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@wolfgang59 said1. 1998ANSWERS
Well that was interesting. Out of the first two posters one got them all right and one got them all wrong!
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The second best selling single of all time with 33 million sales is Elton John
with his 1997 reworking of "Candle in the Wind", without Princess Di's death the
answer would have been Mungo Jerry with "In the summertim ...[text shortened]... Queen
Their first hit and still one of their best.
Coming soon ... Pub Quiz 5 (Cheese)
History Highlight: Today in 1998, Elton John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight) became Sir Elton John, knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. He was awarded the title of Knight Bachelor for "services to music and charitable services"
No one but Elton John could have wrote that song in as short a period as it took him to write it. He has never sang it again as he wrote it for Princess Di's death.
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@very-rusty saidHi Rusty
No one but Elton John could have wrote that song in as short a period as it took him to write it. He has never sang it again as he wrote it for Princess Di's death.
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Please accept this as a good natured correction, in keeping with the general tone of the quiz.
You do know it is Bernie Taupin who wrote the lyrics to the vast majority of Elton's best work (including this one), Elton wrote the music?
As the Diana tribute song involved only a rewrite of lyrics, I think you owe Bernie an apology
@blood-on-the-tracks saidCorrect.
You do know it is Bernie Taupin who wrote the lyrics to the vast majority of Elton's best work (including this one), Elton wrote the music?
As the Diana tribute song involved only a rewrite of lyrics, I think you owe Bernie an apology
Though I had to fact check you because I was
under the illusion that Elton had reworked the lyrics.
I'm sure Ive seen him on tv being congratulated
for the re-write and not correcting the interviewer.
Taupin wrote lyrics for Elton throughout his career
apart from a brief hiatus in the late seventies following a tiff.
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@divegeester
That's the Elton track that always gets into my playlists. Beautiful song, perfectly matching Elton's music with Bernie's lyrics. A 'slow burner' recognition wise, not picked for any of Elton's early 'Greatest Hits' packages.
Incidentally, Taupin worked with Alice Cooper on his 'From The Inside' album in the late 70s, which is an undiscovered treasure. If any of you have Spotify or the like, check out 'The Quiet Room'. Bernie's lyrics at their best.
I am a bit of a closet Alice fan!