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Elton John takes a dig at Madonna over upcoming Super Bowl show

By Jenna Busch 
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Elton John has been trying to squabble with Madonna lately. He recently said that Madonna "hasn't got a f------ chance" of winning the Golden Globe for Best Original Song. She then won the award. Awkward! But John is still giving her a hard time.

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While doing an interview with "Good Morning America" on the set of his upcoming Super Bowl Pepsi commercial, a royal robe-clad John took another swing at Madge. When asked if he had any advice for her halftime show, he said, "Make sure you lip-sync good." Yikes!

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He wasn't too jazzed about past halftime shows in general, saying, "I've never seen a decent one. ... Never ever." That's his reason for saying he'd never do one himself. He wants to play live, you see. It's live versus lip-syncing that started his feud with Madonna. Back in 2004, he accused her of lip-syncing during her concerts and award show appearances. Is he being too hard on her?

Also in the interview, he gave advice to aspiring artists, talked about his son and named his Super Bowl pick. See it in the video below.

 

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Jan 31, 2012 8:56AM
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To the individual who posted that Elton John is old and only had 2 hit songs... here is a bit of truth for you...

Sir Elton John has had:

11 number one studio albums

30 number one singles worldwide, 8 of which were in the U.S.

4 number one compilations and

1 number one soundtrack.

 

Not appreciating an artist is one's personal choice and I acknowledge that but blatant ignorance is almost inexcusable in a world with that knowledge at one's fingertips.

Jan 31, 2012 3:30AM
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To many of these comments, Elton being a total Jacka$$ has nothing to do with him being gay. 

He clearly is jealous of Madonna and always has been. And he clearly has never seen one of Madonna's live show's,  if he had he would no she always sings live.  Elton has always been and continues to be a mean person. Ask anyone from Atlanta. When Elton lived in Atlanta he was notorious for treating people with disrespect and for being a complete jerk to most of the folks he came into contact with. Its also very interesting that the only press he seems to get these days is when he is lashing out and being unkind to people. The old saying "even bad publicity is good publicity" must ring true. All he is getting lately is bad publicity, and he seems to be on the from page of every net outlet. To bad he is not getting recognition because he has done something clever or extraordinary. This man used to be a great artist, now he is just bitter aging used to be.

Jan 31, 2012 9:15AM
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I bet no one commenting has seen either interview.  Things are always taken out of context with the media to create a story and make money.  Just remember that.  People are always being led astray by the media.
Jan 31, 2012 5:39AM
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Wow. Getting ripped apart and called names for speaking the truth - very civilized and mature people. Madonna DOES lip sync, and if you've ever heard her "sing" live you know that it's a good thing she does.  After all the years of voice lessons she is still a mediocre singer, at best.   She is most definitely an American icon, but more an icon like The Spice Girls or Milli Vanilli or The Monkees than a true musically gifted talent. She was at the right place at the right time and met the right people. Nothing wrong with that, but let's not confuse it with talent.                                                   Elton, on the other hand, should probably make an effort to hold his tongue. Snarkiness is never pretty!                                                                  
Jan 31, 2012 1:39AM
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Bitter? Bitter? Party of one. Your jealousy is now showing....
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