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All Quiet on the Western Front (song)

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"'All Quiet on the Western Front'" is a song by English musician Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the closing track of his 1982 album, 'Jump Up!'. It was also released as a single in the UK without charting.

It is an anti-war song about World War I,Concert by Elton John on 5 May 1982 in Paris and named after the book of the same name. The song also ends in a big orchestral finale including a church organ chord sequence played by James Newton Howard on a synthesizer, which could be reminiscent of his earlier album closers such as "The King Must Die" and "Burn Down the Mission", and a chorus sung by the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral, London.

The song's only live performances came during John's world tour during 1982, outside North America. At a concert on Christmas Eve of the same year at the Hammersmith Apollo, London, John jokingly announced that, at the time, it was "the worst-selling single in Phonogram's history".

The version issued on single is shorter; it also appeared on the 1982 compilation album 'Love Songs'. The B-side contains a rockier version of album track "Where Have All the Good Times Gone"; it appeared decades later on the 'Elton: Jewel Box' compilation album.

See also



*List of anti-war songs

References



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Category:1982 singles

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