)"
  12. "Sick City"
  13. "Cold Highway"
  14. "One Day At a Time"
  15. "I Saw Her Standing There (Live with John Lennon)"
  16. "House of Cards"
  17. "Planes"
  18. "Sugar on the Floor"
1995 "Elton John" remastered album
- Released April 10, 1970^[8]
- Track list:
  1. "Your Song"
  2. "I Need You To Turn To"
  3. "Take Me To The Pilot"
  4. "No Shoestrings On Louise"
  5. "First Episode at Heinton"
  6. "Sixty Years On"
  7. "Border Song"
  8. "The Greatest Discovery"
  9. "The Cage"
  10. "The King Must Die"
  11. "Bad Side of the Moon"
  12. "Grey Seal"
  13. "Rock and Roll Madonna"
2008 "Elton John" Deluxe Edition album
- Released in 2008
- Track List:
- Disc one
  1. "Your Song"
  2. "I Need You To Turn To"
  3. "Take Me To The Pilot"
  4. "No Shoestrings On Louise"
  5. "First Episode at Heinton"
  6. "Sixty Years On"
  7. "Border Song"
  8. "The Greatest Discovery"
  9. "The Cage"
  10. "The King Must Die"
- Disc two
  1. "Your Song (Demo Version)"
  2. "I Need You To Turn To (Piano Demo)"
  3. "Take Me To The Pilot (Piano Demo)"
  4. "No Shoe Strings On Louise (Piano Demo)"
  5. "Sixty Years On (Piano Demo)"
  6. "The Greatest Discovery (Piano Demo)"
  7. "The Cage (Demo Version)"
  8. "The King Must Die (Piano Demo)"
  9. "Rock And Roll Madonna (Piano Demo)"
  10. "Thank You Mama (Piano Demo)"
  11. "All The Way Down To El Paso (Piano Demo)"
  12. "I’m Going Home (Piano Demo)"
  13. "Grey Seal (Piano Demo)"
  14. "Rock And Roll Madonna (Incomplete Band Demo)"
  15. "Bad Side Of The Moon"
  16. "Grey Seal (1970 Version)"
  17. "Rock And Roll Madonna"
  18. "Border Song (BBC Session)" [with Hookfoot]
  19. "Your Song (BBC Session)"
  20. "Take Me To The Pilot (BBC Session)"

"Rock and Roll Madonna" makes its debut appearance on a full length album on the compilation album called Rare Masters in 1992^[9], the song was added to the 1995 remastered version of the Elton John album, and again it was added to the 2008 Deluxe Edition of the same Elton John album along with two previously unreleased demo versions of the song.

References

^ Lifton, Dave. "The Story Behind Every Song on the 'Rocketman' Soundtrack". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ Lifton, Dave. "The Story Behind Every Song on the 'Rocketman' Soundtrack". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ Peacock, Tim (24 May 2019). "Elton John Songs In The 'Rocketman' Film: Everything You Need To Know". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Eltonography.com: The Illustrated Elton John Discography". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ Peacock, Tim (24 May 2019). "Elton John Songs In The 'Rocketman' Film: Everything You Need To Know". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Elton John Album: Elton John". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Discography". Elton John. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^ "Elton John (album)", Wikipedia, 16 November 2019, retrieved 17 November 2019
^ Peacock, Tim (24 May 2019). "Elton John Songs In The 'Rocketman' Film: Everything You Need To Know". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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[1] Lifton, Dave. "The Story Behind Every Song on the 'Rocketman' Soundtrack". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[2] Lifton, Dave. "The Story Behind Every Song on the 'Rocketman' Soundtrack". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[3] Peacock, Tim (24 May 2019). "Elton John Songs In The 'Rocketman' Film: Everything You Need To Know". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[4] "Eltonography.com: The Illustrated Elton John Discography". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[5] Peacock, Tim (24 May 2019). "Elton John Songs In The 'Rocketman' Film: Everything You Need To Know". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[6] "Elton John Album: Elton John". www.eltonography.com. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[7] "Discography". Elton John. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

[8] "Elton John (album)", Wikipedia, 16 November 2019, retrieved 17 November 2019

[9] Peacock, Tim (24 May 2019). "Elton John Songs In The 'Rocketman' Film: Everything You Need To Know". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 17 November 2019.

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Discography
1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Through the Storm" (1989) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"All of the Lights" (2010) "Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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