First I will say that I had a dilemma on its holder the post
due to the use of words or
duo duet . Although at first glance they both seem to convey the same idea, in musical terms really are not the same thing and, for purposes of post
was necessary to use the correct word. Finally, use the word
duo not to be confused I'm talking about "great musical partners" but recordings / songs performed by two singers / artists in a given time.
Thus begin a series on best-original recordings or covers duo in music history-and, in particular, those that have impacted me personally, or my favorite.
The first, for reasons of generation and feeling
-to-Guardiola, should be no doubt
Do not let the sun go down on me , performed live during a concert,
George Michael and Elton John
.
The "generation" is because in those days, when the song was placed as No. 1 in the UK and U.S., I was just a teenager and knew nothing of the original version
Elton John recorded in 1974, so for me, then, that was the original. Of course, then you grow up and corrects some ideas. Version
George / Elton could well sneak into other listed as "great songs recorded live," "Great videos of live tracks," "Great covers of all time." "Great songs successfully revived" or "Big surprise appearances at a concert artist." In other words, the version goes a long, long. Vocally
George Michael is impeccable. His voice and style are unique and almost always dignified covers the
performed (see someboy to love with Queen ). Elton John makes a contribution to the recording interesting because it avoids repeated, he recorded first-and manages to reinvent itself with a judicious interpretation. In addition, he enters a key point of the letter and the concert itself.
included George Michael song in your
Cover To Cover Tour that, unlike what was expected, was not a promotional tour
album Listen Without Prejudice Vol 1 but rather a kind of conceptual tour "which was engaged to sing some songs from other artists-covers-among them
What A Fool Believes and Papa Was a Rollin 'Stone , however,
Do not let the sun go down on me was clearly his favorite.
In 1985, Elton John
invited
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley
to sing with him the song mentioned in
Wembley Stadium on the occasion of a concert Live Aid
.
I think that experience under George
preference this song, sing it on the level of most presentations of Cover To Cover Tour
and encouraged to invite himself Elton
to stand as his surprise guest during a concert at Wembley Arena
the March 25, 1991 and make a recording of the presentation.
result? One of the best duet recordings of all time. Give
play and enjoy, according to wikipedia
is only No.1 in the modern era to be recorded outdoors, out of a study, and imagine the author of this post
, as a teenager sitting watching television, flooded the power of this song.