I just want to throw in the one piece of trivia that I have for this song is that Marc Bolan would play it endlessly whenever he was around friends, to the point they were all sick of it and hated it before it was even recorded.

As I understand it, he spent his time at the top burning every single bridge that got him there by thinking he was solely responsible for every part of his success. To the point where he was left to his own devices and failed miserably. He didn't have much leverage when it came time to renegotiate his deals.

Nah, it's a great deal for musicians. You see, they get "exposure" and more people will listen to their music for free on Spotify as a result. Win-Win!

Based on name alone, I'd say Elton Skelton's got a great career ahead of him

Oh, absolutely. I just figure there's a whole other compounded feeling of being gipped when that parent died before you knew them. I mean, people whose parents weren't internationally influential sometimes spend their lives trying to reconcile who they are versus who they would have been if their parent had been there…

To Beaches?

No, you're thinking of the other Paul's son GetSmartney

Wasn't Bolan the passenger too?

Wait…Elton John's got kids?

During his Glam years, he leaned pretty heavily on rewriting about 4 songs over and over, usually variations on 12 bar blues with modulated chorus. That was part of his falling out with Tony Visconti, I think. Well, that plus being a coked out asshole.

Subtle!

You'd think condescending animosity towards all humanity wouldn't extend to your own loin fruit. You'd be wrong!

Perfect! Now do Steel Magnolias!

"My face is like a Spanish Galleon? I bet you tell that to all the girls!"

Marc Bolan was a weird deal in that his versatility was inversely proportional to his success

Alright, but what if it were the cast of Parenthood? Who would Sony be then?

As far as I've heard about Rolan, he was sort of fucked over. Marc Bolan was really shitty with contracts and Rolan and his mom were left with basically nothing for a really long time

Who ripped it off of Paul, who named his daughter Rhymin'

Well, I guess I have to see it then. Do they talk about "I love to see your young face shinin', 'neath the stallion that I'm ridin'" and what the hell that's supposed to mean?

Tell her the back of the line is right there behind every Zappa kid.