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	\| ~~Album~~ = ]		\| artist = ]
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	\| ~~Released~~ = ~~October~~ 5, ~~1973~~		\| caption = 12-inch single cover (1978)
	\| ~~Recorded~~ =		\| released = {{Start date\|1973}}
			\| recorded = May 1973
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			\| studio = ], France
	\| Length = 11:09
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	\| Label = ] (UK/world)<br />] (US/Canada)
			*]<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C&pg=PA559\|title=The Rough Guide to Rock\|last=Buckley\|first=Peter\|date=2003\|publisher=Rough Guides\|isbn=978-1-84353-105-0\|page=549}}</ref>
	\| Writer = ], ]
			*]<ref name="AllMusic Guide"/><ref name= "Tobler 2005">{{cite book\|first= John\|last= Tobler\|editor-first= Robert \|editor-last= Dimery \|year= 2005 \|title= ] \|chapter= Elton John - ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road''\|publisher= ] \|location= London \|page= 300}}</ref>
⚫	\| ~~Producer~~ = ]
			*]<ref name="Segretto 2022">{{cite book\|title=33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999\|first=Mike\|last=Segretto\|date=2022\|chapter= 1973\|pages= 283–284\|publisher=Backbeat\|isbn=9781493064601\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jtNtEAAAQBAJ}}</ref>
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	#"]"
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	#"Jamaica Jerk-Off"
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	#"Sweet Painted Lady"
	#"The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1903-34)"
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	#"Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n' Roll)"
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			"'''Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'''" is a medley of two songs written by English musician ] and songwriter ], and performed by John. It is the opening track of the 1973 double album '']''.

			The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral.<ref name="AllMusic Guide" /> This first half segues into "Love Lies Bleeding".
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	"'''Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding'''" is the opening song on the double album '']'' by ]. The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web\|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3675\|title=Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding\|publisher=]\|language=en\|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref> This first half segues into "Love Lies Bleeding".

			==Composition and recording==
⚫	"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" was too long for a ] release, but got ~~plenty of~~ airplay on FM stations that were predisposed toward rock epics.<ref name="AllMusic Guide">{{cite web\|url=~~http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p~~=~~amg&sql~~=~~33:jcfyxxu0ldde~~\|title=Funeral ~~For~~ A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding\|publisher=]\|~~language=en\|accessdate=2008~~-~~07-20~~}}</ref> The whole piece ~~together~~ is just over ~~eleven~~ minutes long. ~~featuring~~ ~~special~~ ~~guest Perry Allen~~, ~~the~~ ~~number of listeners soared to~~ a ~~staggering~~ ~~3,000,000~~ at ~~the~~ ~~time~~ of ~~broadcats.~~ ~~what a~~ ~~guy~~.
			In the 2001 Eagle Vision documentary, '']: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'', John said the two songs were not written as one piece, but fit together since "Funeral for a Friend" ends in the key of A, and "Love Lies Bleeding" opens in A, and the two were played as one elongated piece when recorded. (However, the songs are published and copyrighted individually and remain separate entities with separate sheet music.) With lyrics like "And love lies bleeding in my hand/Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man", lyricist ] uses death symbolism as an angry take on a break-up song.<ref name="AllMusic Guide"/>

			The grandiose introduction to "Funeral for a Friend" and additional synthesizer parts in "Love Lies Bleeding, were performed during final overdubs and mixing at Trident Studios on an ] synthesizer (erroneously credited as A.R.P.) by the album's engineer, ], who, John recalled, overdubbed track after track of music and synthetic atmospheric effects until the mini-opus was complete. In an interview for John's official website, Hentschel recalled that he used melodies from "The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–1934)", "I’ve Seen That Movie, Too", "Candle in the Wind" and others in creating the track.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.eltonjohn.com/stories/engineerdavidhentscheltalksaboutgoodbyeyellowbrickroad\|title=Engineer David Hentschel Talks About 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'\|date=4 October 2013\|website=Elton John\|access-date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

			==Release and reception==
			The song was well received by critics. ]'s Donald Guarisco later called "Funeral for a Friend" "a stunning instrumental" with "a powerful fusion of classical and rock elements where a gentle, lyrical motif is developed and energized until it builds into a powerhouse full of emotion and bombast."<ref name="AllMusic Guide"/>

		⚫	"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" was too long for a single release, but got significant airplay on FM stations that were predisposed toward rock epics.<ref name="AllMusic Guide">{{cite web\|last=Guarisco\|first=Donald\|url={{AllMusic\|class=song\|id=t2558765\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding\|publisher=]\|access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref> The whole piece is just over 11 minutes long. A fan favourite, it became a staple part of many Elton John tour set lists.

			'']'' magazine listed this song as number two in the list of Elton John's best songs as picked by critics, second only to "]".<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8070918/elton-john-songs-best-hits-list \|title=Elton John's 20 Best Songs: Critic's Picks \|magazine=Billboard \|date=18 December 2017}}</ref> '']'' readers picked this song as number three in a list of "deep cuts" by Elton John, songs that only a true fan would know, even though it has received significant exposure over the years.<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/readers-poll-the-10-best-elton-john-deep-cuts-61784/funeral-for-a-friend-love-lies-bleeding-177448/ \|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Elton John Deep Cuts \|magazine=Rolling Stone \|date=2 September 2015}}</ref> The song had a strong influence on the ] '']'' albums and, in particular, the song "]".<ref>{{cite magazine \|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-guns-n-roses-play-november-rain-with-elton-john-71595/ \|title=Flashback: Guns N' Roses Play 'November Rain' With Elton John \|magazine=Rolling Stone \|date=2 April 2013}}</ref> ]'s ] lists the song among the ten songs that helped shape how he relates to music.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/avenged-sevenfolds-m-shadows-10-songs-made-me \|title=Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows: 10 Songs That Made Me \|work=Revolver \|date=2 April 2018}}</ref>

	==Covers==		==Covers==
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	*The song was covered by ], and appears on the EP '']''.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web\|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3675\|title=Funeral ~~For~~ A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding\|~~publisher~~=]\|~~language~~=~~en\|accessdate=2008-07-20~~}}</ref>		*The song was covered live by the American ] band ], and appears on the 1995 EP '']''.<ref name="songfacts">{{cite web\|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=3675\|title=Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding\|website=Songfacts\|access-date=14 October 2010}}</ref>
	*"Love Lies Bleeding" was covered by ~~the Clearwater, Florida based band~~ Très ~~bien~~! on '']''.		*"Love Lies Bleeding" was covered by Très Bien! on '']''.
			*]’s ] covered the song on their 2017 live album “The Further Live Adventures Of…”
			*] covered "Funeral for a Friend" live during his 2018 '']'', with Yankovic playing John's piano parts on accordion.
			*The song was interpolated in the song "Be Calm" by ] on their album '']''.
			*The song was covered live by ] on 20 March 2024 when Elton and Bernie were honored with the ] at ].<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Willman \|first1=Chris \|title=Joni Mitchell Rewrites 'I'm Still Standing' and Metallica Slays 'Love Lies Bleeding,' Among Standouts in PBS' Touching Elton John/Bernie Taupin Tribute: TV Review \|url=https://variety.com/2024/music/reviews/elton-john-bernie-taupin-tribute-special-pbs-gershwin-prize-joni-mitchell-metallica-1235964605/ \|website=Variety \|access-date=11 April 2024 \|date=9 April 2024}}</ref>

	==References==		==References in other media==
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			Appears in the documentary soundtrack to '']''.

			Jean Grand-Maître choreographed a ballet for the ] called ''Love Lies Bleeding''.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/theatre-and-performance/love-lies-bleeding-should-be-around-a-long-long-time/article630000/ \|title=Love Lies Bleeding should be around a long, long time \|newspaper=The Globe and Mail\|date=8 November 2011}}</ref>

			The opening of "Funeral for a Friend" is used in the final episode of '']''.

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1973 song by Elton John

"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"
12-inch single cover (1978)
Song by Elton John
from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Released	1973 (1973)
Recorded	May 1973
Studio	Château d'Hérouville, France
Genre	Pop rock progressive rock progressive pop
Length	11:07
Label	DJM (UK/world) MCA (US/Canada)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon

"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is a medley of two songs written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It is the opening track of the 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

The first part, "Funeral for a Friend", is an instrumental created by John while thinking of what kind of music he would like at his funeral. This first half segues into "Love Lies Bleeding".

Composition and recording

In the 2001 Eagle Vision documentary, Classic Albums: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, John said the two songs were not written as one piece, but fit together since "Funeral for a Friend" ends in the key of A, and "Love Lies Bleeding" opens in A, and the two were played as one elongated piece when recorded. (However, the songs are published and copyrighted individually and remain separate entities with separate sheet music.) With lyrics like "And love lies bleeding in my hand/Oh, it kills me to think of you with another man", lyricist Bernie Taupin uses death symbolism as an angry take on a break-up song.

The grandiose introduction to "Funeral for a Friend" and additional synthesizer parts in "Love Lies Bleeding, were performed during final overdubs and mixing at Trident Studios on an ARP 2500 synthesizer (erroneously credited as A.R.P.) by the album's engineer, David Hentschel, who, John recalled, overdubbed track after track of music and synthetic atmospheric effects until the mini-opus was complete. In an interview for John's official website, Hentschel recalled that he used melodies from "The Ballad of Danny Bailey (1909–1934)", "I’ve Seen That Movie, Too", "Candle in the Wind" and others in creating the track.

Release and reception

The song was well received by critics. AllMusic's Donald Guarisco later called "Funeral for a Friend" "a stunning instrumental" with "a powerful fusion of classical and rock elements where a gentle, lyrical motif is developed and energized until it builds into a powerhouse full of emotion and bombast."

"Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" was too long for a single release, but got significant airplay on FM stations that were predisposed toward rock epics. The whole piece is just over 11 minutes long. A fan favourite, it became a staple part of many Elton John tour set lists.

Billboard magazine listed this song as number two in the list of Elton John's best songs as picked by critics, second only to "Bennie and the Jets". Rolling Stone readers picked this song as number three in a list of "deep cuts" by Elton John, songs that only a true fan would know, even though it has received significant exposure over the years. The song had a strong influence on the Guns N' Roses Use Your Illusion albums and, in particular, the song "November Rain". Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows lists the song among the ten songs that helped shape how he relates to music.

Covers

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The song was covered live by the American progressive metal band Dream Theater, and appears on the 1995 EP A Change of Seasons.
"Love Lies Bleeding" was covered by Très Bien! on The Next Great American Band.
Joe Elliott’s Down 'n' Outz covered the song on their 2017 live album “The Further Live Adventures Of…”
"Weird Al" Yankovic covered "Funeral for a Friend" live during his 2018 Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour, with Yankovic playing John's piano parts on accordion.
The song was interpolated in the song "Be Calm" by fun. on their album Aim and Ignite.
The song was covered live by Metallica on 20 March 2024 when Elton and Bernie were honored with the Gershwin Prize at DAR Constitution Hall.

References in other media

Appears in the documentary soundtrack to James Dean: The First American Teenager.

Jean Grand-Maître choreographed a ballet for the Alberta Ballet called Love Lies Bleeding.

The opening of "Funeral for a Friend" is used in the final episode of Blackadder II.

References

Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 549. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
^ Guarisco, Donald. "Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
Tobler, John (2005). "Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 300.
Segretto, Mike (2022). "1973". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. pp. 283–284. ISBN 9781493064601.
"Engineer David Hentschel Talks About 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'". Elton John. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
"Elton John's 20 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. 18 December 2017.
"Readers' Poll: The 10 Best Elton John Deep Cuts". Rolling Stone. 2 September 2015.
"Flashback: Guns N' Roses Play 'November Rain' With Elton John". Rolling Stone. 2 April 2013.
"Avenged Sevenfold's M. Shadows: 10 Songs That Made Me". Revolver. 2 April 2018.
"Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding". Songfacts. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
Willman, Chris (9 April 2024). "Joni Mitchell Rewrites 'I'm Still Standing' and Metallica Slays 'Love Lies Bleeding,' Among Standouts in PBS' Touching Elton John/Bernie Taupin Tribute: TV Review". Variety. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
"Love Lies Bleeding should be around a long, long time". The Globe and Mail. 8 November 2011.

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1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Who Wears These Shoes? (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Through the Storm" (1989) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"Someday Out of the Blue" (2000) "I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"All of the Lights" (2010) "Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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