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Elton John Reimagined In Two New Projects

by Roger Wink, VVN Music on March 16, 2018

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A host of pop, rock and country musicians have recorded the music of Elton John for two-CDs that will be released just days before the April 10 showing of the Recording Academy’s salute.

While a few of the performances are the same song and artist from the special, many more have entered the studio to record their takes of songs both well known and deep from the Elton John/Bernie Taupin catalog.

The first album, Revamp, sees a new version of “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton, P!nk and Logic, Ed Sheeran’s “Candle in the Wind”, Mary J. Blige’s take on “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” and more from Coldplay, Sam Smith, Lady Gaga, Queens of the Stone Age, Mumford and Sons and more.

Restoration gathers covers from country artists such as Dolly Parton, Rhonda Vincent, Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Don Henley, Vince Gill, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton and Willie Nelson.

Somehow, Miley Cyrus made it on both discs.

Elton John said “We have two completely different albums; Revamp being the pop one and Restoration being the country one and God we have so many great artists doing our songs, it’s quite incredible.”

He added “Restoration was Bernie’s project and he’s a huge country fan. The Revamp was more my project. He came up with an astonishing list of country performers both new and legendary. On Revamp I wrote out a wish list of people that I would love and asked them and to my surprise most of them said yes and we have quite an astonishing eclectic crew.

Track List:

Revamp
Bennie and The Jets – Elton John, P!nk, Logic
We All Fall In Love Sometimes – Coldplay
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues – Alessia Cara
Candle In The Wind – Ed Sheeran
Tiny Dancer – Florence And The Machine
Someone Saved My Life Tonight – Mumford and Sons
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word – Mary J. Blige
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart – Q Tip feat. Demi Lovato
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – The Killers
Daniel – Sam Smith
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me – Miley Cyrus
Your Song – Lady Gaga
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Queens of the Stone Age

Restoration
Rocket Man – Little Big Town
Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters – Maren Morris
Sacrifice – Don Henley and Vince Gill
Take Me To The Pilot – Brothers Osborne
My Father’s Gun – Miranda Lambert
I Want Love – Chris Stapleton
Honky Cat – Lee Ann Womack
Roy Rogers – Kacey Musgraves
Please – Rhonda Vincent and Dolly Parton
The Bitch Is Back – Miley Cyrus
Sad Songs (Say So Much) – Dierks Bentley
This Train Don’t Stop – Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris
Border Song – Willie Nelson

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