Bennie and The Jets

The lyrics to this jazzy tune satirize the rock music scene of the early 1970's by telling the story of a fictitious band, "Bennie and the Jets", that the narrator is supposedly a fan of. The hand claps on this song were overdubbed by producer Gus Dudgeon to give the song a "live" sound, which complimented the mindless fanaticism of the song's narrator for the band in question. This song was a major hit for John and songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, peaking at #1 on the pop charts in early 1974 and also providing John with his first top 40 R&B entry.

[Verse 1] Hey kids, shake it loose together The spotlight's hitting something That's been known to change the weather We'll kill the fatted calf tonight so stick around You're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound [Pre-Chorus] Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet? Ooh, but they're so spaced out B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful Oh, Bennie, she's really keen [Chorus] She's got electric boots, a mohair suit You know I read it in a magazine, oh B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets [Verse 2] Hey kids, plug into the faithless Maybe they're blinded, but Bennie makes them ageless We shall survive, let us take ourselves along Where we fight our parents out in the streets To find who's right and who's wrong [Pre-Chorus] Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet? Ooh, but they're so spaced out B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful Oh, Bennie, she's really keen [Chorus] She's got electric boots A mohair suit You know I read it in a magazine B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets [Pre-Chorus] Oh, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet? Oh, but they're so spaced out B-B-B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets Oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful Oh, Bennie, she's really keen [Chorus] She's got electric boots, a mohair suit You know I read it in a magazine B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets [Outro] Bennie, Bennie and the Jets Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets, the Jets, the Jets Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets