Elton John's career with Bernie Taupin is probably one of the most fruitful, rewarding partnerships in pop music history, right up there with Lennon/McCartney and just ahead of Steinman/Loaf. I don't have to love "Your Song" or "Candle In The Wind" but I can respect how ably they and songs like them hit that commercial sweet spot, all while John and Taupin had their other feet on the art-rock side of things. I don't have any goddamn idea what "Madman Across The Water" is supposed to mean or represent, but it gives me a chill, and I think it's pretty boss that this is on the same album as "Tiny Dancer" and the same career as "Rocket Man."
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Serious Contenders: Elton John, "Madman Across the Water"
Elton John's career with Bernie Taupin is probably one of the most fruitful, rewarding partnerships in pop music history, right up there with Lennon/McCartney and just ahead of Steinman/Loaf. I don't have to love "Your Song" or "Candle In The Wind" but I can respect how ably they and songs like them hit that commercial sweet spot, all while John and Taupin had their other feet on the art-rock side of things. I don't have any goddamn idea what "Madman Across The Water" is supposed to mean or represent, but it gives me a chill, and I think it's pretty boss that this is on the same album as "Tiny Dancer" and the same career as "Rocket Man."
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