I became more familiar with this expansive, but vulnerable ballad during its 1991 resurgence, when it was recorded live as a duet between Elton John and George Michael and reached number one in both the UK and the US. It…
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Simple Life (1992) – Elton John
Simple Life is yet another great song from Elton John’s underrated 1992 album The One (image inset). It is more restrained and introspective than his high-energy, piano-driven music of his 1970s and 1980s peak. The song – the final single…
The One (1992) – Elton John
I think apart from Elton’s contributions on the 1994 Lion King soundtrack with Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Circle of Life, today’s featured song – The One – stands as one of Elton John’s finest achievements in his…
The North (1992) – Elton John
Today we have the first of an Elton John double billing – a happy quirk of the alphabetical sequence that sometimes throws up these fortuitous double features. We’re dialing things right down with this lesser known song from Elton John’s…
The Last Song (1992) – Elton John
When Elton John sang Sad Songs (Say So Much) in 1984, he wasn’t kidding. That message proved to be a prelude to what would come nearly a decade later with today’s featured track – The Last Song – from an…
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7/4/25 – 13/4/25 – Elton John & Rory McIlroy
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Elton celebrates ‘extraordinary’ 10th number one albumArticle and audio interview at BBC news and sound I was delighted to read this news about Elton…
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Crocodile Rock (1972) – Elton John
Crocodile Rock was one of the first songs I remember grooving to and letting loose on the living room floor during my youth. So many here will have such fond memories of this song as well, such was its immense…
Song For Guy (1978) – Elton John
As I was writing this song one Sunday, I imagined myself floating into space and looking down at my own body. I was imagining myself dying. Morbidly obsessed with these thoughts, I wrote this song about death. The next day…
I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues (1983) – Elton John
But more than ever, I simply love youMore than I love life itself When Elton sings the above lines in today’s featured track, it sends chills down my spine. It’s simply devine and one of my favourite romantic songs from…
Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting (1973) – Elton John
A couple of the sounds that I really likeAre the sounds of a switchblade and a motorbikeI’m a juvenile product of the working classWhose best friend floats in the bottom of a glass My music library project wouldn’t be nearly…
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