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Elton John, "Your Song" at the Concert for Diana
Sunday's giant Concert for Diana wasn't so much star-studded as it was star-glutted -- everybody from Duran Duran to Kanye West was there to pay tribute to the late Princess of Wales on what would have been her 46th birthday. But it was Sir Elton John who set the tone. Here, he opens the show, not with his trademark theatrics or the heart-tugging "Candle in the Wind," but with a simple, uplifting performance of "Your Song."
Sir Elton is in fine voice here, but what's even greater is the way he connects with the audience, glancing at crowd and camera as if they are old friends gathered round the piano with him. It's the opposite of mugging -- a peformance that is genuine and personal and absolutely note-perfect for the evening.
That earring, on the other hand, might be a bit much for the occasion. But hey, Elton can pull it off.
