All articles filed in July 2010

So, today the first 15 replacement EJ albums arrived. And why do I need replacement albums? Well, I am ashamed to say (yes, my head is hanging, hanging, hanging in shame) that several years ago, I let my husband convince me that I would never, ever, ever listen to my albums again…of which many were…

I took myself a blue canoe And I floated like a leaf Dazzling, dancing half enchanted In my Merlin sleep Crazy was the feeling Restless were my eyes Insane they took the paddles My arms they paralysed Supposedly this song is about a soldier killed in the Civil War.  I can see that (especially when…

In an interview on his DVD collection “Dream Ticket,”  Elton said he didn’t understand why this song wasn’t a bigger hit.  NEITHER. DO. I. I defy you to listen to it and not at least bop your head or sing “Do wop de do de do do” –  I. DEFY. YOU. When the shades are…

Paris was always my dream, and I’ve been lucky enough to visit twice.  From their songs that mention Paris and from their interviews, it seems like the fellows and I are both enamored by the City of Lights. But when I get to Paris We’ll paint all our portraits In brush-strokes of yellow And christen…

Hey how about this A little conversation tonight Thinking aloud how we struggled to find Our place in the dizzy heights Don’t often do this We never really get the chance Nearly froze to death on Oxford Street Now we’re sitting in the South of France Now, haven’t you ever gotten together with an old…

One of my favorite Bernie lines ever!  Too bad I always forget to respond that way when someone asks “How are you?”! There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on And just enough time for the night to pass by without warning Away in the distance there’s a blue flashing light…

So far, I’ve blogged mostly about ballads.  But there are so many different sides to Elton’s music – you can’t pin him down to a single genre (which is one of the reasons I love his music).  So, let’s go down the harder rock path today… One of my favorite, favorite songs is “The Bitch…

It only seems fitting that my next blog post cover the title track to the Captain and the Kid, the long-awaited (by me, anyway) follow-on to Captain Fantastic. I must admit that the first time I listened to this song, it moved me to tears.  Hearing the intro, I was a goner.  You see, it’s…

I love alliteration, don’t you? If you don’t recognize this line, it’s from the title track of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.  Besides using a cool poetic device, the song paints a picture of the dichotomy of two very different lives coming together and making magic.  Eloquent in its simplicity. Captain Fantastic raised…

This was the first ring tone I had on my cell phone.  And trust me, it wasn’t easy, since my phone at the time did not support user-created ring tones.  Quite embarrassing when my husband works for myxer.  But we got that solved by buying a new phone – the first thing I asked was…