Musician Listens To Elton John - Have Mercy on the Criminal For The First Time! Reaction

[@colinthegeordiehistorian10]

Great to see someone doing some lesser known Elton John songs. And the Dont shoot me album is awsome.

[@martinstubbs7974]

Lyrics by the incomparable Bernie Taupin and music by Elton. One of the greatest songwriting partnership ever. Fantastic reaction!! Thank you! Best wishes from the UK.

[@keithetherington678]

Elton John was inspired by Leon Russell a great song writer and musician. Elton spent a year helping him get into the rockin roll hall of fame about 15 years ago. The album this song is from is, Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player. It was my first Elton John album and I listened to it over and over again in the early 70's when I was about 14 years old 1973. I have never seen anyone else react to this song

[@yvettelang1961]

It is in my top 3. Love this song! Have seen him do this one in his last tour.

[@cmoplay1]

This is fabulous seventies. Anything went and thank you God. Elton is a self taught piano prodigy. He was offered a scholarship to London's Royal Academy of Music. At this time Elton writes music and is a great Rock composer. But, he had a secret weapon. A friend and lyricist named Bernie Taupin. He wrote all the lyrics during Elton Johns run in the seventies. They are definitely one of the magical pairings that blew the world away.

[@SmallwoodMedia]

String arrangements by Paul Buckmaster.

[@Scooterboi60]

The guitarist is Davey Johnstone who has been in Elton’s band since 1972 but played on the Madman Across the Water in 1971 which is another brilliant album and the title track is eerie and well worth diving into. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road will, I think, blow you away also. Here’s Have Mercy on the Criminal live with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 1986 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaDSh6uslN2ImsU

[@greggary7217]

About the blues: Sir Elton (then Reginald Dwight) formed the band Bluesology early on so lots of blues in his early days. Trivia: Bluesology later became the backing band for Long John Baldry (a great British blues man in his own right) from whom Reginald took the “John” of his new name. Anyway this is a great track and it’s bluesy feel is well earned. Great to hit some of the lesser known pieces!

[@betseyr.9081]

I'll add to some deeper tracks for Elton, "Tower of Babel", "The King Must Die", "I've Seen That Movie Too ", "Blue Eyes", "Come Down In Tine", "Bitter Fingers", "High Flying Bird" for starts but there are many, many more! Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics and Elton put them to music!

[@LucicPower]

He butt them to music 🤣

[@glenncambray9783]

Good choices there. I think all true lovers of Elton and Bernie have a very close connection to those songs.

[@Zoro007]

I feel like a bullet in the gun of Robert Ford....is and has always been one of my favourites....he and Bernie are both genius at what they do....great bands and musicians in support as well... Davey's been there from the start...

[@glenncambray9783]

I would also like to add Salvation to the list.

[@monicapleinis6510]

Love this hunny 💞 Love you, Mom!

[@scottwilliams5721]

One of my favourite EJ albums

[@jimmyjameson8705]

One of my favorite EJ songs and one of my fav. Solos. Davey Johnstone guitar, Bernie Taupin lyrics.

[@preesi1403]

The Guitarist is Davey Johnstone. A Folk Guitarist from Edinburgh Scotland. He joined Eltons band in 1971. He plays all kinds of string instruments. Go watch Elton John 60th Birthday Holiday Inn, and see Daveys mandolin playing

[@davidmaholchic6146]

What a rabbit hole Elton John glad to see you enjoying love you

[@jamesbondbond8388]

Elton Jonh ROCKET MAN !!!!

[@VikingJeff]

When I saw Elton in the mid eighties he played acoustic guitar on "Love Song"

[@cpmf2112]

Actually Bernie Taupin wrote most of Elton's songs.

[@SmallwoodMedia]

Bernie wrote the lyrics; Elton wrote the music.

[@colinthegeordiehistorian10]

Bernie wrote the Lyrics Elton wrote all the Music

[@restonmather9717]

Bernie wrote the lyrics

[@terryr55]

The guitarist is Davey Johnstone, who was with Elton John throughout his whole career...

[@bobdelp2023]

AND THAT'S ALLLLLLLLLLL THAT BERNIE AND ELTON DID JOHN! 💯😊BERNIE WITH THE LYRICS ALWAYS AND THEN ELTON WRITING THE INCREDIBLE FANTASTIC INSANE MUSIC TO THOSE LYRICS, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT JOHN! 👍😊 HIS GUITARIST WAS THE GREAT ( DAVEY JOHNSTONE ) KEEP ENJOYINGGG THIS MASTER ROCK LEGEND!😊

[@danallshaw1131]

Yep, this is the real Elton John. I think he was in Long John Baldry's band for many years. Welcome home to the good stuff.

[@progpuss]

I ended up a prog man but first love was Elton John and some of his early stuff was prog like, telling stories while chord changes abound.

[@elisabethbichler9634]

Well John, I really like your attitude... I would really like to know what you think about one of my very favourite songs of Elton John: Come down in time from his early album Tumbleweed Connection.

[@gbsailing9436]

Try his "Ticking" or for more of his piano try "Tonight"...Awesome songs and quite different from each other, with one telling a story and the other lamenting the loss of a relationship! And for an absolute banger, try his "Better Off Dead", such interesting poetry in that one too!

[@jimmyjameson8705]

Ticking is AMAZING.

[@roberormonde]

He was a good singer. He got old

[@barrywerdell2614]

The guitarist is Davey Johnstone. If you want intense along this line try "Ticking"

[@hauoleguyify]

I’ve been waiting for a Ticking reaction.

[@barrywerdell2614]

@@hauoleguyify Ifully believe this is one of their top ten

[@hauoleguyify]

@@barrywerdell2614 Yes, the piano in that song is epic. It tells the story.

[@barrywerdell2614]

@@hauoleguyify the song is like it's a silent film with piano accompliment with words

[@xnomoresense]

Have you heard of Ethel Cain? She’s an amazing singer and songwriter and a few weeks ago she released her new album Preacher's daughter. I would like to know your opinion about the album. Greetings!

[@preesi1403]

John? Elton literally began his career as a blues singer. He founded BLUESOLOGY a band he began when he was 14

[@marieoleary527]

0 seconds ago You need to listen to his early stuff, your missing out on a lot.. The live version of this song is awesome…. Its on KZbin.

[@roberormonde]

That's hard To handle good music.

[@UseByDate-Expired]

35 likes from 500 views should tell you something

[@bootsneak]

Stop moving! The music isn't going where your head is going.

[@EnriqueParada-zu1gt]

Javey johnstone

[@jmvioli]

While I agree this is a great song, since you're justing starting with Elton, save the deep tracks for later. Classics like Tiny Dancer, Levon, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Bennie and the Jets, Daniel, and Someone Saved My Life Tonight should be next.

[@LucicPower]

Patreon for mediocre songs is like pay to play🤔