This is one of a series of caches in tribute to one of the longest running songwriting duos ever. Elton John and Bernie Taupin have been creating music for parts of six decades now. One of the first dates with my now wife was an Elton John concert. And one of the things that I have recently knocked off my bucket list was a visit to Las Vegas to see Elton in his Million Dollar Piano show at Caesar's Palace. Elton no longer performs there, and now has embarked on his three year touring finale before retiring from the road.
I thought that using the studio albums as cache names would provide good variety in this series.
This is the twenty ninth studio album recorded and released by Elton John in September of 2006. It is his second autobiographical album with lyricist Bernie Taupin, picking up where 1975's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy left off. The Captain & the Kid chronicles the events in their lives over those subsequent 30 years. The album's booklet has photos of John and Taupin all throughout their career. This is the first album created by John and Taupin to have them both together on the cover. The chorus from the title track on this album provides a good life lesson:
And you can't go back. And if you try it fails.
Looking up ahead, I see a rusty nail
A sign hanging from it, saying "Truth for sale"
And that's what we did
No lies at all, Just one more tale about the Captain and the Kid
Here is the track listing from this album. Click the link below and match it to the song title for the secret song.
Postcards From Richard Nixon
Just Like Noah's Ark
I Wouldn't Have It Any Other Way (NYC)
Tinderbox
And The House Fell Down
Blues Never Fade Away
The Bridge
I Must Have Lost It In The Wind
Old '67
The Captain And The Kid
Click here to listen to the secret song for this album
Here are some links to the previous studio album and the next studio album in this series, to help in any bonus caches.
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Enjoy the series.