John’s own space oddity is a gem of a pop single with a more pronounced ambience than he had explored up to that point.Taupin’slyrics humanize the guy in the capsule, capturing a yin-yang of wonder and loneliness as well as the airy feeling of being “high as a kite” (nudge nudg...
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Final Elton John Performances and the Years That Made His Legend Self Self See fewer Post-Prod Television in Production (1 title) Episodes Status King of the Golden Sun (2018– ) (TV Series) - Writer ("Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me") (1 epi...
Disney’s feline fantasy was also the first collaboration between Tim Rice and Elton John. Combining African influences with Rice’s plainspoken yet poetic lyrics, the pair’s songs work just as well without visuals, whether sung by the cast—including an amazing Nathan Lane, who takes lead on...
Tom Ball covered Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" and put a whole new spin on the beloved anthem.
John:Yes. We needed to follow “I’m Still Standing,” which is an extremely joyous song, that has evolved into an anthem over the years. “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again needed to further energize the audience and crescendo to an even greater level of joy. We wanted them to da...
Like the movie “Rocketman” opened my mind to the song, “I’m Still Standing,”“Captain Fantastic” opened me to Elton John. I know, I wasn’t even into double digits in age when this came out, but I already had serious thoughts about music and Elton John was a pop phenomenon, ...
Elton John Tour Schedule See classics like "Rocket Man" and "Your Song" live as he blows you away with his combined piano-playing and vocals. He is now touring North AmericaandEurope in addition to his Las Vegas residency. Check out the Elton John tour schedule for a concert near you!
colorful and campy tour de force "I'm Still Standing". Taking a short break from touring, Elton and company owed Geffen a followup to the best-selling "Too Low For Zero" and decided that since the formula of John-Taupin compostions + Dee/Davey/Nigel + Chris Thomas = hit records worked...
“Like most songs I have written, the melody came to me right away,” John said. “Bernie’s lyrics are always like a bolt of lightning for me, full of cinematic and thematic inspiration. The melody just pours out of me when I’m enlightened by his poetic words. I immediately s...
he certainly had the wherewithal to make his carpentry business much bigger, even global had he desired such an instantaneous reach. Instead, “the Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood” (John 1:14, MSG). Jesus’ down-to-earth incarnation included his work-a-day bus...