Elton John - Crocodile Rock - Wembley 1984 (HQ Audio)

Here's a performance of Crocodile Rock where the technical director was on just as many drugs as Elton was.

[@nicandknacksandseans]

This has got to be the most 80s editing of alll time!

[@aspoopyartboi9204]

I agree with you. I mean this was 1984 and this editing style seems appropriate at that time.

[@DarthTaz]

@@aspoopyartboi9204 Or a template for a terrabad Powerpoint Presentation of Death

[@NoahHarbaugh]

I think this was the best I’ve ever heard Crocodile Rock!! He should’ve re-released it in the 80s!👏🏻

[@OMGIGILY]

the transitions holy shit the transitions im dYING. its genius

[@RetroSoulGirl]

In my health class at school... teacher wanted to show us the effects of cocaine and I showed the class this video... I got extra credit LOL

[@jaggass]

Ha ha.

[@jaggass]

That would have made me want to use cocaine.

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Unfortunately after that half the class wanted to to meet Elton John and have a cocaine party with him lmao *smh*

[@eltonjohnfan112]

That's what I should do lol

[@nforceful]

/r/thathappened

[@johnrotten3268]

This performance was brought to you by Pablo Escobar.

[@chinarider8051]

yep, clearly..lol! Elton loved his fish scales.

[@jordan6988]

Nah he had pharmaceutical grade coke. Better than ole pablos hes off his rocker 😂😂😂🤣

[@danieleromei1949]

We have to thank pablo by the way.. Elton was at the top here.

[@Samhalta]

@@danieleromei1949 Idk, this is fine for fast songs but his performance of "Yellow Brick Road" at the same concert isn't great, speeding up that song doesn't really work :D

[@msoileau83]

Indeed. Holy shit.

[@Reilly-Maresca]

The comments: 50% "Wow, he was high" 50%: "Wow, everyone else was high"

[@johnathanflannagan2407]

0:17 Cokeadile Rock. Elton plays 30 bpms faster on coke and the band has to catch up haha. I love this.

[@jaggass]

It actually started out at normal tempo for a split second and it just kept getting faster. I'd love to see how many bpm's it increased. The studio version is 150bpm this must have wound it's way up to at least 180bpm. I bet his heart was'nt far off that as well.

[@ThePsho]

This whole concert is wild. Bennie and the Jets was nuts.

[@jaggass]

love how suddenly the song gets faster.

[@charlieharrison5673]

Think Elton had some blood in his cocaine system

[@jacobmonks3722]

Evidently, do too you.

[@TotallyEltonJohn]

@@jacobmonks3722 I am so late to this, but true! 😂

[@jessgates2829]

I'm 20 and I absolutely LOVE Elton John. My friends don't understand why... Well, I don't understand them!!! This guy is awesome!

[@chrisdowling1997]

Anyone else thing the fella who is doing the effects here was on quite a lot of LSD, Ecstasy and probably more cocaine than Elton him self?

[@guillezurdorium]

soooo fast, because of COCAINE, but i love it!

[@michaelburke7742]

He sounds out of his mind.

[@madaicchick90srocked17]

+Michael Burke Ive never seen anyone on cocaine , look like someone press the fastforwd button on them.lol

[@jaggass]

+MADAICCHICK 90's rocked Life probably feels faster on it lol. It certainly made Elton play at lightning speed.

[@roxxanedtroyt1744]

yes it does.

[@TheSal702]

Michael Burke lmfaoo

[@crookstahh]

He honestly looks like he's slapping they piano at some points xD

[@jaggass]

Sometimes he would hit the keys so hard his fingers would bleed.

[@flyboieblair6636]

There’s another vid from 80’ where after the first 5 seconds he just misses every note and its noticeable

[@davidglass589]

Flyboie Blair link it

[@Glopbop]

@@davidglass589 he never did 😢

[@unfortunatebicycle1426]

@@Glopbop hahah

[@joeysahouria5058]

Elton John was and still is the goddamn BEST!

[@MaxThrills]

1:46 op godly level piano skills!!!!

[@AJMemes545]

Now watch it in 1.5x speed

[@adamgorsky8422]

This is one of those greatest performances of a particular song ever type of things and it's hard to listen to any other version afterwards isn't it?

[@miparx]

I went through the same thing Jess. Ive been a fan of Elton since i was 12. ive seen him ten times. i had front row the last time and it was amazing. You just appreciate good music and an amazing talent.

[@djustinger]

Sounds great at 1.25 speed. Oh...

[@smirnoff1589]

killer video bio lol. this is raw uncut music, and the sound speaks for itself. spectacular

[@Hobiexoxo]

Coke-odile Rock. Yesssss.

[@damianzambrano7350]

Underrated comment lol

[@BenJohnston21]

Hahaha

[@JamesTruckey]

Why are you such a dumbass

[@michealbarnett3065]

The biggest kick he ever got was at 0:17.

[@goobywooby963]

👀 👄

[@carter.scotty]

bruhh I pissed myself laughing at this!

[@jaggass]

i wish his voice hadn't of change he was on fire 1984

[@jamesfish18]

I love that sort of bum shake at the end

[@tonycarter1972]

I loved this concert,found it in '87 at our local video rental place must have watched it 10 times over 3 days performed in the summer of '84 at the old original Wembly Stadium

[@jaggass]

Tony Carter the best show elton's done.

[@Rayne.goddess]

I've watched this like 10 times in one day haha

[@sharayanime]

De todos los Live de esta canción, está versión siempre será mi favorita ❤️❤️❤️

[@jdenino6022]

I loved this song since I was 12 years old and had it on 45 record with Elderberry Wine on the b side. I love all his performances including the one on the Muppet Show!!!!

[@stacksmaestro6094]

dat face at 0:17 is amazing

[@pseudoname3159]

william rivera Dude this is the best comment on youtube hahaha

[@andrewdevay1479]

45 seconds into this video, I went straight to the comments section. You guys didn't disappoint 😁

[@adrianfrawley621]

was at this concert..........great

[@betwilliams420]

salute 🤙

[@boiragirules]

Thank you...much appreciated

[@alexandragavrila3201]

He is a genius!!! Great song

[@flaviavassallo8918]

AWESOME LIVE VERSION!

[@kyleshiflet9952]

My favorite Elton John outfit along with the dodgers uniform

[@robynedward125]

Man I wish I saw him live hes Awesome. I found out I share the same birthday like 30 something yrs apart learned some of music on flute he rocks with or without the coke lol crazy performance. Far and between for seeing him without glasses watched roketman like 8 times he had a case of Prescription glasses it was the coolest thing all the crazy glasses lol

[@liamtg912]

lets be honest, this song should have been recorded at this tempo in the studio

[@jeanpaulvandergugten6632]

Finaly someone who gets it the original is to slow. This makes it more fun because his pianoskills in 1984 are 200% better than the time when he recorded the song!

[@pioneertech-w5o]

No way. It does not groove at this tempo.

[@jaggass]

@@jeanpaulvandergugten6632 It was even faster than this in 1982.

[@BenjiDarius]

Here's the problem. You need to do okay on studio versions, so you can improve and get messed up live

[@maxbeale8186]

Awesome performance

[@Arvizu-lb3tz]

¡¡Viva Elton John!!🎹👏

[@gabriellabos312]

Love it!❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@moyoneta_1236]

Best performance of sir Elton John

[@cclda]

The best concert of Elton John

[@miguelsantana4960]

These special effects are funny and amazing

[@EW00AW04]

The best Elton John performance ever and also the best time for a hint of coke ;)

[@deathintheair8453]

i like that the songs are faster adds some edge to it

[@tannawannavannabittannawan7138]

That face at 0:18 looks crazy funny!! 😮

[@threlegidouno9846]

Lol

[@DrFee1good1987]

0:18 the face of cocaine

[@deannadalton]

Weeeee, very 1st record I purchased with my own money, a vinyl 45...I was 9, good times.

[@gloriaogoularte3714]

Crocodile Rock Amava muito ouvir essa música linda. Com 15 anos eu te admirava. Hoje continuo te amando e com a mesma admiração pelas suas músicas. Obrigada gloriagoulart 2/08/18/

[@bsizzy17]

This performance has brought to you by... DRUGS.

[@PIZZALOVER262]

ELTON JOHN IS AWESOME!!

Just as much needed.

[@fdllicks]

if u like this, check out bennie and the jets wembley 1984!

[@Zalbar84]

Thank god for cocaine, it's brought us some of the best live performances. God bless cocaine.

[@TrillBill]

But ruined SO many lives in the process

[@laodiceiasilva4770]

Zalbar84 I Hope that nobody in your family get addicted to drugs because If it happens you will grieve deeply

[@francofrati9073]

?????????

[@cheddarcheese7928]

@@laodiceiasilva4770 Pretty sure the cocaine comment was mad as a joke..

[@cheddarcheese7928]

@Alexander Dawson And come on now..Just cause Elton's rockin,doesnt necessarily mean he's blasted on booger sugar..:)

[@NROJAS20]

EL TÚNEL DEL TIEMPO, LO MÁXIMO

[@danilosupertramp]

Wow! This crocodile rocks! :D

[@summermcpherson8209]

I lost it when Davey started harmonizing!

[@goobywooby963]

3:29 OMG! ELTON'S HIGH!

[@dabbi827]

Every 60 seconds in africa a minute passes

[@conor9345]

@@dabbi827underrated

[@AlfieMitchell-sz8mq]

@@dabbi827😂

[@wentonmastermind]

"Here's a performance of Crocodile Rock where the technical director was on just as many drugs as Elton was." As distinct from the 1984 Cup Final where Elton John's Watford players were on tranquilisers. God, we were crap.

[@caioduffles54]

Amo muito

[@BobRobie1]

0:18 thats when the coke hit for sure

[@danielsather3561]

hahaha like he became possessed

[@BobRobie1]

and when he does bennie and the jets he is speeding his tits off

[@danielsather3561]

Bob Robie oh I didnt see that one yet, this looks like a great show though.

[@BobRobie1]

i bet it would be i had a good time watching the whole thing while i was drunk lol

[@danielsather3561]

Bob Robie i watched most of them now that I can find, one show I'd like to take a time machine back and go see for sure!

[@luckyman4003]

it's only the part of the legendary concert live . bc has uploaded the whole concert .

[@TheNostalgiaFiend]

So fassstttt drugged and drunk but love this la la la la la lahhhhh

[@jdmarti100]

Hell I think the drummer was on something too. He keeps the pace of the song

[@joeysahouria5058]

Nah, he's just good ole Nigel Olsson.

[@jaggass]

Nigel did well to keep up with Elton. Usually the drummer is the timekeeper but the roles were switched that night and when the coke kicked in the excitement happens.

[@fannyfluffingbeev]

what effects I didn't notice any

[@dinobronfman8286]

If you play it at 0'75 for parts it sounds like the original version

[@onyxxaffer7622]

I thought Elton was great! He's so cool. I wish I could see him preform live!

[@jaggass]

about 37 on here he looks well for 66

[@peterchatel8135]

Das gute , alte 80er Jahre Kokain!!!

[@experimento96b]

¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡Gran Sir Elton John viene a Perú yeaaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!

[@birgitmatzat472]

ON THE ALMIGHTY'S GRAVE WE WILL WRITE: HERE REST IN PEACE AN OLD POTTSAU! HE WAS MUCH MORE LIQUID THAN WATER! HE WAS OVERLIQUID! FOR EVER!

[@damaster9811]

Christmas in Elton's nose

[@incognitoboi4305]

The edits at 1:52, it got me

[@mkeysou812]

2:08 James Hetfield would be proud of those down-strokes!

[@andrew23947]

sounds like the drummer cant keep up with Elton lol

[@a.t.m873]

This was as good as Queen’s 1986 Wembly concert

[@josephprince3111]

A.T. M very true

[@a.t.m873]

Joseph Prince this and Elton’s 86 Sydney entertainment center concert

[@JourneyLiveCompilations]

Queen's show was much worse than this

[@JourneyLiveCompilations]

Assuming you're talking about the famous 2nd night

[@tsskiller08]

@tweeber69 Fred Mandel was the backing keyboard player on the North American and Japan Hot Space tour in 1982, does that count? ;)

[@TrillBill]

Somebody could lose their breath singing this lol

[@jaggass]

Cristiano Ronaldo or pass out from the white powder lol

[@Holamiamigo1]

What are those Transitions 😭

[@zaneroote5798]

if you think the director was high, check out the guy doing the lighting rig 2:50

[@NROJAS20]

ELTON JOHN - EL ROCK DEL COCODRILO

[@lawandabanner4180]

Put in 75x it sounds normal

[@Haganeginkafan333]

does anyone recognize the band playing with him?

[@gabriellabos312]

❤

[@ohyeahyeah1206]

Playback speed 2x, I dare you.

[@zacharyschafer3780]

oh yëah yeah it makes it more funny

[@threlegidouno9846]

OK as you wish

[@thebigorangecouch6261]

Just before that WTF face at 0:18 he gives the nose a bit of a rub which probably explains said face at 0:18, lol

[@snackasmversion2752]

Cocaine's a helluva drug

[@WakaWaka2468]

0:14 Quick pinch of the nose

[@05renemar1]

Lol this was so fast 🤣🤣😭😭

[@SHEPPARDSPIEEE]

Fucking class mannnn

[@kenkerrison8962]

La ...oh la la la la la...oh la la la la la...la la la la la la OH YEAH!

[@nataliasleszynska4111]

I remember when rock was young Me and Suzie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own But the biggest kick I ever got was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight But the years went by and the rock just died Suzie went and left us for some foreign guy Long nights crying by the record machine dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans But they'll never kill the thrills we've got burning up to the Crocodile Rock Learning fast as the weeks went past we really thought the Crocodile Rock would last Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight I remember when rock was young Me and Suzie had so much fun holding hands and skimming stones Had an old gold Chevy and a place of my own But the biggest kick I ever got was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock While the other kids were Rocking Round the Clock we were hopping and bopping to the Crocodile Rock Well Crocodile Rocking is something shocking when your feet just can't keep still I never knew me a better time and I guess I never will Oh Lawdy mama those Friday nights when Suzie wore her dresses tight and the Crocodile Rocking was out of sight

[@boiragirules]

good point...what does IMO mean?

[@bakruptfern329]

The description... *I can't*

[@orkunzafer]

at 3:11 the drummer failed but after one measure he recognized it and turned to right beat :D

[@brianellis15]

The beat is supposed to change slightly there. Listen to the studio recording, it does the same thing.

[@cookoutnorthwest2495]

Dont see great COKED OUT performances anymore

[@1982RMT]

@cclda 100% agree

[@shane013088]

elton john used it last, you think he just uses whatever mic is laying around at a particular venue? hes elton fucking john. he has his own mic lol.

[@tbpoker1964]

Bruh holy shit

[@noncookiecutter6753]

0:17 crocodile gurning

[@luisalvarez1770]

If u do it at 2x speed it sounds cartman singin

[@chocobosage]

Usually because you can barely see the performer behind a massive grand piano!! Side on you can see the performer actually playing the piano and the player is concentrating on playing rather than looking towards the crowd. IMO