Elton John - The Fall Tour

Elton John - a real, bona fide living, old school rock star. What's not to like? And despite tickets to his show being amongst the most expensive I have ever come across (I was making noise about Coldplay's top price tickets of $248 but seriously, Sir Elton had them beat at top range priced way above $500) I was determined to get my arse down to this show in the tightest dress I had and to hop and bop along to the Crocodile Rock.

Yeah, Suzie. You show 'em.


And was it a fantastic show. Sir Elton's a true pro and he never let up trying to get the crowd going and working on its feet. It took a while (it seemed like everyone was just there for Your Song and Daniel, which is kind of dumb - the man has plenty more in his discography and his slow songs aren't nearly his best) but by the time The Bitch Is Back came on people were on their feet dancing, crowding the front of the stage and getting everything from their t-shirts to their handbags (whoever had that handbag - I dare you to ever try washing or polishing the leather on that bag again. Ever.) signed by the man himself.

I particularly enjoyed hearing Philadelphia Freedom, Rocket Man, Don't Let The Sun (Go Down On Me) and Bennie and the Jets live at last. I was also so relieved when he played the Marilyn Monroe as opposed to the Princess Diana version of Candle in the Wind. The latter is just so much better than the self-inflicted rip-off that came later. The Disney medley of Can You Feel The Love Tonight and Circle of Life at the end of the encore was also a nice touch, given that his show had been brought in by Marina Bay Sands Entertainment (which was *cough* not so coincidentally also showing the musical The Lion King at their main Sands theatre at the time). But hey - pay your dues where they're due, huh?

It was a great night out and my friend and I had great seats for the relatively low price we paid (the benefits of jumping for tickets early). And there goes another classic rocker ticked off my list (so far it's just been Sir Elton and Eric Clapton). Who's next, I wonder? These days, I admit, Singapore just might surprise me with another great offering. The only question would be whether I can afford their next big act. Ugh.