Elton John

Any fans out there?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n603wAouaZU&list=RDn603wAouaZU&index=1

Hahahaha, I once named a dog Maxwell Silver Hammer after the Beatle song. Saw Elton twice. Really dig this one too.

Lyrics by Bernie Taupin, but you knew that already.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lhqp_83VKCQ

Stuck now. Does this happen to everyone?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI5xme5k5AQ

Great one, Quickwit-a lot of his earlier stuff is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tRgYfQ48A0&list=RD9tRgYfQ48A0

Once had a girlfriend- that's right, just once- and we had a favorite Elton album, Madman. We listened to that cassette relentlessly while we were, uh, busy with other things. When we broke up, the tape wouldn't play. I'd stick it in my player and just garbles. This went one for weeks till we got back together, then it played like brand new.

The King Must Die https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OHa8pAXJBs&list=RD9OHa8pAXJBs

Saw this and had to share. Elton Live, Levon with strings and choir.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54CK8p-pDAU

Never heard that tribute album. Tiny Dancer is a beautiful song. But that whole album knocks me out. Here's one that I'm sure you know well, but others may not. The lyric is, I don't know, heartbreaking. Any Native Americans on here who haven't heard this song--I hate to be presumptuous, not being Native American myself, but the lyric just kills me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrAwGjM0gR4

That's quite a line-up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG6MMbjxUkM&list=PL-D4wi0NHw-v8W6HOEh4UikkMFkvoISvf

nighttimer said:

One of my favorite Elton John songs isn't an Elton John song. It's the rollicking, rowdy "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" written by John Lennon with Elton dueting on vocals and piano. It would turn out to be the former Beatles only Number 1 U.S. solo hit.

After Lennon's murder, John paid tribute to his friend with the Bernie Taupin-written "Empty Garden (Hey, Hey Johnny)." Personally, I prefer it to "Candle In the Wind" because unlike Marilyn Monroe, Elton knew John Lennon and I think it shows in how powerfully he delivers the song.

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Hard to believe "Imagine" didn't hit number one--but I'll take your word on it. John and Elton were good friends. I think Elton is godfather to Sean Lennon. And when Elton covered "Lucy...", didn't Lennon return the favor and sing back up? John Lennon, "I would've like to know him, but I was just a kid." His death, ugly, sad, angering, and symptomatic of the absurdity Lennon himself saw in the world.

Ken said:

plays the piano and sings -- as well
talented chap / rocket man is cool
(all in all a bit too mellow for me, but still appreciate his talented and like his songs)

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Elton could rock though, too, Ken. Check out "Don't Shoot Me..." linked above. I rec "Eldeberry Wine!"

Yeah, what a marriage. Saw a doc once where Elton explained their process. Which is simply, Bernie brings him a stack of lyrics and Elton puts 'em to music.

Ken said:

Pretty cool

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Oops, sorry, Ken--I thought I had linked "Don't Shoot Me" above.

"Teacher I Need You". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rls8cfomkBQ

"Have mercy On The Criminal" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFIUrQF9GfY

Here's the album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rls8cfomkBQ