Review: Elton John's farewell tour is so breezy, it hardly feels like goodbye
LOS ANGELES - You have to love Elton John's idea of a sizzle reel.
As shown on an enormous screen Tuesday night at Staples Center, where the veteran pop star was playing the first local date on a world tour he says will be his last, the carefully edited video package synchronized John's performance of his song "I'm Still Standing" to highlights from his half-century-long career.
We saw him accepting an Academy Award. We saw him onstage in his famously bedazzled Dodgers uniform. And we saw that time
