It was filmed in the Rivoli Ballroom in London and is marked as one of the few times John has been filmed or videotaped without wearing his trademark eyeglasses.
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The song was later performed live by Mary J. Blige and Elton John, and this version of the song was part of the Mary J. Blige & Friends EP.
Once Peter becomes handicapped, a montage of his difficulties as a paraplegic is shown, with Elton John's "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" playing in the background.
blues | Rhythm and blues | Blues | rhythm and blues | Hill Street Blues | Now That's What I Call Music! | House of Blues | The Blues Brothers | St. Louis Blues | Call of Duty: Black Ops | The Moody Blues | The Guess Who | San Francisco Call | Roll Call | St. Louis Blues (ice hockey) | Briefcase Full of Blues | Last Call with Carson Daly | Guess Who | Call of Duty | Call of Cthulhu | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | The Call of Cthulhu | The Blues Band | Jon Spencer Blues Explosion | Climax Blues Band | Cardiff Blues | Call Me Madam | call centre | The Blues Brothers (film) | Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again |
For example, the first headline from the 21 August 2009 transmission, "We Deserve To Know About Prince's Meddling, Say Critics", evoked the response, "Is this Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie demand to know who 'Princess Meddling' is?" The actual story was Prince Charles attempting to veto a new National Trust building.
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I Guess That's Why They Call It The News is a BBC Radio 4 satirical panel game hosted by Fred MacAulay and created by James Sherwood.
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For example, the 21 August 2009 transmission discussed how to convince Americans that they should reform their health-care system to be like the NHS.