@@wanderer1955 Where do people like you come from? An innocent comment and you have to be a jerk. Maybe, It was sort of genius because their songwriting together was like being engaged. Or, maybe not. But, why are you a dick? I really need to know what kind of thrill trolls get. I really don't understand it. The internet could be a nicer place.
To say "an old estranged fiancé of mine called Paul" and singing Paul's song was actually quite an affectionate gesture and remark because it shows Paul still meant a lot to him even though they were on non-speaking terms at that moment. But this is what happens with true friends, you can quarrel, you can go on separate ways but you still have strong feelings and you still care for your dear friend.
at that point they had "made up" and hung out. Paul hung out with John and Ringo during the "Lost Days" in LA, which led to this night, where Yoko showed up in the audience and they reconnected.
ukarmencb I think the biggest reason the Beatles broke up may have been the very bad business agreements they were stuck in. Quite a shame. They all had some pretty good songs apart but I’m sure they would have written many more songs as a group.
@@stompnhollerscountryfest7337 As soon as Yoyo got wind of John's tentative plans to join Paul in Feb 1975 for some recording, she yanked the reins back in
@@gutenbird We can all speculate, and until Paul (or Ringo) comes straight out and says why, all we have are opinions. Mine will always be Yoko is the reason.
@@gutenbird nah I don't think so they really grew apart, george really loved to be finally out of the beatles and most hated each other songs. Ringo said in an interview that maxwell silver hammer was the "worst fucking session" they had to go through. Everyone but Paul fucking hated that song lol
They met up with each other in 1972 during John's long lost weekend and in 1980 re-established contact to start working together after Macca's song "Coming up" inspired John to make a come back to music. In fact, when John did his concert in MSG he phoned Paul to join him on stage but The Wings' tour schedule prohibited him from flying over.
I was there that night. All I have to say is as great the sound is on this video, it doesn't come close to what it was to be there. The roar when John Lennon came on stage was ear deafening. I consider myself very fortunate to have experienced it. Words just can't describe it so I won't try.
It’s called frequency of music. They dumb the sound to alter your mind. This is why most of the older music has been (remastered). Easy to look up on RU-vid
I was there, still have the ticket stub. It was the first concert I was ever at. I was 17, senior in high school. It was amazing, totally blew me away, nothing like I imagined a concert would be like. Unreal how loud it was. Opened with Funeral for a friend, amazing. Since then I saw him 27 times.
It's interesting that you say that. For as flawed as he was, I see him as somewhat of a sage. Nobody grew more as a person in the spotlight than John Lennon. He literally transformed from a young punk, vile, cynical, violent, bigoted, delinquent, to a wise, honest, love-spreading, peace advocate. I see him as more a philosopher and artist than a "rock god". It's truly amazing and inspiring!
@@nicholasmaxwell9899 Your description is more appropriate sage, philosopher, artist. It didn't feel right saying 'rock god' but I didn't know quite what to put. It feels certain people are put on earth to shake things up a bit. He was one such person. And his early delinquency was as necessary as his later self. A mirror to the world and a taste of what one can become.
Technically not true. John appeared before a live audience with his "Walls & Bridges" studio band on the Salute To Sir Lew Grade' TV special. The show was shot at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on April 18, 1975 and broadcast shortly thereafter. He performed Slippin' And Slidin', and 'Imagine'. It was a rather surreal performance since John wanted to "send a message". But technically that was his last performance, about 5 months after the Elton John concert.
I was there on that amazing night, Thanksgiving night 1974. The ovation when Elton introduced John went on for at least 5 minutes. It was John's last live concert performance.
Elton played piano and organ, and sang harmony vocals in Lennon´s "Whatever gets you through the night", and during the recording of the song Elton bet Lennon that it would be a chart topper. As Lennon didnt believe it would, he agreed to perform live with Elton if it did. The song topped the Billboard chart on November 16th, and this concert was 12 days later.
Thanksgiving night, 1974, MSG - I was in the middle level, behind the stage, 17 years old, easily the greatest live performance I ever saw, so lucky to have seen John Lennon and Elton John together, great memories!!
As kids we interpreted the lyrics as "... And the way she looked was way beyond repair. And I'd never dance with he mother oooh when i saw her standing there "
Lennon is such a class act playing one of Paul's songs. A tribute to Paul, that he simply did not have to do, and most would not have given the in-fighting that was going when the Beatles broke up. If he was going to play something off the first Beatles album he could have done one of his own songs like Please, Please Me. Bravo John.
I disagree. It was very generous given the infighting that was still going on with Lennon and McCarthy. They became friends again, but they were still not saying the best of things to each other publicly. I'm sure Elton's band could have played just about any #1 hit that Lennon wrote and sung for the Beatles. He actually mentioned Paul in a kind way too. I don't remember Paul doing anything like that back then.
@@alexsaitta4041 Paul never ever said bad things about Lennon and that matter of George music, unlike Lennon that almost stopped McCartney career with his rude How do you sleep tonight blah blah. You are a Lennon scypotat and i dare you to find anything that Paul said badly on Lennon like Lennon did for Paul’s
Elton and Lennon, wow, what a priceless recording. They sound amazing. Anyone hear the little ‘I feel fine’ snippet Davey Johnstone slips in before the first chorus? Brilliant band (davey, Dee Murray and Nigel Olson)
I DONT UNDERSTAND THESE COMMENTS THEY WERE NO GREAT MUSICIANS THEY JUST KNEW HOW TO PLAY GUITAR A FEW CORDS & PUBLICITY GOT THEM TO BE UP THERE IN LIGHTS
@@tonyjeff9436lol, just part of the greatest songwriting duo in pop music history! Just a founder and in the greatest most popular band in the history of music Just wrote Imagine, one of the most iconic and still relevant songs of any generation, but to you, nothing soecial!!!
I might be wrong but it seems John didn't feel too comfortable performing live ("so I can get off stage and be sick"), without his old bandmates... It's a shame we don't get to hear much of John's voice here. And I LOVE that John chose a 'Paul' song to sing - if there's one thing I know for sure, it's that those two boys, despite the arguments, really loved each other.
John and George both really came to disliking live performances, partially because of the bad experiences of the Beatles world tour years. Ringo and especially Paul were more natural performers with huge audiences (like Madison Square Garden). John had been on stage a bit after coming to the USA but it really wasn't his goal. Sadly, he was putting together a tour in 1980 when Double Fantasy came out, but alas, fate would intervene.
@ Mrs Blue Sky You're correct that mentioning "being sick" is usually code for H use, but most Lennon scholars believe he had conquered that issue by this time.
When we saw Paul in 2017 he opened with A Hard Days' Night, John's song on which he sang lead. If anyone can sing John's songs it's Paul and vice versa
I was there that Thanksgiving night with Sandy, Jerry T, "Louis", "Pete City" and the rest of guys & gals from Madison, NJ that followed Elton...we were right behind the stage in the first row...the placed shook like an earthquake hit when John came on stage... awesome...those memories always will be like it was 1974.
I met her when she was 17 and I was 24, in 1986. She is now 54 and I am 61 and I have been in love with her ever since I saw her and shall forever be there for her.
It's been 42 years since we lost John. I wonder what he would be doing, if he had lived. Probably making music, touring, going on the internet. Maybe, just maybe they would have played together again. RIP John, Cynthia, and George. Rock and Roll Heaven. God Bless them all.
This is truly a timeless and priceless experience and performance 🎉🎉2 legendary artist and musicians on the same stage playing music 🎶 🎵 together 🎉🎉. This point in time will never be replicated or duplicated 🎉🎉
We were there that Thanksgiving night in 1974...Sandy, Jerry T, "Louis", "Pete City" and the rest of the guys & gals from Madison, NJ that followed Elton...we were right behind the band stage in the first row...the placed shook like an earthquake hit when John came on stage... awesome, how lucky where we! ...those memories will always be forever.
I bought the single of "Philadelphia Freedom" by Elton and this was the flip side. I played it to death. I LOVED it then and now. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
This was total respect from Lennon to McCartney, I’m so glad they made it up before John was killed. I’ve met Paul, would love to have met John, they loved each other
@@donatodonati5947 Yes audio only. It woulda been very unlikely to be filmed by an audience member anyway, for several reasons. 1. Virtually no ordinary people had film cameras back then, and even if they did the cameras were very primitive. No sound capabilities. Picture only. My dad had a cine camera, but no sound capabilities. To enable a basic cine camera to record a soundtrack would have taken a lot of preparation and extra equipment. Only people right down the front would have had enough light to film by. And 2. Filming pop concerts back then wasn't allowed anyway. If any security staff saw you filming they would have stopped you (and probably beaten the crap out of you)
I was there for this magical night right by the stage by Eltons Piano, if I recall correctly he opened with Funeral for a Friend...One of the greatest live concerts of my early teen years. John Lennon was a big Plus!!!
They were separated :) He was with May and actually having something to do with Julian. The Yoko comes back and gets knocked up and it all goes to shit again.
@@caseymanuel7199 he was on his ass drunk! For months. Always begging her to let him come home. He was there with Yoko. They reunited that night. Fyi John would knock u on ur ass if u could say that to him. Grow the fuk up.
That's for sure. As talented as John Lennon was, I have to wonder if he was somewhat unbalanced to allow Yoko onstage with him. Didn't he realize she was embarrassing the band and hindering the performance with her foolish antics?
As Elton once said without the Beatles almost all of the great rock artists wouldn’t have had a career. The Beatles opened up the world to great music and it’s still with us today. Though I would say that there are no new artists shaking the world in recent years.
Elthon John another Great. I love all yours compositions. Wonderful song of John Lennon. They are The Greatest. John Rest in Peace. You lives in my heart for ever.
It Stuns Me to this day. That Elton John and his entire crew knew John Lennon was going to perform and there is no film at all of this performance?? Or from anyone in the audience????
I was at this show and not only did Elton know, but pretty much everyone there knew. It was amazing though. The reaction when John walked onstage was incredible.
Nobody had video recorders. Best people had was Kodak 8 mm movie film and they needed a bright light, you could not film home movies in a dark concert hall like this with an 8 mm movie camera. Outdoors only, or with flood lights.
The people who were present lived in the moment, not through a phone screen. I bet that bugs you don’t it little Milli? Cheer up, it’s all going to be all right.
Allways Big Elton fan from the Beginning, Dad was a classical fan But when I played Don't let..he allways stood up at the bit & sang ,close the door, he liked his music too.i allways hear him on that song.❤
And 5 yrs after this video was put up I still miss & mourn John.... thank u so much for putting this up! I've never seen it before - its' wonderful. And Elton! I love you Elton. Such a voice - & such talent!! Plus I think he's a peaceful man. This video brought tears from me.
I was there for the Mobile concert in '74. Elton played Lucy in the Sky in Diamonds at that concert over a month before it started getting local airplay. Great memories!
my dad was 21 then when this show happened and he was there at that night. Till today whenever me and my dad talk musical stuffs he remembers this particular show. It was the best show that he ever gone in his whole life.
He also ceased to perform for awhile to be a father to his and Yoko's son, Sean. It would be roughly five years after that before he would return to pop chart glory with Yoko by his side (the _Double Fantasy_ album). Sadly, his return would be short-lived...
Thanks to all the people responsible for RU-vid, for making it possible to see, hear and feel incredible talents who are no longer here in the physical world. But they are alive and bringing pleasure and joy still right here!
That was a nicely produced video tribute to Johns first appearance on stage in years, and the last night of his "lost weekend". Yoko was backstage. After the show, they reconciled their differences and John went home. This being 1974, and technology being what it was, not many shows were video recorded. When they were, it was a big do. At least the audio was recorded. So, we at least have that to enjoy.
I added their rehearsal of "I Saw Her Standing There," where John's vocal's are much more present. It's a small collage of photo's from that time. I didn't know this till I found a photo of Yoko, Sean, and Elton on stage that didn't make the cut, but its out there. Enjoy!
This song used to be on the flip side of the Philadelphia Freedom 45 . . . it was my go to on the juke box at the Yorkville, Illinois Pizza Hut back in the day.
John was truly a rare individual. He and Ali come to mind as two famous and rich "celebrities" who spoke from their heart and didn't pander to mainstream thinking. As well, they both truly wanted to make the world a better place to live.
Paul helped with Ballad of John and Yoko in the middle of their turmoil with each other that was a real brotherhood between this band.History is showing that they actually disagreed less than any band around them.they had their differences about music and business,like any marriage.
I was there that Thanksgiving night working as a usher in the blues seat or nose bleed if your not from NYC and got paid $25 bucks to boot the garden was rocking
This is the greatest version of this song ever recorded. The drummer was spot on, hitting the fills and changing the rhythms as the energy of the song demanded. Elton's piano hitting the trill in the instrumental brought chills as the energy and excitement of the son matched tat of the words telling of an exciting night of falling in love. The dueling guitar solos matched the jangling nerves of the character singing the song on that exciting night of his live. The horns building to crescendo in the bridge matched the buildup of tension and release that is the act of love. Even the slightly out of time and out of synch vocals add to the thrilling focused chaos of such a moment in a young man's life. Perfect. Just perfect.
I remember when my sister that was 5 years older then me was a big Elton John fan and when she came home and said John Lennon got up on stage and did a couple of songs and of course there hit What ever gets you through the nite I was so mad I was to young to go to the show, I was 11 and a bit of an Elton fan but a bigger Lennon and Beatle fan. What a nite it must have been at Madison Square Garden. I will give both Elton and John props, one because Elton said when they recorded it he told John that it would go to #1 John doubted it. Elton told John that if it reached #1 that he has to come on stage with him to sing it. John who had not played live in a while thinking it wasn't going to #1 said sure. I will Lennon credit that he kept his word and got on stage and Play it, then do a Paul song to boot.
Dr Winston O’Boogie as he referred to himself at that time also played and sung backing vocals on Elton’s cover of Lucy in the sky.... For someone who supposedly disliked being a Beatle at the end didn’t do a bad job of going back to his roots.
