Teen Reacts To Elton John - Your Song!!! 

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is an awesome album from the first song, and straight on through. His catalog is so deep that you’ll need to do a headlong dive into that 🐇🕳. ♥️✌🏼😎

It's clear to me you are someone who is deeply moved by music, and it's refreshing to see someone your age enjoying music not of your generation. I look forward to more of your explorations.

His first big hit, and my favorite song of Elton's. Short, but beautiful. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Madman Across The Water are great albums.

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" is the first one I think of, but it is a double album and without one bad song; I'll be here for it. Or you could start near the beginning with his "Madman Across the Water" album and move thru their progression. His music changed a lot, but was always great. Looking forward to any Elton John, though!

Dude "Funeral For A Friend/ Loves Lies Bleeding" is so you. It's from the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album which is worthy of a full reaction.

Check out Tiny Dancer, was used in the soundtrack for Almost Famous (the movie)

This album 'Elton John' is generally similar to Your Song piano and orchestration. 'Madman Across the Water' is an extension but is more powerful sound wise and 'Goodbye Yellowbrick Road' is his magnum opus, with more rock type tracks. I'd start with these 3 and see how you feel about continuing. Always loved every song 50 years on.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece and a great album to start with.

With Elton, you will get plenty of piano. But... you go crazy for a killer guitar solo too. So, you MUST do "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" especially for 'Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding' Trust me.

I grew up listening to Elton John. Such talent. Many great albums. 2 are Rock of the Westies and Brown Dirt Cowboy. Enjoy. Thanks for sharing.

We are so lucky to have a man so gifted in music arrangement to exist in our time.

For a different side of Elton..... Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding

"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" gets my vote for album, but "Madman Across the Water" is my fav. ❤ He is all over, no genre type for Sir Elton. EnJoy Silas, looking forward to this!! ❤🥳

BOTH MUST HEAR Classics,, Elton John "Levon" & "Daniel"

Oh Silas, this song is so good- Goodbay yellow brick road is a great album, amazing. Cocodrile rock is so funny, but Daniel, and Sorry seems to be, are beautifuls. Elton is one of my favorits singer and musician

Elton is as a diverse performer as there is. He can do rock& roll bangers, ballads like the one you just reacted to and so many in between. If you ever watched the original Lion King movie, Elton sang the songs that Bernie created the lyrics to. Just listen to Crocodile Rock , Someone Saved My Life Tonight, and Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding and Levon. You will get the sense how different his music was across his career.

You should do some reaction on Billy Joel songs too!!!

So tough to pick an album. If I had to pick one, I'd say Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy, It was the first album ever to enter the charts at #1. Elton's drummer, Nigel Olsson is incredible on it.

Yeah Elton has many songs like this such as Daniel, Tiny Dancer, Nikita, Candle in the Wind, Sad Songs, Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word, Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me, and more upbeat songs like, Crocodile Rock, Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting, Bennie and the Jets, I'm Still Standing and Philadelphia Freedom.

Man he's got a million albums out there , but I would probably start with Goodbye yellow brick road ! Are maybe Captain Fantastic !?

My favorite EFJ albums are "Caribou", "Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player", "Madman Across The Water", and "Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy". That's just a few of them. You are in for a Really Deep Dive, my friend! "Funeral For A Friend" from Yellow Brick Road should perhaps be your next song of his.

I don’t know Elton John’s music very well. Happy to learn it, though😊

Try ticking its on the album Caribou from 1974 I think some of Elton’s best stuff! So so good!❤ you can play a song off Caribou,Honkey château, tumbleweed connection,Madman across the water,Don’t shoot me I’m only the piano player,Goodbye yellow brick road and there’s really not a bad song on any of those albums!❤

Tiny Dancer....amazing tune

He has a lot of different styles of music from ballads like Your Song to some rockers. He's definitely worth doing a deep dive into. So many great songs.

Yes, I love how passionately your are with music. It takes a very special person to have a true reaction to music. Keep up the great work 👍.

Madman Across the Water is a great album! Especially three cuts - Tiny Dancer, Levon and the title cut, Madman Across the Water. Also, from Honky Chateau - Rocket Man is a great cut...just some of my favorites!

Hi Silas, new subscriber here from Nova Scotia, Canada. I agree with so many others about the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album. P.S: You'll love the song "Tiny Dancer" from the album "Madman Across The Water"!

Bennie and the Jets is my favourite Elton John song !

Welcome down the rabbit hole, and it's a deep one! He has so many brilliant songs, of almost every type you will be astonished as you wind your way through his vast catalogue! Enjoy the journey!!

Do either Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Both are fire. As usual, great reaction Silas....stay the course

If you enjoy piano with pop music, you should check out Bruce Hornsby's "The Way It Is." It's an incredible pop song about racism. And yes, Elton John is a god among other musicians.

Early Elton is the best - “Madman Across The Water” and “Levon” are truly magnificent songs. He was everything to me in my teens. My cut off line is at “I’m Still Standing”. Awful pop tripe. That said, Elton is an ICON and being a piano player, he should speak to you fully. Enjoy! 😁❤️

Do TINY DANCER! He has had over 50 top 40 hits so you can listen for quite some time. I personally like Madman Across the Water better than Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. But they are both awesome albums.

I looked at your list and you are missing SO MUCH. You are young look up James Taylor, Jim Croce, John Denver, For story tellers. For a bit harder rock try Styx, and Kansas, you are doing Boston. And don't forget the Eagles. That gives you a lot to work on.

Elton John has many many hits - try Funeral For A Friend, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Philadelphia Freedom, so so many more!

Wow, where to start - hard one for several reasons . There are songs I think you need to hear right out of the starting gate. But, start with Elton's early years. That is a must . Those are the years you need to listen to, they are phenomenal. Empty Sky, Elton John, Honky Chateau, Madman Across the Water , Tumbleweed Connection, each it's own masterpiece. Many will suggest Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - a brilliant LP as well. Can't go wrong with Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. If I were you, I would delve into the genius of Elton John and Bernie Taupin - early years first, you'll understand why as you take this amazing journey. ✌❤

You should listen to Goodbye Yellow Brick road, Rocketman, Dont Let the Sun go down on me, Someone Saved my life tonight next! These songs are life changing. You need to check out the band Chicago too! Music was the best in the 60s and 70s 😊❤

Try Tiny Dancer, equally as goose bump raising as Your Song IMO. Enjoy the trip!

fairly new to your channel, but thanks for it! if you haven't already checked out another great singer/songwriter/pianist I highly recommend "Piano Man" by Billy Joel. He and Elton have frequently toured together in recent years, and it's a combo made in heaven. :)

Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) is a good one from Sir Elton John. He is a rabbit hole worth exploring for sure. So many different sounds from him.

Probably the Best Entertainer of all time. Yellow Brick Road album is tops but, all his works are terrific. Do yourself a favor and listen to all his works.

Madman Across the Water, please.

Bob Seger's "Night Moves" will definitely have you out of your chair, fyi!

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the obvious next step in your E.J. dive.

Sir Elton John is the Best Entertainer ever. Check out his Yellow Brick Road album, not a bad song on it. His videos are legendary. Do some research please on him.

Great choice as an introduction to Sir Elton John‘s music. One of my favs is "Levon." I think I‘m going to listen to it right now.

You couldn't have picked a better introduction to Elton John - this was his first hit song in the early 1970s.

This is one of my favorites ever. You should also check out "Tiny Dancer" by Elton as well. He is a really versatile artist though.

Elton is a world treasure. As far as albums go, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece but it's a two album set so it will take a bit of time to get through. Madman Across The Water is a single album with three of his greatest songs of which Tiny Dancer is an ultimate must hear. Elton is a master of the piano; I know you'll be able to appreciate his talent and artistry. Can't wait to have you dive into his rabbit hole, you'll get lost.

Elton is a great pianist and has a huge catalog worth checking out. Another great pianist who is a prolific successful song writer is Billy Joel. He wrote one of the best songs about the war in Vietnam ever written, the video of Goodnight Saigon will bring you to tears...beautiful must see video.

Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics. And then separately Elton puts them to music. What’s astonishing is that some of the lyrics (more poems) are such that no one else could make a song out of them. Here’s an example. One of my favorite Elton songs is Levon. Read the lyrics and then listen to one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Elton John sang Pinball Wizard in Tommy the movie, It's also a little longer with another verse.

Tumbleweed Connection is probably his best album (at least to me). His early stuff is better when he wasn’t so self consciously pop.

Big yellow taxi Joni Mitchell

Calypso by John Denver

Thought he was going to be another one of those super-talented one-hit wonders that were so prevalent in 1970. Wrong!

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If you're just starting with the legend that is Sir Elton John then you started at the right place of his very long career -- with his very first breakout hit.

One of Elton's greatest albums is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" ... 👍👍👍👍

Check out his greatest hits 1. Gives a good sample of his early work

Try John Denver's Sunshine on My Shoulders....

There's one very good reason why he's sold 300+ million records!

I would call him a national treasure, but t think he's more of a world treasure.

You are going to love Elton! Madman Across the Water is a great album!

Seeing your reaction to this, have you reacted to The Carpenters?

You should listen to his song "Friends." It was my class song in '72. It holds more meaning now than it did back then. It is a short song not played much, but it is on par with "Your Song."

Silias you wanna react to Goodbye Yellobrick road

You are so warm inside like I was when I heard this song for the first time a long long time ago in a galaxy faraway.....no no this is another story!!!

Honky Chateau is a good one Also he worked with T Rex

Long Cool woman in a Black dress by The hollies

Great song! 👍👍

You need to do 'Fantasy' by Aldo Nova. You will love it.

If you can play piano , I would get some of his sheet music !

Elton’s got a huge catalog of reaction-worthy songs. And he has a very loyal fanbase. (Same thing goes for Simon & Garfunkel and Steely Dan). 😊

All the Young girls love Alice by Elton John

I saw him last week in London on his farewell tour, 20,000 packed into the O2 Arena. He was awesome live, was my first and sadly the last time seeing him live. check out the yellow brick road album. his most recent hit was a duet with Dua Lipa, Cold Heart. check that one too.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a good one!!!

Don't fear the reaper by Blue oyster cult

Yes, you really should check out lots of Elton John. The "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album is a good one to start with. Thanks Silas!

Start with this album from 1970 and listen to "I Need You To Turn To", "Sixty Years On", "The Boarder Song" but most of all, "The Greatest Discovery". Then move on to the album "Goodbye Yellow-Brick Road" and do all of it, if possible. Elton's impact on music is profound; He's a true artist. You are going to enjoy the journey with Elton! Thanks for doing this one.

ELTON JOHN, " YOUR SONG ". more.. album's "MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER", "HONKY CHATEAU", "YELLOW BRICK ROAD".

American pie by Don McLean

Back in the day, he was known as one of the only people to keep up with Led Zeppelin partying. ...it's in an old Hit Parader mag I have, I think. I have a pic with him sitting at a table with Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and groupies. REM, Bernie Taupin wrote almost all of his/the lyrics!

Worth listening to the whole album. Many people only know his more pop songs, but if you check out his early albums you’ll find he was so much more than that. Recently he has collaborated with Dua Lipa and Britany Spears who incorporated his songs Rocket Man and Tiny Dancer into their songs. Elton had a song writing partner who wrote lyrics for him. Elton felt he couldn’t write lyrics.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a great album to start with. Elton John was extremely influential for a wide variety of musicians, from pop to hard rock. Elton had some pretty popular music later but his '70s music is *the* classic Elton John, and is several levels above his later stuff in my opinion.

Oh boy,,, you've just unlocked a 60-year catalog. You're in for a treat. Sir Elton's style varies throughout the years but the quality lyrics and piano are always present. As others have mentioned, you can't go wrong with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Yellow Brick Road

Love the 70s Elton

Lynyrd Skynyrd Free Bird

It’s so funny that you would pick this as your first Elton song because this was his first big song! His first US hit and album. I love how you throw your whole self into listening. Great reactor ❤. Do Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, it’s his best album.

Calypso by John

Elton's BEST is Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (don't separate)...on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album

You can never (ever) go wrong with Elton. I would suggest covering his discography in the order they were released. Starting with the Elton John album (BTW, his very first album is called "Empty Sky"), but most people are not aware of this album. If you wanted to cover a song from that album I'd recommend: Skyline Pigeon. Anyway, you'll get a much better perspective of his music going in chronological order - at least through the 70s. BTW, I'll add a key thing that makes me absolutely LOVE Elton... the Band. His band (Nigel, Dee, Davey, and Elton) are some of the most underrated musicians ever IMHO. I can see why since Elton is such a big name and brand. (Oh, and pay attention to the background vocals, Dee, Davey, and Nigel - kick ass on them.)

I'm the Man by the Killers - 2013. Your Song by Elton John - 1970.

Your best starting point based on variety and quality is "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973), but everything from 1970-1976 is excellent, top notch and fantastic. He also had many good and some great albums through the decades since.

Who are you by The who

Subscribed in anticipation of your reaction to more Elton. He’s 76 and released a single with Dua Lipa which went #1 around the world and #8 on Billboard called Cold Heart mixed by Australian duo PNAU and contained lyrics from his songs “Sacrifice”, “Rocket Man”, “Kiss the Bride” and “Where’s the Shoorah?” which gave him the record of being the first artist to have a top ten single in 6 different decades. Last year he released “Hold Me Closer” with lyrics taken from “Tiny Dancer”, “The One” and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Britney Spears which went #1 on Billboard. His last album released was “The Lockdown Sessions” in 2021 which featured “Cold Heart” but featured new songs with artists like Nicki Minaj and Young Thug, Charlie Puth, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Nicks, Surfaces and others. Incidentally, in the 70s about 4-5% of worldwide music sold was a single or album by Elton John. And yes, you’re right Aloe Blacc did use the line “And you can tell everybody” in his song “The Man.”

My suggestions, Silas, are either Goodbye Yellow Brick Road or Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Another GREAT one is "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues"...and "The One." Haunting song about a father and son (son dying of AIDS) is "The Last Song."