Elton John: Amoreena
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Lost, somewhere in the seventies - mom has two records in constant rotation at the Humphries household; Carol King's Tapestry and Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection. I have to admit not being a fan of Mr. John's music, except for this album. I know the guy is talented, he's just not my cup of tea. Amoreena's full of palpable lust and yearning, anyone that's been separated a great distance from a loved one can relate. Lately, I've been thinking how much I miss my lady...
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9 comments:
Good call. Great use of this tune in Dog Day Afternoon.
The whole album is good, glad you enjoyed the cut!
I have the same general opinion of Elton - I grew up with him and I feel like I should like him, but somehow he just doesn't do it for me. But, like you say, he's a very talented guy and I respect him as a song writer.
I don't have Tumbleweed Connection - the only one I have is Honkey Chateau, which is pretty OK.
I like the Mona Lisa's and Mad Hatters song. And Honky Cat.
I guess I kinda like Elton. In general I have a real soft spot for 1970's pop. Probably nostalgia based.
bwr - I should amend what I wrote a bit, I also like his second album, the one titled Elton John. After Tumbleweed Connection, he seemed to concentrate on writing very commercially oriented songs.
six - seventies pop is where it's at. The Raspberries, Badfinger, Harry Nilsson, CCR, T-Rex you can't go wrong with that!
Funny, I never would have thought of Harry Nilsson as part of that crowd...but then, putting Badfinger and CCR together makes for a damn big tent to begin with.
Man, oh, man. Harry had hits such as Jump Into The Fire, Without You, Me And My Arrow, Coconut, Everybody's Talkin', I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City, Spaceman, Daybreak, among others. He's definitely a big fav here.
Oh, he's a big fave in my book, too -- keep wondering when we'll see more from him here, in fact, and I've got a good covers post in the works on him.
I just wouldn't have classified him as 70s pop. The word pop is losing its meaning for me daily, though, so it might just be me.
Here's some good reading: One Last Touch of Nilsson
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