| 词条 | John and Elvis Are Dead |
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| name = John and Elvis Are Dead | cover = George Michael - JohnAndElvisAreDead.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = George Michael | album = Patience | B-side = {{hlist|"Edith & the Kingpin"|"For the Love (Of You)"}} | released = {{Start date|df=yes|2005|08|30}} | format = Digital download | recorded = 2003 | studio = | venue = | genre = {{hlist|Pop|soul}} | length = 4:23 | label = Sony BMG | writer = {{hlist|George Michael|David Austin}} | producer = George Michael | prev_title = Round Here | prev_year = 2004 | next_title = An Easier Affair | next_year = 2006 }} "John and Elvis Are Dead" is a 2005 song and single released by George Michael from his album Patience. It was co-written by childhood friend David Austin.[1] It was released on 30 August 2005 as a download-only single and was therefore unable to chart in the United Kingdom.[2] The song marks George Michael's final single from a studio album[3] The song was also released on Michael's greatest hits album Twenty Five. Music videoDirected by Anthea Benton, the music video did not receive heavy airplay, although it remains popular among Michael's fans. It features, among many famous faces both alive and dead at the time of the release of the song, footage of those named in the title: John Lennon and Elvis Presley. In addition to John and Elvis, Marvin Gaye is also mentioned in the chorus of the song. Footage of Freddie Mercury used from Queen's music video "Bohemian Rhapsody" although he is not mentioned. Die Welt noted the religious tones of the song and video.[4][5][6] People shown in the video in order of appareance are:
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References1. ^Daily Mail 15 March 2014 "David Austin co-wrote a number of Michael’s hits, including You Have Been Loved and John And Elvis Are Dead, and directed the Symphonica documentary." {{George Michael singles}}2. ^Robert Steele Careless Whispers: The Life & Career of George Michael 2011 -0857127268 "'John And Elvis Are Dead' is a songwriting collaboration with David Austin, a stoned slouch with electronic choral backing vocals. It's a lyrical anecdote about a friend who awakes from a coma to find that the girls all look the same .." 3. ^Official Charts 4. ^[https://www.welt.de/kultur/musik/article13561059/Als-Buesser-verbeugt-sich-George-Michael-vor-Jesus.html Als Büßer verbeugt sich George Michael vor Jesus] 24.08.2011 "„Jesus Christ“, bittet George Michael, „save us from ourselves, because John and Elvis are dead.“ Am Ende tritt sein eigenes Ebenbild im Video aus dem Fegefeuer und erhebt erlöst die Hände, während der leibhaftige Star davor sein Haupt senkt wie ein Büßer. Große Oper." 5. ^Rob Jovanovic, George Michael: The biography Little, Brown Book Group, Dec 3, 2015 6. ^Washington Blade 10 hidden gems by George Michael - “John and Elvis Are Dead” (2004) "One of the album’s high points is the emotional ballad “John and Elvis Are Dead,” a moving reflection on the senseless loss of some of the world’s greatest sources of light and talent. With a sweet vocal by Michael and a video that features video clips of Presley, Lennon and others gone too soon, the song’s emotional impact is only heightened by the realization that we can now include Michael himself in the recitation of shining stars so important to so many people that the universe allowed to slip away far too young." 10 : 2005 singles|2000s ballads|George Michael songs|Songs written by George Michael|Soul ballads|Songs written by David Austin (singer)|Songs in memory of John Lennon|Songs in memory of Elvis Presley|Songs about Elvis Presley|Songs about The Beatles |
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