I wonder, did Bernie Taupin write the lyrics to Island Girl after listening to the Rolling Stones' Brown Sugar? Perhaps to try to top Jagger and Richards in trying to write something more edgy, more racially charged, and sexually explicit? This is the 70s, after all, it wasn't an era where you could be obvious, so writing an ode to a Jamaican prostitute, is that more or less lewd than writing about a plantation owner getting it on with his slaves?
@nevonmarcus13 сағат бұрын
Beautiful!!!
@furkanboz664713 сағат бұрын
King of music 👑
@gonzofonzo318315 сағат бұрын
2024 is here boys ROCK IT MAN
@susanedo407319 сағат бұрын
Rest in peace to my Dad that I never knew 😭. This song is for you.
@michaelkostin964221 сағат бұрын
2024 anyone?
@amyg689Күн бұрын
What do I got to do to make you love me? What do I got to do to make you care? What do I do when lightning strikes me? And awake to find that you're not there What do I do to make you want me? What do I got to do to be heard? What do I say when it's all over? Sorry seems to be the hardest word It's sad (so sad) so sad It's a sad sad situation And it's getting more and more absurd It's sad (so sad) so sad Why can't we talk it over? Oh, it seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word It's sad (so sad) so sad It's a sad sad situation And it's getting more and more absurd It's sad (so sad) so sad Why can't we talk it over? Oh, it seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word What do I do to make you love me? Oh-oh-oh What do I got to do to be heard? What do I do when lightning strikes me? What have I got to do? What have I got to do? When sorry seems to be the hardest word
@jasong2068Күн бұрын
Watching in 2024. Need more Central Park concerts.
@dagmarmangesiusКүн бұрын
So much beautiful song 🎙️🎶🎹...nowone does it better..❤
@lynettepeterson956Күн бұрын
That orchestra and band tore this song up!!! I love this song for the violins and other string instruments!!!!! Wish I would have been there to hear this one. It’s a mixture of gospel, classical and rock.
@davidr.4916Күн бұрын
What does he say at the start of the 2nd verse? "Suzy went and left me for some ______ guy."
@perchristensen701Күн бұрын
Sounds like Elton John doesn't think it's a good song, I love this song, think it's one of the best he's ever made...
@suzywernet5312Күн бұрын
Love the words of this song!!! Once I 1st heard it, I knew there were so many others that thought like I did/do. ❤ There is hope for our world. Thanks, Elton! You did this beautifully!
@MarygraceCadauanКүн бұрын
Fav song ever
@MrShotsfanКүн бұрын
Always loved this tune....masterpiece 👍🏻
@hannejeppesen1809Күн бұрын
Robbie said about this song "time is supposed to heal all wounds, except in some cases it dosen't". He was right, this song, the lyrics, Rick's voice, Robbie's guitar playing and Garth's saxophone gives me chills.
@Sheila-uc2xh2 күн бұрын
Sir Elton John, a compassionate soul, as well❤
@Sheila-uc2xh2 күн бұрын
Rip mom, and i thank 🙏 forever more
@Sheila-uc2xh2 күн бұрын
No song like this one will ever exist again and i grew up with his music, what a time to be alive! ❤
@magdalenaferreyra29902 күн бұрын
El timbalista del video es IMPRESIONANTE !!! Como se llama el timbalista por favor ... Como se llama ... Me parece que dijeron el nombre del timbalista en uno de los comentarios , creo que una persona dijo que se llama Ray Cooper ... voy a googlear ese nombre ... de todos modos si alguien me puede dar el nombre con seguridad se lo agradecere ... me da una sensación bastante especial este hombre , el timbalista ... le da una energía bastante especial a la canción y a la performance
@liah41132 күн бұрын
Elton John is simply brilliant! I'm an old soul!! I love all the old songs of him!! ❤
@lundberga2 күн бұрын
Master at work.
@conceicaomario2742 күн бұрын
Simplesmente o melhor 🎉
@paolarosichetti8992 күн бұрын
She Is a Queen ❤
@Gas23112 күн бұрын
OMG... i am in shock! i thought Elton was at his prime in the late 70¨s, but the energy in that performance...
@dinhostill162 күн бұрын
BRASIL ❤- 2024
@rossellam17392 күн бұрын
I do love this song, I don't quite appreciate Elton John as a singer but I like her even less. She's an amazing singer, extraordinary voice, but I utterly dislike the way she storpia le note. It's a quiet song, melanconic, intimate, a song made to give hope. You are not loud when you do that. You don't yell, you whisper.
@Holamiamigo13 күн бұрын
My fav EJ song ❤
@larrywashington88013 күн бұрын
Elton greatest song to me 😂😂😂
@John-ir6xo3 күн бұрын
This is a masterpiece on the highest level!!
@user-yi7uq3ov4f3 күн бұрын
Сердце замирает!
@seveso763 күн бұрын
Quack!
@leoniea1383 күн бұрын
Master ❤
@quietone29164 күн бұрын
For Krystina until we meet again I miss you 💖
@alexcqmbo4 күн бұрын
Hermosa canción ❤
@NoName-ge6wc4 күн бұрын
Masterpiece.
@rafaa1514 күн бұрын
Excellent!
@renataviana28424 күн бұрын
Bom dia
@rigelmoon90304 күн бұрын
How in the hell did EJ create such beauiful melodies to so many of Taupin's amazing poems?
@janisjackson73225 күн бұрын
It's 4 o'clock in the morning damn it!
@LorraineHammon5 күн бұрын
Very song but also very sad
@LorraineHammon5 күн бұрын
I LIKE THE NEW SONG OF THIS
@manco8285 күн бұрын
Too bad Nigel and Dee weren't allowed to play on the orchestral numbers.
@user-dm7ik4uy4c5 күн бұрын
Elton John is pure genius, and so much feeling comes when he sings and plays. He and Bernie Taupin are such a great team.
@jeanettegault2765 күн бұрын
Yes Elton is the greatest, however let’s not forever forget BernieTaupin. He is the magic, without those lyrics there would be nothing. Bernie is a magnificent lyrical writer. He is oneoftheparts, of course Dee &Nigel, they are a most significant part of the whole,bless them all.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@speedfreakjive88435 күн бұрын
Where's Dee Murray?
@eliseuavila2085 күн бұрын
Magnífico, maravilhosa essa canção, um mito, jamais será esquecido, Elton John, vc e suas maestrias, como sempre marcando gerações, simplesmente , o melhor dos melhores cantores de todos os tempos, obrigado Elton John, Deus te abençoe grandemente, sua vida, sempre ✋🕊️
@jackharrow71475 күн бұрын
that guitar tone is amazing... best version of an already classic song