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Blue Eyes (Elton John song)

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Wikipedia article




"'Blue Eyes'" is a song performed by English musician Elton John with music and lyrics written by John and Gary Osborne. It was released in 1982, as the UK lead single from John's sixteenth studio album, 'Jump Up!' (1982). It was released as the album's second single in the US. It hit No. 8 in the UK; in the US, it spent three weeks at No. 10 on the 'Cash Box' chart, went to No. 12 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and spent two weeks at No. 1 on the 'Billboard' AC chart. John performed this song often in his concerts until 2012.

Music video



The music video for the song was filmed in Australia, on Sydney's famous Bondi to Bronte walk. The exact location is at the most easterly point of Marks Park, Tamarama, where a low, sandstone turret rests on the top of the cliffs and overlooks the Tasman Sea. The white grand piano was positioned right in the middle of the turret. The song and video was in dedication to Elizabeth Taylor.

Personnel



* Elton John vocals, acoustic piano

* James Newton Howard Fender Rhodes, synthesizers, string arrangements and conductor

* Dee Murray bass

* Jeff Porcaro drums, possible tambourine

* The Mountain Fjord Orchestra strings

* Gavyn Wright concertmaster

Accolades



;Grammy Awards

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| style="width:35px; text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|1983 || rowspan="2"| "Blue Eyes" || Best Pop Vocal Performance Male ||

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Charts



Weekly charts



Year-end charts



See also



* List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1982 (U.S.)

References




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