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Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor.

He was born in Newark, New Jersey and started out with other West Coast rap pioneers such as Kid Frost and Egyptian Lover with Electro recordings. Later on, he changed his style and was the first rapper from the west to be accepted by the East Coast. "6 N The Morning" is sometimes seen as the track that triggered the whole gangster rap movement. It was produced by Unknown DJ, who produced electro funk tracks before and went on to produce Compton's Most Wanted. "Six N The Morning" was inspired by Schoolly D's "PSK" and became itself the inspiration for Eazy E and NWA's "Boyz N The Hood". Ice T went on to work with Afrika Islam, the man behind the beats on 1987s Rhyme Pays, 1988s Power and 1989s The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just watch what you say.

As the title of this third album suggests, Ice T was from the start not only a gangster rapper - he was one of the driving forces behind the new style - but also a political rapper. Seymour Stein called him "the Bob Dylan of rap." On "Freedom of Speech" Ice T attacked Tipper Gore for introducing the Parental Advisory sticker. In 1991, Ice's fourth album, Original Gangster, came out; including raps about child abuse and drunk driving as well as the theme song from the movie New Jack City by Mario Van Peebles, the movie that re-launched Ice's career as an actor. Ice was also the lead singer/shouter of his metal band Body Count and made a song called "Cop Killer" in 1992, eventually causing Warner Brothers to drop Ice. Virgin Records released his next album Home Invasion (1993), an album with many political raps as well as featuring a new female rapper named Grip and Ice's DJ Evil E as a rapper. On VI - Return of the Real, Ice returned to his gangster rap roots. His 7th Deadly Sin (1999), one of the first records to be distributed via mp3 before appearing in record stores, continued in this vein. In both cases, the music was updated while not breaking any new ground. In the year 2000, Ice teamed up with East Coast pioneer Kool Keith from the Ultramagnetic MCs to form the Analog Brothers - a very successful (at least artistically) experiment. The same year also brought Ice-T's Greatest Hits: The Evidence. More recently, Ice T teamed up with east coast rappers Smoothe Da Hustler and Trigger The Gambler, establishing a new group called SMG. A DVD was followed by a CD called "Repossession" in 2004.

Ice-T is also a successful actor. This IMDb page (http://imdb.com/name/nm0001384/) details his acting engagements. He debuted as a rapper in the films "Breakin'" and "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" in 1984, only two years after his first 12" ("The Coldest Rap", 1982) appeared. In 1991, he embarked onto a serious acting career, playing a police detective in Mario Van Peebles' film "New Jack City". Many other films followed. Ice T did a notable lead role performance in Surviving the Game (http://imdb.com/title/tt0111323/) in distinction to his many supporting roles. He has also appeared in films such as "R'Xmas" by Abel Ferrara and "Tank Girl". He also wrote a song for the soundtrack of the latter. As for more current/recent acting engagements, Ice-T plays a police officer on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Another TV series that features Ice T is "Players".

Discography

Albums

  • Rhyme Pays (1987)
  • Power (1988)
  • The Iceberg/Freedom of speech...just watch what you say (1989)
  • OG: Original Gangster (1991)
  • Home Invasion (1993)
  • VI: Return of the Real (1996)
  • Below Utopia: The Lost Score (1998)
  • The Seventh Deadly Sin (1999)
  • Gang Culture (2004) (Ice-T live in Montreux, Switzerland)

Songs, 12"s and 7"s

  • The Coldest Rap (1982)
  • Body Rock (1984)
  • Killers (1984)
  • Ya Don't Quit (1985)
  • Dog N The Wax (1986)
  • 6 In The Mornin' (1986)
  • Colors (1988)
  • I'm Your Pusher (1988)
  • High Rollers (1989)
  • You Played Yourself (1989)
  • Lethal Weapon (1989)
  • Dick Tracy (1990)
  • Superfly 1990 (1990) performed by Curtis Mayfield and Ice-T
  • New Jack Hustler (1991)
  • Ricochet (1991)
  • Trespass (1992) performed by Ice-T and Ice Cube
  • That's How I'm Livin'/99 Problems (1993)
  • Gotta Lotta Love (1994)
  • I Must Stand (1996)
  • Don't Hate The Player (1999)
  • Money, Power, Women (2000)

Compilations

  • The Classic Collection (1993)
  • Cold as Ever (1996)
  • Greatest Hits: The Evidence (2000)
  • The Early Years (2002)

Body Count

  • Body Count (1992)
  • Born Dead (1994)
  • Violent Demise: The Last Days (1997)

Ice T presents the West Coast Rydaz

  • What Really Goez On (1998)

Analog Brothers

  • "Pimp to Eat" (2000)

Ice T Presents

  • Pimpin 101 - The Soundtrack (2003)

SMG (Sex Money and Gunz)

  • Repossession (2004)

Awards

  • MTV Movie Award nominee

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Another TV series that features Ice T is "Players". "Your Song", one of his earliest and most popular hits, incorporates some features found in many of his songs:. As for more current/recent acting engagements, Ice-T plays a police officer on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Currently, John lives in the Atlanta area, a fact that the city mentions freely in its promotional materials. He also wrote a song for the soundtrack of the latter. The song won Grammy awards for "Song of the Year" and for "Best Pop Performance, by a Duo or Group". He has also appeared in films such as "R'Xmas" by Abel Ferrara and "Tank Girl". For example, in 1986 he joined with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder to record the single "That's What Friends Are For", with all profits being donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

Ice T did a notable lead role performance in Surviving the Game (http://imdb.com/title/tt0111323/) in distinction to his many supporting roles. John has long been associated with AIDS charities after the death of his friend Ryan White, raising large amounts of money and using his public profile to raise awareness of the disease. Many other films followed. He remains lifelong president. In 1991, he embarked onto a serious acting career, playing a police detective in Mario Van Peebles' film "New Jack City". He resigned in 2002 when the club needed a full time chairman. He debuted as a rapper in the films "Breakin'" and "Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo" in 1984, only two years after his first 12" ("The Coldest Rap", 1982) appeared. In 1976 Elton John became involved in Watford Football Club and fulfilled a childhood dream by becoming chairman and director.

This IMDb page (http://imdb.com/name/nm0001384/) details his acting engagements. He has occasionally battled addictions to cocaine and financial difficulties caused by his profligate spending. Ice-T is also a successful actor. He subsequently stated that he was gay and has lived with his partner David Furnish for a number of years. A DVD was followed by a CD called "Repossession" in 2004. Coming out first as bisexual in 1976, he married (1984) and quickly divorced (1988) Renate Blauel. More recently, Ice T teamed up with east coast rappers Smoothe Da Hustler and Trigger The Gambler, establishing a new group called SMG. John has had a complicated personal history.

The same year also brought Ice-T's Greatest Hits: The Evidence. His face-to-face tours with fellow pianist Billy Joel have been a fan favourite throughout the world since the mid-1990s. In the year 2000, Ice teamed up with East Coast pioneer Kool Keith from the Ultramagnetic MCs to form the Analog Brothers - a very successful (at least artistically) experiment. He continues to release new material to commercial success, and tours extensively, despite being fitted with a pacemaker. In both cases, the music was updated while not breaking any new ground. Later in December of that same year, John received the Kennedy Center Honor for a lifetime of contribution to entertainment. His 7th Deadly Sin (1999), one of the first records to be distributed via mp3 before appearing in record stores, continued in this vein. In 2004, John expanded his musical theatre repertoire by composing songs for the musical adaptation of Billy Elliot.

On VI - Return of the Real, Ice returned to his gangster rap roots. In 2003, he reached number one in the United Kingdom with a rerelease of the single "Are You Ready For Love" which had been only a minor hit when first released in 1979. Virgin Records released his next album Home Invasion (1993), an album with many political raps as well as featuring a new female rapper named Grip and Ice's DJ Evil E as a rapper. In each of 30 consecutive years, from 1970 through 1999, John appeared with at least one single on the "Top 40" of Billboard magazine's pop record chart, the "Hot 100" - a feat unmatched by any other recording artist. Ice was also the lead singer/shouter of his metal band Body Count and made a song called "Cop Killer" in 1992, eventually causing Warner Brothers to drop Ice. In 2001, his 1970s hit, "Tiny Dancer" was featured on the Almost Famous soundtrack, and his most recent movie song was "The Heart of Every Girl" (the end title song from 2003's Mona Lisa Smile). In 1991, Ice's fourth album, Original Gangster, came out; including raps about child abuse and drunk driving as well as the theme song from the movie New Jack City by Mario Van Peebles, the movie that re-launched Ice's career as an actor. Five years later, John wrote the score for The Muse, and a year later composed songs for another animated film, DreamWorks' The Road to El Dorado.

Seymour Stein called him "the Bob Dylan of rap." On "Freedom of Speech" Ice T attacked Tipper Gore for introducing the Parental Advisory sticker. Rice was reportedly stunned by the rapidity with which John was able to set his words to music. As the title of this third album suggests, Ice T was from the start not only a gangster rapper - he was one of the driving forces behind the new style - but also a political rapper. Then, in 1994, he (along with Tim Rice) wrote the songs for the Disney animated film The Lion King (John and Rice subsequently won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"). Just watch what you say. In 1975, he appeared as the Pinball Wizard in the movie version of the rock opera Tommy. Ice T went on to work with Afrika Islam, the man behind the beats on 1987s Rhyme Pays, 1988s Power and 1989s The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech.. In 1971, he wrote original songs for the movie Friends.

"Six N The Morning" was inspired by Schoolly D's "PSK" and became itself the inspiration for Eazy E and NWA's "Boyz N The Hood". He has also done work both for and in films. It was produced by Unknown DJ, who produced electro funk tracks before and went on to produce Compton's Most Wanted. In 1992 he performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Show Must Go On" with Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert, an AIDS charity event held at Wembley Stadium, London. "6 N The Morning" is sometimes seen as the track that triggered the whole gangster rap movement. In 1997, he updated the lyrics of "Candle in the Wind" for a special version mourning the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and this became the fastest selling single of all time. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and started out with other West Coast rap pioneers such as Kid Frost and Egyptian Lover with Electro recordings. Later on, he changed his style and was the first rapper from the west to be accepted by the East Coast. The song, which was a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, was originally recorded in 1973 on his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album.

Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958), better known as Ice T or Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer and actor. His biggest 1980s hits included, among others, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues", "I'm Still Standing", and a 1986 live recording of "Candle in the Wind" which he recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. MTV Movie Award nominee. He went on to become one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s, with globally-successful singles including "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", "Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", and "Bennie and the Jets". Repossession (2004). His success can partly be attributed to his collaboration with lyricist Bernie Taupin, who has provided the words to John's music for most of his career. Pimpin 101 - The Soundtrack (2003). He scored his first international hits in 1970 with his eponymous second album, which included one of his best-loved songs, "Your Song".

"Pimp to Eat" (2000). Working in a band called Bluesology throughout the mid to late 1960s, Dwight changed his name by deed poll in homage to his fellow "Bluesologists" Elton Dean (saxophonist) and singer Long John Baldry. What Really Goez On (1998). Born in Pinner, Middlesex, England, Elton John was educated at Pinner County Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Music, to which he won a scholarship at the age of 11. Violent Demise: The Last Days (1997). Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers, and musicians. Born Dead (1994). 2004 "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" #20 UK.

Body Count (1992). from "Peachtree Road"

    . The Early Years (2002). 2003 "Are You Ready for Love" #1 UK. Greatest Hits: The Evidence (2000). from the UK release of "Greatest Hits 1970-2002", originally from "The Thom Bell Sessions EP"
      . Cold as Ever (1996). Elton John) #1 UK.

      The Classic Collection (1993). 2002 "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" (Blue feat. Money, Power, Women (2000). from "One Love" (album by Blue)

        . Don't Hate The Player (1999). 2002 "Your Song" (with Alessandro Safina) #4 UK. I Must Stand (1996). non-album charity single based on "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack version of the song
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          Gotta Lotta Love (1994). 2002 "Original Sin" #39 UK. That's How I'm Livin'/99 Problems (1993). 2002 "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" #24 UK. Trespass (1992) performed by Ice-T and Ice Cube. 2001 "I Want Love" #9 UK. Ricochet (1991). from "Songs from the West Coast"

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            New Jack Hustler (1991). 1999 "Written in the Stars" (with LeAnn Rimes) #10 UK, #29 US. Superfly 1990 (1990) performed by Curtis Mayfield and Ice-T. from "Aida soundtrack

              . Dick Tracy (1990). 1998 "If the River Can Bend" #32 UK. Lethal Weapon (1989). 1998 "Recover Your Soul" #16 UK.

              You Played Yourself (1989). from "Big Picture"

                . High Rollers (1989). 1997 "Candle in the Wind 97/Something about the Way You Look Tonight" #1 UK, #1 US. I'm Your Pusher (1988). non-album single
                  . Colors (1988). 1996 "Live Like Horses" (with Luciano Pavarotti) #9 UK.

                  6 In The Mornin' (1986). from "Luciano Pavarotti & Friends for War Child" charity compilation

                    . Dog N The Wax (1986). 1996 "Please" #33 UK. Ya Don't Quit (1985). 1995 "Blessed" #34 US. Killers (1984). 1995 "Made in England" #18 UK.

                    Body Rock (1984). 1995 "Believe" #15 UK, #13 US. The Coldest Rap (1982). from "Made in England"

                      . Gang Culture (2004) (Ice-T live in Montreux, Switzerland). 1994 "Circle of Life" #11 UK, #18 US. The Seventh Deadly Sin (1999). 1994 "Can You Feel the Love Tonight?" #14 UK, #4 US.

                      Below Utopia: The Lost Score (1998). from "The Lion King" soundtrack

                        . VI: Return of the Real (1996). 1994 "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (Marcella Detroit & Elton John) #24 UK. Home Invasion (1993). 1994 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with RuPaul) #7 UK. OG: Original Gangster (1991). 1993 "True Love" (with Kiki Dee) #2 UK.

                        The Iceberg/Freedom of speech...just watch what you say (1989). from "Duets"

                          . Power (1988). 1993 "Simple Life" #30 US. Rhyme Pays (1987). 1992 "The Last Song" #21 UK, #23 US. 1992 "Runaway Train" (with Eric Clapton) #31 UK.

                          1992 "The One" #10 UK, #9 US. from "The One"

                            . 1991 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (George Michael with Elton John) #1 UK, #1 US. non-album single
                              .

                              1990 "You Gotta Love Someone" #33 UK. from "The Very Best Of Elton John"

                                . 1990 "Club at the End of the Street" #28 US. 1990 "Healing Hands" #13 US.

                                1990 "Sacrifice" (re-issue) #1 UK (double A-side with Healing Hands in the UK), #18 US. from "Sleeping with the Past"

                                  . 1988 "A Word in Spanish" #19 US. 1988 "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" #30 UK, #2 US.

                                  from "Reg Strikes Back"

                                    . 1988 "Candle In The Wind" (re-issue) #8 UK, #6 US. non-album-related re-issue
                                      . 1985 "Wrap Her Up" #12 UK, #20 US.

                                      from "Ice on Fire"

                                        . Elton John, Stevie Wonder & Gladys Knight) #16 UK, #1 US. 1985 "That's What Friends are for" (Dionne Warwick & Friends feat. from "Friends" (album by Dionne Warwick)
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                                          1985 "Nikita" #3 UK, #7 US. 1985 "Act of War" (with Millie Jackson) #32 UK. from "Ice on Fire"

                                            . 1984 "Who Wears These Shoes?" #16 US.

                                            1984 "In Neon" #38 US. 1984 "Passengers" #5 UK. 1984 "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" #7 UK, #5 US. from "Breaking Hearts"

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                                              1983 "Cold As Christmas/Crystal" #33 UK. 1983 "Kiss the Bride" #20 UK, #25 US. 1983 "I'm Still Standing" #4 UK, #12 US. 1983 "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" #5 UK, #4 US.

                                              from "Too Low for Zero"

                                                . 1982 "Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)" #13 US. 1982 "Blue Eyes" #8 UK, #12 US. from "Jump Up!"
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                                                  1981 "Nobody Wins" #21 US. 1981 "Chloe" #34 US. from "The Fox"

                                                    . John Lennon & The Muscle Shoals Horns) #40 UK.

                                                    1981 "I Saw Her Standing There" (Elton John Band feat. non-album single

                                                      . 1980 "(Sartorial Eloquence) Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More" #39 US. 1980 "Little Jeannie" #33 UK, #3 US.

                                                      from "21 at 33"

                                                        . 1979 "Victim of Love" #31 US. from "Victim of Love"
                                                          . 1979 "Mama Can't Buy You Love" #9 US.

                                                          from "The Thom Bell Sessions EP"

                                                            . 1978 "Song for Guy" #4 UK. 1978 "Part Time Love" #15 UK, #22 US. from "A Single Man"
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                                                              1978 "Ego" #34 UK, #34 US. non-album single

                                                                . 1977 "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance)" #28 UK, #28 US. 1977 "Crazy Water" #27 UK.

                                                                1976 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" #11 UK, #6 US. from "Blue Moves"

                                                                  . 1976 "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) #1 UK, #1 US. 1976 "Pinball Wizard" #7 UK.

                                                                  non-album single

                                                                    . 1976 "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" #14 US. 1976 "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" #14 US. 1975 "Island Girl" #14 UK, #1 US.

                                                                    from "Rock of the Westies"

                                                                      . 1975 "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" #22 UK, #4 US. 1975 "Philadelphia Freedom" (Elton John Band) #12 UK, #1 US. 1974 "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" #10 UK, #1 US.

                                                                      from "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"

                                                                        . 1974 "The Bitch is Back" #15 UK, #4 US. 1974 "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" #16 UK, #2 US. from "Caribou"
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                                                                          1974 "Bennie and the Jets" #37 UK (1976 release), #1 US. 1974 "Candle in the Wind" #11 UK. from "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"

                                                                            . 1973 "Step into Christmas" #24 UK, #1 US.

                                                                            non-album single

                                                                              . 1973 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" #6 UK, #2 US. 1973 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" #7 UK, #12 US. from "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
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                                                                                1973 "Daniel" #4 UK, #2 US. 1972 "Crocodile Rock" #5 UK, #1 US. from "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player"

                                                                                  . 1972 "Levon" #24 US.

                                                                                  from "Madman Across the Water"

                                                                                    . 1972 "Honky Cat" #31 UK, #8 US. 1972 "Rocket Man" #2 UK, #6 US. from "Honky Chateau"
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                                                                                      1971 "Your Song" #7 UK, #8 US. from "Elton John (album)"

                                                                                        . 1971 "Friends" #34 US. from "Friends" soundtrack
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                                                                                          2005 The Vampire Lestat (forthcoming). 2005 Billy Elliot (forthcoming). 2004 Peachtree Road; #21 UK. 2002 The Greatest Hits 1970-2002; #3 UK, #12 US.

                                                                                          2002 Live at the Ritz. 2001 Prologue. 2001 Songs from the West Coast; #2 UK, #15 US. 2000 The Road To El Dorado; #63 US.

                                                                                          2000 One Night Only (live); #7 UK, #65 US. 1999 Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida; #29 UK, #41 US. 1999 The Muse. 1997 The Big Picture; #3 UK, #9 US.

                                                                                          1995 Love Songs; #4 UK, #24 US. 1995 Made in England; #3 UK, #13 US. 1994 The Lion King; #4 UK. 1993 Duets; #5 UK, #25 US.

                                                                                          1992 The One; #2 UK, #8 US. 1990 To Be Continued... (box set); #82 US. 1990 The Very Best of Elton John; #1 UK. 1989 Sleeping With the Past; #1 UK, #23 US.

                                                                                          1988 Reg Strikes Back; #18 UK, #16 US. 3 (1979-1987); #84 US. 1987 Greatest Hits Vol. 1987 Live in Australia; #24 US.

                                                                                          1986 Leather Jackets; #24 UK, #91 US. 1985 Ice on Fire; #3 UK, #48 US. 1984 Breaking Hearts; #2 UK, #20 US. 1983 Too Low for Zero; #7 UK, #25 US.

                                                                                          1982 Love Songs; #39 UK. 1982 Jump Up!; #13 UK, #17 US. 1981 The Fox; #12 UK, #21 US. 1980 The Very Best of Elton John; #24 UK.

                                                                                          1980 21 at 33; #12 UK, #13 US. 1979 The Thom Bell Sessions; #51 US. 1979 Victim of Love; #35 US. 1978 A Single Man; #8 UK, #15 US.

                                                                                          1977 Elton John's Greatest Hits - Volume II; #6 UK, #21 US. 1976 Blue Moves; #3 UK, #3 US. 1976 Here and There (live); #6 UK, #4 US. 1975 West of the Rockies (live).

                                                                                          1975 Rock of the Westies; #5 UK, #1 US. 1975 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy; #2 UK, #1 US. 1974 Elton John's Greatest Hits; #1 UK, #1 US. 1974 Caribou; #1 UK, #1 US.

                                                                                          1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; #1 UK, #1 US. 1973 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player; #1 UK, #1 US. 1972 Honky Château; #2 UK, #1 US. 1971 Madman Across the Water; #8 US.

                                                                                          1971 11-17-70 [live]; #20 UK, #11 US. 1971 Friends; #36 US. 1971 Tumbleweed Connection; #6 UK, #5 US. 1970 The Games (Original Soundtrack).

                                                                                          1970 Elton John; #11 UK, #4 US. 1969 Empty Sky; #6 US (1975 release). And that will never leave me.". No self-esteem.

                                                                                          "I've always had a body-image problem. Other songs that follow this pattern include "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" and "Rocket Man". Another feature of John's style is the use of a slowly-building crescendo that brings the song to a tutti climax. The piano accompaniment is prominent, though the song also features an orchestra.

                                                                                          It is in Binary Form, with the verse repeated before the chorus begins.