This early Elton John/BernieTaupin composition was released as the B-side of "Border Song;" in Elizabeth Rosenthal's book His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John, Elton attributes it to Bernie's passion for science fiction.
Although "Bad Side Of The Moon" did not appear on the Elton John album, it was re-recorded for the 1971 live album 17-11-70, which was released in the United States as 11-17-70 because of the different date format. This version runs to 6 minutes 10 seconds, but in 1996 when Elton John was re-issued on CD, a studio version running to 3 minutes 15 seconds was included on it.
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