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Article: Film: Singing a song for EWAN; Mike Davies gets on song with Moulin Rouge's Ewan McGregor.
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2001
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As a young lad Ewan McGregor was not, he says, a particular fan of Elton John. But, he quickly adds, diplomatically in the light of his version of Your Song being one of the many stand-out moments of his new film Moulin Rouge, nor was he a non fan.
No, the wee Ewan's musical tastes leaned more heavily in the direction of Mr Elvis Presley and he admits to treating the family to many a rousing rendition of the King's hits. There is no Elvis to be found in Baz Luhrmann's fabulous collision between Bollywood, MTV and opera, but in addition to Your Song (which he shares ...