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.
LISTEN: The 25 best (and gayest) original songs from movies
Whatever the reason, they have us singing long after the credits roll. Here are the 25 best original (and gayest) songs from movies:This list wouldn’t be complete without at least one submission from perhaps the most successful openly gay musician of all time, Elton John.
The knighted piano player has been nominated for four Best Original Song Oscars, including three in the same year—and he’s won two, with his second prize coming to him for this tune from his own biopic, Rocketman.Like everything connected to Brokeback Mountain, the song “A Love That Will Never Grow Old”—performed by country legend Emmylou Harris—is heartbreaking and beautiful.
The tune sounds unlike anything on this list, and it fits perfectly with the setting and time in which the Oscar-winning picture is set.
Sadly, the track was deemed ineligible for an Academy Award at the time due to a strange restriction about it not being in the film long enough.
