Rocket Man

John. · 11-22-2001, 04:23 AM

...is now playing. And kicking my ass old school.

So I may be a little biased here, but Kate's version HAS to be the best Elton John cover in existence. (Tori's live "Daniel" is nipping at the hem of her skirt, however.) Rocket Man isn't my favorite Elton song by a long shot (that would be "Tiny Dancer"), but Kate's take makes me appreciate its beauty so much more.

<-- not a rocket, but close enough
John

Seed · 11-22-2001, 06:27 AM

...So do you like Tori's version of Tiny Dancer?

John. · 11-22-2001, 07:56 AM

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Originally posted by hummeri
...So do you like Tori's version of Tiny Dancer?

I LOVE Tori's Tiny Dancer!! Hell, a favorite artist+a favorite song=bliss of an ENTIRELY different kind!

But there's something about Tori doing "Daniel" that gives me chills...she and that song fit so well. Just like Kate and Rocket Man...trying not to blaspheme here, but these ladies, to me, have taken these songs totally away from Sir Elton...

(head rolling...)

John

fairysinging26 · 11-22-2001, 10:17 AM

HAHAHAHA John I absolutely LOVE your little ballon rocket
it's SOOOOO Friggin' adorable i'm about to burst

i have yet to hear kate sing "rocket man" i have to get a move on it and listen to the cds chris sent me because i think it's on one of them.

i love the song though it makes me think of my daddy

see we are boston red sox fans and when roger clemens used to pitch for them they would sometimes play "rocket man" for him because he was "the rocket" when it came to pitching speed

i bet all you sports watching men know this already LOL

anyway now he's a friggin' yankee . . . .

kisses
nanci

**LaddyOwen** · 11-22-2001, 02:04 PM

I sing this song at Karaoke all the time! I did it last nite and got a standing O, which was quite fun. *hehehe*
I play it quite alot at gigs too. I was so happy-skippy when Kate did that song! *yay*

*TURKEY HUG*

All The Love,
~Laddy

wen

ArrowofArtemis · 11-22-2001, 02:42 PM

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Originally posted by sorcerer
...Kate's version HAS to be the best Elton John cover in existence. (Tori's live "Daniel" is nipping at the hem of her skirt, however.)

Add Sinead O'Connor's version of "Sacrifice," and I'm fully on board!

I swear I just about melted into the floor the first time I heard Sinead's version. I LOVE Kate's version of RM though.

It's so bouncy and fun.

~Mis

PrinceFamiliar · 11-22-2001, 06:29 PM

I don't like Tori's Tiny Dancer, but I don't like Elton's either.

And Yes, I totally agree on Rocket Man. It's so wonderful.

Chris

John. · 11-23-2001, 02:04 AM

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Originally posted by ArrowofArtemis
Add Sinead O'Connor's version of "Sacrifice," and I'm fully on board! I swear I just about melted into the floor the first time I heard Sinead's version.

WHOA Mis! I'm glad you reminded me of "Sacrifice." Yep, Sinead's is from another world, isn't it? I didn't like the song at all until I heard her version.

John

**Gog** · 11-23-2001, 02:22 AM

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Originally posted by ArrowofArtemis
Add Sinead O'Connor's version of "Sacrifice," and I'm fully on board! I swear I just about melted into the floor the first time I heard Sinead's version

*swoon*

Yes, Sinead`s version outclasses Elton`s original so much it`s embarassing. But then I find Sinead a lot more seductive all round than Elton. So be it ! I do think he`s a great songwriter though.

I like Kate`s Rocket Man . . . . especially the video where she does her Marilyn `Some Like It Hot` impression with the black dress and the ukelele. And all in tasteful monochrome too !

Helen.

fairysinging26 · 11-23-2001, 01:40 PM

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Originally posted by rinkydink

I like Kate`s Rocket Man . . . . especially the video where she does her Marilyn `Some Like It Hot` impression with the black dress and the ukelele. And all in tasteful monochrome too !

EEEEEEE! ! ! I wanna see this

kisses and hugs
nanci

Black Velvet · 11-25-2001, 10:54 AM

So what's the general opinion of Kate's Candle In The Wind cover? I love it... too beautiful for words.

ArrowofArtemis · 11-25-2001, 05:04 PM

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Originally posted by rinkydink

*swoon*

Yes, Sinead`s version outclasses Elton`s original so much it`s embarassing. But then I find Sinead a lot more seductive all round than Elton. So be it ! I do think he`s a great songwriter though.

I couldn't agree more.

Sinead's version is just absolutely perfect. So much more tender and true to the lyrics than the original, imho. Sinead's version on repeat got me through many, many a sad breakup night, and yearny single nights thereafter. LOL

~Mis

**Gog** · 11-25-2001, 10:50 PM

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Originally posted by Black Velvet
So what's the general opinion of Kate's Candle In The Wind cover? I love it... too beautiful for words.

I really did used like it too . . . . . Kate`s delicate vocals made for a great Marilyn tribute.

Only thing is, the whole tune got RUINED for me by that ghastly Elton John reworking `Goodbye England`s Rose` ( a Princess Diana tribute, if anyone was on another planet that year and missed it). That version really made me

. I mean god bless poor old Elton, singing his little heart out in Westminster Abbey but it was so utterly saccharine and innappropriate and just, well, TACKY, IMO . . . . . it got played to death in the UK in `97 so unfortunately when I hear the opening bars of Candle in the Wind I think that version is going to come on . . . . . I`m going to have some kind of reverse aversion therapy to be able to listen to Kate or Elton`s original version again .

John. · 11-26-2001, 08:30 AM

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Originally posted by rinkydink
Only thing is, the whole tune got RUINED for me by that ghastly Elton John reworking `Goodbye England`s Rose` ( a Princess Diana tribute, if anyone was on another planet that year and missed it). That version really made me . I mean god bless poor old Elton, singing his little heart out in Westminster Abbey but it was so utterly saccharine and innappropriate and just, well, TACKY, IMO . . . . . it got played to death in the UK in `97 so unfortunately when I hear the opening bars of Candle in the Wind I think that version is going to come on . . . . . I`m going to have some kind of reverse aversion therapy to be able to listen to Kate or Elton`s original version again .

I can understand where you're coming from, Helen...but I think it was a very appropriate tribute for the funeral. After that, I couldn't listen to it anymore. Of course it was played to death in the US also...it was #1 for 11 freakin' weeks!!!

Kate's "Candle" is nice...but just a pretty, straightforward rendition. I'll listen to Kate's version, because it's Kate, but I just adore how she tweaked "Rocket Man" to the point where she owned it.

John

**Gog** · 11-26-2001, 11:50 PM

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Originally posted by sorcerer
I can understand where you're coming from, Helen...but I think it was a very appropriate tribute for the funeral. After that, I couldn't listen to it anymore. Of course it was played to death in the US also...it was #1 for 11 freakin' weeks!!!

I thought it was inappropriate for two reasons ; firstly, that simply by using such a well known Marylin tribute song as a starting point, it drew all these `tragic Marilyn` and `tragic Diana` parallels that just added to the slush-pile of Diana mythology started by the popular press in order to deflect criticism against themselves and their practices after the accident, and by Diana herself when she was going through her maudlin, self-proclaimed "Queen of Hearts" period (believe me, at the time, a nation puked ).

Secondly, if they wanted to make a tribute using popular music, wouldn`t it have been better to use an original song that better suited the occaison . . . . . . . instead of referencing "Candle in the Wind" with cobbled together, horribly sentimental lyrics that would make a six year old laugh . . . .

Look, basically I thought the whole thing lacked dignity, I remember watching the funeral and totally and utterly cringing during that part. The only thing that stopped it turning into pure farce was that Elton John did sing it with genuine emotion.

Then of course, there is the fact that it spearheaded a whole slew of dodgy Diana `tributes` half of which were basically ploys to sell more newspapers, boost TV stations ratings and careers etc. What started as a genuinely tragic event that really touched a lot of people turned into a commercial and media circus trading on nothing but cheap sentiment. I found a lot of what happened in Britain after the funeral pretty grotesque . . . . .

Helen.