Diva Canon - ELTON

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Sir Elton is the first male diva to get the canon treatment! With a whopping 68 UK Top 40 hits he is one of Britain's most successful pop stars, and you get an IMMENSE 22 ticks to let the world know which songs are best!

ELTON FACTS:

Elton once auditioned for King Crimson!

He wrote the UK's 1969 Eurovision entry and it came LAST

His middle name is Hercules

When his asked in court about spending £293,000 on flowers in less than two years, John said: "Yes, I like flowers"

Elton really likes playing tennis.

[Poll #816503]

Comments

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Phew! Not quite as exhausting as Cliff but still a marathon poll there. Enjoy, my pretties!

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

pity Marcella Deroit's cover of 'Ain't Nothin Like The Real Thing' as a duet with Elton wasn't listed (it did chart) as it's not bad.

[damnspynovels.livejournal.com]

Nikita ft George Michael?

Anyway, Step Into Christmas is pretty much my favourite festive song. I could tick it 22 times all on its own.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Indeed! According to my sources George is definitely on this track somewhere. Just like Justin Timberlake is "technically" on Where Is The Love?

[ninebelow.livejournal.com]

His middle name is Hercules

It never! That's brilliant.

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

did he give himself this middle name, like the rest of it, or was he christened Reg Hercules Dwight?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I've never really 'got a handle on' Elton - I like some of his stuff, don't like a lot of it, simply can't remember a lot more. My wife hates him!

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" - his best song, really great.

"Nikita" - I thought this was v.deep aged 11 or 12. More ticks please!!

A soul fan friend of mine used to rave about his sessions w/Thom Bell. (or was it Gamble and Huff) - this was his gateway into Elton fandom.

[damnspynovels.livejournal.com]

I thought the video was even deeper... Elton, at the russian border in his rolls, lusting after the russian soldier lady. She'll never know anything about his home.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

when i found out Elton was gay i was like "but what about the Russian lady in that video eh Mum?"

[jauntyalan.livejournal.com]

i managed about a dozen ticks

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

I got up to about 18 before I started to struggle. A lot more than I was expecting!

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Yes, I don't see how anyone's going to use 22. There is nothing to tick after (and including!) S4CR1F1C3.

More love for Philadelphia Freedom and HONKY CAT pls!

But then again no

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I am also undecided - but less so - as to the merits of Mr TAUPIN. (i.e. mostly I think he's rub).

Re: But then again no

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Back to the howling old owl in the woods
Hunting the horny back toad

Great Elton covers

[juror8.livejournal.com]

Mr T Experience- Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Biz Markie- Benny and the Jets

Any others?

DO NOT SPEAK OF SUCH THINGS!!

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
1. Border Song - Eric Clapton
2. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) - Kate Bush
3. Come Down In Time - Sting
4. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) - The Who
5. Crocodile Rock - Beach Boys
6. Daniel - Wilson Phillips
7. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Joe Cocker
8. Levon - Jon Bon Jovi
9. The Bitch Is Back - Tina Turner
10. Philadelphia Freedom - Daryl Hall And John Oates
11. Your Song - Rod Stewart
12. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Oleta Adams
13. Madman Across The Water - Bruce Hornsby
14. Sacrifice - Sinead O'Connor
15. Burn Down The Mission - Phil Collins
16. Tonight - George Michael

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

ha, elt was totally great 83-85 and that period is not getting enough love here. deny the passenger, who wanna get off WANNA GET OFF etcetc

ah maybe this should be attached to tom's q about B Taupin...

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

i'm going to have to go home and download i'm still standing now aren't i?

Enough candles to fill a menorah

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

No ticks for 88 or 97 CITW so far! Did overplaying affect people's love for it? I don't think it's a bad song at all.

Re: Enough candles to fill a menorah

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Yes.

I've even gone off the original 73 version a bit, tho' with time I'm sure I'll learn to love it again.

[epicharmus.livejournal.com]

Where did "Empty Garden" go? "Levon"? "TINY DANCER", WAHHHH?

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

They probably didn't go Top 40 or were only released abroad.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

was elt going to king crimson's singer? WHAT DID THEY FAIL HIM ON GIVEN WHO GOT THE JOB? (he 12 trillion x an improvement on ANYONE who EVER SANG for KC)

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Yes. (Gentle Giant also turned him down allegedly)

But Kat's "Fact" #2 is wrong. Elton and Bernie wrote one of six songs for Lulu as part of "A Song For Europe" 1969. It came sixth and last in the voting ("Boom Bang A Bang" won and became the UK's Eurovision entry that year, finishing joint first in the latter Contest)

[piratemoggy.livejournal.com]

Is it just me or does 'Smiley Faces' by Gnarls Barkley rampantly plagiarise 'I'm Still Standing?'

I am always very disappointed that 'Still Standing' by Alexis Strum/Kylie is not the Elton song. Assuming the Elton song is the one I am currently thinking of... it's got a panano in it so I assume it is.

I didn't manage 22 ticks but there was a lot more there than I expected. I hate Disney films with a passion but I do like his Lion King songs. Actually, maybe we should do film music/musicals canons? The Disney one would be 400,000,000 sections long of course but there is some ace pop on there.

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

'Smiley Faces' reminds me more of Billy Joel's 'Tell Her About It' or Hall & Oates 'Maneater' - there are lots of songs with that kinda beat.

Ego

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

The unknown gem in EJ's tiara.

Good stuff from Marcello on "Ego" and some other Elton songs here (http://cookham.blogspot.com/2003_09_21_cookham_archive.html).

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

John Peel regularly said that Elton was one of the best honky-tonk piano players he'd ever known, and always wanted him to come in and play an instrumental session, but he never did.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, sorry to be Mr Know-it-all-about-Elton on this thread, but in fact he did!

Details on this page (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/sessions/1970s/1973/Dec18eltonjohn/)

[the-roofdog.livejournal.com]

Still no tiX0r for Island Girl. This is the way it should be.