Not all vinyl albums were black. A friend of mine in the 70's had Elton John's Yellow Brick Road album and it had been pressed in yellow vinyl. I had pressing of The Beatles "White" Album that had been pressed in white vinyl. My "White" album was purchased new in 1980 and I seem to remember I had to pay a bit of a premium for it.
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No, she is not.
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Yes
It is about a man master baiting.
One of his cousins are Donald Dwight
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Actually Elton John has Olivia Newton John's name. Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight and changed it to Elton John.
No
Red is the most likely answer, which would explain his Red Piano Tour.
Elton John's mother, Sheila Farebrother, was not Jewish. She was of English descent and had no known Jewish heritage. Elton John's father, Stanley Dwight, was also not Jewish, so Elton John himself does not have Jewish ancestry.
The original version was about Marilyn Monroe. The 1997 version was about Princess Diana.