Behind the song: ''Your Song'' by Elton John

"It's like the perennial ballad ''Your Song'', which has got to be one of the most naïve and childish lyrics in the entire repertoire of music, but I think the reason it still stands up is because it was real at the time. That was exactly what I was feeling. I was 17 years old and it was coming from someone whose outlook on love or experience with love was totally new and naïve.'' - Bernie Taupin

''Now I could never write that song again or emulate it because the songs I write now that talk about love coming from people my age usually deal with broken marriages and where the children go. You have to write from where you are at a particular point in time, and ''Your Song'' is exactly where I was coming from back then." - Bernie Taupin

"I don't think I've written a love song as good since. It's a perfect song and the older I get, the more the lyrics resonate with me.'' - Elton John