stevie wonder made it to the top 8 in the other tournament! no way elton john's fanbase here is anything as hardcore as stevie's.
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, it's not even close. Elton has at least twenty songs I care about, while Richie's got Can't Slow Down (don't care for the Commodores at all).
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 August 2010 15:18 (thirteen years ago) link
ILX 70s album poll - results
3 stevie wonder albums, 0 ej
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:20 (thirteen years ago) link
And actually, Elton's '70s stuff has plenty of soul influence (and some country) in it, too fwiw. ("Bennie And The Jets," "Philadelphia Freedom," and "Mama Can't Buy You Love" all charted r&b.)
― xhuxk, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:21 (thirteen years ago) link
bennie and the jets? I always considered that his glammiest moment. (would take it over anything on ziggy stardust)
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:26 (thirteen years ago) link
"Bennie and the Jets" topped the R&B chart, I think.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 August 2010 15:27 (thirteen years ago) link
then there was Mary J. Blige's version.
― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 August 2010 15:31 (thirteen years ago) link
I guess there's actually considerable soul-influence on elton's vocals
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:35 (thirteen years ago) link
(not nec w/r/t that song, but in lots of others)
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:36 (thirteen years ago) link
I agree with that.
All I'm really saying is that Elton John's popularity doesn't surprise me.
― people are for loving (HI DERE), Monday, 9 August 2010 15:39 (thirteen years ago) link
okay I can get that
also any chance to big up tumbleweed connection I'm gonna take:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKXDYMrIqTI
― iatee, Monday, 9 August 2010 15:44 (thirteen years ago) link
Dig the live vocals and the eventually abandoned pianomime on Bennie and the Jets. Philadelphia Freedom sounds like a total lip synch job though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSobF74JxYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqnDqrL5Y58&feature=related
― Mick's comedy barking (KMS), Monday, 9 August 2010 17:52 (thirteen years ago) link