Sensational! ELTON JOHN ROCKET MAN LIVE 1984 REACTION (Wembley Stadium)

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Reaction to Elton John Rocket man song at Wemey stadium in 1984.This ia my first hearing of this live version and it was sensational!
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[@violetflame23]

Of course EJ's one of the finest songwriters/singers/performers ever. But his band is pretty remarkable, too. Thanks for sharing this live version of Rocket Man, Harri. I've been a fan since he first came out and I haven't seen this before.

[@ronbrown912]

I think Elton hit his peak in the 70s. Elton says he spent the 80s in drugged out stupor. He got a 2nd life when he did the music for Disney's The Lion King. It brought Elton to a whole new and younger generation and now he is beloved by all.

[@wanderer0617]

I'm so glad I stumbled upon this beauty this evening ❤

[@anneschreck5136]

I've been hooked on Elton John since 7th grade when I first heard Your Song and Take Me to the Pilot. I think this may be the earliest song you've reacted to so you've missed some of the early 70s. My two favorite albums from that time are Elton John, his second, and Madman Across the Water, his fourth. Levon and Tiny Dancer are great songs from that one. Most of my favorites are before 1975, and through the album Caribou. My husband and I went to see him in Denver in 2010 for our anniversary. Since it was a "big" occasion we spent the money to get tickets on the 6th row. It was a fabulous experience.

[@michaelchilcott210]

I Was At This Concert Brilliant Day.👍

[@jwaldhelm]

I saw him in his absolute prime in the early ‘70s, and again in 2005 at his Las Vegas show (took my dear Mom, who loved him.) In the ‘70s he was the rock & roll Liberace. He came out in a full length mink coat, about 12” platform heels, and his grand piano had a full length mink cover. Huge glasses with “ELTON” flashing around in lights. He took off his mink coat, had a gold pants and jacket outfit with “Hercules” written down the side of each leg. And then he played the most magnificent concert, not just a real showman but a consummate musician. He was great in 2005 too, not flamboyant like in his younger days, but still fantastic musically. Very fortunate to have seen him both young and older.

[@richardmodglin3900]

I had this concert on laser disc in mid-90s. Beautiful show! Elton is dressed less flamboyant than other shows but his sheer talent is the show! Great reaction!

[@KIMBERLEY-Q]

Elton is the BEST!

[@bobdelp2023]

SO LIKE I'VE SAID BEFORE HARRI, HE HAD THAT INCREDIBLE HIGH VOCAL RANGE AND PITCH FOR A SOLID 20 YEARS! ( 70-90 ) :) AND THEN HE HAD HE THE VOCAL CHORD OPERATION :( BUT STILL ADJUSTED AND SOUNDED AWESOME SO! :) HE WAS ON LOTSAAAAAA COKE BACK THEN , JUST WATCH HIM, THE NOSE AND EVERYTHING! :) THIS IS AN ACTUAL DVD AND JUST ONE OF MANY THAT HE PUT OUT.

[@bobdelp2023]

YOU'RE THE 1ST PERSON TO DO THIS VIDEO CONCERT CLIP HARRI, JUST SO YOU KNOW! :) AWESOME MAN, I LOVE IT

[@lesliesylvan]

Studio version is worthwhile checking out.

[@robertstoner8244]

The audience want to see Elton play and sing. So thats how he wanted to do it that way

[@bobdelp2023]

YEAHHHH, THAT'S ( DAVEY JOHNSTONE ) MAKING THOSE SPACEY SOUNDS! 😊 ROCKET MAN WAS ALWAYSSSS AN EXTENDED SONG AT AN ELTON CONCERT HARRI 😊 JUST SO DAMNNNN GOOD MY FRIEND!

[@RJS1974]

Elton puts his piano to the side so he can direct his band. Watch Elton and he cues them all the time with looks and gestures.

[@becksullivan4796]

Not all musician/singers can pull off great live performances. Elton can do it. This is remarkable. Thanks for sharing the video and your thoughts.

[@KIMBERLEY-Q]

I saw him in 86? He was at his prime! I'm going to see his Farewell Concert in November! Can't wait!

[@johnmccarthy568]

elton was at his best in the 70s,his best songs and albums all came then,his yellow brick road album is iconic,i got to see him live he was amazing, benny and the jets live was out of this world,great reaction

[@KIMBERLEY-Q]

Can anyone imagine having this guy for a Dad? 😎

[@User_ginny_aikensc_92753]

A brilliant musician, whose talent is amazing! Hadn't seen this version either. A legend! Thanks so much Harri - Gin

[@debbiechang5781]

Sir Elton is absolutely awesome in concert. I saw him in the early 80’s and it was a great show. That piano! The voice! 🤯. Such a stunning talent. 🌺✌️

[@KIMBERLEY-Q]

I saw him in the 80s too! My favorite concert by far!

[@missmajestic2158]

Y'all are very fortunate to have seen the incredible & great Elton John.

[@Ocrilat]

Also, the jam session here at the end of the song...those were not scripted/rehearsed. Elton and the band are just jamming here.

[@sourisvoleur4854]

I am usually a "studio is better" guy, but this is a fabulous version. Awesome, Reg!

[@Ocrilat]

With the original band too. Awesome. Nigel Olsson on drums/vocals, the late Dee Murray on bass/vocals and Davey Johnstone on guitars/vocals. Whenever they played together, 'Elton was at his peak'.

[@kmach1000]

OMG, even better than the studio version! His and Billy Joel's piano are unmistakable.

[@allanrose2964]

Glad to see you react to this performance. It's by far my favorite of this song. Elton at his best and the band is fantastic (as you just said).

[@KIMBERLEY-Q]

Elton John is my #1 favorite artist! Still on his game today! I love him!

[@Ocrilat]

The piano thing...he doesn't want to the piano to get in the way with seeing and being seen by the crowd. Interacting with the crowd is so important in putting on a good show.

[@markharris1125]

If the piano was turned so the player was facing the audience, most of them wouldn't be able to see much more than his face. Peeping over the top. I think on the current farewell tour the piano spins round several times but as it's not coming back to London for over a year I can't be sure of that. (Anxiously cuddles his tickets.) The 70s were possibly his creative peak - the amount of output was amazing. Personally I like his 80s work and his 90s work and his 00s work and his 10s work and his 20s work very much. I've sometimes seen people say to reactors, 'Don't bother watching or listening to anything written after the 70s.' This just means, 'I stopped listening during the 70s because my friends said he wasn't cool'. But now it's come full circle (of life) and he had two #1s in 2021.

[@greybeard2280]

Harri we should really thank our friend drummin' for this one. I've seen Elton perform this many times, and never seen him in this light. Just a jaw dropping moment for me. Imadrummin thanks for this my friend!

[@bemused9522]

One of my favorite songs of all time ❤️. Thanks Imadrummin for the request, thank you Harri for the reaction l💕. I hope all of you had beautiful holidays.

[@j.jennings1722]

Usually, the piano player is not the main focus, and with the piano being so big they put it off to the side so the guitar players and singer have room to do their thing. I guess even the star piano players like Elton want to leave room for the other members of the band, which is good. As for why the piano is sideways, the audience wants to see the piano player play if they are the star attraction, not hidden behind a huge musical instrument.

[@RJS1974]

He also needs to see his band so he can direct them as they play. He gives visual cues to them when to end a song, etc.

[@maxweinman03]

To answer your piano question, it’s because with a grand piano taking in account it’s size and height the person playing would be too far in the back for the audience to get a good view of so this way they can see the whole person instead of just his head lol. On the other hand with a keyboard, it’s usually facing the audience. It’s really just a matter of optics.

[@niccolean]

Hi Harri, hope your holidays were very happy. I think the reason they seat piano players that way is for the audience to see them better. Just think if they were sitting facing forward, all you’d see is the top of their head, maybe an occasional full face. Just my thoughts, I could be wrong.

[@HarriBestReactions]

Somebody said its to do with the sound dynamics

[@rutkowski1490]

@@HarriBestReactions there was even a short time between 1988/1989 till roughly 1993 when Elton was sitting in the middle of the stage facing the audience.

[@johnj2763]

Perfect!

[@preesi1403]

Harri? The thing about Elton John, is that that extra Jam they all did at the end of Rocketman? That was 100% spontaneous and unrehearsed. Dee, Nigel and Davey and Elton were almost telepathic and they knew where Elton was leading them.... and it was usually straight to Funkytown. These 4 men were the best harmony section in Rock.

[@debs42444]

Saw him Live twice in early 80’s… smaller venues & he was amazing then & still great! 👩🏼‍🚀✌🏻🎼btw, love your reactions

[@tdb2012]

This was a great rendition I hadn't heard before. Thanks for reacting to it Harri! Incidentally, the pianist/composer Franz Liszt pioneered facing the piano side-ways to the audience when he invented the solo recital format so as to enable them to be able to watch his hands as he played. Liszt modeled himself after violinist Niccolo Paganini, to perfect a style of what he liked to call "transcendental virtuosity." He believed that the visual dimension of his playing was just as important as the music itself. Prior to him pianists would play either with their backs to the audience or with the piano between them and the pianist, with the pianist facing forward. Liszt up-ended tradition.

[@KIMBERLEY-Q]

Great answer on the why the piano is sideways! Thanks for the comment it was eye opening for me!

[@howardhales6325]

Just goes to show I can always learn something new. Thanks for the information.

[@homeone4054]

And when the lid is open the sound goes out from the curved side to the audience. Doesn't matter here but in a classical setting it does

[@palm244]

Harri, Harri, Harri, Have a great week! GGG. :)

[@dsusan17]

Great performance! The crowd certainly enjoyed his performance. Great reaction Harri!

[@bobdelp2023]

FORTYYYYYYY YEARS OLD NEXT YEAR HARRI, 40!!! LMAO 😊IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!👌

[@andythrush3341]

The production is fabulous. I wish I could have seen him in his prime. I loved his early stuff, but it seems like every year, he puts something good out. Harri. Thanks for another great post!

[@jamesferris4573]

Harri, I love your reactions to your music videos. I especially love the music from the late 50's you have been reacting to. My wife and I both grew up in the the late 50's and early 60's. We love all of genre's of music, but especially that era. If possible would you please react to a song "I Only Have Eyes For You" by the Flamingos. This is our favorite song from that era. No one writes, or writes songs with such pure emotion. The late 50's and throughout the 60's the artist had pure, raw talent that is seldom matched today. Thank you 😊.

[@HarriBestReactions]

Thanx James and a big hello to your wife..I will try do yoir reaction as soon as possible..Cheers

[@jamesferris4573]

@@HarriBestReactions My wife says hello and we both thank you so much.

[@catherinemallette7490]

You wouldn’t see the performer if they were behind the piano ;) look at Elton, all you would see is his hat.

[@bobdelp2023]

YOU SEE HOW COKED UP HE WAS HARRI, YOU CAN JUST TELL, WATCH HIM SNIFF AND STUFF, IT WAS SO EFFINNNNN GOOD HARRI!!! 😊HIGHER THAN A KITE AND JUST RIGHTEOUS JAMMIN! 😊

[@bobdelp2023]

OH YEAHHHH, WEMBLEY'S HUGE HARRI :)

[@bobdelp2023]

THAT'S HOW GREAT THE MAN WAS HARRI, LOTSAAAAA PEOPLE SAY THAT ABOUT HIS PEAK BUT NOT EVENNNNN CLOSE :) THIS SONG IS OFF OF HIS MULTI PLATINUM 72 ALBUM ( HONKY CHATEAU ) AND THE OTHER BIG HIT HIT ON THAT IS ( HONKY CAT ) AND THE DEEP TRACK WOULD BE ( MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS ) :)

[@stephenqualtrough7322]

I don't think Elton HAS hit his peak. His latest singles have been great including Cold old Heart which is a mash up of several lines from a few Elton John compositions. It includes "Its Gonna Ne a long long time" from THIS song. And nice help out on this year's charity Saiuage Roll song Elton ! ( Sausage Rolls Everyone that made UK No 1 this Christmas time. )Thanks Harri. This was great !

[@Stephen-nd1sx]

A piano sounds different from different angles and open to one side. That position exposes as much sound outward towards the audience.

[@HarriBestReactions]

No wonder...i did think there might be a reason to do with sound for it

[@deanwrigleyuk]

I think the piano is sideways on to the audience so that some of the people can see his hands.

[@missmajestic2158]

I'd say you couldn't see the person playing the piano if the piano was facing the adiance.

[@johnswift9851]

the song must be about his meteorite 1970s career rise. prob his poet writer had this in mind. good song.

[@scotttrainer9704]

You wanna see them playing don't you?

[@montecarloss305]

Coked up Elton was a great performer. A little too fast at times, but nails it on this one. I really like the Daniel performance from this concert as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKmrc4GenNiprNk In the late 80s, after he signed with Roland pianos, he went digital and faced the crowd with his piano for a number a years.

[@robdaviesprogm]

I think it's better to have the piano facing forward. Otherwise, the player would just have this "nine-foot plank" as Elton has described the piano many times, in the way, and no one in the crowd would see anything, especially if you're playing a stadium and the most expensive seats are generally on the floor. By 1984, Elton was on a commercial high, especially in the UK, where this concert took place. He was having renewed success with singles in the US as well, with "Sad Songs (Say So Much) being his second Top 5 single in the past two years, though his albums weren't selling as well there as they were in his native Britain. Some have theorized that the lackluster performance of his albums was due to David Geffen, the president of his US record label, pulled back on promoting Elton's records after the star declined to attend the premiere of the Broadway musical Cats, which Geffen was a big financial backer of. Elton's commercial peak was undeniably during the period of 1972-76, when he scored seven straight #1 albums in the US, and six #1 US singles (with nearly 20 Top 20 singles, all but two of which went into the Top 10). However, Elton is one of those rare artists who has had a number of different successful periods, not just one. While none have ever reached the stratosphere of the mid-'70s, he has enjoyed success in one form or another throughout. The '80s were definitely a low point in his personal life, but his career never faltered, even in moments of true adversity, such as when he nearly lost his voice forever, and a British tabloid sought to destroy his reputation.

[@preesi1403]

HarriBest? Elton has had at least 6 comebacks, 1980-1985 was his first comeback, he was back with Bernie and the old band and making hit albums again... So he was at his second peak here, then he got sober and 3 more hit albums, third peak, Then Lion King... on and on

[@flutesong5527]

The piano and the rest of the bad are offset so they can see all the pianist's motions since he is essentially the conductor. This is a standard setup even in classical music when there are piano trios, quartets and so on. Meaning a piano with other instruments, not 2, 3, 4 or 5 pianos.

[@brianh9358]

Here is a 1972 performance of the same song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJC0i5huj5tprpo There isn't a lot of qualitative difference except I would say he doesn't have to push as hard on his voice to hit the high notes. By the late 80s though Elton's voice had gone down a bit more so he had to perform songs with the key shifted down a bit. His voice still today sounds good, just more bass.

[@HarriBestReactions]

Definitely more bass today and husky as well.But thats to be expected.All those years of touring

[@mackssboo]

For me this is his best live version of the song.

[@hameedcole]

Mehn! That voice..💯👌🏿

[@HarriBestReactions]

Mr Cole..You dey here? 😁🤩

[@hameedcole]

@@HarriBestReactions Yes sir and enjoying it.😊