Life's Annoying Music #2: Elton John
I was just at the store, and something by Elton John was playing on the store's music system. I got to thinking...does anyone know what the hell Elton is talking about?!? Other songs by him came to mind, and I realized that, when you think about it, you can only understand about 10% or less of the lyrics in his songs. You can pick out some words here and there, and you can usually understand the title of the song, but honestly, I don't think I've ever heard one of his songs where I could understand everything he was singing. It's like he's the James Brown of easy-listening...which is kind of ironic, because trying to decipher whatever he's saying doesn't exactly make it easy to listen to.
I think it's this inability to understand his lyrics that makes me not be a big fan of his music, and really wonder how he got to be such a huge artist to begin with. Well, size-wise I understand why he's as big as he is these days. The man takes in a lot of protein, if you catch my meaning. No, I don't have a problem with him being a homosexual. I believe in people having the right to be whatever they want to be sexually. If he wants to smoke pole, that's his business.
Anyway, I just don't care for his music overall. His songs aren't that great, IMHO, and like I said before, I just don't know what the hell he's talking about. That's my .02.
posted by aboynamedjimmy at 6:39 PM
7 Comments:
Sad, sad, sad, talk about a groaner!:-)
Yeah, and people give my man Dylan a hard time...
Dodo: Me? A groaner? Surely not just because I'm voicing my opinion about someone's music.
Slacker: I'd probably give Dylan a hard time if I heard his music more, but truth be told, I just don't hear it played on the radio at all. Every once in a great while I might hear something, but in between those times, I quite honestly forget he even exists! Sorry.
Dylan isn't any harder to understand than Tom Petty, I can usually come close to what they are saying, usually. :-)
Infidel: no, not about your music comments just your protien comment! lol So far I agree with what you are saying. Another song that annoys me is *Cherry Pie* don't remember who sings it though.
Oooohhhh...I see what you mean. It's not that I was "groaning" about something, it was a groan from you for the comment I made. Gotcha. ;-)
Have you ever considered the simple possibility that Sir Elton is simply singing in tongues?
I mean... Doesn't he seem to be... Out of this world or something? I'd vote "...or something..." myself.
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