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Post by BiteUrLip on Jul 2, 2019 14:38:00 GMT
Music: Elton John
Lyrics: Tim Rice
Piano and vocals: Elton John
Keyboards and programing: Patrick Leonard
Electric guitars: David Williams, Dean Parks, James Harrah
Acoustic guitar: Heitor Pereira
Bass guitar: Marcus Miller
Trumbet: Jeff Beal
Drums: Curt Bisquera
Percussion: Luis Conte
Backing vocals: Richard Page, Kipp Lennon, Jon Joyce, Davey Johnstone
Our glorious city
Was build by the divinities, by gods
Who saw fit to bestow
The gift of a paradise
Peaceful and harmonious upon
Us mere mortals below
And made El Dorado
The magnificent and golden
One thousand years ago
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
But all this was granted
For only one millenium
I know my legacy is to fulfill
My promise to all my people
Who have trusted me, the gods
Will approve of us still
Preserve El Dorado
The magnificent and golden
And I believe they will
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
The mountains so high and waters deep
Are her disguise
Her secrets are safe from foreign hands
And eyes forever
Preserve El Dorado
The magnificent and golden
And I believe they will
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
El Dorado, El Dorado, El Dorado
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Post by BiteUrLip on Jul 2, 2019 14:38:34 GMT
My favorite song off the soundtrack album.
5 stars.
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Post by dougs on Jul 3, 2019 20:04:37 GMT
"El Dorado" from THE ROAD TO EL DORADO:
"El Dorado" was the title track from the 2000 DreamWorks animated film soundtrack to ROAD TO EL DORADO. Primarily produced by Patrick Leonard the album, unlike the THE LION KING, included a large number (11) of Elton & Tim Rice songs on record. The album only reached #40 in the UK and #63 in the US. Elton and band did play, at a San Francisco gig, "El Dorado" and a select number of songs from the album plus other career hits to promote the new record. Elton was very confident that he really had written a solid tune to be proud of with "El Dorado."
"El Dorado" certainly is a solid upbeat tune driven by EJ's piano and vocal. It has a bit of an electronic sheen to it. Maybe not a classic, but it is still a good energetic well-crafted sing-able pop tune.
Rating: 4 1/2 +
Doug
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Post by newloneranger on Jul 4, 2019 19:45:18 GMT
One of my favorites from this album.
5 stars
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Post by rocketman on Jul 4, 2019 20:45:27 GMT
4 stars...Like almost every song on this album, a good, though nowhere near great, song. The album itself is nothing if not remarkably consistent, with virtually no tracks that distinguish themselves from the rest, but no clunkers either.
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Post by nix on Aug 7, 2019 16:28:05 GMT
4 pompous and over the top..... typical Elton
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