After watching an early minimize of the documentary Elton John: By no means Too Late, Brandi Carlile felt impressed to jot down a track about considered one of her musical heroes.
“I needed to jot down a track after I’d seen the documentary about his latter-day serenity and the way he simply won’t settle for the idea of ageing. He’s simply not going to develop outdated or he received’t do it,” Carlile says in an unique video as she discusses the observe. “I needed folks to know what I see in Elton, which is simply that he’s actually, actually robust, however loving individual.”
That’s how “By no means Too Late,” the track, was born. It performs over the credit of the documentary and Carlile, who additionally sings on the observe alongside John, co-wrote it with the EGOT winner, Bernie Taupin and Andrew Watt. The movie’s administrators — R.J. Cutler and David Furnish, John’s husband — had been so moved by the sentiment of the lyrics and melody that they adopted the lyric because the documentary’s title.
By no means Too Late, which streams on Disney+ on Dec. 13., follows John as he appears again on his life and the early days of his 50-year profession.
“I’ve been such a fan of hers for over 20 years,” John says of Carlile. “I simply thought it might be nice to do a duet, as a result of it’s not simply my perspective, it’s another person’s perspective. Once I noticed the phrases, ‘You’re an iron man, child,’ what do you imply I’m an iron man, child? She stated, ‘Nicely, you survived the whole lot. You’ve been by way of it.’ It was good within the studio, and it was only a pretty feeling, all 4 of us being within the studio recording this. It appears like a brand new starting.”
Watch the unique clip above.
