5 Of The Most Anticipated Modern-Day Covers On Elton John's 'Revamp' Album
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5 Of The Most Anticipated Modern-Day Covers On Elton John's 'Revamp' Album

Elton John's classic hits re-envisioned by this generation's biggest stars

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5 Of The Most Anticipated Modern-Day Covers On Elton John's 'Revamp' Album
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English singer, composer and pianist, Sir Elton John is one of the best-selling artists in music history. In his five-decade career, Elton John has sold more than 300 million records and has earned over 20 Grammy nominations for best male pop vocal performance, song of the year, record of the year, album of the year, and more. Today, The "Tiny Dancer" singer is world-renowned with an extensive list of classic hits.

Therefore, as John announced he was brining his music career to retirement, it was decided to host a concert to celebrate his most beloved songs. Following the star-studded Elton John Tribute Concert with performances from Miley Cyrus and other modern-day singers, John announced his next project, the "Revamp" album.

The "Revamp" album includes many of John's favorite and most successful songs including "Bennie and the Jets" and "Candle in the Wind." But this time around, John's iconic hits will be re-envisioned by some of the biggest artists of this generation. John said of the "Revamp" album, "Its always a huge compliment when an artist loves your song enough to take the time and effort to rework it." The five time Grammy- winner expressed the songs being redone with today's artists' own unique twists as "a thrill."

With the news of the reworked Elton John hits, fans began speculating the most anticipated tracks.

1. "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" - Performed by Alessia Cara

"I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" was one of John's biggest hits in the 1980s. The song held onto the #2 spot for four weeks on the Adult Contemporary Chart. The song also features Stevie Wonder on the harmonica.

The Rocket Man's song has been covered numerous times, including once by Mary J. Blige, and is set to be reworked by Canadian breakout singer Alessia Cara. Fans are anticipating Cara's R&B-pop application of her version of Elton's 1983 hit.

2. "Bennie and the Jets" - Performed by Elton John, P!nk and Logic

John's 1973 hit first appeared on his wildly popular "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album. The acceptance of "Bennie and the Jets" as an R&B track helped earn John, a huge fan of soul music, a guest appearance on "Soul Train" in 1975.

As the song went on to be a huge success, it was a must on the "Revamp" album. The anticipated album actually kicks off with the P!nk and Logic cover with the help from John himself. Fans are eager to hear P!ink's pop style as well as Logic's rapping skills in the re-envisioned version of "Bennie and the Jets."

3. "Candle in the Wind" - Performed by Ed Sheeran

"Candle in the Wind" was written in 1973 in honor of Marilyn Monroe who had died 11 years before. The song is famous for its sympathetic, understanding perspective of the blonde bombshell, "Loneliness was tough/ the toughest role you played/ Hollywood created a superstar/ and pain was the price you paid."

English singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran is expected to be a perfect selection to cover the song, as he himself has quite the experience in purposeful pop music.

4. "Tiny Dancer" - Performed by Florence + The Machine

"Tiny Dancer" is one of Elton John's most beloved songs. It has been covered by numerous artists and John even performed it as a duet with Miley Cyrus for the 2018 Grammys. The 1972 pop- hit captures the spirit of California in the 70s but is still loved by fans everywhere in modern day.

"Tiny Dancer" will appear on John's "Revamp" album performed by the English indie-rock band Florence + The Machine. Lead singer, Florence Welch's distinctive voice and the band's dramatic and eccentric production is bound to make the reworked hit a newly formed success.

5. "Your Song" - Performed by Lady Gaga

John's "Your Song" with lyrics by long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin, has endured decades with immense covers and even an appearance in film. With such a strong structure this was one fans were hoping to not see altered too much on the "Revamp" album.

Lady Gaga's rework, pairs her electric voice and John's heartfelt song for a rushing aesthetic listening experience that holds true to the original ballad.



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