Your Song--Bernie Taupin/Elton John. Cover by Melody Monroe
Here's my cover of Your Song, originally by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Enjoy :)
Elton John And Leon Russell On World Cafe
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/06/136062793/elton-john-and-leon-russell-on-world-cafe
Elton John and Leon Russell appeared on World Cafe.
Courtesy of the artists
From his start with the band Bluesology in 1961, multi-award winner Elton John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight) has time and time again proven himself to be one of the most iconic singer-songwriters of our day. Rising to international fame by the 1970's with the hit "Your Song," Elton has since released an overwhelming number of studio albums, many of which have climbed their way to the top of the charts. In the '90s, he expanded his career to encompass solo studio albums, collaborations, Broadway compositions (Billy Elliot, Aida), movie scoring (The Lion King), and charity foundations (Elton John AIDS Foundation). His contributions to music and charity did not go unnoticed; in 1994, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1998, Queen Elizabeth II knighted him as Sir Elton Hercules John.Elton John and Leon Russell appeared on World Cafe.
John added to his legacy last year with The Union, which he made with Leon Russell. Russell, who was recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March, has built a strong career as a session musician, solo songwriter and collaborator. He has worked with a long list of top artists, covering everything from pure rock to blues and gospel. His resume of albums date as as far back as the late '60s.
The two Hall of Famers sit down with World Cafe guest host Michaela Majoun for a special, in-depth interview.
Superstar Elton John still shines
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Posted: Friday, May 6, 2011 2:50 pm | Updated: 3:01 pm, Fri May 6, 2011.
The Rolling Stones. Blondie. David Bowie. The Eagles. Billy Joel. Supertramp. Pat Benatar. Carrie Underwood. The Guess Who. The Beach Boys.
I'd gone to several big-name concerts over the years, but I'd never crossed Sir Elton John off my to-see bucket list.
Until now.
His show Wednesday night at the La Crosse Center struck such a strong chord with me that I'm ready to hit the Yellow Brick Road again - to Vegas, where Elton performs this fall at Caesars Palace.
I expected a flamboyant showman wearing an elaborate costume - maybe sporting a feather boa like those for sale at the arena.
What I found was an amazing piano man who skipped the stage theatrics - and whose most striking garment was a black jacket decorated in back with a glittery genie in a bottle.
Turns out the Rocket Man, at age 64, still has plenty of star power. He had the capacity crowd clamoring for an encore - after he had played nonstop for about 2½ hours.
The famed pop singer hit all the right notes - if maybe not the higher ones - as he rolled out his myriad hits from the past 40 years. He seemed especially revved up on "Rocket Man," as his fingers flew over the piano keys in a longer version than the radio hit.
I first heard "Bennie and the Jets" in the movie "Aloha Bobby and Rose" in the '70s. Thirty-some years later, it popped up in the film "27 Dresses." It was my turn to sing it Wednesday along with the crowd, when Elton belted out: "B-B-B-Bennie. B-B-B-Bennie. B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets!"
Like the six middle-age women in front of me, I hopped and bopped to the "Crocodile Rock." Oh, yeah, when we were young we had so much fun dancing to "Crocodile Rock."
We swayed to the classic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," urged to sing along by Elton and his four backup singers. Wish I would have had one of the red-flashing glow sticks to wave.
The other familiar tunes still spin in my head: "Daniel," "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," "Candle in the Wind," "Philadelphia Freedom," "Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me," "Levon," "Tiny Dancer," "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues," "Sad Songs."
Mixed in with the oldies-but-goodies was a set from "The Union," Elton's recent collaboration with Leon Russell. As America marks the sesquicentennial of its Civil War this year, the Brit's somber "Gone to Shiloh" was stirring.
I didn't need any of Elton's oversized spectacles to get a good look at him and the band. My husband and I went to the concert with another couple: They sat near the front of the stage, and we sat in the second row from the back of the stage.
Like a giddy teenager, I waved to Elton when he stopped near us and threw up his arms to salute the crowd. I waved to the backup singers who performed in front of us. I waved to the musicians as they walked off the stage next to us - they waved back and smiled a little.
Yes, we had a great view so close to the stage. We also got to hear the music loud and clear - make that really loud. Painfully loud, especially when piano, guitars and drums roared from the stage for the dramatic opener "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lives Bleeding." Next time I'll wear earplugs to muffle the sound.
The acoustics made it difficult to make out the lyrics at times, but that's OK. We all knew the words anyway.
Elton and his band seemed to enjoy themselves as much as we did. Elton didn't talk much, but he frequently strolled the stage's perimeters, smiling, pointing and even doing an arm-pump. (He graciously spent a few minutes at the end of the concert signing autographs and shaking hands with fans from the stage.)
How appropriate that he chose "Your Song" as an encore: "My gift is my song and this one's for you."
No, I'm not ready to land yet. Hope to see you in Vegas, Elton.
Le Mars women nab coveted Elton John autographs
http://www.lemarssentinel.com/story/1725265.html
Le Mars women Kayla Clarey and Teresa Magnussen came home from the Elton John concert in Sioux City this week with more than memories: they managed to get Elton's autograph on Clarey's ticket and Magnussen's Elton album cover "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."
Elton had pounded the piano for three full hours, singing everything from "Tiny Dancer" to "Crocodile Rock."
"His backup band took a break but he didn't," Clarey said.
And then, toward the end of the concert, the British musician and knight beckoned to the first three rows to move up right to the stage front.
"We hurdled like two chairs," Clarey said.
Magnussen laughed.
"I hurdled those like I did back in track in eighth grade," she said.
Elton went down the line greeting his fans, but on the way back, he had a permanent marker in his hand.
This was the moment Magnussen had been hoping for.
"I'm kind of an autograph freak," she said.
Her collection includes a range of signatures from country singer Toby Keith to retired pro tennis player Andre Agassi to singer Pat Benatar.
So when Elton approached her and Clarey with a Sharpie marker in hand, Magnussen was ready.
She had carried four album covers to the concert in a backpack, and she held up the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" cover for him to sign.
"A lady next to me said, 'you're so lucky -- he never usually does that,'" Magnussen said.
She plans to frame the cover, and when her new home office is finished, she's going to put a collage of autographs up on the wall.
"I was in the right place at the right time," Magnussen said, shaking her head.
But as usual, luck favored the prepared.
On Easter Sunday, Magnussen convinced Clarey to camp out with her in front of the Tyson Events Center to buy Elton tickets.
The two knew each other from coaching softball together, and Magnussen decided Clarey might be crazy enough to join her.
Clarey agreed to it.
"My dad is such a big rock guy, so I grew up with it," she said of Elton's music.
So, armed with one cot, a lawn chair and a space heater to keep them warm, the duo set up camp right outside the ticket door at about 5 p.m.
Tickets went on sale at 10 a.m. the next day. About 10 other people camped overnight. In the morning, the line grew.
"We were number one and number two," Magnussen said.
To pass the time, they played catch with a softball for a few hours, people-watched and shared a bag of chips and salsa.
And they tried to catch some shut-eye between fire trucks roaring past, helicopters flying over and semi-trailers braking on the nearby roads.
"We got maybe one hour of sleep," Clarey said.
But they made it through the night and secured close-up tickets -- close enough to admire Elton's suit jacket with a rhinestone-studded crocodile, a miniature Elton John perched in its mouth.
Magnussen had seen Elton three times before, but she always had been in the nosebleed section, she said.
"It was awesome," she and Clarey agreed.
And the autograph was the icing on the cake.
Magnussen has been collecting famous people's signatures since she was a young girl.
"When I was a little kid, my mom took me to a Braves game, and Dale Murphy signed my Dale Murphy glove," she said.
That moment stuck with Magnussen.
Now she always carries a Sharpie permanent marker with her -- if not two.
"My friends laugh about that," she said.
And she's been building her collection -- including pro golfer Stewart Cink's game ball from the 2004 MCI Heritage golf tournament.
But getting Elton John's signature was a pretty big deal.
"If I could get Michael Jordan or Tiger (Woods), those would be my other two big ones," Magnussen said.
Elton's concert a major success
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La Crosse Center Director Art Fahey and his crew were making sure everything was fabulous behind the scenes while Elton John and his band were putting on a fabulous show on stage. And fabulous is the way it went down, Fahey said, because they'd had a practice run.
The stage had been set up by the time a snowstorm postponed the show two weeks ago. So the crew knew exactly what to do the second time around.
Because this is the smallest arena Elton is playing on this tour, Fahey isn't sure a sellout counts for much in terms of luring other big acts here. But it does help, he said, that it sold out quickly and everything went according to plan.
"It does show the market can handle a ticket that price," Fahey said, "and sell out in a big hurry."
High-end tickets cost $129, and the show sold out in little more than an hour.
Fahey knew it was going to be a long performance; he didn't know Elton wouldn't budge from the stage until show's end.
"That's a little surprising for me, too," Fahey said, because seeing Elton before the show, Fahey said he seemed a little tired.
"But when he hit the stage," Fahey said, that all changed. "I didn't expect a 2 hour and a 45 minute show. That's a very long show" for any group. Some bands will play 75 minutes or 90 minutes, or even two hours, but few play almost three hours.
So Fahey is chalking this one up in the win column but not counting on bigger things to come.
"I would stop short of saying this would create future bookings," he said. But it doesn't hurt it."
The real bonus for La Crosse, he said, was the business it brought to downtown, with more mid-week hotel bookings and an unusually high number of restaurant reservations for a Wednesday.
"It became an event," he said, "not just a concert."
For Elton, it was probably just another show in another town.
"Elton walked off the stage and he was gone," Fahey said. "He didn't stop until he sat down in his car."
Classic Pop, Rock & Country Music News, May 6: Elton John returns to Vegas
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_18003773Posted: 05/05/2011 10:41:02 PM PDT
Elton John inked a new three-year deal with Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. The long-term engagement for his new show, "The Million Dollar Piano," begins on Sep. 28, the hotel announced. John's glitzy "The Red Piano" show at Caesar's from 2000-2005 was one of the most popular shows in the city's history. The British recording legend is currently touring Canada. At the end of this month he'll hit Europe for a lengthy jaunt that will last through July.
Online exclusive: Loving Elton is a family affair
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Chris Rochester, his grandmother Rita Thorson and his mother Laura Rochester attended the Elton John concert Wednesday night. Erik Daily
Remember when your parents used to yell at you to turn down the music?
That doesn't happen at the Rochester house.
Chris Rochester attended the Elton John concert Wednesday with his mom, Laura Rochester, and his Grandma Rita Thorson. And all three of them proclaimed themselves well pleased with the experience.
Especially Grandma Rita.
"She enjoyed herself," Laura said with a laugh.
So much so that she stayed up with her daughter and grandson until 2:30 a.m. Thursday, listening to Elton tunes and reliving the concert.
Rita says she discovered Elton when he recorded "Candle in the Wind." But seeing him live was a whole new experience.
"This was my first concert. We had a good time," she said. "There were lots and lots of people, and people were dancing to the music. It was very nice and very different. And he was just energetic and he didn't take a break. He's quite a performer."
Chris, who grew up listening to "The Lion King" soundtrack, said that album got him hooked on Elton.
His grandma figures Chris must have every Elton John song ever recorded (Chris agrees, estimating 700-plus songs) and the trio took advantage of that after the concert.
"We went home and Chris had a CD, if that's what you call it nowadays," Rita said. "He had all kinds of songs and we stayed up until 2:30 a.m. playing songs."
It was an iPod, for the record. "There's something about an artist that clicks with you," Chris said. "At this point, I've got all his albums."
Laura, who had to get up at 6 a.m. to go to work, said she enjoyed the concert, too, but Thursday was pretty much a blur because she's not used to staying up so late on a work night.
For three generations, this was an experience they're all glad they shared. And Grandma Rita, at least, is ready to do it all over again.
"It's not something Grandma does a lot," Chris said.
Thanks to Elton, Grandma may be stepping out to the La Crosse Center more often now.
"I'm going to be going to more, too," she said. "I think so. I really enjoyed it."
That doesn't happen at the Rochester house.
Chris Rochester attended the Elton John concert Wednesday with his mom, Laura Rochester, and his Grandma Rita Thorson. And all three of them proclaimed themselves well pleased with the experience.
Especially Grandma Rita.
"She enjoyed herself," Laura said with a laugh.
So much so that she stayed up with her daughter and grandson until 2:30 a.m. Thursday, listening to Elton tunes and reliving the concert.
Rita says she discovered Elton when he recorded "Candle in the Wind." But seeing him live was a whole new experience.
"This was my first concert. We had a good time," she said. "There were lots and lots of people, and people were dancing to the music. It was very nice and very different. And he was just energetic and he didn't take a break. He's quite a performer."
Chris, who grew up listening to "The Lion King" soundtrack, said that album got him hooked on Elton.
His grandma figures Chris must have every Elton John song ever recorded (Chris agrees, estimating 700-plus songs) and the trio took advantage of that after the concert.
"We went home and Chris had a CD, if that's what you call it nowadays," Rita said. "He had all kinds of songs and we stayed up until 2:30 a.m. playing songs."
It was an iPod, for the record. "There's something about an artist that clicks with you," Chris said. "At this point, I've got all his albums."
Laura, who had to get up at 6 a.m. to go to work, said she enjoyed the concert, too, but Thursday was pretty much a blur because she's not used to staying up so late on a work night.
For three generations, this was an experience they're all glad they shared. And Grandma Rita, at least, is ready to do it all over again.
"It's not something Grandma does a lot," Chris said.
Thanks to Elton, Grandma may be stepping out to the La Crosse Center more often now.
"I'm going to be going to more, too," she said. "I think so. I really enjoyed it."
Simon Cowell is very, very wealthy
American Idol demiurge Simon Cowell made $58 mil last year, making him the sixth-richest person in the Brit music industry, with a net worth of $330 mil, according to an annual ranking by London's Sunday Times. Si is richer than Elton John (No. 7 with $321.8 mil) and Mick Jagger (No. 8 with $313.5 mil)! Other well-known celebs in the top 10 include Andrew Lloyd Webber, who is at No. 2 with $1.1 billion, and Paul McCartney, at No. 4 with $816.8 mil.New Tour Program Out Now
http://eltonjohnnews.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-tour-program-out.html
The brand new Elton John souvenir tour brochure will be on sale at tonight's concert in La Crosse, WI, and at all future Elton and band concerts. With a large square format and comprising 36 full-colour glossy pages, this book visually recounts the Elton John story using photos from throughout Elton's career, archival posters, press cuttings, memorabilia and two stunning new collages of Elton's glasses and platform boots. It is designed by David Costa, who has worked with Elton since the very early days.
Kerry Kennedy: Lady Gaga, Elton John, Oprah Among Celebs Joining RFK Center, Supporting Human Rights Worldwide
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While the names of our sports stars and screen idols -- our cultural heroes -- are known to us all, across the world champions of moral courage, the Martin Luther Kings of their countries, are not ...Elton John 'Rocket Man' 2-Sided White Tour T-shirt (Apparel)
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Elton John tour t-shirt is printed with a colorful montage of the singer/songwriter throughout his career and 'Elton John Rocket Man-The Definitive Hits' printed above in black on a white tee. On the back is a list of the tour dates and locations, with light blue stars in the background. 'Rocket Man 2008' is printed vertically on the left in a light blue print.In his four-decade career, Elton John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His best-selling single of all time, Candle in the Wind has sold 37 million copies. Elton John has over fifty Top 40 hits, seven consecutive No. 1 U.S. albums, and dozens of Top 10 songs. He has won five Grammy awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him among the greatest artists of all time. Celebrate the timeless music of Elton John, including 'Rocket Man', 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road', 'Benny And The Jets' and more, with this collectible tour t-shirt. Read more
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Elton John And His Band Teaming up to UK
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Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947, is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career Elton John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. Elton John has won six Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. Elton John has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s, and was knighted in 1998. Elton John continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him as the most successful male solo artist on “The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists”.
Elton John Tickets for Elton John And His Band UK tour 2011
Starting Date: Jun 08, 2011
Day: Wednessday
Starting Time: 19:00
Venue: Cardiff International Arena
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947, is an English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist. In his four-decade career Elton John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. Elton John has won six Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. Elton John has been heavily involved in the fight against AIDS since the late 1980s, and was knighted in 1998. Elton John continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him as the most successful male solo artist on “The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists”.
Elton John Tickets for Elton John And His Band UK tour 2011
Starting Date: Jun 08, 2011
Day: Wednessday
Starting Time: 19:00
Venue: Cardiff International Arena
Elton John and David Furnish Through the Years
New Couple
Music superstar John met film director and producer Furnish (here at 1994 Oscars with MIke Myers and another pal) at a dinner party in 1993. "He was very well dressed, very shy," John told Parade in early 2010. "We fell in love very quickly."
Love and Communication
"We've never been jealous," John (here in 1997) says of Furnish. "We talk about...things that normally would have frightened me before."
Royal Meeting
They greeted Prince Charles at a bash in March 2001
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And Arthur Makes 3
The pair with their dog, Arthur, in Nov. 2003.
Dame Liz
With longtime pal and fellow AIDS activist Elizabeth Taylor in Feb. 2005.
Credit: Niki Nikolova/WireImage
Costume Party!
How does the couple (at a 2007 costume bash in London) keep the love alive? "Every Saturday for 16 years, we've sent each other a card," John says, "no matter where we are in the world, to say how much we love each other.
THE LEGEND IS COMING...
Elton John
- July 05 - July 06
- İstanbul , Ankara
"Sir" Elton John is coming to Turkey for two concerts in Istanbul and Ankara as part of his World Tour.
Ranked in the list of the 50 greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone, Elton John will perform on July 5th at Küçükçiftlik Park with the organisation of MAP İletişim.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single for Lady Di "Candle in the Wind" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has won six Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award.
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