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...
Good call. Great use of this tune in Dog Day Afternoon.
ReplyDeleteThe whole album is good, glad you enjoyed the cut!
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeletesix - 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.
ReplyDeleteMan, 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.
ReplyDeleteOh, 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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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