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The Rolling Stones. Blondie. David Bowie. The Eagles. Billy Joel. Supertramp. Pat Benatar. Carrie Underwood. The Guess Who. The Beach Boys.
I'd gone to several big-name concerts over the years, but I'd never crossed Sir Elton John off my to-see bucket list.
His show Wednesday night at the La Crosse Center struck such a strong chord with me that I'm ready to hit the Yellow Brick Road again - to Vegas, where Elton performs this fall at Caesars Palace.
I expected a flamboyant showman wearing an elaborate costume - maybe sporting a feather boa like those for sale at the arena.
What I found was an amazing piano man who skipped the stage theatrics - and whose most striking garment was a black jacket decorated in back with a glittery genie in a bottle.
Turns out the Rocket Man, at age 64, still has plenty of star power. He had the capacity crowd clamoring for an encore - after he had played nonstop for about 2½ hours.
The famed pop singer hit all the right notes - if maybe not the higher ones - as he rolled out his myriad hits from the past 40 years. He seemed especially revved up on "Rocket Man," as his fingers flew over the piano keys in a longer version than the radio hit.
I first heard "Bennie and the Jets" in the movie "Aloha Bobby and Rose" in the '70s. Thirty-some years later, it popped up in the film "27 dresses ." It was my turn to sing it Wednesday along with the crowd, when Elton belted out: "B-B-B-Bennie. B-B-B-Bennie. B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets!"
Like the six middle-age women in front of me, I hopped and bopped to the "Crocodile Rock." Oh, yeah Wedding Favors Unlimited has the largest selection with prices discounted up to ... wedding accessories cheap, and bridal party gifts by shipping direct to you from ourdress.co.uk, when we were young we had so much fun dancing to "Crocodile Rock."
We swayed to the classic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," urged to sing along by Elton and his four backup singers. Wish I would have had one of the red-flashing glow sticks to wave.
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Mixed in with the oldies-but-goodies was a set from "The Union," Elton's recent collaboration with Leon Russell. As America marks the sesquicentennial of its Civil War this year, the Brit's somber "Gone to Shiloh" was stirring.
I didn't need any of Elton's oversized spectacles to get a good look at him and the band. My husband and I went to the concert with another couple: They sat near the front of the stage, and we sat in the second row from the back of the stage.
Like a giddy teenager, tulle prom dress sale tulle prom dress sale I waved to Elton when he stopped near us and threw up his arms to salute the crowd. I waved to the backup singers who performed in front of us. I waved to the musicians as they walked off the stage next to us - they waved back and smiled a little.
Yes wedding sashes wedding sashes, we had a great view so close to the stage. We also got to hear the music loud and clear - make that really loud. Painfully loud, especially when piano, guitars and drums roared from the stage for the dramatic opener "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lives Bleeding." Next time I'll wear earplugs to muffle the sound.
The acoustics made it difficult to make out the lyrics at times, but that's OK. We all knew the words anyway.
Elton and his band seemed to enjoy themselves as much as we did. Elton didn't talk much, evening cocktail dress but he frequently strolled the stage's perimeters, smiling, pointing and even doing an arm-pump. (He graciously spent a few minutes at the end of the concert signing autographs and shaking hands with fans from the stage.)
How appropriate that he chose "Your Song" as an encore: "My gift is my song and this one's for you."
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