After meeting behind the scenes of the Saturday Night Live program, the artists sealed the peace that can be accompanied by collaboration between both
What seemed an eternal disagreement finally came to an end. After decades of publicly exchanged, Madonna announced that it made up with Elton John. The reunion took place behind the scenes of the Saturday Night LiveLast weekend, and sealed reconciliation between two of the greatest pop music icons.
“I knew that Elton It would be the musical guest in SNL And I decided to go. He needed to look into his eyes and understand, ”said the artist in an Instagram post. The surprise came at the first moment of the meeting:“ The first thing he told me was: ‘Forgive me’. ”The gesture disarmed the singer.“ The wall between us fell, ”he added.
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The history of friction between the two is long and began in the early 2000s, when Elton He harshly criticized music “Die Another Day”from Madonnamade for the franchise James Bond. He classified her as “the worst trail of the saga.” In the following years, the criticism continued: in 2007, he accused her of voice acting on the shows, and just before her performance in Super Bowl From 2012, he again pinned, saying that she should “voice well”.
At the same time, he called Madonna of “amusement park stripper” and stated that his career was over. The clash intensified after the singer wins the Golden Globe put Best Original Songbeating Elton. In his thanksgiving speech, Madonna responded with elegance: “He’s brilliant, I love him. He will win another prize. I don’t feel bad.”
Despite the troubled past, reconciliation brought up a special memory. Madonna revealed that when he was a teenager, he ran away from home to watch a show Elton in Detroit.
That performance was transformative. I felt a strange one in the world, and seeing it on stage taught me that being different was not only possible, but necessary. ”
The reunion eventually yielded more than a request for forgiveness: Elton I would have said you wrote a song to Madonna and suggested collaboration between the two. “It was as if everything had fit,” she said, thrilled.
Meanwhile, in the same edition of SNLElton shared the stage with Brandi Carlile in the songs “Little Richard’s Bible” and “Who Believes in Angels”. And to complete the light tone of the night, Patti Labelle He recalled that in the 1960s, the singer never returned a tupperware pot she used to bring him food.
Madonnain turn, it has made more intimate reflections. Recently, he shared an exciting letter on social networks, stating that he is not afraid of death – a statement that only reinforces the moment of reconciliation and maturity that it seems to be going through.
Saturday Night Live with Elton John
Last Saturday 5, Jack Black was the host with the musical participation of Elton John with Brandi Carlile. Below you can check the performance on SNL:
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Source: Rollingstone
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