Bennie And The Jets (In The Mood) - Elton John

I'm up with one of my all-time favourites. Bennie And The Jets. I once posted this song (it's on the video response) on my other channel (EltonJohnGigs) with a view from the side. I thought I should also post it on here so that you can collect the keys I'm playing. As mentioned before I posted this video on my other channel and therefore you'll get the same description:
One of my all-time favorite songs by Elton. It's so different to anything else he has made and to what anybody else has made. It's one of the few songs which is completely recognizable from the very first chord (Bm/G). I can't get enough of this song when Elton's playing this solo. It's so awesome and the 'In The Mood' section he had added since the 1980's is so cool.
The song first appeared on the 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' album from 1973 and was released as a single in 1974. Elton was actually against to release that particular song as single as he never thought it would be a hit. Ironically, this song is one og Elton's most popular songs. The song got to number one and Elton was the first white artist to appear on 'Soul Train' with this song and also 'Philadelphia Freedom'.
I've tried to copy some of the riffs and there's no particular period I've got influenced by during this (perhaps the 1999/2000 solo tour), but I've collected some riffs from Elton's piano styles through the years which gave me the inspiration to this.
So tell me what you think and enjoy the video!
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[@HealingMusiciansLaunchcast]

Elton is a freaking genius

[@LimeCovers]

Thank you very much for your great comments! I appreciate it very much! :)

[@dosenwurst101]

The master himself, Elton John, would be proud. Great job!

[@WILDLYLE45]

All these years later and I’m still listening to that. Awesome dude 😎

[@ChrisUtano]

Talent.... Gifted....What else can I say?

[@niko_hand589]

Probably a lot of practice ;)

[@yourhotuncle2285]

Niko_hand you just had to ruin it huh? A lot of people can't actually move their hands like this.

[@samglover4923]

Your Hot Uncle how does that ruin it, I don’t think anyone could make a cover like this without practice smh

[@yourhotuncle2285]

Icy Fire Yeah but why mention it? So every time an audition takes place somebody is just supposed to say "you practised", no shit that person practised. Niko_hand is obviously jealous.

[@samglover4923]

Your Hot Uncle calm down bro, so what if they were stating an obvious, people do that. You’re seriously overreacting over someone who’s complimenting the worm that went into this cover

[@pianogreg100]

This is bloody amazing, just as good as Elton himself. Hit the subscribe button sooo hard!!!!

[@rosatioilportraits3561]

You are the best around! More Elton! Thank you for sharing your talent and videos! Looking forward to seeing more!

[@waldenhouse]

Love it. I can sing like him, play like him, but never recorded anything. I would love to sing to this.

[@phynx8467]

RML Bobby D suuure ya can

[@user-mo1zj1tl3b]

Upload a vid then dude, no ones stopping you

[@arni2293]

Well thats a lie

[@rosstaylorpianoriffs6015]

You are a very clean and precise piano player. Excellent performance!!!

[@yinyangxperience5137]

Love the tune, played masterfully. Thanks!

[@Getrealpeeps]

EXCELLENT! (I was singing Bennie & The Jets along with your playing),. then I STOPPED when you started playing In The Mood, EXCELLENT!!

[@jameshernandez5766]

Fantastic

[@charroelton]

Absolutely perfect. How on earth can you still have 18 dislikes ? You're piano playing level is the dream that never gonna come true for me.

[@philipormond1862]

Excellent.

[@danielrueda-ramirez5988]

Sounds exactly like EJ. Simply amazing.

[@KrunkCobain]

I didnt know Sir Elton John had a KZbin channel...wait this isnt Elton John playing? Give this guy all the prizes!

[@harribo2005x]

That sounds like a good song to play with computer errors, when you're trying to cancel an order of a cheap lawnmower to buy a massive, powerful and expensive one to attack your next door neighbour's garden.

[@trellend]

10 of out 10 for that one.

[@mod01311]

Absolutely excellent! I am very surprised at how you are able to play the piano the same way Elton plays it: same fills, same licks...it's truly remarkable! Congratulations!!!

[@haydenluck]

mesmerizing!

[@Stratocaster42]

This is really, really great by the way! I loooove your bluesy fills.

[@pianoman19541]

awesome. ..... and sharing angle. thanks

[@Masons4Liberty]

I love the Piano Solo, Inspiration from Wembley 1984?

[@SeeThatGamerNL2015]

Chris Mason that show was fucking gold

[@michaelnolan3081]

1980

[@shopping_cart_central]

I also hear a little bit of the 1980 Central Park show too. Very cool that he added that.

[@chriskenrick]

I'd love to have the keys in writing that you play, I struggle to watch and play sometimes. Absolutely fantastic 👏👏

[@bangoash]

This was so AWESOME! Keep up the AMAZING work. I'm TOTALLY inspired :)

[@bpz543]

Amazing

[@BarryonPiano]

Very nice!!

[@evolutionarytrilogy]

Amazing!!

[@spider-man6088]

That's so good!

[@shacobo]

I love how you played the "mess up" chord in the beginning like the album version. That was intentional right?

[@jordan6988]

Doesnt miss a note during entire cover and you have the audacity to ask if he messed up the very first chord😂😂😂😂 cant wait til my playing this complex

[@JurassicProductions]

Jordan I think he was referring how the very first note was a recording muck up back when it was first recorded, yet was still left in. Leading to Lime doing the same thing.

[@DenkyManner]

Elton John includes that in every performance

[@CaptainSuzySparrow]

@@DenkyManner Exactly what I'm thinking. It's part of the song. Isn't that chord always played, except in rare occasions with radio edits?

[@naelaismail3052]

@@jordan6988 I can’t wait

[@hankgoldenshaft]

Sweet!!!!!

[@jareddi7114]

YOU GO BOY!

[@ear0828]

Wow, Congratulations, you performed it very good, makes me want to run to my piano to practice and practice, lol. I'm studying keyboards on a Musicians school and you hardly see someone to play as good as you. Two thumbs up!

[@Thiago-qi3fi]

Hey kids, shake it loose together The spotlight's hitting something That's been known to change the weather We'll kill the fatted calf tonight So stick around You're gonna hear electric music Solid Walls of sound Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet But they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets But they're weird an they're wonderful Oh, Beannie she's really keen She's got electrice [eletric] boots a mohair suit You know I read it in a magazine Oh! Bennie and the Jets Hey kids, plug into the faithless Maybe they're blinded But Bennie makes them ageless We shall survive, let us take ourselves along Where we fight our parents out in the streets To find who's right and who's wrong

[@totenwaffe6981]

Uhhh you didn’t even finish it

[@LimeCovers]

Thanks for your nice comment! :)

[@williamlarson2759]

Yeah, definitely would pop more on piano or slightly different sound, but awesome dexterity. I always love that solo😄

[@waldenhouse]

ps, I remember that concert - I have a “bootleg” of it somewhere!

[@EricThompson-gs9ce]

You're too good at playing to make covers on a dig piano. This would be so much better on an acoustic piano, especially that Steinway if you get the chance to play it again. Roland p4 is OK for practice, but at your level you need a better piano. Thanks for the covers. Eric

[@rsmh9908]

Elton plays on an empty grand hooked up to a digital piano rackmount live.

[@jordan6988]

@@rsmh9908 absolutely 100% incorrect. Elton plays on REAL yamaha CFIII heavily modified with pick-ups for MIDI. He plays and hears that piano hes playing. Its a working grand piano he got from a univeristy in 1994 here in California. It has MIDI which allows it to be layered with other instruments his grand piano is not mic'd because his monitors are so loud it would create insane feedback. His MIDI sound consists of a Roland MKS-20 Digital Piano (Rack unit) which brings out that really bright piano sounds you hear it really good when he plays higher on the keyboard he also has a Technics Rack unit which is another Electric piano sound and a Yamaha Motif ES-8 for the Authentic grand sound. Im not sure if he upgraded from the ES8 yet but those 3 layered together are creat his piano sound but like I said his grand is a real working 9ft grand.

[@rsmh9908]

It's not "100% incorrect." I'm a sucker for technical detail, but everything you listed can be summed up with "digital rackmount." I know he's playing a real grand piano. Empty grand was just an easier way of saying that it's not mic'd up, really. I don't think he's upgraded from the ES-8, his set-up sounds very similar if not identical to his 1997 shows.

[@jordan6988]

@@rsmh9908 true. Not sure if hes upgraded from the es8 or has gone to the new motif. Back in the 90s he used an Alesis NanoPiano before upgrading to the ES-8 love the alesis sound too lol he has a very unique sound that cuts through the mix so powerfully. The higher range where you can really hear that MKS sing is amazing lol I use my yamaha p45 as a controller to my pc through my DAW I purchased Omnisphere/Keyscape it has all the samples of the MKS-20 and Yamaha's C7 and bunch of other badass keyboards but layering the MKS and C7 and using a compressor and ever so slight Delay I almost have EJ's sound prefected. Ill have to make a video playing Bennie or Your Song to demo it! Im yet to see a video on youtube of it!! Always cool to talk to another Tech junkie lol

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

Jordan you should post your Elton keyboard sound,would like to hear it,thx.

[@rickw7903]

Yeah!

[@juliansalazar]

You are so good at this song. Sounds just like the one Elton John did when he learning it. Thanks to Bernie taupin.

[@octaviarobinson7523]

Amazing :-) I would like to learn this song. I just don't know where to start

[@AzlanValentine]

God

[@SittingBearProd]

Luv it mate, cheerz

[@SheriffJohnStone]

dam son........

[@johnjohnjman]

bro would it be cool if u can give a tutorial of roughly how to play ur fills, licks man....I cant find any learning sources anywhere....this is now my favourite style and I love ur riffs, man

[@salvadorealiberto]

SubLIME.

[@LimeCovers]

@johnjohnjman @johnjohnjman Mostly by ear. You can check the website eltonjohnscafe . com where you can find sheets of this version.

[@adamtoos]

Please post a vid of you doing some of the licks in the In The Mood and how you're doing them. I must know these things. But, seriously, it would be greatly appreciated if you would!

[@Anirudraghav]

I have a suggestion to make: Cover Levon!

[@PianoBoy98]

What are you playing in your right from 4:31 to 4:35 ? I've heard it in a lot of elton solos/covers and i cant figure out what it is! any help would be greatly appreciated

[@OakplaysCGaming965]

hey it been 3 years but i think its: (g flat & b flat), (g & b), (d), (d flat), (d), (a) then the same down an octave

[@mrscottify]

@@OakplaysCGaming9655 years later; yes! 🤣 basically just sliding the blue notes all the way down the keys.

[@johnjohnjman]

@LimeCovers yeah i've already checked it out. But i really can't keep up with the notes and rhythm so I'm trying to learn this style of piano so I can just improvise...can u tell me specifically the style of piano is the entire piece just before the in the mood section please

[@LuckyFred1946]

Tutorial please you are god 😀

[@Stratocaster42]

This is great. Any chance you have some sheet music for it? I have some but it is truly terrible :( :(

[@johnjohnjman]

where or how do u learn this? what style is all the runs?

[@josepablo37]

Loved this! What camera/tripod are you using here? Thanks!

[@stewartbell5629]

0:39

[@snowbirdnation]

what kind of keyboard is this?

[@jamesaccardo9313]

Hollie Scott McPhee is awesome too!

[@omas_com_omas6025]

What do you use to record your Digital Piano?

[@austindiaper]

are you related to him?

[@phynx8467]

Can we get the sheet music of this please

[@Josh.Oliver.]

Sheet music?

[@kennycurpanen1308]

Roland Rd-700 is it a good piano?

[@andyvamdemon6125]

Every Roland are a Warranty

[@FittedSheet2000]

Based on the triplets I'm gonna say this was inspired by Elton John at the Madison square garden in 2000?

[@rossn.7201]

TUTORIAL PLEASE!!!

[@hellen7066]

....Nice....Are you a Music Savant----cause I see no Sheet music on your stand....!!!....lol

[@samglover4923]

Uh, it’s called memorizing sheet music, what literally ever musician does...

[@CraigAnders77]

Man that's really SWEET!!!!!... check out my cover of Billy Joel's, All For Leyna

[@nj20baller]

I'm not hating, it's probably the camera not giving me the true sound. the beat is off. your in 3/4 throw a 4/4 doubled or halved, and fade it back to halved 3/4 lol aka switch the time signature and cheat.

[@mtthwskdmr2]

Look, trying to recreate a highly drugged up Elton is not the easiest thing to keep in time, haha.

[@michaellawrence9839]

It’s not even the time signature. It’s just very robotic playing

[@nj20baller]

your licks are brilliant tho, the chords sound off.

[@cameronpalmer5030]

You literally messed up the beginning just play it the way Elton wrote it done change it bc it sounds wack and doesn’t bring the same good vibe

[@vitorcordeiro3854]

sorry but the solo is wrong

[@sgib199]

Elton doesn't play it the same every time.

[@robertmichalscheck3072]

He’s kind of improvising,excellent playing.

[@TheMultiGamerOfficial]

It's called improv, genius

[@hardlines4]

💯💯💯

[@StevenHaggis]

You got a day job??

[@octaviarobinson7523]

Amazing :-) I would like to learn this song. I just don't know where to start

[@scythe_shifter]

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