1 00:00:07,133 --> 00:00:10,453 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Saturday Morning with Jack Team podcast 2 00:00:10,573 --> 00:00:11,693 Speaker 1: from News Talks at Me. 3 00:00:51,133 --> 00:00:56,893 Speaker 2: That's Who Believes in Angels by Elton John and Brandy Carlyle. 4 00:00:57,453 --> 00:00:59,733 Speaker 2: It's the name of the album that they've just released 5 00:00:59,773 --> 00:01:02,093 Speaker 2: as well. Of course, Sir Elton has stopped touring, but 6 00:01:02,093 --> 00:01:04,573 Speaker 2: he's still recording and a still Clifford our music reviewer 7 00:01:05,213 --> 00:01:08,453 Speaker 2: is still listening to Sir Elton as he belts them 8 00:01:08,493 --> 00:01:10,653 Speaker 2: out like the beast of them? How are you Stelle? 9 00:01:11,093 --> 00:01:12,733 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm doing good And that is one of those 10 00:01:12,773 --> 00:01:14,373 Speaker 3: stadium fellas that song, isn't it. 11 00:01:14,453 --> 00:01:14,773 Speaker 2: Yeah. 12 00:01:14,813 --> 00:01:17,213 Speaker 3: You can just imagine everyone waving their lights in the 13 00:01:17,253 --> 00:01:22,053 Speaker 3: air having a good sing along. A couple of months ago, 14 00:01:22,213 --> 00:01:25,693 Speaker 3: I saw the teaser trailer video for this album and 15 00:01:25,733 --> 00:01:27,413 Speaker 3: I was like, what is this going to be? Because 16 00:01:27,413 --> 00:01:30,853 Speaker 3: it's a clip of Elton John losing his marbles like 17 00:01:30,933 --> 00:01:34,013 Speaker 3: he is just throwing his toys in the studio Heavenless 18 00:01:34,053 --> 00:01:38,373 Speaker 3: massive tentrum. I'm like, oh my god, how did Brandy 19 00:01:38,413 --> 00:01:40,933 Speaker 3: Carlisle like go in a studio and record an album? 20 00:01:41,213 --> 00:01:44,693 Speaker 3: Like what a great little teaser to be, Like, yeah, 21 00:01:45,213 --> 00:01:47,653 Speaker 3: come of this album like so clever because the bit 22 00:01:47,693 --> 00:01:50,733 Speaker 3: that they've done alongside the album as they've also done 23 00:01:50,733 --> 00:01:53,133 Speaker 3: a thirty minute doco behind the scenes of putting this 24 00:01:53,173 --> 00:01:56,693 Speaker 3: album together, so that comes out later on today. It's 25 00:01:56,733 --> 00:01:59,773 Speaker 3: the first time Elton John's actually let anybody film the 26 00:01:59,853 --> 00:02:04,653 Speaker 3: writing album process, and so you know, he has seen himself. 27 00:02:04,773 --> 00:02:08,013 Speaker 3: There's some stuff that he's quite embarrassed about, and he 28 00:02:08,093 --> 00:02:10,933 Speaker 3: was in a dark place. He'd finished his tour, he'd 29 00:02:10,933 --> 00:02:13,053 Speaker 3: gone out on this massive high, and he was kind 30 00:02:13,093 --> 00:02:16,533 Speaker 3: of tired, and then got into the studio. There's twenty 31 00:02:16,613 --> 00:02:18,973 Speaker 3: days they'd blocked out for him and Brenda Carlole to 32 00:02:18,973 --> 00:02:21,093 Speaker 3: come together and write this album, and they went in 33 00:02:21,173 --> 00:02:23,653 Speaker 3: with nothing, and I think he just, you know, he 34 00:02:23,733 --> 00:02:25,373 Speaker 3: started off kind of not on the right place and 35 00:02:25,413 --> 00:02:28,453 Speaker 3: the head SATs, which is a pretty honest thing to say, 36 00:02:28,533 --> 00:02:32,173 Speaker 3: right when you've had a however many decade career to 37 00:02:32,253 --> 00:02:34,013 Speaker 3: then kind of have to front foot and go there's 38 00:02:34,013 --> 00:02:35,733 Speaker 3: all these other people in the studio going, well, we 39 00:02:35,773 --> 00:02:37,853 Speaker 3: want to write at one hundred percent, so let's get 40 00:02:37,853 --> 00:02:40,653 Speaker 3: on with this. So that was kind of interesting, a 41 00:02:40,693 --> 00:02:42,773 Speaker 3: few sort of stumbling days for them, I think, but 42 00:02:42,813 --> 00:02:44,373 Speaker 3: at the end of it, they've come out with ten 43 00:02:44,413 --> 00:02:48,013 Speaker 3: complete tracks and a full album and a documentary and 44 00:02:48,453 --> 00:02:51,373 Speaker 3: you can just hear the passion for both of them, 45 00:02:51,413 --> 00:02:54,853 Speaker 3: I think four. I mean, they're very, very talented musicians. 46 00:02:54,853 --> 00:02:57,933 Speaker 3: Branda Carlole is an excellent songwriter in her own right, 47 00:02:58,493 --> 00:03:02,453 Speaker 3: and then to come together with someone who can just suddenly, 48 00:03:02,533 --> 00:03:04,773 Speaker 3: you know, get her on the keys and smash out 49 00:03:04,773 --> 00:03:07,853 Speaker 3: this massive riff or oh, I know, I want to 50 00:03:07,853 --> 00:03:10,293 Speaker 3: do like this real orchestral end to a song. So 51 00:03:10,333 --> 00:03:12,693 Speaker 3: I'm just gonna write that right the second, you know, 52 00:03:12,733 --> 00:03:16,053 Speaker 3: in ten minutes later, she's kind of standing there in awe, 53 00:03:16,173 --> 00:03:19,533 Speaker 3: being like what has happened? So I think that they 54 00:03:19,613 --> 00:03:23,213 Speaker 3: definitely have brought out the best in each other. The 55 00:03:23,253 --> 00:03:25,373 Speaker 3: first three tracks are quite rock and roll, and they're 56 00:03:25,413 --> 00:03:28,333 Speaker 3: sort of like a tribute to who Sir Elton John 57 00:03:28,493 --> 00:03:32,333 Speaker 3: and Bernie Torpin idolized when they were young and coming 58 00:03:32,413 --> 00:03:34,973 Speaker 3: up through the ranks. The opening track the Rows of 59 00:03:35,013 --> 00:03:38,573 Speaker 3: Laura Nero. If you haven't heard her music before, listen 60 00:03:38,613 --> 00:03:40,253 Speaker 3: to this album and then go back and have a 61 00:03:40,293 --> 00:03:43,493 Speaker 3: listened to her stuff through the sixties and seventies. It's 62 00:03:43,493 --> 00:03:47,293 Speaker 3: got this real rolling, rambling intro to it, and it 63 00:03:47,853 --> 00:03:50,013 Speaker 3: starts the whole album and you don't hear anyone sing 64 00:03:50,053 --> 00:03:52,213 Speaker 3: for like the first two minutes. It's got this massive 65 00:03:52,253 --> 00:03:55,133 Speaker 3: long intro, and you've got musicians in. They're like Chad 66 00:03:55,133 --> 00:03:59,053 Speaker 3: Smith on the drums from Red Hot Chillies. You've got Brandy, 67 00:03:59,213 --> 00:04:02,933 Speaker 3: You've got Alton and Andrew wat is their producer, and 68 00:04:02,973 --> 00:04:05,653 Speaker 3: they're just like, we're just all gonna lead it in 69 00:04:05,733 --> 00:04:08,213 Speaker 3: with our music stuff and you're not gonna hear anyone 70 00:04:08,253 --> 00:04:10,293 Speaker 3: sing yet, you know, like it's quite an interesting start 71 00:04:10,373 --> 00:04:13,573 Speaker 3: for these guys. Brandon Carlo actually leads most of the 72 00:04:13,653 --> 00:04:15,773 Speaker 3: songs in the vocals and Elton does a lot of 73 00:04:15,813 --> 00:04:19,533 Speaker 3: the backup harmony vocals. He said that was a huge 74 00:04:19,613 --> 00:04:23,093 Speaker 3: challenge for him because everyone has their their rhythm rights 75 00:04:23,173 --> 00:04:25,613 Speaker 3: or how they would a phrase like they're phrasing, and 76 00:04:25,653 --> 00:04:28,093 Speaker 3: so he's had to kind of match his phrasing. And 77 00:04:28,133 --> 00:04:30,853 Speaker 3: you know, he's got that big voice where often people 78 00:04:30,893 --> 00:04:32,333 Speaker 3: have to sort of match into him, and he's had 79 00:04:32,333 --> 00:04:35,813 Speaker 3: to change that style to fit in with her. So 80 00:04:35,933 --> 00:04:38,293 Speaker 3: I think it's kind of interesting to know that someone 81 00:04:38,333 --> 00:04:41,213 Speaker 3: like Sir Elton John wants to sell challenge himself and 82 00:04:41,253 --> 00:04:43,373 Speaker 3: that's what keeps it him going, I think, and keeps 83 00:04:43,373 --> 00:04:45,093 Speaker 3: them refresh and keeps them wanting to do this and 84 00:04:45,613 --> 00:04:49,773 Speaker 3: but yeah, yeah, yeah, absolutely, yeah yeah, and yeah so 85 00:04:50,013 --> 00:04:51,373 Speaker 3: one of that you're want to play this a little 86 00:04:51,373 --> 00:04:54,453 Speaker 3: bit later, but Little Richard's Bible. So that's the second 87 00:04:54,933 --> 00:04:57,413 Speaker 3: song on the album, again a tribute to Little Richard. 88 00:04:57,893 --> 00:04:59,533 Speaker 3: I mean, people like se Elton John having around long 89 00:04:59,613 --> 00:05:02,653 Speaker 3: enough that they've performed with people like this and then 90 00:05:02,733 --> 00:05:06,013 Speaker 3: to like sort of have these influences style the music 91 00:05:06,493 --> 00:05:08,533 Speaker 3: I think has been kind of a really beautiful place 92 00:05:08,533 --> 00:05:12,053 Speaker 3: for them to go. I can't imagine also being Brenda 93 00:05:12,093 --> 00:05:15,573 Speaker 3: Carlisle saying here's some lyrics I wrote, would you like 94 00:05:15,613 --> 00:05:17,733 Speaker 3: to write a song like I don't imagine it? 95 00:05:18,373 --> 00:05:19,573 Speaker 1: Would you like to take part in this? 96 00:05:20,013 --> 00:05:22,653 Speaker 3: And some real strength in the singing. Swing for the 97 00:05:22,693 --> 00:05:24,653 Speaker 3: Fences is a song that both of them have said, 98 00:05:24,973 --> 00:05:29,053 Speaker 3: you know, it's encouraging our young gay youth to embrace 99 00:05:29,093 --> 00:05:31,373 Speaker 3: their identity and your dreams. If you can look to 100 00:05:31,413 --> 00:05:33,693 Speaker 3: both of them, have how to live your truth, doesn't 101 00:05:33,733 --> 00:05:36,533 Speaker 3: matter what politically is happening around you. You know, there 102 00:05:36,613 --> 00:05:39,413 Speaker 3: is hope for that and giving strength to those communities, 103 00:05:39,493 --> 00:05:41,493 Speaker 3: which I think is a beautiful place for both of 104 00:05:41,533 --> 00:05:44,573 Speaker 3: them to, you know, to lead from. And at the end, 105 00:05:44,613 --> 00:05:46,373 Speaker 3: so they've done it in two halves because they want 106 00:05:46,373 --> 00:05:48,093 Speaker 3: it to be like an actual album that you flip over. 107 00:05:48,413 --> 00:05:51,333 Speaker 3: There's disc one, there's disc two. Disc one ends with 108 00:05:51,413 --> 00:05:54,333 Speaker 3: Brandy singing a song called You Without Me. It is 109 00:05:54,373 --> 00:05:57,613 Speaker 3: an absolute hair jerkish. Yeah, sounds beautiful, Honor. It's all 110 00:05:57,653 --> 00:06:00,613 Speaker 3: about that moment where you're so proud because your kids 111 00:06:00,653 --> 00:06:02,973 Speaker 3: have grown and they're about to do some things on 112 00:06:02,973 --> 00:06:04,973 Speaker 3: their own, but you're also devastated because they don't need 113 00:06:05,013 --> 00:06:07,933 Speaker 3: you so much anymore. For anyone who's a parent that 114 00:06:08,133 --> 00:06:10,533 Speaker 3: is going to you know, you can let some tears 115 00:06:10,573 --> 00:06:13,013 Speaker 3: out over that one, which is quite beautiful. And then 116 00:06:13,053 --> 00:06:15,013 Speaker 3: the second half ends with Elton, So it's kind of 117 00:06:15,053 --> 00:06:18,493 Speaker 3: like this full wrap up where they've really showcased all 118 00:06:18,533 --> 00:06:20,893 Speaker 3: their talents, but they've also given space to each other. 119 00:06:20,933 --> 00:06:23,173 Speaker 3: And I think that's a pretty awesome place to be. 120 00:06:23,533 --> 00:06:25,733 Speaker 2: Sounds great. I'm looking forward to listen to it. Okay, 121 00:06:25,733 --> 00:06:26,733 Speaker 2: what did you give it? 122 00:06:27,453 --> 00:06:27,613 Speaker 1: Oh? 123 00:06:27,693 --> 00:06:29,813 Speaker 3: This hasn't really changed so because the more I slip 124 00:06:29,853 --> 00:06:31,813 Speaker 3: with it, the more I like it. I started somewhere 125 00:06:31,853 --> 00:06:34,413 Speaker 3: like a seven, but then I've just gone hard on 126 00:06:34,453 --> 00:06:37,973 Speaker 3: it for the last sort of two hours. And yeah, 127 00:06:37,973 --> 00:06:43,733 Speaker 3: I'm going to say maybe more like a nine. Okay, yeah, yeah, 128 00:06:43,813 --> 00:06:45,733 Speaker 3: it grows on you and I think that's a great place. 129 00:06:45,773 --> 00:06:48,893 Speaker 3: And I just love Branda's I love her voice on 130 00:06:48,893 --> 00:06:49,973 Speaker 3: this was a great. 131 00:06:50,053 --> 00:06:56,773 Speaker 2: Superb alright looking Yeah yeah, okay, cool fig yourself. So 132 00:06:57,333 --> 00:06:59,373 Speaker 2: nine out of ten for who believes in angels. We 133 00:06:59,413 --> 00:07:02,493 Speaker 2: will get that Little Richard's Bible song. Play that to 134 00:07:02,533 --> 00:07:03,813 Speaker 2: you in a couple of minutes right now at seven 135 00:07:03,813 --> 00:07:04,733 Speaker 2: to twelve on News Dogs. 136 00:07:04,733 --> 00:07:07,973 Speaker 1: You'd be for more from Saturday Morning with Jack Tame. 137 00:07:08,133 --> 00:07:11,373 Speaker 1: Listen live to news Talks ed B from nine am Saturday, 138 00:07:11,573 --> 00:07:13,573 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.