Elton John - I Want Love

The video for ""I Want Love"", the first single from Elton's 2001 album Songs From The West Coast, was directed by Sam Taylor-Wood and stars Robert Downey Jr, who did the entire video in one continuous take.
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Elton John - I Want Love
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[@jamesgarrick3249]

This video actually saved RDJ's career as Elton was the only person who would cast him in anything after RDJ went into rehab and Elton knew how that felt.

[@danielfulga3517]

Elton john was also addicted to drugs,he also spwnt time in rehab (because of his friends),well I'm happy we have RDJ!

[@RWDtech]

Calling bs, this was just a cameo in a music video. What's your source? Playing Ironman saved his career

[@jb7644]

This did not save his career, he kept a low to mid profile in early 2000`s until iron man. This was just to help pay the rent.

[@danielfulga3517]

iron man was meant to be low but it blew up dsng,somone needs to make a RDJ biography movie starring Tom Holland

[@NOturtle]

This was way before Ironman. Elton did help bring his career back

[@rachmatabbid5936]

Elton helped Eminem and RDJ through their rehab. He is very supportive of this cause. What a generous man full of love.

[@Steve_Gee74]

Mainly because Elton has gone through the same system of addiction and rehab. He knows what its like to endure the torment of fighting an addiction so wants to help his friends as much as possible

[@CadenC73]

@@Steve_Gee74 wasnt im still standing about him after rehab or something?

[@mrdameacham]

@@CadenC73 It's about his winning a lawsuit against a newspaper that slandered him.

[@deblynn8178]

I agree he's a good man ❤

[@davidkruse4030]

@@Steve_Gee74 it’s part of the recovery. We only keep what we have by giving it away.

[@Symon2099]

Haaaaang on a minute... Elton and RDJ, who both battled their demons and came out on the other side to find personal happiness and huge success. Rocket man. Iron Man. My mind. It is blown.

[@boydudereviews]

I know right. Crazy amazing.

[@BARBRAPEACE]

Elton John was the first one who trusted on RDJ while Robert was still on rehab. RDJ loved the song because he could reflected on the lyrics.

[@Encryptedte]

🙌🏼

[@althealligator1467]

Rocketman would've been amazing at the start of Endgame on Peter's walkman, with Tony alone in space in the Benatar.

[@matthewg4788]

@@althealligator1467 it couldnt have been though because he only had songs from when he left earth, rocketman wouldve come out when he was in space

[@fireskycam9889]

Robert Downey Junior did this film clip in one continuous take. Absolutely brilliant.

[@vickysullivan7770]

Elton really helped RDJ get sober and put him in the video at a time when he couldn't get any work in Hollywood..Love this!

[@itisallgood3951]

Really?

[@adanhernandez8035]

correct. it´s from that time

[@vxvoart]

So I know now why Marvel choose RDJ. He was like Tony Stark from comics too.

[@ladydontekno]

I don’t think people realize how much this video resuscitated RDJ’s career. He had at least a ten year run being a drug fueled alcoholic mess. He was the perfect choice for this video.

[@ireneonly]

Omg i just commented that.

[@kidxindigo6652]

RDJ just came out of rehab when he did this gig and the lyrics really resonated with his situation back then. "I want love", fast-forward years later and we love him 3000.❤

[@thejanusproject32]

Elton John then must've really taken a liking to him and his situation to nominate him for the music video

[@Aziexxx]

thejanusproject32 if Elton put him forward I'm guessing it's cuz he empathised with RDJ's sit. having had to get sober himself

[@danielperdigones2185]

Thats because now we have resonating the image and memory of Robert D J performing Iron Man and we related him inmediatley to Tony Stark cause the same reason. He had a disturbed life years ago by his drug problem. For that now too we relate that lyrics with him.

[@itsikcarmona9845]

It was before RDJ turned to be Iron man . Yeah

[@freddieISU]

I think this video had a lot to do with RDJ's public perception after he got clean.

[@stephenphilip5294]

I love how Elton John was the only one with faith in rdj, restarted this mans career with this one video.

[@ShivamSharma-or6lz]

And mrl Gibson's insurance.

[@totogabagool8140]

this was after iron man....

[@younus9298]

This album came out in 2001.

[@eugeniocontreras2428]

MYSchamp _i was the music video also shot in 2001 and just got put on KZbin in 2010 or was the music video made in 2010 ?

[@surya_0x0]

@@eugeniocontreras2428 music video is also old. Rdj looks so much younger than when he was in iron man 1.

[@MadeInHistory]

He's still standing!

[@kulman69]

He wants love 3000

[@spicyboideluxe7583]

OMG 😭😭😭😭😭

[@carolusmarkezra3141]

Exactly

[@api_pang]

รักนะ3000

[@thedeep7277]

So do I

[@onetwowhatsup744]

He has already got love 3000

[@angelray45]

I'm here in 2019...one week before Endgame...I cannot believe I had forgotten about this song and video until someone mentioned it to me just now..oh RDJ

[@tracybedford7341]

I, too, was just reminded of this song. I absolutely love RDJ's raw-ness in the video. He was newly sober and it shows.

[@mysty042]

@@tracybedford7341 yes, I was just telling someone about this.

[@joeypadron2288]

Same

[@neapopg1]

I've been listening to this song since 2001

[@tongcuongnguyen506]

and I am here 1 day after watch Endgame...Oh...Tony

[@sarinameyer4739]

was anyone gonna tell me that RDJ starred in an Elton John music video or was I just supposed to find it out by youtube suggestions myself

[@spongebobsquarepants3770]

Sarina Meyer F’n Stupid for not doing your own damn research! 😕

[@tancanfan658]

@@spongebobsquarepants3770 pp

[@spongebobsquarepants3770]

Cup and Pencil Productions as in the body part?! ... it’s not my fault that some people are just too damn lazy & stupid! 😕

[@MrLugma]

SpongeBob SquarePants lmao I kinda knew a lot of my friends knew about him being in this video so I really don’t understand how people didn’t know he was in this video

[@sarinameyer4739]

​@@spongebobsquarepants3770 why should I do research on something I'm not even aware about happened?

[@eekeey]

RDJ's eyes just pull me in. They are so expressive. 😍

[@fireskycam9889]

Robert Downey Junior did this film clip in one continuous take. Absolutely brilliant.

[@reuellucas7187]

The perfect video to watch after Endgame and before Rocketman.

[@mianas0402]

That's exactly what I'm doing XD

[@blackjakko]

This song is such a cry. Just plain straightforward heartbreakingly honest. Clean simple intimate video that doesn't get in the way of the brilliant lyrics. One of my all time fav EJ Bernie Taupin songs. Those guys just kill together.

[@mrspawn4528]

Reuel Lucas I know right it is

[@No2Blame]

hahahahahaha

[@chavaul6729]

yes!

[@ivanoporto8349]

"Stars Robert Downey Jr, who did the entire video in ONE continuous take" what an amazing performance, love u 3000.

[@snowmanofpoopp]

Think it was under 30 tries too

[@pameliemusic]

I do this ...for all my fav songs thou...lol

[@jasonjessi1]

@@snowmanofpoopp I believe it was 16 takes and this is actually the final one they did.

[@snowmanofpoopp]

@@jasonjessi1 thanks! I did say under 30:D hehehe SAVED

[@willowwilson6489]

And fresh out of rehab. The pain is real

[@MT-tu8dt]

To think outside of Mel Gibson, no one wanted to work with Robert Downey Jr because of the issues and addictions he was dealing with. Proud that he got himself back on the right track and became Iron Man.

[@Kt-cn2rq]

Yes. If wasn't for Mel Gibson. We would have lost a great actor.

[@sergiodelrioreyes8026]

How did Mel Gibson help?

[@chantallblack984]

How did Mel Gibson help?x2

[@incogniftoar3943]

Mel gibson hired him in his movie?

[@christyshultz6443]

@@resavillareal1704 and also vouched for him publicly.

[@austinbros1000]

Now he's an Oscar winner!

[@jonathantyner171]

That’s right he is

[@twist58]

He cleaned up his act and sobered up for the better. He earned it after being denied any acting gigs in the past.

[@billhaynes2560]

I read that he filmed this on a day release from rehab. Absolutely incredible. So raw and so real

[@007Julie]

Bill Haynes he was released not from rehab but from jail and only for one day. He was given permission to leave jail, shoot the video then go back to his cell. Very hard time for our hero.

[@deegriminger3387]

The video features actor Robert Downey Jr. lip-synching the song in one continuous shot as he walks around an apartment (reminiscent of Lisa Loeb's "Stay"). Director Sam Taylor-Wood came up with the idea and Elton felt Downey was a perfect choice. At the time, Downey was in drug rehab and the lyrics were pertinent to what he was going through

[@davids6898]

@@deegriminger3387 it was filmed at the Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles.

[@Pooki2024]

@@deegriminger3387 Apartment ? It’s a good damn Mansion

[@xoabby7772]

❤

[@briane5706]

Elton reached out to Downey Jr and got him to go to rehab and became his support and mentor in getting clean. Thankfully, this meant we have all benefited from this act of kindness as Downey Jr’s phenomenal talent is once again on show for all of us to enjoy and admire. Remember he played Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s eponymous film and he was just brilliant.

[@BudiSantoso-si1um]

True!

[@Joe44944]

Thanks for the explanation!

[@_thebusphotograher_cali]

Wait minute I do recognize him it’s Robert Downey jr aka iron man.

[@abelmeza6166]

2001: Nobody gives a damn for RDJ career, except... 2021: RDJ made us cry as the most celebrated superhero of the last 15 years... Thanks Elton John and Mel Gibson for helping him.

[@Justachamp772]

Nobody even knows about this, this is what makes me sad and he helped Eminem too. He is a savoir

[@abelmeza6166]

@@Justachamp772 good old times the 2001 - 2004 when we had good music and people who would become legend just some years later...

[@MJ-oi5wb]

@@Justachamp772 I knew about it!! I was at a concert when Enimem and his entrourage showed up the thank EJ!! IT was awesome

[@ticketyboo2456]

Abel Meza Wtf did that bigot Mel Gibson do??

[@abelmeza6166]

@@ticketyboo2456 that "bigot" helped RDJ get jobs and get clear of the drugs thing when nobody wanted to help RDJ...

[@jocelynadkins3320]

Lyrically I think this is one of Elton's best songs

[@CowmanUK]

100% agree, such honest painful lyrics that don't hold back. I love the entire track, and the video too.

[@Sister-e9o]

With Your song

[@wildphelps]

Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics.

[@yayamercury728]

Proof that Tony Stark has a Heart.💖

[@lilymcmenemy9231]

Too fricking soon

[@carolusmarkezra3141]

And he needs love 3000

[@zorvic08]

@Luis Aranda he died

[@morganbattaglia4114]

So true

[@josephsuarez9594]

This isn’t Tony Stark’s character though...we all know he doesn’t have a heart...

[@FernandoMaque]

Robert was struggling in his life....and so came Elton and gave this opportunity to Robert... And what he did? One of the best videoclips ever made.

[@seangriffith3926]

Fernando Maque one take.

[@FernandoMaque]

@@seangriffith3926 Yes!!!! Remarkable. Thanks Sean!

[@TMthe33rd]

Maybe second best The first always Africa

[@mattmoves5920]

One of the best..nothing special about this video, it's kinda intense but not that special. The music carries by itself the beauty of the video. Any clip would look amazing with a music like this.

[@EoinFC]

Ehhh, Fat Boy Slim and Christopher Walken say hello...........

[@echarts3710]

Only Elton John; a guy who had family issues and drug abuse before could understand what Robert Downey Jr. was having at that time. Perfect choice for this cast.

[@dabreu]

Gosh...people here doesn't know much about him.. And yet they write about him as if they knew his life! I say again: not only Elton John. So many others...Sting and his wife did what they could to help him. Sting accepted to be part of Ally McBeal where Robert had a role to support him!

[@garry3294]

They both beat something that is not always the case for some people so elton and Robert Downey i am really proud of u two for deciding to get help and its not always easy trust me

[@Derf360]

It really isn't easy getting help most times! God, the amount of times I had to figure out my own problems and making my life harder instead of seeking help are honestly countless! This has kinda been a wake up call for me...

[@susanaluchelli962]

No importa cuántas veces caes. Ell reconocer tus debilidades, aceptar ayuda si es necesario y levantarte es lo valorable. Es el legado para otros que hayan perdido por un momento el rumbo. ELTON Y ROBERT SON UN GRAN EJEMPLO

[@General_Grievance]

Elton John and Jon Favreau saved RDJ's career, and for that I'm thankful that they helped culminate one of the best performances of the millennium

[@tooprandineshkumar3338]

Mil Gibson to

[@austinmacdonald3658]

Anyone else want to see a RDJ biopic? Feel like he’s got such an interesting story to be explored in film

[@ethanwatson6131]

“I Am Iron Man” will definitely be a movie in like 10-20 years

[@Khloe_dancer_model]

Ethan Watson ohhh man...it will be..

[@TheStockwell]

Maybe he should get through more of his life before someone decides to film it. It's not like he's in his seventies and is looking back on a rich, full life! No offense, but that's why there's a biopic about Elton John, not Daniel Radcliff. :)

[@soapboxx9664]

Austin MacDonald hate to be the bearer of bad news but he’s done a few movies

[@sherrisanders7478]

Rami Malek play him

[@bluesboy25000]

Robert Downey Jr.'s path from burnt out junkie to Iron Man and the center piece of the highest-grossing movie franchise required him saying Goodbye to Yellow Brick Road. God Bless Elton John for not giving up on RDJ (and Eminem for that matter) and God bless Robert for fighting his demons. This is the moment he became Tony Stark. Now somebody get me a cheeseburger!

[@Aretrovixen]

med or well?

[@MJ-oi5wb]

cheeseburger cheeseberger cheeseburgah!!!! Enough? LOL love it.

[@randombassist6297]

Elton's path was junkie to rocket man

[@Vexovibe]

American cheeseburger*

[@MrPeterpiper1969]

the four minutes (or so) that redeemed and restarted Robert Downey Jr's career and made his awesome performances as Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes possible. I don't know who picked him for this but it was a masterstroke and a moment of inspiration bordering on genius level. Brilliant timing given what was happening to RDJ at the time.

[@strangefruit42]

+MrPeterpiper1969 People never seem to think of that. There's the time before rehab, and there's Iron Man etc. Nothing in between in the people's heads. As a huge fan of both Elton and Robert, especially this video and the things that linked them to each others, feel even more intense to me. Robert called Elton his life saver once in a speech. Makes me tear up every time.

[@JLIV461]

+strangefruit42 Agree with you Peterpiper, but his stint on Ally McBeal also helped revitalize his career.

[@MrPeterpiper1969]

John L Myers IV I won't deny that John, his class as an actor showed through in Ally very well but imo this was the lynchpin, the real key to his mainstream resurgence. It's four minutes or so of perfect storytelling and could have easily been about RDJ himself. It's almost a biography in song.

[@tinalovell7989]

+MrPeterpiper1969 I agree. While on Ally he was going through some serious personal issues and was fired from the show. This video redeemed him in the eyes of the public again.

[@elisefincher4478]

+tina lovell I feel like him being fired was the best thing to happen because imo ally mcbeal was really starting to suck. he may have been going through issues at the time but he got way better roles after ally.

[@Howlingburd19]

This has to be one of the his most underrated songs ever! And it’s still awesome in 2024 :)

[@jack42011]

not by me.... he wrote this for me, or so it feels.

[@andreiafernandes7119]

Com certeza..descobri por acaso. Bjs

[@elvirac-nk3hx]

I just love this song! Always have and always will ❤

[@Howlingburd19]

@@elvirac-nk3hx Elton John is a legend :)

[@elvirac-nk3hx]

@@Howlingburd19 Yes, he is ♥️🌹

[@teddyoshirak4220]

Nobody: Elton John: "I'm about to start this man's whole career."

[@pipetypot]

He was already famous

[@elhandi18.78]

@@pipetypot not really Until he became Tony Stark/ Iron Man.

[@orian8837]

ElHandi 18.7 he was famous way way before iron man Iron Man just made him famous in the nine year old community that watches marvel movies

[@pipetypot]

He was a huge star! Maybe his big break was Chaplin in 1992, he got an Oscar nomination and he should have won!

[@bearlop]

ElHandi 18.7 He was famous in the 80’s and 90’s

[@coolvibesradio3267]

I was young and I thought for years that robert downey jr was elton john

[@aliendude2875]

Lmaoooo that's pretty awesome not gonna lie

[@breakfastclubsandwich3711]

If only jeez

[@craigkelly4278]

Lol

[@flickanrimsky]

I thought Rupert Grint was Ed Sheeran in the "Lego House" video. I knew his name was Rupert but I thought he became musician and changed his name, weird choice but okay.

[@frankkkie1598]

😂😂😂

[@paulzenco6182]

He was going through tough times in his life when he recorded this. Elton was a huge fan and wanted to help him in some way. What a talented man Robert Downey Jr. Has anyone seen the film “Chaplin” ? He was extraordinary there. And yeah, he is Ironman 😉

[@theplanetjupiter3525]

I love Chaplin so glad RDJ got a chance to play him! Look where he is now!

[@laurocoman]

He nailed that role. He deserved an Oscar even from back then. He's got Chaplin, Stark and Sherlock in his iconic characters list. What a great carreer.

[@afif5496]

Finally, someone who remember Chaplin

[@partlycloudy7707]

Chaplin was a really good movie and he was amazing in it

[@jackyangelcolombia]

What a moving performance as Chaplin He did💖

[@spiraljoe1273]

Over 20 years later, (as with all Elton songs) I am still in love with this masterpiece. The video is so poignant of Elton's heart and character - absolutely brilliant composition.

[@criverabuzzy]

Masterpiece without a doubt ❤️

[@zxy78267]

I'd never heard it until this video came up in my feed. Now it's one of my favorites.

[@lauraperezdelvalle8579]

Absolutely Gorgeous song and feeling

[@sonyabunkum6212]

I remember when this first came out. After knowing all the stuff Robert Downey Jnr went through with his battle with drugs and his stints in prison, I was surprised when I saw it.The video is a perfect representation of both Robert and Elton's lives mixed together, with a fabulous performance. Very emotionally evocative.

[@anderssonarad2552]

Robert is so good as a realtor

[@ericmartin9569]

😂😂😂😂

[@MaryofMayberry]

+AnderssonArad LOL ROFLMEAO

[@chocolatin4u]

lol

[@navarrouk3487]

AnderssonArad LOOOL!

[@jacksonoliveira7591]

HAHAHAHA

[@theresaiwright7085]

I love Elton John giving Robert a chance to restart his career. I've been a fan of Robert since 1985 when he starred in weird science. I remember when he was filming Gothika, the only way he could be in the movie he had to pay for the insurance himself.

[@jameshudson169]

i don't think starred in weird science. he supporting roled.

[@tooprandineshkumar3338]

Ur lucky

[@roxannemoser]

By Gothoika, RDJ didn't have the money to insure himself. A costar did.

[@lindiehammond7921]

It was Mel Gibson who paid his insurance and it wasn't Gothika it was a different movie.

[@comkver]

Considering the drama and what he was involved in? The studios kinda had a point. Plus, I'll point out that Shane Black said if it wasn't for Susan RDJ would be unbearable.

[@Aryanuh80]

who is listening in 2024

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

Me 😊

[@gypsyroadhog]

So good just gotta 🎉

[@elisabettablackmoon1850]

Meee

[@katherinestewart9336]

Right now. Feeling so sad, and that this is exactly how I feel.

[@psyche8225]

Me

[@jayhall7437]

RDJ was wearing an ankle monitor when he filmed this. Great actor and glad he's doing so well.

[@jkempe3093]

Doing well? Think he doing more than well

[@pmurph1]

@@jkempe3093 Why do people make comments like this? He literally said doing so well. Hardly an understatement, lol.

[@captainjakemerica4579]

What leg is it on?

[@vineethdara6787]

Considering RDJ's situation back then, this song feels like it was meant to be performed by him...and great song by the way..

[@annawilliams7158]

Absolutely! When it first came out, I remember thinking the same thing! Perfect match.

[@KyoGunner84]

He looks so "heartbreak" and sad, "asking for love". 2001, were really Hard times for Robert, glad that Elton John gave this oportunity to him. And a few years later, destiny gives him with Tony Stark/Ironman the real second chance he need to carry on.

[@Andresmente]

And now, years later, Robert Downey Jr is an Oscar winner 👏🏻

[@pilarperezcliment3621]

Desde que vi este vídeo.estoy enamorada de Robert!!! 😅

[@Andresmente]

@@pilarperezcliment3621 cómo no amar a Robert!

[@montsecastellano3660]

I want love, but it's impossible A man like me, so irresponsible A man like me is dead in places Other men feel liberated I can't love, shot full of holes Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold Don't feel nothing, just old scars Toughening up around my heart But I want love, just a different kind I want love, won't break me down Won't brick me up, won't fence me in I want a love, that don't mean a thing That's the love I want, I want love I want love on my own terms After everything I've ever learned Me, I carry too much baggage Oh man I've seen so much traffic But I want love, just a different kind I want love, won't break me down Won't brick me up, won't fence me in I want a love, that don't mean a thing That's the love I want, I want love So bring it on, I've been bruised Don't give me love that's clean and smooth I'm ready for the rougher stuff No sweet romance, I've had enough A man like me is dead in places Other men feel liberated But I want love, just a different kind I want love, won't break me down Won't brick me up, won't fence me in I want a love, that don't mean a thing That's the love I want, I want love I want love, just a different kind I want love, won't break me down Won't brick me up, won't fence me in I want a love, that don't mean a thing That's the love I want, I want love

[@montsecastellano3660]

De nada!!! Cántala!!!!

[@AjStyles-se7ke]

Gracias

[@albussimpson]

Ok

[@Amazing_mother_nature]

Gracias

[@BabyLambCreations]

It's been 10 years since this video was posted on KZbin, and it's still one of my most favorite songs by Elton John. Robert Downey Jr. really did a fabulous job in the music video.

[@leonardo899]

I don't like the song. I just like looking at RDJ.

[@willowwilson6489]

I could feel RDJs pain it broke my heart when I first saw him in this video. I felt like this spoke to his soul at this time. In fact it still breaks my heart x

[@christineanderson3788]

Same!

[@monserratmartinez5690]

Totalmente de acuerdo, gran video y gran canción

[@KillerKnightChannel]

Bro I just listened to this song for the first time like a few days ago and I’m obsessed with it, it might be my favorite Elton John song or at least top 3, It’s legitimately a good song and I can really relate to it honestly and if I can relate to a song I like the song a lot more

[@80swoodpanel]

This music video is an illustration of RDJ's second chance at life and I find it extremely moving. I'm so glad that he's all well now and still with us!

[@pheebs7523]

Ah glad I'm not the only one feeling/thinking that way

[@loriepipkin4079]

I saw this video by accident all those years ago and cried. Can't even count how many times I've watched it. Elton John the song the video and Robert Downey junior. What a combination.

[@villanelle8888]

with Bernie's fantastic lyrics.

[@rafabern31]

Such a piece of art.

[@gwenmccarthy5078]

Yes all the above and more !!!❤😂😮😅😊

[@vivavida160]

Same

[@AMtheAlmostAce]

Well, it was indirect, Lori!

[@ImMoonlily]

It never changes for me. The years go by and I still see RDJ at this moment, begging for help and understanding. No matter how far he comes, I never forget these moments of televised vulnerability.

[@2godless]

When the grandmother in Rocketman started singing this song, that’s when I lost it. Cried so much

[@Honey-ec6lr]

So did i

[@ddpilar]

As soon as this song started... all tears from then on

[@beatlephan]

I cried too

[@riabuxton6948]

I’m crying now

[@nancybogart3899]

R C Please tell me more about that I haven’t seen the movie

[@JazzyJonas]

Robert Downey Jr. transforms this this song into a whole new kind of beauty. This is one of the most wonderful and unique concepts for a music video I've ever seen.

[@oracleofaltoona]

I agree one of the best music vids ever

[@impalabeeper]

Because the sng resonates with RDJ...

[@chess2bell]

Who would have ever thought that someone just walking around a house could be so moving. It's amazing

[@BuzzFabs]

I come back to this video year after year and am continually impressed with the emotion showed by the slight closing of the eyes in the opening sequence. Astonishing acting! Proof that Mr. Downey, Jr. Is in a class by himself.

[@jacquismith3277]

It's fabulous isn't it?! Great performance. He aced it.❤❤❤

[@zxy78267]

Me, too!

[@juliannah5721]

every time I relapse, and am so ashamed and filled with hopelessness and apathy... I think of RDJ and watch this. I try to remind myself to never give up, that people sometimes make the same mistake for years before its the very last time. that I'm not worthless. and that I can and will come back from this. that tomorrow is a new day. that even addicts can end up as hero's. brilliant video. both men are such class acts, and full of talent.

[@angielarenas1563]

Keep fighting!

[@elyawahab3193]

Sending loves 💘

[@tticusFinch]

I remember hearing about rdj talking about when he was addicted. He described addiction as putting a gun in your mouth but liking the taste of the metal. I think it really is an apt description.

[@alisterfolson]

True..I tell to tell Milenials RDJ was like that one red-headed actress that crashes and burns Lindsay Lohan back in the 80's and some of the 90's but got help and now its one of highest paid actors...makes his turn as Iron Man all that much better

[@annarossi4990]

Thanos: I am inevitable Elton John: and I'm a rocketman

[@michaelaramis1210]

ROCKETMAN .... burning my fuse up here alone :P

[@randomroy722]

Another version could be Thanos I am inveitable Elton and I'm still standing

[@ee_seluh]

Anna Rossi 777 likes

[@michaelaramis1210]

Movie Fan22 yeah yeah yeah

[@skylerwhereisthemoney746]

Movie Fan22 That’s actually even better

[@selinsabaz5681]

-I'm inevitable - And I'm Elton John.

[@zara-elizabethdrechsler4358]

Thinks about that scene where Elton John puts his face in front of the robodog in Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

[@JordanJ1263]

Elton *Hercules John

[@TheGamefan1000]

"And I...am....a rocketman."

[@bluesboy25000]

Elton: I'm Rocketman RDJ: and...I...am...Ironman!

[@harveyjones6419]

I’m inevitable And I’m still standing

[@pinkladytruth3586]

Pure brilliance! RDJ was going through some issues and Elton could identify. It's almost as is Elton was saying " Yeah, I've been there mate". I could NEVER tire of his music.

[@gredangeo]

I thought I saw RDJ in this. Looks like this video is gonna blow up in views now, because reasons. Also, if this is 2001, RDJ is like 36 here. Still looks passable for 25 at most. Goddamn immortal legend. ;)

[@ericgarcia3379]

Damn. Knowing where Robert Downey Jr. was at this moment, knowing how Elton specifically had HIM do this and knowing where RDJ would go after this makes this even more powerful. THIS was the moment that set him on course to become the centerpiece of the highest-grossing franchise of all time. This turned him into Tony Stark. He IS Iron Man.

[@babygaga1100]

Rdj just nailed it by lip syncing and moving around an empty house. Talent=3000

[@aliciahell7782]

Spoorthy Daniel Boppuri And our love for him:3000

[@brick-o-nerd5054]

He actually sang tho

[@java4656]

@@brick-o-nerd5054 RDJ?

[@brick-o-nerd5054]

Jacqueline Daisyface yeah

[@christyshultz6443]

He wasn't lip-syncing both he and Elton John did the tracks for that video and that song thumbs down for not doing research.

[@julialegolas2148]

Elton is so cute omg he gave Robert a chance when it all was over and now he's great again. Elton is such a loving person😍

[@GodkingHD]

When RDJ looked just as young in his reimaged scene in Civil War.

[@candelalujanmoyano1535]

Omg I just realized it

[@sammynichols38]

Ha ha ha

[@CanadianWhiteboardFinance]

I came here for this comment.

[@mr.conductor4938]

This was when he was mourning his parent's deaths.

[@martinadler2444]

@@CanadianWhiteboardFinance same 😂

[@alfredohernandezlara3848]

Am I the only one who feels deeply moved by this video? Let alone the whole RDJr situation. (Wich is also touching). Elton composed a master piece here.

[@angielarenas1563]

Very much so, agreed.

[@-.Steven]

And Robert Downey Jr. is also an accomplished piano player himself. Glad he's on top of his game and conquered those demons.

[@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.

[@lucianarodrigues9847]

Existe sim!!! Euu ❤❤❤❤

[@rafaelkaitoshoma]

@luciana tu é linda

[@lucianarodrigues9847]

@@rafaelkaitoshoma 🙏🏻😍😘

[@jonbonjovi9625]

I'm one of them.

[@lizkucsera4881]

I immediately fell in love with RDJ the first time viewing this.

[@tjfSIM]

I've just noticed another really clever thing about this video - it's shot in one continuous take with only one camera, no jump cuts or edits. That's impressive.

[@EliseLogan]

They evidently only shot it 16 times. That's impressive.

[@inbari666]

it is one shot.plus, it was filmed after no one would give parts to Robert Downey Jr. because of him going in and out of rehab all the time and Elton was the only one to believe in him.

[@robertdowneyjrfan164]

+Inbar Peled my hero! ^^ Robert Downey Jr is an automated inspiration!

[@strangefruit42]

Well, Elton and Mel Gibson were the ones that believed in him. Without them - who knows if Rob would be with us today. But when you've seen the speech in which Rob calls Elton his "life saver", you know how goosebumps feel. Elton and Rob are my two heroes, my "loves", to put it that way - This video is my personal nexus.

[@Somewhere-in]

tjf4375 Impressive? Any student could have filmed this average at best video. Put a film star in a video and everyone gets an errection.

[@donnac1279]

Elton has touched so many of us with his music. So glad him and Bernie wrote honestly in their music. That is why we can all relate.

[@gen3159]

Wow kif asked ill know lowe an Elton in rehab

[@jack42011]

and how... do all men feel this? I know I do

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

@@jack42011It’s a very difficult feeling this romantic bitterness. I think it’s because society encourages men to be solitary and unromantic, which makes it near impossible for some guys to overcome that programming and admit they need love. But the song itself is in a way, both a confession and a plea. He wants love and is asking anyone for it

[@jack42011]

@@alexanderthegreat1270 and even more than that...

[@losmuchachos9439]

Robert Downey Jr. And Elton John. ¡Excelsior!

[@JReed1985]

I can identify with this song, because I too have been scarred and jaded by romance (not bad relationships, but unrequited love), so I spend my time being an introvert, and avoiding getting too close to people. Deep down despite feeling demoralized and disenchanted with romance, I still want love from someone I connect with and will return my affections 🙂

[@nodramamama3438]

Me too

[@duldriabillinghurst6079]

Feel very much the same. Sometimes love seems such a faraway untouchable dream

[@JReed1985]

@@duldriabillinghurst6079 true, what we read or saw in movies what romantic relationships are is only fantasy. At the moment I feel I'm becoming more and more detached from people in general.

[@harshtruth5003]

Same here

[@jayfizzle9670]

Followed by "I Want Furniture"

[@gaillesarge9779]

That was f---in' hilarious, Jay!! lol, laughed right out loud, ya made my day. :-)

[@Disgruntled_Fork]

Maybe even a loveseat?

[@Accountfrfr]

And a song sang by me. I want iron man back and not dead.

[@Accountfrfr]

It could be furniture in the shape of hearts and stuff

[@lrvdo]

😂😂

[@taroneg5377]

Elton knew what he was going through. He had just got out of rehab and no one wanted to give him work what a true hero Elton is! He’s helped loads of people before during and after rehab what a man

[@Steve_Gee74]

He was actually still in rehab. Elton asked if he wanted to do the video, Mel Gibson vouched for RDJ and between the pair of them they paid a massive insurance waiver. RDJ was wearing an ankle tag making this. And the look of exhaustion was genuine as this was the 16th take. Each take was 1 continuous steadicam shot.

[@system3008]

@@Steve_Gee74 Rdj was still in rehab, idk if that other stuff is true.

[@bristolcelt7816]

@@Steve_Gee74 thanks for sharing.

[@chrisorsten]

@@Steve_Gee74 Elton covered the insurance for the video. Mel Gibson paid for the insurance on the first movie he made out of rehab "The Singing Detective".

[@jesuschrist9513]

After 18 years, he finally got the love he deserved He got love 3000

[@kikin0994]

Hello Jesús :3

[@jeffethan9229]

bruh bruh bruh bruhh bruh bubruh bruh bruha bruh bruh? right

[@gabrielguerrero7296]

3 million in latin america

[@ciceraadelianapereiradasil9912]

Eu não sabia que Downey Jr. tinha participado da gravação de um videoclipe do Elton John. A música é simplesmente incrível.

[@NetINho218]

Ela é incrivel!

[@ParzivalTheThird]

Elton John plays Iron Man?? Damn that man is talented.

[@xbfo8053]

No black Sabbath play iron man

[@materialgirl1585]

@@xbfo8053 i mean he's not wrong-

[@danielheredia4234]

Is that a joke??

[@wqrriorc8539]

hi parz

[@iboughtbooks]

Your comment made ma day ))))

[@jackysusanto7811]

2001 Robert want love 2019 He now got love 3000 after Avengers Endgame

[@oikawatooru5511]

Jacky Susanto oh my godd

[@joaovitorflb]

In portuguese- mil milhões! ❤

[@magaberg]

Thanks for making me cry with this XD

[@callejeros_curiosos1622]

En español es 3 millones😂

[@wowitsKAYLYN]

this comment is so retarded

[@Colinization18]

Getting past RDJ, this video is a accurate representation on how I walk around sing sad songs when I'm alone.

[@NolaChick82]

Considering what RDJ had just gone through in the years preceding this video, just makes it THAT much more meaningful.

[@albertramacca210]

Nola Chick w

[@albertramacca210]

Nola Chick The shot full of holes part really resonates with me

[@Frenchy26]

Nola Chick true that

[@impalabeeper]

This song and the movie Alfie resonates with me.

[@phoebejames3195]

What did he go through?

[@amberluna9047]

I'm a simple woman, I see Robert Downey Jr., I click.

[@aldolozano734]

Astrological Hoe i am a man, and the same applies to me.

[@justinrozario2003]

Then u r not simple, u r a nerd, like me! 😊

[@JjHh-oz8mg]

T R U E !

[@Abovedamatrix3352]

Same here, simple woman.

[@maelyslucas4792]

Same

[@chiaravarry]

My God he's so good looking...

[@barbarakohler6514]

Robert Downey Jr 😘

[@desertrose1226]

Elton? yeah he's fiiine!

[@trixiejanice7879]

Yes i know

[@heliosphaeresonnen_wind_ki5720]

i think he looks better with every year.

[@harryhlloyd]

Still cant believe he built that mansion in a cave, with a box of scraps.

[@TheAginG420]

Oh jeez, lol

[@TheCaulfield1]

Can't explain how much I absolutely ADORE this video!! Just him singing to Elton and the camera following Robert around a huge empty house...and btw Robert is looking bloody gorgeous!!!!

[@Honey-ec6lr]

Yes, he DOES!! I love how that huge house is empty for this song. I imagine it's symbolism for feeling so empty & numb for so long after the wrong kinds of "love" have hurt & disappointed u. Or could it just be a clean slate for RDJ's new beginnings? Either way, beautiful song & 2 beautiful men.❤️

[@rachaelkilpatrick9774]

He looks amazing. The eyes, the mouth, the arms the hips. Heart a flutter.

[@sicario1375]

This is his best ever song. It's really sad and realistic. I love the powerful lyrics "I can't love, shot full of hole. Don't feel nothing, just feel cold'. Plus there is that brilliant guitar solo aswell.

[@faugus]

Beautiful music. 👏 🎶 🎵

[@samiralouv]

And his eyes!!!! The way he look is like there is too much inside 😰

[@natasakaleskovic1690]

It sounds to me like a Beatles revival with those harmonies and the solo guitar. Great song

[@pmarini]

"I want love but it's impossible". The story of my life.

[@nAanis100]

Same... 😭

[@stevestarr9769]

@@nAanis100 Welcome to the club.

[@luanarizo5923]

it will happen.

[@user-ut3zt2xl3y]

I'm just falling in love with this song 💖

[@stephaniehopkins1814]

Same

[@makenadyer28]

This video needs to be talked about more. It is a masterpiece. One of the early steps toward getting the Robert Downey Jr. we have and cherish.

[@sweetluann]

I love that he's not afraid to show his emotions. If I didn't know Elton John's voice, I would swear Robert is really singing. He did such an excellent job.

[@chungothemungo6315]

He shows hardly any emotion and barely moves his lips

[@lizkucsera4881]

@@chungothemungo6315 tons of emotion in his eyes.

[@GregJamesMusic]

@@chungothemungo6315 Sam Taylor-Johnson has said that the take used in the video was something like the 16th or 17th, and that she picked that one because RDJ looked the most relaxed in it. I'm curious to see how he performed some of the previous takes.

[@carolinelothian3855]

Really, really admire him for beating drugs, Great role model

[@michlwave7010]

A Rocket man Who sings and get loved A Iron man Who saved people and get loved They both lived as a hero

[@nicola1573]

He looks so gorgeous here

[@fireskycam9889]

Elton and the crew had to get permission to allow him out of rehab for one day so they could make this clip. And he repaid their efforts by doing it in one take. So he was able to pull off this performance while still in rehab. AMAZING.

[@libbyresso9253]

*Tom Holland voice* oh my god. It's Robert Downey jr

[@SuperLindsay1979]

tom is the after thought ,im ashamed to say but Dad and son? so cute

[@deepfriedmastersword]

[creative emo-phase username] literally me when I saw this video

[@manonregis4482]

DEAD😭😭

[@alexandras5169]

i love robert so much, like 3000, it’s crazy.

[@user-cc3ze6ue9f]

Alexandra S I like RDJ LIKE 3000 It's time to start to being person like RDJ.

[@pierinho97]

One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

[@rithanyasevakula6280]

Those eyes ! ugh I cant

[@JoseGomez-jv1fz]

Thanos: I am inevitable Tony: I am Ironman Elton: I am the rocketman... And I still standing

[@theenglishtongue1365]

"I'm" still standing.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

*I'm

[@dbr3671]

@@OttoByOgraffey No u

[@jacobcramer5938]

Groot: I am Groot!

[@2godless]

Elton is so brilliant, and this perfectly captures what it is to feel alone and without love.

[@techwitharunith2067]

Whose listening thisnin 2024 june - july 💕

[@OwensboroMusicMan07]

I'm just listened to this in August, but still.

[@alancameron2599]

RDJ's own album "The Futurist" is a weekly listen for me.

[@robercixgingerc4t980]

I

[@elvisgabriel3625]

Cantor, playboy, filantropo, gênio ...Iron Man forever!!

[@pattbrown4170]

I love this song. Elton John is a genius. Have been a follower/admirer for many decades now. Robert Downey Jr. is perfect in this. While in a posh environment, it's barren & devoid of human trappings. So many are rooting for RDJ to remain sober & clean. He has soooo much to offer & a wife/family that should inspire his incentive to do so.

[@Defender78]

The Truth is.... I am Elton John.

[@Dancrept]

+A Chaps I´m Ruffbert Downey Jr.

[@ebony6544]

+Dancrept I am iron man

[@ErickCondecondeerick33]

+A Chaps Bitch, I'm Rick James!

[@loner7798]

lmao

[@KairatIbrayev]

+A Chaps I'm Batman!

[@yusmeryvalenzuela]

Me alegra que Elton John le haya dado la oportunidad a RDJ de hacer este video, pienso que Robert necesitaba que alguien creyera en él aún... Y lo hizo genial! Además que la canción tal vez refleje como se sintieron ambos (Elton y Robert) en algún momento de sus vidas, por lo que les tocó pasar... Amo esta canción!!! I'm glad Elton John gave RDJ the opportunity to make this video, I think Robert still needed someone to believe in him... And he did great! In addition, the song may reflect how they both (Elton and Robert) felt at some point in their lives, what they had to go through... I love this song!!!

[@rubenrodriguez9769]

Y tal vez Elton se vio reflejado en Robert si has leído la letra de este tema

[@jordan31176]

Tony Stark has the voice of an angel. It's like he's imitating the god-man.

[@ToothlessKal]

Drax The Destroyer This totally deserves top comment.

[@bekk8384]

That's not his voice, he's lip syncing over Elton John's voice. But yeah, he can sing.

[@samtwerk2283]

@@bekk8384 welcome captain obvious

[@brackets8403]

Bekk r/wooooooosh

[@alvarojosecasanovacossio7455]

@@bekk8384 r/woooooosh

[@VinnieRattolle]

I've adored this for almost 20 years (it's possibly my favorite Elton song), but I can't be the only person who's noticed that there are uncanny musical similarities to The Beatles' "Free as a Bird."

[@avathepresident]

YES! I’ve been looking for this comment. The guitar solo really does resemble ‘Free as a bird.’ The song shares the same vibe and I reckon Elton could of possibly taken inspiration from the song. Both beautiful songs! :)

[@Uetti]

I thought this since the day the song was premiered. The drums are totally the same, the bass is very McCartney and the guitars are uncannily similar. Maybe it was Elton's personal tribute to The Beatles

[@ejret]

@@Uetti yeah,it sounds very much like a beatles song.

[@sunanmar376]

Hes look like young tony stark in captain america civil war

[@raymofarrell19]

I wonder why

[@greenlogos5107]

tekkerzfan19 - Daily Content no there’s a scene in Civil War where they used BARF

[@gingerweirdo8713]

Cuz he is

[@mynameisveer5823]

@@raymofarrell19 because he's clean shaven which makes him look younger.

[@shanhussain6114]

I bet they used this as reference

[@HpHH83]

This song hits a place that I believe everyone has felt at some point or another... heartstrings I think.

[@scatological2538]

i said "damn dude in the thumbnail look like robert downey jr" in for a surprise

[@Uschi474]

Haha same

[@beccaiskenough17]

Haha I thought it looked like him and so I checked the description.

[@slimymotherflipper]

Haha same

[@TronLegacy7]

I didn’t see the title and thought this was a scene from civil war lol

[@weather9405]

@@TronLegacy7 lol ur not familiar with elton john

[@biteofdog]

RDJ has evolved so much over the years, I'm so glad he is taking better care of himself and his family. And also it's a bonus that he regained his career, I think he is incredibly talented and an interesting person.