Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums, John has sold more than 300 million records, making him one of the best-selling music artists. He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100, including seven number ones in the UK and nine in the US, as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US. His tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997", rewritten in dedication to Diana, Princess of Wales, sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts. He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films. John owned Watford F.C. from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002. He is an honorary life president of the club.
British experimental group Coil soundtracked ’90s queer life on ‘Gay Men’s Guide to Safer Sex’
Gay Men’s Guide to Safer Sex.The 1992 flick –– which was later updated and re-released in 1997 with additional info –– was pivotal in many ways, depicting filmmaker Rob Falconer and Dr.
Mike Youle discussing safe sex tips, developments in HIV research, and the unique struggles of being queer in the nineties. OK, yes, and a revolutionary amount of real gay sex. (What did you expect from the title?)Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.But its staying power, as highlighted by a recent screening of the movie in London, likely boils down to its atmospheric and hypnotic techno score, crafted by British experimental band Coil.Listen.The sonically groundbreaking group, led by John Balance and his partner at the time Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson, is oft-forgotten in the annals of queer history.
Uncompromising in sounds, visuals, and spirit, Coil may better fit in a pretentious playlist of vintage indie-gems than alongside their glossy gay contemporaries like Elton John and George Michael.
Nonetheless, AllMusic dubbed them “highly regarded in dance and industrial circles.”Furthermore, soundtracking Gay Men’s Guide was hardly their only act of defiance in an era when homophobia ran rampant, particularly in Britain.It was Coil’s devastating cover of “Tainted Love” (recorded “as a response to the AIDS epidemic ravaging the world”) that earned them widespread recognition in 1985.
