Ball and Chain (Elton John song)
- Ball and Chain (Elton John song)
Single infobox
Name = Ball and Chain
Artist = Elton John
from Album = Jump Up!
B-side = "The Retreat"
Released = September, 1982
Genre = Pop, Rock
Length = 3:27
Label = Geffen (US/Canada) Rocket Records
Writer = Elton John, Gary Osborne
Last single = "Blue Eyes"
(1982)
This single = "Ball and Chain"
(1982)
Next single = "Princess"
(1982)Extra tracklisting
Album = Jump Up!
Type = studio
prev_track = "Spiteful Child"
prev_no = 2
this_track = "Ball and Chain"
track_no = 3
next_track = "Legal Boys"
next_no = 4"Ball and Chain" is a song by Elton John with lyrics by Gary Osborne. It is the third track on his 1982 album "Jump Up!" and was released as a single in the U.S. in September that year. It features Pete Townshend of The Who on acoustic guitar.
Lyrical meaning
The song is basically about bad love, simply a relationship that's just not working. The woman is simply not giving her piece in the relationship. The man feels that he has "A ball and chain hanging around his heart". Osborne also added some French words into the song.
Musical structure
The song opens with Pete Townshend's percussive guitar playing, and a piano is barely audible though it's an Elton John song. There are also featured handclaps, which there haven't been many of on any of Elton's songs. At the end of the song, he sings the first verse one note higher, giving the song a pure pop essence.
Personnel
* Elton John - Piano, vocals
* Richie Zito - guitar
* Dee Murray - bass
* James Newton-Howard - synthesizer
* Jeff Porcaro - drums
* Steve Holly - tambourine
* Pete Townshend - guitar
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