I like Elton John. Fuck Everyone.

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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    sadprofessor wrote:
    Some of the stuff he put out in the 70's is absolutely essential classic rock, basically back before he became something of a joke.
    This is how I stand on the subject...........early work=great...........more recently=blah
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    the original 'candle in the wind' is one of my all time favotite songs. and it doesn't get much better than rocket man. he's got another one i can't think of the name, but it's amazing. it came out in the early 90's i think. my dad wants it played at his funeral, i believe.

    edit: the song i was trying to think of is called 'the one.' it's an excellent song, right up there with his best. : )
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  • McCready00
    McCready00 Posts: 371
    soooooooooo Commercial !!! ahou ! :P


    seriously, the day i discovered Elton John, I also discovered mr Bernie Topin.. Topin has one of the best talent to write songs in the rock and roll world..

    Two exceptionnal dudes.. (:
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  • drew0
    drew0 Posts: 943
    off_the_record wrote:
    to be fair, those guys there could pull more tail in one night then me and you would see in our lifetime.

    True, but so do most rock stars. People get pissed when I say they're gay, but I honestly don't see how someone that metro can have any masculine dignity left in him.

    http://vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images240681_ACM_award_Rascal_Flatts.jpg

    http://images.scrippsweb.com/GAC/2006/05/18/kennychesney7_e.jpg

    I mean, COME ON!
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  • Evacuation Rules
    Evacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    drew0 wrote:
    True, but so do most rock stars. People get pissed when I say they're gay, but I honestly don't see how someone that metro can have any masculine dignity left in him.

    http://vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images240681_ACM_award_Rascal_Flatts.jpg

    http://images.scrippsweb.com/GAC/2006/05/18/kennychesney7_e.jpg

    I mean, COME ON!

    Hahahaha. Good call dude. Those guys are beyond metro.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    Who cares if they are gay or not? I know I only care if they make good music! Having said that, I really love the old Elton; Tiny Dancer era. Don't care that much for the later stuff-got too disco like for me. :D Still respect him as an artist and a person though. :)
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  • off_the_record
    off_the_record Posts: 843
    drew0 wrote:
    http://vietnamnet.vn/dataimages/original/images240681_ACM_award_Rascal_Flatts.jpg

    the dude in the middle is married to tiffany fallon. trust me, do a google search.

    if thats a beard, thats one hell of one.
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  • bigmuzz
    bigmuzz Posts: 299
    RE: "i miss my wife"

    elton john got married once, i think it was here in australia as well....married TO A WOMAN! shock horror, haha!!

    but yeah, great song, but the lyrics are telling a story, so its not like HE misses his wife, his character does...wow, i put too much analysis into that tune :)

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  • elmer
    elmer Posts: 1,683
    eltons up his own ass when not up furnish
  • somebodyelsessky2020
    somebodyelsessky2020 Posts: 1,178
    benny benny benny and the jets...he's gay but we all knew it. rob halford tricked me so he is gayer and it's just harder for me to accept a gay dude singing heavy metal??
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  • qwerty1
    qwerty1 Posts: 142
    From 1970-75, he was great! Ill defend those songs to the death.
    Now he is a washed up media whore. But he also has a billion dollars, so what do I know?
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  • off_the_record
    off_the_record Posts: 843
    qwerty wrote:
    From 1970-75, he was great! Ill defend those songs to the death.
    Now he is a washed up media whore. But he also has a billion dollars, so what do I know?

    hahaha, i'm with ya
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  • sadprofessor
    sadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    He actually still puts on a really good show... I went to see him a few years back and we got there like 45 minutes late, i kind of assumed we had just missed a lot of good stuff, but in fact we walked in as he finished playing the last song from the newest record... then he proceeded to play another 2+ hours pretty much playing everything you could ever want to hear (except for Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, which kind of broke my heart cause that is one of my favorite songs ever).
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  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    I loved him up through Captain Fantastic ... everything since has been rubbish, imo. I saw him once in the 80s, which was when he was already deep into his rubbish phase, but he put on a great show, mostly older stuff. It was a lot better than I expected it to be.
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,016
    BetterRadio wrote:
    I fucking like Rocketman. I heard that today on the radio. Fuckin' awesome song. I don't care if he's gay.

    But I doubt the line: "I miss my wife"


    truly a post by a male, 17.

    why would it matter if he's gay? you thread title should just read "I like Elton John" without the "fuck everyone"

    but on a personal note, I don't care for Elton John. never really could get into his songs. not that he's not good, he's just not for me. and he's a little too stuck up his own ass for my liking

    sidenote: I've often thought what the heck would happen on this message board if one of the Pearl Jam guys admitted to being gay. people would be going apeshit with threads defending them, bashing them, etc.
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  • qwerty1
    qwerty1 Posts: 142
    Ledbetterman10 wrote:
    sidenote: I've often thought what the heck would happen on this message board if one of the Pearl Jam guys admitted to being gay. people would be going apeshit with threads defending them, bashing them, etc.

    You should of seen what happened when a few of the posters have said they are gay. Mostly positive, but too many nagative(and sometimes very nasty) posts toward those posters.
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  • yield2me
    yield2me Posts: 1,291
    I saw Elton for the first time last year and the concert was incredible! He is really talented.
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  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    Love "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"! However I can't help but play the lyric game that PJ played back in '96 (spin magazine) with Tiny Dancer.

    "Hold Me Closer Tony Danza"

    Oh and with Billy Joel I love screwing with "Just the way you are"

    "I couldn't love you, Eddie Vedder, Not after you went and stole my car!"
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"
  • cc10106
    cc10106 Posts: 385
    yeah 'someone saved my life tonight' is a great song. however i can't help but chuckle out loud whenever hearing it out now. knowing it's about elton john and bernie taupin's newly found 'admiration' for each other kind of ruined the lyrical aspect of it for me.
  • mookie9999
    mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    cc10106 wrote:
    yeah 'someone saved my life tonight' is a great song. however i can't help but chuckle out loud whenever hearing it out now. knowing it's about elton john and bernie taupin's newly found 'admiration' for each other kind of ruined the lyrical aspect of it for me.

    Didn't know what it was about. Why I love PJ so much in allowing to keep the interpretations of their songs to the listener!
    "The leads are weak!"

    "The leads are weak? Fuckin' leads are weak? You're Weak! I've Been in this business 15 years"

    "What's your name?"

    "FUCK YOU! THAT"S MY NAME!"

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