Daniel - Elton John (1973)

Title: Daniel
Artist: Elton John
Year: 1973
Album: Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
Label: MCA Records
Producer – Gus Dudgeon
Written By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Banjo, Acoustic Guitar – Davey
Drums, Maracas – Nigel
Bass – Dee
Mellotron [Flute], Electric Piano – Elton
Synthesizer [A.r.p.] – Ken Scott

The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, Elton's writing partner. He explained the inspiration on his web site: "I'd seen this article in Time magazine on the Tet Offensive. And there was a sidebar next to it with a story about how many of the soldiers that were coming back from 'Nam were these simple sort of down home country guys who were generally embarrassed by both the adulation and, depending on what part of the country you came from, the animosity that they were greeted by. For the most part, they just wanted to get back to a normal life, but found it hard, what with all the looky loos and the monkeys of war that they carried on their backs.

I just took it from there and wrote it from a younger brother's perspective; made him disabled and wanting to get away. I made it Spain, basically, because it rhymes with plane."

"Daniel" is a song and ballad performed by Elton John. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player is the sixth studio album by Elton John. It appeared on the 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player. It was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. In the United Kingdom, the song reached no. 4 in the official chart. In the US the song reached No. 2 on the pop charts (only held from number one by "My Love" by Paul McCartney & Wings) and No. 1 on the adult contemporary charts for two weeks in the spring of 1973.
Donatella Versace named her son after this song.

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