Elton John, Funeral For A Friend (In Memoriam: Frank Terry)

[@dcs002]

This song features one of the most amazing bass performances ever, but none of the videos, including this one, give more than a passing glance at the man pumping out the bottom-end magic. I know it's Elton's band, but everyone else gets the odd close-up! . Every bit of this song just rips open my soul and pours it out for all to see. There is simply no finer or more powerful work of rock art than this song. The prog legends of the 70s & the 90s just can't touch this masterpiece.

[@tagaudi]

One of the most talented musicians, ever, to grace the pop scene. In fact, I think he coulda been a great, and I mean GREAT, jazz master. But heck, this guy gave us SO MUCH great, beautiful, emotional music... Thanx, Elton!

[@kyaradio1]

Awesome Great DJ/ and Drummer Frank Terry (Terrance Grilly)

[@wakecatt]

You nailed it!! After 34 years still get chills everytime i hear it.

[@TheBandOsloSnowe]

...that chap is none other than yours truly, Dennis Morgan.

[@ABFABF183]

My Good, what a performance

[@wakecatt]

Well Elton definately put on a show back in the day. But OMG he could back it all up many times over. He's the best and this is his and Bernie's masterpiece. IMHO

[@3fromthevault]

love this song so much

[@daisyduck0285]

One good old song by Elton. i have always loved Elton but he has gotten to be --well I liked his attitude better in the 70's

[@signjoey]

Frank was from Rapid City, South Dakota...RIP

[@ABFABF183]

Love, love,love

[@lmpadv]

Emocionante a homenagem.

[@technocrash09]

Between 2:40 and 2:58, EJ looks like the "piano-professor-cooking-up-some-serious-shred-material". The guy is SUCH a master of the 88's! peace

[@Roberto666guitar]

OH MY GOODNESS !

[@arturoponceburgos1983]

donde esta la traducción a esta fabulosa canción

[@pam101dalmatians]

i have a crush on nigel olsson

[@schatochinairina4113]

super

[@technocrash09]

If pianos were psychology, EJ would be a ZEN MASTER!

[@yatah]

@dcs002 '.. passing glance at the man pumping out the bottom-end magic' I don't know if you intended it but you made me laugh, thank you.

[@TheBandOsloSnowe]

Our condolences 'sbcruiser'...

[@dcs002]

@yatah LOL!!! No, I didn't intend that to be funny, but I'm glad any time I can give someone a laugh! And yeah, I get it. We bassists sometimes talk about pumping out the bottom end as if there were no double-entendre, at least us older bassists do, and Elton being who he is (a musical GENIUS who is also gay). I absolutely love this song, possibly the best rock song ever written, and I bow to the bass guitar genius, but yeah, you gotta laugh eh?! (I wrote this a year ago - bit full of myself...)

[@947969]

great fuckon song pure genius

[@dadadruma]

yep his sgt pepper i wish he kept on the progressive track i lost interest once dee and nigel left after the recording of capt fantastic but stoked when they returned in 80-84 and i recently learned about dees passing in 92 three weeks ago after i bought classic albums goodbye yellow brick road i got real sad those three guys most underrated band in history of rock davey dee and nigel

[@technocrash09]

@dcs002 Could be because his original bassist was not featured (due to death...RIP Dee Murray) while Davey and Nigel were. I agree the gent should have recieved some video time as he did a great job on bass. Not many bassists could accompany EJ like Dee could. I am just guessing at the reason why he was cheated on the video. peace

[@daisyduck0285]

I meant 1970....not his age in the 70's