Elton John - Intro/I'm Still Standing - Live Aid 1985 (HQ Video and Audio)

[@izbecile5165]

the technical shit went horrible but he was still standing

[@musicbyhamby]

Yeah yeah yeah

[@itshappyhyrda3970]

More like yEaH YeAh yeAh

[@_Varous_]

Even with such technical issues, Elton pulled it of like a BOSS!

[@standingelton6375]

Of course, He's Elton Hercules John!!! 🙏✌❤

[@chonnerone2964]

Fire the sound crew!

[@holliegoodwin54]

chonnerone only 24 years too late

[@yannickmuller9330]

@@holliegoodwin54 34 years*

[@holliegoodwin54]

Yannick Müller my bad

[@claresherman2278]

It was 1985, and nothing like this had been attempted before. It’s a wonder there weren’t more technical issues, to be honest.

[@WakaWaka2468]

Crazy to think this song was still new at the time

[@lemurianchick]

Only if you're a Millennial and think everything started when you were born. xD And now that I think about it, the song came out two years earlier so it was not new. They had been playing it a lot on Top 40 and MTV.

[@WilliamYoder72]

@@lemurianchick ok

[@samglover4923]

lemurian chick jeez someone’s a dick head, two years is pretty new compared to 37 years

[@WakaWaka2468]

@@lemurianchick You're so cool

[@gaminglegend]

@@WakaWaka2468 I hope you're being ironic

[@FittedSheet2000]

Elton John: 10/10 Band: 10/10 Sound crew: 0/10

[@olsen2245]

M_Stanfield5441 band 3/10

[@FittedSheet2000]

@@olsen2245 nahh

[@reneeflores9161]

Sadly yes because in the first minute or so of the song the rhythm section was in the wrong key.

[@rjjcms1]

A few things went a bit wrong here,especially early on.

[@_darth_sand_]

Come to think of it, the sound crew screwed up with Queen's performance, too...

[@siLveRscOpe13x]

If this was Guitar Hero, that guy failed.

[@isaacedgargamer4539]

Hahahahah, same

[@thegruffalo5383]

He was playing, the position of the camera and sound technicalities weren’t fantastic which is why he isn’t very loud

[@jamieanderson5709]

I love this comment haha

[@YouGetThePicture_08]

Even tho the sound was bad, Elton was still standing. It was amazing!

[@mwm48]

I bet they left the mic the announcer was using on.

[@ianelsom806]

I had forgotten that Elton had played at Live Aid (such is the hype (rightfully) around other artists' performances on the day. Stumbled upon this after going down a rabbit hole. Total respect to Sir John. Consummate professional. I played in bands for many years so appreciate what technical malfunctions can occur (including our lead singer almost being electrocuted to death on stage!). All that playing out on a global stage. Elton mate, you are an absolute legend ❤

[@dennistaylor3713]

I had the privilege to see reg here in the states the guy is a living legend

[@callmeerrol]

Dennis Taylor , don’t ever call him Reg when he can hear you! At one of the Elton concerts I have attended, a guy yelled out something (positive), and called him “Reg” instead of “Elton”. Everyone heard him, including EJ...who was not happy being called “Reg”. 😄

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Lol I saw Elton 5 times here in the States and one of them was his final Million Dollar Piano show in Las Vegas. I'm seeing him for my 6th time in November.

[@noicebiscuits7233]

Retro Reginald was it good? Lol I know I’m very late.

[@hardwarethewolf127]

The tech couldn't handle the greatness of Elton John

[@carpii]

man, 80's music produced such a dizzying array of massive personalities and talent

[@michaelcarrero1091]

Cocaine

[@jet43]

OMG! That version is so powerful like no other. Got chills down my spine. King Elton!

[@jfhm1991]

The rhythm guitarist is playing in the wrong key until 1:47, the synth is way too loud in the mix, pull that fader urgh. He seems really annoyed lol

[@jenniferfelan694]

Also the backup singers were totally off key at 2:02 on the harmonies on the first chorus and there was too much feedback on the microphones. Also some of the horn players mikes went off in some spots. Plus you couldn't hear Davey Johnstone's lead guitar solo in the mix. The sound crew really sucked. No wonder Elton is so pissed off.

[@marv5078]

Omg once hear it you can't unhear it

[@talalmalki]

فييييد باااااك

[@kevinlongman007]

He was really pissed off.

[@tinandgonic3927]

Can't blame him. Right after a guy bragged that this was broadcast on 95% of world's tvs lol

[@RealTalkRyan87]

Props to Elton, the microphone/sound was absolutely atrocious and he still killed it. Absolute legend.

[@michaelenglish4222]

95% of tvs on earth are whatching. Also no pressure Elton

[@RikiNewtonMusicianSongwriter]

I was in Manchester when this was on !! Happy memories !! Oh, I'm still in Manchester (I think ????) Peace! Rx

[@ritodanger]

hope u still somewhere

[@youmang]

did they have their own sound crew cause when queen came on they had that shit on point

[@vidkid1067]

Yes, they had their own audio engineer, and he played a huge part in making them sound so good that night!

[@memorywarrior8752]

How appropriate that when singing a song about facing adversity and overcoming it, Elton should face adversity and overcome it. What a pro!

[@angeliplier9303]

The fast set up!!!!! ICONIC this was good minus the mic, fuscking amazing I'm mind blow how fast him and his band set up and thrown themselves into this song. His vocals!!!!!! And the story behind this song, and the fact this might have been close to when he came out of rehab. His hello AMAZING... I'm here from 2021

[@RyanInLA]

the sound crew messed up and elton's pretty demanding, he probably went backstage and pooped on the floor then beat up the backup singers for no reason.

[@jaggass]

RyanInLA i would lose count of how many swear words he said

[@jenniferfelan694]

There were a lot of flaws on this performance of I'm Still Standing. First off, some of the musicians played in the wrong key on the start of the first verse. First- A couple of band members played it a A minor instead of Bbm. Probably because they couldn't hear their monitors. Second of all the vocal harmonies were off key on the first chorus. Listen to the backup singers at 2:02. It is totally off key. And third- There was a lot of feedback on the microphones. No wonder Elton was not too happy about his performance at Live Aid. Not his fault nor the band's fault. The sound crew sucked big time!

[@RetroSoulGirl]

I LOVE ELTON BUT I DIED WHEN YOU SAID POOPED ON THE FLOOR. THAT IS SO ACCURATE

[@NickieSzontagh]

That is too funny

[@RyanInLA]

Thanks i have no memory of typing it, i must have been very drunk

[@TheRealS25]

Sir Elton John is still one of the best musicians of all time along with Queen , the Beatles , The beach boys , ACAD , led zeppelin , Kiss , and David Bowie

[@garymain230]

You missed Jimmy Hendrixs

[@maddiemcgregor7313]

I'm 12 but all my friends say I'm stuck in the 70s because all I do I listen to elton, queen, David Bowie ect, they all listen modern stuff but I just tell them they are missing out 🕺😊❤️

[@ohwni]

Well, don’t come off as an ass. Everyone has their preferences.

[@dodi3350]

I’m just like u I was listening to them since 11 but now I’m 13

[@lisageorgetti3572]

Great to hear Elton's tribute to Les Dawson.

[@smileforeleanorfrancis]

This is actually awesome. Shame about all the sound issues. I reckon with modern technology they'd be able to sort this out...

[@johnobrien7860]

I'm pretty sure they could as the Wembley gig was recorded on multi tracks for Radio 1. Certainly the DVD was cleaned up .

[@gmaccruyff55]

Remeber watching this on holiday in Porec,Yugoslavia.!Fantastic memories.!

[@thebigorangecouch6261]

Love the lyric fluff at 1:45... something like "look at me I'm coming down the road again".

[@Gahdayumdaid]

I’ll rate the performance I got inspired by a comment. Elton John:10/10 I don’t need to explain. Band:7/10 they messed up in the first half and were too loud but pretty nice. Background singers:6/10 that one zebra print shirt guy carried it. Sound Crew:0/10 I don’t have to explain.

[@counciousstream]

Wow I am sure that someone opened up a can on the sound crew after this.

[@luisfreitager6304]

Ein fantastischer Auftritt!! A fantastic Performance!!

[@KeithMohr]

took em a while to get this song dialed in. Must have been a cluster in monitor land and FOH.

[@gaston.2006]

Grande Sir Elton Hércules John

[@JimMorrisonFCB]

Pretty damn good vocal form he was then

[@novaenby7823]

Watch his ones from 71

[@satyabratamishra4670]

he sounds better in 2022 than he sounded 20 years ago. nails the vocals on fast tempo songs these days.

[@landonmiller6336]

This was such a good performance by Elton John it’s just too bad that Freddie Mercury overshadows it

[@noicebiscuits7233]

And that the sound crew messed up BIG time.

[@alexandrececchi7990]

Freddie is a genius to captivate the public. He is an excellent showman and he is able to interact with his audience like no other artist. This is why we retain the Queen show more. In addition, queen songs are great for big concerts! these are hymns that everyone knows! We will rock you, We are the champions, Radio gaga, Bohemian Rhapsody ... Without forgetting the famous He-ho !!! I am a fan of these two singers but I must admit that the queen concert was much better. But this is just my opinion

[@gaminglegend]

@Joaquin Lopez I feel David Bowie could have taken that #1 spot as well

[@pantelisdalezios811]

@@gaminglegend Ehm totally no. He is nowhere near Queen when goes live.

[@rndmprsn161]

@@pantelisdalezios811 cap

[@MrHoefnix]

That's Mick Clarke ex Rubettes on backing vocals and David Paton ex Pilot on bass

[@alanfox7312]

thank you for this much appreciated not on dvd

[@Coolkingman]

The Mount Rushmore of Rock n Roll piano players: Elton Hercules John, Billy Joel, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis.

[@claresherman2278]

marc taylor What about him?

[@minetteh1001]

Thanks for sharing

[@tedkay_music]

there is something wrong with the micro at 2:45-3:32

[@kingofthecosmos3253]

Yeah the sound crew just sucked at their job

[@shirouf5701]

Queen

[@kingjohnlll5731]

Happy Rock Day! 😎🎸🎤🎹👏

[@electrablue4220]

Ooooh I can say Elton is a demanding perfectionist and I bet he was PISSED about the technical issues 😠

[@DavidWesterlund]

RIP my ears

[@vidkid1067]

What does he say at 3:20?

[@felipexavier6400]

Mostro sagrado 👏👏👏👏 fãzaçooo

[@adamalbertamusic]

omg, how did elton john keep his cool, i wouldve lost it! That background noise was horrible!

[@nickdidomizio7328]

The screeching is annoying as hell. I'm just gonna listen to the studio version now.

[@haoteb]

look at our queen killing it omg

[@madfra19]

One of the best performances ruined by technical problems and terrible sound. But also this was Live Aid.

[@standingelton6375]

A Big piano for a Big man!!! 🙏✌❤

[@jaggass]

The sound got better after this.

[@buddyblris3094]

Imagine if this happen today. There gonna be a ocean of flashlights not a black audience.

[@jctorontojctoronto]

mint from the great elton john in front of the `home crowd`at wembley doesnt get better than that jctoronto

[@sasquatch6903]

If Elton went on before Queen how come it's dark and it isn't dark when Queen played? 🎤🎼🎶🎵

[@20335OLA]

It was after

[@coryholden7380]

@@20335OLA ik it’s been a year but Elton himself said before

[@JourneyLiveCompilations]

@@coryholden7380 he's misremembering

[@pipinpip]

Quick pinch of the nose at 1:01.

[@collwinwhrite9947]

What the heck 😂😂😂

[@thesecretlifeofmax1383]

damien johnstone why does he do that?

[@aaronkitching8407]

Was high on coke lol

[@jordan6988]

@@thesecretlifeofmax1383 elton was massive coke addict. I use to use it all the time as well the pinch of the nose is kinda moving any coke left in the nasal cavity down into the throat. If you grab your nose and do a little sniff itll pull it down and youll get high

[@AN-jf6fp]

I miss these kinds of singers, if live aid was today trashy singers like Justin Bieber, ariana grande, billie eilish..

[@pipinpip]

Trash the 'trashy singers' all you like, it's what everyone does so fair enough, but go and listen to Ghostin by Ariana Grande and just.. see what you think of her vocals. Even hardcore pop haters love the song.

[@AN-jf6fp]

damien johnstone i think ariana grande has good vocals but, i don’t really like female singers ( nothing against us women ) but i just hade the high pitch voice girls have, i like to listen to more dark voices like mirian gold ( even though he kinda have a pretty high voice i still love him ) i think most music thsese days sounds the same, boring, to me lyrics doesn’t matter, i’m all about the music itself, and nowdays singers want their lyrics to be deep and have a meaning, instead of focusing to make it catchy, i could sit all day and listen to 80’s music, i’m obsessed, even though i was born 2005, i think i was born 20 years later haha, but yeah i can check out her song, but i’m sure i won’t like since i don’t like female singers x)

[@rhiannonb4918]

Okay fuck off. Not to trash Elton or say that any of the music from LiveAid was bad, but Billie Eilish and Ariana Grande are just as talented as anybody at LiveAid was. They're incredible vocalists.

[@yoh1583]

Ah the times when people actually made music not produced it

[@AN-jf6fp]

Ria B well that’s your opinion, i’m not gonna fuck off because i think they sre trashy as fuckk

[@homeone4054]

This isn't as bad as I remember. There is a lot of feedback but that's ok and not Elton's fault. Davey seems to be playing in the wrong key in the first verse (but not the intro) which is odd unless more likely it just went out of tune. Everything else is ok.

[@elodragon3945]

❤❤❤

[@tonyrivers9363]

stupid comment about the background singers supposedly being gay, does that include Kiki Dee? -unlikely! My name is Tony Rivers and I am certainly not gay. And nor are any of the other three male singers. The next one to me is Mick Clarke from the Rubettes, then Alan Carvell. All of us singers are singing whatever the vocal arrangement determines. The reason we are in shorts is because it was roasting heat in the afternoon, and being Beach Boys fans, it was the right thing to do. Get a life!

[@jaggass]

You must have gone completely deaf after the 1st song.

[@martinfenton1275]

I remember the day being an absolutely roaster, and that was without the addition of stage lights and equipment.

[@javiermarxdj]

Se veia a gente de sonido desesperada abajo del piano de Elton, creo que acoplaba el monitor que tenia y el piano estaba muy fuerte

[@domestos72]

this song was ,,10 days old" at the time

[@legendaryo9237]

Since there were technical sound issues here, you think that's the reason why he sang bennie and the Jets for the intro instead of I'm still standing?

[@vidkid1067]

This was the intro, it was cut from the dvd version

[@alanfox7312]

where did he get the hat communist russia in 1979 live gig or from the set of dynasty givennto him on loan by joan collins

[@BrianAuer]

I bet that sound crew got an ass chewing after this!!

[@jaggass]

Brian Auer i bet they did and i bet they got fired after this. this is the worst sound mix ive ever heard. allegedly there was sound problems all day there.

[@mattisawesome6794]

he was probs so coked out of his mind at this point he didn't really care.

[@alcockell]

Consider the BBC crews had been on all day...

[@ytgibbo]

I’d heard that this occurred because Queen’s sound guys had removed the limiters to make Queen a bit louder than the others, it was clear that they’d stolen the show so far so Elton said he wanted it even louder and they pushed it a bit further but as a result it caused these problems. Up until Queen there had been very little feedback problems, and they themselves experienced it when switching guitars in Crazy Little Thing Called Love. One-upmanship and and that.

[@theembr7479]

no... he was just trying to finish out the performance since 95% of Tv's on earth were watching@@mattisawesome6794

[@blogsoras2853]

One advice for everyone here, don't compare music. There's no point. Everyone has their own taste thus there will appear useless discussions and arguing to the point, appearently, where ppl just tell you to fuck off. Instead take something from it, the melody, the lyrics the meaning. Also you may regret shitting on some artists in the future. When you don't like a song or a singer think about how you may like it in the future. That way I avoid creating negative thoughts towards them.

[@satorugojo4463]

the best concert in history

[@john15a9]

How long does it take to fix bad feedback ? I had no idea this happened to Elton’s show wow

[@coryholden7380]

Ugh a 16 hour charity concert and yet u complain about a couple of issues in a 1985 concert which is for charity stop being ignorant

[@garrettdodson6110]

Who was the Mc that introduced Elton to the stage?

[@Hb1290Logos]

1:47 Elton seems to flub a lyric here,- coming down the road again?

[@coolpianoman10]

same happens in his performance of Bennie and the Jets. he sing some gibberish in the beginning instead of "the spotlight's hittin' somethin thats known to change the weather." kzbin.info/www/bejne/iauwkoqCl7GhfZo

[@RetroSoulGirl]

Where is the HQ???

[@camiarismendi3717]

Quiero viajar en el tiempo solo a pegarle al sonidista 😂

[@jannesvanurk]

Is that billy connoly?

[@leftyMOTIVguy]

That just goes to show that stage monitor placement is key.

[@TwilightIsLIfe4493]

I only knew that the host was Billy Connolly because his voice is exactly the same 😂

[@asdasd-qi6ts]

Збс четко, класс, внатуре четко

[@jk71687]

Why is the recording so bad? The full queen one was amazing!!!

[@SuperJonnyboy2010]

This was the only track they fooked the sound up on. The rest of his performance was, in my opinion, better than Queen. 😊

[@samxdabell5997]

Dang I thought he wrote this song about becoming sober but he was a addict while he wrote this obviously

[@blackxdownepp8092]

Thats because all the songs about the movie rocketman doesnt follow the real timeline at all, they are used as part of the narrative (and that was a power move really, because it is an amazing movie)

[@samxdabell5997]

Black xDownepp yeah but even before I saw rocket man I thought that years ago

[@claresherman2278]

I’m Still Standing is from 1983. He didn’t go into rehab until 1990. I imagine the song is actually about Bernie Taupin sticking two fingers up at one of his exes!😂

[@claresherman2278]

But songs can change their meaning.

[@Borganov20]

Bernie taupin wrote it

[@Kamika_C_1980]

"HQ Video and Audio" 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@blendoorrr4709]

That mic

[@frankdehnert9891]

mic feedback?

[@battlepup1277]

It seems a bit fake since when you watch live aid it always starts with Bennie and the Jets as the intro

[@vidkid1067]

This was left off the DVD because of the sound issues

[@izbecile5165]

even tho ur meant to say that queen is the best performance, i found this more entertaining

[@Hackedaccountttttt]

Nah queen defidently stole the show this was good tho

[@Homer-je1pz]

Raidzy Ok?

[@LVLexus]

Was that Craig Ferguson that introduced him?

[@Ravenh4wk]

It's Billy Connolly

[@vivivi3810]

Mds o microfone estava péssimo

[@syg2234]

Wait I swear Bennie and the jets was first wth😂

[@omarsantos6157]

Jhonny?

[@a.t.m873]

Him and the band were perfect despite the awful sound mixing

[@Thewanderer445]

Now I'm not gay but that kid beside kiki dee at 1.44 is cute lol 😂😂😂

[@lorraineduncan4365]

That guy is Tony Rivers and he is my lovely boyfriend and indeed very cute. I am a lucky lady! 🤗🤗

[@Thewanderer445]

Geze what is that sreching sound

[@homeone4054]

Feedback. It was a problem all day. Even at the start with the Coldstream Guards playing. It was probably worse here because Elton has very loud monitors by his piano.

[@nofi4]

""""""HQ"""""" ..... rly man??

[@belefu3539]

he really looked like queen mother with this hat

[@samsimpson7367]

I almost like this more than the original

[@jorgeemiliomarqueznavarro8689]

the sound is heard from the worst. But I think Elton still decided to continue because in itself, the show must go on.

[@johnlemon8689]

Live aid proved that gay singers kick ass

[@berkeehrmantraut]

Again…

[@cole6122]

Damn they didn't miss a beat even with all that annoying ringing in their ears

[@marv5078]

I think he was lying. We can't even say how many TVs are watching a certain show on Netflix in 2019. So how would this work then???

[@CaseyPriceForsakenhero]

Television stations can tell th numbers on. Broadcast they have the numbers of who watches wht shows... its what determines shows getting another season or canceled etc

[@marv5078]

@@CaseyPriceForsakenhero actually not. There are a number of TVs being monitored and that number watching a certain show is calculated onto the population. Research it.

[@CaseyPriceForsakenhero]

@@marv5078 they can also now tell you how many people watch a show and how many dvr it before watching it so I dont see how that can be

[@marv5078]

@@CaseyPriceForsakenhero you might be right

[@jacobkoschade2471]

It’s so loud, it’s sounds horrible

[@norbertbrinkmann1966]

He was at that time Full of drugs , unfortunately ….. mabye the Price ?

[@samuelsarfati9314]

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