r/EltonJohn

Great song!

Hi all, I know most people don't care much about quality. But I have this side hobby where I try to get the most out of every tape/recording that I find . I have high-end equipment and methods, so this is my latest effort. Hope you like. Sadly not complete concert, but some of the missing songs can be found on EJ official channel. Although they may be hidden for some reason.

Great song! I sent it to a friend and said “in spite of the fact that he says bitch 97 times, it’s a great song!”

Begs the question: how many times does he say the word Bitch? Has anyone ever counted?

For me this is a very ‘simple‘ album, and no offence or derogatory meaning to that either.

It is EJ doing what he does best: still delivering excellent, rich vocals and enjoyable piano, but there just much variety or excitement here.

However he deserves great credit for still putting music out there at 66 (in 2013)!

‘Oceans Away’ is a great opener and probably my favourite track; ‘Oscar Wilde Gets Out’ is a close second, I love the jaunty piano.

‘The Ballad of Blind Tom’, ‘Voyeur’ and ‘The New Fever Waltz’ are all solid tracks too

What are your thoughts/favourites?

Had the 45 in another lifetime, the backside of the single Crocodile Rock.

It was on YouTube and Elton was preparing to talk about the next song. However, Elton just decides to play the opening notes to one more arrow for some reason and then just stops. Then, he resumes talking about the next song.

It was really cool and I wish I had saved the video because it was the only albeit brief appearance of a song played from too low from zero other than “I guess that’s why they call it the blues” since the 80s

My father was dating a girl that was close friends to Bernie Taupin's wife Maxine. Maxine and Bernie just recently met a few weeks prior. Maxine invited the two of them to her place in Hollywood and Bernie and Elton were there and they all talked and smoked joints for a night. Elton and Bernie only talked about music for a little bit and briefly mentioned their tour and my father is pretty sure it was right during their tour beginnings between August and October 1970. Too bad no picture exists lol but he had no idea who Elton John was when they met

Obviously, both the Irwins and the Baha Men would need to get Sir Elton's permission to cover the song Crocodile Rock for the Collision Course Movie. In order to actually make it more about crocodiles.

The original Sir Elton performance is entirely about romance and a split couple, not sure how the song got its name!

Anyways, does this mean that Steve, in life, got in touch with the famous British rock singer?

If he did, what a shame Sir Elton never got to pay his respects like many other celebrities did during Steve's Memorial service....