![]() ![]() I think they overestimated just how much energy the two stars would put into their performance, though the result goes down smooth, but it barely develops the one flavor it’s got.Īustin Nguyen: Elton John’s career continues to taper off into Snoop Dogg side-questing for collabs with the next generation of gay icons, passing off the torch (or so I imagine the press release saying) in the most anti-climactic way possible. Tim de Reuse: How do you get those two names to fit together on a track? PNAU’s trick: supply a four-chord house loop so utterly utilitarian, devoid of nameable characteristics, that the two big personalities have an acre of sonic space each. Nonetheless, it’s still a curious collage set to PNAU on autopilot, and shoorah, shoorah, that is still colourfully weird enough to be happy about. It’s obviously savvy - if you can get a massive popstar to pitch in then people will listen - but appreciably less ambitious. Scott Mildenhall: A successor to the painstakingly conjured masterpiece Good Morning to the Night has reportedly been in the pipeline since its release, and so as welcome as “Cold Heart” is, it smacks of homework done the night before it was due. ![]() #Cold heart elton john original updateNo one needed to update “Rocket Man,” and while the source material indicates a high floor, this version certainly is too half-assed and languorous to compare to the original. “Cold Heart,” unfortunately by contrast, doesn’t hit because it sounds too much like the reheated leftovers of an (actually iconic) Elton John song. Unexpectedly matching the style of someone else’s work in an unexpected and exciting way, Elton’s additions have been pleasant, if odd surprises. But against most odds, these collaborations have worked. Wayne Weizhen Zhang: Elton is a goofball with a habit of appearing on random tracks he has no business being on,whether it be the camp pastiche of Fall Out Boy, the heartwarming affect of Rina Sawayama, the loopy fun of Young Thug, or the bizarro transcendence of Lady Gaga. Dua Lipa sings one of his chestnuts as if she’s reading the lyrics on Genius from her phone. “Sacrifice,” although a UK #1 in 1990, is not anyone’s idea of top-tier Elton. And one of the small glories that keeps you (or at least me) listening to pop music is that… it works!Īlfred Soto: Rocket Man came out two summers ago. Given that Elton’s singing “Sacrifice” and Dua’s singing “Rocket Man,” both over a pretty straightforward (but well executed) dance chassis and some surprisingly vital live-sounding backing shouts, it starts to feel a bit like there is no original. Ian Mathers: There are some remixes that practically replace the ‘original’ version, but I think this is the first time I went looking for the non-remix to hear the difference between them and just… couldn’t find it. This collaboration with Elton freaking John (!!!) is so boring. Meanwhile, PNAU’s leaden arrangement serves as a dispiriting reminder - even after last year’s electrifying disco resurgence (not to mention “Sine From Above”) - that, in our current pop age, all roads lead to chill.Ĭrystal Leww: I’m sorry but I still cannot believe that someone so devoid of personality like Dua Lipa somehow became the biggest pop star of our time. Dua Lipa’s bloodless rendition of “Rocket Man” is proof that swiping classic pop hooks alone does not make a surefire hit. ![]() ![]() Will Adams: Well, they were right about the “cold” part. Pharrell Williamsĭo we agree on this remix-mashup-duet? Do we like “Sacrifice” or are we living in separate worlds? Let’s find out. Donnie Trumpet & the Social Experiment.I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES.Email (song suggestions/writer enquiries). ![]()
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