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Sir Elton Hercules John Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight 25 March 1947 Is A British Singer Pianist And Composer. Collaborating With Lyricist Bernie Taupin Since 1967 John Is One Of The Most Successful Artists Of All Time Having Sold Over 300 Million Records Worldwide In A Seven-Decade Career In Music. He Is Acclaimed By Critics And Musicians Particularly For His Work During The 1970s And His Lasting Impact On The Music Industry. John's Music And Showmanship Have Had A Significant Impact On Popular Music. His Songwriting Partnership With Taupin Is One Of The Most Successful In History. John Was Raised In The Pinner Suburb Of London And Learned To Play Piano At An Early Age Forming The Blues Band Bluesology In 1962. After Leaving Bluesology In 1967 To Embark On A Solo Career John Met Taupin After They Both Answered An Advert For Songwriters. For Two Years They Wrote Songs For Other Artists And John Worked As A Session Musician For Artists. John Released His Debut Album Empty Sky In 1969 And A Year Later Formed The Elton John Band And Released His First Hit Single "Your Song". John's Critical Success Was At Its Peak In The 1970s When He Released A Streak Of Chart-Topping Albums In The US And UK Which Began With Honky Château 1972 And Culminated With Rock Of The Westies 1975 . John Continued His Success In The 1980s And 1990s Having Several Hit Singles And Albums In Both Decades And Has Continued To Record New Music Since Then. He Has Also Had Success In Musical Films And Theatre Composing Music For The Lion King Aida And Billy Elliot The Musical. In 2018 John Began His Ongoing Farewell Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road Which Is Scheduled To Conclude In 2023. The 2019 Biopic Rocketman Dramatized His Life And Career. Outside Of Music John Is An HIV/AIDS Charity Fundraiser And Has Been Involved In The Fight Against AIDS Since The Late 1980s. He Established The Elton John AIDS Foundation In 1992 Which Has Raised Over £300 Million Since Its Inception And A Year Later He Began Hosting His Annual Foundation Academy Awards Party Which Has Since Become One Of The Biggest High-Profile Oscar Parties In The Hollywood Film Industry. John Was The Chairman And Director Of Watford F.C From 1976 To 1987 And Again From 1997 To 2002 And Is An Honorary Life President Of The Club. From The Late 1970s To The Late 1980s John Developed A Severe Addiction Problem To Drugs And Alcohol But Has Been Sober Since 1990. He Entered Into A Civil Partnership With Canadian Filmmaker David Furnish In 2005 They Married After Same-Sex Marriage Became Legal In England And Wales In 2014. John Has Sold Over 300 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Artists Of All Time. He Has More Than Fifty Top 40 Hits On The UK Singles Chart And US Billboard Hot 100 Including Nine Number-Ones In The UK And US As Well As Seven Consecutive Number-One Albums In The US. His Tribute Single "Candle In The Wind 1997" A Rewritten Version Of His 1974 Single In Dedication To Princess Diana Sold Over 33 Million Copies Worldwide And Is The Best-Selling Chart Single Of All Time. In 2021 John Became The First Solo Artist With UK Top 10 Singles Across Six Decades. John Has Received Numerous Awards Including Five Grammy Awards Five Brit Awards Including For Outstanding Contribution To Music Two Academy Awards Two Golden Globes A Tony Award A Laurence Olivier Award A Disney Legend Award And The Kennedy Center Honor. He Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1992 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1994 And Is A Fellow Of The Ivors Academy. He Was Knighted By Queen Elizabeth II For Services To Music And Charitable Services In 1998 And Was Appointed A Member Of The Order Of The Companions Of Honour By King Charles III Then Prince Of Wales In 2020. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Elton_John Solo Studio Albums
Empty Sky 1969 Elton John 1970 Tumbleweed Connection 1970 Madman Across The Water 1971 Honky Château 1972 Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973 Caribou 1974 Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy 1975 Rock Of The Westies 1975 Blue Moves 1976 A Single Man 1978 Victim Of Love 1979 21 At 33 1980 The Fox 1981 Jump Up! 1982 Too Low For Zero 1983 Breaking Hearts 1984 Ice On Fire 1985 Leather Jackets 1986 Reg Strikes Back 1988 Sleeping With The Past 1989 The One 1992 Made In England 1995 The Big Picture 1997 Songs From The West Coast 2001 Peachtree Road 2004 The Captain & The Kid 2006 The Diving Board 2013 Wonderful Crazy Night 2016 Regimental Sgt. Zippo 2021
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Elton-John - Too Low For Zero
“I'm Still Standing“ Is A Song Written By English Musician Elton John And Songwriter Bernie Taupin From John's 1983 Studio Album Too Low For Zero. It Was The Second Single Released From The Album In The UK And The First Single Released In The United States. Helped By A Video Promoting The Song On MTV "I'm Still Standing" Became A Big Hit For John On Both Sides Of The Atlantic Peaking At No. 1 In Canada And Switzerland No. 4 In The UK And No. 12 On The US Billboard Hot 100. Although "I'm Still Standing" Is Often Seen As A Statement Of John's Resilience Taupin Wrote The Lyrics With A Specific Person In Mind. “It's Perhaps One More Example Of The Original Idea Being Interpreted By Everyone Into Something Quite Different. I Think People See It As An Anthem Based On Elton's Strong Sense Of Survival In The Face Of Adversity. Which Believe Me Is Perfectly Fine By Me. In Fact It's Probably Infinitely More Interesting Perhaps Than What It Was Initially Written About. Which If My Memory Serves Me Correctly It Was A Sort Of Kiss Off To An Old Girlfriend. You Know The Sort Of Thing 'Don't You Worry About Me I'll Be Perfectly Fine.' Unlike George Jones' 'She Thinks I Still Care ' Where In Fact He Really Did I Really Didn't.“ The Music Video Directed By Russell Mulcahy Was Shot In Cannes And Nice On The Côte D'Azur In France. It Also Features The Colours Of The Flag Of France. Arlene Phillips Who Choreographed The Video Said Her Work On The Video Is One Of The Proudest Moments In Her Entire Career Via The Channel 5 Pop-Documentary Britain's Favourite 80s Songs On 25 December 2021 . Bruno Tonioli Later A Judge On Hit Shows Strictly Come Dancing For BBC UK And Dancing With The Stars For ABC US Appears As One Of The Dancers In The Video. Initially John Was Supposed To Take Part In The Choreography For The Music Video But That Plan Was Later Scrapped As He Recalls In His Autobiography Visibly Stunned By My Demonstration Of The Moves I’d Honed On The Dance Floors Of Crisco Disco And Studio 54 The Choreographer Arlene Phillips Went Pale And Suddenly Scaled Down My Involvement In That Side Of Things Until All I Really Had To Do Was Click My Fingers And Walk Along The Seafront In Time To The Music. 9 It Was Due To Be Shot Over The Course Of Two Days But A Camera Full Of The First Day's Film Was Ruined When Mulcahy Accidentally Fell Into The Sea With It. Therefore It Had To Be Filmed Again On Another Day. During The Shoot For The Video John Came Across Duran Duran. He Complained He Was Exhausted At Having Been Up Since 4 O'clock In The Morning. Simon Le Bon Decided John Should Have A Martini. "So I Did " John Later Recalled "I Had Six." 10 In His Book Wild Boy My Life In Duran Duran Andy Taylor Writes Of The Experience There Were Lots Of Celebrities Around In Cannes And One Day We Discovered That Elton John Was In Town Filming The Video For His Song "I'm Still Standing". This Was Before Elton Became Teetotal So He Was Still A Steaming Party Animal. We Went Up To See Him At His Hotel And Spent The Afternoon Getting Blasted On Martinis. We Decided It Would Be A Laugh To Get Him Drunk And We Were Slinging The Drinks Down Him. "Ooh You Are Lovely Boys " He Screeched Loving Every Minute Of It. We Got Him So Drunk That Eventually He Went Upstairs And Threw A Wobbler In His Suite. It Caused All Sorts Of Chaos But It Was A Great Party. The Next Morning John Awoke With A Hangover And Wandered Into His Personal Assistant's Room – Which Was "leveled" – And Asked Him "What Happened?" His Assistant Laughed "You Happened!" In 2019 The Original 16mm Film Negatives Were Re-Scanned And The Computer Graphics Were Recreated Forming A Newer Remastered Version Of The Promotional Video. This Version Of The Video Serves As The Ending To The 2019 Biopic Rocketman With Taron Egerton Portraying John Rotoscoped In To Recreate Memorable Scenes From The Original Music Video. It Was Also Re-Released Standalone On John's YouTube Channel.
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Sir Elton Hercules John Born Reginald Kenneth Dwight 25 March 1947 Is A British Singer Pianist And Composer. Collaborating With Lyricist Bernie Taupin Since 1967 John Is One Of The Most Successful Artists Of All Time Having Sold Over 300 Million Records Worldwide In A Seven-Decade Career In Music. He Is Acclaimed By Critics And Musicians Particularly For His Work During The 1970s And His Lasting Impact On The Music Industry. John's Music And Showmanship Have Had A Significant Impact On Popular Music. His Songwriting Partnership With Taupin Is One Of The Most Successful In History. John Was Raised In The Pinner Suburb Of London And Learned To Play Piano At An Early Age Forming The Blues Band Bluesology In 1962. After Leaving Bluesology In 1967 To Embark On A Solo Career John Met Taupin After They Both Answered An Advert For Songwriters. For Two Years They Wrote Songs For Other Artists And John Worked As A Session Musician For Artists. John Released His Debut Album Empty Sky In 1969 And A Year Later Formed The Elton John Band And Released His First Hit Single "Your Song". John's Critical Success Was At Its Peak In The 1970s When He Released A Streak Of Chart-Topping Albums In The US And UK Which Began With Honky Château 1972 And Culminated With Rock Of The Westies 1975 . John Continued His Success In The 1980s And 1990s Having Several Hit Singles And Albums In Both Decades And Has Continued To Record New Music Since Then. He Has Also Had Success In Musical Films And Theatre Composing Music For The Lion King Aida And Billy Elliot The Musical. In 2018 John Began His Ongoing Farewell Tour Farewell Yellow Brick Road Which Is Scheduled To Conclude In 2023. The 2019 Biopic Rocketman Dramatized His Life And Career. Outside Of Music John Is An HIV/AIDS Charity Fundraiser And Has Been Involved In The Fight Against AIDS Since The Late 1980s. He Established The Elton John AIDS Foundation In 1992 Which Has Raised Over £300 Million Since Its Inception And A Year Later He Began Hosting His Annual Foundation Academy Awards Party Which Has Since Become One Of The Biggest High-Profile Oscar Parties In The Hollywood Film Industry. John Was The Chairman And Director Of Watford F.C From 1976 To 1987 And Again From 1997 To 2002 And Is An Honorary Life President Of The Club. From The Late 1970s To The Late 1980s John Developed A Severe Addiction Problem To Drugs And Alcohol But Has Been Sober Since 1990. He Entered Into A Civil Partnership With Canadian Filmmaker David Furnish In 2005 They Married After Same-Sex Marriage Became Legal In England And Wales In 2014. John Has Sold Over 300 Million Records Worldwide Making Him One Of The Best-Selling Artists Of All Time. He Has More Than Fifty Top 40 Hits On The UK Singles Chart And US Billboard Hot 100 Including Nine Number-Ones In The UK And US As Well As Seven Consecutive Number-One Albums In The US. His Tribute Single "Candle In The Wind 1997" A Rewritten Version Of His 1974 Single In Dedication To Princess Diana Sold Over 33 Million Copies Worldwide And Is The Best-Selling Chart Single Of All Time. In 2021 John Became The First Solo Artist With UK Top 10 Singles Across Six Decades. John Has Received Numerous Awards Including Five Grammy Awards Five Brit Awards Including For Outstanding Contribution To Music Two Academy Awards Two Golden Globes A Tony Award A Laurence Olivier Award A Disney Legend Award And The Kennedy Center Honor. He Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1992 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 1994 And Is A Fellow Of The Ivors Academy. He Was Knighted By Queen Elizabeth II For Services To Music And Charitable Services In 1998 And Was Appointed A Member Of The Order Of The Companions Of Honour By King Charles III Then Prince Of Wales In 2020. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Elton_John Solo Studio Albums
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“I'm Still Standing“ is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, from John's 1983 studio album, Too Low for Zero. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, and the first single released in the United States.
Helped by a video promoting the song on MTV, "I'm Still Standing" became a big hit for John on both sides of the Atlantic, peaking at No. 1 in Canada and Switzerland, No. 4 in the UK and No. 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Although "I'm Still Standing" is often seen as a statement of John's resilience, Taupin wrote the lyrics with a specific person in mind.
“It's perhaps one more example of the original idea being interpreted by everyone into something quite different. I think people see it as an anthem based on Elton's strong sense of survival in the face of adversity. Which, believe me, is perfectly fine by me. In fact, it's probably infinitely more interesting, perhaps, than what it was initially written about. Which, if my memory serves me correctly, it was a sort of kiss off to an old girlfriend. You know the sort of thing, 'Don't you worry about me, I'll be perfectly fine.' Unlike George Jones' 'She Thinks I Still Care,' where, in fact, he really did, I really didn't.“
The music video, directed by Russell Mulcahy, was shot in Cannes and Nice on the Côte d'Azur in France. It also features the colours of the Flag of France. Arlene Phillips, who choreographed the video, said her work on the video is one of the proudest moments in her entire career (via the Channel 5 pop-documentary, Britain's Favourite 80s Songs, on 25 December 2021).
Bruno Tonioli, later a judge on hit shows Strictly Come Dancing for BBC (UK) and Dancing with the Stars for ABC (US), appears as one of the dancers in the video.
Initially, John was supposed to take part in the choreography for the music video, but that plan was later scrapped as he recalls in his autobiography:
Visibly stunned by my demonstration of the moves I’d honed on the dance floors of Crisco Disco and Studio 54, the choreographer Arlene Phillips went pale and suddenly scaled down my involvement in that side of things, until all I really had to do was click my fingers and walk along the seafront in time to the music.[9]
It was due to be shot over the course of two days, but a camera full of the first day's film was ruined, when Mulcahy accidentally fell into the sea with it. Therefore, it had to be filmed again on another day. During the shoot for the video, John came across Duran Duran. He complained he was exhausted at having been up since 4 o'clock in the morning. Simon Le Bon decided John should have a martini. "So I did," John later recalled, "I had six."[10]
In his book, Wild Boy: My Life in Duran Duran, Andy Taylor writes of the experience:
There were lots of celebrities around in Cannes and one day we discovered that Elton John was in town, filming the video for his song "I'm Still Standing". This was before Elton became teetotal, so he was still a steaming party animal. We went up to see him at his hotel and spent the afternoon getting blasted on martinis. We decided it would be a laugh to get him drunk and we were slinging the drinks down him. "Ooh, you are lovely boys," he screeched, loving every minute of it. We got him so drunk that eventually he went upstairs and threw a wobbler in his suite. It caused all sorts of chaos, but it was a great party.
The next morning, John awoke with a hangover and wandered into his personal assistant's room – which was "leveled" – and asked him "What happened?" His assistant laughed: "You happened!"
In 2019, the original 16mm film negatives were re-scanned and the computer graphics were recreated, forming a newer remastered version of the promotional video. This version of the video serves as the ending to the 2019 biopic Rocketman, with Taron Egerton (portraying John) rotoscoped in to recreate memorable scenes from the original music video. It was also re-released standalone on John's YouTube channel. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.