Metallica and Joni Mitchell Cover Elton John at Gershwin Concert
Elton John and Bernie Taupin were recognized on Wednesday evening as the recipients of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. At the ceremony in Washington, D.C., Metallica, Joni Mitchell and more paid tribute to the duo. Metallica began the evening with a cover of “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding.” They were followed by Annie Lennox performing “Border Song,” who then teamed up with Mitchell (who won the same prize herself last year) and Brandi Carlile for a rendition of “I’m Still Standing.” “They’re an inspiration to us,” James Hetfield said to reporters at the cer...