Snookeroo

"Snookeroo" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and released by Ringo Starr on his 1974 album Goodnight Vienna.

"Snookeroo"
A-side label
Single by Ringo Starr
from the album Goodnight Vienna
B-side"Oo-Wee"
Released21 February 1975 (UK only)
Formatvinyl record 7"
GenreRock
Length3:29
LabelApple Records
Songwriter(s)Elton John and Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)Richard Perry
Ringo Starr singles chronology
"No No Song"
(1974)		 "Snookeroo"
(1975)		 "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna"
(1975)
Goodnight Vienna track listing
11 tracks
Side one
  1. "(It's All Down to) Goodnight Vienna"
  2. "Occapella"
  3. "Oo-Wee"
  4. "Husbands and Wives"
  5. "Snookeroo"
Side two
  1. "All by Myself"
  2. "Call Me"
  3. "No No Song"
  4. "Only You (And You Alone)"
  5. "Easy for Me"
  6. "Goodnight Vienna (Reprise)"

Writing and release

The song, which concerns a happy-go-lucky lout from northern England, was written about Starr himself.[1] Bernie Taupin backs this up by calling it "a simple biographical thing".[2] Elton John recalled, "Bernie wrote really simple lyrics, very Ringo type lyrics and I tried to write a simple sort of melody to it".[2] Elton John also plays piano on the track and provides the count-off.

The title refers to the billiards game snooker. Charting as a tag-along with "No No Song" in the US, it reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. On the Cash Box chart, which listed single sides separately, it "bubbled under" at number 105.[3]

The UK version of the single was released on 21 February 1975 with "Oo-Wee" on the B-side,[nb 1];[4] both tracks were taken from the album Goodnight Vienna. The record failed to chart in the UK. Ultimate Classic Rock critic Dave Swanson rated it Starr's 5th greatest solo song.[5]

References
Footnotes
  1. UK Apple R 6004[4]
Citations
  1. Bernardin, Claude; Stanton, Tom. Rocket Man: Elton John A to Z. p. 95.
  2. Fong-Torres, Ben (21 November 1974). "The Four Eyed Bitch is Back". Rolling Stone. p. 61.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book. Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 481. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  4. Harry, Bill (2004). The Ringo Starr Encyclopedia. London: Virgin Books. p. 182. ISBN 9780753508435.
  5. Swenson, Dave (November 23, 2013). "Top 10 Ringo Starr Solo Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 2019-07-07.


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