Elton John - Imagine (Central Park 1980)

Live in New York at Central Park
September 13, 1980
HD version available here: • Elton John - Imagine (...

[@samh870]

It's so sad to hear Elton say that he hasn't seen Lennon in a while and that he only lives down the road. Who would have known that only 3 months later he would be killed.

[@DrakusRecords]

Hope he got to visit him again before he died.

[@kennedyknew8701]

Popped in for a glass of coke......he drunk it through his nose though.

[@OakplaysCGaming965]

@@kennedyknew8701 lol

[@AA-oe8pp]

Yeah Wright, when I saw the concert date I thought it was on his memory but then he talks like John is still alive it freaked me out

[@lizberman63]

Erie, he was making double fantasy at the time

[@willkern583]

My wife and I were there for this concert! Lovely day.

[@supernovastudiomx]

Amazing!!

[@kinerush5310]

I wished I was there

[@johnmind]

Great

[@carlossitohang5745]

Amazinggg

[@natashabulsara2978]

lucky !!!

[@WoodyGamesUK]

Elton John's piano playing is so unique, he kept it simple but played it brilliantly, and completely made it his own. I feel that Elton John's influence on piano accompaniment in pop music is huge, we tend to forget how important his style is for piano players.

[@jj9749]

Yes, I basically learnt my playing style listening to his records growing up

[@Zoonjse]

I tend to gorget him. But he is in fact the biggest icon and musician in our life time along with The Beatles and other legends.

[@coolgardenchicky]

Well said! Love him!

[@coolgardenchicky]

Well said!

[@professornumnutz3112]

I learned listening to him. He’s a legend

[@JR-pr8jb]

Jesus, look at that crowd, starry-eyed people now in their 60's and 70's. Look at the world of today they were lucky not to imagine.

[@romariofreitas8346]

REALLY!😔

[@Stevesk0011]

One of the last times this song could ever be performed in pure happiness.

[@oliviercalmel2]

Stevesk0011 and also the right place !!! So close of the Dakota building

[@BlessedTomato]

Stevesk0011 it’s even worse because a few months later, John Lennon would be killed in New York.

[@sunimod9479]

Stevesk0011 360 like

[@Joe-lk2dm]

Sure, but every heartstring tugging performance since that November has been w labour of love for a visionary and great soul

[@lisaweaver986]

The beatles really never lasted so long.No caps to the band name to short grouped to choice lived they let the overload control and didn't know the handle.

[@hazzerwill]

For anyone interested, in Elton’s autobiography, Elton says there was party after this central park performance and John and Yoko just happened to turn up to it. Although it was the last time Elton ever saw John, it’s nice to think that they did see each other before Johns death

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Yes and that he saw him while having fun together before his death.

[@NoName-ni1mr]

oh, thank you for sharing this sweet detail....comforting

[@trinitylivingston1286]

@@NoName-ni1mr yep, comforting thought, right?

[@sabian630]

The Book Elton wrote is great.

[@joshpinho]

I think the last time Elton and John saw each other was at Eltons concert at MSG when Lennon showed up as a surprise act to perform "Whatever gets you thru".

[@learner8076]

This is one of the few immortal songs. RIP John Lennon. Also , Elton has performed it so brilliantly here. I am spellbound.

[@Hannah11235]

Spellbound is the key. You must resist the propaganda friend :)

[@johnatkinson1324]

I too am spellbound by Elton John performing this song. I listen to it again & again. Elton & John Lennon: 2 musical geniuses. 💜💜💜

[@freezaanticomunista]

@@Hannah11235 não

[@stephei1082]

@@Hannah11235 There is no propaganda. You're trippin'. 🤣

[@hw343434]

Certainly Elton not in John’s league as a singer here on this anthem. But not bad

[@pbc76]

I. Was. There. Fantastic day. No crime, mishaps, just a great afternoon of music. Thanks Sir Elton for the memories. 💋

[@willhickman2578]

With a name like Patricia I actually believe you… You are so lucky. I hope you knew it at the time! Love xxxx

[@user-kt2fp5ot3h]

А сколько тебе лет было тогда?

[@sonny878]

I've honestly never seen Elton's eyes before. Never seen him w/o sunglasses.

[@DashaAkmaykina]

Sonny you should see "Sorry seems to be a hardest word" official video. His eyes and especially eyebrows is so great, so warm and oohhhh I love it

[@TheJanet4321]

I think the sunglasses are fun sometimes, but I would rather see his eyes more often.

[@khonshu456]

I Found It Weird

[@eileenryan5881]

Elton has such beautiful centralized sensual eyes

[@eileenryan5881]

@@khonshu456 I think they're very sensual

[@25minutesTH]

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.” -- John Lennon

[@geraldfrank1630]

ChargeHussarGB Excellent my good man! 👌👏👊

[@amorpadilla8813]

ChargeHussarGB lvery true😃i really luv JOHN LENNON esp dis song. A great message for everyone

[@catarinaclara6060]

Gerald Frank .

[@anindyadasgupta3537]

Great thinking...

[@brenojunqueira4037]

it was yoko

[@roygbv255]

People, including me, simply forget how young, cool and brilliant Elton John really was when playing live. Must have watched this footage 1000 times.

[@janetphillips2875]

Totally agree! There's nothing like it!

[@nonrepublicrat]

you sure love to waste your time.

[@shaykatz5648]

​@@nonrepublicrat I think of it as therapy! Or if you choose, I've got time to waste!

[@user-bb7bn4ju7h]

😊🤘✨🥰

[@user-df1nk7sx9b]

​@@nonrepublicrat صحيح كان وسيم واكثر جاذبيه

[@guitarfolies]

Elton John’s voice and phrasing are so unique, and what about the piano ! What an amazing cover from one of Lennon’s close friends !

[@toniadunn6940]

A masterpiece

[@peacemullins2459]

He only lived a couple blocks away. Could you imagine how the crowd would have reacted if he had showed up to play this song with Elton?

[@foldingcouch4407]

+Peace Mullins There would have been too much greatness in one place, and the world would have imploded.

[@alessandriaj7265]

+Peace Mullins actually he was suppose to show up. But failed on his promise to Elton. In the very beginning of this song if you notice, that's why Elton is looking around to the back of the stage, thinking he was suppose to walk out there. As Trump would say...."Lyin' John"....LOLOLOL

[@aquaboogiebaby9653]

+Folding lol!

[@erhanmarks007gaming4]

Peace Mullins well everyone probably just snapped at that poiny

[@cavejohnson1732]

why not "Imagine all the people" in that crowd's reaction...... Get it?

[@zBatboyz]

Hands down the greatest cover of this song ever made.

[@plenzmeier75]

Agreed!

[@thatcarguy9.379]

Along with queen,David Bowie,and Chris Cornell

[@LeftHookLegend]

That car guy No, Just Bowie.

[@raulh5457]

@@LeftHookLegend yeah bowie

[@ipadm3nfr]

@@LeftHookLegend none beats ray charles one in my opinion

[@gbaca07]

Absolutely beautiful. Incredible audio from the 80s. Just look at the crowd, it says everything

[@jamescarl9418]

Hi Geraldine

[@kaangokturk3434]

@@jdereck477Kimseyi rahatsız etme God’unuda al git ulan Godoş

[@kaangokturk3434]

@@jamescarl9418Merhaba topiş

[@joshuassebagala9595]

Imagine all the people living life in peace.... No country, no religion, no possession, no greed ❤ And the world will be as one

[@bettygoad5160]

Elton is the only singer that I've ever heard that sings this song as great as John did

[@amberharris5027]

What about Freddie Mercury’

[@bettygoad5160]

@@amberharris5027 freddies good but on this song I don't think that you can outdo elton john

[@sinovenatorsamyt4213]

@@bettygoad5160 yes you can

[@LeftHookLegend]

SinovenatorSam YT Freddie’s sucked

[@sinovenatorsamyt4213]

@@LeftHookLegend just stop

[@mariebdo2703]

Bloody hell.. that was 3 months before John's death...

[@Franz19970]

Right by his home too

[@telmolicious]

If the date is correct then it is less than a month before...

[@telmolicious]

vpieper The upload date was September 13, 1980? ........ That's ..... not possible. The upload date was 29/11/2011..

[@MrBagabwa]

exactly,unbelievable really unbelievable...

[@chrisedelic77]

Yeah, what a bummer... 😳

[@ola-la8398]

Сегодня была на концерте Элтона Джона в Аризоне, он бесподобен в своих 75. Какой голос, какой талант.

[@user-ym9xv2dd4g]

Чорт побери, завидую! Из современных рокеров всего три классных мелодиста - Элтон Джон и два Пола - сэр Пол Маккартни и Пол Саймон. Из трех нот способны сделать хит.

[@ola-la8398]

@@user-ym9xv2dd4g согласна на 100%

[@mosesfaz2265]

ELTON JOHN IS AWESOME,,,,,, Grew up listening to his music

[@ViggoBauman]

I never really realized that Elton John was so good-looking charismatic. This guy really is a superstar.

[@aveguevara]

Indeed he is awesome in so many ways. I had a crush on him in my youth. I adore him in my middle age, still.

[@user-em4wh5ji3w]

One of the greatest showmen ever

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Elton is very adorable (and sexy)! And he is so serious and passionate about his music, and the talent is so natural and far from forced. His music is absolutely stunningly beautiful, as so is his heart. I actually have a letter Elton wrote to me, wishing me good luck, love and encouragement when I was in a hospital. It is so damn obvious why this man is as famous as he is, and also why he is so loved by his family and friends, whom he has hundreds of! I don't understand who the fuck wouldn't like Elton John, and I really have to emphasize that with "fuck" because it really fucking pisses me off, sorry. He's got a heart bigger than the whole world, and talent bigger that the universe! I love you darling Elton!

[@petrapaulinaemotera4794]

So true!

[@kirakira9906]

@@RetroSoulGirl Well there's been better singers, but he sure is a good man.

[@RetroSoulGirl]

4:09 "You might say, I'm a screamer" haha!!

[@mcrp_]

lololol, that bites the pillow, lololol

[@aquaboogiebaby9653]

Elton always had that great, bawdy sense of humor. :)

[@RetroSoulGirl]

I have the same sense of humor as him- Most fans take everything so seriously... I prefer the goofy side of Elton. He's so hilarious!!!

[@aquaboogiebaby9653]

Mr.Sickboy I have the same sense of humor, too. He's very witty and fun. :)

[@johnvargo7338]

Not cool.

[@gbaca07]

Elton John was in his prime. Thank God for artists like him.

[@aaronplayz4656]

Elton john is always in his prime.

[@Crashbandistew32]

this is simply outstanding. ive watched and listened to this over and over again. such power and sincerity! the vocals from sir elton will never be matched. other than john himself obviously. different artist, different touch.

[@mialee9579]

I agree. I also watch it over & over. Plus with everything happening in the world today. This song is simply beautiful. Imagine

[@mialee9579]

I saw EJ in concert last year. So glad I had the opportunity.

[@francescaferriani4185]

​@@mialee9579lucky you!!😊

[@Crashbandistew32]

@@mialee9579 I went to see him in the summer! Was fantastic

[@hanseinarfuglum8858]

This preformance was less than two months before John Lennon was shot. RIP John Lennon, 40 years ago today.

[@NickCormierMusic]

*three months

[@mogadon7]

Imagine...2 gunmen shot Lennon...and the security guard outside was C I A (Jose Perdomo).

[@thdgcfx]

Good lord Elton is beautiful here

[@trinitylivingston1286]

He's always been beautiful but especially in this video!

[@evenstargalaxy9586]

Totally.

[@rodilenemartins2902]

@@evenstargalaxy9586 aqui no Brasil cortimos as suas lindas músicas eu Rodilene Martins sou sua fã 🥰👍🇧🇷🤩♥️📀

[@connielong8070]

He has the most beautiful eyes!

[@lovvingd]

Hello Connie How are you doing today?

[@luismurillo9610]

“Imagine if he was alive today and all the music he would gift us with” is what pops in my head every time RIP

[@leonardpinto8908]

Imagine how great Sir Elton John playing a piano without barely looking at the keys and never missed a single note. 👌🏻

[@finngriffiths2625]

SIDO CHESTO is*

[@staccatoglock]

Cocaine

[@CrownRock1]

Stevie Wonder has been doing it for years.

[@Rocketman-bq4io]

@@CrownRock1 bruh

[@hedge6506]

Kaya idol ko yan napakagaling syet sanaol may piano HAHAHAHA

[@randykarnell9980]

I was fortunate to be there. that night. everyone moving through Central Park. (with their party items) Going to the stage at Central Park. What an unbelievable night we all had. .

[@trace123321]

Amazing! I remember watching as a kid.

[@weather9405]

@@trace123321 awe

[@Topolichka]

Wow 🤩

[@frankdonaldsoncanadianking9651]

i would love if u could share a bit more of your night...thanx

[@hosniagha8944]

@@trace123321 i IPO was a great

[@jsanti725_Offl]

I’ haven’t seen this one, till now, the big Elton is singing the most famous song of his “compadre” the greatest John...thanks for share..🎊

[@godsgirl797]

I saw Elton John and concert with my mom about 10 years ago and she’s not here anymore and I’m so glad that we saw it together❤

[@fred2476]

Elton is a genius

[@mrk1075]

Really? and I thought he was a singer.

[@pedromachadogoodgod9424]

Good reference my friend.

[@jasonblake2918]

I live a block away from the Dakota ,,I go and sit on a bench at night and just stare at the Dakota and think about John Lennon and his music

[@TheJanet4321]

A Legend like him is never forgotten, even all these years later. He made his mark on the world.

[@jj9749]

And about Yoko who messed everything up and still lives there?

[@Mariposa1217]

Can’t imagine. That’s deep

[@gabialcaide6165]

@John Smith whats wrong with just simply remembering someone and honoring them

[@jocabbb]

John Smith you’re a funny little man

[@user-pv5th2kb1y]

Elton always looks like he's having a blast, although I'm not so sure he always is, but in this one he really looks like hes enjoying it.

[@Automobiliana]

Yes, he looks confident, strong, collected and calm. The way to go through life.

[@housinauthority5258]

This was at the height of his cocaine years so that could be why 😉

[@jimmykarlsson2567]

@@housinauthority5258 yess he doesn't look completely sober here, butik still a great performance 💪💪💪

[@felomena2538]

Песня Джона Ленона -на все времена )))) фантазер ….. обожаю

[@rhondabailey9238]

Great song... *Imagine* us dreamers having a world of love...no tyrants. Freedom lovers of the world are coming together *now* "as one"💙💛🔱🕊🗽☮💐✌️

[@ZaTsoja]

Переводится как "Представь себе". А фантазёр- это вот эта полноприводная субстанция lol

[@xXxXxANdreSxXxXx]

"You may say I'm a screamer" hahahah LOL He's amazing, I love this cover..

[@marcusclash2031]

So funny but best of all is that he didnt just play with the music and finished with that. he was very noble and sang the part he had joked with.

[@mazebatista1107]

Ooojc

[@odkodechin7531]

Lostcoy calm down shithead. The world could do well without your kind

[@franciscodiniz4092]

Elton in front of 450 Thousand people at Central Park, NYC. Pure Magic !

[@garylockhart526]

A great acknowledgement from one great song writer to another pure class.

[@limitededition1053]

The most successful artists dont listen to critics, like Elton, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and David Bowie and so on. These people did what they wanted and believed in.

[@unclesebas5906]

Mercury

[@gaminglegend]

@@unclesebas5906 Especially Mercury, he didn't give a flying fuck about critics

[@jamesdettmann94]

@@gaminglegend 'we're going to stay together until we fucking well die I'm sure.'

[@gaminglegend]

@@jamesdettmann94 Yeah, he said that when there were rumors of Queen breaking up

[@michaelsrowland]

They are all English. It's because English people don't care about critics

[@robertlawrence1968]

Elton John. John Lennon. None greater. Simple.

[@SaturnStorm444]

Don't forget Freddie :)

[@avyeris]

PUTLEY George Michael and MJ would fit as well

[@Ad-Ac]

yeah, how about David Bowie

[@charlieaaron6868]

Freddie Mercury

[@ignaciopalomino6609]

Yeah dont forget freddie

[@nguyentronghung9216]

This performance of Elton was world class. That year 1980 my mom and dad even not knew each other.

[@bagpuss998]

Elton really does that credit 👍 turns it into an Elton classic ; where are the new great composers

[@dale3858]

The great John Lennon was assassinated on December 8,1980, just 3 months after this concert. I remember it well, I took my first girlfriend out to dinner for her birthday. It was a very sad day indeed...

[@LisaGemini]

+dale3858 The day the music died, you could say. How John is still missed and LOVED all over the world. If only he'd been allowed to live, IMAGINE the music he could've made and the peace he might have brought to all the world.

[@ExclusiveLM]

+dale3858 .............At 3:30 of this video the camera is panning and you can actually see the Dakota Building were John Lennon lived and was killed in this New York concert in Central Park. The was done on purpose to show John's building during the song.

[@stevenbrown322]

+Lisa Cunningham the day the music died was when the big bopper buddy holly and richie valens died in the plane crash lets say that in history we lost a great man

[@dilipdeojuikklppigbm.mvbnn5408]

+steven brown hair

[@stevenbrown322]

plz dont call me steven brown hair

[@fionajackson6036]

He was so handsome and adorable omg

[@nottabidenfan660]

You look pretty good yourself! 😋

[@nottabidenfan660]

@Elton John phony

[@standingelton6375]

Fiona Jackson, Elton still is handsome man! ☮️

[@standingelton6375]

@@nottabidenfan660 Hey pal, How dare you call Elton a phony! Please do not come here with your hatred, go elsewhere pal! We Honest Elton fans don't stand for putting Elton down; especially ME, & Elton knows it, I will always STAND by the greatest singer & piana player God ever created! Got it, pal? ☮️

[@nottabidenfan660]

@@standingelton6375 STFU pole smoker! Are you that stupid?

[@thanhdinhquoc9137]

at first, i did not realize who it was, 'cause he looked like Elton but more handsome !

[@georgep.3624]

Hes so happy, and so funny. Only Elton can cover this song and make you smile... what i would do to have been there.

[@41BobDylan]

This video is beautiful yet haunting at the same time. "He only lives just over the road". John would be murdered at the very place less than 3 months later.

[@JEBLLC]

I was thinking the exact same thing! I had to look at his death because I thought it was before this. But yeah, only couple months later.

[@calebproductions5970]

His death was a hoax just like everything else in media keeping the public confused

[@jakestimson3451]

Yeah i know right, these people make no sense!

[@airtonsilva3280]

Carl 90 top Remenber

[@lilianagreen21]

Thought quite the same the very first time i saw it

[@WeaponsEducation]

I'll never get over John Lennon's death.

[@michaelgaynor6866]

Weapons Education, Remember it like yesterday.....Imagine!✌

[@Piano-wg9do]

Such a pointless death 😢😠😢

[@Zoonjse]

World will never get over it.

[@kevinsadler4791]

Quite Honestly. There was No Reason for him to die so tragically like that. He was All About PEACE and LOVE. And a "Coward" shoots him in the back like that? For no reason other than he wanted to be famous? GOD Bless You John Lennon.

[@beverleyalverson720]

nor will i

[@Karen-zj3jr]

40 odd years ago. Love you John.

[@lovvingd]

Hello Karen How are you doing today?

[@mgarri]

The

[@toniadunn6940]

Sad story behind this masterpiece 😢

[@ashsh7952]

Elton has contributed a lot to the music industry and has always been there to support every individual such as Lennon,Freddie and many others !

[@wulfgar6749]

It's a shame the music industry doesn't care about making music anymore. Back in the day it was the musicians business, nowadays it's owned by greedy business men and lawyers who haven't got a clue what music is all about! Elton John even said himself he hates American Idol and the X Factor. All the proper bands played in bars and clubs for years trying to get their hands on a record deal, they don't go on some crappy talent show get it handed to them!

[@eetulahteenmaki6938]

The Infomaniac Nowdays it's just about getting pretty face on an album cover.

[@pennykaufman2263]

The Infomaniac And the music sucks.

[@kaiomario789]

Elton is a fake voice that sucks and makes you want to sleep.

[@emilymary99]

"Imagine all the people Sharing all the world" God Bless you John

[@Lance514]

Loved his rendition of Lennon’s song. Lennon’s music with a hit of Elton seasoning to complement his style of singing. Just wonderful

[@user-gw8ev3gv9l]

Слушаю каждый день.Мне уже 66. 😭Это моя молодость. Элтон - супер!!!

[@theperson_in_thesuit]

А мне только 16.

[@alexlu3806]

... и какой потрясающий текст у этой песни!!!

[@novac0844]

Был когда-то. Это да...

[@666Susie]

It was my late mom's favorite song. She took the lyrics personally.

[@viviromero383]

Me podés es plicar q canta ayi x fa es bonito el canto pero no se entiende

[@frankrobert4897]

Lol he's actually an hero and reminds me a lot of my late lovely wife love her so much 😘 😍 😍

[@Stevebrandon-vq7nx]

Hello Susie,how are you doing i hope you and your family are safe!

[@hoangtran2097]

OMG he was so handsome.

[@alessandriaj7265]

+Sóc Nhỏ agree, he was a very good looking guy just couldn't see it behind the crazy costumes and big glasses back in the beginning. I'm sure I'll get a lot of negativity from this...but Reg does this song a lot better than JL...sorry but my opinion, his piano gives it more strength, his voice is more powerful and defined and the band just makes it. JL sounds like he's faded away in the song after listening to Elton.

[@toxy3580]

Agreed with the ".sorry but my opinion, his piano gives it more strength, his voice is more powerful and defined and the band just makes it. JL sounds like he's faded away in the song after listening to Elton."!

[@mariahsmith5380]

Alessandria J I completely agree. By all respect for Lennon of course. I guess they both have their unique way of singing it tho

[@kellyparker9655]

He really was, especially here..👀

[@idanordby5518]

Alessandria J Elton John** he doesn’t want to be called Reginwald.

[@SoftRockMusic88]

I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

[@marialuizameirellesdecarva9407]

Incrível que pela data que consta na descrição deste vídeo, este evento aconteceu poucos meses antes do falecimento do Jonh Lenon, que foi no dia 08 de Dezembro de 1980... E Elton Jonh fez este show em Setembro... Eu fiquei emocionada quando percebi isso... Por que com certeza os dois eram grandes amigos... E Elton quis homenageá-lo... O que foi maravilhoso, por que pôde fazer isto em vida do Jonh Lenon... E ele deve ter se sentido muito feliz por isso... Por que a música EMPTY GARDEN que Elton Jonh compôs em homenagem ao Jonh Lenon, após a sua morte, fala com um sentimento muito grande da perda de um ente muito querido... 🤍 🎼⚘🤍 E não tem explicação o quanto é emocionante e linda!! Eu sou apaixonada por Elton Jonh... Penso que não existe no mundo outro PIANISTA, CANTOR e COMPOSITOR COM ESTE NÍVEL!! 💙🎤 🎹 🎼 💙 🇧🇷 *BRASIL* 🇧🇷

[@roquetsilva]

Falou tudo e mais um pouco!!👏👏

[@marialuizameirellesdecarva9407]

Obrigada!!...

[@footielad8301]

This is a really great cover by Elton John in front of a massive crowd on a beautiful sunny 80's day. Magnificent

[@captvictor]

John would have heard this from the Dakota... hopefully he smiled....

[@josho2053]

He was still alive at the time...

[@hestitate4902]

captvictor the song is touched

[@valeriamartini1865]

Matthew Yip

[@freddieboi4818]

austin powers says trans rights well it was just 3 months before he died, so anyone could get mixed up, no need to be petty

[@marilynhigginbotham1429]

I'm sure he did he and Elton were good friends. 👍💞

[@EnglishFountain]

What a heavenly voice!

[@woohoorussell7548]

As much as I love john Lennon, I believe Elton John has the perfect voice for this song.

[@luuuk7534]

Elton rocked this song. As it was made for him, his voice fits perfectly.

[@theshed3641]

Couldn’t agree more, move over John Lennon

[@user-gw8ev3gv9l]

Он потряс не эту песню, а этой песней!!! Умница, талант!!!

[@user-gw8ev3gv9l]

А почему для него? Леннон тоже прекрасно исполнил эту песню с супругой, и тоже за белым роялем... Но в исполнении сэра Элтона - это что-то. Супер!

[@randiepalanas2366]

Not so fun fact: Sir Elton John performed this less than 3 months before Mr. Lennon's death.

[@borhaptrash5454]

Even less fun fact: he met John Lennon shortly after this concert on a party in the evening, they were talking and having fun just like they had in the 70s, but Elton was pretty tired and left quite early. Elton and John agreed to meet again some time soon. But they never did

[@marksandford1566]

Eerie

[@brettrog82able]

Just sad.

[@gustavopaulette3496]

@@borhaptrash5454 no one cares

[@666Susie]

@@borhaptrash5454 I think it was a great loss to not only a generation, but those in the future, who will never know the joy of seeing The Fab Four in concert together.

[@hobokulishi9916]

Real piece of an activists No dislikes hence proved😌 John the legend lenon May ur legacy stay forever

[@Bolton2662]

ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER

[@cbnurse64]

I just can't get enough of Elton singing this song. I love his facial expressions when he is so proud of his talent ♡

[@fidelisekweanua5315]

Quite a handsome man to add to that!

[@sandrahope8068]

He is so talented. And very handsome. Those beautiful expressive eyes. I do love him.

[@standingelton6375]

@Elton John Hello Darling! Nice to hear from you! 😀 I love all you're songs for 48 yrs. & counting! I'm glad you're taking care of yourself & enjoying being with your WONDERFUL family. We are truly BLESSED to have You in the world. You're also one Great Humanitarian! You truly care about all people; you have such a big heart! Please be careful & if you go outside, MASK UP! I truly care about You for 48 yrs. My Elton! 💙💜🧡💛💚❤

[@satyabratamishra4670]

@@standingelton6375 hes a fake a fraud. elton channels would have a verification tick and he wont be wasting time here. im sorry but this is true.

[@standingelton6375]

@@satyabratamishra4670 I'm not going to argue or fight you! We just agree to disagree, my brother! ☮️

[@satyabratamishra4670]

@@standingelton6375 cool

[@DaffierPig6843]

@@standingelton6375 finally a man who understands you can agree and disagree without fighting or starting a argument ✊

[@noha163]

This rendition is truly legendary

[@user-su7vn7oi5d]

Талантлив, красив и бесподобен!! Элтон - супер мега Звезда!

[@dmitrymedvedd]

Красив?

[@user-su7vn7oi5d]

@@dmitrymedvedd Если учесть, что мужчина должен быть чуть красивее обезьяны, красив! Это шутка, конечно, но увидев Элтона в молодости, мне кажется - красив!))

[@OlekcaDovbush41]

@@dmitrymedvedd Нет. А путин красавчик, дима?👍🏽😄🐓

[@dmitrymedvedd]

@@OlekcaDovbush41 он молодец!

[@moskali_zavzhdy_smokchut]

@@dmitrymedvedd мєдвєдєв і путін - пі@ари йо@ані

[@thatssoironic]

The best ones always make it look so easy. I feel like Elton could have been rocked on coke and booze out of his mind and still slayed the audience. He knows his instrument so well, and he knows his voice and it's limits. True genius of a musician.

[@fanaticaldueling6337]

Ryan Merritt Well when people are coked up or intoxicated they follow basic instincts. Here’s a perfect example. Bob Dylan is currently an alcoholic, and he goes on stage staggering drunk. Yet he can still perform. He said when you’ve played those songs as long as he has, it sticks with him, and when he sees the audience he knows what to do. Only difference is Elton can still deliver an amazing performance drugged up.

[@headlessbeatz4015]

I feel like im the only one that has ever noticed.....at 4:09 elton says "you may say im a screamer" and then makes a dirty face HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAH om goodness that shit is so funny i DIEDDDD

[@marksmith8941]

OMG NO I NOTICE THAT EVERY TIME 😭😭😭I LAUGH SO MUCH 🤣. I'm like ffs😭😂😂

[@lynnwoodson4309]

nope I notice it to

[@javd1301]

Jajajaja si, no me había dado cuenta de eso

[@Minyaweth]

You gotta love him! 😂

[@CHE4881]

My Mummy's 35th Birthday! RIP in Heaven

[@emilianazare2032]

Elton's voice was perfect at this time!

[@unwritten_zephyr]

I love how expressive he is. So captivating, Lennon would have been proud.

[@user-iq1wj3ns7s]

Ok cool

[@mr.fahrenheit7899]

Actually lennon was still alive at that time he died nearly two months after the performance

[@standingelton6375]

And George Harrison! ☮️

[@elliot7753]

Lennon was proud for two months

[@gaminglegend]

@@elliot7753 Damn

[@trash.justtrash177]

Watching these performances without glasses honestly makes me think it’s a crime that he hides those BEAUTIFUL eyes away like seriously LOOK AT THEM!!!!!

[@ricardoacosta5938]

Just got his almost entirely lifetime of this legend,Icon himself Elton John new magazine that just came out this month.The great legend icon Mr.E.J.this is from (1980)in New York City just some Miles where John Lennon was probably living at the time before his assination on December 8th 1980.Great performance by E.J.&rest in ☮️ John Lennon (1940-1980)😎🤠😷🤔🎹🎚️🎧🎤🥁🎸🎞️🎥🎙️🎛️🎬🇨🇱🇺🇲

[@resireg]

I think we can see the Dakota Building when the panoramic camera shows the crowd and the surroundings

[@romannathan1220]

I wish I could have seen this live

[@velvitjonze]

Goes without saying, BUT Elton is such a great piano player. Love what he does here

[@Bassman968]

Can you imagine how crazy the crowd would have gone if Lennon walked onstage and sat at the piano with him...

[@josechacon9927]

Bassman968 Epic!!!

[@jimmitchell1384]

The night before we lost John, Elton closed his concert in Portland Or with his shoutout to his great friend. Darkly moving to both artists. Jim

[@androuburgess5930]

Imagine...being among the thousands in that crowd, so thrilled and caught up in the moment...yet not having any clue what would happen to his dear friend within just mere months... In hindsight, it would be both a blessing and an honor to have taken part in such a monumentous event, regardless of whether or not the performance of this song would foreshadow events to come. HBO taped this event for broadcast. And I do recall watching an encore presentation of it some years afterwards. It truly was a joy to watch Sir Elton in all the reputable flamboyance he is known for onstage. I believe this was just before he decided to purge off the majority of his stage wardrobe before it all went up on the auction block years afterwards.

[@karitahannikainen4734]

Was 20yrs young when saw this peace...of art.

[@user-nz4el4ch3g]

Handsome 😍 first time I see him without sunglass. 😍❤️💖👍

[@lilyrose9939]

this is beautiful. his voice is beautiful. he is beautiful. suddenly tears are running down my face.

[@edenking2825]

J lyplpo

[@edenking2825]

P.

[@monicaogen3656]

SAME!!! 😭

[@JohnERed]

a true gent....he lives just over the road...now an empty garden...thanks Elton

[@lackerbitandersson6241]

Thank you for the music 🎶🎵

[@jumson911]

That's pure extasy for my ears

[@josephsilin6041]

one of the greatest performers of our time, Sir Elton John

[@olgan.nakonechna981]

I worship John & John:)

[@user-gw8ev3gv9l]

Это супер... Сэру Элтону долгих лет. Умница, талант.👍👍👍💗💗💗

[@dboon321]

Imagine looking out at all those people while singing, "Imagine all the people."

[@trinitylivingston1286]

Right?

[@Masons4Liberty]

It's hard to believe this show hasn't been digitally remastered as an official release.

[@allsparkwars2644]

Would you like to see a 4k version?

[@Masons4Liberty]

I'd accept a hard copy of the VHS if I could only find one thats not super expensive on ebay and proably fake.

[@elsazavarella3758]

. love you john ❤ love you Elton both amazing 😊

[@paulobarbosa7294]

Isso que é música tempos bons que não voltam mais saudades de minha adolescência

[@natichomik7839]

Wow ! Never heard his version till nowwww, beautiful !

[@richardanam8920]

Hi nati

[@dowser81]

best imagine cover ever

[@MimiAkina]

Im so sad that I wasnt born before, years ago, decades ago, when i would have been able to see this live. I will always love you Elton, you mean the world to me 💜

[@liviofazi4017]

Beautiful

[@chuckdenson]

Is there anyone, on Earth, who can cover a song so well? I think not. Many of his originals are a gift to the world.