Two highly decorated, iconic musicians โ Elton John and Stevie Wonder โ make sweet music together on the spirit, ear catching โFinish Line.โ
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he legendary ๐ Elton John returns with his 32nd studio album, ๐ฟ The Lockdown Sessions.ย YAY! After stunning on his duet with ๐ Dua Lipa (๐ต โCold Heart โ PNAU Remixโ), and collaborating with ๐ Charlie Puth on ๐ต โAfter Allโ, heโs back with a third collaborative single, ๐ต โFinish Lineโ. Notably, he collaborates with another icon, ๐ Stevie Wonder!โFinish Lineโ commences with soulful keys โ acoustic and electric โ before a slick groove kicks in.ย Elton John โtakes first blood,โ singing expressively with his full-bodied, mature vocals.ย Following a fab verse, he delivers the centerpiece, the chorus, backed by gospel choir.ย Can I get an amen? As expected, the spirit is high, and the ears perked up with the throwback vibes.ย The icing on the cake? The second verse performed by Stevie Wonder, who sounds as youthful as he did back in his heyday.ย His marvelous tenor brings contrast, and helps to drive โFinish Line,โ well, onward to the finish line.ย He meshes well with John and the choir on the chorus following his verse.ย Amplifying the spirit and musicianship even more is his harmonica solo โ so awesome to hear him blowing again! The finish line of โFinish Lineโ itself is eventful with John, Wonder, choir, and an unnamed soloist making all listeners want to witness โ hallelujah!
Final Thoughts ๐ญ
Itโs no secret I was skeptical of ๐ต โAfter Allโ, the second single from The Lockdown Sessions.ย It was a bit of a letdown following the high flying, unexpected ๐ต โCold Heart โ PNAU Remixโ.ย Thankfully, this collaboration with Stevie Wonder gives โ ITโS ๐ EVERYTHING ๐ โ EVERYTHANG ๐!!! Two iconic musicians, a gospel choir, a catchy chorus, harmonica playing โ itโs โwhat it isโ! Also, shout out to the writers (John, ๐ผโ Andrew Wotman, ๐ผโ Ali Tamposi, and ๐ผโ Roman Campolo) and producer ๐ Watt.
๐ Elton John โข ๐ฟ The Lockdown Sessions โข ๐ท Mercury โข ๐ 10.22.21
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