Elton John and the Holy Grail

On most of EJ’s albums, there is what I call a “showcase song” – that is, a song which (you got it!) showcases Elton’s vocals and piano – and often just that.  The holy grail to an Elton fan like me! These gems sometimes have a “big” message and are often some of Bernie’s most…

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Little Kimmee and the extra long blog post

Ok, so I have to change the title to get a song named for me! (That and Kimoreena, of course). This song came out when I was in college.  I was interning at GM in Detroit and living in Windsor, Canada, and my summer intern buddies gave me this nickname. (It couldn’t be because I…

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Tread neat so small those little feet

This post is for my brothers…I know, I’m being very literal here, but since they both are now subscribers of my blog (thank you very much!), I figured I’d dedicate a song (and a blog post) to them. The Greatest Discovery is one of my all-time favorite Elton John songs.  I’ve always loved it, but…

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I have to say that I like the way his music sounded before…

WHAT? Did she really say that?  Well, if it got you to read my blog, then it worked – even if it isn’t quite true.  Of course, I do like the way his music sounded before, but I also like the way it sounds now, too. Idol is supposedly about Elvis, who was a big…

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