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Elton John not a fan of new Lion King remake or Sound Track


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In his new interview with GQ

Question: Have you seen the new Lion King film?

EJ: The new version of The Lion King was a huge disappointment to me, because I believe they messed the music up. Music was so much a part of the original and the music in the current film didn’t have the same impact. The magic and joy were lost. The soundtrack hasn’t had nearly the same impact in the charts that it had 25 years ago, when it was the bestselling album of the year. The new soundtrack fell out of the charts so quickly, despite the massive box-office success. I wish I’d been invited to the party more, but the creative vision for the film and its music was different this time around and I wasn’t really welcomed or treated with the same level of respect. That makes me extremely sad. I’m so happy that the right spirit for the music lives on with the Lion King stage musical.

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Sorry mate, you had the wrong skin color in this diverse new Western World.

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Yup, Disney has no time for white oppressors now.

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Except for the 'I Just Can't wait to Be King' they rushed through the musical numbers.

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I feel your pain, Elton. I feel your pain.

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