It's 1975. Just graduated from high school in May of that year. I was playing this tune and Fox on the radio in southern Louisiana! How great it would be to go back, even for a little while...
I was a year behind you and picked up the LP for Christmas 1975 listened to it about 400 times !!! I was dating a Jamaican girl for a while in the 2016’s
I've always liked this song from the first time I've heard it, but lately I've really learned to appreciate that there is nothing like it, and it is awesome, just trying to figure out the layering of the Wall of Sound is a challenge, and all the different instruments and the effects on them, such imagination. Thank you Elton.
EJ waits till the band is ready and on point,,, then records some boss shit. yes it is confusing but they put the drums , bass , percussion on one track , the back up vocals on another , and then EJ
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG!! One of my EJ favs. A lot of people have forgotten this classic - but those of us who love it have not. Takes me back to when I was young - the good ol' days. Thanks for posting.
I woke up with the urge to listen to this song. Elton John is a mega musical super star he's been an icon in my eyes just like Thel Jacksons to me both meant a lot to the musical world.
Happy 74th Birthday.. Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947. For many of us.. The candle in the wind.. You are our candle.. Of hope.. I thank the maker for making.. You.... I live in Waikiki.. Island girls are my favorite...
I was 7 years old in 1975 and listening to this, I could only make out certain phrases, of course, I got 'Island Girl', but everything else he sang I could not understand. I knew some of Elton John's songs but, at my age and at that time, it was just another artist who came out with a catchy song/music.
I was 9 when this was released. I remember hearing it and immediately liking it. Those opening notes drew me in. And the lyrics may have been above my head at some points, but the music captivated me.
gail brown In High School a Teacher got Allman Brothers to come to Buffalo, NY to play for us. Get this it was a Catholic School. Lynyrd Skynyrd also came to Buffalo. Rolling Stones played here 6 times, Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger Bad Company. I thought it funny almost every band opened saying HELLO BUFFALO
I've been looking for this song for a far as I can remember! My dad had this on a cassette in the 80s when I was little,, then I heard it randomly on a bus in the 90s and never knew who it was until now! Now I can rest 😊
He has so many great songs and this is without a doubt one of them. I can listen to this song today and still enjoy it as much as I did when it first came out.
I remember this song very well even though I was probably about 4 years old when I was released. My mom had the 45 rpm record of it. She had quite a vinyl collection.
My best male friend has lived with his sweet little Philipino girlfriend for 7 years now and I call her my little island girl.....she is a real trouper.....I have walked in malls with my arm over her to tell the world she is my friend because I have heard young white people especially tell her to go home. Makes me ashamed to be white. She earns min. wage and works her butt off yet sends money home to her family. We have so much to learn from each other. I live in Kingston Ontario.
I love this song. I had such a crush on a gal from Winona Lake. Of course she had no idea I was even alive, but in my mind this was our song. Oh to be young again!
I LOVE this song I was about 5 or 6 when this song came out. I remember hearing it on the radio and my mom bought the record (tells you how old I am) I love the song back then and I still do today as well. Thanks for posting
i have a wonderful friend off the south east coast of africa and always think of this song whenever we talk. it'd be cool to see this song done to a montage of pics of island girls - from many islands around the world!
Don't care about the lyrics, myself. Other than "Island Girl", as it fits perfectly to start each chorus. This is a fun song,,,, foot-tappin' kick-ass music. That's why I listen!!
Island girls, that Suze who wore her dresses tight, his wife from "Rocket Man". Quite the ladies man, I'd say. His head that went bald in the 70's and magically re-appeared in the 90's? Boy, I'll tell ya...that Elton is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
@SupernalOne Hey SupernalOne, I was born into a Catholic home, split my early childhood in a Lutheran church as an altar boy, was baptized in a Baptist church and now attend a Free Methodist church. Our pastorial staff is amazing and we believe in "loving people where they're at". Too many people sit and judge others when they should be judging themselves. I always joke about kicking out all the sinners from church... all you'd have is an empty building.
I had to look up " Island Girl" . Waking up in a Hospital ward late 70's when I was 11 They played the radio to all the kids in there and this was the first one I heard.....
Ignorance is bliss - i was in elementary school in the 70’s and my Mother had taught me my times tables 1-12 in the 1st grade because i always walked around singing. One of my favorite songs to walk around and sing was “Island Girl”..... lol..... of course i had no idea what it meant. My Mom so wanted me to sing something else so she bribed me with money to sing my times tables into a shoe box tape recorder. I still love the song today, it’s a lot of fun to play on the drum kit.
I always thought he said, "I'm a girl." and I didn't know it was Elton John. I just found it hilarious when he hits that high one. That parts still funny tho.
Beverly Wallach That is what he’s singing about but they do have some very beautiful REAL women that will show you a great time for days.......or so I’m told....
These days, these w--- rear holes call everything racist. They want to try to justify their ridiculous existence and behavior. Don't let it get to you.
It would have been really funny to hear you walking around the house at 5 years old, singing "turning tricks, for the dudes, in the big city..." Definitely a CamCorder moment
This song brings back a lot of memories. When it came out I had a 67 GTO and was banging a 5'2" hundred pounder. Some time later she totaled it. I miss that car.
I love this song. Remember when I first heard it, thought it was "I Like Girls"...and resonated with me that way....now I like it still, glad I know the lyrics better (also, thought it was "save her from the wrecking ball" at one time) And what's that instrument during the solo....sounds like a musical saw or Theremin!
I was 6 and LOVING music when this came out. The 70's were the BEST for music of many varieties. This had it all - every aspect is amazing. I was so lucky to hear it first hand when it was new... radio was awesome then! I still find myself daydreaming when I hear this. Always find myself playing it in my head when I am mowing the "back 40" on the riding mower. LOL!
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My favourite. I'm 71 now and it rocks me, goosebumps and all🎸😇🇮🇪😇
elton john is a racist pos
This takes me back to 1976. Elton is one of the greatest and the 70's belonged to him.
There's about 50 other acts from the 70s that would challenge that.
The song is from 78
@@kenperk9854 Stevie Wonder....'nuff said
Soooo me too!! 1976..like it was yesterday, I was in year 9 in high school….what fantastic years they were😃
@@themanftheworld8439 try 75’
My dad sang this to me since I was a little girl living Hawaii. Love this song. Happy memories
I was 13 yrs. old...now I'm 56..Elton will never be forgotten...:).
You go island girl
Congrats on a meaningless number.
But Bernie Taupin will be forgotten obviously?? Who?? The guy who wrote the song for Elton.
Elton should run for President
It's 1975. Just graduated from high school in May of that year. I was playing this tune and Fox on the radio in southern Louisiana! How great it would be to go back, even for a little while...
I was a year behind you and picked up the LP for Christmas 1975 listened to it about 400 times !!! I was dating a Jamaican girl for a while in the 2016’s
I've always liked this song from the first time I've heard it, but lately I've really learned to appreciate that there is nothing like it, and it is awesome, just trying to figure out the layering of the Wall of Sound is a challenge, and all the different instruments and the effects on them, such imagination. Thank you Elton.
EJ waits till the band is ready and on point,,, then records some boss shit. yes it is confusing but they put the drums , bass , percussion on one track , the back up vocals on another , and then EJ
Elton John had a GREAT band around him for this song. The band is 80% of the greatness of this song. It sounds Carribean or Polynesian. Take a trip!
This band lineup was a lot more hard rockish than the other previous lineup.
This song was number one on the charts the day I was born
November 13, 1975
I like it even if it’s not my favourite Elton John song
LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG!! One of my EJ favs. A lot of people have forgotten this classic - but those of us who love it have not. Takes me back to when I was young - the good ol' days. Thanks for posting.
I woke up with the urge to listen to this song. Elton John is a mega musical super star he's been an icon in my eyes just like Thel Jacksons to me both meant a lot to the musical world.
One of Elton’s most underrated tunes.
Absolutely
It also hit #1
It was a #1 hit back in the 1970s they played it constantly on the radio 😂
@Kblog777 Not underrated at all. It was a number one hit back in the day. All summer long it was played on the radio. Big big hit.
@@stevenrobert8567it’s not played as much as I’m still standing, rocketman etc tho.
Ive been listening to Elton john for more than 40 years and im a huge fan!!
Same...I too a Sir E.J. fan. All songs anytime.😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚😚
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But the cause is lost
I was only 18 when this song first came out. Forty-five years later, I still love this song!
I was 9 years old, when I recorded this song from the radio on 31st october 1975
Happy 74th Birthday.. Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947. For many of us.. The candle in the wind.. You are our candle.. Of hope.. I thank the maker for making.. You.... I live in Waikiki.. Island girls are my favorite...
This song is superb! What a voice and what great music.
we did it right, we baby boomers know music. Gen Z, they don't know squat when they hear today's music.
I was 7 years old in 1975 and listening to this, I could only make out certain phrases, of course, I got 'Island Girl', but everything else he sang I could not understand. I knew some of Elton John's songs but, at my age and at that time, it was just another artist who came out with a catchy song/music.
Close to 40 years later, and I STILL can't understand why this wasn't his overall biggest hit!
This song rocks! Anything by Elton John rocks!
great song, and so underrated, one of his best.
I was 9 when this was released. I remember hearing it and immediately liking it. Those opening notes drew me in. And the lyrics may have been above my head at some points, but the music captivated me.
Organ solo and melody are pure magic wizardry
I was so psyched when I got this 45 on Christmas morning! It STILL KICKS!
The 70's were the best...no doubt about it!!!!
gail brown In High School a Teacher got Allman Brothers to come to Buffalo, NY to play for us. Get this it was a Catholic School. Lynyrd Skynyrd also came to Buffalo. Rolling Stones played here 6 times, Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, Bob Seger Bad Company. I thought it funny almost every band opened saying HELLO BUFFALO
Mid 60's to mid 70's was the best. Early 60's was lame, and so was most of late 70's
Indeed
50s-60s-70s were Fantastic. 80s were good for a time then all went to Hell thereafter. Musicians took the easy way to millions, and sold out.
@@jimcoleman598 some good stuff around late 70s.
You can't go wrong with Elton John. Everything he does is great.!
this song went to #1 on the pop charts in 1975!!!
One of my Top 5 favourite Song from ELTON JOHN
No one today even compares to the "Rocket Man" Elton John.
George Vreeland Hill true my g
I've been looking for this song for a far as I can remember! My dad had this on a cassette in the 80s when I was little,, then I heard it randomly on a bus in the 90s and never knew who it was until now! Now I can rest 😊
He has so many great songs and this is without a doubt one of them. I can listen to this song today and still enjoy it as much as I did when it first came out.
An infectiously great song. As with Stevie Wonder's 'I Wish' - the urge to dance is overwhelming.
Always been one of my favorites by elton........love this upbeat, beachy tune.
Love this song. Takes me back to the 70s. Just magic like all of his songs.
I love the 70"s music I grew up listening to the music
The bassline in the instrumental hook gives me a chill every time. What a track!
My favorite all time Elton John song. It's great!
One of his best songs.
I remember this song very well even though I was probably about 4 years old when I was released. My mom had the 45 rpm record of it. She had quite a vinyl collection.
VideoFanatic02 you & your mom knew good music I to remember this song i was starting high school Sir Elton John TRUE LEDGENT & TIMELESS 👍
For 39 years of my life...until this morning I always thought he was saying "I Like Girls" which always confused me to say the least.
+Amee van Harrant I always thought the lyrics for the song love lies bleeding was "love the feeling in my hair"
+Amee van Harrant;... that's way closer and better than my cousin who thought Prince was singing "Count Your Pussy" #controversy
+Amee van Harrant That is gold!
lol that's awesome
We all know whar Elton likes is a good fight on Saturday night.
Love this song, such a happy time in my teens.
Elton rocks and is a great artist with a BIG heart!!!
my Mom loves Elton John , and for some reason i do too.
this stuff is far out , man.
I'm 14 and I love Elton John
one of eltons best songs
Grow some Funk was a good song from this album. The 70s were special.
Reminds me of my college days.
this song is so beautifully made and performed. love it! :)
Jude Starkey McCartney Bit like you, by the looks of you.!
Right back where we was October 1975
heard this oct 1975 dundee scotland at palais nightclub aged 16 great music great time great era
#1 song the week i was born!!.. always loved Elton John
This Song Brings Me So Much Joy From My Childhood 💖
Elton John I Miss You
My best male friend has lived with his sweet little Philipino girlfriend for 7 years now and I call her my little island girl.....she is a real trouper.....I have walked in malls with my arm over her to tell the world she is my friend because I have heard young white people especially tell her to go home. Makes me ashamed to be white. She earns min. wage and works her butt off yet sends money home to her family. We have so much to learn from each other. I live in Kingston Ontario.
I grew up with sir Elton john...Love him
me too, wore out his records when I was 12 and 13
i loved this song at 5yrs old and im now 39 i still love it
I love this song. I had such a crush on a gal from Winona Lake. Of course she had no idea I was even alive, but in my mind this was our song. Oh to be young again!
I LOVE this song I was about 5 or 6 when this song came out. I remember hearing it on the radio and my mom bought the record (tells you how old I am) I love the song back then and I still do today as well. Thanks for posting
i have a wonderful friend off the south east coast of africa and always think of this song whenever we talk.
it'd be cool to see this song done to a montage of pics of island girls - from many islands around the world!
I literally had not heard this song since Nov 1975. It had its moment, then it was gone. Some hits are like that.
OMG!!! I havnt heard this song in a long time!! Love that "ROCK and ROLL BEAT"
I used to "CRANK " this song up in my 1969 SS/396 Chevelle!!!!! lol
i still remember flying down the highway with this on the radio, and my brother behind the wheel.
I was in 3rd grade playing this song in the jukebox at the tavern with my grandmother...what great memories
I was 3 years old when this song played on the radio! Gives you an indication of my age huh? I'm a 70's baby!! Just a spring chicken, and I'm glad!
Island Girl by Elton John is on my 1000 Song Playlist that I have written in my Spiral Notebook. It is at #16 on the List.
This song will soon be considered greatest. Be ready elton jon.
Love, live and let others do the same!!!
If not for the love of God and His infinte winsdom I would not be hearing it today.
Don't care about the lyrics, myself. Other than "Island Girl", as it fits perfectly to start each chorus. This is a fun song,,,, foot-tappin' kick-ass music. That's why I listen!!
In my Play List Shuffle tonight, it came right after Lover's Concierto, by The Toys... lol Just love the music....
Island girls, that Suze who wore her dresses tight, his wife from "Rocket Man". Quite the ladies man, I'd say. His head that went bald in the 70's and magically re-appeared in the 90's? Boy, I'll tell ya...that Elton is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.
@SupernalOne
Hey SupernalOne, I was born into a Catholic home, split my early childhood in a Lutheran church as an altar boy, was baptized in a Baptist church and now attend a Free Methodist church. Our pastorial staff is amazing and we believe in "loving people where they're at". Too many people sit and judge others when they should be judging themselves. I always joke about kicking out all the sinners from church... all you'd have is an empty building.
That's right. It's a Love Song.
I LVOE how descriptive the lyrics are. Kudos to Bernie Taupin.
always loved this song
Brings me back to my childhood..70's
Michael Prichard I really liked my Little League sports, but in High School I wasn't big enough to play Football, sucks being an Adult only 5'6 Tall
I had to look up " Island Girl" . Waking up in a Hospital ward late 70's when I was 11 They played the radio to all the kids in there and this was the first one I heard.....
One of Elton's best songs, along with crocodile rock
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with many other songs
This song is orgasmic! ❤️🔥🔥🌕💖🎙️
I saw a Broadway show on a cruise to Bermuda where they played this song.
Was 11 when this song came out, remember riding my bike down to Woolworth to buy the 45, wore it out man! Good times!
Thanks for the music ELTON Great music from the GREATEST ERA ,
I LOVED ELTON'S MUSIC , but I remember this one in 76
Its 1978.
Elton no1 in the 70,s singles and album artist yeah yeah yeah
Ignorance is bliss - i was in elementary school in the 70’s and my Mother had taught me my times tables 1-12 in the 1st grade because i always walked around singing. One of my favorite songs to walk around and sing was “Island Girl”..... lol..... of course i had no idea what it meant. My Mom so wanted me to sing something else so she bribed me with money to sing my times tables into a shoe box tape recorder. I still love the song today, it’s a lot of fun to play on the drum kit.
I can grant you, this was in 1975..when I was in the 6th grade, this song came out...still an ass kickin' song...:).
Always loved this song!!!!
Takes me back to the fall of 1975
I always thought he said, "I'm a girl." and I didn't know it was Elton John. I just found it hilarious when he hits that high one. That parts still funny tho.
MoonJung82 😂🤣😅
XD
The best song about a Jamaican prostitute I ever heard... Really.
Vlad Vampirelord well said
Vlad Vampirelord
They are the best. They will spend a whole weekend with you for a couple hundred bucks........so I’ve been told 😎
Drag queen...6"3 island girl
Beverly Wallach
That is what he’s singing about but they do have some very beautiful REAL women that will show you a great time for days.......or so I’m told....
@@chrisj197438 I'm sure it was fun. But make a doctors appointment. Just in case.
I love this song by Elton John.
elton john rocks
Great song! Reminds me of 5th grade. 😂
5th grade? I was a teenager! Just now finding what the lyrics are.
Diana Gruver 6th grade for me. Great times!
Diana Gruver This song reminds me of the Danish man that saved Tahiti from a Mutant Hamster Army in Kamikaze Planes (JK, that never happened)
that's when Mrs. Starr tried to make us learn French! if u want your kids to compete for jobs in the future have them learn Spanish.
hope your still out there Diana I smart!!!
To the idiots who say this is racist, it is not. This song is deep and real. One of my favorite Elton John songs.
These days, these w--- rear holes call everything racist. They want to try to justify their ridiculous existence and behavior. Don't let it get to you.
Billboard's #64 song of '76. Sir Elton hit #1 pop, #27 AC, in Billboard. Did it chart in the UK? God bless!
All of Elton John.s Greatest Songs. 🤘👌👍
one of first batch of records i bought with my pocket money as a 7 year old my sister and cousins taught me well the 70s were ace the best time.
Love this 🎵 🎶
It would have been really funny to hear you walking around the house at 5 years old, singing "turning tricks, for the dudes, in the big city..."
Definitely a CamCorder moment
I remember this, I remember that. I am 16 its 2010 and this song is just as good as it's ever been.
This song brings back a lot of memories. When it came out I had a 67 GTO and was banging a 5'2" hundred pounder. Some time later she totaled it. I miss that car.
my Brother had the same Car He was 16 yrs old
I love this song. Remember when I first heard it, thought it was "I Like Girls"...and resonated with me that way....now I like it still, glad I know the lyrics better (also, thought it was "save her from the wrecking ball" at one time) And what's that instrument during the solo....sounds like a musical saw or Theremin!
I belive I thought "wrecking ball" was the correct lyrics. Until today.
Sir Elton hit #1 in Billboard, 11-1-75. Anybody know any women who are 6'3'', or taller. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx!
I Always wanted an Island Girl!
Tony Eckhardt I need to be on an Island so I can quit smoking
Love me some Elton John music he's been around the music business a long time
My Jam! I was Born on this day November 13th 1975 :-D
I was 6 and LOVING music when this came out. The 70's were the BEST for music of many varieties. This had it all - every aspect is amazing. I was so lucky to hear it first hand when it was new... radio was awesome then!
I still find myself daydreaming when I hear this. Always find myself playing it in my head when I am mowing the "back 40" on the riding mower. LOL!
I swear, for years I thought the opening line was, 'It takes a big snatch, to make the honey taste sweet'. Boy, was I wrong.
My favourite Elton John song