I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)
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"I Feel Like a Bullet" is a song on British
pop singer Elton John
's 1975 album Rock of the Westies
.
The song's lyrics compare the shooting of Jesse James
by James' outlaw-partner Robert Ford
to a failed romance.
The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100
in February 1976, but failed to chart in the singer's native United Kingdom
.
A live version, recorded in Scotland in 1977 with just Elton on piano and Ray Cooper on percussion, was released by MCA Records on the "To Be Continued ..." boxed set.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
pop singer Elton John
Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
's 1975 album Rock of the Westies
Rock of the Westies
Rock of the Westies is the tenth studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1975 .Like Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, Rock of the Westies also debuted on the United States Billboard charts at # 1, the only two albums at that time to have done so...
.
The song's lyrics compare the shooting of Jesse James
Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, gang leader, bank robber, train robber, and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. He also faked his own death and was known as J.M James. Already a celebrity when he was alive, he became a legendary...
by James' outlaw-partner Robert Ford
Robert Ford (outlaw)
Robert Newton "Bob" Ford was an American outlaw best known for killing his gang leader Jesse James in 1882. Ford was shot to death by Edward O'Kelley in his tent saloon with a shotgun blast to the front upper body...
to a failed romance.
The song reached #14 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
in February 1976, but failed to chart in the singer's native United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
A live version, recorded in Scotland in 1977 with just Elton on piano and Ray Cooper on percussion, was released by MCA Records on the "To Be Continued ..." boxed set.