Get ready to pump up the volume, everybody.
Gay musical legend Elton John has paired with rising gay icon Dua Lipa to collaborate on a new single, “Cold Heart.” And it should come as no surprise that it’s totally awesome.
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The video for “Cold Heart” uses both drawn and stop-motion animation (sometimes called “claymation” in the vernacular) to envision a cosmic disco occupied by a diverse, androgynous, and very fabulous dance troupe rocking out in platform shoes and sparkling glasses. The video also borrows from the films Yellow Submarine and The Wall to include some flying fish and some flowers with blooming eyes. Meanwhile, Elton belts out lead vocals about a cold-hearted ex, while Dua samples Elton’s classic “Rocketman” as a chorus.
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SFMike
I actually thought this was a very un-fabulous dance group that looked like it was from a Russian retirement home.
dannysax
Don’t listen to that guy. I thought it was interesting, with the hybrid human-animal people and the juxtaposition of Cold Heart and Rocket Man. If anyone knows Elton’s music, you will recognize the tune of the “new” song is the same as “No Sacrifice.”
BoomerMyles
Cold Heart is a lyric directly from Sacrifice.
Doesn’t Dua Lipa mean Two Lips?
LAtvGuy
Elton didn’t really contribute to this new collaboration. It’s just a re-mix by Pnau of four of his songs from the past. But it’s still a fun listen.