Elton John Philadelphia Freedom Live in Ephesus

[@sheilarough236]

Saw an interview of Sir Elton where he was talking about his time at the Royal Academy. Said he was never good enough to play in the orchestra, he did sing in the choir. His talent was his ability to play back a piece of music he’d only heard once & play it identically, at a very young age. His music writing ability is phenomenal, he’s stated many times that when he gets lyrics from Bernie, he “sees the music like a movie” and it happens very quickly for every song they’ve written.

[@j40jrc]

He’s like a human metronome. You could set an atomic clock by his timing.

[@oldmategio]

Royal academy trained !

[@jaxoncraig2888]

@@oldmategio didn’t know that till rocketman came out

[@oldmategio]

@@jaxoncraig2888 yes sir, he did a lil time out there

[@jamesaccardo9313]

My Favorite Performance ever of this song !

[@jaxoncraig2888]

Agreed

[@bushbasher85]

This song always sounded better to me as a solo song, than a full band song.

[@joeferguson2606]

people think they need long fingers to play piano. Those stubby little fingers sound like a symphony from heaven.

[@terriwheeler3741]

HE WAS, IS & WILL ALWAYS BE AMAZING !!

[@TheKronos2010]

The Elton hands are the perfect orchestra ! awesome !

[@DKBastiansTwitch]

He got some serious skills with those hands especially with the seperating thing!

[@eamoncoleman2405]

It's amazing with what he can do with just a piano

[@danieleclauzel1674]

Yes , it's Elton.

[@stickfactory1408]

Elton John + Yamaha Disklavier

[@jordan6988]

@@stickfactory1408 that means nothing at all. Elton + disklavier. Its still 100% his hands making every noise. His piano just has midi and connected to rack units to generate that electric piano sound. Its still all him. No help

[@honoringthedeparted8298]

A true legend Sir Elton John always rocks hope do as well when I get his age

[@jamesaccardo9313]

The greatest this has ever been played !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bucksmusic]

What you hear on this is Elton playing. There might be a guy on the sound console with a keyboard who is getting the sounds right, but the playing is EJ's - its utterly distinctive. I'm a pianist, and it isn't easy - you don't win a junior scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music without talent. To get things in perspective though Elton isn't a virtuoso player, and I've never heard him claim to be. He's bloody good though; add in his songwriting, singing skills in, and you have quite a package.

[@powerstroker0622]

I think the "guy on the sound console with a keyboard" is legitly a sound module routed from the piano.

[@isaiahshelley]

Matt Yolo you are right. All of Elton’s piano sounds come from Various sound modules. Elton has used many. But the main ones are: The original Yamaha Motif Rack Module for its PowerGrand Voice, The Roland MKS-20 Rack Module (module version of the Roland RD-1000, the piano Elton used from 1988-1993), the Technics WSA1R Rack Module (to get the EP Sound for Philadelphia Freedom, Daniel and Blue Eyes) And before the Yamaha Motif Rack came out Elton’s Team used the Alesis NanoPiano Module for his Acoustic piano sound mixed with the MKS-20.

[@legomeisterlp4375]

Although Elton doesn't write his songs

[@bucksmusic]

@@legomeisterlp4375 yes he does, he writes the music. Bernie Taupin (mainly) writes the words.

[@legomeisterlp4375]

bucksmusic yeah but you said he writes his music in a whole, which is not true. He only writes the music and Bernie Wirtes the lyrics

[@cd_cover4820]

I could watch him all day long!

[@jacwood22]

My favorite song.....whether done solo or with the band. Rock on Elton.

[@nolanrandall4242]

Unbelievable. Those arpeggios are insane and it really is well written tune.

[@SmileXXL2011]

The song sounds really great solo. Hope I can see aN Elton-Solo-Show someday. He should play a lot more concerts without band!

[@luancamargo832]

I used to be a rolling stone you know If a cause was right I'd leave to find the answer on the road I used to be a heart beating for someone But the times have changed The less I say the more my work gets done 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom From the day that I was born I've waved the flag Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man, yeah Gave me a piece of mind my daddy never had Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind Shine the light, shine the light Shine the light, won't you shine the light Philadelphia freedom, I love you, yes I do If you choose to you can live your life alone Some people choose the city (some people the city) Some others choose the good old family home (some others choose a good old) I like living easy without family ties (living easy) Till the whippoorwill of freedom zapped me Right between the eyes 'Cause I live and breathe this Philadelphia freedom From the day that I was born I've waved the flag Philadelphia freedom took me knee high to a man Mm mm, gave me a piece of mind my daddy never had Oh Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind Shine the light, shine the light Shine the light, won't you shine the light Philadelphia freedom, I love you, yes I do Oh, Philadelphia freedom, shine on me, I love you Shine the light, through the eyes of the ones left behind Shine the light, shine the light Shine the light, won't you shine the light Philadelphia freedom, I love, You know I love , you know I love you Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom I love you Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom You know that I love you Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom Don't you know that I love you Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom Don't you know that I love you Yes I do, Philadelphia freedom

[@rockchalk2512]

This music is just as hypnotizing as newer age, newer generation music. Its just how your mind perceives the message that is giving.. through harmony. And talent.

[@anitafox7868]

Ringing like a big ol bell! The best there is!💝🎹🎹🎹🎹

[@EnginesandElbowGrease]

Elton John, Billy Joel, Paul McCartney...all of them perform better now than they did back in the 60s-80s.

[@jamesaccardo9313]

Elton was still Reg in the sixties ! lol!

[@christheother9088]

Except for the singing. Their voices are all shot.

[@corallall]

Nice done, Reg!!!

[@bandeiraglaucia]

GENIUS!

[@jamesaccardo9313]

Hollie Jo hun, this is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JOCK532]

This man is legend total talent

[@philiprivera6570]

Rocket man stills kicks ass!

[@koreancanuck]

This piano solo version is 1000 times better than how it’s done with the band.

[@ceddycedchin]

Unbelievable, yet effortless performance. Genius.

[@russellbelcher7973]

So i made Photo albums Elton John and all of his albums I was such a big fan I haven’t had glitter high tops that I would walk around West in the neighborhood people thought I was weird but I was such a big Elton John fan God bless him and his family

[@Shell0517nj]

I still listen to this today.

[@bryangillies6698]

Fantastic

[@danigl511]

Love him!!!!

[@user-et5xc7eo5s]

Yes it's a Yamaha digital grand which means it has many sound samples - Fender Rhodes/Wurlitzer as here, but Elton does NOT need another piano player off stage for this kind of gig - he's one of the most accomplished pianists there is! He uses other keyboard players with the band to cover additional parts like strings/brass etc. And it's not easy! - to be able to play, sing, write and perform material like this is a rare talent - he's one of the most successful recording artists ever!

[@jordan6988]

Yikes. Thats all wrong info lol pianos a regular concert grand but has MIDI pickups and is connected to different sound rack modules like the classic MKS-20, Technics rack, he use to use the alesis nanopiano but not anymore he runs the newest Yamaha Motif sound for his Acoustic sound. His grand is making noise from the shell he is hitting strings but obviously no one can hear it cause the p.a. insane loud.

[@jordan6988]

Eltons never used a wurlitzer electric piano sounds. He used the Rhodes on Daniel in 73 but thats about it for the rhodes.

[@jaggass]

@@jordan6988 Elton actually did use a Wurlitzer on Don't Go Breaking My Heart and and a Rhodes on a lesser know called Chloe off The Fox album.

[@aleblink1988]

superb!

[@midianholic]

Awesome, Elton.

[@jamesaccardo9313]

I try to Explain Music wise what's going on here and I do a pretty good job but I myself am left speechless !!!!!!! Greatest !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ceddycedchin]

The hands! The voice! The stamina! I'm out of breath just watching. The most amazing solo perfornance I've ever seen.

[@justincabral2403]

AWESOME!!!!

[@SantiCBR600]

Es un Geni, una de les millones cançons

[@pam101dalmatians]

1 of my favorites

[@mase5701]

At 2:49 or so you see Elton stand up, look around and think to himself "Jesus Christ, is this a funeral or something?"

[@HopliteWarlord]

Singing about a city with an ancient Greek name from another great historical city from Ancient Greece. Wonder if there was some significance here? Well done Sir Elton.

[@LadyTai7]

doesn't matter... still sounds great... went to see him last night!

[@Dan474834]

Damn! Fucking amazing solo! I like how they've managed to connect the grand piano to a digital system :P

[@TheAnimeist]

There is so much funk in this guy. I don't think he really was able to get it totally out though.

[@tmc359]

sometimes a special event concert gets like this with the crowd, a lot of corporate tickets, vip's giving tickets to friends, etc. I remember the Who Tommy concert in the 90's thats on dvd, everyone in their seats and hush hush, it was such a big event, the average/REAL fan didnt get a chance to go. Bunch of rich vip's.

[@pup1008]

Were the feckin hell is Ephesus? This whole thing is getting more & more surreal!....... There's a guy a few post down who says he saw him at HULL of all places!

[@pup1008]

Lindsay Gorko Ok, Thanks for that! I genuinely didn't know!

[@jaggass]

+John Dwyer ephesus is in turkey

[@1091Floyd21]

+John Dwyer Did you not learn about Ephesus is school?

[@pup1008]

Frank Collins No I didn't. Not being smart but what is there to know?

[@Albertanator]

+John Dwyer It was a great city in ancient times and is a title from one of the books in the Greek Bible....Ephesians....

[@blueelectrovisions]

Awesome

[@JonathanPricePiano]

@Dan474834 The piano is actually a digital piano in disguise. Even normally it's a digitised sound. There's a pickup rack attached underneath the keys which lead to a Roland Synthesizer. It's the same synthesizer system that was used in the keyboard he used to play during the 80s. It's quite a high tech piano :p

[@JonathanPricePiano]

@puffball9 Yes, after doing some further research that does appear to be more of the case. However, it is hooked up to an MKS-20 somewhere.

[@kellymaeshiro]

❤️

[@wilyawen]

MY WORD!!!

[@realbilljames4358]

hi great ant gloria

[@mick-tl5ui]

anybody member the single man tour with Ray Copper in the late 70,s? one of the best gigs ever...

[@denisedaniel828]

look it up John.

[@waldenhouse]

Would love the job of the guy that plays along with Elton at his live shows. Would be awesome!

[@jamesaccardo9313]

Tomorrow !!!!!!!!!! So Excited !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was actually so funny when I gave a musical Analysis, of this song to my friend Scott MC PHEE who is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!! He said James you sound great but I t is not the right way lol

[@waldenhouse]

Cheers. When I saw him in Hull there was a guy on the mixing console & lighting effects console playing along with him. What EJ played, he played, I watched through my "opera glasses" (small binoculars). I can do what EJ does, if you're a pianist, it's easy!

[@jordan6988]

Absolutly nobody is playing an instrument along with him when he does solo shows with only him. Its only his piano and him

[@adamweishaupt81]

Elton checking from time to time whether the audience is still alive. Are they mannequins or what?

[@socomegaton]

This is the mistery of the technology.

[@JonathanPricePiano]

TWO Motif ES racks? :o, I thought the MKS20 made up the majority of the mix, what does he use two for? Unless one of them just does the electric piano sound in songs such as this.

[@jamesaccardo9313]

He didn't change his name untill 2/572

[@emmanuels.3003]

How many pop singers today play piano and sing like this?

[@mckenzie.8653]

Charlie Puth has perfect pitch, produced his own music and plays piano. Alicia Keys John Legend Sara Bareilles The talent isn’t hard to find...

[@satyabratamishra4670]

@@mckenzie.8653 but no one can improv like elton. when u can literally write the melody to a worldwide hit song in 5 minutes, that talent no one else has. he ltierally makes up groovy extra shit on spot unlike the ones u mentioned. they are still brilliant.

[@mrquail5299]

@@mckenzie.8653 but do they play the piano like this?

[@phsycopiano]

What the hell kind of piano is that? I see a Yamaha C9 grand that sounds like a Yamaha DX7 synth and a Roland rd 1000? I’m begging someone please explain

[@bullridermusic2054]

Don't try to understand cuz the guys got the best of the best s*** with millions of dollars probably a full size grand piano that's digitalized or some shit it sounds so fucking good that intro I've listened to a million times.

[@jordan6988]

its very easy to understand lol Elton has real Acoustic Yamaha grand its modified with pickups so he can use MIDI the MIDI cords run to a rack of digital piano modules in the back off stage. His sound engineer is off controlling the layering and sound levels for each song. Everything is Eltons playing its running thru a the rack and to the stage the rack has its a Roland MKS-20 (rack version of RD-1000), an old Technics module called the WSA1R, and Yamaha Motif ES units. Its easy to achieve the sound! I dont own a Technics unit I have the Yamaha Grand and the MKS-20 from a program called Keyscape. Its a computer VST software that has pulled the sounds from the MKS and TONNNSSSS of other pianos and sampled them into this software so I can now layer the MKS with the Yamaha grand preset and achieve Eltons sound its insane!!!!! If you havent checked out Keyscape I recommend it to everyone who cant get their hands on the older musical instruments. Its the best of the best and the sounds are the purest most beautiful thing Ive ever heard. heres a vid on it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZ28k6CulqeiY6s

[@phsycopiano]

Jordan You. Are. The. Man. Thanks for taking the time. No doubt it’s Elton playing the piano but damn that piano sound 🤤🤤🤤. I just love it

[@jordan6988]

@@phsycopiano no problem!!! Glad to help anyone who loves Elton. Guys the reason I play and yes that sound is soooo beautiful :)

[@rw4956]

My God, that crowd just sucks the life out of a good time. This is one my favourite gym tracks...wtf!

[@nancymertel7281]

RICHARD WHITE venue, venue. Ephesus is a place of reverence, that's why he is the only musician. The acoustics alone should stun the crowd, I think it did.

[@jucieldooliveira24]

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[@philiprivera6570]

Perhaps it's the culture? Same concert in Brazil, they would be up dancing.

[@williamjames7389]

And your welcome chesny

[@williamjames7389]

It's a hopscord

[@eltontothemax]

Check out my Elton covers guys, including this song... you won't be disappointed.

[@socomegaton]

I used to think Elton had Yamaha stuff.

[@stevemurray6150]

Thank you Pennsylvania for voting Trump. This grass roots effort could never have done it with out you........ Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@justincabral2403]

SHUT UP

[@joeferguson2606]

Fuck that crook

[@kathleencollins5531]

What the fuck does that have to do with this? Elton commands more respect and is more deserving of that respect than that microbe trump!!!

[@TheEJ1408]

SHAME ON THE LAME AUDIENCE. EVERYONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE SHOULD NEVER BE ENTITLED TO GO TO AN ELTON CONCERT ANYMORE. I WOULD HAVE STAND ON THE CHAIR PROBABLY.

[@patrickmaruniak5987]

I don't know what was up with this crowed but they didn't look like they were enjoying this at all.

[@markblaz98]

Wow that crowd is lame.

[@thomasscoot904]

No life to that audience

[@adamweishaupt81]

Lamest audience I've ever seen.