Elton John - Part 2

Elton John's most popular song is his tribute to the glamor
of Marilyn Monroe, Candle in the Wind.

I word it like that because, let's face it, now that we
know he's gay -- we know he's not sexually attracted
to Marilyn. When he says he wishes he could have
known her, he's not using the verb "to know" in the
Biblical sense. He's merely attracted to her
fame and glamor.

She's not a sexual woman to him -- she's camp.

As far as I'm concerned, that's a very backward way
to pay "tribute" to a woman who became famous
because of her sex appeal.

I know that's politically incorrect. We're supposed to
care that she was also a good comedic actress, was
no doubt quite intelligent etc.

Fine. I'm sure she was smart. I'm sure she had talent
as an actress. I'm sure she was a nice person.

But let's face it -- she didn't become famous because
she was another Lucille Ball. And many women are
intelligent without becoming rich, famous or
glamorous.

She became famous due to her enormous sex appeal.

If she'd never become famous she'd still have been
sexually attractive -- but to Elton John she'd just
have been one more uninteresting white trash
American tramp.

So I submit that his song for Marilyn Monroe is sheer
hypocrisy.

But that's not the worst.

It's singing the same song for Princess Diana after
her tragic death.

How can anybody say that Princess Diana lived HER
life like a "candle in the wind?"

I don't get it.

If anything, Diana lived her life quite the opposite of
Marilyn Monroe.

Apparently she did get somewhat wilder later in
life, after her divorce.

But it can hardly compare with Marilyn's 4 husbands
and who knows how many lovers and wild Hollywood
parties, etc.

Diana spent most of her adult life married to one man.
She had two children. Apparently she was unhappy and
frustrated in her marriage -- but that's hardly
news, and still doesn't mean she lived her life
as a candle in the wind.

All that sounds romantic, but romance ungrounded
in fact is just silly.

Both women were beautiful blondes.

Both women were rich and famous.

Both women died young in tragic accidents.

Both women were apparently nice people.

But they lived very different lives -- and
Princess Di, living there in Buckingham Palace
was hardly a "candle in the wind."

If Elton John was such a good friend of Princess
Diana's, why didn't he make the effort to write
a song that suits her and her life . . . instead
of recycling a song he wrote for an entirely
different woman?

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on Elton John -- negative

While I'm in a critical mood . . . there's somebody else
in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame whose music I
don't much care for.

Elton John.

I know he's popular -- but what in the world appeals
to you people who like him?

And just for the record, it's not a gay issue. I hated
his music from the very beginning -- long before his
sexuality was publicized. I don't care who he sucks.

I care that his music sucks.

I can think of only one time where I really like
him -- in the movie TOMMY, The Who's rock opera. I
have to admit that as the pinball expert singing
"Pinball Wizard" he's great.

And in fairness, I'll say this -- "Crocodile Rock" captures
some of the flavor of old time rock and roll.
However, the very name he chose -- crocodile --
makes me think he's being sarcastic.

I mean, what connection is there supposed to be
between our youthful frustration (the very heart of
rock and roll), the music -- and crocodiles?

It makes no sense. We listen to and accept it
because it's there, played on the radio.

But what's it mean?

To be continued

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