As anybody who’s heard 1998’s gloriously enjoyable Storage Inc can attest, Metallica love throwing themselves into a great cowl track. That mentioned, the 4 Horsemen busting out a fullhearted rendition of an Elton John basic was not one thing we had on our bingo card for 2024.
In a brand new clip uploaded to Metallica’s social media channels, metallic’s greatest band may be seen smashing via Elton’s personal Funeral For A Buddy/Love Lies Bleeding, the epic opening observe from the legendary singer-songwriter’s 1973 double album, Goodbye Yellow Brick Highway. The duvet was carried out as a part of a particular PBS present for this 12 months’s Gerswhin Prize for Common Music, honoring the profession and legacy of Elton and his songwriting accomplice, Bernie Taupin.
“Sir Elton John helped cowl Nothing Else Issues on The Metallica Blacklist in 2021, and tonight, you may see us return the favor!” comment the band. The efficiency will probably be aired in full this night (Monday April 8) at 8pm CT on CBS.
For now, nevertheless, you may watch a clip of Metallica’s riotous new tackle a basic beneath.
Elton teamed up with Miley Cyrus, WATT, Yo-Yo Ma and Metallica’s personal Rob Trujillo for a brand new model of Nothing Else Issues as part of Metallica’s epic Blacklist mission to have fun 30 years of The Black Album. Talking on The Howard Stern present in 2021, Elton heaped reward on the unique track, stating: “Pay attention, this is among the greatest songs ever written, to me. It’s a track that by no means will get previous. And enjoying on this observe, I simply couldn’t wait. The chord construction, the melodies, the time modifications, it’s acquired drama written throughout it.”
“I’ve to say, it was a no brainer enjoying on this track,” he added of being concerned within the cowl. “Metallica are in all probability the crème de la crème of these type of bands. You’ll be able to’t actually outline them. They’re not a heavy metallic band. They’re a musical band. Their songs aren’t simply heavy metallic. They’re stunning songs. That is such a melodic track — it’s fucking nice, truly.”
“In the event you may have mentioned 40 years in the past when James and I began down… in Norwalk, within the storage down there, with no pot to piss in,” replied Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. “In the event you may say 40 years later that we’d nonetheless be functioning, that we’d be sitting right here with the best stars on this planet subsequent to us, with Elton on the Zoom and doing all of your radio present speaking concerning the accomplishments and what this report means to so many individuals, that will be the thoughts fucks of all thoughts fucks.”