![]() In the Russell Mulcahy episode of the series Music Video Exposed, Mulcahy says of the making of this video, “If you sit down with Elton, it’s more of an event.” Indeed. Thank you, Duran Duran.” He goes on to say, perhaps unnecessarily, “I can’t really remember the rest of the video.” I had destroyed one of the rooms and completely blacked out. All the time he was demanding that the camera continued to run on-and it was all Simon’s fault.”Īnd here’s Elton’s version of events: “I woke up the next morning and I had all these cuts and bruises all over me. … The next time I saw Russell he said, ‘What the fuck did you do to Elton?’ Apparently Elton had come back from the bar and then proceeded to do these elaborate stripteases in front of the camera, rolling around on the floor naked, then running off, changing into the most outlandish costumes, coming back and doing another extraordinary striptease. “When we got there, Simon (Le Bon) went off with Elton for a chat and got him absolutely pissed-this was when Elton was a complete fiend. Per Marcelo Anciano, Mulcahy’s assistant director (who would also later direct Arcadia’s excellent “Goodbye is Forever” video), here’s what went down: Hey, speaking of the Durans: David Buckley’s Elton: The Biography recounts how Elton met up with Duran Duran in Cannes in the middle of filming this video. And I may or may not* be sipping champagne to get in the proper spirit of things. In honor of Elton, I’m wearing my own tiara while writing this. I would expect no less from the man who famously packs two tiaras whenever he travels: one formal, one casual. Throughout the course of this video, he’ll undergo multiple wardrobe changes and don a gazillion different pairs of sunglasses. Sir Elton drives along the French Riviera in his flashy convertible, singing up a storm and looking like a million bucks. And, like, “Rio,” it doesn’t have much of a plot. “I’m Still Standing” was directed by Russell Mulcahy, and stylistically, it’s very similar to the work Mulcahy did on Duran Duran’s “Rio,” what with all the body paint and brightly-colored pop-art imagery. I speak, of course, of Elton John’s 1983 video for “I’m Still Standing.” He’ll kick off a fall leg in Salt Lake City on 4 September, playing throughout December 2020.Let’s shake things up a bit here and move slightly away from Duran Duran for a second to examine one of the most cheerful, colorful, glorious videos of the 1980s. He’s scheduled to perform in Europe throughout the summer, wrapping up in Lucca, Italy on 7 July. In the video, Elton pulls up in his Rolls at the iconic Carlton Hotel Cannes, the luxury 338-roomhotel, built in 1911 which dominates the Cannes seafront. John is currently on his final Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. ![]() “Don’t you know I’m still standing better than I ever did/Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid,” he belts. The live clip features John performing his 1983 hit to a sea of cell phones, thunderously playing the piano while his single earring dangles alongside his rose heart-shaped glasses. Elton John has released digitally-restored footage of the I’m Still Standing music video, which was shot at Carlton Beach in Cannes, France 36 years ago. The singer was there for the premiere of the smash biopic Rocketman. He’s just the most extraordinarily generous person.”Įlton John also recently released a live performance of ‘I’m Still Standing’, captured last month at the after party for the Cannes International Film Festival. We became the best of mates and carried on making videos. It surfaced just at the right time in his career…It sends such a clear message that everyone can have a fall but you can get back up, and that’s the anthem. ![]() “The energy you see in the video is the energy on the set…’I’m Still Standing’ is really high up,” Mulcahy said in a statement. ![]()
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