Elton John - Breaking Down Barriers

‘Breaking Down Barriers’ is taken from Elton John’s 1981 album ‘The Fox’. The song’s melody originated in August 1980, during a TV interview with Paul Gambaccini, who asked him to spontaneously write music to the John Donne poem ‘No Man Is An Island’. Gary Osborne wrote the lyrics. As he put it, “My job was simply to fit a lyric around Elton's tune which fitted the groove while incorporating his title. It took me a day.” Visions, originally released on VHS in 1982, was created for The Fox & noted as one of the first long-form visual albums. The videos were conceptualised by Keith Williams and directed by Russell Mulcahy and available now officially on YouTube for the first time. Watch here: https://EltonJohn.lnk.to/TheFoxPlaylistPY Watch more Elton videos: https://EltonJohn.lnk.to/WatchMore Subscribe to Elton channel: http://bit.ly/EltonYTSubscribe Listen to Diamonds: https://eltonjohn.lnk.to/diamondsdeluxeID About Elton John: Welcome to the official Elton John channel. Subscribe today for a vast video collection of music videos, iconic live performances, exclusive interviews, behind the scenes content and playlists to explore Elton’s musical legacy in-depth. Follow Elton John on... Facebook: https://eltonjohn.lnk.to/facebookYT Twitter: https://eltonjohn.lnk.to/twitterYT Instagram: https://eltonjohn.lnk.to/instaYT Official Website: https://EltonJohn.lnk.to/WebsiteOfficial Join the Rocket Club newsletter: https://EltonJohn.lnk.to/RocketClub https://www.youtube.com/user/EltonJohn