Sweet Painted Lady

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"Sweet Painted Lady" is a melancholic, narrative-driven song by Elton John, written with lyricist Bernie Taupin and released on the 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

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instanceOf song
album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED
arranger Del Newman NERFINISHED
artist Elton John NERFINISHED
associatedAct Elton John Band NERFINISHED
composer Elton John NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
era 1970s
genre pop rock
soft rock
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
orchestral arrangement
piano
hasKey B-flat major
hasMood melancholic
hasTempo slow to moderate
hasTimeSignature 4/4
includedIn Goodbye Yellow Brick Road track listing
includedOnSide Side 2 of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (original LP)
label DJM Records NERFINISHED
MCA Records NERFINISHED
language English
length approximately 3 minutes 54 seconds
lyricalTheme life of a sex worker
loneliness
melancholy
prostitution
lyricist Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED
narrativeStyle third-person narrative
partOf Goodbye Yellow Brick Road NERFINISHED
performer Elton John NERFINISHED
producer Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED
recordedBy Elton John NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1973-10-05
releaseYear 1973

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Goodbye Yellow Brick Road hasPart Sweet Painted Lady