Elton John - Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters (live, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1972 & studio version)

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6. For me that line was more about the night life. Evenings starting at Max's

Kansas City and ending at Thursday's 24 with a hamburger and sangria at 3 or 4 in the morning, hungry after dancing, telling myself it was an early breakfast rather than a very late second dinner. Picking up the Sunday Times from a seller on the street in the wee hours of Sunday morning, another novelty to a non-native. Fortunately I could usually get by on a few hours' sleep a night back then.

The line about not seeing the sky got to me because all those tall buildings gave me claustrophobia after a while. Felt like living at the bottom of a canyon. So different from being able to see for miles...