FIRST TIME HEARING Elton John - Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Live At MSG) | REACTION 

A double album without a single dud on the entire thing. What a classic!

You have to be damn good to play THAT song THAT well live.

Where to start. This was FANTASTIC live. But really, you must listen to the studio version. In fact, you should do a special listen to the entire Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. Please. Maybe one side at a time? It’s one of those albums where you need to experience the whole thing. It is a masterpiece. A. Masterpiece. One of the greatest of all time. Period. Elton John in the 70’s was bigger than anyone. And he ROCKED. People today think of his quieter, softer songs from the 80’s. Easy listening. But nothing compares to the brilliance of the rock he put out in the early 70’s. “Madman Across The Water”, “Saturday Night’s Alright”, “Levon”, “Ballad of Danny Bailey”…… far too many to list. Jump down the rabbit hole. You will be blown away. And Bernie Taupin must also be mentioned. Elton John wouldn’t be who he is if not for Taupin. A genius lyricist.

Elton John’s catalog is going to blow your mind. The BEST songs of the 70’s are Elton’s. And this is coming from a classic and hard rock guy. Start with “Tiny Dancer” (studio)

be sure and listen to the studio version as well...this whole album is phenomenal!! 👍😊

There’s more talent on that stage than all of today’s musicians combined

He had it all. Concert pianist, composer, phenomenal singer, a great lyricist to write with. And, in a 70s time filled with colorful characters, he stood out as a colorful character. Captain Fantastic has been grabbing our attention for my entire life of music awareness. He'll break your heart, make you smile, cause you to get up and dance, get you in a fight on a Saturday night, and will generally keep you entertained any time you tune in.

As soon as you started the video, I started mourning how you had missed a wonderful atmospheric intro that did a wonderful job of setting up the environment of being in a wind-swept graveyard. Now that you've encountered the live concert performance energy of this pair of songs, I highly recommend that you listen to the studio version of it from "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road".

The guitarist with the long blonde hair is Davey Johnstone who has been with Elton since 1971. Drummer Nigel Olsson has been with him since 1972. Along with the late Dee Murray they have been the core of his band throughout his career.

Don’t pass up listening to some of the studio tracks. Elton’s albums were meticulously crafted and engineered. Also, earlier live performances from his younger days are worth a look. He was a trouper who toured extensively in his, ahem, later years. I’ve seen him 4 times, first in 1974. Massive talent. I would suggest listening to Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy as it is an autobiographical reference to Elton and Bernie Taupin, who wrote all the lyrics. Bernie lived in the country, Elton embraced the limelight.

Elton John was the #1 selling artist of the 70s, the decade of the 70s

The whole album is fantastic, “all killer, no filler”. On the album, if it’s a keyboard, Elton played it.

What the heck just happened, you ask? Why, you just came across one of the biggest stars in rock/pop history is all. You’ve hit a morherlode, Salvo. As you read, THE biggest solo star in US rock history…. Snd I would imagine in his native land as well. MASSIVE in the 70’s. Knowing your taste, you should set yourself the marvelous task of delving into his discography. Start with Goodbye Yellowbrick Road, which this performance was from.

The two best songs on this album- All The Young Girls Love Alice and Grey Seal. I saw this tour. Blew me away!!

One of the greatest songs Elton John did. Or anyone. Ever.

I loved when you said,"I thought Elton John was going to be slower"! The MAGIC of many 70's bands was that they made soft, melodic, elegant songs with extremely talented musicians and song writers. Better than any other generation or decade. The culture of the time wanted a lot of mellow, happy songs. But when it came time to ROCK and ROCK HARD, many of the "softer" bands and other genres like prog rock, stepped up and just SHREDDED! Much of this showed up in concerts. Eagles. Little River Band, Jackson Browne, Loggins and Messina, all made their way with wonderfully crafted ballads and "soft rock" songs. But when it was time to get the audience standing, dancing and screaming, they delivered with a powerhouse sound not unlike the hard driving bands like The Who or Led Zep.

"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a great song. You should do that one next!

I'm in my 83rd year and been a fan of Elton from the beginning, it looks like I'll be having my own funeral soon, as I've recently been diagnosed with aggressive Lung cancer, one thing for sure is that I've lived through the greatest music ever made, never to be repeated. Hello and goodbye yellow brick road. From Perth Australia 👋🎶🎵🎶🎵💕🦘

My favorite Elton John's album, we Boomers were frickin blessed with an extraordinary amount of great music This is my favorite song Love Lies Bleeding. ❤️💔💋

From Tumbleweed Connection to Yellow Brick Road was an amazing period of creativity for Elton. They were all great and contained numerous classics. Funeral For a Friend is one of them, I think.

Elton's 70's catalogue in particular rivals anyone .... Legendary music.

Listen to the song All the young girls love Alice, it rocks!!

This is one of his greatest masterpieces, love the live version in MSG in the 70's.

Elton John is one of the all time greats. Start with Rocket Man, or Your Song, or Crocodile Rock, or I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues or ....the list goes on and on - you have so much to enjoy. Love from the UK X

Goodbye yellow brick Road was the first Elton John album is my absolute favourite as well as captain and and the brown dirt cowboy

I have to say, as much as I adore Stevie and Zeppelin, I have to admit that Elton is probably the greatest artist ever. He's managed to take every human emotion and thought and wrap them up in beautiful timeless packages. Have fun with this one!

This is why Elton has sold so many records, he’s a legend, you really need to start reacting to his music, you’ll be amazed

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a must listen from EJ. Can’t forget about the other genius, Bernie Taupin for all the priceless lyrics.

Glad you liked it.This is one of if not his hardest rock songs another would be All the young girls love Alice too many hit songs to name

Proof again.... that 70's rock music is the best genre !

Bravo to all his long time and loyal band members. They're all maestros at their work. Goodbye yellow brick road Let's not forget the lyrical master, Mr Bernie Taupin, Elton's musical partner since an eternity!

The 1970s produced the greatest musical acts of all time.

Along with Tim Rice, Elton John wrote the music for Disney’s The Lion King. Now THAT is a feather in any musicians cap!

Oh my goodness, the Second that I saw you were reacting to this, I was Here For It, Yes!!!! I am already subscribed, I watch your Pentatonix, but mostly Dimash reactions. I believe that you have to have heard Elton John songs, Can You Feel The Love Tonight from The Lion King is Elton John, Sir Elton John, yes he was Knighted by Queen Elizabeth. This is definitely a rabbit hole that I really hope you go down, amazing composer, his music is iconic, I am sure that you will find out that you know his music. Thank you so much for sharing this ❤!

I'm grateful you chose to listen to this one by EJ. At the same time, I'm disappointed you didn't start with the studio version. It's a sonic masterpiece and quite dramatic, but a lot of that is lost in subsequent live versions of it. You've said that you're open to people suggesting one version of a particular song over another. Do yourself a favor and listen to the studio cut. I think you'll be glsd that you did. Btw, l just recently found your channel and I'm enjoying your content. You've leapfrogged toward the front of my favorite reaction channels. Keep up the good work.

He is just outrageously good. And in the 70's he was phenomenal!! Really rocked out.

Next up…Elton’s “Pinball Wizard” from the rock opera ‘Tommy’. Based on “The Who’s” (English rock band) 1969 album turned into a movie in 1975. We will introduce you to: The Who (all band members have a roll in the film), also starring***Eric Clapton as the Preacher***Elton John as the Pinball Wizard***Tina Turner as the Acid Queen***plus many big name stars of the day…still around today!

This is my favorite EJ live performance. Thanks for listening!

To say seeing Elton John live is a whole production is a gross understatement! Every song is phenomenal!! Thanks

(Sir) Elton John!!! My first husband had always requested this played at his funeral. So, when he passed away at only 33...he got his wish. This is a masterpiece! The guitar work on Love lies bleeding is amazing. I always get emotional when listening to this 😢

Elton's band are all phenomenal musicians!

Everything/Anything Elton John in my book ❣️

Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road is an amazing album front to back. Twice. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" "Tiny Dancer" are great ballads. But there are so many hits, and you can hardly do wrong with any of them.

This is a huge list, 9 #1, 29 top 10, 71 charting songs, " In 2021, He broke an Official Charts record as the first artist to achieve Top 10 singles across six consecutive decades." Yes 60 years!!

I didn't expect a live version to be so good. WOW! There are only two original members of Elton's band, from the recording of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, still alive, Davey Johnstone (Guitars) and Nigel Olsson (Drums). Dee Murray (Bass) died in 1992 and was the only American in the band. Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson are both playing on this live version. Davey Johnstone was amazing (the guy with the long blonde hair on electric guitar).

Great performance 3h? Elton and his great band ALWAYS bring it.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Back in the early seventies this was released. I worked at a radio station and got to listen to this before most folks. I was glued at my home with the turntable playing all damn night!

One of the greatest masterpieces in modern music history.

I am always overjoyed to see someone else discover Elton's masterpiece. This is what we don't have anymore.

There is Pre-Disney Elton and Post-Disney Elton - that is why most folks of a certain age have NO IDEA! :-D

Studio Version is a MUST!

At this same concert Elton performanced a fabulous duet of “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” with Billy Joel.

I used to rewind my car tape player back to the intro of Love Lies Bleeding time after time, after time, with the volume up to the max while driving home from clubs or nights out in the 70's. I'd even detour & take a longer route home to listen to more of this classic. Got the album in my Vinyl collection. Elton grew up not far from where I lived & he was everywhere in the 70's & 80's. Elton was a big influence on us now 60+ year old generation.

Wow, Elton has a library of music that you can totally lose your way in! So so many songs to suggest, my fave would have to be "Madman Across The Water" or the sweetness of "Harmony" which makes me think of my cousin who's birthday it is today. Happy travels dude, its gonna be quite a journey!

Suggesting,,.."Don't let the sun go down on me". He and Bernie began collaborating when they were 19 or 20 years old. Excellent tune with a great lady, Kiki Dee, and Elton paired up on "Don't go breakin' my heart.

These songs make up what, imo, is the best start to any album (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road) ever, fabulous.

some of the best songwriting you'll ever hear is from john/taupin

You have no idea what you’ve just done. Elton throughout the 70’s was one of the most popular artists with hits one after another. The combination of Bernie Toupin’s lyrics with Elton’s insane ability to just put the lyrics up in front of him on the piano and create the perfect melody to accompany it was unstoppable. The 🐇 🕳 that now lyes before you is a very deep one with many layers to discover. Dive in my friend. ♥️✌🏼😎

OH MY!! Welcome to the genius that is Elton John!! I've been following Elton since the 70's. You have no idea how deep of a rabbit hole THIS is!! Elton is a classically trained pianist, playing since he was a child - a prodigy actually. The coming together of lyricist Bernie Taupin and musical composer Elton John was a match made in heaven for the musical world. I don't even know where to start with making suggestions as to what to listen to - Elton has a VERY EXTENSIVE catalogue of music that spans DECADES! Since you started with Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (this performance was fire!) - I do suggest you listen to the studio version of this - it will blow your mind! Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece double album. Tumbleweed Connection, which is vintage (1970) Elton John, is a masterpiece as well. There are others too. Might I suggest YOUR SONG (studio version, 1970) since it was Elton's first international top 10 charted single. It's a touching love song, with such a pretty melody and beautiful lyrics. There are songs that are bangers and songs that will make you cry...can't wait to follow you on your journey as you discover this brilliant music!!

Yes!!! Thank you!!! My favorite singer and one of my favorite songs by him.

My favorite Elton song!

One of my favorite artists ever!!! Elton is amazing !!! Try “Daniel”, Tiny Dancer”, Bennie and the Jets and my favorite Your Song. 😊

One word.... EPIC!

What a banger!! That is a major rocker, definitely Elton’s hardest hit. So amazing 🔥🔥🔥

I had this album when it first came out and this is the first time I've seen it performed live. Loved it! I noticed that for more than 50 years guitarist Davey Johnstone is still playing with Elton. Thanks for the video Salvo! Can Elton's next song for you be "Tiny Dancer"? -studio version. I know you'll love it too.

One of the very best live performers of the rock age. He is an incredible talent!

You asked who was playinh the snyth. For this concert, Guy Babylon was the keyboardist. He has passed away. RIP Guy. One of the best.

This is his greatest song

The MAN can ROCK 💪

Fantastic pick for your first listen to Sir Elton! Such an amazing artist with an almost endless catalogue. There are so many places you can go from here, madman across the water, levon, someone save my life tonight but hands down my favorite will always be burn down the mission. It's a deep cut that doesn't get enough love but is absolutely fantastic and one that I know Elton loves himself. I think that song would make a great reaction vid because it may introduce a lot of viewers to some of his lesser known tracks! Fantastic job as always, keep it up!❤

My favorite Elton John song! I saw him in 1975 at Dodger Stadium! We were in High School and loved everything Elton John did! He is and always will be one of the most talented Singer/ songwriter I used to crank up this song and just enjoyed the music so much!

Elton John.Always good.Many amazing songs.I'm 73 and I know for sure.thank you and good night🎹

Will always be in my top ten albums, beginning to end.

In my humble opinion, the best EJ song to react to next would be his first hit, "Your Song." You can’t go wrong with that one 😊

I really like the early Elton John. He was a real rocker back in the beginning. Maybe I was just young back then. Take a listen to his Tumbleweed Connection album to hear what I mean.

Oh hell yes!! 🥳 Shout out to Robert!! 👊🏽 This is the way to start Sir Elton John!! ❤ Go earlier, Tumbleweed Connection and Madman Across the Water albums to experience the Taupin/John masterpieces. EJ spans 7 decades, so there isn't anything you won't like. My bro would roll a doob, and we'd plug into this album. 🔥 Blonde, tall, thin, next to EJ-lead guitar is Davey Johnston and top drum, dark hair, no glasses is Nigel Olsson, I had such a crush on him. 😂 Both together with EJ from way back when... Blessed to have seen EJ 4 times, absolutely 1 of my fav artists. ❤

One of my favorite songs of all time 🎉

This is a very deep rabbit hole. He has so many hits and I'm sure you've heard some of his soundtracks, especially from Disney movies. Enjoy the discovery.

Definitely one of my Sir Elton rocking tunes! Guitar and piano ear candy!

I was lucky enough to see Elton live. His show was amazing!

His early stuff are still my favorites of his! He truly had a band with him and most of those songs were co-written with his lyrisist( poet) Bernie Taupen!

GREAT song to have a first reaction to. Awesome album to react to. EXTREMELY INFLUENCIAL. Where to begin the rest of your Elton John reactions - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Rocket Man, Levon, Take Me to The Pilot, Harmony, Border Song, Burn Down the Mission, Philadelphia Freedom, Empty Garden, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Mona Lisa and Madhatters, The One, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Tiny Dancer, Bennie and The Jets, Captain Fantastic & Brown Dirt Cowboy, just to name a few. His earliest works were the best and pretty much all of the ones I listed above are early with the exception of "The One". Empty Garden was his tribute to John Lennon so it's "alittle" later but still so beautiful. SO MUCH for you to react to. I've been to several of his concerts, including the Dueling piano concert with Billy Joel in Philly.

I love these songs...Elton is Amazing❣️❣️❣️❣️

Others will say this too, but listen to this as the original studio recording. You can really appreciate the original band.

Epic seventies greatness.

Elton John is phenomenal. So many great tunes snd songs. They were the background to our teens. So glad I was around for him and all the other greats of the time.

One of the greatest songs of all time.

Congratulations, you have just discovered the biggest rabbit hole you could ever dream to go down. So many songs, Tiny Dancer is my personal favorite but there are many more that are just as good. Have a good time.

Oh yeah, you've GOT to check out his catalog of music. Incredible.

This is in the top 5 of his hardest rocking songs. "Crocodile rock" and "Saturday night's all right for fighting" are 2 of my favorites in the hard category. But I'm guessing 80% of people would put as would I "Tiny dancer" studio version in his best songs . So do that next.

Great reaction. There is a song that was later in Elton's career called "This Train Don't Stop". The official video has Justin Timberlake playing the role of Elton in his early days. It highlights the "showbiz" aspect and his personal sense of despair culminating in entrance onto the stage. It's beautiful.

The guitarist is Davey Johnstone, they've played together on and off (mostly on) since the early 1970s.

And that is how a Legend does it. He definitely went out on farewell tour with a bang. Good for you Sir Elton John. You left us a lifetime of great music to keep listening to. Enjoy your retirement and family. God bless

Elton also has 2 of the most beautiful ballads ever, will give you goosebumps. Your Song and Tiny Dancer.

It is my all time favorite! The Best!

Captain fantastic and the brown dirt cowboy is amazing too.

Funeral for a friend is my favorite Elton song.

The Master Writer Elton John! 😍

In our quest to see as many classical rock bands as possible while they're still with us, we saw him in concert a couple years ago. He's had such an amazing career and I feel so fortunate to have seen him! Please check out some more of his work.

These players in the band are the players that have always played on his songs. They are phenomenal. Please go down the rabbit hole. It is like no other and it’s deep. He did the soundtrack for “The Lion King”. And played a song he’d rewrote at Princess Diana’s funeral. He’s kind of a big deal. First, listen to his earlier stuff. It’s the best. “Tiny Dancer” is brilliant. Your best bet is to stick with the studio versions. For instance, the song you just listened to came out in 1973. Listen to the studio version. John was young. And his range will really blow you away. Thank you for posting your reaction. Love your channel.