Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra de Elton John
Álbum de Elton John
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 13 de Junio de 1987
- Compositores: Elton John, Bernie Taupin
- Productores: Gus Dudgeon
Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra es un álbum de Elton John, publicado en 1987. El disco incluye 14 canciones, entre ellas «Sixty Years On», «I Need You To Turn To», «The Greatest Discovery» y «Tonight».
Introducción: la despedida de una voz
"Live in Australia" es uno de los álbumes en directo más dramáticos y conmovedores de la carrera de Elton John. Grabado durante su Tour de Force en Australia a finales de 1986, el álbum documenta los últimos conciertos que dio antes de someterse a una cirugía de garganta que alteraría permanentemente su famoso registro de falsete. Consciente de que podría ser la última vez que cantara de esa manera, Elton ofrece una actuación de una intensidad y una pasión extraordinarias. El álbum es un doble LP, con la segunda mitad presentando a Elton y su banda acompañados por la Orquesta Sinfónica de Melbourne de 88 piezas, creando versiones majestuosas de sus clásicos.
Contexto y grabación
La gira fue un evento monumental. Elton actuó con un elaborado traje y una peluca de Mozart, en un guiño a la grandeza de la ocasión. La segunda parte del espectáculo, con la orquesta completa, fue un desafío logístico pero un triunfo artístico, con arreglos sinfónicos que dieron nueva vida a sus baladas más queridas. La grabación captura tanto la energía de la banda de rock como la grandeza de la orquesta.
Análisis de las interpretaciones
Las interpretaciones están cargadas de emoción. La versión en directo de "Candle in the Wind", con su arreglo orquestal, fue lanzada como single y se convirtió en un éxito Top 10 en el Reino Unido y Estados Unidos. Otras baladas como "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" y "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" adquieren una profundidad y una escala épicas con la orquesta. Es el sonido de un artista dándolo todo, en lo que él creía que podrían ser sus últimas grandes actuaciones vocales.
Cifras y valoración
El álbum fue un éxito comercial, alcanzando el puesto 24 en Estados Unidos. La crítica lo aclamó como un documento histórico y una de sus mejores actuaciones en directo. Es un álbum esencial en su discografía, no solo por su calidad musical, sino por capturar un momento crucial e irrepetible en la vida de uno de los más grandes intérpretes del rock.
Listado de Canciones
- Sixty Years On
- I Need You To Turn To
Letra
You're not a ship to carry my life You are nailed to my love in many lonely nights I've strayed from the cottages and found myself here For I need your love your love protects my fears And I wonder sometimes and I know I'm unkind But I need you to turn to when I act so blind And I need you to turn to when I lose control You're my guardian angel who keeps out the cold Did you paint your smile on, well I said I knew That my reason for living was for loving you We're related in feeling but you're high above You're pure and you're gentle with the grace of a dove - The Greatest Discovery
- Tonight
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Vídeo
- The King Must Die
- Take Me To The Pilot
- Tiny Dancer
Vídeo
- Have Mercy On The Criminal
Letra
Have you heard the dogs at night Somewhere on the hill Chasing some poor criminal And I guess they're out to kill Oh there must be shackles on his feet And mother in his eyes Stumbling through the devil-dark With the hound pack in full cry Have mercy on the criminal Who is running from the law Are you blind to the winds of change Don't you hear him any more Praying Lord you got to help me I am never gonna sin again Just take these chains from around my legs Sweet Jesus I'll be your friend Now have you ever seen the white teeth gleam While you lie on a cold damp ground You're taking in the face of a rifle butt While the wardens hold you down And you've never seen a friend in years Oh it turns your heart to stone You jump the walls and the dogs run free And the grave's gonna be your home - Madman Across The Water
- Candle In The Wind
Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled Goodye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never knowing who to cling to When the rain set in And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did And I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did - Burn Down The Mission
Letra
You tell me there's an angel in your tree Did he say he'd come to call on me For things are getting desperate in our home Living in the parish of the restless folks I know Everybody now bring your family down to the riverside Look to the east to see where the fat stock hide Behind four walls of stone the rich man sleeps It's time we put the flame torch to their keep Burn down the mission If we're gonna stay alive Watch the black smoke fly to heaven See the red flame light the sky Burn down the mission Burn it down to stay alive It's our only chance of living Take all you need to live inside Deep in the woods the squirrels are out today My wife cried when they came to take me away But what more could I do just to keep her warm Than burn burn burn burn down the mission walls - Your Song
Vídeo
- Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me