Bernie Taupin
GYBR – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 2019.
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road song from the album of the same name was released in 1973.
Limited edition fine print on archival rag paper.
Artist hand-signed and numbered at the lower margins.
This artwork is offered professionally framed or unframed.

Also available in a special Exhibition size (29 x 37.5 inches / 70 x 95 cm.)
Limited edition of 9, hand-signed, numerical prints on archival paper.

The lyrics, written by Taupin, contain autobiographical elements, referring to his childhood on a farm in Lincolnshire. The song expresses a desire to return to one’s “roots,” a common theme in Taupin’s early lyrics. In 2014, Taupin reflected, “It’s been said many times, but Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a cinematic album. The lyrics to the title track do say that I want to leave Oz and get back to the farm. I think that’s still my M.O. these days. I don’t mind getting out there and doing what everybody else was doing, but I always had to have an escape hatch.” In 2020, he added, “I don’t believe I was ever turning my back on success or saying I didn’t want it. I just don’t believe I was ever that naïve. I think I was just hoping that maybe there was a happy medium way to exist successfully in a more tranquil setting. I guess my only naiveté was believing I could do it so early on. I had to travel a long road and visit the school of hard knocks before I could come even close to achieving that goal.” Reference: Wikipedia.

Bernie Taupin – Off The Wall Gallery Houston, Texas.