# Elton John **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 5, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062 "2003-02-05T22:47:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/81 "2003-04-12T03:21:28Z")
Who do you think is talented, then? [hijack] What is the significance of being knigthed? [hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Duke\_of\_Rat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/82 "2003-04-12T03:27:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\*Who do you think is talented, then? > [hijack] > What is the significance of being knigthed? > [hijack] \*\* Reg Dwight…take him or leave him… “…we’re tough and we’re Texan, with necks good and red”. ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/83 "2003-04-12T03:52:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by norinew \* > \*\*[best soothing voice]Shhhhh. There, there, **masonite**. Look. It was a newbie; an alien creature unfamiliar with our ways. I’m sure that what happened was he stumbled upon the boards, and in his enthusiasm has been reading everything, including the really old threads, and doesn’t realize that this drives some of us crazy. Now, take your pills and get in bed and it will be all better by morning.[/best soothing voice] \*\* This “newbie” registered in May of 1999. Low post count != newbie. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/84 "2003-04-12T04:07:29Z")
Oh god! Make it stop! (Oh, and most likely, John Lennon would not have heard of Madonna!) ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a698b9/32.png) [@Alan\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/85 "2003-04-12T04:14:30Z")
Just for the record, I’ve been _reading_ the Works of Cecil since somewhere around 1980. –Alan Q ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/86 "2003-04-12T05:51:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lout \* > \*\*I wish this pasty-faced, untalented, moronic nauseating bag of shit would crawl off somewhere and DIE!!! > > Everytime I see a photo of his smug, bloated, gap-toothed ugly mess of a face, I feel like hurting someone. > > I hate his music, I"ve always hated it. “Benny and the Jets” is supposed to be one of his best songs, right? Well, it SUCKS! > > I fail to see the “charm” in his thing about glasses, his sucking up to British royalty is just sickening, his “knightood”, his touchy-feely with diseased slime like Michael Jackson and Liz Taylor – all of that is fucking revolting. > > He’s been around forever it seems, yet he’s still there, accepting various awards, appearing at “events,” etc., etc. > > WHY??? What in hell does this asshole have to offer? > > I don’t get it! \*\* He has a lot to offer. What can be said of you? Well, you’re a bad writer and you have issues. We all know those qualities are a rarity in the human race. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/87 "2003-04-12T05:52:35Z")
Oh for the love of- **Mockingbird** , it’s a rant that was written months ago! Let it go. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/88 "2003-04-12T05:55:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monalisa9 \* > \*\*What really galled me about this talentless cliche of a flamboyant washed up little creep is that, when called upon to write a tribute to the late, lovely Princess, he pulls out of mothballs a tune originally composed for a glitzed-up Hollywood floozie, throws in a few new words, and everyone says what a genius. It seems to me, that if one of the most lovely creatures in the world was actually a fan of mine (I will forgive you this one flaw, dear lady), I would knock myself out trying to create for her something so perfect, so unique and unforgettable, that it would become synonymous with her very name. What a lazy shit! \*\* Did you ever think that it might have been requested for some reason? Perhaps it might have been Diana’s favourite song? Wait… do you ever think? ---
**Author:** ![jacksen9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ce73a5/32.png) [@jacksen9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksen9)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/89 "2003-04-12T11:22:45Z")
Who is Bernie? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/90 "2003-04-12T13:12:36Z")
Bernie is Bernie Taupin, who wrote the lyrics for Elton’s earlier songs. Anyone else see Elton’s appearances on \*\* Will & Grace \*\* and especially \*\* The Nanny \*\*. He is a damn good comedic actor. ---
**Author:** ![monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monster)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/91 "2003-04-12T13:35:29Z")
I’m currently mad at Elton John. My husband and I were all set to see him and Billy Joel night before last when they canceled the concert at the last minute! Well, they actually postponed it until May 8, but darn it, my husband is out of town then. I heard BJ was sick, and that’s why the show was moved, but I’m still mad at the both of them! So, I’m going to cash in our tickets and use the money to visit Denver. That’ll show them! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![pezboy2u](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@pezboy2u](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezboy2u)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/92 "2003-04-12T15:08:33Z")
For my mom’s 60th birthday, I took her to see Elton in concert. Up until that point, I had a passing familiarity with his hits, but thats about it. I’m mostly into indie and more obscure stuff. Well, we had a great time. It was her first concert ever, and I had to give props to anyone who could fill an arena with such a diverse crowd–boomers, gays, str8s, young and old. Since then, I’ve gone back and discovered most of his back catalogue. I’m impressed. The man does a lot for gay issues, he’s funny, and entertaining. Personally, I think celebrities can spend their money on whatever pleases them.It’s their money after all-I wouldn’t want someone telling me I “have” to donate or give my earnings just “because”. The fact he gives so much to charity is cool. ---
**Author:** ![Road\_Rash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a8b319/32.png) [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2003, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/93 "2003-04-12T16:28:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Annie-Xmas \* > \*\*Bernie is Bernie Taupin, who wrote the lyrics for Elton’s earlier songs. > > Anyone else see Elton’s appearances on \*\* Will & Grace \*\* and especially \*\* The Nanny \*\*. He is a damn good comedic actor. \*\* I did catch him on The Simpsons. ---
**Author:** ![MrBoy1967](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@MrBoy1967](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrBoy1967)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/94 "2003-04-13T06:41:50Z")
I personally prefer his earlier stuff over the new. And as for Taupin’s lyrics, lout, take another listen to “Love Lies Bleeding.” Once you have listened to the lyrics, consider the additional knowledge that that song title is also the name for a plant from which a deadly poison can be distilled. I know for a fact that Taupin was aware of that-he mentioned that fact in an interview. Hack indeed. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062/95 "2003-04-13T19:42:49Z")
Seems to me that he has talent. The problem, in my opinion, is that he applies his talent to writing schlocky songs. YM, as always with matters of taste, MV. That said, I hope he NEVER dies. I won’t be able to stand the week-long retrospective of his music that they’ll play. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john/153062.md?page=4)