Tower of Babel

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song

"Tower of Babel" is a song by Elton John from his 1975 album *Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy*, noted for its dark, theatrical rock style and introspective lyrics.

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Tower of Babel canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct Elton John Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
basedOn biblical Tower of Babel metaphor ⓘ
composer Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
followsInTracklist Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre art rock ⓘ
glam rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
theatrical rock ⓘ
hasEra classic Elton John period ⓘ
hasLyricTheme disillusionment ⓘ
fame and its consequences ⓘ
introspection ⓘ
moral decay ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle dark ⓘ
dramatic ⓘ
theatrical ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic biblical imagery in lyrics ⓘ
complex arrangement ⓘ
concept-album track ⓘ
dense production ⓘ
includedIn Elton John 1970s discography ⓘ
isTrackOnStudioAlbum Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOfConcept Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s early career story arc ⓘ
performer Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ
performerRole Davey Johnstone – guitar ⓘ
Dee Murray – bass guitar ⓘ
Elton John – piano ⓘ
Elton John – vocals NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nigel Olsson – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ray Cooper – percussion ⓘ
precedesInTracklist Bitter Fingers NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordingArtist Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel DJM Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ
releaseDecade 1970s ⓘ
releaseYear 1975 ⓘ
title Tower of Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalist Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy → hasTrack → Tower of Babel ⓘ