Joseph also ran his family business, which Jesus did not want to do. There really is a Girl From Ipanema. The "good man" designation is very offensive to those who believe in His divinity. A STAFF REPORT FROM THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD. newsletter. song: "Levon", I think that both Levon and Jesus are perhaps slow or challenged in my interpretation of this song. That Jesus never lived, or; Jay-Z's "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" is based on the song "It's A Hard Knock Life" from the Broadway play Annie. Christ wanted to leave it behind and not be the messiah. All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. Taupin has said the name was fictitious. I believe that that Jesus doesn't want to be the messiah, he sees it as a way to bring fame and fortune to his earthly father Joseph/Levon. “Levon bears his war wound like a crown / He calls his child Jesus / ‘Cause he likes the name,” sings John over a sweeping mix. This is what happened in the US as well during that period. Around this time Alvin Tosing {as God, the father figure} comes forward from the past and has a son named LEVON raised to be a good righteous man in the town. Levon is a selfish man and uses his "son" to boost their family business of selling "cartoon balloons". Levon, like millions of men of his generation, is a good man who has always done exactly what society told him to do... and now, he's going tobe left alone, wondering what he did wrong and why his child hates him. A monthly update on our latest interviews, stories and added songs, Writer/s: BERNARD J.P. TAUPIN, BERNIE TAUPIN, ELTON JOHN, Scott from Perth, Western Australia, Australia, More songs thought to be too long to get radio play. Your answer is within the song. The author never chooses, the song's chorus alternating between these two views:

Elton John on Levon’s meaning. He dreams of leaving Levon far behind. Alvin Tostig is, in fact, Levon’s father. According to Gus Dudgeon, who produced Madman Across the Water and wrote an essay containing this information to accompany the remastered version, the name “Levon” was inspired by Levon Helm, drummer, lead singer, and founder of The Band, a group from the 60s and 70s.
The first song wrote consciously as a single, is a tribute to Elton's friend Billy Jean King and her tennis team, the Philadelphia Freed... "I wrote the song one Sunday when I was feeling very depressed" explained Elton. "If you feel that it's real / I'm on trial / and I'm here in you... Gus Dudgeon had always said I should do an instrumental" Elton recalled years ago. In the song they say Levon does well, give me a break, selling ballons. The imagination used in this song could have taken place in the time when the intellectuals influenced the thinking of people in the Christian faith to defend itself when hearing and reading the likes of NEITZSCHE's ''god is dead''philosophy sayings. Levon, Levon likes his money He makes a lot they say Spends his days countin' In a garage by the motorway. There, one contributor states the following: In Susan Black’s book, Elton John in His Own Words, Elton says of Levon: “It’s about a guy who just gets bored doing the same thing. In England, to go "Around the bend" means to go crazy. In contrast of the mood of the original, this is an upbeat dance number, with a hot solo sax by jazz artist Freddie Hubbard. In the Sixties and early Seventies, many of their children joined the counterculture, became hippies, and completely rejected their parents' values! If he truly the son of God, he knows of the suffer to come, he wants no earthly father to profit from this,gaining fame and fortune. So he goes from being a heroin dealer to being a heroin user and develops the drug induced feeling of being like Jesus. He and his partner Elton John chose 'the Weight' as their tribute song to Levon Helm after his death. Avril Lavigne has a perfume named after her song "Black Star." What are the glass squares on either side of the presidential podium? It’s just somebody who gets bored with blowing up balloons and he just wants to get away from it but he can’t because it’s the family ritual.” (thanks, Alexander - London, England). Jesus knows he is being utilized or used to increase his father's business and wants to do more. "Levon" Lyrics "Levon bears his war wound like a crown He calls his child Jesus 'Cause he likes the name And he sends him to the finest school in town. That Jesus was a "good man" who was later mischeviously diefied by his friends and followers. How did “nuts” and “bananas” come to mean “crazy”? Most people fail to acknowledge the restlessness Christ had about being the messiah. In the Elton John song “Levon,” who is Alvin Tostig? According to Gus Dudgeon, who produced Madman Across the Water and wrote an essay containing this information to accompany the remastered ve... Elton John does not have any children, but does have ten godchildren. See what you know about Ms. Jackson. /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */
Levon is about a man who is bisexual and wants to be a Christian but because of the way he was raised he didn't believe he could be both. Dad is set in his ways and thinks the son should have more earthbound goals and plans. I believe the true meaning is a mix of friends and Christianity. An Elton John fan website adds some speculation regarding the name “Alvin Tostig”: Tracing the name “Alvin Tostig” is fairly straightforward, but with a bit of a twist. After a little research, this is what I’ve been able to find out about the meaning of Levon. By Alvin Alexander. Non-lyrical content copyright 1999-2020 SongMeanings, Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. STAFF REPORTS ARE WRITTEN BY THE STRAIGHT DOPE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD, CECIL'S ONLINE AUXILIARY. 2. So I kept digging. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. The best information I’ve found comes from the songfacts website. Levon's son Jesus hates Levon and his life. According to Gus Dudgeon, Bernie Taupin, who wrote the lyrics for Levon, was inspired by The Band’s co-founder, drummer, and singer Levon Helm to name the title character after him. The Band was apparently John’s and Taupin’s favorite group in those days. How did some crime fiction come to be described as “hard-boiled”? ELTON JOHN sang this song that to me inspired the faith in the name of JESUS that I believed in without the rigid religion and fear behind it to travel and get high in The Way to ''leave on'' JESUS in faith to guide the believer.

“It was a free-form writing,” he said. Bernie Taupin admired Robbie Robertson's lyrics because he felt they had layered meanings.

There is also no proof that he was bisexual but I think there was some anecdotal evidence of it in the lyrics of the songs that relate to him. My best guess is that he is some British icon of stability and normality, or maybe some member of Parliament. But here's a real obscure reference that I have been unable to decipher.

They spent their lives making money and trying to give their families the best of everything (just as Levon gives his son Jesus the best of everything). There was a historical “Tostig,” who was the Earl of Wessex back in the 1040s, perhaps Taupin pulled the name out of history without realizing it. He only wants to play and go to "Venus".

The word Levon also can be pronounced two ways, one the Christian holy word, and another just a name.

Backing vocals are provided by Tony Burrows. Well, in real life, there were countless men like Levon! Levon wears his war wound like a crown He calls his child Jesus 'cause he likes the name And he sends him to the finest school in town Levon, Levon likes his money He makes a lot they say Spends his days counting In a garage by the motorway He was born a pauper To a pawn on a Christmas day When the New York Times Said God is dead and the war's begun Alvin Tostig has a son today And he shall be … It’s super easy, we promise!


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