Kiss the Bride (song)

The song depicts a man being in love with a woman who is now about to marry someone else. They had a relationship before and they have parted, leaving on good enough terms for the narrator to attend her wedding to her new sweetheart. He is still in love with her and wishes he could be getting back with her, but he accepts that she does not love him anymore as a romantic partner, but loved as a friend and she is happy with her husband-to-be. On the one hand, he is happy to see her happy, but secretly longs for her. He really wants to stop the ceremony, but he does not know if it will work to make her love him again for the second time. ==Charts==

• Elton John – vocals, piano, synthesizers • Davey Johnstone – electric guitar, backing vocals • Dee Murray – bass guitar, backing vocals • Nigel Olsson – drums, backing vocals ==Sampling==

• This song, along with other Elton John songs, "Rocket Man", "Sacrifice" and "Where's the Shoorah?", was sampled in the 2021 collaboration between John and Dua Lipa titled "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)". The mashup song was made by the Australian dance trio Pnau and became an instant hit worldwide, creating a revival in interest in John's music. ==References==