Burn Down the Mission

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"Burn Down the Mission" is a dramatic, gospel-tinged rock ballad by Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin, noted for its narrative lyrics and dynamic piano-driven arrangement.

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Burn Down the Mission canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
album Tumbleweed Connection ⓘ
arrangementStyle dynamic ⓘ
piano-driven ⓘ
artist Elton John ⓘ
composer Elton John ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
genre gospel-tinged rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
rock ballad ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later piano-rock ballads ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Burn Down the Mission (live performance) ⓘ
hasPart dynamic vocal sections ⓘ
narrative lyrics ⓘ
orchestral arrangement ⓘ
piano introduction ⓘ
piano solo ⓘ
includedIn Elton John concert tours ⓘ
Elton John live setlists ⓘ
includedOn various Elton John compilation albums ⓘ
instrumentation bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
orchestral instruments ⓘ
piano ⓘ
vocals ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 8:18 ⓘ
lyricist Bernie Taupin ⓘ
narrativeStyle third-person storytelling ⓘ
narrativeTheme small-town drama ⓘ
social tension ⓘ
violence and retribution ⓘ
notableFor dramatic dynamic shifts ⓘ
extended piano coda ⓘ
story-driven lyrics ⓘ
partOf Tumbleweed Connection ⓘ
performer Elton John ⓘ
performerOf piano part by Elton John ⓘ
producer Gus Dudgeon ⓘ
publicationDate 1970 ⓘ
recordLabel DJM Records ⓘ
Uni Records ⓘ
trackNumber 10 ⓘ
vocalStyle dramatic ⓘ
gospel-influenced ⓘ
writer Elton John and Bernie Taupin ⓘ

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