Elton John - Bennie And The Jets | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

[@victoriaserreno2398]

I’m so glad you commented on this one! Of all the songs on the “Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road” album, this one was played constantly on my cheesy stereo in my bedroom. (I was 12.) ❤️

[@centuryrox]

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" might be the best album of the 70s, and among the greatest albums of all time!

[@DavidBMaas]

There's not a bad song on that album. Solid.

[@dv3507]

Yes, same! I was 11. Lol!

[@maryschiff9580]

Yes, I love that song!

[@jerickson725]

Same here Victoria!

[@bonniemadison6659]

On May 15, 1975, Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter Elton John became the first white performer on Soul Train.

[@dianemccloud5990]

Yup........totally love it....

[@dagmar.6954]

I grew up with the music of Elton John. He was really big in the 70's-80's. He collaborated with Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 albums. They were one of the best song writing teams. Bernie wrote the lyrics & Elton supplied the melody. They had so many great hits together such as "Your Song", "Levon", "Tiny Dancer", "Rocket Man", "Honky Cat, "Crocodile Rock", "Daniel", "Bennie & The Jets", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Candle In The Wind", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "The Bitch Is Back", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me", "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" etc.

[@joelliebler5690]

You forgot the great tune Take Me To The Pilot .

[@elegantgypsyrose5328]

Love Candle in the Wind and The Bitch is Back. ❤️💕

[@timothyplumley8316]

LOL, I can still remember Elton John play the bitch is back for the Queen. This was a reception event upon her return of her world tour in the early 80’s.

[@ffieditor]

what I didn't sir john just over ran everyone he just burned he song with over play them on the air.

[@evaford8397]

I love all these songs!

[@mmccord2]

The piano sounds so distinctive here, because Elton's playing on the downbeat. He's hitting the keys in between the beats which is supposed to be really difficult. He's such a master in his craft.

[@RockChickFace]

Thats what makes it stand out

[@joshkresnik6402]

I never noticed that that’s gotta take mad skill

[@lexdunn4160]

I'm a piano player and I can tell you that playing this type of syncopated piano is very difficult to do well. Nobody had rhythmic appoaches like EJ

[@beckieericson7774]

Elton trained as a classical pianist in his childhood. This gave him incredible technique and expression.

[@craigedwards2940]

Technique, definitely, but I think the expression comes from within, and his love of Jazz and Blues/Gospel.

[@bradsullivan2495]

You MUST do his masterpiece: "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding." It's 11 minutes long, but goes in so many different directions that make for an incredible journey.

[@beckyfearereck]

I was going to suggest this also! You love his piano playing, this is the one to hear

[@taradevine6026]

Oh yeah!! He opens with that a lot which is PERFECT! To me, its his pinnacle just like Scenes from an Italian Restaurant is Billy Joel's. Seeing them together a dream come true!

[@williamgraber6683]

Hands down his best. Next is "All the girls love Alice".

[@DavidOmaha1]

Yes! An underrated Elton John cut!

[@tamifaulkner4103]

So good!!

[@TheCkent100]

Had to comment on this since I didn't see any other commenters mention this: This song was not a song recorded live in front of an audience. It was a studio creation. The engineer combined the studio track with a live audience recording, fading the audience levels in and out at appropriate times. This information was revealed in a documentary on the making of the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album.

[@victoriabarr255]

The one doing all the whistling was the tea boy.

[@heather9857]

I didn't know that, thanks for sharing!

[@tjmctube]

You beat me to it, even though I just found that out a few months ago.

[@sandyhanson6082]

Yes of course! It fades out. Knew that it wasn't live when it came out!

[@ronknox3376]

One other thing about the audience clapping. The engineer said British fans were always a hair behind the beat (I think all audiences are) so he purposely has the clapping just a smidge behind the down beat to make it appear more like a live recording.

[@critterwatcher8009]

Elton's piano can be soft and lyrical as well: "Daniel" "Your song" "Candle in the wind" among others.

[@kayelle8005]

Someone saved my life tonight Sacrifice

[@trudieristich795]

@@kayelle8005 yes I was in junior high when they came out and I truly loved it and I still do and Funeral For A Friend I love them all but you know these two are really good

[@jamiepasquariello2652]

I think you mean Barry Turpin

[@izzonj]

They recorded this song with pretty much just vocals and piano and everyone at the record studio thought it was really weird and didn't know what to do with it, yet they were intrigued. Then somebody came up with the idea to add the audience sounds to it and that really transformed it. The audience track was actually from a James Brown concert!

[@squaaaaak3178]

I thought perhaps they walnuted up the Idea, but cashews are good too.

[@izzonj]

@@squaaaaak3178 oh nuts!

[@Del-Scent]

I'm a huge EJ fan. I never knew this about the audience Sound added in. Things you learn on KZbin

[@wcemichael]

I've had/heard this album since the 70s. I did not know that

[@bite-sizedshorts9635]

James Brown did the same thing on one of his singles from the 60s. It was recorded in the studio in Charlotte, NC, and then an audience track from one of his own concerts was added on top of it.

[@RexOates]

Elton always said this song has a special place in his heart because it was his first number 1 hit on the US Rhythm and Blues charts. He even performed it on the 70's television show "Soul Train."

[@islandgreenstrong]

In 5th grade, I proudly proclaimed that my FAVORITE Elton John song was "Philadelphia Freedom" and I'll still say it to this day. IT'S A BANGER!! My 5th-grade class took a cruise down the Chesapeake Bay on a boat for a class trip...they had a jukebox on the boat and we played this song over and over, we danced so hard to this song on the mid-deck they had to stop us cause the floor was bouncing...BEST memory of 5th grade.

[@your_huge_ego_bores_me]

Yep, that and "Island Girl". " The Bitch is Back" underrated MF'in classic.

[@LadybugLuv]

Yep, it's mine too. I was 6 or 7 when the song came out so it is attached to great memories! However, I have to confess, for the longest time we (my sister and I) thought he was singing Philadelphia Eagles! I don't know how it got intertwined, but it stuck for the longest time! Lol 🤪

[@islandgreenstrong]

@@your_huge_ego_bores_me ABSOLUTELY!!

[@islandgreenstrong]

@@LadybugLuv Memories are the best!!

[@moptopbaku6022]

It's very good but certainly not his best.

[@pattyestrada6]

One of my favorite Elton John songs is “Mona Lisa’s and Mad Hatters” you should check it out. Also “Crocodile Rock” which is such a fun and catchy song.

[@VicEclectica]

That's a beautiful song. :) "Turn around and say good morning to the night." Poetry.

[@themadhatter3622]

I have a thing for this song myself.

[@ChrisSmith-jj3es]

My favorite song by Elton John as well

[@elizabethdiane3942]

Totally agree, and also Ticking

[@xScooterAZx]

..Sons of bankers,sons of lawyers turn around and say good morning to the night,...

[@jasonremy1627]

"Someone Saved My Life Tonight". So good.

[@Afontanez1962]

Elton John is like the Mozart or Beethoven of our generation. His music will still be listened to 200-300 years from now.

[@paisliesplace3921]

OMG! In the 70's I told my mom (who hated Elton John) that he is the modern day Mozart, of course she told me I was nuts.....you will not believe this but in the early 90's one day my mom asked me if I remembered telling her EJ was the modern day Mozart...I told her yes...."You were right, I apologize he is a piano genius". I about dropped! Told you so Mom!!! 😉

[@NavvyMom]

@@paisliesplace3921 That's awesome! Kudos to your Mom for recognizing and acknowledging EJ and apologizing to you.

[@paisliesplace3921]

@@NavvyMom Yeah big Kudos to her!! I love my mom!! I happy she sees Sir Elton's talents now.🙂

[@smoothALOE]

I agree with the Mozart comparison. It was as if the music was already in his head and he was just taking dictation. He was touched by God or something. It’s unbelievable!

[@paisliesplace3921]

@@smoothALOE I agree. Definitely beyond my skill level. lol It is unbelievable!

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

“I Guess That’s Why They It the Blues” is my favorite Elton John song. Anyone who has had a loved one in the military will get it. ❤️

[@Shrykespeare]

CLASSIC Sir Elton! You've got so many hits to go, you really can't choose one and go wrong. "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" is a banger, as is "Philadelphia Freedom", "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", "Crocodile Rock", and my personal fave, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight". I hope you do that one next.

[@LauPulstar]

patrick we have the same taste, "someone saved my life tonight" is fantastic and also my fave. those other songs you suggested i know they will like. i'd also add "circle of life", "your song", "honky cat" and "dont go breaking my heart"

[@26shedan]

Love "Someone saved my life tonight"

[@gallery963]

Crocodile Rock for your kids.

[@rickwiles8835]

Crocodile Rock is classic I seen Elton John about two years ago and when he played Crocodile Rock people were literally dancing in the aisles of the stadium. 100's of boomers rompin' and stompin' to Crocodile Rock.

[@orphu88]

Yes! "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is amazing!

[@centuryrox]

Oh, the Elton John rabbit hole is an extremely deep one, loaded with lots of great songs! Elvis may be the King of Rock and Roll, but Elton was absolutely the King of the 70s!

[@alisonstevens2712]

Elton's great, but Stevie Wonder was the king of the 70s

[@connieb4372]

I agree with you on that.. you could not turn on the radio in the early to mid 70s and not hear an Elton John song.. I was fortunate enough to be enrolled in one of those music clubs where they send an album every month (that is after you get a buttload of albums for like a penny at first) and Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player was one of the albums that was sent to me and it has always been a fave of mine.

[@centuryrox]

@@connieb4372 Yes, Columbia House was the club I was in. Gotta a lot of albums that way, including Elton's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Caribou"!

[@toneighty6913]

"Levon" by Elton is great!

[@fredbond8226]

You two do a great job of bringing the old greats back to life

[@d-2793]

Bennie & the Jets! my favorite Elton John song. this song was on his greatest hits album! when my niece was a baby. we’d play this song for her & she bopped up & down in her diaper. She would point to the cassette player and say ‘John’ John meant she wanted Elton’s greatest hits. Her total favorite & mine too

[@true1evanique]

As I remember it, "Bennie And The Jets" was a huge hit on the black stations. And its been stated that Elton John was the first white artist to appear on Soul Train performing this song.

[@xoxxobob61]

Was he? I thought it was David Bowie performing "Golden Years".

[@gj8683]

The first non-white artist to play on Soul Train was session guitarist Dennis Coffey, who did a lot of R&B and soul sessions. Number two: José Feliciano. Three: Gino Vannelli. Elton John was number four.

[@danabeazley8605]

KC And the Sunshine Band was on there as well .

[@richardworonowicz9076]

You must listen to Elton John and George Michael duet ''Don't Let the Sun Wake Go Down On Me, a live performance .

[@surlechapeau]

J/Amber, you'll love his "Your Song", "Philadelphia Freedom", "Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting" and many more!!! Elton and Billy Joel did a concert tour together. Now that's some piano playing!!!

[@KevinW3278]

Yes Billy and Elton's concert tour was great and about 17 years ago now. two of the best piano players together and singing each others songs at times too.

[@ellenstrack6274]

That was a great concert tour. I got to see them twice together and multiple concerts with each individually.

[@melodymcdonald2140]

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting (studio version) does some neat things in the headphones. Honky Cat(again the studio version so you don't miss any of it) is my favorite...just the sheer musicality of it..its so much fun!

[@melodymcdonald2140]

Social Disease is another good one that has that funky piano and lots of banjo!

[@samuelmregister]

for those who weren't around in the mid-70's, this was a truly massive hit for Elton- like airwaves-dominant big. And back when Elton still had an upper range.

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

Big-time crossover.. all the way to rocking it on Soul Train 🎵🤗🎶

[@Titter2]

Saw him live a few years ago when he was well beyond his upper range, and he was still insane. Could only imagine seeing him live in his prime.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

Have seen him 5 times since the 70's. Last time was 2018. He ages like a fine wine.✌🌻🌻

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

@@Titter2 Have seen him 5 times since the 70's. Last time was 2018. He ages like a fine wine.✌🌻🌻

[@marieneu264]

What is this song about?

[@ThePeaceableKingdom]

It seems to lag the beat in a way that you can't help but begin to sway. It's visceral. Brilliant.

[@JonS0107]

Elton John’s early hits incorporated a lot of “honky tonk” style piano. The first music genre to be commonly known as honky-tonk music was a style of piano playing related to ragtime but emphasizing rhythm more than melody or harmony.

[@CamoJan]

I've noticed the same about Elton's piano playing. It's almost like he's pounding on the keys and I LOVE it!! "Daniel", "Honky Cat" & "Crocodile Rock" are my other 3 favorites of Elton that you haven't listened to yet.

[@elegantgypsyrose5328]

Daniel! Yes! 💕

[@sprybug]

Yep! That's what Billy Joel even said about him. The piano is a percussive instrument and Elton John plays it like one!

[@donnazasgoat2274]

He is and it's called honky-tonk when played that way.

[@henrysteves8075]

Every song on side 1 of Goodby Yellow Brick Road is fantastic! You have to listen to Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding....you have to!

[@kennethohnemus3192]

Absolutely agree with you 😎😎😎😎 also Roy Rogers

[@michellebarry1555]

So fantastic …Captain Fantastic 😉

[@amyd6591]

Billy Joel and Elton John toured together several years ago. I saw them here in OKC. it was amazing. Dueling pianos 🎹, singing each other’s songs, just incredible!

[@Ocrilat]

This is Elton's first big hit in the Detroit market, or what back then was called 'black radio'. It went #1 on 'Billboards Hot Soul Singles' chart (basically R&B).

[@jeanmiller2747]

There is a fantastic duet between George Michael and Elton John doing "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" live from the 1990s. Great performances from both of them.

[@derynferris7298]

Absolutely,wonderful, must watch performance x

[@andreabellocchi3840]

One of the best duets of all times .for sure

[@carlossantiago9955]

I liked this song when he played it on Soul Train. He was the first white performer on Soul Train. It was trippy. Maybe next time you do Elton John, you'll play the video when he did "Philadelphia Freedom" on Soul Train.

[@martyclaybourn6494]

My favourite Elton song. I’m not a huge fan, except for Bernie Taupins insane lyrics, but this is the dog’s doodahs for me.

[@peterlachance7776]

i can imagine the pure joy you must feel hearing these for the first time....

[@marebear875]

As soon as Elton hits that quick opening chord, everyone knows what song it is. It's that iconic. The entire Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road album (where this song is from) is perfection. Also from that album - PLEASE make sure to check out Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding!!! It's a masterpiece and so epic!! You guys will be blown away!

[@bahamadon7950]

This is the way. Perhaps the masterpiece among his entire suite of masterpieces.

[@kwmrlee]

Elton is a piano virtuoso, powerful striker .

[@JBro9091]

I'm so happy you've went back to Elton! "Levon" is a personal fav! Also, you should check out his performance of "Bennie and the Jets" and "Philadelphia Freedom" from Soul Train - he kills it!

[@calliestephen]

I LOVE LEVON!!!!! Bob Jovi actually did a pretty good cover of that on the Elton John and Bernie Taupin tribute album. Worth checking it out if you haven’t already.

[@lesliejames6870]

Elton John was the BEST Concert I have ever been to. It was right after his Yellow Brick Road album came out.. His piano was clear glass. OMG!!!!

[@Afontanez1962]

I actually went to the Face2Face concert with EJ and Billy Joel and, as great and fantastic as Billy Joel performed, EJ just blew him out of the water. It's the best show I've ever seen.

[@rhondaharmon724]

I remember hanging out, riding around and getting high and the music was blasting. I feel sorry for most folks who were not born in the 50s/60s. We owned this music. Loved it.

[@scottvanhille5688]

He had so many hits. Elton John is legendary. "Daniel" is another classic to listen to.

[@lesleyrobinson3464]

I wish I could hear this song again for the first time,....PURE JOY ! ❤️

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Thanks for playing this, it was a HUGE radio hit for Elton. Radio used to be so much fun in the 70's. I remember when this album came out, the same time Bowie's Young Americans was released, Todd Rundgren's Wizard, A True Star, and Steely Dan's Katy Lied. Such good music!!! Philadelphia Freedom would be a great follow up for you to react to or Don't Go Breakin' My Heart. Such great stuff!

[@elegantgypsyrose5328]

Support David Bowie Young Americans

[@josephgallagher6529]

Yep, back when music was art, not just a demographic.

[@Afontanez1962]

Philadelphia Freedom is another great, yet different type of song for them to react to.

[@DazzleMonroe]

A Wizard, A True Star came out in 73, a good 2 years before Young Americans. You had me doubting myself there haha

[@ohfour-seven6228]

@@DazzleMonroe I was just referring to the fact that I was listening to all of these at that time, you are definitely correct on the timeline.

[@eviekelpie1]

Bernie Taupins lyrics and Elton's compositions. Match made in heaven! The band members created that"live in concert" sound

[@brianchamberlin7572]

What a combo!!!!!

[@keltonhutchison5951]

Absofreakinlutely. I had the opportunity to see Elton John and Billy Joel all in one show.

[@MikeInMD1961]

My first concert of Elton's was in 1976 - I was 15 years old and was so thrilled to see him live. I've seen him in concert countless times since, and he has NEVER once put on a subpar show. He's the definition of a 'living legend'.

[@marthaz]

This one crossed color barriers back in the day. 🙏💕 Elton and Leon Russell were geniuses on piano and prolific songwriters. Legends. And don't forget Stevie Wonder on a revolving stool in his concerts playing between three different keyboards. 😉

[@porridge57]

The instrumental interlude is one of the best ever, in all of music.

[@chriso6719]

One of his many #1 hits. Great song. Next for Elton, try Candle in the Wind or Crocodile Rock.

[@vitus33]

No

[@chriso6719]

@@vitus33 No?? What's that supposed to mean?

[@justanotherguy7925]

@@chriso6719 no on the Crocodile Rock…? I’d have to agree. There are way too many great songs in his catalog to go to that one any time soon.

[@andyfletcher3561]

@@justanotherguy7925 Yeah, I would skip "Don't Shoot ME..." for now as well, even though it does have a couple of great songs on it. They should stick with "GBYBR" then Maybe "Madman Across the Water", and go from there.

[@justanotherguy7925]

@@andyfletcher3561 agree

[@mikerichards67]

I have seen Elton four times,all I can say is that his performances are beyond entertaining. They definitely broke the mold when Elton was created.

[@pbdez0623]

When a song is a classic ,it doesn’t matter what year it was released,it goes thru the decades ,becoming a new song for someone..no Matter what year they heard it….

[@meboy76]

Like I said before in my comment seen Elton John and Billy Joel together live in concert in the 90s just amazing 2 icons and legends."Daniel" "Rocket Man", "Honky Cat, "Crocodile Rock", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "Candle In The Wind", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting", "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me""don't go breaking my heart""I guess that's why they call it the blues".and so many more songs id need to go look to remember tons great songs

[@kathyrizzi8754]

I still love Elton John singing this song…Bennie & The Jets! “ so good back then!👍🎼🎶🎵👏👏👏♥️♥️🌺🌹

[@kellycoach7190]

Elton John "The One" ❤️

[@RonRezendes]

As kid growing up in the 70s and 80s, I heard this song when my Dad was on the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk. The captain's last name was Benjamin and they played this song when arriving and leaving port. Benny and the Jets will always remind of that part of my youth. Thank you!

[@ronnix23]

Thank you guys. This is absolutely my favorite Elton song, which is saying something because he has so many great songs. Another outstanding piano player you haven’t reacted to yet is Bruce Hornsby. I highly recommend The Way It Is by him. Not only is it a great song musically, but it also has a great message.

[@markblom8039]

That's someone who uses the piano as a percussion instrument.

[@kevinmalone3210]

I've always liked his style of playing the piano. It's distinctive with a really nice melody to it. The way he sings this song is pretty unique, going into a falsetto voice on some of the verses. It a great song no matter how you slice it.

[@ammaleslie509]

amazingly this song was a crossover hit for him...for some reason this record was HUGE on the black radio stations and was the first time a lot of blackfolks heard of him. yes I'm old enough to remember "black radio stations"...!

[@jackpowrie3]

Yup. Originally wasn’t popular but the airtime on black community radio stations turned it into a massive hit. Such a funky tune.

[@joanlooper2007]

Elton John is just special. “Your Song” is one that is special to me because it makes me think of my mom who died when I was young. I can’t make it through the song without bawling. When I was pregnant with my son, I was thinking of naming him Benjamin. I couldn’t think of that name without thinking we could call him Ben or Bennie. That would inevitably lead to me singing Bennie and the Jets. I couldn’t ever think of that name without the song playing in my head so we ended naming him…..Kevin. No songs get stuck in my head with that name.

[@joiedevivre2005]

"Daniel" conjures the same response in me. Can't make it thru that song without getting teary-eyed.

[@timneale5657]

You just need to listen to the entire Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. It's one of the all time greatest albums! Funeral for a Friend / Love lies Bleeding, Bennie and the Jets, Candle in the Wind, I've Seen that Movie Too, Grey Seal, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Sweet Painted Lady.... The entire thing is incredible!!

[@peggycrowley9534]

I love Sweet Painted Lady and Grey Seal especially!

[@elizabethfranco1284]

When I was a child me and my friends use to love singing to 🐊 Rock.

[@joanneanderson3861]

Elton's falsetto was crazy in th3 70's... Nobody was doing what he did at that time. His concerts were epic for that time. Small venues compared to now so they were intimate but epic.

[@paulreuben7343]

good reaction u two...i'm a soul brother from the UK inner cities but Elton NAILS this....him and Taupin...Genius level

[@barryshapiro3349]

One of the greatest albums is rock history. “Harmony” is an underrated and underplayed gem.

[@dggydddy59]

One of my absolute favorites of Elton's! Those "Harmony" vocal repeats at the end are great too.

[@rtelles1127]

Harmony, is a favorite of mine also!!!

[@connieb4372]

Another one of my favorites... Harmony... and of course, a very deep cut that hardly no one ever mentions or plays is Texan Love Song.

[@maryt2290]

The other artist of course who plays the piano like a rhythm instrument is Billy Joel. What is cool is there was a point in time when the two of them toured together- what a fantastic show!

[@rapsack7058]

true!

[@talon7132]

When I worked the E. J. show on his final tour's stop thru Tulsa , this was the first song to start him on an ELABORATE stage for over 3 hours. Was also first song I learned to play on piano

[@toniharris7208]

Bennie and the Jets yes popular song played on HBCU campuses 1974 go VSU(Virginia State University) 😍

[@timjenkins4065]

Seen him live, I wasn’t disappointed 👍

[@BillGraper]

Man, I had this 45 as a kid in the late 70's & 80's. I listened to it pretty much every day. I have a suggestion. The B-side to this song was called "Harmony." It has one of the most beautiful, melodic choruses I've ever heard! Give it a listen!!!

[@MayfaireOquinn1210]

I really, *reaaaaaalllllly* need you guys to check out Billy Joel's live performance (in 1977) of "New York State of Mind". Billy's piano playing, and the sax player that was in his band, will BLOW your minds. It is amazing. :)

[@CJBW]

“I Guess it’s Why They Call it the Blues” & “Candle in the Wind” which was written in tribute to Marilyn Monroe and rewritten to perform at Princess Diana’s funeral. Favorite lyric “Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did (will)”.

[@Bloomster1836]

I saw him live twice in the early nineties. He is an amazing showman and has an incredible sense of humor. Saw him at Madison Square Garden in New York and Billy Joel joined him as a surprise to the audience on several songs and it was amazing!

[@scottNNJ]

Billy Joel and Elton John toured together a lot. I saw them at the Meadowlands in the 2000s - at that point, Joel was very animated and John was more reserved (British royalty influence, perhaps?). It was as if they switched roles from who they used to be.

[@martinosborne2842]

One of my favourite Elton John songs!! I dont know why, just love it!!👏👏👏

[@JohnRotonto-ql9ds]

Jay and Amber it's good to see young folks digging these old classics and not taking this music for granted. Thx and God Bless!! Keep on Rocking!!

[@SCVIndy]

Solid walls of sound .. his double album Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece .. songs written by Bernie Taupin who wrote the words .. then Elton created the melodies .. remarkable .. truly .. check out his live concerts ..

[@johnathandavis3693]

"Philadelphia Freedom" is a great Elton John Hit...kind of a disco groove. It sounds VERY '70's....

[@Nro52]

Oh, god! Bennie and the Jets is such an iconic weird piece of music! Sir. Elton has always been amazing. I love your love for him. I can not insist enough, "60 years on", best on live 70's... or whatever version. Can't go wrong with him... Thanks for sharing!

[@j.kevvideoproductions.6463]

Actually came out in '73. Was on the Yellow Brick Road album. After it hit # 1 on the R&B charts, he played it on "Soul Train". The second or third time I saw him live (in the 80's -first saw him in '75) he extended the solo of this song into a wild 5 or 6 minute piano rampage.

[@christianbrasso8257]

Saw EJ for my first concert ever in '75-he played for 3hrs and the crowd was electric. Also saw him 2 yrs ago and it was also amazing-his piano playing is off the charts!

[@minkhollow]

Gonna toss in another vote for "Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding." It's one I have to tread carefully with (the first half is angry grief encapsulated), but it's brilliant.

[@NickyLF108]

Elton John one of the best performers I have seen live. I was was lucky enough to see both Elton and Freddy Mercury at Live Aid. I wasn't fans of theirs at the time being only 14 and into Duran Duran and George Michael, but watching them perform converted me. My son has tickets to Elton's farewell tour this summer, not at all jealous.... really.

[@vincentsweargen8436]

This song was underplayed and underappreciated on rock and pop radio. It was HUGE hit on R&B radio. He even performed it on Soul Train.

[@DUNKIN_DEAN]

This is such an underrated, funky song, and one of my all-time favorites! I really like the call-and-response interplay between the piano and synthesizer towards the end. ❤Elton John.

[@dardenbunn1415]

I remember living in Atlanta back in the 1980s and frequinting Oxford Books on Peachtree Road. Elton John lived down the street and used to come in while I was there on numerous occasions. I enjoyed talking to him at length quite often. What a prince of a man.

[@tombeyerlein3813]

Elton's early stuff, up until 1975 or so, is amazing. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting is pure dynamite, but there are so many great ones in those early years.

[@carmenrafy]

This was a great line up today guys. Elton John is my favorite solo male artist of all time. I grew up to his music and every single one of his songs has a special memory in my life. OMG, Elton has so many great hits. Philadelphia Freedom, Someone Saved my life tonight, The Circle of Life (Which he wrote for the Lion King) Etc... Thank you so much.

[@EchoRider515]

Elton John has such a huge catalog of songs and not a bad one in the bunch. ⭐

[@g.dubyou6263]

Just went to an EJ concert back in October. It’s the last of his tours. The farewell. He’s been doing it for years. And it’s been extended because of Covid, but he actually is pretty much getting wrapped up with his last few show dates of his last tour. The concert was amazing. This guy belts and smashes the keys, at 75 years old, for an hour and a half. Amazing.

[@melaniering6502]

I was blessed to see him Live on the floor right in front of the stage with 2 of my older siblings (I just turned 55), brother in law, boyfriend and a few friends (and made many new ones) years ago. I took lots of pictures and video and lost everyone of them before I could see any of them when my hard drive crashed. I still have the hard drive because of the Elton John concert on there. I need to take it to a Computer shop to see if they're able purge them. Awesome Memories and Concert!

[@barrydraper]

Elton John was my very first concert in 1976. The entire show was full of hits and he's continued to write & produce even more great songs for decades.

[@kerrystainbrook2228]

I remember being on a Jr High class trip to Lake Powell in Southern Utah after this song came out. We camped and water skied for a week. Playing music around the camp fires at night. This was the coolest song played. Loved Elton's music ever since. Saw him in concert at BYU in 1984. Best concert I ever went to. He's a great performer.

[@Music-Is-Real-Love]

Billy Joel and Elton John collaborations were mind-blowing to hear and see.

[@carriesmith742]

I had a friend in college that got to see Elton John and Billy Joel in concert together. She's a Billy Joel superfan.

[@TalesoftheBoojum]

Seriously. There is nothing like belting out "Piano Man" with Elton, Billy, and 30,000 other people!

[@janelleroseway1576]

That had to have been epic!

[@chaz5229]

This is THE MAN in my book!! I absolutely LOVE his music....LOVE IT!!!

[@brianmaltby1424]

You guys are "old souls"! I was born in 1954 (67 years old now) and grew up listening to the music of the 60's and 70's, music that you are now learning about. I have been fortunate enough to have seen Elton John perform live, not once, but twice. I also saw the Beatles live in 1964 at the ripe old age of 10 years old. (My older sister didn't want to go the concert alone so she dragged me). I have seen live performances from Janis Ian, Phil Collins, James Taylor, Carole King, Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Neil Young, along with his friends Crosby Stills and Nash. Watching you enjoy the music of my youth brings a smile to my face and lifts my heart. Thank you.

[@donnamikola48]

To add to your Movie list "Rocketman" - a biopic on Elton John, which was released in 2019 - lots of tunes!

[@benwheeldon9055]

Haven’t watched you guys in a while! My loss as this is great and as always much love to you both. Ps- only other piano piece feeling so good would be Queen We Are The Champions

[@1234uz]

I was fortunate to be able to go to one of his Live Performances back in 2012 in Wheeling WV .As great as his songs are unless you have seen him LIVE you are really missing out on all the talent he has and those who support him. He did 4 Hours that night with NO BREAKS at all and then did another half hour of Encore when the crowd asked for it

[@tkcompton2]

Elton John is amazing! I saw him in concert Front row. I'll never forget it! Spectacular!

[@carolp5968]

I had the great pleasure of seeing Elton live back in the late 70s. Amber, I swear he changed costumes after every other song, each time getting more and more flamboyant. If you want to hear his rockier side, check out "I'm Still Standing", guaranteed to have you both chair dancing!

[@ammaleslie509]

i can believe he changed costumes after every song, they were so elaborate, and he performed with such energy that he sweated through them in a single song (stage lights are hot too)

[@robertiddings4697]

EJ was a guest on The Muppet Show way back in the late 70s. He performed benny & the jets with the muppet band. There is a video on that song. Its awesome!

[@_-.RAVEN.-_]

You guys should do CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT ❤️

[@lindakessler8768]

One of my favorite converts. Back then, he was quite the entertainer. Costumes were off the charts. He set the mood for every song...and he kicks ass on the piano! His whole band was tight. ❤👍🤙

[@lindakessler8768]

Concerts, not converts!! 🤣

[@Oli3TB76]

Oh yes stone cold stunner from Elton!

[@levpoplow7354]

Yes, I can imagine what it was like to see Elton back in the day. I was blessed to see the Yellowbrick Road tour back in the 70s. What a show!