Elton john who is levon

Leaving the slowly dieing Levon behind. Also, Jesus - a prophet is without honor in his own country Bernie Taupin for you youngsters wrote all Elton John's Lyrics. He is probably my favorite lyricists ever. Peter" Solo on June 02, Link. Love your thought out response. Very intersting. Personally, since I was a child I like the play on words I shall be Levon I always will General Comment My father loved the song so much that when he was 16 he declared that his first son would carry this name No Replies Log in to reply.

General Comment This is definitely my favourite Elton John song ever. It reminds me of something of the consumer culture, and somebody going against it. Levon is seen as the pinnacle of what is right: he is a family man, he makes a lot of money, he is successful, he has a son. General Comment is he maybe saying "believe on" as apposed to "be levon"?? Glad someone else hears it. General Comment We are introduced to a man named Levon who has a kid named Jesus.

He named him this because he liked the name, simply meaning he was a Christian man. He expresses his love through money by sending him to private schools. Levon is a greedy man we come to find out. Levon was born a poor man, a pauper, to a pawn, someone who was very weak and lacked power. The Times article was using Nietzsche's quote for the cover. Then we find out that Levon's father was named Alvin Tostig.

Alvin named him Levon and instilled in him good traditional values that made him a family man. This turned out to be the thing that made him greedy and caused Jesus' resentment and desire to leave. We find out that Levon's successful business is selling cartoon balloons, a rather ridiculous business for a ridiculous man. Jesus helps because he has been raised to be a family man, something we come to find out he doesnt want at all.

Jesus just wants to take one of these balloons and go sailing away from his greedy and traditional father, leaving him to die alone. General Comment my mom says to her, this song symbolizes our relationship.

General Comment "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. Taupin is the guy who writes or co-writes a lot of Elton John's songs and who wrote the lyrics for "Levon.

Someone had been wondering who Alvin Tostig was, and he answered with this and more. It is a ficticious name, and simply enough, he is Levon's father in this song.

Levon is a very normal man who loves his son, but they have a conflicted relationship. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Previously, you have expounded upon such rock 'n' roll conundrums as the "pompatus of love" from Steve Miller's "The Joker," "colitas" from the Eagles' "Hotel California," and others too numerous to list here.

But here's a real obscure reference that I have been unable to decipher. OK, who the hell is Alvin Tostig? My best guess is that he is some British icon of stability and normality, or maybe some member of Parliament. Please enlighten this poor uneducated colonist. Your answer is within the song. To put it another way, Levon is the son that Alvin Tostig had that day. So I kept digging. Taupin has said the name was fictitious. So perhaps Taupin pulled the name out of history without realizing it.

Not quite as interesting as a pompatus of love, but what is? Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.