Music by Elton John
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Available on the album Breaking Hearts
It's a hot summer night in the blackboard jungle
Crime sits heavy on the city shoulder
Can't get no work, I can't get a job
I just sit and play my radio in the parking lot
Well they're breaking down doors in foreign countries
Everybody thinks somebody's hiding something
There's talk on the street and the nation is worried
But you can't talk back when you're dead, when you're dead and
buried
And Everybody's restless
Everybody's scared
Everybody's looking for something that just ain't there
Everybody's restless
Everybody's scared, they think we're all in danger
Everyone's taking cover from someone else's anger
The walls have ears, Big Brother's watching
They tell us that we're poisoned from everything that we're
touching
Well we could be children from the way we're acting
We feed ourselves lies and then we scream for action
We just breed and we lose our nerve
And there's bombs going off in every corner of the world
Elton John - Restless (04:15)
Restless 1984 - Album Version
Wow, I like this more than original. Your version is more organic and your voice and simple approach really pull out the best from this song.
Author: 007koko007
3
wow! nice version! It makes me wish you produced Elton's 2V40 instead of Chris Thomas and his synthesizers.
Author: elton1111
4
Good song, good cover, keep it up
Author: reginaldkenneth4
5
We seem to be one of the only ones covering this amazing song here on YouTube :-) I must say with the voice you have, you've managed to create a very cool and groovy version of the song!
Author: L10Johnathan
6
Much better then the original I say.
Author: DonJokeen
7
This is the song I dig up every 10 years, on serious downs in life, like right now.
I've been longing to hear it sung in a reduced, less noisy, minimalist way. You've done it. good work, sir !