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Elton John Will Accept Money Only From OneAmerican Idol, Named Rush Limbaugh, Comments (1)  In the same summer that Elton John accepted an invitation -- and $1 million -- to perform at the Palm Beach wedding of Rush Limbaugh, he is refusing to entertain far more generous offers to judge the performances of those aspiring to be the next American Idol. The negotiations reportedly hit a snag due to John's schedule. God forbid he doesn't have time for important projects like turning Orwell's Animal Farm into a musical. I suspect that the real reason he won't take the spot vacated by fellow Brit Simon Cowell is that Sir Elton is a snob. Such an insufferable snob that he can't spend a few weeks listening to the inspired caterwauling of self-delusional Americans. OK, it is a pretty rotten gig, no matter how much it pays. But if Elton's going to be a snob, he should at least be a consistent one. Besides being the wedding singer for Limbaugh's third bride, some more instances where John hasn't been too proud to say yes: Elton John AIDS Foundation To Honor Tamara Mellonby Katie Hintz-Zambrano (Subscribe to Katie Hintz-Zambrano's posts), Posted Aug 31st 2010 at 11:40AM Tamara Mellon at the 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Award party on March 7, 2010 in West Hollywood, California. Photo: Larry Busacca, Getty Images At EJAF's star-studded An Enduring Vision gala on October 18, the Jimmy Choo founder and CCO will take the stage at Cipriani Wall Street and receive the Enduring Vision award for her support of John's organization in the U.S. and U.K. Five years ago, Mellon created the Four Inches Project, which provided monetary support to programs benefiting women and children affected by AIDS in Africa, and in 2009 she partnered with the EJAF to launch the Project PEP capsule accessories and shoes collection, with 25-percent of the proceeds going to women in South Africa. Others to be recognized at the gala include Victor Pinchuk and Elena Franchuk, who have worked to expose the AIDS epidemic in the Ukraine, and EJAF supporters Jeffrey and Marilyn Katzenberg. The night, which raised $2 million last year and will once again be hosted by CNN's Anderson Cooper, will also include performances by Elton John and Leon Russell. Fashion industry titans Donna Karan and Evelyn and Leonard Lauder of Estee Lauder, along with Steven Spielberg, David Geffen and others, will serve as co-chairs of the big night. Congrats to Mellon! Our eyes will be glued on her shoe choice for the special evening. QUESTION Let's see if you're down with the pop music, A.M. Elton John wrote and recorded "Country Comfort" which was later covered by Rod Stewart. I'm not going to ask which version you prefer (although if you want to tell, feel free). My question is who is singing backup on the Rod Stewart version? (I have a feeling it may be Reginald Dwight a.k.a. Sir Elton John himself.) - Allan ANSWER I'm certainly down with the pop music, but I must admit I am not especially familiar with "Country Comfort." I'm not a huge fan of either Elton John or Rod Stewart, though I like their early '70s work much better than anything they have done in the last 20 years. I guess I'll take Sir Elton's original "Country Comfort" over Rod the Mod's cover. Stewart's voice — especially now — sounds like mine after four hours of late-night karaoke. I don't know why anyone would wantto sound like that. As far as I can tell, the backing vocals on Stewart's "Country Comfort(s)"* were sung by his bass player, Ronnie Lane. The liner notes for the 1970 Gasoline Alleyalbum say "Vocals - Ronnie Lane & Harry." I don't know who Harry is, and I suppose it could be a pseudonym for Elton John, but: (i) To me, it doesn't really sound that much like Elton John, though obviously many have thought otherwise. (ii) There are some sources that definitively state (albeit without presenting evidence) that Lane, not John, sang the backing vocals. (iii) These are two tremendously famous and long-lived artists. If John did sing with Stewart on this song, it should be a well-known factoid by now — and it isn't. [* The Elton John song was called "Country Comfort," but the Rod Stewart version has been listed as both "Country Comfort" and "Country Comforts," and is more frequently seen in the plural form.] Elton John did appear on a Rod Stewart song at least once. He played piano and sang on "Let Me Be Your Car" (which he also wrote) for Stewart's 1973 album Smiler. |
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ELTON JOHN EZIGYNEM MEHET TOVÁBB
“Elton John” — “Ez Igy Nem Mehet Tovább”: Pop Iconography, Surrealism and Indie Irony in Soerii & Poolek
Title translation:
“Elton John” (proper name, untranslated)
“Ez Igy Nem Mehet Tovább” — “This Cannot Go On Like This”
Soerii & Poolek’s song “Elton John” should not be interpreted as a tribute or biographical reference to the British artist Sir Elton John. Instead, the track operates as a conceptual and symbolic use of a globally recognizable pop icon within an indie and electronic music context. The repeated Hungarian phrase “Ez Igy Nem Mehet Tovább” functions as a thematic anchor, contrasting the chaotic, celebratory surface of the song with an underlying sense of rupture or excess reaching its limit.
Soerii & Poolek are a Hungarian music duo formed in Budapest in the late 2000s by Takács Zoltán “Jappán,” a keyboardist and producer known for his work with Heaven Street Seven, and Kovács Geri, a multi-instrumentalist associated with several alternative projects in the Hungarian scene. The duo quickly became known for blending electronic pop, absurdist humor, and performance art aesthetics, often favoring concept and atmosphere over traditional song narratives.
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“Elton John” was released around 2010 as part of the duo’s debut album Ua-Mua, issued by Twelvetones Records. The song was written and composed by the core members of Soerii & Poolek and reflects the aesthetic tendencies of the Eastern European indie pop scene of that period, where irony, abstraction, and exaggerated imagery were frequently employed as artistic tools. The use of the name “Elton John” serves as a cultural symbol rather than a literal subject, evoking fame, spectacle, and pop mythology detached from the real individual behind the name.
Lyrically, the song avoids linear storytelling. Instead, it presents fragmented images related to movement, nightlife, travel, and celebration, creating a sensation of constant motion and controlled chaos. Within this framework, the recurring Hungarian phrase gains particular importance:
Ez így nem mehet tovább
Ez így nem mehet tovább
Translated as “This cannot go on like this,” the line introduces a paradoxical tension. While the music and visuals suggest endless party, excess, and freedom, the lyric implies a breaking point, subtly undermining the apparent euphoria. This contrast reinforces the song’s surreal and ironic tone, suggesting that beneath the surface of pop spectacle lies instability or exhaustion.
The accompanying music video amplifies this concept through a low-budget, performative, and deliberately eccentric visual language. The absence of a traditional storyline aligns with the song’s abstract structure, positioning “Elton John” closer to an audiovisual art piece than to a conventional pop single. Exaggeration, absurdity, and spectacle dominate both sound and image.
Within this broader framework, “Elton John” can be understood as a commentary on pop culture itself. By stripping a famous name of its original identity and pairing it with a phrase that signals collapse or refusal, Soerii & Poolek highlight how celebrity icons can become empty symbols, playful references, or even ironic warnings within contemporary music.
Although the duo never pursued mainstream international chart success, they achieved cult status within Hungary and surrounding regions. Their energetic live performances, theatrical staging, and continued releases into the late 2010s and early 2020s have secured their position as a distinctive voice in Hungarian indie and electronic pop. “Elton John” remains one of their most recognizable tracks, remembered less for commercial impact and more for its conceptual audacity and symbolic use of pop iconography.
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The First Album of 2010 Arrives Early — Soerii & Poolek Debut One Minute After Midnight on January 1
Soerii & Poolek have shot a music video for Elton John, the hit song from their new album. The clip is directed by Kostil Danila and, in addition to the two main protagonists, features Papp Szabi (Supernem) and seven naked girls, who contribute to the striking and provocative visual experience.
The songs Balaton and Elton John are already familiar, but where exactly should the Soerii & Poolek formation be placed? Most likely, nowhere.
Certainly not within the conventional categories favored by music critics. Takács Zoltán “Jappán”, keyboardist of Heaven Street Seven, and Kovács Geri, teacher and guitarist of A Kutya Vacsorája and the Bootsie Quartet, are stirring emotions with a project that cannot simply be labeled as a joke band.
Having already experienced the world of show business, Jappán and Geri envisioned a unique, swirling show around themselves. At each party they “throw their brains away,” as they put it themselves, letting loose their most raw and unfiltered selves. The duo performs with Németh Juci (Nemjuci), Papp Szabi (Supernem), Szűcs Krisztián (HS7), a juggling dwarf, and topless dancers, using 1970s analog synthesizers and acoustic guitars to create explosive live concerts with a carnival-like atmosphere.
Soerii & Poolek also have a surprise in store for the very first seconds of the New Year.
Soerii & Poolek’s debut album, titled Ua-mua, will be released as the very first album of 2010 worldwide by EMI Music Publishing, on January 1, 2010, at 12:01 a.m. The band will perform the album’s material during a special New Year’s Eve show at the new West-Balkán venue.
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