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Nov 14, 2016 · Bryan Wawzenek Published: November 14, 2016. Elton John almost didn’t make it to the ’80s. After a run of No. 1 albums, hit singles and worldwide acclaim in the mid-’70s, the singer overdosed on...
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- "Little Jeannie" Despite a brief songwriting hiatus from usual partner Taupin, John delivers a typically accomplished melody and vocal performance on this track from the 1980s.
- "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" Also from 21 at 33, this sleeper gem benefits as well from a sharp collaboration with an unfamiliar lyricist, in this case, the hard-rocking, politically conscious Tom Robinson.
- "Blue Eyes" Almost entirely coming off as a slow-burn, lovelorn torch song, this track from 1982's Jump Up! Sounds decidedly smoky yet somehow well-matched to John's fluid and versatile but always distinctive style.
- "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" Although "Blue Eyes" performed just about as well in the UK as in North America, for much of this period John's hits built their greatest success in the U.S. In the case of this unforgettable ballad about the loss of John Lennon at the end of 1980.
- Blue Eyes
- I Guess That’S Why They Call It The Blues
- I’m Still Standing
- Sad Songs
- Passengers
- Nikita
- Candle in The Wind
Elton released Blue Eyes as the lead single to his sixteenth album, Jump Up, in 1982. The melodic ballad made it to number eight in the UK and had an accompanying music video dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor. Clearly a winner for the musician, Blue Eyes also landed Elton a 1983 Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance.
Keeping in the colour theme, 1983’s I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues was the new lead single from Elton’s seventeenth album, Too Low for Zero. Becoming something of a signature track for the bespectacled singer, Blues found a home at number five in the UK charts, and featured fellow icon Stevie Wonder on the harmonica. Having Blue as a foc...
Time for something uptempo, and Elton released I’m Still Standing to massive fanfare both in the UK and US. Released in 1983 as his second single from Too Low for Zero, the infectious single was featured in heavy rotation on fledgling music video channel MTV, and that helped propel the tune up the charts to number four in the UK and 12 in the US.
Moving onto Elton’s final track of his eighteenth album, Breaking Hearts, Sad Songs (Say So Much) explored the Rocket Man artist's more sensitive side. The track describes the feeling of listening to sad blues songs while feeling down, which clearly worked for fans when it was released in 1984. It landed at number seven in the UK charts, and found ...
Something of an underrated classic for Elton was his 1984 track Passengers. It reached number five in the UK charts but never made it Stateside, and featured a style of South African folk song originally recorded in 1963. A rare live track for Elton, the song was first performed live during his 1985 tour but has yet to be featured on a setlist agai...
Moving on to 1985, and the Sacrifice singer had a number three UK hit with Nikita, the lead single of his nineteenth studio album, Ice on Fire. The melodic pop track features George Michael on backing vocals and Nik Kershaw, and describes a crush Elton has on a border officer named Nikita.
Described as a threnody, or a mournful ode, classic Elton track, Candle in the Wind, was originally written in 1973 in honour of Marilyn Monroe. A 1986 live version was recorded in Sydney and features only Elton on piano. It was re-released in 1987 as part of his Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra album, and the single made its...
- I Want To Break Free (from The Works, 1984) Queen - I Want To Break Free (Official Video) An outstanding single, which shot to Number 3 in the UK charts thanks in part to the hilarious video that sees all four members of Queen in drag.
- You're My Best Friend (from A Night At The Opera, 1976) Queen - You're My Best Friend (Official Video) Hw do you follow up a momentous single like Bohemian Rhapsody?
- Spread Your Wings (from News Of The World, 1977) Queen - Spread Your Wings (Official Video) Storytelling ballad from 1977, which tells the tale of frustrated barman Sammy and his dreams of stardom.
- Back Chat (from Hot Space, 1982) Queen - Back Chat (Official Video) The Hot Space album is derided by critics for its flirtation with disco and funk, but as Queen had toyed with pretty much every other genre under the sun, it seems a bit miserable to have a pop at it.
John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender who raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 young men and boys in Norwood Park Township, near Chicago, Illinois.
Jul 30, 2020 · As Elton John’s lover in the early 1970s, John Reid was witness to the arrival of one of the world’s greatest entertainers. As John’s manager for 28 years, Reid amassed a fortune that he would...
John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American filmmaker, composer, and actor. Most commonly associated with horror, action, and science fiction films of the 1970s and 1980s, he is generally recognized as a master of the horror genre. [1]
