It's quite bizarre how much I like the Border Song but nothing else Elton John's done at the same time. Maybe it's more a case of my not really being that fussed about his work, but anyway, I agree completely. Relatively bare-boned simplicity is what stands the test of time the best, in the sense that a fairly simple tune with the right kind of hook to it will be covered by generations of artists to come, or at least that's how I look at it. Jackie Wilson Said, Slow Down, Cry Me a River, Yesterday and Satisfaction are a few others like it I think of at the moment.
Perhaps predictably enough, this here's my personal favourite version of the said Border Song...
Kind of annoying how those guys never recorded a studio version. Oh well.
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