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Elton John

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GreenLunchBox · 03/10/2021 23:34

I love the Dua Lupa song and there is a Blue song I love. But please can people tell me why Elton John is so legendary. He doesn't have the best singing voice, does he?

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BorisWhoHackedAtYourMop · 03/10/2021 23:37

I don’t understand it either OP 🤷🏽‍♀️
He comes across as crotchety and entitled.
Plus his voice is shit…sorry but it is.

PickUpAPepper · 03/10/2021 23:41

Because he also (co-)wrote songs, composed music and was very OTT visually and personally. The songs go with his voice - people like different voices. I don't like a lot of modern pop singers' voices.

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 03/10/2021 23:43

Some (quite a lot actually) of his songs are extremely well written and better sung by others.

He is a talent songwriter.

MyMabel · 03/10/2021 23:45

I love him, absolutely gutted he’s moved his tour to 2023, so long to wait!

Fluffypastelslippers · 03/10/2021 23:47

Elton has a huge back catalogue. If Dua Lipa and Blue collabs are the only things you like I would wonder how much of his back catalogue you have actually heard.

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GreenLunchBox · 03/10/2021 23:49

He doesn't have a good voice! How has managed to get to where he is?!!Confused

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Duckypoohs · 03/10/2021 23:49

I actually really like a lot of his older songs, think I took notice when they were in a film by Lars von triers. He's not my usual style but is obviously a very talented song writer.

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GreenLunchBox · 03/10/2021 23:51

@Fluffypastelslippers

Elton has a huge back catalogue. If Dua Lipa and Blue collabs are the only things you like I would wonder how much of his back catalogue you have actually heard.
Please show me tunes that showcase his voice
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Duckypoohs · 03/10/2021 23:51

Voice isn't everything Confused

FluffyWhiteBird · 03/10/2021 23:51

I think he used to be able to sing. Maybe it's ageing why he sounds like a cat coughing up a fur ball? Like the way some people get more wrinkles maybe some people get more scratchy voices. IDK.

CheshireChat · 03/10/2021 23:52

Not even a fan, but he does have a very distinctive voice which you can can pretty much immediately identify.

Also, clearly other people must like it!

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GreenLunchBox · 03/10/2021 23:53

@Duckypoohs

Voice isn't everything Confused
For a singer?!Shock
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MrsRobbieHart · 03/10/2021 23:53

Are blue of dua lipa excellent singers OP?

LikeACatInTheDark · 03/10/2021 23:54

He's been going for a billion years now, but he's still standing...

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 03/10/2021 23:54

Men lose their singing voice as they age

Paul McCartney
Barry Gibb
Andy Williams
and Bob Dylan (who didnt have a great one to begin with)

Even Tom Jones struggles now

You do know he wrote the Lion King soundtrack and the Billy Elliot musical?

spotcheck · 03/10/2021 23:55

I actually really like his voice. It's about 8 billion times better than the walking funeral that is the Smiths front man.
And Bernie Taupin's songwriting is brilliant.
So, OP
Respectfully disagree
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SpicyPickle22 · 03/10/2021 23:55

He was great back in the day!

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GreenLunchBox · 03/10/2021 23:56

@SpicyPickle22

He was great back in the day!
Please link me to an example
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itisthecause · 03/10/2021 23:57

His voice isn't the same as it once was, used to be great but has lost tone. Listen to his older stuff. He's a classically trained pianist.

SiobhanSharpe · 03/10/2021 23:57

Sadly his voice has changed as he has got older and is not what it used to be.
I wouldn't say he was the world's best singer even in the 70s but his voice was very distinctive, with great energy. His talent as a songwriter is incredible. He got into the Royal College of Music, studying the piano, which is no mean feat.
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Raaaaaaarr · 03/10/2021 23:58

I'm the other way round. I think Elton is magic/legendary and that Dua Lupa is just another manufactured poptart who can't sing.

CiaoForNiao · 04/10/2021 00:00

His voice has definitely deteriorated as he's aged. He was fab way back when. And his writing skills are phenomenonal.

MrsRobbieHart · 04/10/2021 00:01

You’re very aggressive OP.

thefourgp · 04/10/2021 00:01

His voice isn’t as good as it used to be. I’ve noticed Madonna is the same. Part of getting older I think. Elton’s very talented and a great showman. I remember watching a tv show where he was given a set of washing machine instructions and he promptly turned them into a catchy tune. I really like Dua Lupa but her cover is awful. It adds nothing to the originals.