LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 4, 2020…ON THIS DATE 46 YEARS AGO ELTON RELEASED ‘BENNIE AND THE JETS’ AS A SINGLE IN AMERICA. IRONICALLY, ELTON DIDN’T WANT TO RELEASE THIS SONG AS A SINGLE, THINKING THE TRACK WASN’T WORTHY OF BEING A SINGLE. AGAINST HIS WISHES, THE RECORD COMPANY RELEASED IT IN THE UNITED STATES. HE WAS SHOCKED WHEN IT WENT TO NUMBER 1, BECOMING ONE OF ELTON’S MOST SUCCESSFUL RECORDS. IN BRITAIN, IT WAS RELEASED AS A ‘“B-SIDE” TO ‘CANDLE IN THE WIND.’ HERE’S SOME WEIRD TRIVIA ON BENNIE AND THE JETS. IT IS SPELLED “BENNY” AND THE JETS ON THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE. HOWEVER, ON THE ALBUM COVER, IT WAS SPELLED “BENNIE”, AND THEN “BENNY” ON THE ALBUM LABEL.
