1/16/2024 0 Comments Tower of power singers![]() Colin from London, United KingdomFurther to the remarks attributed to Brad Wind, the George Michael and Elton John version was not the only UK No 1 recorded outdoors.This song.is gorgeous! I love the lyrics to this! Simply amazing. Megan from Stevenson, AlI have to say this is my favorite songs that Sir Elton John has ever sung.Hard to believe songs like The Night Chicago Died, and Having My Baby kept this song at #2. Paul from Detroit, MiThis one and Someone Saved my Life Tonight from 1975 are Elton's two best songs, imo.Oldpink from Farmland, InSurprising to read about all the trouble Elton had with this one.* March 25th, 1991 was also Elton John's 44th birthday. Plus it peaked at #1 in Belgium, Canada, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Barry from Sauquoit, NyAs stated above on March 25th, 1991* Elton John joined George Michael onstage at London's Wembley Arena and the duet performed "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me".Įight months and seven days later on December 1st, 1991 their 'live' covered version would enter Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #72 and seven weeks later on January 26th, 1992 it would peak at #1 for one week.Īnd on February 2nd, 1992 it also reached #1 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.Is it pure coincidence that John released Lucy as a single in the same year as Caribou (1974) and recorded it at the same location? ![]() ![]() Daryl from Sydney, AustraliaThere seems to be a "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" pattern in the chorus of this song i.e.Diane from United StatesWould it interest anyone to know that in the 1930's signs were put up at the borders of American "sundown towns" like Hawthorne California that stated, "Ni-er, don't let the sun go down on you."?.I also understand why he would have had so much trouble singing it as I struggled to find a tune for the version I had written. I have in all this time wondered if the song he judged and declared the winning entry back in New Zealand in 1973 influenced these two songs.If they did I would be more than pleased to know. In January the following year Elton and Bernie Taupin came up with " Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me", one of my favourite songs of all time and Lonnie & Josie, about a couple who have run away together and were last seen hitch hiking. Each of the verses revolved around light going out and being left alone " "started to run to that neon sun when it suddenly went out" The refrain went on to say " you took my harmony and song and left me to sing the blues alone". The song centred around an experience I had with a friend when we were hitch hiking at night. I entered the song lyrics " Sandy where did you go" and Elton selected it as the winning entry. A local radio station in Hamilton, where I lived at the time, ran a write a song for Elton John competition( lyrics only) and Elton was asked to select the top 6 entries. Gary James Parker from Rotorua, New ZealandIn 1973 Elton John came to New Zealand and played in Auckland.It's success showed that there was still tremendous demand for his music, and when he returned in 1992 with his album The One, he was back in form with two more hits: the title track and " The Last Song." When the duet was released as a single late in 1991, it harkened a phase in Elton's career, as he shed his alcoholism, drug addiction and eating disorder. It wasn't the first time they performed the song: Elton brought Michael onstage during his Live Aid set in 1985 to guest on the song Michael told the crowd it was "one of my favorite tracks of Elton's." This was Michael's only appearance at Live Aid, as Wham! didn't have their own set.Īlso in 1985, the pair shared vocals on " Wrap Her Up," a track from Elton's "Ice On Fire" album that went to #20 US and #12 UK.Įlton's 1991 appearances with Michael were two of just a handful he made that year he went through a rigorous rehab program in the summer of 1990 and was focused on his health. ![]() Elton sang it with Michael at Michael's MaWembley Arena concert, and again at his Wembley concert on March 23 it's not clear which performance was used on the release, or if they were edited together, but George Michael is credited as the producer, indicating that some editing and production took place. A live duet with George Michael released in 1991 was a huge hit, going to #1 in both the US and UK.
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