Billie Jean King once that if you want to be the best, you must never let anyone, anyone, know what you really feel. You see, she told me, they can't hurt you if they don't know. Concerning the qualities of a champion tennis player, King said, King's friend Elton John wrote the song “Philadelphia Freedom”, a nod to her World TeamTennis team, for King. Released New Year's Day 1975, became a number 1 hit. Charles M. Schulz, creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip, was an admirer and close friend. Schulz referred to King several times in "Peanuts" and used the comic strip to
Dear God (Elton John song) as b-sides for the "Too Low For Zero" and "Breaking Hearts" albums, and have yet to surface on a CD release. Dear God (Elton John song) "Dear God" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It's the sixth track on his 1980 album, "21 at 33". It is the shortest track on the album, and when released as a single, it failed to break any major charts. It did, however, reach No. 82 on the Australian singles chart. It was originally intended to be released with only the one B-side, "Tactics", but the actual release came