Elton John's always been good, but 1970s Elton John was just phenomenal. I highly recommend "Levon" and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight."
@mikemaricle99412 жыл бұрын
Your sister can't twist but she can rock & roll
@michele14912 жыл бұрын
Truer words may have ever been spoken.
@josephscally62702 жыл бұрын
I second "Levon" as a selection.
@btgiv60092 жыл бұрын
"Goodbye Yellowbrick Road" may be my favorite. The melody is just incredible.
@Dm-dk9zp2 жыл бұрын
Levon, AMAZING song
@wen-nz3sk2 жыл бұрын
This entire album is stellar, beginning with "Funeral for a Friend" til the end "Harmony," went through 2 LP's!! More please... 🥳❤👍🏽
@damanfromtn2 жыл бұрын
Yes "Funeral for a Friend / Loves Lies Bleeding" please!👋
@graemeosb2 жыл бұрын
Funeral for a Friend / Love lies bleeding please
@alicestephens22332 жыл бұрын
I did too...played it every night after school while doing homework...it was the best
@karenkat11112 жыл бұрын
Another for"Funeral for a friend/Love Lies Bleeding!!!
@cliffcrabtree43592 жыл бұрын
Yet another request for Funeral For alA Friend /Love Lies Bleeding, absolutely blows you away !!
@bobbycollier35082 жыл бұрын
I served 12 years in the Marine Corps and you guys' videos have helped me more than you could imagine with my PTSD. Hopefully one day I could meet you two and shake yalls hands.
@jmhh54342 жыл бұрын
Bobby, thank you for your service!!!
@bobbycollier35082 жыл бұрын
@@jmhh5434 you're very welcome.
@bigsteve92792 жыл бұрын
Semper Fi, Patriot! 🇺🇸
@williambill51722 жыл бұрын
All the strength to you, brother!
@laurahatzes69642 жыл бұрын
So nice! Thank you for your service!
@jasonremy16272 жыл бұрын
"Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is the opener on this album. It's an absolute masterpiece.
@NOLAgenX2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! We keep suggesting it and we keep getting ignored. Maybe it’s the strange title. 🤷♂️
@greg29762 жыл бұрын
I agree 1000%! A real masterpiece!!!!
@honeybadger7132 жыл бұрын
Definitely one of his best phone and see if they were done hopefully they will get to it. It’s actually my favorite❤️
@davidbordonaro16312 жыл бұрын
I've suggested it myself
@conureron37922 жыл бұрын
Yep, masterpiece
@imsirius22 жыл бұрын
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is probably the most epic and theatrical songs of Elton. They are basically one song and cover his full range of talent. Please next.
@joannelong80562 жыл бұрын
Yes yes YES!
@DavidOmaha12 жыл бұрын
Yes! You must do these next. There is a live video of these that is fire!
@Embur122 жыл бұрын
I think it's my favorite. Love goodbye yellow brick road also.
@rripley62 Жыл бұрын
1000%! It's a long one but the build up and transition from ballad to BANGER is everything! :-)
@magneto79302 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you guys are finally seeing the rocking side of Elton John! That whole album is arguably his best. I'm sure you've heard this suggestion a million times but I'm going to say it again, "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" next!
@kbusby48242 жыл бұрын
Such a banger. One of many greats from Sir Elton!! "I'm a juvenile product of the working class whose best friend floats at the bottom of a glass." Let's not forget the lyrical genius of Bernie Taupin.
@Yaktahbay2 жыл бұрын
I never understood the last part of that line. I mean, I get the alcohol reference, but "floats at the BOTTOM of a glass" always seemed clunky to me.
@donnakubiski55722 жыл бұрын
It's one of my favorite song lyrics. I think the whole album is steller. I had the LP, then the cassette, then the CD.
@Niklarus20102 жыл бұрын
@@Yaktahbay I think it might refer to the worm at the bottom of a bottle of tequila.
@sj497702 жыл бұрын
@@Niklarus2010 it floats?
@kentishmale19692 жыл бұрын
@@Niklarus2010 no, I doubt it - not a big drink of the working class in the 70s - maybe it's a dog end in a pint of bitter...
@NOLAgenX2 жыл бұрын
Saw him in ‘84, and this was FIRE live! If you want Elton to rock, it’s time to react to his “Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding”! You will love it. And you’ll get all the piano you could hope for too!
@stephensmith31112 жыл бұрын
A couple friends and I heard/saw Elton and band on the 1973 tour to promote the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album about 2 weeks before it was released, so lots of music that we had never heard before(well, this song and "Goodbye . . ." had been released as singles) as well as lots of his earlier songs. It was one of the best concerts I had ever attended. When the album did come out (no internet as we now know it, FM radio!) we were at the record (vinyl double LP) store with cash in hand.
@dontworrybehappy80802 жыл бұрын
Saw him around '88 in SoCal. The show was mediocre cause I think that was his heavy drug and drinking days. Still glad I went. He's an icon.
@damanfromtn2 жыл бұрын
While I would love to hear it at a concert, the studio version is much better than any live version I have seen.
@bertisjordan10852 жыл бұрын
Early Elton is simply fantastic. I'll never forget him on Soul Train singing "Bennie and the Jets". Yep, Soul Train!
Yeah, that's back when there was more widespread appreciation of various music types. Nowadays, all the new music sounds basically the same. It's amazing to pick the top ten songs from pretty much any week between 1965 and 1995 and listen to the range of styles.
@bradsullivan24952 жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert 46 years ago next Tuesday, when he was at his absolute peak. Naturally, he was on fire that night.
@vespoint2 жыл бұрын
I saw that same tour, June 29th. It was spectacular! Hercules is another rocker.
@vvnavarrewolfvv42182 жыл бұрын
That whole album is great 👍.
@laurakali65222 жыл бұрын
Start to finish. Madman Across the Water is a mandatory listen too as well.
@vansongs2 жыл бұрын
Indeed. Grey Seal is a stand out.
@nolaknowles98882 жыл бұрын
Love this album!
@alonzovillarreal46667 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more
@vicprovost25612 жыл бұрын
This song was fire when we saw him live, the whole band was off the chain jamming away. Also a must hear from Elton is his Madman Across the Water. The original studio is utterly classic but there is an alternate take that is twice as long and features Mick Ronson (from David Bowie's Spiders From Mars) on guitar, his solo is other worldly and so fits the mood of this great tune. Everyone needs to hear it. Enjoy! 🎵🎹🎤🎶
@mariefc85042 жыл бұрын
Yes! Mad Man Across the Water is a must!
@EddieLopez7112 жыл бұрын
Dude any live concert from Elton was always fire awesome performance was at a NY performance and has done for many decades following. 😊
@92548dannyt2 жыл бұрын
Madman Across The Water is absolutely one of his finest.
@josephgallagher9452 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that heads up to Ronsons version👍
@josephgallagher9452 жыл бұрын
@@EddieLopez711 was that his Central Park concert? I think HBO showed it but it's not on DVD yet 😕
@karlsmith25702 жыл бұрын
Hey Jordan and Amber, another of Sir Elton John's songs you should also check out is "The Bitch Is Back"
@daverudbarg2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!!
@trjbrew2 жыл бұрын
YES!!!
@nettie75912 жыл бұрын
I was thinking honking that while watching this!
@m_christine10702 жыл бұрын
Lol! Love it
@mrmrclark2 ай бұрын
Yes! And Honky Cat, too!
@ls19592 жыл бұрын
Elton John's guitarist, Davey Johstone, deserves a lot of credit for his contribution to Elton John's music throughout his career. He really shines on a rocker like this.
@blakemoon123 Жыл бұрын
Yep. Nigel Olsson. Great drummer.
@surlechapeau2 жыл бұрын
J & Amber, you'll love his "Philadelphia Freedom", "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"!!!!
@jimeiden23602 жыл бұрын
Someone Save My Life Tonight Levon
@jeffsligh98182 жыл бұрын
I also HIGHLY recommend "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" as one of the most rocking songs Elton does!
@daverudbarg2 жыл бұрын
YES!!!
@Guildofarcanelore2 жыл бұрын
Yes, “Philadelphia freedom” ! Where did that love for the US go?
@tonyfontinel2722 жыл бұрын
He did a duet version of "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" with George Michael that is fire!
@allenlocke19352 жыл бұрын
This is probably Eltons hardest rocking song and one of his best IMO. "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (studio version) is a must react! I repeat... a must react! It's a progressive banger for the ages! Epic!
@CD_422 жыл бұрын
totally agree "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" will blow your minds! Also for a ballad you can't go wrong with Roy Rogers from this album as well.
@richardsteiner89922 жыл бұрын
The Bitch Is Back is pretty rocking too...
@pattimurphyrocks2 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. It is a masterpiece, an opus!
@jmhh54342 жыл бұрын
This was Elton in his PRIME!!!! Great era!! Hit was a hit machine!!
@bethmiller18402 жыл бұрын
I think he was with Bernie Taupin during that time.
@edb66902 жыл бұрын
Yes, his best years were with Bernie whrote most of the lyrics, Elton put the music to it. Another great song is the title song, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
@vikkiflaig47356 ай бұрын
Yes, before things got so crazy.
@ohfour-seven62282 жыл бұрын
I think you'd enjoy Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding, it's a rocker as well. Honky Cat is another suggestion, as well as The Bitch is Back. Elton is the ultimate entertainer and always a class act. Great reaction, as always, y'all!
@TrevorPalmatiershow2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't believe Billy Joel did The Bitch Is Back at the Kennedy Center Honors in front of the President! lol
@ohfour-seven62282 жыл бұрын
@@TrevorPalmatiershow Wow!
@RickTBL2 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this was LIVE at an Elton John concert, in 1973! It was insane, he had the crowd of 19, 000 people in the palm of his hand.
@timothybenn3132 жыл бұрын
i remebrr seeinghimwhenheanbillyjoel togetherand he did this one solo crowd was on its feet
@cometogetherjl802 жыл бұрын
And the sound was perfect, as if the whole concert was played from the vinyl.
@msjwa50612 жыл бұрын
My friends and I saw Elton John in ‘73 at the University of Alabama. Kiki Dee opened for him. It was the most fun concert I have ever been attended!
@timothybenn3132 жыл бұрын
@@msjwa5061 sirelton always putson agreat show
@MisterGarp2 жыл бұрын
Was it in Milwaukee ?
@americanaforever67252 жыл бұрын
WOW!! Great song and reaction. “Philadelphia Freedom” “Empty Garden” “ Island Girl” and “ Harmony” are a few more Elton John hits
@rhiahlMT2 жыл бұрын
I love Harmony. And Levon.
@tbirdsteve12 жыл бұрын
Yes!! So many great tracks here.
@Shrykespeare2 жыл бұрын
YES! I've been suggesting this for months! One of Elton's best (and your eleventh overall - twelve if you include Gladys & Friends). The energy, the fun, the pure Elton-ness! Thank you so much! If you want to go a little softer for your next Sir Elton song, try "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" or "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" or "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word." If you want to do something truly patriotic, give a listen to "Philadelphia Freedom"..
@Tesses09272 жыл бұрын
Empty Garden, YES! Many people don't know or don't remember that it was a tribute to John Lennon after he was killed. Sad, but it hasn't been played on the radio in years.
@peccatumDei2 жыл бұрын
One often overlooked song from Elton John is 'Ticking', a very sad and serious song that never got the attention it deserved.
@keithroberts49522 жыл бұрын
Elton recorded this song lying down on his back in the studio. There were only four instruments used on this recording - guitar, bass, drums and piano. One of the best 4 piece bands back in the day!
@alpha14812 жыл бұрын
Simple, clean, honest and HARD!!!
@robdaviesprogm2 жыл бұрын
I've heard that story. I'm assuming it was the vocals he recorded lying down? While Elton has often played the piano lying down in concert, he's generally only using one hand when he does this, and there are definitely two hands being used here.
@keithroberts49522 жыл бұрын
@@robdaviesprogm he recorded the piano part after laying down the vocals. Another song he recorded the vocals apart from playing the piano was candle in the wind. There may be footage of him recording candle on KZbin. I definitely saw it on an episode of classic albums where he talked abt recording goodbye yellow brick Road.
@robdaviesprogm2 жыл бұрын
@@keithroberts4952 Yeah, he usually recorded the vocals separately. That's the standard practice, because it's easier to mix the recording later on. What I meant was, were the vocals recorded lying down?
@keithroberts49522 жыл бұрын
@@robdaviesprogm yes, I read that in a bio written about 20 years ago and the biography was endorsed by Elton so it was factual. Plus, I heard Elton in an interview actually say that he recorded it like that because he found it to be a difficult song to record. TIL that Elton John sung the entire album version of Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting, laying on his back on the studio floor (53:20) Play
@The_Dudester2 жыл бұрын
❤ Elton has a great catalogue of music, but by far, his best is Funeral For a Friend/Love Lays Dying. Deeply moving.
@eximusic2 жыл бұрын
Yes, agreed!
@magneto79302 жыл бұрын
Love Lies Bleeding
@rebeccawilson86182 жыл бұрын
To be morbid, I have asked tthat be played at my wake. I thing this combo is incredible, and I can sing it a cappella with no troublel.
@AlAndValOffGrid2 жыл бұрын
One of the BEST double albums of all time. Almost every song was a top 10 hit.
@MrJohnnyMel2 жыл бұрын
Shouted myself hoarse at so many gigs back in the day to Saturday Night
@j.w.matney83902 жыл бұрын
This album came out during my senior year of high school. I wore that album out by the time I graduated. Funeral for a Friend was probably my favourite track.
@Lionize7282 жыл бұрын
Elton can rock HARD. "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is a must.
@One_Proud_Papa2 жыл бұрын
My all-time favorite Sir Elton song is "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding." The first part is an instrumental and the second part is an uptempo rocker. Not as hard as this one, but definitely rocks.
@alanmaddison48352 жыл бұрын
His best one.
@4string592 жыл бұрын
This is the album where Elton John really took off. And he had the most amazing musicians working with him then...Davey Johnstone on guitar, Dee Murray on bass, and Nigel Olsson on drums. And, of course, Elton and that piano. They were absolutely fantastic! Not a bad song on this whole 2 album set. Oh, and let's not forget the amazing lyricist...Bernie Taupin!
@oldeskoolnana75432 жыл бұрын
Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece. Listen to all of it you'll love it.✌🌻🌻 He can do anything .
@dlpowers38982 жыл бұрын
This is probably the hardest rockin' song from Elton John....love Bernie's fun lyrics in this and Elton's vocals are stellar! Also love the Glissando parts(sliding down the keys)! thx for sharing Rob Squad :)
@IisDeeps2 жыл бұрын
There are literally no misses on this album. Righteous from the haunting opening of Funeral For a Friend, right through to the vocal beauty of Harmony. This album is worth savoring every single note.
@jenuwinedisneyphiles49272 жыл бұрын
This song is, perhaps, best enjoyed in tandem with the song that precedes it, "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll)". It's like a time tour from the early 60s to the then-contemporary early 70s. Brilliance.
@rydelldownward78082 жыл бұрын
Seconded!
@svechappe60752 жыл бұрын
"Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding" and "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" are masterpieces that you must listen to soon.
@cullyford36892 жыл бұрын
Save my life tonight is my all time favorite song of Sir Elton.
@yogibarista28182 жыл бұрын
"Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is a must, and sets the tone for the entire double-album.
@gregfagan1992 жыл бұрын
Elton John's original band was phenomenal, and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is one of the best albums ever made.
@gpeck542 жыл бұрын
Saw Elton live in 1973. This was the encore. 20000 screaming the chorus! Never forget it.
@magform2 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe that I saw Elton John in concert 48 years ago in September. He was my high school sweethearts favorite artist. Even though we broke up just before graduation, we were both at that concert, just not together. Absolutely the best showman I ever saw. He had the type of albums you wore out, you played them so often
@rjjcms1 Жыл бұрын
And he closed out Glastonbury this summer,and was very touched by the crowd reaction and appreciation.
@tonyfred1232 жыл бұрын
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding are a must hear for any Elton fan. Love Lies Bleeding is a major banger.
@RADone6528 күн бұрын
Funeral For A Friend! Best Elton John song ever!
@genecase94642 жыл бұрын
Once again, what a great time to be a kid! Say what you want about the limitations of radio stations back then (as opposed to the vastness of the internet today) but they really added to the experience for me. You never knew when the DJ would say "And here's the latest from Elton John. Saturday Night's Alright. Let's give it a spin on KYA AM and FM, San Francisco!". Not to mention constantly changing the stations on my transistor radio trying to find my new "favorite" song! What a time!
@jeanniea34372 жыл бұрын
Love Elton John! He brought me to tears when he sang "Candles in the Wind" at Princess Diana's funeral.
@michaelbannon25252 жыл бұрын
Everytime I hear this song it takes me back to Pittsburgh hockey games in the 70's. At Saturday home games, this was always the first song played as the players stormed onto the ice for warm-ups
@wyrodeni2 жыл бұрын
I just saw him in concert for the first time in 2017 and it was amazing. He played this song for about 15 minutes and it was so loud. I didn’t think he could be that loud. All rock and roll, baby!! If you get a chance to see him be before he stops touring you must. It was the best concert I’ve ever been to.
@elainemarsh51702 жыл бұрын
The guitar work in this is phenomenal. Davey Johnston just tipping it.
@donw8042 жыл бұрын
It's a bit long but the song(s) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" is a true masterpiece and well worth the listen.
@donnabruhn69072 жыл бұрын
Love this one too
@joannparker19772 жыл бұрын
Tons of energy this one. Back then, we didn’t bang our heads when we heard this kind of music on the radio because EVERYTHING back then was head-banging worthy. I remember cruising around up and down the drag in my car (or my friends’ cars) looking to see where everyone was hanging out. What a simple and carefree time. No worries about being an adult. No concept of that. And no cell phones or internet back then. We had to interact with one another face-to-face. I’m not THAT old guys. We all get older. It happens in the flash of an eye.
@florida520012 жыл бұрын
I was at Madison Square Garden the night of the tour in 74. He had John Lennon come out on stage and they sang three or so songs together. When Lennon left the stage, Elton sang someone saved my life tonight. The entire Garden had lighters lit up and afterward in an interview, Elton said he was singing with his eyes closed and opened his eyes to see all the lighters lit up. He said it was the most emotional amazing thing he ever experienced. That was the night John and Yoko got back together backstage. Elton is Godfather to their son, Sean.
@janicepopham23522 жыл бұрын
If you want more rockin' Elton, check out his version of "Pinball Wizard"; he played the character in the movie version of The Who's rock opera "Tommy".
@gregatkinson7276 Жыл бұрын
He was the WHOLE package deal and really helped form our childhood musically! Good choice!
@bradsullivan24952 жыл бұрын
This came out in 1973 and is part of an iconic double album. In case you're wondering, he says "Saturday" 27 times at the end--9 in each of the three lines.😂
@curtjarrell97102 жыл бұрын
One of my all-time favorite Elton John performances. So glad you love it too!
@scottNNJ2 жыл бұрын
There are some great live versions of this song where Elton John absolutely kills it on the piano. You should take some time to watch them….
@glt86964 ай бұрын
I LOVE you 2 talking about the older stuff I grew up with! From same album as Crocodile Rock, ELDERBERRY WINE is a truly sublime rocker :)
@Another_Broke_Musician2 жыл бұрын
In 6 1/2 years from '70 to '76 Elton released 10 (TEN!) studio albums. Elton & his crew knocked it out of the park. Every. Tme. Two of those albums were double-length. Plus there were 2 live albums, half of a movie soundtrack, several singles not on any album, and 2 greatest hits collections as a bonus. It still boggles my mind. And please keep his crew in mind. Bernie Taupin wrote 99.9% of the lyrics. And the musicians, especially Dee (r.i.p.), Nigel, Davey, and his producer Gus were all crucial to the mix.
@donnabruhn69072 жыл бұрын
This is Elton's rockingest song ever, Rock on Elton. We love you ♥️♥️😎✌️
@Jessica_Roth2 жыл бұрын
Yes, Elton really lets Davey Johnstone, his guitarist, shine on this one. You've hit the big hits from this album, but you can't leave out "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (the album opener), and some of the smaller songs are just as brilliant. I'm a big fan of "Grey Seal", "All the Young Girls Love Alice" and "I've Seen That Movie, Too". And there's so much from the "Madman Across the Water" album you still need to hear. Yes, "Tiny Dancer" was great, but so are "Levon", "Indian Sunset" and the title track. Keep at it, please.
@marcusthompson53902 жыл бұрын
John Lennon and Elton John have a song together called “Whatever Gets You Through the Night” that you guys should definitely check out. I know you two are super fans of both of them
@Guildofarcanelore2 жыл бұрын
“I’m a juvenile product of the working class, who’s best friend floats at the bottom of a glass” I connected to that the first time I heard it.
@vandergod2 жыл бұрын
Two sides of Elton John to listen to: “Madman Across the Water” v “I Don’t Wanna Go On (with you like that)”. Very different compositions and decades but both amazing because they were performed by Sir Elton John.
@marygoodson49202 жыл бұрын
This was Elton's early '70's updated homage to '50's early Rock and Roll. This whole album is amazing. Listen to Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding. Masterpiece.
@markumphrey6422 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to see him in concert at Hampton Court Palace in London about 15 years ago and there was only 2000 people in the audience. It was just him and the piano. He did this song and the way he played was INCREDIBLE! It literally covered all the guitar and percussion elements but all done just by playing the piano. I couldn’t believe how he was playing and singing along - I never would have thought this song could have been performed without bass, guitar and drums…and still sound rocking…yet he did it and it was electrifying!! Most amazing concert experience of my life.
@rebeccawilson86182 жыл бұрын
Eltron John is iconic. This album I had memoized when I was about 7 years old. My. BFF at the time and I would dance around her room singing at the top of our lungs. This was the early 1970s.
@paulstewart62032 жыл бұрын
I saw Sir Elton John in St Louis, 1981 under the Gateway Arch, 4th of July weekend, he was in Disguise as a cop to get through the crowd to the stage, awesome show.
@brentcox77722 жыл бұрын
Can’t go wrong with Sir Elton!!! Try “Amie” by Pure Prairie League!!🤘🔥
@elizabethfranco12842 жыл бұрын
The lead singer was Vince Gill
@jimfussell54552 жыл бұрын
I second trying AMIE by PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE! Haven't heard that one in years, but it's GREAT!!!
@rebo26102 жыл бұрын
Love this song! I named my puppy Amie - notice the spelling! - when hearing this song the day we brought her home.
@ronnix232 жыл бұрын
I'd prefer "Let Me Love You Tonight" by PPL, but hopefully they can get to both.
@tragicdeyz26412 жыл бұрын
"Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters", such a beautiful song.
@eileendobbs80092 жыл бұрын
Another banger on this album was All The Young Girls Love Alice. The lyrics were just too racy for 70s radio but it's a banger. All the reactors who have listened to it dug it. For a mellow EJ I love the songs Daniel & Levon. Daniel makes me tear up.
@walterrutherford83212 жыл бұрын
I was riding with my buddy Daniel and pretended like I booted him out of the moving car when this song came on. But then I listened to the lyrics, “Daniel my brother, you are older than me. Do you still feel the pain, from the scars that won’t heal? Your eyes are blind. But you see more than I”. And I imagined his blinded, scarred, and battered body in the ditch, and I actually felt guilty! Lovely song but I have trouble listening to it now.
@rachellavely40492 жыл бұрын
I love this song!
@donnacarter26172 жыл бұрын
I just remember listening to Elton John during the 70 & 80's on the radio. What a wonderful memory as a kid. He had such big hits during his early career. I missed his last concert just a few years ago, I wished I could have gone.
@bradsullivan24952 жыл бұрын
Gotta second the suggestion for his 11-minute masterpiece, "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding." It's got everything and changes course throughout the song. There's actually no lyrics for the first five minutes and it still manages to keep you riveted.
@jimclose29672 жыл бұрын
I've always like the live version on Here and There
@rray8482 жыл бұрын
I just saw Elton in concert at Comerica Park in Detroit Monday a week ago... This is his farewell tour.. he says he is getting too old to tour anymore. He was fantastic... Nobody opened for him... he just played a solid 2.5 hours and then came back out for a 3 song encore. Not bad for a 75 yr old. 😄 The man was phenomenal! My only gripe was the echo in the stadium. It was fine for the music but when he stopped to tell stories from his career it made understanding him a little hard. At the end when he said that would be his first and last time playing at Comerica park it almost brought me to tears. This song was in his set list... the giant screens on stage showed fight scenes from a lot of old movies but the best was they showed HIS fight scene from the Kingsmen: The Golden Circle movie... 🤣 This is the song that started that fight scene in the movie. He totally KICKED ASS!!!! 😁
@rubbersole792 жыл бұрын
Like many great "solo" artists, Elton John had a great band featuring lead guitarist and backing vocalist Davey Johnstone. A devastating talent that rarely receives the recognition he deserves.
@kdavis99432 жыл бұрын
“Someone saved my life tonight” is amazing. Also, you have to hear “Lucy in the sky with diamonds”! He has so many great songs! It’s awesome to hear them again. Great reaction to this one! Y’all are so fun to watch! ❤️
@rosegarden72562 жыл бұрын
This takes me back to those grade school dances when we would wear our best dresses and the boys did the side step shuffle. Good times!
@SRGots2 жыл бұрын
I had gotten Elton John's first Greatest Hits album on CD right as I was graduating high school in 1992 and became obsessed with this song. It became one of my getting-ready-to-go-out songs that I'd listen to every weekend.
@rwfrench66GenX2 жыл бұрын
Great reaction! You can’t call them rivals but England had Elton John and America had Billy Joel and even though both played piano they definitely had their own styles and sounds. They both had many multi-platinum selling albums.
@michaelknight21182 жыл бұрын
Sir Elton John, all ways rocks. This was his early stuff that we started with. When you start doing full albums this one needs to be on the list. Thanks again for the memory. Smile
@mowerdan81332 жыл бұрын
You should try "The Bitch is Back" or his version of "Pinball Wizard". Both great upbeat Rock tunes.
@Tuesdays_Gone2 жыл бұрын
YES!! The Bitch is Back!
@DrTomMD2 жыл бұрын
His Pinball Wizard is epic for sure. Especially if watched with the Tommy movie video
@stebstebanesier62052 жыл бұрын
My first concert was an Elton John show, I was 13 and my older sister and some of her friends had tickets for the concert. One of her friends backed out so I weaseled my way in. It was at The Oakland Coliseum, October or November, 1975. I was blown away what a show. The biggest highlight of the night was that since my sister and her buddies got so wasted, that I, a 13 year old kid drove home, no problem, it was only about 50 miles.
@bryanwhitton17842 жыл бұрын
I love this song but I really liked the song right in front of it and how it lead into Saturdays Night's Alright (For Fighting) . Side 4 track 1 & 2. Your Sister Can't Twist then Saturday Night. Separate songs but one leads into the other so perfectly. As others have said, Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is a phenomenal track! Possibly EJ's best album ever but that could be argued easily.
@blackprix2 жыл бұрын
All you have to say is “Elton”. And we all know who it is… And never be disappointed because he did so many good songs.
@brianturbide25122 жыл бұрын
"Bitch Is Back" is another high powered Elton John song you should react to!!!!!
@danherlihy6132 жыл бұрын
Saw Elton last night in Foxboro MA on his farewell yellow brick road tour. This song was part of his 2 1\2 hour set. What an amazing show! So happy we got to see this legend one last time!!
@dougstevens62572 жыл бұрын
Sir Elton is so talented there are no words to adequately describe it. His music spans decades. You might also want to check out: "Empty Garden" (A Tribute to John Lennon), "The Bitch is Back" and "Island Girl". Pure pop perfection!
@johnawad87102 жыл бұрын
Empty Garden is a great song. Totally underrated..
@stevehamilton88242 жыл бұрын
Kick ass tune! Elton has some great rocking tunes. His catalog of music is so extensive so you have a long way to go to check out all that he has done. Keep them coming.
@izzonj2 жыл бұрын
Goodbye Yellowbrick Road is such a phenomenal album! Double album. It's got heavy rockers, beautiful ballads, progressive rock, and some strange psychedelia. It was really an artist peaking. Figuratively and literally, because it was after this that he hit bottom with drugs and booze. Thankfully, he got it together again. He crashed but didn't burn.
@rickwelch84642 жыл бұрын
"Had it w your discipline" Always loved that line.
@jrhaughey24812 жыл бұрын
Elton John and John Lennon were very good friends, when John was killed he and Bernie got together and wrote "Empty Garden", Elton wouldn't do this song live in his concerts because it upset him, I would suggest ya'll do the lyric video to not miss any words of this great song. Peace, Love, and God Bless
@peterzimmer91402 жыл бұрын
Yes yes yes. Funeral for a friend/Love lies bleeding!
@marksmodellingmadness2 жыл бұрын
You know what, I've been able to sing along to this song since I first heard it in 1978 when I was a child in Uganda. This is one of the best songs on the album, in fact I'll say the every song on this album is fantastic, 11/10. Except for "I've seen that movie too", that song is only quite good. ;) But seriously- best album ever in my view. My fave song is "this song has no title", it's just Elton and piano., and another keyboard or two... but mainly the voice and intriguing lyrics.
@kevhove2 жыл бұрын
Love you guys .. honest.. trustworthy..open.. much respect
@kenhayhurst3742 жыл бұрын
Elton and Bernie were a "song writing force". Same with Meatloaf and Stienman. Different styles but the power there.
@rebeccawilson86182 жыл бұрын
You are so correct. Those were two perfect storms of musical genius.
@marilynk302 жыл бұрын
Yesssssss
@Reyne-fb7mj2 жыл бұрын
My favorite Elton John song, nearly 50 years old and still kicks out the jams. When this album came out my good friend John let me borrow it. I used to do a workout of floor exercises (crunches, etc.) while listening to this song. So much energy in this song.
@richardb62602 жыл бұрын
You should listen to Elton John's "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" and "All the Young Girls Love Alice". Both off of the Yellow Brick Road album, his best album.
@mikeking77102 жыл бұрын
So glad you liked this. As many great hits that Elton put out, this is among my favorites, exactly because of that uptempo boisterous feel of both the music and the lyrics.
@mark972132 жыл бұрын
This is a great album... back when elton's music was most desirable.
@TigerRogers06602 жыл бұрын
The twin guitar lines from Davey Johnstone really give this song so much power!! Great gritty vocal performance from Elton too.
@victormendez88112 жыл бұрын
DARE you guys to react to Elton John - Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding~~ YOU WILL LOVE IT!
@65presleychick2 жыл бұрын
Saw him a couple of months ago and he was AMAZING! What a talent.
@bobdelp20234 ай бұрын
HE WAS HOTTTTT ON THOSE KEYS GUYS, DOING HIS ( JERRY LEE LEWIS ) THING! 😊AND THEN HIS GUITARIST ( DAVEY JOHNSTONE ) SHREDDING OF COURSE!👍
@darrellthorpe76542 жыл бұрын
So glad people are FINALLY reacting to this AWESOME song👍🏼