Philadelphia Freedom (song) honour Billie Jean King, and so asked Taupin to write a song called "Philadelphia Freedom" as a homage to her tennis team, the Philadelphia Freedoms. In "His Song: The Musical History of Elton John", Elizabeth Rosenthal recounts that Taupin said, "I can't write a song about tennis," and did not. Taupin maintains that the lyrics bear no relation to tennis, Philly Soul, or even flag-waving patriotism. Nonetheless, the lyrics have been interpreted as patriotic and uplifting, and even though it was released in 1975, the song's sentiment, intentionally or not, meshed perfectly with an American music audience gearing up for
Believe (Elton John song) Believe (Elton John song) "Believe" is a 1994 song recorded by Elton John. It was the first single from his album "Made in England" and was released on 20 February 1995. It reached number one in Italy and Canada, becoming John's 17th number-one single in the latter country. In the US, "Believe" was Elton John's 15th number-one on the Adult Contemporary chart and also went to number 13 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It gave him his third straight top 20 single in the US, with his two hit singles from Disney's "The Lion King" preceding it. In Europe, it