Elton John says he was so “excited” to work with Britney Spears on their new duet. The musician recently collaborated with the singer on the track “Hold Me Closer” which combines John’s hits “Tiny Dancer”, “The One” and part of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”. “She sang fantastically,” John said of the experience in a new interview with The Guardian. “Everyone was saying they don’t think she can sing any more.
But I said, she was brilliant when she started so I think she can. And she did it, and I was so thrilled with what she did.” READ MORE: Rod Stewart Impersonates Elton John In Glittering Jacket And Glasses: ‘Still Love You, Elt’ Spears last released an album in 2016 with Glory.
When he first came up with the remix for “Tiny Dancer”, he didn’t have a guest artist in mind. It was his husband David Furnish who suggested Spears. “He said it would be wonderful for Britney Spears to do it,” he continued. “I said, that’s a pretty amazing idea.
She hadn’t done anything for so long. I’d been following what’s been happening to her for a long time.” Commenting on the entire media spectacle that erupted when the #FreeBritney movement gained traction in 2021, he said he empathized with her struggle. “You forget she was the biggest star in the whole world at that time.
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