ELTON JOHN THE UNION é o terceiro melhor de 2010

ELTON JOHN THE UNION é o terceiro melhor de 2010

 

UNIÃO ABENÇOADA, GENTE.
THE UNION tem indicação ao grammy de 2010 e é o TERCEIRO melhor album de 2010 além de ter chegado pela Billboard em TERCEIRO LUGAR, feito que não conseguia a 34 anos , desde ROCK OF THE WESTIES

MELHOR?
I M P O S S I V E L


Rolling Stones elege os Melhores álbuns e os Melhores singles de 2010

A revista Rolling Stones divulgou nesta semana uma lista, elaborada por críticos da revista, contendo os melhores singles e melhores álbuns do ano de 2010.
Nas duas listas pode-se ver Kanye West reinando em 1º com "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" como melhor álbum e " Runaway" como melhor single.
Outros Destaques:

Teenage Dream como 4º melhor single do ano e Fuck You, do Cee-Lo Green, levando apenas o 2º.
Eminem e Drake na lista dos melhores álbuns do ano.

Veja a lista com os 10+:


1. Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2. The Black Keys, Brothers
3. Elton John and Leon Russell, The Union
4. Arcade Fire, The Suburbs
5. Jamey Johnson, The Guitar Song
6. Vampire Weekend, Contra
7. Drake, Thank Me Later
8. Robert Plant, Band of Joy
9. Eminem, Recovery
10. LCD Soundsystem, This Is Happening
11. The Dead Weather, Sea of Cowards
12. John Mellencamp, No Better Than This
13. Taylor Swift, Speak Now
14. Robyn, Body Talk
15. The National, High Violet
16. Kid Rock, Born Free
17. Beach House, Teen Dream
18. Kings of Leon, Come Around Sundown
19. M.I.A., Maya
20. Neil Young, Le Noise
21. Big Boi, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty ///
22. Spoon, Transference
23. Elizabeth Cook, Welder
24. Maximum Balloon, Maximum Balloon
25. Superchunk, Majesty Shredding
26. Yeasayer, Odd Blood
27. Peter Wolf, Midnight Souvenirs
28. My Chemical Romance, Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys
29. The Roots, How I Got Over
30. Rick Ross, Teflon Don

Elton John says he would live in a caravan

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1338207/Elton-John-says-live-caravan-long-David-Furnish.html

Elton John says he would live 'in a caravan' as long as he had partner David... after admitting he once demanded a private jet be re-painted before he would fly

By Andrea Magrath
Last updated at 1:40 PM on 13th December 2010
During his appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories last night, Elton John's showbiz friends joked about him being 'most famous for spending money.'
Broadcaster Johnnie Walker even recalled a Christmas where he witnessed the superstar and David Furnish giving each other gold-plated Monopoly sets as gifts.
But the 63-year-old icon insists that he would 'live in a caravan,' as long as he had Furnish.

'Not shallow': Elton John said on last night's Piers Morgan's Life Stories that he would 'live in a caravan' as long as he had David Furnish

During the revealing interview with Piers Morgan on the ITV show, Elton was asked about his reputation for extravagance.
'There's no getting away from it, It's fun to have money,' he admitted.

'Could you go back to being poor?' Morgan asked him.

Love: Elton married long-term partner David Furnish in 2007

'Listen, I have said to David, "I would live with you in a caravan, as long as I had you,"' he said.
'I'm not that facile, I'm not that shallow.
'I think about it sometimes, I think it would be nice to b****r off and buy a little house somewhere and have a simple life.
'If I had David in my life and my friends, I could live anywhere.'
But Elton added: 'I'm too far gone now, I'm too far in, you can't run away like that.'
'I'm very comfortable with my spending.
'I have no guilt, Piers. I earn the money, I pay my taxes.
'I've never lived anywhere else but Britain - it goes back into the economy, what's the problem?'
Elton says that he was more demanding back in his drugs haze, confirming that he once demanded that a private jet be re-painted before he would board.
'Yeah that's true,' the Your Song singer admitted.

'It was a 707; It was a turd colour. It was like an enormous flying turd,' he recalled.
'The record company paid for it to be re-painted and there was all stars.

 

'I was in the position to do that, and everyone who used it after was grateful for it.'

But the legendary hit maker was coy when asked to confirm the items on his rider (the list of demands for his dressing room).

Frank: Elton did admit that 'having money is fun' and confirmed that he once demanded a private jet be re-painted

Saying that he had a peak at the list before the show, Morgan said: 'It's quite fascinating,' telling the audience that it demanded that the room was 'exactly 68 degrees fahrenheit' and asked four 'three six-foot-long banquet tables with white linen tablecloths.'
'I don't actually know what my rider is,' John replied.
He did concede the specific instructions for the bouquet of flowers in his dressing room however, which included 'No chrysanthemums, no lilies, no carnations, and definitely no daisies.'

'Whats the problem?': The hit maker defended his extravagant lifestyle, saying he earned his money and pays his taxes

'Well chrysanthemums are pretty horrible, carnations don't look good in a vase, lilies don't smell very nice... and daisies I've got nothing against whatsoever,' he said.
Referring to his documentary Tantrums and Tiaras, he said 'sometimes people are a spoiled brat,' and I wanted to show that.'
The artist also revealed that he is still attracted to women, despite coming out of the closet forty years ago.

Dream: Piers Morgan told Elton John that he's been waiting to interview him for 25 years'

Asked by Morgan about his relationship with ex-wife Renate Blauel - whom he married in Sydney in 1984 - he said: 'When I was in bed with her and we were having sex it was great but I thought, "This is not right, I should probably be with a man."'
But he said he still fancies women: 'There are so many beautiful women in the world,' he said. 'How can you not think a woman is beautiful?'
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Elton John shows he's extremely sensible

Elton John with Lady Gaga, Nelly Furtado and more on 'Gnomeo' Soundtrack

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More new music ahead for Elton John fans as 'Gnomeo & Juliet' soundtrack debuts in February 2011.

Photo: 2010, John Shearer/Getty Images (CLICK TO ENLARGE)

Elton John's soundtrack for Gnomeo & Juliet is now available for preorder on Amazon.com, with a release date of Feb. 8, 2011. Although much of the album contains previously recorded classics like "Tiny Dancer," Don't Go Breaking My Heart," and  "Your Song," John has written a few new songs - including one entitled "Love Builds a Garden."
It has already been widely reported that Lady Gaga has recorded a duet with John called "Hello, Hello," for this soundtrack. Gaga tweeted about it in October:

 "Eltoneo + Guliet! Finishing our duet Hello, Hello in studio. Sounding so amazing, some last finishing touches and off to the movies!"

Watch video at left of the Lady Gaga and Elton John collaboration opening this year's GRAMMY® Awards.
In addition to the colorful Lady Gaga, siren Nelly Furtado joins Elton John on a reworking of "Crocodile Rock."  Other contributors include James Newton Howard, a frequent collaborator of John's, who penned a few new tunes.
The Gnomeo & Juliet animated film from Touchstone Pictures will be released to theaters on Feb. 11, 2011 and involves two lawn ornaments (voiced by James McAvoy and Emily Blunt) meeting and falling in love.
Track List for Gnomeo and Juliet Soundtrack:

1. Hello Hello (performed by Elton John and Lady Gaga) (writing credits not confirmed)
2. Crocodile Rock (performed by Elton John and Nelly Furtado) (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
3. Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting) (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
4. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (performed by Elton John and Kiki Dee) (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
5. Love Builds a Garden (Elton John)
6. Your Song (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
7. Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time) (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
8. Tiny Dancer (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
9. Bennie and the Jets (Elton John/Bernie Taupin)
10. Gnomeo and Juliet (James Newton Howard)
11. Dandelions (James Newton Howard)
12. Bennie and the Bunnies (James Newton Howard)
13. Terrafirminator (James Newton Howard)
14. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room (Wally Boag; Thurl Ravenscroft; Fulton Burley; The Mellomen)

Culture and Art, Russia

14.12.2010 10:35

Elton John. Photo from website unian.net

Russian President attends Elton John’s concert

http://www.newsbcm.com/doc/531

Elton John has given a concert in the Crocus City Hall featuring a long and serious program that surprised most viewers. The first review of this concert was written straight from the floor by President Dmitry Medvedev: "Attended a concert by Elton John. Very serious, high-quality work – almost three hours of live music," - noted Dmitry Medvedev in his Twitter blog after the concert and provided this review with his photograph.

Although Elton John had invited the President to his concert in St. Petersburg, Dmitry Medvedev – probably for security reasons – chose the metropolitan show. That is why it was difficult to squeeze into the concert hall even with tickets on hand.

The renowned British musician, a frequent guest in Russia, performed his best hits at the concert, which included Believe, Candle in the Wind, The One, accompanying himself on the piano. After the concert, the presidential couple went backstage. Dmitry and Svetlana Medvedev expressed their appreciation to Elton John for the show, praised the concert and handed flowers to the star.

Elton John shows he's extremely sensible

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/andrewmcfbrown/100068224/elton-john-shows-hes-extremely-sensible/

By Andrew M Brown Celebrities Last updated: December 14th, 2010
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Sir Elton John with his mother Sheila (Photo: Andy Butterton/PA)

Elton John is widely ridiculed for his wigs, his tubby appearance and eccentricities. But in his interview with Piers Morgan, on Sunday night, the singer – this country’s most successful ever, according to Paul Gambaccini – showed once again that he is in fact an intelligent and sensible individual. He clearly reflects on things and was perfectly capable of explaining himself to Morgan. He also showed plenty of insight about his own weaknesses and his upbringing – helped, I imagine, by a certain amount of psychotherapy over the years. The sequence where he discussed his father’s apparent inability to show affection – he never attended John’s early concerts, apparently – was affecting to watch.
Questioned by Morgan about his addiction to booze and cocaine, and whether he ever came close to death as a result of it, Elton John replied: “Very close. I mean, I would have an epileptic seizure and turn blue, and people would find me on the floor and put me to bed, and then 40 minutes later I’d be snorting another line.
“This is how bleak it was, I’d stay up, I’d smoke joints, I’d drink a bottle of Johnnie Walker and then I’d stay up for three days and then I’d go to sleep for a day and a half, get up, and because I was so hungry, because I hadn’t eaten anything, I’d binge and have like three bacon sandwiches, a pot of ice cream and then I’d throw it up, because I became bulimic and then go and do the whole thing all over again. That is how tragic my life was.”
Listening to that it occurred to me that Elton John shows a common characteristic of people who successfully recover from addiction to alcohol and drugs. That is that they’re able to call to mind the horror of active addiction in a heartbeat. The reality of the squalor and shame of serious addiction is ever-present to them. There’s none of that “oh it wasn’t that bad” – in fact, quite the opposite. If anything, ex-addicts or alcoholics are more likely to overstate the catastrophic consequences of the addiction than minimise it.
Alcoholics and addicts who use self-help meetings like AA and NA to bolster their sobriety try as hard they can not to forget how awful they felt at the low point of their addiction – at their rock bottom. The details of the accounts they give of their worst excesses aren’t so significant in themselves – it’s just the person’s way of saying emphatically: it was awful. Like any story, in the repetition some tidying up happens. Different incidents may be merged. That doesn’t mean the story’s not true in its essence.
As with Elton’s account, these “war stories” of recovering addicts/alcoholics may seem dramatic, appalling, even grandiose. So much so that we might even wonder about their veracity. But that doesn’t really matter. The point is that the stories bring back the feelings. And it’s the feelings that are important.

Dmitry and Svetlana Medvedev at Elton John concert

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his wife attended a concert by the famous British pop and rock singer Elton John in Moscow's Crocus City Hall on Sunday.

Elton John admits he still finds women attractive

http://www.musicrooms.net/showbiz/21885-elton-john-admits-he-still-finds-women-attractive.html



lton John revealed he still fancies women - despite being gay for the past 40 years. In an appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories TV chat show on Saturday night, the 63-year-old told the host: "When I was in bed with her [his ex-wife] and we were having sex it was great, but I thought, 'This is not right. I should probably be with a man'."
Asked if he still likes women, Elton added: "Yes, of course. There are so many beautiful women in the world. How can you not think a woman is beautiful."
Elton also admitted he was 'very' close to being killed by drugs.
He added: "I shudder at the behaviour. I was the biggest junkie there was."

Elton John admits he still finds women attractive

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Legendary singer Elton John revealed he still fancies women - despite being gay for the past 40 years. In an appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories TV chat show on Saturday night, the 63-year-old told the host: "When I was in bed with her [his ex-wife] and we were having sex it was great, but I thought, 'This is not right. I should probably be with a man'." Asked if he still likes women, Elton added: "Yes, of course. There are so many beautiful women in the world. How can you not think a woman is beautiful." Elton also admitted he was 'very' close to being killed by drugs. He added: "I shudder at the behaviour. I was the biggest junkie there was."...

Read more: http://www.metrolyrics.com/2010-elton-john-admits-he-still-finds-women-attractive-news.html#ixzz188EA3Pa0

Elton John: 'It's Fun To Have Money'

http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2010/12/13/elton_john_its_fun_to_have_money

lton John would give up his fame and fortune and live in a caravan - as long as partner David Furnish is by his side.

The Rocket Man has amassed a huge wealth after selling millions of records around the world and is famed for his lavish tastes and spending habits. However, the rocker is adamant he would have no problem turning his back on his luxury lifestyle to enjoy a "simple life" - as long as he was surrounded by his loved ones.

He tells Piers Morgan on his U.K. TV show Life Stories, "It's fun to have money. (But) I said to David, 'Listen, I would live with you in a caravan as long as I have you.' I do believe I could give it up. I have thought sometimes that it'd be nice to just buy a little house somewhere and b**ger off and have a simple life."

"But I'm too far gone in now, it has crossed my mind sometimes, when you feel a bit overwhelmed. I'm not that shallow and I'm not facile. If I had David in my life and my friends, I could live anywhere."

he Union Between Elton John & Leon Russell

Posted by ChrisRogers86 on December 12th, 2010 at 11:15 am

Elton John & Leon Russell Come Together On "The Union."

http://blogs.babble.com/famecrawler/2010/12/12/the-union-between-elton-john-leon-russell/

Elton John and Leon Russell recently released a collaborative album, The Union, which has just been named one of the best this year by Rolling Stone Magazine. The album has also been nominated for a Grammy award.
These two almost seem like the odd couple and it is surprising to see such different artists come together. But, Elton has always been fascinated by the likes of Russell.

“I’ve always called him the master,” said Sir Elton. “When anyone says, ‘Who’s your favorite piano player?’ I always said, ‘Well, the master is Leon Russell.’”
Which made it especially nerve-racking when Elton looked out in the audience at a Los Angeles club, as he made his U.S. debut in 1970:
“I’m in the middle of ‘Burn Down the Mission,’” he recalled, “and I look to my right, and there’s only 250 people in the Troubadour, and in the second row, I see this long mane of silver hair, and these glasses, and you know, Leon was a pretty handsome guy!”
And in time, Elton rose with his superstardom and Russell…fell off the map.
Year later, Elton went off to Africa and filled his iPod with Russell tracks.
“I rang him up,” Elton said, “and said, ‘It’s me, 39 years later. Would you like to do a record?’ And he said, ‘Do you think I can?’ I went, ‘What do you mean, you think you can? Of course, you can.’”
And the rest is history. Have you listened to the new Elton John/Leon Russell album? What do you think?

13/12/2010 09h54 - Atualizado em 13/12/2010 10h00
http://g1.globo.com/pop-arte/noticia/2010/12/elton-john-se-encontra-com-medvedev-apos-show-na-russia.html

Elton John se encontra com Medvedev após show na Rússia

Presidente foi à apresentação do inglês em Moscou no domingo (12).
Depois do evento, ambos conversaram e trocaram presentes.

segunda-feira, 13 de dezembro de 2010

http://comiaspitangas.blogspot.com/2010/12/carta-de-amor-vida.html

Carta de amor a vida

Caraca! - Eu disse. - É aquela música do Elton (John ).



A música: My father’s gun


Do filme: Tudo acontece em Elizabeth Town. Um dos meus preferidos. Dos mais mesmo.


Simplesmente o cara passa oito anos sem ver o pai e quando toca essa música o pai está viajando no banco do motorista, ao seu lado. Cremado, dentro de uma urna.


E depois de longos oito anos eles dialogam. E recordam os bons momentos, as viagens do passado juntos, as cenas inesquecíveis. Ele, Orlando Blun e seu pai, moribundun.


E essa música, aliás, esse filme todo me faz sentir vontade de berrar. Sair por aí, sorrindo e olhando paras as coisas que nos acolhem pra dentro desse mundo mais estranho que a ficção. O Ypê rosa da esquina, o Sr. Poliglota que logo pela manhã se arruma e sai pelo bairro, cumprimentando a todos e perguntando de onde a pessoa é. Todos os dias ele faz tudo igual. É como se fosse um relógio do tempo. Um dia, quando ele perguntar se minha família veio da Itália (como sempre faz), vou dizer que veio de Vênus. E se ele começar a falar um dialeto estranho? Vai ser irado!!! O Sr. Carlos é chamado lá em casa carinhosamente de “Bom passeio”. Ele é o funcionário autônomo mais caxias que conheço! Pra quem ele trabalha? Pra ele mesmo! Todo mundo no Guanabara já ouviu o inesquecível “Bom Passeio!” do Sr. Carlos. Ele é uma máquina de cumprimentar! Ele não se dá conta, mas é tão maravilhoso acordar, sair para pegar o jornal e ouvir ele lá longe falando para os carros que passam: Bom passeio! Como se a vida fosse um eterno domingo!


Mas essa música me faz pensar em tudo que já foi, em tudo que é e que um dia será. E como tudo é, foi e será tão diferente para cada ser humano. Todos sentindo, mas alguns bebendo a vida aos goles, enquanto outros engasgam a vida virando de uma vez só. E outros até chegam a arrotar, se refestelando em sensações intensas, incapazes de ser digerida.


E como isso tudo é doido.


A mesma pessoa pode ser amada por um, odiada por outro e ser ninguém para uma terceira. Deus, que loucura! O GRANDE roteirista. Não questiono, mas observando daqui de pertinho, é muito doido HONEY.


Só o que posso dizer é que falei, falei e nada disse. Mas é que essa música....só ouvindo. Esse baixo que te põe pra cima, pra um lugar onde se vê nada, mas se compreende tudo. Vale a pena se permitir.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9DVPiHMuDYE pra encerrar ouvindo a mesma música pela décima vez (mal de família), eu digo: Sr. Pemita que os iguais se reconheçam, que os diferentes se respeitem e que os indecisos passem despercebidos.

Little Monster Pride.

http://tropicalgaga.blogspot.com/2010/12/dueto-de-lady-gaga-e-elton-john-entram.html

Dueto de Lady GaGa e Elton John entram em tracklist de Gnomeu e Julieta.

Com canções originais de Elton John, o novo longa-metragem de animação 'Gnomeu e Julieta' (Gnomeo and Juliet) acaba de ter a sua lista completa de canções reveladas pelo site de vendas, Amazon. Com 14 canções, a trilha sonora chegará as lojas norte-americanas no dia 08 de fevereiro, nove dias antes da estreia do animado nos cinemas do país.

O grande destaque será dueto interpretado por Lady Gaga e Elton John, que cantam juntos a canção “Hello, hello“, composta pelo próprio cantor, que não esconde a admiração mútua pela cantora do momento. A canção deverá aparecer no filme, na cena que o casal principal do animado se conhece pela primeira vez. A trilha sonora da animação é toda composta por Elton John (“O Rei Leão” e “O Caminho para El Dorado“) e pelo compositor James Newton Howard.

Inspirada na maior história de amor de todos os tempos, Romeu e Julieta de William Shakespeare, 'Gnomeu e Julieta' (Gnomeo and Juliet) é dirigido por Kelly Asbury (Shrek 2) e produzido por Baker Bloodworth (Dinosauro), Steve Hamilton-Shaw (Spectacle: Elvis Costello with…) e Elton John (“O Rei Leão” e “O Caminho para El Dorado“).

A dublagem na versão original será feira por James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Maggie Smith, Jason Statham, Ozzy Osbourne e Patrick Stewart. Já no Brasil, a dublagem e adaptação estão sob a responsabilidade da Delart Estúdios Cinematográficos, empresa com mais de 40 anos de experiência no ramo de gravação de áudio para filmes. As vozes dos protagonistas, Gnomeu e Julieta, foram feitas pelos atores Daniel Oliveira (que já trabalhou com dublagem em “O Galinho Chicken Little” e “Happy Feet: O Pinguim“) e Vanessa Giácomo (Jean Charles), enquanto a atriz Ingrid Guimarães (De Pernas para o Ar), dublará a sapa Nanete, a melhor amiga e confidente de Julieta.

Nos Estados Unidos, a estreia nos cinemas de “Gnomeu e Julieta” (Gnomeo and Juliet) está agendada para acontecer no dia 11 de fevereiro de 2011. O animado chegará nos cinemas de todo o Brasil pelas mãos da Imagem Filmes no dia 04 de março de 2011. 

Abaixo a lista completa de canções:

01. Hello Hello - Elton John
02. Crocodile Rock - Nelly Furtado
03. Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) - Elton John
04. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John; Kiki Dee
05. Love Builds a Garden - Elton John
06. Your Song - Elton John
07. Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going To Be A Long, Long Time) - Elton John
08. Tiny Dancer - Elton John
09. Bennie and the Jets - Elton John
10. Gnomeo and Juliet - James Newton Howard
11. Dandelions - James Newton Howard
12. Bennie and the Bunnies - James Newton Howard
13. Terrafirminator - James Newton Howard
14. The Tiki, Tiki, Tiki Room - Wally Boag; Thurl Ravenscroft; Fulton Burley; The Mellomen