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…and thus was born The Union. The back story has been widely reported:  How Leon was Elton’s idol (calling him “the greatest piano player that ever influenced me”), how they hadn’t seen or talked to each other in over 30 years, how Elton was listening to Leon’s music while on safari in Africa, and how…

…then so can I… I always loved that line and the image and even hope that it provokes.  With that said, Grey Seal is one of those lyrically obtuse songs (and that’s not a complaint, mind you), although musically it is quite distinctive (at least the second, GBYBR version is). Why’s it never light on…

21 at 33? 25 or 6 to 4? How about 4 in 36? That’s the number of times (4) I will see Elton in concert in March and April (in the span of 36 days).  (!!!) And so shall go the Pilgrimage Part Deux: Friday, March 9: Ft. Lauderdale Saturday, March 10: Orlando Tuesday, March…

So…the other day, I had a revelation.  On my other blog, Cornflakes and Classics (how’s that for shameless promotion?), I recently posted my poem Emilie.  As I was publishing the poem, it dawned on me that perhaps that signified one degree of separation…I have a poem called Emilie…and the boys have a song called Emily. …

To commemorate 2012 being the year Elton turns 65, the Captain the the Kim is resolved to publish at least 65 blog posts this year.  You heard it here first. That’s more than 5 posts a month – can I do it?  I certainly have enough fodder just within the EJ catalog, but I suspect…

…and, yeah, Mona Lisa’s getting older… Always a time to reminisce – and a time to look forward, too.  “Raise a glass and have a laugh, have a laugh or two…” – It’s New Year’s Eve, for goodness sakes! So what are my 2011 EJ highlights? Although I wasn’t able to see him live in…

‘Tis the season…and for me, it just wouldn’t be Christmas without hearing this song.  Haven’t heard it yet on the radio, but I’m sure I will soon. A silly little ditty, yes, but shouldn’t Christmas (at least the secular aspect of it) be silly and bright? Welcome to my Christmas song I’d like to thank…

Travesty, I say, travesty!  For Elton, Leon and T Bone. The Union was Rolling Stone’s #3 album of the year…how could it not be nominated?  They also gave it 5 stars when they reviewed it. “The Union is a rare gesture in a dying business: an act of gratitude.”  If the Grammy jurors can’t recognize the…

Well, I guess it would have been more timely of me to post this on Thanksgiving, but I was enjoying my family and friends too much.  I was thinking about this song on Thanksgiving, though!  When I hear it, I can’t help but reflect on the blessings of my life.  Simple abundance. And I’ve got…

…touched your lips but never mine…Ah, Bernie, you’ve done it again! A song about love gone amiss – perhaps doomed from the start – quite fitting for an album entitled Breaking Hearts.  No, it’s not a new theme, even for the boys, but one that is portrayed in this song with a decidedly different twist.…