So, it looks like somebody is buying these things! (Includes a shout out for the Blu-ray) https://deadline.com/2025/01/elton-...uk-top-spot-after-374-weeks-chart-1236254483/
Iβm actually never tired of that song!Listening to Honky Cat now. OK. While we all may be tired of this song.....to my ears, the Atmos mix brings it to a new level I thought I'd never appreciate. Killer...
"Nikita" is my favourite of the new mixes of 80's material as well, a stunning Surround showcase with layers galore and so many lovely things happening all round the room to engage the sensesMy goodness does Nikita sound phenomenal! Probably my favorite of his 80s output. This mix takes it to another level.
"Song For Guy" was a tune Elton was playing about with one morning when thinking of music he would like to have played at his own funeral.Song for Guy is a pleasant surprise. Not really familiar with the song previously but it sure sounds sweet on this. Strange to me that this was a hit single (in the UK apparently), being an instrumental and all.
Youβre better than Wikipedia! Thanks for the background, interesting info for sure."Song For Guy" was a tune Elton was playing about with one morning when thinking of music he would like to have played at his own funeral.
coincidentally at the same time as he was composing it, a young employee of his record company who was like a courier for Rocket Records, called Guy Burchett, was tragically killed on his motorcycle aged just 18.
as soon as Elton heard the awful news the following day he dedicated the instrumental track to Guy, hence it's title "Song For Guy".
it ultimately got released as a single, unbelievably got in the Top 10 and is a track Elton couldn't get away without playing in concert throughout the 80's in certain territories, especially Australasia.
edit: 1978's "A Single Man" is for me one of his most underrated albums, imho the best tracks on it ("It Ain't Gonna Be Easy", "Madness", "Part-Time Love") are as good as anything he did for the next decade
My goodness does Nikita sound phenomenal! Probably my favorite of his 80s output. This mix takes it to another level.
"Nikita" is my favourite of the new mixes of 80's material as well, a stunning Surround showcase with layers galore and so many lovely things happening all round the room to engage the senses
i've got a book about Elton inside me!Youβre better than Wikipedia! Thanks for the background, interesting info for sure.
Nikita is one of my favorite EJ songs in his entire output. I always liked the music video to:
Tidbit: The fellow in the music video who plays the male border guard was a henchman in the Bond film The Living Daylights.
Nikita is one of my favorite EJ songs in his entire output. I always liked the music video to:
Tidbit: The fellow in the music video who plays the male border guard was a henchman in the Bond film The Living Daylights.
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