Elton playing and singing 'Tiny Dancer' with a sheet of paper with the lyrics by Bernie Taupin before the album 'Madman Across The Water' was released: this is history in the making!
@@vincentbynumbers Yes, it was going well until 70 mins in he had to stop and was attended to onstage ,and then continues for bit longer ,but his voice just gave out and concert finished after 15 songs. He was so upset , I hope hes ok , what an incredible performer , Im so lucky to see him four times since `83.Great memories indeed.
Thank GOD someone had the foresight to record all these early Elton performances. When he's gone humanity will be hugely enriched . . . like having tapes of Mozart or Beethoven for us all to enjoy . . . 60 years on.
10:23 As a singer/pianist that plays many Elton John songs I am actually in tears.. To see him complete Tiny Dancer after reviewing lyrics blows my mind. . . The chords are amazing... I dont understand his methodology to write songs... Well, then again, none of us will.. He is amazing...
I was 12 yrs old and a teen magazine had Elton john The face of the seventies it was 1971.. I was hooked Madman Across The Water ..Elton is a musical genius And such a lovely human ..❤
It's just amazing how little ego there is with Elton. From the very beginning he ALWAYS made it clear that it's all about Bernie, he's just the front man. What an amazing team.
aren't we glad he overcame his feeling that his voice wasn't good enough to record? I love every nuance in his wonderful voice. And his evocative piano playing is on a whole nuther level! 💙
Heh . . . I was 14. And my intro was Empty Sky-Gulliver! So. MANY. MEMORIES. It seems impossible that there are so many neurons for all the memories . . . BeatlesWishboneAshPinkFloydYesEltonAllmansFairportSantanaLindisfarneJethroTullSandyDennyMussorgskyKingCrimsonOsibisaJourneyPFMFocusKansasFramptonAliceCooperJohnnyWinterSteelyDan . . . and that was Tuesday.
I was 9 when first exposed to Elton John, 1974(ish) So many childhood memories. And then was blessed enough to see He and Billy Joel together in concert in 2008.
Hard to imagine that Paul Buckmaster could've thought his arrangement for Sixty Years On was anything less than magnificent. Such an incredibly gifted composer/arranger.
I got emotional witnessing the creation of “Tiny Dancer”.. as it was happening ....all on the crumpled piece of paper ... where is that paper now ? So casual .. so effortless ... As IF Shakespeare himself pulled out a parchment to show us an idea he had for a little play he was thinking of simply naming ...Romeo and Juliet...
It was interesting seeing Bernie's first wife Maxine reaction while "Tiny Dancer" was being formed. The song of course was written about her, the blue jean baby, seamstress for the band.
I couldn't agree more. As I am writing this I am trying to put together a retrospective all the live Elton John concerts from 1970 through 1974. There are quite a few. If you want to hear something that will blow your mind oh, listen to the album called 11-17-70. It is a live radio concert from New York City. Elton is on fire.
Wonderful to be able to see this after Rocketman!!! For those people disappointed in the movie, this must be what they were hoping for. Personally I loved the movie, as well as this
I enjoyed "Rocketman" as well, however I think the disappointment was that Elton seems to disown this early period for some strange reason. I was in high school in the early '80s and they would play his music like "Take Me to the Pilot" and "Levon." But he had his comeback in 1983 and then it seemed like a lot the earlier songs were not acknowledged as much. The movie was meant to be more light-hearted and his earlier music was very introspective and not suitable for dance numbers, LOL.
You are damn right. Rocketman was an atrocity in my book and many other fans since the early 70s. Chronologically ridiculous and shoddy. But Furnish thinks himself so artistic what a joke that was.
A friend o' mine dragged me outta bed 'n said get up! I've got tickets to see Elton John in Dallas. We made the 100 mile drive, gave our tickets to the usher 'n ended up 2nd row center for the Tumbleweed Connection concert! The right place at the right time...ASTOUNDIN'.
I feel as though I just time travelled. And it was a great trip down memory lane, thank you. Elton and the whole band are part of the fabric of my youth, fabulous musicians, incredible music. Loved Bernie!
Nigel is so awesome... This was a privilege to see him visually at that time.. I love how he plays on 11-17-70 ... so powerful, original, and enjoyable .. I really missed him on later recordings when the band changed...
@@eltoncostello7357 This is the first bit of concert footage I have ever seen of the songs he did on 11-17-70. I wonder if someone ever filmed the whole of 11-17-70.... I would love to have a full Blu-Ray of that concert.
@@bresseman Sixty Years On. It was originally written to sound more like the link below. It's amazing that above video Nigel, Dee, and Elton were able to get it to sound amazing! The drummer is still with Elton, but he, like Elton has slowed down over the last 50 years. :-) ua-cam.com/video/DALGzHkPmqU/v-deo.html
To watch Elton put tiny dancer together really is a look into mankind and seeing what a human is capable of . Just a Freak in such a good way and Bernie meeting his girlfriend all this had to happen for us to have that song.
The only time I ever saw Elton was very early in 1971, just him with Dee and Nigel backing him. I think he was promoting the Tumbleweed Connection album and he was just fantastic, ranging from sensitive ballads to out and out rock and roll.
I can honestly say that if not for music in the early 70's...I wouldn't have survived. Elton and Bernie were iconic...like McCartney and Lennon...but in a more detailed way. There is no comparison then and not now. How I miss real musicians that I was blessed enough to see hear and feel through the 70's. Madman was my fav Lp but I loved everything created by the iconic duo..I would love to tell Sir Elton how powerful his music was to a crazy mixed up chick at 14!
I’ve seen these clips before, there must be more footage of Elton composing at the piano and messing around. Completely natural musician great voice great melody awesome piano player of biblical proportions, the likes we won’t see again for generations.
Such a shame that the new “Rocketman” movie does not show the big impact that guys like Steve Brown and Paul Buckmaster and the original band had on Elton’s early success.
Brilliance comes at a cost. A lot of artists have hard, even desperate, beginnings, but this is the catalyst for their creativity. Without pain there is little motivation to move out, move on, move up. The trick is not be bogged down by the past, or if it does dog you, not drown in drugs or booze. At least the sober ones get to keep creating and we are better for it.
Pretty dam COOL, seen a couple of documentaries about Elton and all the people that come together to make the music what it is, which is marvelous, but I had never seen this one and one thing they all have in common is that they are all great especially watching the different time lines and how he and Bernie had come together and written, composed all of the songs and ballads throughout the years. Simply fascinating!
Wow...the genesis of Tiny Dancer! And haunting knowing that Sir Elton is NOW well past "sixty years on". Plus seeing Nigel go ballistic (in a controlled way) on the same song. Thank you for sharing!!!!
Happy Birthday dear Elton. Stay strong & healthy, enjoy your time. Very much looking forward to a new album being released, of course only if you feel like it. God bless you my angel!!!!❤️🤩❤️
In four months I'll be 64 but I've been an Elton John fan for 52 years. Nobody turned me on to him. I heard him on the radio singing "Country Comfort" and I was instantly attracted to his voice. I remember thinking "What a great voice. Who is this?" I bought Tumbleweed Connection" the next day. I have all of his albums. Lately my favorite Elton album is Rare Masters. My least favorite studio album is Breaking Hearts.
My first time hearing him was Lady Samantha but I didn’t know who he was and it was only after getting into him after my brother bought Tumbleweed Connection and then me getting Madman Across the Water for my 12th birthday that I found out he was the one who sang Lady Samantha.
That reminds me as a young boy of 12... Standing in line at a Target in 1975 buying Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.. I don't remember the cost, but I remember the experience of standing in line with a whole lot of people that all had the same album in their hand. It was an "event" to go purchase an album back in those days... Now it's a one click of the mouse "buy it now" .... Just not the same experience at all... :-( Glad you still have your original album... hope it's in good shape!
@@sirluke7 One of my friends who was Elton John fan gave me same Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy CD. I went to Med school in Mexico 1971-1975 and did not know Elton John even existed. What a revelation! Been a fan ever since!
This is amazing, pre Fame Elton, still camp and humble. He is wearing Deidre Barlow style glasses from the early 70s and I love the salute to early 1970s brutalist "Runcorn" style architecture. It shows too how great these early songs were. Elton John was probably the greatest sophomore album of all time. It is one of the few complete albums of his I have.
Always love listened to this documentary from time to time. Is excellent and enjoying hearing Tiny Dancer, Friends, Sixty Years On and the rest. So good!
I'm so happy he got sober and found happiness and have two kids he decides it I love you sir, Elton! what a legend! I'll be seeing you next month can't wait!
Thank you for this. Elton has been boring for so long you can forget that he was ever exciting. But he was. This documentary brings back the days when Elton really did matter.
I'd greatly appreciate it if some Elton fans would view my unplugged piano & vocal cover version of LEVON, which you can find by clicking on my channel, as well as my tribute to the great George Michael's Praying for Time. Thank you and of course thanks to Elton for all his contributions to popular music over the last 50 years.
Yes, the Tiny Dancer segment... How awesome to see Bernie's incredible lyrics on a simple piece of notebook paper and having Elton describe his approach to making music around them...and seeing a classic song being born... just wow!
Been a fan of Elton John since he released Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album and me and my mates listened to it all the time. Never get tired of hearing his music in all the various forms. The older stuff I particularly like and discovered it later on - Madman and Tumbelweed albums. I bought the Friends album round about 1978 from a US import store in Manchester - love that too.
So neat to see the beginnings of Bernie and Elton collaborating to write "Tiny Dancer"! I enjoyed that a lot! And seeing (presumably) the girl who inspired the lyrics!
So cool to hear the segments from Tumbleweed Connection. I love all of his recordings but that one always speaks to me coming from a country music town.
That’s a wonderful album, and it has some true gems on it. Burn Down The Mission, Love Song (fabulously beautiful), Come Down In Time, Where To Now St. Peter, Amoreena, and more!
How much does chance play in the creation of something great? Well, Elton answered an ad in New Musical Express for new talent and then went to go see the A&R manager for New Liberty Records. His name was Ray Williams. Williams had a stack of envelopes with submissions by potential songwriters for the same ad. He picked one up off the pile and handed it to Elton. It was unopened. It just happened to be Bernie Taupin's submission of material. That was the start of their ongoing partnership.
OMG, this is SO GREAT! Thank you so much for uploading this! Wish I could have seen it in '71 (But I would have been 6 at the time, so I don't know how much I would have gotten out of it). 😏
Bernie is a poet. Elton writes, arranges, plays and sings the music. He brings Bernie's words to life. But he doesn't even need words to compose or play. Listen to Funeral For a Friend or Song for Guy.
Elton playing and singing 'Tiny Dancer' with a sheet of paper with the lyrics by Bernie Taupin before the album 'Madman Across The Water' was released: this is history in the making!
Julio Cesar Pereira Right on! And I love that song.
It really is cool seeing the making of Tiny Dancer knowing now what a legendary song it became!
What a great thing to see with Tiny Dancer beginnings
Love the music and songs!
I remember first seeing that Tiny Dancer clip in the 1990s on the document called Two Rooms. He seems so shy there. Wonderful stuff
I love that Bernie is still calling Elton ‘Reg’.
I guarantee you he's the only one who can get away with calling him Reg. He hates that name.
Eu amo ❤
Yeah
I don’t think Elton legally changed his name at that time
@@williamfaile4221actually Paul McCartney also calls him Reg. That’s what he was first introduced as.
How wonderful life is while Elton is in the world.
❤🧡💛💚 how true
just saw him a few hours ago, Border song was so great tonight.
@@richieroo4844 were you at the pneumonia announcement show?!?! 😭
@@vincentbynumbers Yes, it was going well until 70 mins in he had to stop and was attended to onstage ,and then continues for bit longer ,but his voice just gave out and concert finished after 15 songs.
He was so upset , I hope hes ok , what an incredible performer , Im so lucky to see him four times since `83.Great memories indeed.
@@richieroo4844 😫 thank you for sharing... 4 times woo, lucky! Hoping you didn't see his last!! 💖
Thank GOD someone had the foresight to record all these early Elton performances. When he's gone humanity will be hugely enriched . . . like having tapes of Mozart or Beethoven for us all to enjoy . . . 60 years on.
Just a gem of a video. Is there a part 2 .it ended suddenly
@@Soulboy63 yes part two is in the description of the video. There's a link there. Look closely.
I am so glad Elton even exists, really. What a blessed soul he is.
Couldn't agree moreeeeee
Elton lives not exists there is a major difference
Yes it is true
It all happens we all do, by God!
God given talented genius! Not only an insanely gifted pianist and composer but a brilliant singer too!
10:23 As a singer/pianist that plays many Elton John songs I am actually in tears.. To see him complete Tiny Dancer after reviewing lyrics blows my mind. . . The chords are amazing... I dont understand his methodology to write songs... Well, then again, none of us will.. He is amazing...
Loving the music and songs!
Genius
'Tiny Dancer' is a masterpiece. Period :o)
@@MSMediaRotterdam
the rhythm he works with that piano on Benny & The Jets, he gets such a phenomenal vibe going, don't know how he does it.
I agree with you. This video here shows a bit of his music writing ua-cam.com/video/WMlWbQRAue0/v-deo.htmlsi=KX_AWqHg8jI8fXo_
Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson are f**king brilliant musicians. Dee died far too young.
Cancer is a horrible disease
RIP Paul Buckmaster. His orchestral arrangements were stunning.
I was 12 yrs old and a teen magazine had Elton john The face of the seventies it was 1971.. I was hooked Madman Across The Water ..Elton is a musical genius And such a lovely human ..❤
Awesome I got chills he actually sung tiny dancer as a demo! Also it was cool seeing him in 1971 in his house
Me too. It's like we were there at the creation of some small part of the rock universe.
It's just amazing how little ego there is with Elton. From the very beginning he ALWAYS made it clear that it's all about Bernie, he's just the front man. What an amazing team.
Bernie's accent has changed so much since then. He almost has a full blown American accent now.
What an amazing genius mix of Elton & Bernie. Can’t imagine how life would’ve been without them answering the songwriter/singer ad.
ET Bass: I know, he could have been handed anyone else's lyrics and this magic wouldn't have happened.....
I would not be me. I learned piano at age 3 in 1965… I hit the wave of Elton and soared on piano.
aren't we glad he overcame his feeling that his voice wasn't good enough to record?
I love every nuance in his wonderful voice.
And his evocative piano playing is on a whole nuther level!
💙
My jaw dropped the first time I heard Sixty Years On. It was my introduction to Elton John. It was 1973 and I was twelve
Heh . . . I was 14. And my intro was Empty Sky-Gulliver! So. MANY. MEMORIES. It seems impossible that there are so many neurons for all the memories . . . BeatlesWishboneAshPinkFloydYesEltonAllmansFairportSantanaLindisfarneJethroTullSandyDennyMussorgskyKingCrimsonOsibisaJourneyPFMFocusKansasFramptonAliceCooperJohnnyWinterSteelyDan . . . and that was Tuesday.
me too ..i was 8....my big brothers were into it.
I was 9 when first exposed to Elton John, 1974(ish) So many childhood memories. And then was blessed enough to see He and Billy Joel together in concert in 2008.
Sixty Years On is a great one Iris
You're the same age as me and I adored that song too.
Elton is worth over 500 million dollars.He earned every penny.The greatest recording artist that Britains has ever produced.
Hard to imagine that Paul Buckmaster could've thought his arrangement for Sixty Years On was anything less than magnificent. Such an incredibly gifted composer/arranger.
I got emotional witnessing the creation of “Tiny Dancer”.. as it was happening ....all on the crumpled piece of paper ... where is that paper now ? So casual .. so effortless ... As IF Shakespeare himself pulled out a parchment to show us an idea he had for a little play he was thinking of simply naming ...Romeo and Juliet...
It was interesting seeing Bernie's first wife Maxine reaction while "Tiny Dancer" was being formed. The song of course was written about her, the blue jean baby, seamstress for the band.
At 10 years old my life was impacted by Elton. He played a little gig (Troubadour) that changed music forever.
I am a big fan and I never saw this before. Elton needs to put together all his specials and videos into a Blu ray box set!
I would love that
I couldn't agree more. As I am writing this I am trying to put together a retrospective all the live Elton John concerts from 1970 through 1974. There are quite a few. If you want to hear something that will blow your mind oh, listen to the album called 11-17-70. It is a live radio concert from New York City. Elton is on fire.
I thought it was from the Greek Theater in LA
@@gooddaysahead1 But do they have video of it? It's on UA-cam as an audio.
@@lemurianchick No, unfortunately, no video that I know of.
Grew up on a healthy dose of Elton John's amazing music! ❤
John & Taupin were my favorite songwriting team of all time!!
mine still
Thank God Elton and Bernie got together. Hearing rough yet still great Tiny Dancer is amazing. whole documentary is excellent! thanks
I agree!!!
Sweetest guy
Devine Destiny. Thankyou Lord 🙏🏼🎼💜🎼💜🎼
Wonderful to be able to see this after Rocketman!!!
For those people disappointed in the movie, this must be what they were hoping for. Personally I loved the movie, as well as this
I enjoyed "Rocketman" as well, however I think the disappointment was that Elton seems to disown this early period for some strange reason. I was in high school in the early '80s and they would play his music like "Take Me to the Pilot" and "Levon." But he had his comeback in 1983 and then it seemed like a lot the earlier songs were not acknowledged as much. The movie was meant to be more light-hearted and his earlier music was very introspective and not suitable for dance numbers, LOL.
You are damn right. Rocketman was an atrocity in my book and many other fans since the early 70s. Chronologically ridiculous and shoddy. But Furnish thinks himself so artistic what a joke that was.
Elton John is just a phenomenal piano player. Love seeing this.
Not just a demo of Tiny Dancer. That's him WRITING the song! He wrote Your Song in 10 minutes over breakfast.
A friend o' mine dragged me outta bed 'n said get up! I've got tickets to see Elton John in Dallas. We made the 100 mile drive, gave our tickets to the usher 'n ended up 2nd row center for the Tumbleweed Connection concert! The right place at the right time...ASTOUNDIN'.
I can’t even imagine!
I feel as though I just time travelled. And it was a great trip down memory lane, thank you. Elton and the whole band are part of the fabric of my youth, fabulous musicians, incredible music. Loved Bernie!
He is very well spoken 👏
Nigel Olsson was an animal 17:55. OMG...this was a three piece in the early days. Insane talent...sounded like a full orchestra!!
Nigel is so awesome... This was a privilege to see him visually at that time.. I love how he plays on 11-17-70 ... so powerful, original, and enjoyable .. I really missed him on later recordings when the band changed...
@@eltoncostello7357 This is the first bit of concert footage I have ever seen of the songs he did on 11-17-70. I wonder if someone ever filmed the whole of 11-17-70.... I would love to have a full Blu-Ray of that concert.
@@sirluke7 am not a specialist of Elton but what is that song with the mad drumer ?
@@bresseman Sixty Years On.
It was originally written to sound more like the link below. It's amazing that above video Nigel, Dee, and Elton were able to get it to sound amazing! The drummer is still with Elton, but he, like Elton has slowed down over the last 50 years. :-)
ua-cam.com/video/DALGzHkPmqU/v-deo.html
I noticed at the beginning he was holding his drum stick like it was painful not to be able to play. LOL
To watch Elton put tiny dancer together really is a look into mankind and seeing what a human is capable of . Just a Freak in such a good way and Bernie meeting his girlfriend all this had to happen for us to have that song.
Excellent! Watching him go through his process of putting music to Tiny Dancer was such a treat.
Spare a thought for original band member, bassist Dee Murray who died in 1992.
Reg Munday Dee was a legend. He is missed by all old school EJ fans. Cheers
Dee? Simply the best!
Reg Munday I agree with you Reg
We'll never forget the late great Dee Murray.
...of the original lineup:, Dee, Nigel, Davey, and EJ...:)!
The only time I ever saw Elton was very early in 1971, just him with Dee and Nigel backing him. I think he was promoting the Tumbleweed Connection album and he was just fantastic, ranging from sensitive ballads to out and out rock and roll.
Love his gifted-piano playing his composing and his voice
He was so gracious when he was younger. I discovered elton in the late 80s and i didn't get him.
So this is refreshing to see younger elton.
Fascinating insight into the writing of 'Tiny Dancer', and the live clip of 'Sixty Years On' was awesome.
One of the best duos in the world ... to this day !!
The early works were brilliant. After the late 70s, not so much.
Fascinating as he composed Tiny Dancer and seeing him before he had been corrupted by drugs/alcohol/fame
I can honestly say that if not for music in the early 70's...I wouldn't have survived.
Elton and Bernie were iconic...like McCartney and Lennon...but in a more detailed way. There is no comparison then and not now. How I miss real musicians that I was blessed enough to see hear and feel through the 70's.
Madman was my fav Lp but I loved everything created by the iconic duo..I would love to tell Sir Elton how powerful his music was to a crazy mixed up chick at 14!
I’ve seen these clips before, there must be more footage of Elton composing at the piano and messing around.
Completely natural musician great voice great melody awesome piano player of biblical proportions, the likes we won’t see again for generations.
This was first aired on UK ITV Saturday 3rd of April 1971 and called "Elton John: Mr. Superfunk".
HE's UNIQUE ...
SOFTLY & DEEP EMOTIONS AT YOUNGER...DAYS...THANKS ELTON
I really appreciate the brilliance of all involved in Elton's music. These archive documentaries are so great. Thanks for posting this.
Such a shame that the new “Rocketman” movie does not show the big impact that guys like Steve Brown and Paul Buckmaster and the original band had on Elton’s early success.
I thought the movie was not good at all.
Gus Dudgeon
i was never impressed by buckmaster's cheesy orchestrations....... just elton and the piano works better for most of his ballads
@Shayla Gordon that’s okay,I love Elton,but I still think the movie was terrible.
@@johnholmes912 the orchestration on “goodbye yellow brick road” was artistic perfection.
I would love to own those Tumbleweed Connection posters !! My favorite LP, along with Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. 😎
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Just awesome! My hero was Bernie and Elton was the perfect voice for the poet!
Brilliance comes at a cost. A lot of artists have hard, even desperate, beginnings, but this is the catalyst for their creativity. Without pain there is little motivation to move out, move on, move up. The trick is not be bogged down by the past, or if it does dog you, not drown in drugs or booze. At least the sober ones get to keep creating and we are better for it.
Pretty dam COOL, seen a couple of documentaries about Elton and all the people that come together to make the music what it is, which is marvelous, but I had never seen this one and one thing they all have in common is that they are all great especially watching the different time lines and how he and Bernie had come together and written, composed all of the songs and ballads throughout the years. Simply fascinating!
The Border Song is so spiritual..........
Monty the Python so is Levon I love that song so much
As is "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters".
What a gem , thanks for posting! Proof of his genius! Tiny Dancer was almost perfect after the first take
Wow...the genesis of Tiny Dancer! And haunting knowing that Sir Elton is NOW well past "sixty years on". Plus seeing Nigel go ballistic (in a controlled way) on the same song. Thank you for sharing!!!!
Elton John and Bernie Taupin, Brian Wilson, Paul McCartney and John Lennon, the greatest pop song writers of all time.
Something tells me that this should be viewed, moreso than Rocketman in the theatres this May.
Was just thinking the same. Wonder if Elton has seen this recently. Wish there was more of it though.
Yes..this is a magnificent documentary of Elton ..raw, powerful, and real.
Lisa K. Turns out Rocketman was pretty damn fine. Way better than I expected.
@@Scotlanz Yeah, it was great how Rocketman left out Nigel, Dee, Paul Buckmaster, Gus Dudgeon, and Steve Brown. Just great.
he could only use so much material in the movie. I am sure they were fine with it.
Thankyou God for gifting us with Elton and Bernie,. In Jesus name. Amen
1971 interview with Elton John, first playing of Tiny Dancer......
there will never be an artist again that makes the music he made in the decade of the 70's.
"Rocketman" helps put this in perspective! Thanks for uploading.
Happy Birthday dear Elton. Stay strong & healthy, enjoy your time. Very much looking forward to a new album being released, of course only if you feel like it. God bless you my angel!!!!❤️🤩❤️
In four months I'll be 64 but I've been an Elton John fan for 52 years. Nobody turned me on to him. I heard him on the radio singing "Country Comfort" and I was instantly attracted to his voice. I remember thinking "What a great voice. Who is this?"
I bought Tumbleweed Connection" the next day.
I have all of his albums. Lately my favorite Elton album is Rare Masters. My least favorite studio album is Breaking Hearts.
My first time hearing him was Lady Samantha but I didn’t know who he was and it was only after getting into him after my brother bought Tumbleweed Connection and then me getting Madman Across the Water for my 12th birthday that I found out he was the one who sang Lady Samantha.
Interesting how Bernie refers to the first Elton john as "reg "...
That was before he changed his name.
I still refer to him as "Our Reg" he would be horrified. 😂
Yeah but I like the name Elton John much better than Reggie Dwight.
Yes I noticed that too!
@@robertmichalscheck3072 I love the name Elton way better than Reggie
Bought Tumbleweed connection in 71 at the Army PX . My first Elton Album and still have the price tag on it, lol $2.99
That reminds me as a young boy of 12... Standing in line at a Target in 1975 buying Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy..
I don't remember the cost, but I remember the experience of standing in line with a whole lot of people that all had the same album in their hand. It was an "event" to go purchase an album back in those days... Now it's a one click of the mouse "buy it now" .... Just not the
same experience at all... :-( Glad you still have your original album... hope it's in good shape!
sirluke7 excellent condition ! That's funny as well, I did not know Target was around in 1975.
@@sirluke7 One of my friends who was Elton John fan gave me same Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy CD. I went to Med school in Mexico 1971-1975 and did not know Elton John even existed. What a revelation! Been a fan ever since!
@@coolezum they were ,just not as big as now.
This is amazing, pre Fame Elton, still camp and humble. He is wearing Deidre Barlow style glasses from the early 70s and I love the salute to early 1970s brutalist "Runcorn" style architecture. It shows too how great these early songs were. Elton John was probably the greatest sophomore album of all time. It is one of the few complete albums of his I have.
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this rare video.
Always love listened to this documentary from time to time. Is excellent and enjoying hearing Tiny Dancer, Friends, Sixty Years On and the rest. So good!
Amazing how he just can turn the lyrics into a song that fast.
I'm so happy he got sober and found happiness and have two kids he decides it I love you sir, Elton! what a legend! I'll be seeing you next month can't wait!
Thanks very much for uploading complete documentary & sharing - real piece of Elton history
You are very welcome! :)
Uploaded over 4 years ago and just now in my recommended video's to watch?
WTH UA-cam!
How impressive !!
Loving the music!
This documentary gave me more of a connection to the man than the empty superficial Rocketman movie
60 Years On live... best Elton performance ever?
Elton John s music will be played many years from now on a par with Elvis and the Beatles and the Stones ..
Sentimentos nostalgicos me invadem quando escuto o Elton John dos primordios.
I love the way Elton play the piano on 60 years on boy he really bang them keys he is really a great piano player the best I'm still standing
At 9:40 you get the raw breakdown of 'Tiny Dancer'.Absolutely frickin' brilliant!
Thank you for this. Elton has been boring for so long you can forget that he was ever exciting. But he was. This documentary brings back the days when Elton really did matter.
He became Liberace and his head became giant, throwing fits constantly
@@shable1436 This is unfair to Liberace.
Read the book! It's bloody brilliant! What a wonderful colourful life ! ☮️❤️
Had never seen this. Amazing stuff, especially the Tiny Dancer bit. Thanks for posting!
It's really fascinating to see how he wrote Tiny Dancer. He makes it look easy - which, of course, it isn't.
I'd greatly appreciate it if some Elton fans would view my unplugged piano & vocal cover version of LEVON, which you can find by clicking on my channel, as well as my tribute to the great George Michael's Praying for Time. Thank you and of course thanks to Elton for all his contributions to popular music over the last 50 years.
Yes, the Tiny Dancer segment... How awesome to see Bernie's incredible lyrics on a simple piece of notebook paper and having Elton describe his approach to making music around them...and seeing a classic song being born... just wow!
elton john has been the songbook of my life thank god for elton and bernie
Been a fan of Elton John since he released Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album and me and my mates listened to it all the time. Never get tired of hearing his music in all the various forms. The older stuff I particularly like and discovered it later on - Madman and Tumbelweed albums. I bought the Friends album round about 1978 from a US import store in Manchester - love that too.
9:43 I'm leaving this here so I can come back to it and hear my favorite song being created before my eyes, over and over again.
I love watching a genius at work
thank god for PAUL BUCKMASTER!!!! RIP PAUL
So neat to see the beginnings of Bernie and Elton collaborating to write "Tiny Dancer"! I enjoyed that a lot! And seeing (presumably) the girl who inspired the lyrics!
So cool to hear the segments from Tumbleweed Connection. I love all of his recordings but that one always speaks to me coming from a country music town.
Greg07623 Tumbleweed is a classic masterpiece. My all time favorite album and probably the album I have listened to the most over the last 40 years.
That’s a wonderful album, and it has some true gems on it. Burn Down The Mission, Love Song (fabulously beautiful), Come Down In Time, Where To Now St. Peter, Amoreena, and more!
Completetly unaware of this documentary. MAny thanks
His playing piano gives me goosebumps
What a fantastic video. Thank you.
Wow what a gem! Thanks for posting!
Awesome documentary thanks 1st time ever seeing this.
How much does chance play in the creation of something great? Well, Elton answered an ad in New Musical Express for new talent and then went to go see the A&R manager for New Liberty Records. His name was Ray Williams. Williams had a stack of envelopes with submissions by potential songwriters for the same ad. He picked one up off the pile and handed it to Elton. It was unopened. It just happened to be Bernie Taupin's submission of material. That was the start of their ongoing partnership.
OMG, this is SO GREAT! Thank you so much for uploading this! Wish I could have seen it in '71 (But I would have been 6 at the time, so I don't know how much I would have gotten out of it). 😏
Me too! I waa in the first grade!
PURE PERFECTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love, 60 years on
I didn't realize 60 years on was his song. I had never heard of it but I was listening to his moscow performance and it had syo and it was amazing
Back when he really was the master of his craft.
Thank you, Diego for posting this awesome video!
Tumbleweed Connection is his best album - most people only listen to hits though, even those that were never so popular until the movie....
These live versions of the Tumbleweed songs are freaking amazing.
He isn’t a writer, he is a great musician and a performer. Give the credit to the true writer of his songs.
Bernie is a poet. Elton writes, arranges, plays and sings the music. He brings Bernie's words to life. But he doesn't even need words to compose or play. Listen to Funeral For a Friend or Song for Guy.
Who is the crazy drummer? Xlnt!
Elton was so cute...hairy chest & all... oh also hairy eyebrows... 😄
really good looking...
Nigel Olson
They are Great Elton and Bernie They have Beauty soul Elton Has so warm voice so emotional atractive