Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)

"Sartorial Eloquence"
Single by Elton John
from the album 21 at 33
B-side
  • "White Man Danger"
  • "Cartier"
ReleasedJuly 1980
RecordedAugust 1979
Length4:44
LabelRocket
Songwriter(s)Elton John, Tom Robinson
Producer(s)Elton John, Clive Franks
Elton John singles chronology
"Little Jeannie"
(1980) 		"Sartorial Eloquence"
(1980) 		"Dear God"
(1980)

"Sartorial Eloquence" is a song by British musician Elton John with lyrics written by Tom Robinson. It is the third track of his 1980 studio album, 21 at 33. In the UK, it was issued as "Sartorial Eloquence", and in the US as "Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?".[1] It reached No. 39 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] and No. 45 Adult Contemporary,[3] falling just short of the Top 40 in the UK (#44), and making lesser showings in Canada (#57) and Australia (#91).

According to Elizabeth Rosenthal in her book, His Songs: The Musical Journey of Elton John, the song evokes the disappointment of a man left behind which grows in volume and despondency.[4]

  1. ^ "Review: Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More? – Elton John" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 85, no. 32. 9 August 1980. p. 70. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 24 May 2020 – via American Radio History.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 – ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 122.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Rosenthal, His Song: The Musical History of Elton John.