Context

This line was sung by Elton John in "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," written by John and Bernie Taupin from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973).

Elton John throws his trademark piano in the garbage can and brings out the heavy guitars in "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting," an ode to punching and pub crawling. But the inspiration for this song came from his co-writer Bernie Taupin's youth.

Taupin's favorite pub as a teen was Aston Arms in Lincolnshire, England, where instead of just enjoying a quiet pint, he could throw a few haymakers, too. And he was very rebellious at this time because he happened to be under the legal drinking age.

However, his youthful misadventures inspired the hardest rocking song of Elton John's musical career. And as early as 1977, it was being covered by super famous bands like Queen and the Who, or infamous bands like Nickelback. If Freddie Mercury likes your song, it's definitely gonna be a hit.

Where you've heard it

This song gets played before sporting events of the pugilistic variety, like boxing or football. You may have heard it at a bar that caters to an older clientele and hoped that the lyrics don't come true.

The LSU Tigers'—and most college football—games are played on Saturday so they use this intro every home game at to get the fans at "Death Valley" pumped up.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

This is a fun, hard rockin' song, but don't reenact the lyrics, or you'll get charged with assault or battery.