Post by remaha on Mar 30, 2007 6:36:04 GMT
It was good to see that Elton managed to turn up to his 60th birthday concert last night (on ITV at 9pm)!
I saw him live twice while he was in his prime and I'd say he's one of the best live performers I've seen. Compared to those days, last night's show was a pretty tame affair.
I sometimes get cross when he changes the melody of his classic hits. To me, there are certain songs that have a magical quality, not just his. It's as though they were waiting to be written. Every note is perfect. It's just a question of someone discovering it.
Well, Elton's written a few of those songs and when he changes the chorus to a song like "Saturday's Alright for Fighting", I wonder what he's up to. The best you can say is that maybe he can't hit all the high notes any more and makes the changes to hide this as much as possible.
I saw him live twice while he was in his prime and I'd say he's one of the best live performers I've seen. Compared to those days, last night's show was a pretty tame affair.
I sometimes get cross when he changes the melody of his classic hits. To me, there are certain songs that have a magical quality, not just his. It's as though they were waiting to be written. Every note is perfect. It's just a question of someone discovering it.
Well, Elton's written a few of those songs and when he changes the chorus to a song like "Saturday's Alright for Fighting", I wonder what he's up to. The best you can say is that maybe he can't hit all the high notes any more and makes the changes to hide this as much as possible.
and a certain young man made it all the more memorabile.