Written by the music legend and his longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, the piano-driven song featured pop, rock, and soul elements, and a catchy chorus about waving a freedom flag.
Decades later, Ultimate Classic Rock ranked “Philadelphia Freedom” among the Top 10 patriotic songs but also noted it didn’t start that way. The song was actually written as a tribute to Elton John’s friend, tennis pro Billie Jean King, who played on the Philadelphia Freedoms tennis team.
King once shared the song’s origin story in an interview posted on Elton John’s website. The tennis legend recalled her longtime friend telling her he wanted to write her a song.
King admitted she was “thrilled” and considered the song to be for all Philadelphians.
King also clarified that she never wanted the song to be anything about tennis.
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“Billie Jean King, a friend of mine, she had the team The Philadelphia Freedom at the start of World Team Tennis. I said, ‘I shall write a song for you,’” he once said. “At the time, we were making so many albums, but we liked to make separate singles, too.”
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