Elton John - Indian Sunset Lyrics

I absolutley love this song. I think it is by far his (their) best of all time.

LOVE this song.

2pac sample in ghetto gospel

Eminem produced Ghetto Gospel, he matched up 2pac's lyrics to this song.

Deuteronomy 18, history repeats KJV

Boston at last .... 👌

I think it's time I strung my bow, and cease this endless running...

oh Great Father of the Iroquois!!! Gosh! I adore this ! Thank you Elton and Bernie! always a timeless soul hug do I get thirty years later.

A true musical masterpiece !

Still gives me goosebumps

When I die I’d like my people to play this in remembrance of me.

Im here because of Tupac. Hit me with a little ghetto gospel.

Thank you 2pac for showing me this gem.

More like Eminem. Technically 2pac never actually heard the song with this sample in it.

3:56 MA GHETTO GOOOSPEL

Timeless...

I can't hear this without hearing immediately afterward: Boston at last, and the plane's touching down...

timeless . so touches my heart

Too good.

2pac brougth me here

Moonlight Numxaboo me too

ghetto gospel

I miss album rock

You come a long way baby baby Babylon

Hit him with a little ghetto Gospel 3:51

Makes me angry, sad and ashamed.

don,t be mad be happy we can,t do anything about yesterday we can make sure it doesn,t happen for ever more i love my brothers

Don't be. Conquest is brutal and shameful, and we can't erase what happened in the past. We can only learn from it, and salvage what little is left. Be happy that we have the luxury of the latter.

Lol whe white guilt is strong in this one

Beautiful but sad song. Brilliant music

how perfect for bernie and elton to eloquent a distasteful part of our shameless history, usa, still the warrior nation of the world! it's so unbelievable

L’ une des plus belles musiques et textes d’Elton et de Bernie THANK YOU

masterpiece

lovely to be sure ...mmm

I also want to live where the healing waters run

My favorite and most underrated song of his...

it wasn't Geronimo who was shot it was CRAZY HORSE.But it was still an excellent song .His passion in this song gives me goosebumps.

It was CRAZY HORSE, not Geronimo, who was shot while possibly surrendering in 1877. Geronimo died an old man and still a POW in 1908.

very true about it being Crazy Horse.. but the brilliance of the song is not hampered by that. Black Kettle shot down at Washita .. all women and children murdered and 700 horsed by G.S. Custer.. sad..

Thousands were sent to try and capture crazy horse he came down from the hills and laid down his weapons and the saying I will fight no more forever was heard and the yellow moon and peace to this warrior

Another beautiful song by a legend! Great video , thank you for sharing.

My pleasure. Glad U enjoy.

Yes I sure did. I just saw him at MSG last week and in Nassau last month , he rocked !

It's insane how talented this guy is

Creating so much sublime beauty out of thin air .. mind boggling .. it often brings me to tears of pure joy (like right now) ... :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) ...

ghettooo gospelllllll
MY GETO GUSPEL

Is right bro

Those who wish to follow me
I welcome with my hands
And the red sun sinks at last
Into the hills of gold
And peace to this young warrior
Without the sound of guns

Ahead of its time.

Fantastico! ..........Meraviglia riascoltarlo dopo tanti anni, grazie.

4:58 - This reminds me the marvelous song "The One".

What a wonderful true soul elton is and always will be in my heart & soul Jove you til my end!!!!!!

Gorgeous, I remember LOVING this growing up. Still love it all these years later, deep. Miss the old times! Still brings tears to my eyes :D

Brilliant song Elton John it will be a sad day when you sink into the hills of gold

Our people...how one's love for our way, our life, and all of mother earth to be embraced and truly cherished, as She has us. Elton shared this sad, yet poetically beautiful song to my ears and heart many years ago...so many happy memories of my people come. Ani basi ( thanks).

I bought the Madman album twice, record and cassette. Unfortunately not enough other people did, leading to Elton claiming it to be the biggest disappointment of his career. Probably why he moved from the big orchestral sound to lighter rock, which was a shame.

J. McC Elton John is a musical genius.. The songs he sang will live forever in this old rockers heart, and forever in my mind. A truly great and collectable album. One of my most favorite of all time..

peace to this young warrior

i just love it.... <3 best song ever

I want this song played at my funeral. It's one a song that describes life, struggle, conviction, death, and freedom; in that order.

i understand, what u mean. though i would prefer kirlian camera- eclipse, but this isnt bad for this case as well^^

Great song

tears and goose bumps......supernatural song

Everytime I hear this song it makes me cry, can't believe how Bernie Taupin pegged it so perfectly and Elton completed this sad but beautiful song.

B.K. Mcl thank u for getting it mad props

Here for my Making Of America History mock exam!

Am I the only one thinking that Bernie's cute?

Of all Eltons' great songs, this one is my Absolute Favorite...pure poetry. Seems a shame they didn't use this as the closing song in Costners'; Dances with Wolves.

First time I heard this song wow blown away

RIP Paul Buckmaster. What an amazing talent we have lost.

the real deal

A deeply moving song, I can't help but feel compassion for the plight of all of the displaced people in the world when I hear it...

I agree. Everytime I listen to this song, I cry by the time the last verse is completed. :'(

This song is perfect !

It's amazing how Elton and Bernie are from England but they know a lot about American history.

Because you don’t have to be from a certain country to know about it’s culture/history

If Elton John really knew, he most certainly wouldn't have used the term- squaw in this song which is highly offensive; a term created by the European settlers, with extremely derogatory meaning... especially when I do believe he essentially had good intentions in writing the song.

True, but I do not think that was well known almost 50 years ago. I squirmed, too when I saw/heard the word - then I had to remind myself this was written in 1970...

Yes, but it helps :-)

This song is my THERAPY to life

what a fantastic song, this is just timeless.

love love love this song.

PAUL BUCKMASTER  ...........................................................................................................................................

This song for Read Dead Redemption 2 pls

Jeka Imba hell yeah. That'd be amazing. Like the protagonist befriends the native Americans or something along those lines. Or the main protagonist is a native American.

Jeka Imba straight out, this song would look cool as shit if you get caught up in some wild battle with a tribe against invaders.(On the Tribe's side naturally) and you sadly lose. That would be badass

this song blows me away

As a regular radio listener, i often hear about "Great new singer songwriters": they usually have 5 half reasonable hits and disappear forever. Apart from Ed Sheeran, none come close to Elton's songwriting ability, which is genius.

nickhall1000 please don't compare ed Sheeran to this.

Technically it was Bernie who wrote it... the lyrics... Elton did the score.

Dear god, please never ever again compare a mediocre musician like ed sheeran to a legend like Elton John. Don't embarrass yourself.

I love 2 Pac.

I played this tonight in tribute to the Water Protectors. They stayed and put up a tremendous Honor for their land and to make sure treaties are kept. As a White Eyes I am truly sorry we can move forward and have each others back.

Beautiful expression of the truth

how things don't change '!!!!!!

Phil Wragg yep......!!!

Une prière à Tupac Shakur.

Commy Ll

I love this song. It hasn't lost it's power to move me to tears like it did the first time I heard it. Still get goosebumps.

Powerful. Love love love this brilliant writing

GREAT SONG!!

If you search on youtube "Understanding women Remix" (from 1993 by Bruce Forest) You'll find the said track with a strange synth sound at the beginning... It is in fact a re-pitched sample of the sound that open this song here - maybe from a mellotron, I don't really know... if someone knows off chance ?

Because no other instruments are mentioned in the liner notes, I've always assumed that the chord at the beginning was real strings, arranged and conducted by Paul Buckmaster. It sounds like it was mixed through a phase shifter. I had never noticed that the recording was sampled at the intro of the "Understanding Women" remix. Listening to it now, I think you're right! Good spotting! You should ask Bruce about it - he himself has commented on the video.

Thanks for the info ! Since I haven't that album physicaly in my hands I don't know a lot about the credits for it and I think I should have guess ! I mean when it comes to Elton John or any artist of this caliber you can assume that him, the musicians and producer will have fantastic results with inventiveness & also appropriate saving of means. Yet, I didn't think of phase shifting on strings but it seems logical : simple to operate (nowadays more than yesterday maybe) and the fact that this effect alone can have crazy result even on traditional acoustic sound ! I'm not surprised to find this kind of exciting production method on an Elton John album !

Yeah by re-listening to it now I clearly hear that sweeping that is so characteristic of analogs phase shifters... This sound - so great !

i've never been able to understand the fascination the british have with the native american culture

He did this in Vegas last week it was amazing

I read a book where the character moved to the prairies of Canada and meets native Americans and i couldn't help but think of this song, it's so beautiful and underrated

139 years ago today, 5 October 2016. .

"Tell General Howard I know his heart. What he told me before; I have it in my heart. I am tired of fighting. Our Chiefs are killed; Looking Glass is dead, Ta Hool Hool Shute is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets; the little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are - perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my Chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever." Chief Joseph - Thunder Traveling to the Loftier Mountain Heights - 1877
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My favorite by far....thanks...

URwelcome

Thank you for posting!

UR welcome!

Back in '75-76 when I was junior in high school, I was with a friend one day at his family home. He told me that I needed to listen to this bad ass song by Elton John. At that time I had one Elton John album, and it was "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". He dropped "Madman Across The Water" on his turntable and it was an unforgettable moment hearing Indian Sunset for the first time. I can't listen to this song without remembering that first time I heard it. It's hard to say any one song is John's best as he has so many. But Indian Sunset is right up there, and the lyrics might be Taupin's most profound. Thanks for sharing, Ronnie!

Wanted to pay homage to your words.   I could have written the same.   "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" was the first album I bought.  And the next six were all "EJ's" .   I carry the spirit of Bernie writing and Elton's creative spirit always.

this stuff is sooooo moving
I remember the 1st time too!!

Still to this day I get goosebumps up both arms. It is such a powerful song. I remember getting the album and playing this track a lot. A whole lot. I'm still the proud owner of my original copy on vinyl.

It definitely send a powerful message

Indeed, thanx for a lovely backdrop to this timeless tune; one that will resonate for the "first nation people" from not only North America but to all continents.   And will give eternal pause for reflection to many of us whose forefathers blazed a trail of discovery and pioneering efforts through these lands in the belief of what they were doing was righteous.

Love this song. Bernie Taupin is a genious, and so thankful that he and Sir Elton were together to make music. None other can compare. Brilliant! No matter how many times I've listened to this over a lifetime it still touches my soul and brings tears to my eyes. I pray that Heaven is full of our Native Americans. I want them to have an all knowing comprehension of how much some of us truly love and treasure their lives. How it breaks my heart that they lost their homeland and way of life and their very lives. Disgraceful!

Probably Elton's greatest song. Learned all the words before I was 7,

+Keith Uhlmann His BEST!

Keith Uhlmann then Pac made it greater

Breath taking even now 46 yrs after it was recorded. Tears, awe and joy that Elton John and Bernie Taupin managed to compose this haunting piece of music in a beautiful if only a token of recognition, of the extreme suffering of Native Americans in take over of their homeland. They fought bravely until nearly extinct. Too many soldiers and guns in the white mans' tribe.

Guns, Germs and Steel. They didn't have a chance.

Great job in this video. Thank you, this is one of my favorite of Elton John. And that is saying A LOT!

Thanx! And UR welcome. Glad U enjoy!

A great tribute to the First Nations!Thank you very much!

Saw him perform this song last night in Vegas...his best performance ever

#48 of the ej 100

epic track

so much better to live a short life with dignity than this shit we are living with pensions,health insurance,fear...social security,cancer,traffic,noise,assholes,cars. Have your death song ready and don't be afraid. The life to come is better than the one we live in, JOhnny, The Italian Indian, Clover SC

Your videos of Taupin/John's "stories" are absolutely poetic, in themselves. I am a big fan, named my son Daniel, quit piano lessons because my teacher wouldn't let me play Elton John songs. Lots of videos on here, but yours are, by far, the best. Thank You!

You are so very welcome! Thanks for your kind words! So glad you enjoy the videos! It's never too late to learn to play piano! :-) When I was a teenager (long ago!) I taught myself to play piano by playing Elton John songs!

+RonnieFriend Smiles....I was once a teenager...and "found" Sir Elton and his friend Bernie and the gang...and to this very day I'm STILL Rocking!! Cheers and TY for the video's and songs!!

I think Elton would be sad to hear you quit piano lessons. Just find a different teacher.

Powerful....

Listen...listen...just listen to the voice of that young Reg Dwight. No augmentation, no electronic enhancements, just him. OMG

Powerfully moving song. What was done to the American Indian was a genocide. Pure and simple!

This and Cortez the killer by Neil Young are very apt to what happened to your people .from an Irishman

laura Silveria too true I agree

@BB10 Productions nobody thinks that. We're taught about the colonization of North America when we're little children.

Teriffic, thank you.

UR welcome!