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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam
Actually, I think a lot of "overlooking" was actually prejudice, or so my father says. I wasn't alive when Elton was making his bones, so I don't know the story, but I'm told that it was always something like the Queen phenomenon. Men simply didn't want to listen to a *** singer, no matter how talented he was. Bit unfortunate really, because I can't begin to imagine how many artists remain undiscovered due to this unfair stigma.
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That's a very good point, earlier when I first read the thread of was thinking, I wonder if part of the reason Elton does not consistently get considered among the best songwriters ever is because people sort of dismiss him as "that flamboyant *** guy" like a lot of casual listeners do.