Elton John
1997-09-19
VH-1 Storytellers
House of Blues
New Orleans, LA
TV SBD Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. Your Song
02. talk
03. Talking Old Soldiers
04. talk
05. I Don't Wanna Go On With You like That
06. talk
07. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
08. talk
09. Daniel
10. talk
11. Levon
12. talk
13. Something About The Way You Look Tonight
14. talk
15. Long Way From Happiness
16. talk
17. Bennie And The Jets
18. talk
19. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
20. talk
21. Take Me To The Pilot
22. talk
23. Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
1997: In 1996, VH1 launched Storytellers, a program in which artists performed in front of a small audience, and recounted stories about their music, writing experiences and memories. The show had its hey day between its debut and 2002, when 67 of its 98 episodes aired. This soundboard recording captures Elton John's appearance on Storytellers, from New Orleans on September 19, 1997, 29 years ago today. Elton was promoting his just about to be released album, The Big Picture, his 26th studio disc at that point in his career. The album was dedicated to Elton John’s friend, popular fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was murdered a few months before the album's release. The album did well commercially, reaching #9 in the US on the Billboard charts and climbing all the way to #3 in the UK. Despite that success, Elton’s long time friend and lyricist Bernie Taupin, considered this disc his least favorite of all their collaborations. Note: This is another test of Buzzheavier - see our September 15 post for more details. NOTE 2 - originally an issue with the link - fixed as of 9 am Eastern, September 19.
1 comments:
This is a great one!
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