"I'm Still Standing" Quotes
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Source: "I'm Still Standing"
Speaker: Elton John
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did.
Context
This line was sung by Elton John the song "I'm Still Standing," written by by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, from the album Too Low for Zero (1983).
This is the first line of the refrain in a song about how the speaker is doing awesome without his ex, thank you very much. He's not just great, he's better than he's ever been, and he's definitely in better shape than his ex. For sure. Definitely.
Where you've heard it
This isn't the most popular of Elton John's songs, but it's Elton John, so it still gets a lot of covers. Like many songs, it's about how great the singer is doing without his ex, who can go take a long walk off a short pier. This is a great line to bring up a few weeks after you've been dumped.
This song is a popular choice for singing competitions. It's been covered four times on the UK's The X Factor, twice on American Idol, and once on The Glee Project. Speaking of Glee, of course, they covered it.
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.
If you drop this at a dinner party, we hope you're among friends who will understand that you're totally and completely over your ex, which is why you keep talking about how over them you are.