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Great song that rocks. When I was 13 and this album came out around 1973, kids including myself, were a lot more naive back then. I remember reading the lyrics in the album liner notes and going….”what???”. I guess you could say it was educational because it was my first lesson at that age of what a lesbian is, having likely never heard of it or the term up till then! 😂
It was quite an experience seeing him perform this live. Imagine 20,000 fans singing the chorus, complete with the WOOOO's. He would kick the piano stool out behind him, sit on the floor while STILL banging on the piano. An AMAZING performer who I was BLESSED to see 13X live.😀😀😀😀
Davey is STILL playing guitar with Elton. He was great when I saw themabout10 years ago in Quebec. He plays banjo, mandolin, pedal steel - whatever the song / genre calls for. So versatile.
"Nobody plays like him!" - you got it in one boys! You are starting to realise the diversity in just one album. Think back to Funeral; Goodbye; Bennie; Candle; and compare it with Saturday. You can imagine the extended call and response with a live audience towards the end of the song, plus Elton going wild on the piano! Yeah, Davey Johnstone rocked out on this one.
Eltons best period in Rock N Roll in my opinion. From songs to costumes and awesome performances. Love his 70s period with Bernie Taupin. Incredible seeing him live then.
The theme of this song accurately reflects the Friday/Saturday night situation in England in the 70s (maybe still the case). Guys with no women would together in a pub until 11pm when pubs were forced to close then. With a belly full of beer they would head for a club/disco hunting for women. Usually the men outnumbered the women so fights often broke out inside or outside the club. Elton was just writing what was going on.
From my age cohort, this would be on everyone's top 5 Elton songs. Even kids who were not particularly into Elton loved this song. Completely recognizable from first 3 drum beats before the Gibson Les Paul slams in. We all can name this song in 3 drum beats. :)
Back in the day Elton was my favorite artist. This was my favorite song and I love when he starts the concert with this one. Too bad it didn't get more airplay. I have the album logo of this song tattooed on my forearm.
Elton John was THE MAN back in the seventies. He was all over the radio stations and could do no wrong. He could command all our emotions with so many different styles and sounds he was a musical genius. Check out Philadelphia Freedom and The Bitch is Back for another glimpse of his chameleon abilities
One of my favorite EJ songs ever! The other one is "Funeral For A Friend" the guitar and band in general is just off the chains on both of these and also on "Bitch Is Back".
I remember a friend had an extra ticket to an Elton concert. I reluctantly helped him out by going thinking "this is going to be boring". Easily one of the best concerts I ever seen! Everyone knew every word to every song he played! He did some really soulful versions of his more commercial stuff that made you rethink everything you thought of his radio stuff. Awesome talent.
Great song! He closed his show in the 70's at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, he had the entire place singing and rocking till he left the stage...I will never forget that night!🎉
his best album of all,,i saw him at the forum the month he released caribou....was awesome. off the top of my head thru the haze n fog that was the 70's i saw elton,chicago,doobies,war,marving gaye.ewf,tower of power,emotions....and a few others i know i'm missing. GOOD TIMES.
I was a kid when this came out and we would bounce on the bed absolutely rocking out to this one. One of the great guitar riffs and that machine gun drumming. Perfection.
As fans of The Who, you might enjoy checking out the cover of this that they did for an Elton tribute album. It's good. This song sounds like something Pete might have written...Probably the most guitar driven song Elton had...
In 1991, like now, the world was on edge about a horrible war in the middle east: The Persian Gulf war. The U.S. and its allies had finished the air war phase, and everyone was trying to predict when the ground war would begin. One weekend I walked into a restaurnat called "European Cafe" to work my shift, and one of my co-workers said "Just heard it: The ground war's started." "I KNEW it!" I said, "I figured they'd go in on Saturday night because of the Elton John song!" Later I heard troops had indeed blasted this tune as they rolled ahead.
Lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin. It was about his youth in the dance halls of England. Taupin wrote all of the lyrics for Elton John until he retired. Elton John's music has suffered ever since Taupin left. Elton John's band was top notch. Davey Johnstone stands out here on lead guitar.
"Get about as oiled as a diesel train" says it all...drinking, fighting...a great song by an icon..outstanding album...takes me back to Dodger Stadium in 1975...loved your reaction, I ALWAYS learn something!
There are certain acts that blow you away every time you see them live, like AC/DC, Tina Turner and Billy Joel....and Elton John, I've been lucky enough to see him in concert 7 times and he never lets you down.
Bernie was satirizing lower class British thugs. My first concert was Elton touring behind this hit and album. You can imagine the crowd reaction when he played this. The analogy with Jerry Lee Lewis is accurate, and probably intentional.
In the 70's he would end his concert with this song as an encore! It would go on forever and ever! Everyone would drop from exhaustion when it was over! He was and the most amazing performer I have ever seen live!
I bought this when it was released when I was 13. Still his best. Not every song was a hit but lots were. And no weak tracks. I am so familiar with it now, it sounds like a greatest hits double LP to me.
Elton has a lot of incredible piano/singer delicate, moving, great songs. I love the rocking Elton. He has a great band and he always takes the song to a higher level.
In 1975 i saw EJ perform in Buffalo, NY at a general admission concert. I stood up against the stage and my ears rang for a week. Fantastic show. One of the greatest live performers ever. I was into heavier music at the time but Eltons talent is undeniable. I was really glad I went to the show.
One of the best songs on this album is a deep cut called All the young girls love Alice. It's a bit of a rocker like this one, but the story in the lyrics make it very interesting.
Love you guys. Songs I know you will love; or at least have to hear for your cultural education. American Pie. Don McLean. A special classic of classics. Gimme Shelter. Rolling Stones Something Beatles Rock ‘n Roll. Led Zeppelin Satisfaction. Rolling Stones In case you haven’t yet. So many songs……..but these are a start.
Guys, you've got to try his album "Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy" some time. Sublime stuff! More complex, with strings, etc. Just a beautiful album. It's different from his other material. Btw, he's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy is his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. The album's a kind of autobiographical account of their early musical career.
I wasn't really into Elton until 1976 when I was camping in Florence Italy and stayed up late to listen to Radio Luxemburg. It was a live show with Elton listening to and commenting on his hit songs. Much respect since then.
THAT'S THE NIGHT TO GET IT DONE ☺️ You guys are awesome!! Okay I will beg, BEG that you pay close attention to the lyrics while reacting to SIR ELTON as Bernie Taupin is 50% of the genius of this team writing the words!! Great album also. Can't wait for you to hear All The Girls Love Alice. The ambiance Elton creates in many songs is amazing. Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
One of his very best rockers, huge hit and we partied to this on many Saturday Nights back then. Can't wait until you hear Everyone Loves Alice from this awesome album, enjoy! 🎵🎹🎤🎸🎶
I was around 10 years old in the mid 70’s when my older sister would let me listen to her records in her room…this being one I listened to over and over. Anything from this album makes me think of that time in life. A few years later in 77, she took me to a Kiss concert as a Xmas gift and got us seats about a dozen rows from the stage….many years later I found that entire show on RU-vid (Kiss at Capital Centre, Landover MD)
Y’all should definitely check out a live album from around this time too It’s titled “17-11-70” after the date the concert happened It’s basically the first time he blew up and after that he was just Massive
Taupin has said It was inspired by his raucous teenage days and in particular, the fistfights in his local pub, the Aston Arms in Market Rasen. Ironically in my area the song quite often played at a disco, pub to trigger a fight between Town A and Town B you always knew it was time to get out of the way before it kicked off. one night, I ended up not getting out of the way quick enough when I got outside something warm was trickling down my arm, I had been cut by something it required three stiches I never wanted to get involved in that stuff. but still ended up getting hurt.
Saturday night's always all right. When you got some cash in your pocket. LO l, it's been a long time since my Saturday night has been all right, I'm still breathing though. Thank you. Jesus, good one, fellas God bless.
Elton apparently recorded his piano parts after the band laid down their recorded parts plus he recorded his vocals whilst lying on the floor on his back!
Here's a few more bangers from Elton John: Crocodile Rock, Take Me To The Pilot, Honky Cat, Philadelphia Freedom, The Bitch Is Back, Don't Go Breaking My Heart (featuring Kiki Dee), Island Girl
Love this album, packed with great music.💖 But the 1 positioned directly over your shoulders, my fav.👍🏽 I caught the live (fr BBC) of the title track, just Dee, Nigel and Elton. Sublime!🤩
In December of 1975 I went to his concert at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. He came out in a yellow chicken costume. As soon as he started playing a big fight erupted right in front of the stage. He told them to stop and that he had a song later in the program about fighting!!
