New York Times Review Calls Elton John's Music 'Wallpaper Music' 50 Years Ago

Fifty years ago, The New York Times published a review of Elton John's record-breaking Madison Square Garden shows, famously calling his music 'wallpaper music,' which greatly angered the artist.

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50 Years Ago Today: The New York Times Calls Elton John ‘Wallpaper Music’

The review from his record-breaking, seven-night stand at Madison Square Garden enraged Elton. "It was the most piss elegant review I’ve ever seen," he told Rolling Stone later that year

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New York Times Review Calls Elton John's Music 'Wallpaper Music' 50 Years Ago

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