Soul Train’s Second Caucasian Performance: Elton John, PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM. Tempo Analysis by the St. James Charter School: arithmetic mean speed= 125.8 bpm, the speed of Victory. Tempo Graphics, BPM Graph, Video included. The song: aching to be remade? Yes!

In 1975, Elton John became the second Caucasian man played the famed Philadelphia based television show, SOUL TRAIN.  The first such white-skinned person who sang LIVING INSIDE MYSELF, by the Italian “Stallion,” Gino Vannelli.

Philadelphia Freedom - Google Chrome Search for Speed

Philadelphia Freedom - Google Chrome Search for Speed

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton - tempo graphic - Petite

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton - tempo graphic - Petite

It was said after this performance, John Lennon said, “this guy is going to be *huge*.”

The Windows® screen-shot of the Google® Chrome® search of the speed of this ground-breaking song by Elton, originally written by the singer0songwriter for a fellow celebrity and her cause: Billie Jean King and her 1970s Team Tennis and her team: The Philadelphia Freedoms.

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John - Tempo Graphics by St James Charter School 2

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John - Tempo Graphics by St James Charter School 2

Philadelphia Freedom - iTunes® screen shot 2

Philadelphia Freedom - iTunes® screen shot 2

The song works on three main levels: the blues scale, the English Hymnal and the Sound of Philadelphia, a/k/a, TSOP.

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John - Tempo Graphics by St James Charter School

Philadelphia Freedom - Elton John - Tempo Graphics by St James Charter School

wiki link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Freedom_(song)

Ian Andrew Schneider
St. James Charter School
November 12, 2009

  1. Gino Vannelli – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Gino Vannelli lives and works in Amersfoort,The Netherlands as well as the United States. His music is also heard on popular European television and radio

    Early years – 1970s – Early career – 1980s – 1990s

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gino_VannelliCached – Similar