John performed the song live during his 1985 tour of the UK, with a slightly re-arranged version of the track, making use of the brass section he utilized for the tour. Deny the passenger, who want to get on Deny the passenger, who want to get on Deny the passenger, who want to get on. There were four top-40 singles from the album: 'Sad Songs (Say So Much)' (US 5/UK 7), 'Who Wears These Shoes' (US 16), 'In Neon' (US 38), and the UK No. It features the quartet of John, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson. It has been suggested that Taupin's lyric has an anti-apartheid message behind it. Breaking Hearts is the eighteenth studio album by English musician Elton John. 'Passengers' had the most co-writers for an original Elton John song at that point, only to be out-done by John's 'Wrap Her Up' from the following year. The whistle riff and chorus melody are borrowed from this piece, and Mkhize is given a songwriting credit for the song on this basis. Passengers Chords by Elton John Tuning: Standard Difficulty: Novice Intro: C C F C G G C F C G G C F C G G C F C G G C Deny the passenger, who want to. The music for the song was largely based on a South African folk tune called 'Isonto Lezayone', which was recorded in 1963 by Phineas Mkhize. It was composed by John, Bernie Taupin and Davey Johnstone. The song reached number five on the UK chart, and reached the top ten in Australia, but was not released as a single in the US. Passengers is a song by Elton John that appears on his 1984 album Breaking Hearts.

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