Elton John, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, studio version and live at Wembley Stadium version: All Speeds

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©2007, Meanspeed Music



Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is a concept album by Elton John.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 158 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2005, Elton released a 1975 concert of the album in its entirety. Below are the measured speeds of all 10 songs expressed as beats per minute of both the studio and concert albums:

1. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
mean speed, studio=81
mean speed, concert=83

2. Tower of Babel
mean speed, studio=78
mean speed, concert=81

3. Bitter Fingers
mean speed, studio=133
mean speed, concert=142

4. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows
mean speed, studio=89
mean speed, concert=90

5. Someone Saved My Life Tonight
mean speed, studio=65
mean speed, concert=69

6. (Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket
mean speed, studio=139
mean speed, concert=152

7. Better Off Dead
mean speed, studio=95
mean speed, concert=101

8. Writing
mean speed, studio=137
mean speed, concert=146

9. We All Fall in Love Sometimes
mean speed, studio=64
mean speed, concert=69

10. Curtains
mean speed, studio=67
mean speed, concert=73



Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
March 28, 2007