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Elton John
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Say what you will about this guy, but man oh man...he pretty much took over when the Beatles went their separate ways. Took over as in....wrote a ton of great songs.
This is great performance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2e4NlnLr28
Mervap:
If a person was not alive and aware in the early to mid-seventies, they can't truly understand just how popular Elton John was then. He was everywhere...on records, TV shows, mags....he was the first pop/rock mega-star of my lifetime. I just missed the Beatles as an active group, so Elton was the Next Big Thing. The fact that he's still out there making music....just wow.
And for my money, still the best Beatle cover ever:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCYelLpKjEw
rory storm:
I was six in 1975 and I recall really being blown away by his mega-hit "Philadelphia Freedom".And yes,much like the disco thing that peeked just a bit after,one would have certainly seemed hard pressed to get away from the whole Elton thing.Bernie Taupin remains one of my favorite lyricists and "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" one of my favorite tear jerkers.Of course as we all know here,Elton's Beatle connection is quite abundant....
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Yeah, I'd love to witness the writing process between Elton and Bernie. I can't really get my head around it really. Bernie gives him lyrics/poems and Elton creates this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saIhPu4fOR0
Crazy.
rory storm:
These things aren't linear.There's a certain inherent mysterious chemistry involved in these sorts of artisan pairings.But I will say this.Taupin's words should inspire ANYONE with a penchant for artistic expression on ANY level.Such vision and fortitude of insight.
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