Elton John - Breaking Down Barriers (1981) With Lyrics!

The first track on Elton John's 1981 album "The Fox." Lyrics by Gary Osborne. The music (and theme) of the song seem to be a further development of a spontaneous composition Elton performed in an interview with Paul Gambaccini in 1980, when Gambaccini challenged Elton to come up with a tune to the famous John Donne poem "No Man is an Island." On the recording Nigel Olsson and Dee Murray played drums and bass.

Breaking Down Barriers
Words & Music by Elton John & Gary Osborne
©1981 Big Pig Music Limited
Piano & Vocals: Elton John
Drums: Nigel Olsson
Bass: Dee Murray
Guitar: Ritchie Zito
Tambourine: Stephanie Spruill
Keyboards: James Newton Howard
Backing Vocals: Stephanie Spruill, Venette Gloud, Tamara Matoesian, Bill Champlin

[ckpratte]

Such an underrated gem. Sir Elton’s songs penetrate my heart like no other musical artist ever has. The joy he’s brought into my life can’t be measured. I owe him so much. ♥️

[jcm]

the fox is a very very good album of elton
i love it

[Justicefordadmom]

❤❤❤ NIGEL'S LONG SHELLED SLINGERLANDS REALLY SING

[danielhkhk]

The fox- his best album in the eightys...

[wagnercabrerisso]

Great music, great album, opssss, it's Elton John !!!! Time runs really fast 1981.

[livb]

The "No man is an Island" composition was wonderful. I would buy that. This....I don't find it very similar.

[jasoncarpp]

I've never heard this song before. Thanks for posting. :)

[pnynx]

One of his best songs of the '80, he was totally under cocaïne then but can still compose good song 😉

[kaischunemann]

I have the original LP. This upload is a bit slower, but the quality is very good.

[jonathancarter]

A tremendous song from an appallingly underrated album, to me, this was Eltons last truly great offering albumwise.