Whether you like it because it’s swatched in big glittery clouds of kitsch nostalgia and post-modernized up to the nines by actually being on Norman Cook’s increasingly vital Southern Fried Records – or whether you like it simply becasue it’s simply a very good song, Elton’s Johns 1977 ‘Are You Ready For Love?’ looks set to be a stunning hit for the old git regardless.
Originally recorded with Thom Bell at the legendary Philadelphia International Studios (famous for the OJs and Detroit Spinners) the song has been an ‘essential’ DJ kneetrembler for years.
Although the sessions Elton did with Bell were never completed, a small handful of tracks like these have been exchanging hands over Ebay for $200 a shot. The best thing is though, you’ll barely notice there’s been any remixing at all, keeping as it does that classic Philadelphia groove and feel (hey, I feel black already).
Are you ready for love? Try asking the man who’s been surfing for amateur wives do it doggy style for the last five years. I’m sure he’s got an opinion..