25 February 2009

Shitty Diddies - 1985

One look at Elton John's discography and you can only be amazed at the man's output these last 40 years. He continually generates brilliant pieces of music. However, on the flip side, he's hit some pretty nasty rough patches as well.

1985's "Ice on Fire" album is probably the most prominent case in point. The album didn't even crack the top 40, and was slammed up one side and down the other by the critics. But despite the criticism and the anemic performance of the LP, the set actually spawned two hit singles for John. "Nikita," which hit #7 in early 1986, and this piece of crap. Sung as a duet with George Michael, today's shitty diddy is a #20 single from late 1985.

"Wrap Her Up"