Sweet Painted Lady - Elton John - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Sweet Painted Lady" is a song by Elton John from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Considered his greatest work, the double album contained 17 songs, resembling short stories set to music. "Sweet Painted Lady" refers to a prostitute who worked the harbor brothels. The song is sung from the perspective of a sailor who is a frequent client. "So she lays down beside me again / My sweet painted lady, the one with no name / Many have used her and many still do / There's a place in the world for a woman like you." Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics to all the songs on the project in two and a half weeks, and Elton John composed the music in three days. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
The backing track for "Sweet Painted Lady" is available with background vocals or as an instrumental on Karaoke Version.