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Thu Dec-23-04 06:12 PM
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Poll question: Best Elton John Song |
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:13 PM
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1. I was never a huge Elton John fan |
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and I dislike him even more after his Madonna comments.
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:14 PM
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But I judge the music, not the man.
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:17 PM
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6. I liked "Crocodile Rock" |
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Fri Dec-24-04 12:20 PM
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45. I like that one too. n/t |
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Fri Dec-24-04 01:00 PM
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48. I also like Crocodile Rock |
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:05 PM
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17. Yeah, but ya gotta love him after his Keith Richards exchange |
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Richards called him an old queer who writes love songs to dead blondes.
Elton called him a monkey with arthritis.
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Fri Dec-24-04 08:18 AM
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42. Richards never called him an "old queer" |
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Furthermore, he was refering to the song 'Candle in the Wind' specifically, and not John's talents as a songwriter. To wit: "It's just a song for dead blondes, now", as opposed to being a song about Marilyn Monroe. John said he "looks like an arthritic monkey onstage", a good deal different than saying, "You are a monkey with arthritis".
In Richards defense, his sister-in-law was dying of cancer when that interview was done.
Beside, I just watched two Elton John specials on television - and he looks like Uncle Fester with a bad wig. I still like him, however. As for Madonna, she needs a good kick in the ass.
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Fri Dec-24-04 01:11 PM
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50. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy |
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My first album I ever bought I was like 13. My absolute favorite EJ song. I love it. ;)
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:16 PM
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3. I voted for burn down the mission |
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cause you don't have my favorite, Border Song
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:16 PM
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:17 PM
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7. Another vote for "Your Song" |
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Edited on Thu Dec-23-04 06:18 PM by mcscajun
:)
Another Great One Missing: Take Me To The Pilot
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:07 PM
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18. About 10 minutes before I read this, |
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my daughter was looking through my CDs. She was looking for "Your Song", but didn't know the title. She doesn't listen to Elton John. It must be her favorite too.
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:14 PM
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21. i know, what's up with leaving "your song" out?? |
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that is his classic hit and mine too!
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Fri Dec-24-04 08:39 AM
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:16 PM
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5. I voted for "Saturday Night", but my favorite is "Crocodile Rock" |
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:22 PM
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8. "Burn Down the Mission" on this list. |
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Too many great classic tunes... there are just too many.
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:35 PM
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9. "Hold Me Closer Tony Danza!" It gets to me every time... |
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:39 PM
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10. This Train Don't Stop Here Anymore |
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I Heard this on his greatest hits and loved it.
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Fri Dec-24-04 04:30 AM
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34. LOL, it does sound like he's saying Tony Danza |
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:42 PM
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11. How about "The Bitch Is Back" or "Philadelphia Freedom?" |
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I'm not a big Elton John fan, but I've always liked those two. And "Crocodile Rock."
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Fri Dec-24-04 06:48 AM
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40. Yes, Philadelphia Freedom |
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I'm surprised that was left out. That's always been a favorite of mine. Maybe because I was born in Philly.
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:43 PM
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12. Levon, Harmony, Funeral for a Friend. |
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Thu Dec-23-04 06:55 PM
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13. Mona Lisas and Mat Hatter, Take Me to the Pilot, Harmony, I Feel Like |
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Edited on Thu Dec-23-04 06:55 PM by acmavm
a Bullet in the Gun of Robert Ford, Ticking, The Bitch is Back.
edit: To add Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
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Thu Dec-23-04 11:55 PM
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29. I like all of these too. |
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Edited on Thu Dec-23-04 11:56 PM by 6000eliot
But my favorite is "Jackrabbit."
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Fri Dec-24-04 06:24 AM
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always got my feet tapping, but the ones you mention, particularly Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters are great loves as well...
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:01 PM
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14. "Someone saved my life tonight" it tops with me |
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These are also some of my favorites
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds Little Jeannie I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues Can You Feel The Love Tonight The One Sacrifice Blessed Original Sin Whispers Club at the End of the Street
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:11 PM
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20. Absolutely, and "Levon" is a close second. |
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But I like everyone else's choices too! You can't be a kid of the 70s and not have some fond memories of Elton's music.
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Fri Dec-24-04 12:29 PM
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46. Someone Saved My Life Tonight . . . to me |
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is one of the best pop songs ever written. Definitely Elton's best.
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:02 PM
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I always like that one. Others:
Mad Man Across the Water Bitch is Back Funeral for a Friend Elderberry Wine Burn down the Mission Sorry seems to be the hardest word. (Great 3AM bar song.)
Heh. Billy Joel sang The Bitch the other night at the Kennedy Center Honors. :D
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:05 PM
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16. Someone Saved My Life Tonight. |
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:10 PM
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19. Madman Across the Water |
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The song, not the album.
It just transports me to a very necessary place: one where loneliness and despair are lessened by being shared. Few songs manage the spirit of that song, and it just shows what he and Bernie Taupin were capable of.
To even try to put such a grey-area kind of song into the pop idiom takes balls, and it'll hold you throughout the years.
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Fri Dec-24-04 03:28 AM
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32. The bonus track on the Tumbleweed Connection CD... |
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That version of Madman is just incredibly sick. :wow:
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Fri Dec-24-04 12:37 PM
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47. That was one of my favorite songs as a little kid |
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And in fact, it was the first album I bought, when I was 4.
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:15 PM
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22. I always liked "Friends" n/t |
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Thu Dec-23-04 07:28 PM
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23. I'm a contrarian: Pinball Wizard, Roy Rogers. |
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Edited on Thu Dec-23-04 07:31 PM by Commie Pinko Dirtbag
Edit: also Skyline Pigeon, I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues. From the ones offered, Rocket Man.
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Thu Dec-23-04 11:38 PM
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24. Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be a Long, Long Time...) |
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I like Little Jeannie, Simple Life, I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That, Ticking, and Island Girl as well.
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Thu Dec-23-04 11:46 PM
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Thu Dec-23-04 11:48 PM
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28. "The Bitch is Back" and for perversity's sake "Don't Go Breakin My Heart" |
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Golly, Sir Elton and Kiki Dee made such GREAT music together. :-)
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Fri Dec-24-04 04:29 AM
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33. Ooooh, I love "The Bitch is Back" |
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Fri Dec-24-04 03:10 AM
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30. Don't let the sun go down on me |
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Sorry seems to be the hardest word
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Fri Dec-24-04 03:13 AM
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Fri Dec-24-04 06:25 AM
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Personally, I think he's a bit overrated - but he's got his moments.
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Fri Dec-24-04 06:34 AM
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37. Circle of Life from The Lion King. |
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Fri Dec-24-04 06:37 AM
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38. I don't like him--but I did play blackjack with him in LV in October |
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Fri Dec-24-04 06:43 AM
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39. was he betting five bucks a hand??? |
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I have played with a couple of loaded people and they were VERY conservative with the betting...but somehow Sir Elton doesn't strike me as conservative...
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Fri Dec-24-04 07:04 AM
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41. Since you asked . . . |
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He sat down at an empty seat with no fanfare and played for about 15 minutes with $25 chips. There was another guy and a woman who were with him and just stood behind him while he played. No one at the table acknowledged him or spoke to him. I am not sure they even recognized him--he was not stage made up. My position at the table gave me a direct view of him and I was not absolutely certain it was him until he left and I mentioned to the dealer what I thought. She said it was him and that he often stopped by her table between his shows. This was at the MGM Grand. He did leave a $25 tip when he left. End of my brush with celebrity...lol
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Fri Dec-24-04 12:16 PM
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44. I wish you'd put 'Other' in your poll. |
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I like a lot of those tunes in your poll, but my favorite Elton John-Bernie Taupin song is "Where to Now, St. Peter" -- I think on the TUMBLEWEED CONNECTION album.
That song knocks me out.
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Fri Dec-24-04 01:02 PM
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49. yellowbrick road is my personal favorite |
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Fri Dec-24-04 01:14 PM
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51. the whole 11-17-70 album |
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saw his first usa tour in dekalb,il.
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Fri Dec-24-04 01:31 PM
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52. "Sacrafice" Somewhat obscure, but that's my choice. |
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