Nobody Wins (Elton John song)
The music for "Nobody Wins" is derived from a song entitled "J'Veux d'la Tendresse", composed by Jean Paul Dréau and performed by Janic Prévost, which John had heard while in France in the summer of 1980.[1] Its lyrics were translated from French and altered by Osborne to revolve around themes of struggling relationships which echoed John's own troubled upbringing.In France, a version of the song with the original French lyrics kept intact (sung over John's new backing track) was released as the single, and was more successful.[6] For the French release, John chose to record the original version of the song, following up on the success of his duets with France Gall the previous year.[7] "Fools in Fashion", a John-Taupin song cut from the original tracklisting of The Fox, was included on the single's B-side.