Music Review: Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s collaboration deepens on ‘Who Believes in Angels?’
NEW YORK — It started with a movie. Country star Brandi Carlile, so moved after watching a rough cut of the 2024 music documentary “Elton John: Never Too Late,” began writing a song inspired by John’s incredible career. Titled “Never Too Late,” it became the title track for the film and a collaboration with John, producer Andrew Watt and John’s longtime lyricist Bernie Taupin. “This song was about my life,” John told The Associated Press earlier this year. “I’ve been through hell … and I still come out fighting the other side. So, you know, it’s very true to what I am.” Music Review: Elton John and Brandi Carlile’s collaboration deepens on ‘Who Believes in Angels?’ “Never Too Late” was shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars. It didn’t win, but that’s no matter. Now it is featured on a new, full album’s worth of collaborations between John and Carlile, called “Who Believes In Angels?” The introductory anthem, “The Rose of Laura Nyro,” suggests this might be a Carlile-does-John record, largely ornamented with call-and-response harmonies from the …
