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    I will discuss through Metaphor criticism that the rhetor, Elton John, conceptualizes Princess Diana to the audience through his lyrics in what she symbolically stood as, who she was as a person and how she impacted numerous lives. In particular, I explore the question of how the close relationship between the media and the princess created a realistic friendship between those of the common media audience and the royal Diana. John successfully strengthens the diverse audience’s express of grief

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    Sir Elton John, the most popular British Signer was born on March 25th, 1947. He dropped out school when he was 17 for his music dream. In 1969, the song Your Song made him a famous singer and followed by then he brought many popular albums such as Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in different years. These albums lay a foundation for his top musician position in the world. In the year 1976, Elton John announced that he is a “bisexual” person. He got married with Renate Blauel in 1984 but devoiced four years

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    Elton John Stereotypes

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    know the man. Born 25-3-1947 Reginald Kenneth Dwight, or more commonly known as Sir Elton John, became somewhat of a child prodigy after he began playing the piano at the young age of four, he could play any melody he heard by ear. After winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy Of Music at age 11, Elton studied for six years but dropped out just shy of graduation to try his luck with a rock career. At age 14 Elton formed his first band known as the Corvettes, which later reformed into Bluesology

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    Elton was born March 25th in 1947. He was born in the UK in a town called middlesex. He was raised in Pinner and was educated here. At the age of 17 Elton left to pursue his career in music. Elton was introduced to music early on in life because both of his parents were musically inclined, Elton even started playing piano at the age of 3. In fact his dad played in a band that was a semi- professional band. Fun fact, Elton’s favorite kind if music was Rock and Roll. At the age of 7 he decided to take

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    people’s princess and the public was intrigued with her devotion, consideration, and graciousness. Diana’s wide and profound influence is seen in how popular Elton John’s tribute song “Candle in the

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    Lion King Paper FInal

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     and costume design.  (www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search) Julie Taymors direction for the musical was vital for its  success but without the help of songwriters Elton John and Tim Rice, The Lion King would not  have thrived on broadway.     Although Eisner and Taymor were important in creating the musical The Lion King,  2  Elton John and Tim Rice were substantially important for the creating the musical performed on  broadway. Tim Rice was born on November 10th, 1944 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire

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    cruising the seawall and all of us belting out the lyrics to “Ring of Fire.” Elton John is an awesome performer. He is flamboyant and accessorizes head-to-toe, including his elaborate glasses, sunglasses, and costumes. I compare his costumes and head-to-toe accessorizes with Cher’s wardrobe. I did not know that John Lennon was a guitarist in composing John’s 1974 “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” I had not realized that Elton John’s birth name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight. That name does not fit him. My

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    Record Store Day Hits Vegas This next Saturday April 22nd Las Vegas, and every major city in the US will be celebrating the 10th edition of Record Store Day, an initiative started on the U.S. and now turned into a worldwide event. As the means through which we consume our music have shifted over the past decade, record stores have slowly become victims of new media, like MP3 digital files and more recently, streaming services. Back in the year of 2007, independent record store owners and their employees

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    Elton John is a well known British composer, pianist and singer throughout the 20th century. Elton John has accomplished many different things as a famous composer. He has sold more than 250 million records while creating a successful career for himself on Broadway, creating the music score for the song “Billy Elliot” which was Tony award winning. To describe Elton John’s personality many people would speak of him as a reasonable and sensible person. He was a young man who had a plan and had a good

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    Unlike most other songs of its era, “Bennie and The Jets” is a rare track that is driven by the instrumental as opposed to the lyrics. When focusing on the instrumental more closely, it becomes apparent that Elton John didn’t just section his lyrics like traditional music, but instead sectioned the orchestrative components into subcategories. Among all these groupings,the most significant grouping is found in the opening measures. When analyzing the introduction to “Bennie and The Jets”, the first

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