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Joan Jett performed a cover of T-Rex song ‘Jeepster’ on The Late Late Show With James Corden on Thursday night (September 10).Jett’s reworking of the 1971 single appears on the recently released tribute album ‘AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan And T-Rex’.The album also includes contributions from U2, Elton John, Nick Cave, Father John Misty and more.

Elton John is making his feelings known.

Elton John has a few things to stay about the state of modern songwriting.

Elton John has criticised modern pop music claiming that “proper songs” have become “too sophisticated” for the UK charts.John said he was a big fan of Father John Misty and Conan Gray because they write their own songs.He told BBC Radio 6 Music: “(Misty) reminds me a little bit of me the way he writes songs.“Conan’s from America and he’s the only person in the American Spotify Top 50 to actually write the song without anybody else.“Everybody else there’s four or five writers on (a track).

It seems Elton John isn't a fan of the current crop of Top 40 hits, claiming that "proper songs" have become "too sophisticated" for the mainstream. 

Elton John isn’t a fan of modern pop music, insisting chart hits are “not real songs”.The Tiny Dancer star opened up on the state of the music industry in an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music, and confessed he’s a fan of singer-songwriter Father John Misty because he writes “proper songs”.“He reminds me a little bit of me the way he writes songs,” Elton offered. “You look at most of the records in the charts – they’re not real songs.

Peaches has released a cover of T-Rex’s ‘Solid Gold, Easy Action’ – listen to it below.The track is taken from ‘AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan’, which sees an array of artists paying tribute to the late T-Rex frontman. Those involved include U2 with Elton John, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, Father John Misty, Marc Almond and Lucinda Williams.

By Jem Aswad