Wealth and fame are pretty amazing to have, but if they are taken for granted, they could ruin lives instead of helping them. If the fame gets a strong hold on them and tries to draw them back in, they need a sense of control in their lives to help bring them back out. Elton John conveys this message amazingly in his song, “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”, and establishes the sense of control many people need in their lives. This song is metaphorical and full of symbolism that expresses to the audience a desire to break away from a current lifestyle which could be holding them back in order to explore what lies ahead.
Reginald Kennith Dwight, better known as Elton John, is a singer, pianist, and composer who was most active during the early seventies to the late 80s. In his early life, Reginald became amazing at the piano. He gained a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music when he was
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A very good example is the phrase “You know you can’t hold me forever” which tells the audience that the antagonist can’t use the protagonist forever to keep making money. It also tells them he is aware of what they are doing to him, which further establishes that sense of control. Another great example of this message of control is “You can’t plant me in your penthouse; I’m going back to my plough.” At this point in the song, the antagonist is doing whatever they can to keep him. The first lyric is a great way to show how the antagonist offered him even more money to try and draw the protagonist back in. The protagonist refutes by saying “I'm going back to my plough '' which refers to his older life without fame or wealth. In other words, he restarts his life from the beginning. The overwhelming sense of control in this song is really easy to feel, along with the message that it's never too late to turn