Just picked up a couple of days ago Elton's John's appearance on "The Muppet Show".
Just picked up a couple of days ago Elton's John's appearance on "The Muppet Show".
"One problem with people who have no vices is that they're pretty sure to have some annoying virtues."
Great tune! He does an amazing job live with FFAF/LLB .Originally Posted by WrongVerb
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Did you ever see him on SOUL TRAIN ? I think he might have been the first white artist to appear on that show.
“It’s the mathematical potential for a single game to last forever, in a suspended world where no clock rules the day, that aligns baseball as much with the dead as the living.”
---- Bill Vaughn
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved." ---Tim Minchin("Storm")
Kingspoint (05-31-2023)
For the longest time I heard that as "an ode to Barry White"
I saw Elton in ‘89 or ‘90 during his Sleeping With the Past tour. It was just a couple of years after he’d had surgery on his vocal cords and his voice sounded better than ever. The man knows how to put on a show.
A few of my favorites:
Funeral/Love Lies Bleeding
Grey Seal
Sacrifice
Nikita
Levon
Sad Songs
All the Girls Love Alice
Philadelphia Freedom
Last edited by RichRed; 05-29-2023 at 10:35 AM.
"I can make all the stadiums rock."
-Air Supply
Ky Fried Redleg (05-29-2023)
My fave next to Rocket Man...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqVazxMBgug
Mona Lisas and MadHatters...
Also Rocket Man the movie is sooo good...
If you have a losing record at Reds games, please stop going.
Rich throwing out some Old School Elton with "Grey Seal." Love it!
“It’s the mathematical potential for a single game to last forever, in a suspended world where no clock rules the day, that aligns baseball as much with the dead as the living.”
---- Bill Vaughn
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved." ---Tim Minchin("Storm")
An old favorite. This one you'll never hear on the radio. From "Don't Shoot me..." After listening to this song, the chorus stays in my head for days. It's haunting. In this video, the lovely song is paired up with clips from the 1966 movie, "This Property is Condemned," starring a young Robert Redford and a lady who I think is one of the most beautiful women to ever grace the planet, Miss Natalie Wood. A hauntingly beautiful and sad Elton tune and the strikingly beautiful and tragic, Natalie Wood--- a perfect pairing! Enjoy!
Last edited by Ky Fried Redleg; 05-29-2023 at 08:09 PM.
“It’s the mathematical potential for a single game to last forever, in a suspended world where no clock rules the day, that aligns baseball as much with the dead as the living.”
---- Bill Vaughn
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved." ---Tim Minchin("Storm")
We saw John at the Verizon Center in DC at the beginning of hos farewell tour which was just before the pandemic. It was a good show but I think age had made him less showy on stage. Still it was good seeing him as I had always like his music.
Just a few of my favorites from him:
Rocket Man
Crocodile Rock
Don't Let the Sun Go Down n Me
Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word
Philadelphia Freedom
Saturday Night
Reds Fan Since 1971
Favorite:
Tie b/w Saturday Night's alright for Fighting and I'm Still Standing. Lots of others I like a lot as well.
Posting in the clutch since twenty ought two.
I don't know his catalog beyond the hits, but put me down for:
Daniel
Rocket Man
Your Song
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Last edited by RedsManRick; 05-30-2023 at 10:44 AM.
Games are won on run differential -- scoring more than your opponent. Runs are runs, scored or prevented they all count the same. Worry about scoring more and allowing fewer, not which positions contribute to which side of the equation or how "consistent" you are at your current level of performance.
My taste for Elton leans more towards his lesser known stuff. I still listen regularly to the second album of Yellow Brick Road or side two of Madman. Stuff like "This song has no title" still get me
Last edited by westofyou; 05-30-2023 at 11:05 AM.
Blessed was my mother son dance at my wedding so that holds a special place for me.
I am a big fan of his bigger hits, Tiny Dancer and Candle in the Wind are probably my favorites of his.
Saw him twice live, once in the last row at the US Bank Arena, and then with Billy Joel a few years later.
I agree. If you take a deep, deep dive into his catalog you'll find some of his best stuff. Not that the hits aren't good. They are. However, there are some real hidden gems if you look.
"ROY ROGERS" (from Goodbye Yellowbrick Road)
Last edited by Ky Fried Redleg; 05-30-2023 at 02:49 PM.
“It’s the mathematical potential for a single game to last forever, in a suspended world where no clock rules the day, that aligns baseball as much with the dead as the living.”
---- Bill Vaughn
"Science adjusts its views based on what's observed. Faith is the denial of observation so that belief can be preserved." ---Tim Minchin("Storm")
Bob Sheed (05-31-2023),Roy Tucker (06-08-2023)
Roy Rogers was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Carry on.
Right about where Riverfront/Cinergy was.
cumberlandreds (06-01-2023)
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