Talk:Someone Saved My Life Tonight
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Sugar Bear? edit
Someone I know who has heard this song numerous times before who heard the lyric: "Someone saved my life tonight, Sugar Bear." For many years, until he found out the real lyric, he thought Elton was singing "Sugar Bear", and after reading the actual lyrics, he really was singing "Sugar Bear". Does anyone have any explanation as to what that lyric means? Where did "Sugar Bear" pop up? Do you suppose he was referring to the mascot of Golden Crisp? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.234.181.191 (talk) 06:15, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
"Sugar Bear" is clearly a pet name to the woman he's addressing the song, parallel to the "didn't ya, Dear" in the next line. Unless someone can name a source for saying it refers to Long John Baldry, I'm going to change it. (Historydude58 (talk) 22:58, 6 June 2010 (UTC))
Pitch edit
The article says:
"It is written in the key of A-flat, though after having vocal cord surgery in 1987 that resulted in the loss of his falsetto range, John began performing the song in the key of G."
Only one semitone lower? Really? Do we have a source for that? Contains Mild Peril (talk) 16:48, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Listening to any live performance of the song prior to 1987 then anything after 1987 verifies that this statement is indeed true. However, the change to F is still unverified. ThunderPower (talk) 22:06, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
David Bowie x Long John Baldry edit
Why are people editing this article repeatedly and substituting David Bowie for Long John Baldry as the friend who helped John to ditch his girlfriend for his career? The cited sources clearly states Baldry as the friend. As do material found in Baldry's page. If anyone know differently please post credible sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vzolin (talk • contribs) 03:26, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
Top Position on Billboard edit
Article states: "When released as the album's only single in 1975, it was the first to ever enter at #1 in the history of music on the Billboard Hot 100..." The Chart Performance section states that the highest position on the Billboard Hot 100 was #4. The latter agrees with the song's entry in Joel Whitburn's Top Pop 1955-1982.