Ya man! There was nobody cooler, more hip than EJ in these banner years. He had, as another commenter says here, branded his "teen idol" persona brilliantly, and amazingly, the lyrics by Taupin are as integral to the fantasy image as the music.
I'd go so far as to say that he grabbed our imaginations as much, or possibly more, than had done The Beatles. But fleetingly. The Beatles live on eternally. Elton will fade away with the generations.
Ya man! There was nobody cooler, more hip than EJ in these banner years. He had, as another commenter says here, branded his "teen idol" persona brilliantly, and amazingly, the lyrics by Taupin are as integral to the fantasy image as the music. I'd go so far as to say that he grabbed our imaginations as much, or possibly more, than had done The Beatles. But fleetingly. The Beatles live on eternally. Elton will fade away with the generations.