Forget trade conflicts – Madonna and Elton John are on friendly terms again!
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I hope our society gets its priorities right this time. The looming “trade war,” as all the wise guys call it, seems to be consuming our attention — along with the risk of nuclear conflict — while a far more significant event goes virtually unnoticed.
I mean, Madonna and Elton John have finally reconciled after what CNN calls “an infamous, years-long feud that saw the two publicly trade barbs.” At least they blew kisses. Madonna reportedly attended Elton John’s performance on Saturday Night Live in early April, “posing with him later as proof that the pair are now friends.”
It’s hard to put into words how relieved this is, even if you, like me, have no idea what happened between them. They have a lot in common, not least their wardrobes. Perhaps that’s the problem. They are too similar, competing for the same public attention. Madonna – born Madonna Louise Ciccone – and Elton John – born Reginald Kenneth Dwight – are, or were, major pop stars with millions of fans and a fortune who, in their quest for our attention, think only of us and the pleasure they bring to our lives. The conflict between them left those of us who knew about it resentful, and the news that they were best friends again lifted a huge burden.
Apparently, at the 2012 Golden Globes, he said Madonna “had no chance” of winning, and when she was giving her acceptance speech, “the camera cut to John, whose gaze was just piercing.”
Of course, it’s too early to tell whether their much-publicized reconciliation will last. “Seeing him perform when I was in high school changed my life,” Madonna wrote on Instagram the other day. “I always felt like an outsider growing up, and watching him on stage helped me realize that it’s okay to be different.”
In high school? This may seem like a bit of a dig at Elton John's age, although that may just be the old curmudgeons among us, the ones who always shake their heads at the younger generation and their weird antics. Elton John just turned 78, and Madonna is only 66, so she's got a point. If she's suggesting he step down from the stage to make room for (relatively) younger performers, there's something there, although it was a bit harsh, if not premature.
Mr. John (let’s be respectful) has a lot more to offer. He’s not just a pianist, after all. He’s also (again, according to CNN) “had huge success writing music for Broadway shows,” including “The Lion King.” Not all of his endeavors have been successful, however. His musical “Tammy Faye,” based on the life of the make-up televangelist, debuted in November and closed the following month.
It seems to be our fault, not his. The musical “came out during the US election, and it’s about how the integration of church and state destroyed America, which is what Ronald Reagan did,” Mr. John explained. “It was too political for America. They don’t understand the irony.”
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