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I'm Still Standing by Elton John

Artist Biography For Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John born Reginald Kenneth Dwight 25 March 1947 Is A British Singer Pianist And Composer. Collaborating With Lyricist Bernie Taupin Since 1967 John Is One Of The Most Successful Artists Of All Time Having Sold Over 300 Million Records Worldwide In A Seven-Decade Career In Music. He Is Acclaimed By Critics And Musicians Particularly For His Work During The 1970s And His Lasting Impact On The Music Industry. John's Music And Showmanship Have Had A Significant Impact On Popular Music. Read More On Last.Fm

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: I'm Still Standing

“I'm Still Standing“ Is A Song Written By English Musician Elton John And Songwriter Bernie Taupin From John's 1983 Studio Album Too Low For Zero. It Was The Second Single Released From The Album In The UK And The First Single Released In The United States. Helped By A Video Promoting The Song On MTV "I'm Still Standing" Became A Big Hit For John On Both Sides Of The Atlantic Peaking At No. 1 In Canada And Switzerland No. 4 In The UK And No. 12 On The US Billboard Hot 100. Although "I'm Still Standing" Is Often Seen As A Statement Of John's Resilience Taupin Wrote The Lyrics With A Specific Person In Mind. “It's Perhaps One More Example Of The Original Idea Being Interpreted By Everyone Into Something Quite Different. I Think People See It As An Anthem Based On Elton's Strong Sense Of Survival In The Face Of Adversity. Which Believe Me Is Perfectly Fine By Me. In Fact It's Probably Infinitely More Interesting Perhaps Than What It Was Initially Written About. Which If My Memory Serves Me Correctly It Was A Sort Of Kiss Off To An Old Girlfriend. You Know The Sort Of Thing 'Don't You Worry About Me I'll Be Perfectly Fine.' Unlike George Jones' 'She Thinks I Still Care ' Where In Fact He Really Did I Really Didn't.“ The Music Video Directed By Russell Mulcahy Was Shot In Cannes And Nice On The Côte D'Azur In France. It Also Features The Colours Of The Flag Of France. Arlene Phillips Who Choreographed The Video Said Her Work On The Video Is One Of The Proudest Moments In Her Entire Career Via The Channel 5 Pop-Documentary Britain's Favourite 80s Songs On 25 December 2021 . Bruno Tonioli Later A Judge On Hit Shows Strictly Come Dancing For BBC UK And Dancing With The Stars For ABC US Appears As One Of The Dancers In The Video. Initially John Was Supposed To Take Part In The Choreography For The Music Video But That Plan Was Later Scrapped As He Recalls In His Autobiography Visibly Stunned By My Demonstration Of The Moves I’d Honed On The Dance Floors Of Crisco Disco And Studio 54 The Choreographer Arlene Phillips Went Pale And Suddenly Scaled Down My Involvement In That Side Of Things Until All I Really Had To Do Was Click My Fingers And Walk Along The Seafront In Time To The Music. 9 It Was Due To Be Shot Over The Course Of Two Days But A Camera Full Of The First Day's Film Was Ruined When Mulcahy Accidentally Fell Into The Sea With It. Therefore It Had To Be Filmed Again On Another Day. During The Shoot For The Video John Came Across Duran Duran. He Complained He Was Exhausted At Having Been Up Since 4 O'clock In The Morning. Simon Le Bon Decided John Should Have A Martini. "So I Did " John Later Recalled "I Had Six." 10 In His Book Wild Boy My Life In Duran Duran Andy Taylor Writes Of The Experience There Were Lots Of Celebrities Around In Cannes And One Day We Discovered That Elton John Was In Town Filming The Video For His Song "I'm Still Standing". This Was Before Elton Became Teetotal So He Was Still A Steaming Party Animal. We Went Up To See Him At His Hotel And Spent The Afternoon Getting Blasted On Martinis. We Decided It Would Be A Laugh To Get Him Drunk And We Were Slinging The Drinks Down Him. "Ooh You Are Lovely Boys " He Screeched Loving Every Minute Of It. We Got Him So Drunk That Eventually He Went Upstairs And Threw A Wobbler In His Suite. It Caused All Sorts Of Chaos But It Was A Great Party. The Next Morning John Awoke With A Hangover And Wandered Into His Personal Assistant's Room – Which Was "leveled" – And Asked Him "What Happened?" His Assistant Laughed "You Happened!" In 2019 The Original 16mm Film Negatives Were Re-Scanned And The Computer Graphics Were Recreated Forming A Newer Remastered Version Of The Promotional Video. This Version Of The Video Serves As The Ending To The 2019 Biopic Rocketman With Taron Egerton Portraying John Rotoscoped In To Recreate Memorable Scenes From The Original Music Video. It Was Also Re-Released Standalone On John's YouTube Channel.

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