Elton John vs. the Internet

By now you’ve surely heard about Elton John’s imminent plans to shut down the Internet. Yesterday, the 60-year-old told the Sun: “[It’s] stopped people from going out and being with each other, creating stuff … In the early seventies there were at least ten albums released every week that were fantastic. Now you’re lucky to find ten albums a year of that quality.� We hate to admit it (what with our being a Website and all), but he may have a point — maybe the Internet really has ruined music!

First, check out this awesome clip of John performing “Razor Face� live on the BBC in 1971. Bear in mind that this was before the Internet.

Now, watch the video for his 1993 remake of “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart� with RuPaul, which was recorded only months after the introduction of the world’s first Web browser.

We think the evidence speaks for itself.

Why We Must Close Down the Net [The Sun]