(From The Video Vault) Elton John - Someone Saved My Life Tonight | REACTION

[@jamelakajamal]

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[@Lolilillisjdjdhddj]

Can you please react to tangerine by Led Zeppelin and Mona Lisa’s and mad hatters by Elton John.

[@blanewilliams5960]

Yes. he was going to get married but someone saved him.

[@quetzalflight5790]

Great Works of Reactions Jamel and very informative. I at age 58 yrs, thank you for learning about the structure of many songs meanings ' l had no idea' but thanks to you buddy i do now. Cheers to you and your great works. It occured to me just now, don't know if you did this before and that is sports theme songs for example in baseball the Mets and the Yankees: Mets have two so do the Yankees : Mets is ' Meet the Mets instrumental and lyrics. The Yankees is Here Come The Yankees and like wise instrumental and lyrics. Now do the rest of the Major Baseball League also have such, would like to hear them. 👍🍻cheers🍔⚾⚾⚾⚾

[@tigger7466]

Wow, thank you for reacting to one of my all time fave EJ songs, this was so beautiful, powerful and emotional, just like when I first heard it all those years ago...🥰🦋💞😭😭😭 Being an avid lover of butterflies, this also resonated with me on so many levels...Like many of you, I have been heavily relying on youtube to help get me thru this pandemic. So much Nostalgia, so many feel good memories, and some not so feel good...such as life....😔 I so appreciate you Jamel, thank you for taking the time to listen to and explore all music genres. I have one itty bitty request, if I may...Can you please PLEASE react to "Wildflower" by New Birth. I love their version of the song, although it was also beautifully recorded by Skylark. God bless you.🙏🥰🦋

[@VickieHorn-Lig-Spencer101]

Sweet freedom from the drug

[@jacobjones5269]

Elton had a number one hit 17 years in a row... Which is of course a record that will never be broken.. And this was the 1st one..

[@getdavo1]

I am a head-banging rocker and I say Elton has pretty much never made a song I do not like. He is a crazy talented singer, pianist and songwriter-duo.

[@PJAvenger]

Bernie Taupin wrote most of his songs, including this one

[@bonnielemenager4030]

Bernie Taupin is a genius with his phrasing, and he always brought out the very best in Elton John. Dynamic duo!!

[@deniseriley6622]

Yes indeed!

[@Smedley61]

Bernie Taupin and Elton John are an incredible team. Bernie's lyrics, and Elton's music. And also very, very underrated is his backing band. It's a riches of talent.

[@PJAvenger]

I do not deny any of this. Bernie and Elton had their very own art forms that came together just at the right time to make some amazing music

[@kentnottingham9635]

My sister and I would sit between the speaker and listen to this song over and over. This, in my opinion, is THEE BEST song Elton John ever did!!! (And he did A LOT!)

[@Tj-ot4jp]

"just a pawn out played by a dominating queen" what a line, what a genius lyric.

[@alanparsonsfan]

Along with "altar-bound, hypnotised"

[@mgwilliams1000]

"A slip noose hanging in my darkest dreams." This entire song is just incredible.

[@tonygammalo5602]

Bernie Taupin

[@ruthlafler5622]

​@@mgwilliams1000the image of the noose followed in the next line with a reference to him being "strangled" -- genius.

[@LarryEColeman]

You're listening to one of the musical G.O.A.T.S. What a team...Bernie and Elton.

[@deancramer]

L. E. Coleman, you're dead on, sir! What a catalog they have together...

[@Kim-hc5si]

For real. ❤️

[@jackiefloyd8003]

A big Amen to that!

[@beatles1141]

Absolutely! Bernie’s words, Elton’s voice/piano. Magic!

[@raydelrosario2366]

AMEN!!!!!

[@DoctorYianni]

Taupin's lyric refers to a time in 1968, before John was popular as a musician, when John was engaged to be married to girlfriend Linda Woodrow. John and Woodrow were sharing a flat with Taupin in Furlong Road in Highbury, London, hence the opening line "When I think of those East End lights." John did not love his girlfriend, and felt trapped by the relationship. Feeling desperate, John contemplated suicide, and even made a half-hearted attempt at asphyxiating himself with a gas oven in his home.[3] He took refuge in his friends, especially Long John Baldry, who convinced John to abandon his plans to marry in order to salvage and maintain his musical career. His parents arrived the next day, in a van, to take him home.[4] As a sign of respect and gratitude to Baldry, Taupin wrote him into the song as the "someone" in the title, and also as "Sugar Bear".[5][6][7] According to Taupin in the documentary “Two Rooms,” which is about the professional and personal relationship between Bernie Taupin and Elton John, he was the one who found Elton. Elton had turned on the gas oven and lay down on the floor next to it. But, he had also opened the kitchen window, rendering the attempt ineffective.

[@kevinraimond7658]

His 70's music is some of the best out there.

[@gogi682]

Notice you've done a lot of early 70's Elton John, my favourite artist in the 70's....Maybe try "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"

[@davidgaines9892]

This is my favorite Elton John single. The main chord progression he plays on the piano still gives me chills. The song is equally haunting and beautiful. A masterpiece.

[@barryhardin9962]

....and the drums are stellar!

[@michaelrowell7798]

Especially as they (the drums) roll out for the first time...awesome

[@brucedillinger9448]

Drums YES! Nigel's contribution to this masterpiece seems to always fly under the radar. I would love to hear his part isolated. He may be my favorite drummer.

[@RichardinNC1]

One of my favorite Elton songs as well.

[@zl1David]

Tricky to play piano accompaniment but worth the effort.

[@jennhurl]

This is what the word "brilliant" sounds like. ✌🎵❤

[@Marta-gv3lv]

Elton was about to get married. Was very unhappy and was suicidal. It was Long John Baldry that saved his life.

[@seansavage4766]

we've got a real historian here! relieved after seeing comments that Bernie wrote the songs... Glad someone knows what the hell their talkin about. Thanks Marta

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

Linda Woodrow Hanlon is the woman Elton was engaged to. Confused and tortured by his sexuality he contemplated suicide. Elton paid for her knee surgery last year as she was broke.

[@patriciamorgan6545]

As I recall, this song came out before he was openly gay. It was revealed in a magazine interview, (Rolling Stone, I think?), and then somehow everything about him seemed to make more sense, even if it was rather shocking at the time. (Someone please correct me if the mists of time have muddled the details...)

[@Your.Uncle.AngMoh]

@@patriciamorgan6545 He married Renate Blauel in Sydney in 1984, some 15 years after the incidents in this song took place, but he came out as bisexual in 1976 (yes, in a 'Rolling Stone' interview). In 1992, in another interview that appeared in 'Rolling Stone', he said he was comfortable with being openly gay.

[@dubdub4862]

Also - Bernie found him in the middle of a very un-succesful suicide attempt... He wrote this about that...

[@traceyc2576]

This song takes me back to the 70s.... to a wonderful place

[@lalaj5831]

My happy place.

[@nancy9478]

Me too. Best summers from 73 to 76.

[@johnboytim3639]

Absolute Masterpiece!! Vocally Spectacular, Musically Brilliant, Lyrically Beautiful, Imagery, Amazing.

[@2869may]

"It's 4 o'clock in the morning, Damn it"

[@JakeWarwick2410]

THANK GOD MY MUSIC'S STILL ALIVE!!

[@2869may]

@@JakeWarwick2410 We're thankful as well...!

[@annjourney2717]

I was lucky enough to see both Elton John and Billy Joel when toured together! Almost 3 1/2 hours of pure gold and to top it off they both played "Piano Man" together! 💖

[@barryhardin9962]

Elton John with Billy Joel!! Holy Canole!

[@honeypie784]

I also saw Elton John & Billy Joel together back in 2001. Final encore was "Piano Man," just the two of them on their pianos, no band, and the audience singing along. Pure gold is an understatement. Best. Concert. Ever.

[@Shari225]

@@honeypie784 Lord, how I would have loved to have been there!!

[@dannyharbour3951]

I saw that tour also, great show.

[@wendyweekendgourmet]

Not sure if you’re familiar with Elton’s unique song writing process. His collaborator since the late 60s is Bernie Taupin. He writes the lyrics, then sends them to Elton...who composes the music and vocal arrangements to Bernie’s lyrics. They’re a legendary team! Elton is one of the best performers in rock history...one of my very favorites!

[@peterr6658]

I thought I was an Elton John fan, but years ago I realised I was a Bernie Taupin fan.

[@ohwni]

@@peterr6658 whoa now, remember Elton has to write the music along with those lyrics. Why not be a fan of both?

[@randynantais214]

@@ohwni Have to agree, both super talented.

[@gabrielford3473]

That's actually a pretty common way songwriters work.

[@russellmcgraw777]

One of the best bridges ever written, both musically and vocally--to say nothing of the deeply compelling lyricism: "and I would have walked head-on into the deep end of the river..."

[@LaserRanger15]

That early stuff from him was amazing, "Sorry Seems to be Hardest Word (my favorite) ", "Your Song", "Benny and the Jets" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"....my fingers would get worn out if I typed all the great stuff he did

[@jbranum3087]

Empty sky through caribou. Not a bad all album in the lot.

[@MyTazo1]

Elton John was my first concert ever in 1995 and nothing will ever compare. His voice always makes me sublimely happy. Watching people react to his music is amazing.

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

They don't call themself Queen Bitch for nothin. Elton can go off when needed. "Good Bye Yellow Brick Road" is another. Side note: When I was a kid, of course, I didn't get this song. I thought Sugarbear was some sort of superhero, and I thought it was the same character on the Sugar Pops cereal boxes.

[@janethernandez724]

I love this entire album! Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy! An Autobiographical account of Elton John's and Bernie Taupin's struggles they faced in their early music careers. Someone Saved my Life Tonight is a deep song! Yes, you guessed right Jamel! Great Reaction! Peace! ✌☮

[@TonyYbarra]

It’s about his suicide attempt when he didn’t want to get married. Sugar Bear was his band mate. Bernie topen found him with his head in the oven but the window open. One of his greatest songs ever

[@brettjones4300]

Incorrect sir.

[@pammontano7159]

Tony is correct. And this was Elton’s first suicide attempt.

[@TonyYbarra]

@@brettjones4300 You can find this story everywhere online and from Eltons mouth himself

[@kperry2504]

In the 70's it was well known that John was bi-sexual. Feb 10 1984 he DID MARRY Renate Blauel , lavish wedding on Valentines Day, in a church, Australia.They were married for until 1988.

[@dubdub4862]

Correct

[@aarongoldstein7614]

Of all Sir Elton's songs this one is his most intense.

[@boxsterman77]

In that it depicts him from walking away from suicide--yeah. He has always said this was the most personal of all songs.

[@personalcheeses8073]

Yep

[@personalcheeses8073]

@@boxsterman77 And yet these are not his words. Bernie Taupin’s ability to tap into something so personal in someone else’s life is incredible. Now that is talent!

[@marilynholt3775]

I love Nigel's drumming. There are faster drummers and more technical drummers, but no one makes the drums emotional like Nigel does. He is such a perfectionist and brings out such a moving and dramatic sound to the instrument. This as especially apparent in the closing song to this album, "Curtains".

[@RJS1974]

True. He’s a brilliant time keeper to Elton’s melodies. His contributions to the Elton sound is immense.

[@FrankPerkins-wc8nv]

Elton fired Nigel right after the recording of this album, He would hire him back 8 years later.

[@mtjsrc1]

I have only seen Elton John in concert 16 times in my life. Living in the San Francisco Bay Area, he would perform somewhere nearby every year or two. Amazing song writer!

[@pl434]

Also, remember with Elton, all the lyrics are Bernie Taupin's genius.

[@kathleencollins5531]

And Elton's genius brings Bernie's words to life. No one would have heard of Bernie without Elton. So they needed each other.

[@sammybeck7794]

Yes, Elton John and Bernie Taupin are right there at the same caliber with the writing teams of Mick Jagger/Keith Richards and Paul McCartney/John Lennon.

[@mizofan]

almost all- lesser lyrics Don't Go Breaking my Heart are Elton's, and i believe most of the fine Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word. Some other lyricists too, but mainly Bernie, and for virtually all the best songs. Elton can take the credit for instrumentals of course, including the great Funeral for a Friend. Some critics have been sniffy about Bernie's lyrics, but for me many have been marvellous.

[@greggpangle4385]

I have loved this song since it came out, and I was very young, early grade school. Just listening with you now, and the things that I have been through in my life, now 55, the tears were streaming down my face. I fully understand, Elton, my friend. I was almost there too. And like you, thank God my music is still alive.

[@descendantoffools9767]

Captain Fantastic was the first album ever to be released at number 1 on the charts. I remember my older sister playing it all the time when it first came out.

[@rejeanbonin7476]

Yeah i saved that album when my older sister dint want vinyl anymore, such fun to listen too

[@debrakron9049]

I have it on vinyl, cassette and mp3!

[@TheRealSweetcherryo]

Came out when I was 15...the cd is in my car now lol. But I still have the vinyl.....

[@mizofan]

and Elton's Rock of the Westies the 2nd to enter at #1- the last of Elton's 7 consecutive #1 albums in USA from 1972-5

[@melindafay6154]

Love Sir' Elton Thanks so much for this. Your awesome. 👌🏻♥️👍🏻

[@rachelamitrano9094]

Please oh please react to Elton John's "Levon"

[@kamiahbundy4972]

I agree! Also, am I the only person alive who wants him to give Whitewash County a spin? Why that wasn't a single, I'll never know.

[@kevinmcconnell9426]

Levon is off, in my opinion, Elton’s best album, Madman Across the Water, Which is my favorite Elton John album, and song!!

[@joimeeker3174]

Yes Bernie is brilliant!! His lyrics are awesome. Elton has the gift of composition and one of the most passionate deliveries I know. I love a wide variety of music from as far back as the big band Era to the modern and all genres. Thank you Jamal for reviving so many musical memories!

[@kencoleman5007]

Not just about leaving a bad engagement, but leaving that relationship and soaring as a star. Now, he's married and more settled down.

[@peytonturnerrock]

My ALL-TIME favorite Elton John song! The way it opens up with the drums...damn it! 🎶🎶🎶

[@billvickers6824]

FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND & SORRY SEEMS TO BE THE HARDEST WORD

[@karachickering6769]

Funeral For a Friend reaction has already been filmed and released

[@billvickers6824]

@@karachickering6769 Thanks I must've overlook it

[@jacqueline4514]

Both great songs anyway Bill!! Maybe Jamel can do Sorry 🤞

[@billvickers6824]

@@jacqueline4514 thanks, he most likely will, he's good at requests

[@willswalkingwest7267]

Bernie's words, Elton's music. They were a team like no other. When this came out Elton was at the TOP of his game. He was HUGE. I remember hearing this song for the very first time on the radio. Went out the next day to K-Mart and bought the album and WORE IT OUT. My gosh, music was so amazing then. No internet, no downloading, you went to the store, bought the big album, sat and listened to it through, over and over, staring at the album covers........ it was heaven. Technology is great, we've gotten so far but some things that we've lost,,,, it's sad. Elton was a HUGE part of music history, of my music history, of my life. Great song.

[@bobbyg7102]

Empty Garden is another nice tune by EJ about John Lennon.

[@chicochi3]

Best song of all about John Lennon when he was murdered. #2 was George Harrison's All Those Years Ago.

[@bobthebear1246]

I disagree. The best was by his jilted elder son Julian in the masterpiece "Valotte."

[@thirday44]

This was my gateway song into Elton John. He instantly became my favorite singer. I was 13yrs old. Great reaction. Thank you for all that you do. You are much needed during this time.

[@solarpowerhome]

Elton had a LOT of great songs

[@JeffCofC]

Has

[@RadioRoswellTV]

His best . Period ! The peak of songwriting. It’s a hymn of the 70’s . I’ve yet to hear a song capture the moment of this time like this so perfectly.

[@maryhuhnke8496]

There's Lennon and McCartney and then there's Elton John and Bernie Taupin!! Awesome Collaboration!!

[@joiewick187]

I had the privilege of seeing Elton John in Seattle in 2019

[@elexis3728]

I like it when I know there’s a certain spot in the song where something really special is coming up and I’m waiting to see if Jamal notices, his facial expressions never disappoints me. He hears it too!

[@DavidFlores-or8yi]

My favorite Elton song. Beautiful haunting piano, real life lyrics, crashing drums. Came out in 75 which was my favorite childhood year musically. At six going on seven, so many great songs from the best year growing up which would take too long to explain.

[@rodneygriffin7666]

My favorite Elton John song. Saved my life.

[@johnhead6116]

I've loved Elton ever since I heard Daniel on the radio as a kid in the 70s. This is one of his best vocals. Jamal, you make these songs come right back to life after all these decades. ✌🏼🎹

[@samfisher6606]

Music you should listen to by Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Your Song, Dont Let the Sun Go Down On Me, Take Me to the Pilot, Philadelphia Freedom, Candle In The Wind, Something About The Way You Look Tonight, Grey Seal, Honky Cat, Sad Songs Say So Much, Island Girl, Nikita, Bitch Is Back, Crocodile Rock, Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting, Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters, Rock and Roll Madonna, Victim of Love, Pinball Wizard, and Amoreena.

[@pamcoyer9582]

Yeah......looove Elton John too! But you forgot LION KING!! And of course, Tiny Dancer. LOL

[@joannepage8894]

Yes missing Tiny Dancer!

[@samfisher6606]

@@joannepage8894 Hes said hes heard it before

[@samfisher6606]

@@pamcoyer9582 Hes said hes heard Tiny Dancer before

[@stevenhershkowitz2265]

Bennie and the Jets? Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding Madman Across the Water

[@rickfox4068]

Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy tells the story of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's early years together as friends and writing partners - the songs are in chronological order.

[@mmk7340]

Genius songwriter along with Taupin's lyrics. They wrote hit after hit for a time in the 70's.

[@ddwm_mua]

"I'm sleeping with myself tonight, saved in time, thank God my music's still alive."

[@leonardmarinacci4303]

Check out Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me. And Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting.

[@ucbookman]

My favorite Elton John song....EVER!!

[@jocelynhaeberle1401]

Like so many Elton John songs, I defy you to just listen and not sing along, loudly! 🤩 "It's 4 o'clock in the morning. Damn it, listen to me good!"

[@waxing-crescent_aquarius8151]

My favorite part! Powerful

[@x0539p]

This takes me back to the summer of 1975 and experiencing my first love as a teen. Funny how a song can bring back all those feelings and memories and leave you with a contented smile on your face. Thanks for reacting to this beautiful song.

[@ontarioyamon]

This was the very first album I ever bought as a teen. I never had the opportunity to go to ANY live concerts of ANY artists or bands until decades later. And Elton was the first. I sat in the top row of the stadium and his piano was about as big as my thumb, I was SO far away from the stage. But I cried like a baby listening to Elton live, singing all of his anthems from my past. I was blessed after that to hear him 2x more. It was an honour to hear him live and his voice never let him down.

[@funkyfurballs1078]

My first record, too! ...the production is just superb on this album! ...when I got older, I got into Genesis.

[@downhearted40]

I must have been next to you up there in the rafters. In heard a rumor that he sometimes gets people from the top and puts them in saved seats by the stage. I guess we weren' t that lucky. Sir Elton John is by far the best performer I've ever seen, and I've seen a few. I saw Bowie at 15 and Elton nearly 40 years later. Better late than never I guess

[@dyrkeschaefer]

Probably my favorite Elton John track. One of my favorite ballads...ever.

[@kathyjam2482]

Such a great song

[@uhtredsonofuhtred779]

My wife and I saw Elton when he came to Seattle years ago. $150 a ticket. Best money ever spent. 3 hours. No opening band. Just Elton. Amazing show.

[@susanoneill370]

Jamel, please research and listen to "Empty Garden." Elton's tribute song to John Lennon. Talk about emotional impact! Cry every time I hear it.

[@beckyatwood4901]

Yes!!! One of my favorites! Elton will not sing this song at any of his concerts. He has sung it live when in New York but only in New York. An absolutely must listen!!!

[@prettyboyfloydms]

My FAVORITE Elton John song of all time!!! This song is about a friend stopping another friend from marrying the wrong person. The drum sounds in this song are SONIC!!!

[@lulufavs4519]

Hey Jamal, you are listening to one of the best singer, pianist, entertainer and killer lyrics by non other than Bernie Taupin. They collaborated for eons. INCREDIBLE TALENTED MEN!!!

[@justmedarlin]

The ending has always been phenomenal vocals to me: "Someone saved, someone saved my life tonight/Someone saved, someone saved, someone saved my life tonight." Only Elton can make it sound like that. Ear candy.

[@allencoats9078]

Jamel, you need to react to one of the best duets of all time!!! Elton John and George Michael "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me"!!!

[@resipsaloquitur854]

Elton John is a master of melody. He really has the Midas touch when it comes to composing melodies.

[@thorsden5562]

This album brings back so many memories of my time in the 70's. Really great times and such a sense of freedom!

[@maryhuhnke8496]

C'mon Jamel..Give it Up for Elton!! Yeah. Been listening to him since 1972..❤

[@debbeborders5762]

I've been a fan since 70s. Elton John has so many great songs.

[@beedeegee9374]

Your Song was the first EJ song I heard (coming from my big brother’s room) I was 13 and hooked on his music.

[@DanielG77]

Love Lies Bleeding is so good. That bass line is killer too.

[@headbangingmama8907]

Is that the same as Funeral for a Friend?

[@DanielG77]

@@headbangingmama8907yes it's the second part of that song. So good.

[@wandaprescott6672]

It is Fantastic.. Sooo Much Love For Elton !!! 💕❤❤😉✌🎼🎵🎵

[@romanjohnston]

Seen him live several times. What a show....what amazing music. Bernie wrote them perfectly.....Elton breathed magic into it.

[@vickiekelly7479]

This is one of my favorite Elton John songs. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Philadelphia Freedom, Bennie & the Jets, etc. - so much talent between Elton & Bernie!!

[@brucecampo6543]

One of my favorites from Elton; this and Mona Lisas and MadHatters are so good

[@BozJustBad]

My favorite Elton song and one of the strongest most melancholic ever!❤

[@chrisdelisle3954]

One of my favorite Elton John songs. If you haven't heard "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters," that should be one of your next songs.

[@michellejones6630]

Oh man!!! I love Elton John!!!! He's got endless amazing songs!!! Yellow brick road and rocket man... and the list goes on!!! He's got a very interesting back story

[@Lionize728]

Very few musical acts can compare to the Beatles but this is one of them. EJ is truly a class above.

[@johnianknox1629]

Here's a bit of history Jamel, 1969 I was 15 and went to see an unknown Elton John at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow Scotland, now, this was around the time he released his first hit "Your Song" although still very much unknown, but that night it was obvious he was going to be a huge star. Loved the video as always kid, stay safe buddy and cheerio from Glasgow.

[@Kim-hc5si]

Jamel, if you haven’t already watch the movie ‘Rocketman’. It’s Elton’s story - the important parts, anyway. He was a huge part of making the movie and it really shows how important Bernie Taupin was/is to him. ❤️

[@Mikey_Sea]

Have you seen the footage of Elton in Russia from the 70's? Great stuff with Ray Cooper.

[@Kim-hc5si]

@@Mikey_Sea Ooooh, no I haven’t. I’ll have to look it up - thanks! 👊🏻

[@bjs7442]

How he weaves such a beautiful song around Taupins words is magical.

[@johnfrei9057]

I saw Elton perform this live and I had tears in my eyes.

[@ginarichards6307]

Another gem. Beautiful song with amazing. As simple as it is , the "We've all been crazy lately" line is so true.

[@ozzyfan10001]

Please do " Madman Across The Water". It's a masterpiece, you're guaranteed to love it.

[@stephaniegazell5631]

One of the BEST albums EVER.

[@phillipharrison2836]

Best Album - also including 'Levon' and 'Indian Sunset' - 3 must listen to tracks

[@karakonrad1732]

One of the very best!

[@mizofan]

the Tumbleweed Connection bonus track version of MATW is even better imo.

[@markcraven8386]

So glad you're spotlighting Elton. So sorry you missed out on our generation's musical talent. You really had to be there. But then this channel would probably not exist, right ?

[@leroyrodrigues4885]

Listen to Elton John’s version of Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds it’s epic it’s on the same album Captain Fantastic 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

[@stevebengel1346]

It also had Elton's friend John Lennon on backing vocals

[@Mikey_Sea]

Yup. Just haunting.

[@shellycasbeer3775]

No it's not on this album

[@onelifetogame]

When that first snare hits, this song goes from an A to A+++++ simply masterful!

[@CamiMack5616]

This song is so beautiful; one of my favorites. "Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word" will break your heart.

[@shannonroche1182]

Thank god my music's still alive !!! Love that line and yea Elton still is !

[@loribohn8605]

Elton is an amazing artist his music always has so much feeling and soul in them.

[@pamcoyer9582]

Elton John and Bernie Taupin............unmatched in the day. His early stuff is the BEST. But his whole library is exceptional!!

[@kellysmith3917]

FYI this is about his girlfriend that he almost married before he came out as a gay man

[@tas22222]

Nope this was one GF but he did marry a woman down the road .Renate Blauel

[@veggiemom09]

That is the story I had heard, and not the one about wanting to save his career. Powerful song lyrics.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

It’s Bernie’s lyrics

[@donniemaher511]

Glad someone got this right!

[@personalcheeses8073]

He did get married to a woman before he came out

[@hollyjensen7139]

its not just the depth of the story, but its the intricacy of the song, right down to the background harmonies. this came out when I was just hitting my teens. always made the top 10 on the radio. loved it

[@andrewmcinnis1123]

This was the height of Elton's Fame in the 1970's! ♥️😊

[@BindyBOOO]

Always was and always will be my favorite Elton tune!

[@cwalker3166]

The first album I ever bought. The entire album is stellar. At 59 I still have the vynil and still smile when I set the needle.

[@donnagonatas3155]

Elton was the 70s!!!! So freaking amazing! I saw him in 1976.✌❤

[@jessiedalton2681]

I have loved and owned a copy of this album for more years than I care to admit.

[@janicetilley5540]

Jessie , I own a copy of this album too and I will tell you l bought it when it first came out. I just turned 70 in March. The album is still in my record cabinet

[@marjoriefraser7788]

Yes same here😎

[@beeseewill2407]

Elton John knows how to tell a story through his songs.Just an absolutely brilliant singer. He has so much great musuc.Sometimes I forget and have to refresh myself with his catalogue of greatness.

[@Sherrysurbangarden]

This song and “Your Song” are my favorite Elton John songs.

[@robertdufault9492]

Great song really should pull up live one at central park new York what a performance everybody loves this one a girl snuck past security and elton made her sit at the piano with him a really must see

[@stephenwright8103]

Late 70s 80s music is so refreshing the lyrics melody are a work of art unlike most of today's so called songs

[@pittsburghsarah7008]

Elton is my all time favorite artist and this is my faorite song of his.