January 28, 2006

Saturday.

Filed under: Uncategorized — Jim @ 2:56 pm

Yes, today is:

Satur-DAY, Satur-DAY, SAAAAAtur-day,
Satur-DAY, Satur-DAY, SAAAAAtur-day.

Satur-DAY, Satur-DAY, SAAAAAtur-day,
Satur-DAY, Satur-DAY, SAAAAAtur-day.

Thank you, Bernie Taupin (Elton John’s wordsmithing partner) for that moving lyric.

Which brings me to Elton John — Sir Elton John.

I never cared for the guy’s music. With a couple exceptions (Daniel and Rocket Man come to mind), I always found his tunes to be plodding, much like the musical embodiment of a person walking with a bad limp. Plus, those of his songs that are even slightly tolerable all sound the damned same to me.

In addition, I never was impressed or amused by his wigs, his clown-like (ack!) outfits, or his douchebag big-assed glasses.

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9 Comments »

  1. I agree with you, although I will note that he was tolerable in his early years, and each subsequent year his music has become more & more like “background noise.” Sorta like Billy Joel.

    Comment by david — January 28, 2006 @ 3:15 pm

  2. And just think, in a few hours it’ll be S, A, T-U-R, D-A-Y — Night!

    Same decade, different crappy musicians.

    Comment by Russ — January 28, 2006 @ 4:06 pm

  3. What about, “Hold me closer Tony Danza”????

    Comment by MCPO Airdale — January 28, 2006 @ 6:43 pm

  4. I actually liked his first two or three albums…but that whacked-out stage persona was always too much for me.

    Give Tumbleweed Connection a listen. There’re a few songs on there that still hold up well.

    Then flush your head out with some Frank Zappa, which will leave a clean, yet bizarre, aftertaste.

    Comment by Elisson — January 29, 2006 @ 12:05 am

  5. THE DESCRIPTION THAT PERFECTLY SUMMARIZES WHAT I DON’T LIKE ABOUT ELTON JOHN

    I always found his tunes to be plodding, much like the musical embodiment of a person walking with a bad limp. Thank you Jim of Parkway Rest Stop. Of course, I could always boil it down further thusly: Elton John…

    Trackback by Bad Example — January 29, 2006 @ 10:55 am

  6. “I’m a beeyitch, I’m a beeyitch, cuz I’m bettah than you . . . ” Holy crap.

    Member, FFCOTA Society

    Comment by dogette — January 29, 2006 @ 4:12 pm

  7. ffcota.org is not registered.

    Hmmm….

    Comment by Craig — January 29, 2006 @ 5:20 pm

  8. Every time I hear him mentioned, I’m reminded of Keith Richards’ comment that he got famous writing songs about dead blondes.

    Comment by aelfheld — January 29, 2006 @ 8:17 pm

  9. I heard that he is gay.

    Comment by nesselrode5 — January 31, 2006 @ 3:50 pm

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