Elton John

Please no – just retire OK?

10/11/2025 by Mousey 52 Comments

Reg should just go quietly away. YT link in comments

So appalling in so many ways. He’s not even singing in time.

Back in the day I loved the self titled EJ album and GBYBR. He kind of lost me after that

Any other examples of artists who keep going past their best?

They don’t make them like they used to (songs)

25/06/2023 by Tiggerlion 41 Comments

Listening to the spanking new remaster of Little Feat’s Dixie Chicken, I was struck by Walkin’ All Night, in which the protagonist mistakes a business arrangement for a potential romance. There must have been something in the water in 1973. Steely Dan use the same premise in Pearl Of The Quarter. It’s the closest they ever came to writing a love song. Elton John, however, is brutally clear eyed about his Sweet Painted Lady. On the other hand, the Southern Belle in Dixie Chicken seems happy to share her favours without a financial transaction, as long as she is paid in kind.

Somehow, I can’t imagine these kind of songs being written today, except from a totally different perspective, maybe by the likes of Lana Del Ray.

Any other examples of songs they don’t write like they used to?

A band from Kendal, four students from Jesus College, my mate’s favourite band and a film soundtrack which took the producer by surprise.

21/04/2023 by niallb 3 Comments

Today’s studio-blog is about Kore Studios in Acton:

https://willyoumeetmeonclareisland.wordpress.com/2023/04/21/the-studios-of-london-kore-studios/

The Beatles’ publisher, a young intruder and a guitarist whose death made me cry.

14/04/2023 by niallb 26 Comments

Today’s blog-episode is about DJM Studios.

https://willyoumeetmeonclareisland.wordpress.com/2023/04/14/the-studios-of-london-djm-studio/

Pauline from Bradford, John Lennon, Elton John and a plane with a working fire,

16/02/2022 by niallb 12 Comments

Nova Sound Studios is the subject of today’s blog.

Look out for IBC Studios on Friday – yes, you get Double Bubble this week, you lucky people.

https://willyoumeetmeonclareisland.wordpress.com/2022/02/16/the-studios-of-london-nova-sound-studios/

Best Music Podcasts

23/07/2021 by bixieface 56 Comments

Have ventured into the world of podcasts with a little effort of my own. It’s on 80s music, so unlikely to be of much interest here, but I am looking for other recommended music podcasts – especially ones that do interviews, to compare and contrast.

What are the best ones out there? I already listen to The Hustle (and regularly chat with the host, Jon) and Rockenteurs. Any other goodies you would recommend?

For mine, so far i’ve had the pleasure of interviewing Langer/Winstanley, Hugh Padgham, Stephen Lipson, Chris Hughes and many others (did a whole season of interviews relating to Tears For Fears) and I am looking to check out the competition! (albeit from a much lower level…)

[Would also be grateful for any feedback on my little effort..cheers]

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/80sography-80s-music-one-artist-at-a-time/id1486104117

Bloody Hell! Elton John is Vic Reeves

19/04/2020 by Carl 109 Comments

I have just seen Elton John on One World: Together At Home performing his song I’m Still Standing. However, for reasons only known to himself he sang it like Vic Reeves singing a song in the style of a pub-singer. Utterly bizarre!

Eighties Elton

06/11/2019 by bixieface 12 Comments

As part of my research on an eighties music podcast I am doing I have been enjoying this time period in the career of Sir Reginald of Dwight.

It is an admittedly mixed bag with a few surprising gems mixed in. What is the consensus on this forgotten decade (by no less than the man himself – he barely does any numbers live from this time)?

There is a case to be made that this period is underrated in the same way his heyday seventies are a smidgen maybe overrated? Thoughts?

Here is a gem to start with (lyrics by no less than Tom Robinson)

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/elton-john-part-1-1980-1982/id1486104117?i=1000455833451

Randy California v Elton John – Captain Fantastic is Captain Bulls**t

01/07/2019 by Carl 13 Comments

Last week I downloaded a torrent of a Spirit gig recorded in Chicago in May 1975 (the same tour that resulted in the Spirit of 76 album). The version of Hey Joe that they performed is rather bizarre as Randy changes the lyrics to launch a continued attack on Elton John. I searched online to see if I could uncover the source of his beef with Elton – other than the huge album sales and ticket prices mentioned in the song – and in doing so found that there is a version on YouTube. Here it is. Meanwhile I’m none the wiser about the cause of Randy’s disdain. Do any older Afterworders have any insight into this?

She Said She’d Always Been A Dancer – Soho in the 60s

14/12/2015 by Johnny Concheroo 84 Comments

Please forgive what is clearly yet another self-indulgent stroll down memory lane, but a couple of Afterworders have requested more details about my Beatles encounter of 1967. So here it is.

Now read on