Pat Boone says he has a problem with Elton John

American singer, actor and songwriter Pat Boone recently relived a memory and revealed that he and Sir Elton John once had issues that needed to be resolved.

The 88-year-old icon is celebrating 70 years of his career in show business, he told Fox Digital News In his memorable encounter with Sir Elton, he questioned the similarities between his falsetto “la-la-la” on two 1962 songs quick gonzalezand elton’s 1972 hit Alligator Rock.

“I said, ‘Sir Elton, I have something to ask you,'” he recalls.

this Valentine’s Lane The singer continued, “He looked at me with a guilty smile and I said, ‘You know, I sang a song called ‘Speedy Gonzales.'” [Boone began singing the ‘Speedy Gonzales’ hook ‘La la la la la la la la la’] you used it.

“He said, ‘Yes, I use it crocodile rock, I thought you were going to sue me. ‘”

Here, Boone says his reaction was actually the opposite of what Sir Elton expected.

“I said. ‘Sue you?’ You know, we performers, we get thrilled when someone does what we did. I’m honored.'”

He then recalled with delight Sir Elton saying: “I have all your records. I have love letter in sandand april loveand all those songs”.