A relatively unknown fact is that Elton John sang background vocals on various sides, including Neil Sedaka's "Bad Blood." Also not commonly known is that John and frequent collaborator Bernie Taupin often wrote songs in a "long distance" manner. While noodling around on an electric piano,John came up with the basic melodic structure for "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart." He called Taupin, who was in Barbados, and asked him to write lyrics for a duet. For co-singing duties, John enlisted singer Kiki Dee, who was signed to his Rocket Records label. Dee is best known for her Top 20 pop hit "I Got the Music in Me." A promotional video was made of the recording session and who can forget Miss Piggy filling in for Dee during John's appearance on The Muppet Show.
Produced by Gus Dudgeon and issued as Elton John and Kiki Dee, the million-selling "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" went to number one pop for four weeks and number one adult contemporary in the fall of 1976. It earned the duo a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance By a Duo, Group or Chorus. The track also marked John's first appearance as an artist on his own MCA-distributed Rocket imprint John and Dee also dueted on such songs as "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever," "True Love," and "Wrap Her Up." In 1994, John redid "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart" as a dance version duet with RuPaul.
Don't Go Breaking My Heart Lyrics
Don't go breaking my heart
I couldn't if I tried
Oh honey if I get restless
Baby you're not that kind
So don't go breaking my heart
You take the weight off of me
Oh honey when you knock on my door
I gave you my key
Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Nobody knows it
Right from the start
Gave you my heart
Gave you my heart
So don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Oh yeah
Don't go breaking my heart
And nobody told us
'Cause nobody showed us
And now it's up to us baby
I think we can make it
So don't misunderstand me
You put the light in my life
Oh you put the sparks to the flame
I've got your heart in my sights
Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Nobody knows it
Nobody knows it
Right from the start
I gave you my heart
Gave you my heart
Oh you gave it
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
Nobody knows it
When I was down
I was your clown
Right from the start
Gave you my heart
Gave you my heart
Oh no baby don't go
Don't go breaking my heart
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my
Don't go breaking my
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my heart
Don't go breaking my
I won't go breaking your heart
Don't go breaking my
Don't go breaking my
I won't go breaking your heart
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