Elton went on Soul Train this song and "Philadelphia Freedom." Gotta do the opening song from the album this song is on: "Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding"--it's 11 minutes long, but takes you on such a rollercoaster you don't even realize it.
It's about a futuristic all-girl punk band. Bernie Taupin wrote it as a satire about the rock music scene at the time -- glam rock arena concerts. The Bennie is Bernie's old girlfriend Sally Bennington (electric boots , mohair suit, etc.).
Welcome to my wonderful childhood, y'all! Summer of 1974, 10 years old, riding the Amusement rides down at the beach, and they were blasting this song all over the place! Great times! Great memories!
Elton John ruled the radio in the seventies. He may be best known these days for his ballads, but his rockers are a lot of fun too -- "Crocodile Rock", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", "The Bitch Is Back" -- and for something completely different, check out the clip of him performing "Pinball Wizard" from the 1975 Ken Russell film of The Who's 1969 rock opera album Tommy.
You two are a joy to listen to music with!! It feels so good seeing people experience the good stuff for the first time; you are keeping the music alive!
Indeed. The first night I came across y’all videos, last month, y’all were listening to Bohemian Rhapsody, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Enjoy y’all. Definitely got me making up new playlist! Lol👍🏾👍🏾❤️
In the 70's, Elton John was the biggest thing going. This was probably his biggest album. You won't be sorry if you do a deep dive into Elton's music. I don't know which other songs of his you might have done, but essential ones include SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT, ROCKET MAN and GOODBYE YELLOWBRICK ROAD among many, MANY others!
When he hit the American scene as a solo artist, his music was incredible . We had never heard much piano work like this in a while. This is truly one of his best. There so many more such as: saturday night's alright for fighting, rocket man, goobye yellowbrick road, and my personal favorite funeral for a friend/loe lies bleeding. I always liked his catalog from the 70s better than his 80s work. More rock and roll than pop oriented. Great stuff though!
Hi Don. I know a lot of people prefer his earlier stuff, but I personally love many of those 80s albums, and of course he's gone on to do great work up to the present day. Someone who had two UK #1s in 2021 must be doing something right (even though one was a remix and one a Christmas song with Ed Sheeran!). Personally, my top two are 'Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding' (from 1973) and 'This Train Don't Stop there Anymore' (from 2001). They change position, I can't really choose. And my #3 is 'The One' from 1992. I wish reaction channels would dip into his later work from time to time. I do appreciate that many are hearing it for the first time, but this is a multi-decade artist and I'd love to hear some later songs get some love. Asia and BJ, how about giving those three a whirl? Oh, and someone below mentions 'Sacrifice' (1989) - there's the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s covered! Toss in 'Home Again' from 2013 and we've covered the 10s!
I obviously love his older catalog, but I really love his Believe album as well. I think he and Billy Joel are probably 2 of the best rock pianists from the 70's - 90's.
Interesting note: Elton didn't think Bennie should be released as the 'single' but was out voted by a record exec. One of the few songs of the 70's that the artist performed on American Bandstand AND Soul Train! Bennie also went on to be a signature song for Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
I saw Elton in 1979 in a small theater (3,000 Capacity) I was 13. He played for an an Hour and a half then there was an intermission he came back out and player for another Hour and a half. It was amazing, I still have the program.
“Bennie And The Jets” is about kids fanboying and fangirling over a fictional band called Bennie and the Jets. A lot of rock songs are meant to be like little movies. They paint a fictional scene and/or are sung from the point of view of fictional characters talking about fictional things.
Yep, it's just a little made-up narrative that you can day dream about, while you listen to a great music track. Like a lot of pop, the song is the body, and the lyrics are just some clothes it wears - they're well crafted and fun but they're not trying to be T. S. Eliot.
I’ve always loved this song. This is the song that made me want to learn to play the piano and that was 20 years ago and I’ve been playing the piano ever since.
Elton John "Candle In The wind" He wrote in in 1973 for Marilyn Monroe & later sung for Princess Diana's funeral in 1997 Elton John Circle Of Life Lion King (amazing original Lion king tune) check those 2 out!
I remember in the summer of 1975 going to theater to see "Aloha Bobbie and Rose" This was the opening Sound Track. I have never been able to forget it and still flash back every time I hear it. Thank you for this and keep up the good work.
Black people heard this song and luved it. I am sure EJ had no clue when he wrote the song it would become #1 R&B. This song sounds just as good as it sounded when I heard it for the first time when I was 13. Check out his performance on soul train. He showed out.
Elton John pretty much owned the 70s. SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT, ROCKET MAN, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, and SACRIFICE are great songs to follow up with.
Hard to realize that Elton John has been recording hits since the late 60's. Kudos to Bernie Tarpin who still writes the lyics while Elton writes the music. Great combo for all these years!!
THIS is the song that introduced me to Elton John. He is phenomenal!! That is all. Just phenomenal, and we have to thank Bernie Taupin, who who was his long time lyricist.
This is one really good song from Elton John's best studio album Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road. Here are a few others from just this album for you to check out: Funeral For A Friend,/Love Lies Bleeding, This song has no title, Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll), Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting, and Social Disease.
The studio production is what made this song pop and become a hit. The reverb and off timed clapping were intentional. Elton said it was an authentic sound to a live audience who is always a beat off.
Elton John is a very talented guy! All these songs are taking me back back, and back.. He has made a lot of great music over the years. So young lady and young man, keep them coming! Love it😎💯✌️
"Harmony" may be my favorite song on this stellar double album, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". The album put Elton back onto the charts in a big way in 1974.
Elton is such a Legend & Icon. He was the first white artist to have a #1 hit on the R&B Charts & the first white artist to perform on Soul Train. Elton once said, "I've always felt like I was a black woman trapped in a white man's body." 😂
You are so right when you say he's a musical genius. Saw him on a talk show once when he was asked how long it usually took to put his music to the words & he said it was sometimes in an instant, so the host gave him a cloakroom ticket & Elton immediately hit the keys & sang the the words right off the ticket with loads of musical twists & turns, absolutely brilliant, brought the house down
great reaction. my fav elton song, he didnt think this was good enough to release as a single, but it went straight to no.1 in the black music charts, and become one his biggest and well known songs
I'm not sure but I've always thought that Bennie And The Jets was a musical group with their lead singer being a female named Bennie. She seems to be a trendsetter/celebrity based on the line, "she's got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine".
Elton John …..Iconic! From the early 70s through the 90s and decades beyond this man and his music, was great then and it’s still like fine wine. Must go down this rabbit hole you will not be sorry you did
Fun Fact: this song was NOT recorded live. Elton’s record producer, Gus Dudgeon added the live effects to the studio recording. Just recently learned this, myself, on “Professor Of Rock”. You tube channel. Tells you what a good record producer can do.
Elton John has said he didn’t think much of this song at the time he recorded it. He thought it was cool, but he didn’t expect much to come of it. When it went to number one on the Billboard R&B charts, he was shocked. He had never had an R&B hit in his life, and that made him very happy.
When we saw him live this past October for his Farewell Goodbye Yellowbrick Road tour - this was the show opener. What a way to kick it off, too. So much energy and as Asia says - a suave vibe!!! But it wasn't till half way through the set when he hit "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (my fav song) that really got my emotions stirred up. Such an amazing show start to finish! I'm so happy I got to see him one last time - and all because my 18 y.o. son really wanted to see him live - wasn't expecting that, i mean he always liked Elton's songs, but it's not something he's ever really bumping - so I was pretty surprised when he announced he really wanted to go. So it was a father-son evening and was truly a great one.
I miss Elton John on tour Your Song 1969, Crocodile Rock 1972, Teacher i Need You, 1972, one of my favorites, Benny and the Jets 1974, Someone Saved my Life tonight, 1975, just too many hits to remember from this talented musician. Iconic pianist. My favorite has to be Elton John. My brother got me hooked.
Two great masterpieces to see live!! Elton John: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding(live) Billy Joel: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Live from Long Island)
I was 11-13 yrs old 1973-1976. Elton John Sang Dance Tunes of my Junior High Years. Crocodile Rock, Rocket Man Tiny Dancer, Plus Year Jerker of Daniel. His Greatest Performance ? Was Tokyo with Billy Joel true Dynamite America Best Piano Talents !
This track is from ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, that and ‘Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player’ are his two best albums. Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, Elton John wrote the music and the arrangements
Anytime you hear early Elton, pay attention to the bass. Dee Murray was underrated but one of the best in the business. Still in awe 50 years later at how good he was.
Elton did not wanted this song to be released as a single, but he was outvoted because the #1 black radio station in Detroit got it and played it. It became the most requested song. It went on to be a huge R&B hit.
The Yellow Brick Road tour hosted this and two records of all star music material. Absolutely great concert. Absolutely great album! Shoulda seen his wardrobe at the concert...showy, colorful, spectacular in every way. Just love Elton John and the band!
Back in the day radio had formats which meant some songs you heard the same time everyday at 7:15am I was taken off with Benny and Jets my mom would let me stop getting ready for school cause she new it was my fave i was 7 or 8. Love this And the black community ate this song for breakfast.
Elton John "are you ready for love " I think it was written by Thom bell ....it doesn't get mentioned enough ,great music and lyrics it's a really uplifting song ...really worth a reaction
Omg, I can't take the nostalgia! He opened his show with this, when my son and I saw him a few years ago. Very nearly, if not the best concert I've ever been to 😘
Reminds me of summers laying on the beach listening to the juke box. Brings back wonderful memories of about 25 people screaming at the top of their lungs ....Ba ba ba ba ba Bennie and the jetsssssss!
That cover that is the face of the video you are listening to, I have that 2-CD set, Elton John Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002, seriously, just listen to ALL of it! Absolutely worth your time. It is ALWAYS on my iPod, no matter what else I move around, that album never leaves.
The song tells of "Bennie and the Jets", a fictional band of whom the song's narrator is a fan. In interviews, Taupin has said that the song's lyrics are a satire on the music industry of the 1970s. ... you're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound.
Elton John is one of my favs. When we talk about Elton we can't forget the team of Elton with the musicality and the melodies but the other half and certainly not least is songwriter Bernie Taupin. Check out Mary J Blige Deep Inside with the Bennie and the Jets sample.
Elton went on Soul Train this song and "Philadelphia Freedom." Gotta do the opening song from the album this song is on: "Funeral for a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding"--it's 11 minutes long, but takes you on such a rollercoaster you don't even realize it.
I agree it is my favorite Elton John song then Candle In The Wind, what a great opening 3 songs on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album
He sang this song on Soul Train also. This was like one of the first white singer's song to go number #1 on the soul charts
Song is fantastic...even if it is so long
Watching all the afros bobbin' around him in that performance is hilarious.
I was 10 years old in 1976.....
Madman Across the Water is my favorite Elton John song 🔥🔥🔥
early 70's Elton John is IMO by far his best work! he came in like a freight train!!!!
It's about a futuristic all-girl punk band. Bernie Taupin wrote it as a satire about the rock music scene at the time -- glam rock arena concerts. The Bennie is Bernie's old girlfriend Sally Bennington (electric boots , mohair suit, etc.).
Yes! Thank you!
Ditto 🤟
YES!!! One of the BEST Elton John songs; was a young child when this came out; have loved it ever since.
Welcome to my wonderful childhood, y'all! Summer of 1974, 10 years old, riding the Amusement rides down at the beach, and they were blasting this song all over the place! Great times! Great memories!
Elton John ruled the radio in the seventies. He may be best known these days for his ballads, but his rockers are a lot of fun too -- "Crocodile Rock", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", "The Bitch Is Back" -- and for something completely different, check out the clip of him performing "Pinball Wizard" from the 1975 Ken Russell film of The Who's 1969 rock opera album Tommy.
All great suggestions!
You two are a joy to listen to music with!! It feels so good seeing people experience the good stuff for the first time; you are keeping the music alive!
Indeed. The first night I came across y’all videos, last month, y’all were listening to Bohemian Rhapsody, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Enjoy y’all. Definitely got me making up new playlist! Lol👍🏾👍🏾❤️
Ohhh!!! Y'all done did it now!!! This is and will always be a Jam!!! 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾 Such a great hit in the R&B community!
In the 70's, Elton John was the biggest thing going. This was probably his biggest album. You won't be sorry if you do a deep dive into Elton's music. I don't know which other songs of his you might have done, but essential ones include SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT, ROCKET MAN and GOODBYE YELLOWBRICK ROAD among many, MANY others!
This and Captain Fantastic were his best 2 albums. Check out Curtains. Obscure song but excellent.
@@frogsterjonesiii6482 Wasn’t Goodbye Yellow Brick Road an album?
@@matthawkins8880 I meant the album this song was on, yes.
@@frogsterjonesiii6482 Right, that's my favourite album, just pipping GYBR, and Curtains is a wonderful finish,
Well there was Zeppelin and Floyd. So there's that.
When he hit the American scene as a solo artist, his music was incredible . We had never heard much piano work like this in a while. This is truly one of his best. There so many more such as: saturday night's alright for fighting, rocket man, goobye yellowbrick road, and my personal favorite funeral for a friend/loe lies bleeding. I always liked his catalog from the 70s better than his 80s work. More rock and roll than pop oriented. Great stuff though!
Hi Don. I know a lot of people prefer his earlier stuff, but I personally love many of those 80s albums, and of course he's gone on to do great work up to the present day. Someone who had two UK #1s in 2021 must be doing something right (even though one was a remix and one a Christmas song with Ed Sheeran!).
Personally, my top two are 'Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding' (from 1973) and 'This Train Don't Stop there Anymore' (from 2001). They change position, I can't really choose. And my #3 is 'The One' from 1992.
I wish reaction channels would dip into his later work from time to time. I do appreciate that many are hearing it for the first time, but this is a multi-decade artist and I'd love to hear some later songs get some love.
Asia and BJ, how about giving those three a whirl? Oh, and someone below mentions 'Sacrifice' (1989) - there's the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s covered! Toss in 'Home Again' from 2013 and we've covered the 10s!
Everything he does is great.
I obviously love his older catalog, but I really love his Believe album as well. I think he and Billy Joel are probably 2 of the best rock pianists from the 70's - 90's.
@@bryansproles2879 they were the 2. 🐐 s
Crocodile Rock.
Bernie Taupin the supreme wordsmith 👏👏
Serious jam back in the day, y'all! Crossed color boundaries...Elton John magic. 💞
Sad how people separate music with color so sad it’s ignorant
This was a song that was incredibly big with the black communities and R. and B lovers. Sir Elton was and remains amazing. Loved this reaction, Peace.
"Bennie" was one of Elton's biggest hits and requested a zillion times on the radio! 💕🎼😎✌️
Interesting note: Elton didn't think Bennie should be released as the 'single' but was out voted by a record exec. One of the few songs of the 70's that the artist performed on American Bandstand AND Soul Train! Bennie also went on to be a signature song for Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
Elton John is truly a Legend! He’s had hit after hit after hit. Not many legends left but he’s one of them!!
I saw Elton in 1979 in a small theater (3,000 Capacity) I was 13. He played for an an Hour and a half then there was an intermission he came back out and player for another Hour and a half. It was amazing, I still have the program.
“Philadelphia Freedom” “The Bitch is Back” and “I’m still standing” are all 🔥 Elton John classics. 👍
Elton John - “I’m still standing”!!!!
“Bennie And The Jets” is about kids fanboying and fangirling over a fictional band called Bennie and the Jets.
A lot of rock songs are meant to be like little movies.
They paint a fictional scene and/or are sung from the point of view of fictional characters talking about fictional things.
Kpop
A real Stan.
Yep, it's just a little made-up narrative that you can day dream about, while you listen to a great music track. Like a lot of pop, the song is the body, and the lyrics are just some clothes it wears - they're well crafted and fun but they're not trying to be T. S. Eliot.
fun fact: the record its on is a concept album, all the songs are meant to be little movies
I’ve always loved this song. This is the song that made me want to learn to play the piano and that was 20 years ago and I’ve been playing the piano ever since.
Elton John "Candle In The wind" He wrote in in 1973 for Marilyn Monroe & later sung for Princess Diana's funeral in 1997
Elton John Circle Of Life Lion King (amazing original Lion king tune)
check those 2 out!
Elton is the GOAT.
A MUST HEAR Classic,, Elton John "Levon"
I remember in the summer of 1975 going to theater to see "Aloha Bobbie and Rose" This was the opening Sound Track. I have never been able to forget it and still flash back every time I hear it. Thank you for this and keep up the good work.
Black people heard this song and luved it. I am sure EJ had no clue when he wrote the song it would become #1 R&B. This song sounds just as good as it sounded when I heard it for the first time when I was 13. Check out his performance on soul train. He showed out.
Elton John pretty much owned the 70s. SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT, ROCKET MAN, GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD, and SACRIFICE are great songs to follow up with.
Elton John "The One" and "Sacrifice" (original videos) ❤️
Sir Elton is a piano playing fool!!
He's showing it all off in this tune!! IMHO 🎹😎🎤
Hard to realize that Elton John has been recording hits since the late 60's. Kudos to Bernie Tarpin who still writes the lyics while Elton writes the music. Great combo for all these years!!
A complete original. Owned the 70s in the US.
Took off after performing at the "Whiskey"in LA. Signed almost immediately.
Swag, style and TALENT.
He really was, and is, absolutely tremendously talented in a way that makes you question how he’s even possible. 😅🤩
actually he performed at The Trubedor (sp) not the Whiskey
@@uncletom618 ok.
saw him in person. Arie Crown Theatre Chicago 1972-great band
I saw him live in Central Park in the '80's. He played that one-key note and all of Central Park went CRAZY! An outdoor concert I'll never forget.
This reached number one on the R&B charts
THIS is the song that introduced me to Elton John. He is phenomenal!! That is all. Just phenomenal, and we have to thank Bernie Taupin, who who was his long time lyricist.
This is one really good song from Elton John's best studio album Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road. Here are a few others from just this album for you to check out: Funeral For A Friend,/Love Lies Bleeding, This song has no title, Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock and Roll), Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting, and Social Disease.
I wore that album out
Me too and Madman across the Water!!!
Top ten all time album.
What’s wrong with the title track from the that album, of the same name?
@@MrRandyv there isn't a subpar tune on the album. For me it's one of the best albums ever recorded. In the top 10.
The studio production is what made this song pop and become a hit. The reverb and off timed clapping were intentional. Elton said it was an authentic sound to a live audience who is always a beat off.
Have albums seen in concert ❤❤❤
If I remember right, Elton did this tune on "Soul Train" back in the day. It crossed over a bit.
It crossed over a lot. He was played on radio stations everywhere.
He was also the first white singer on soul train and we loved it
U guys need to listen to the album Tumbleweed Coonection … Burn Down the Mission Amazing piano
I was 8 when this came out. This was the 1st non R&B that I ever listened to. Which paved the way for me to listen to rock n roll.
Elton John is a very talented guy! All these songs are taking me back back, and back.. He has made a lot of great music over the years. So young lady and young man, keep them coming! Love it😎💯✌️
"Harmony" may be my favorite song on this stellar double album, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". The album put Elton back onto the charts in a big way in 1974.
You can’t go wrong with Sir Elton, always great music and from a great album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
That’s so funny. The is my favorite Elton John song.
He’s got an incredible repertoire but there’s something about
this song that is so timeless. 🎹 🎶
I listened to this song on repeat, for 14 hours, while I was in labor with my son. 😂
Elton is such a Legend & Icon. He was the first white artist to have a #1 hit on the R&B Charts & the first white artist to perform on Soul Train. Elton once said, "I've always felt like I was a black woman trapped in a white man's body." 😂
His *Captain Fantastic* album is indeed fantastic. Every damn cut is great.
You are so right when you say he's a musical genius. Saw him on a talk show once when he was asked how long it usually took to put his music to the words & he said it was sometimes in an instant, so the host gave him a cloakroom ticket & Elton immediately hit the keys & sang the the words right off the ticket with loads of musical twists & turns, absolutely brilliant, brought the house down
great reaction. my fav elton song, he didnt think this was good enough to release as a single, but it went straight to no.1 in the black music charts, and become one his biggest and well known songs
Dated a girl back in high school in the mid seventies and when this song came all she could say was TURN IT UP
I always think of my older brother when I hear this song because he played it all of the time back in the day. Love it!
I'm not sure but I've always thought that Bennie And The Jets was a musical group with their lead singer being a female named Bennie. She seems to be a trendsetter/celebrity based on the line, "she's got electric boots, a mohair suit, you know I read it in a magazine".
One of my favorites because of the piano! Im with Asia on the groove!
Thanks. My favorite by Sir Elton. Way to often overlooked.
Oh, that syncopation! Honestly, it sounds better to me now that it did in the 70's. Great reaction, guys.
I went to this concert...best ever, and oh honey...His Costumes!!! He changed them several times during the show. 😎🤩
Elton John …..Iconic! From the early 70s through the 90s and decades beyond this man and his music, was great then and it’s still like fine wine. Must go down this rabbit hole you will not be sorry you did
One of my first favorite songs when I was little.. Show n Tell 77
Fun Fact: this song was NOT recorded live. Elton’s record producer, Gus Dudgeon added the live effects to the studio recording. Just recently learned this, myself, on “Professor Of Rock”. You tube channel. Tells you what a good record producer can do.
The producer made it a hit. It was flooping around like a dying fish until the producer juiced it up.
My first concert was Elton in Vancouver 1974. My sis loved him. Thanks you guy's. Great memory for me!!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦😊
that piano tho...holy cow!!! One of my faves for decades yall...I said decades!!! This song is a WALL OF SOUND:)
Gosh! You 2 take me back to my teenage years - his early stuff is my favorite. Love you guys!
I love old Elton back in the day even tho I was a mental head his key board work was incredible incredible
Going to the other extreme, check out “Border Song” by Elton. Moving song with a pertinent message
My favorite Elton John song. I just love it. Sweet memories associated with it.
I carried this album with a portable record player out to hang with friends. Way before boom boxes
Elton John has said he didn’t think much of this song at the time he recorded it. He thought it was cool, but he didn’t expect much to come of it. When it went to number one on the Billboard R&B charts, he was shocked. He had never had an R&B hit in his life, and that made him very happy.
When we saw him live this past October for his Farewell Goodbye Yellowbrick Road tour - this was the show opener. What a way to kick it off, too. So much energy and as Asia says - a suave vibe!!!
But it wasn't till half way through the set when he hit "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (my fav song) that really got my emotions stirred up.
Such an amazing show start to finish! I'm so happy I got to see him one last time - and all because my 18 y.o. son really wanted to see him live - wasn't expecting that, i mean he always liked Elton's songs, but it's not something he's ever really bumping - so I was pretty surprised when he announced he really wanted to go. So it was a father-son evening and was truly a great one.
I miss Elton John on tour Your Song 1969, Crocodile Rock 1972, Teacher i Need You, 1972, one of my favorites, Benny and the Jets 1974, Someone Saved my Life tonight, 1975, just too many hits to remember from this talented musician. Iconic pianist. My favorite has to be Elton John. My brother got me hooked.
One of my favorites. Totally takes me back! Ahh the 70s....
I made my grandson a stuffed bear for Christmas this year and named it Bennie. In honor.
One of my favorites of his too! 👋 Elton is badass!
Two great masterpieces to see live!!
Elton John: Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding(live)
Billy Joel: Scenes from an Italian Restaurant (Live from Long Island)
Classic party Anthem! 1973 maybe! Elton was his best in the 70’s. I was in 7th grade when this hit.
I was 11-13 yrs old 1973-1976. Elton John Sang Dance Tunes of my Junior High Years. Crocodile Rock, Rocket Man Tiny Dancer, Plus Year Jerker of Daniel. His Greatest Performance ? Was Tokyo with Billy Joel true Dynamite America Best Piano Talents !
This track is from ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’, that and ‘Don’t shoot me, I’m only the piano player’ are his two best albums. Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics, Elton John wrote the music and the arrangements
Anytime you hear early Elton, pay attention to the bass. Dee Murray was underrated but one of the best in the business. Still in awe 50 years later at how good he was.
Great tone, I remember listening to this when it first came out back in the 70s
Elton did not wanted this song to be released as a single, but he was outvoted because the #1 black radio station in Detroit got it and played it. It became the most requested song. It went on to be a huge R&B hit.
Sir Elton is a musical GOAT this song is actually my favorite one he sings because it was actually my introduction to Elton back in the 80s.
His free flowing rhythm on the piano is so funky and jazzy at the same time. Another one you might like is "Honky Cat"
The Yellow Brick Road tour hosted this and two records of all star music material. Absolutely great concert. Absolutely great album! Shoulda seen his wardrobe at the concert...showy, colorful, spectacular in every way. Just love Elton John and the band!
Back in the day radio had formats which meant some songs you heard the same time everyday at 7:15am I was taken off with Benny and Jets my mom would let me stop getting ready for school cause she new it was my fave i was 7 or 8. Love this And the black community ate this song for breakfast.
Elton John "are you ready for love " I think it was written by Thom bell ....it doesn't get mentioned enough ,great music and lyrics it's a really uplifting song ...really worth a reaction
Omg, I can't take the nostalgia! He opened his show with this, when my son and I saw him a few years ago. Very nearly, if not the best concert I've ever been to 😘
Reminds me of summers laying on the beach listening to the juke box. Brings back wonderful memories of about 25 people screaming at the top of their lungs ....Ba ba ba ba ba Bennie and the jetsssssss!
4 years before i was born.. already kicking.. great music.
My ma and I love Elton
Love love this song. Also Philadelphia Freedom, and Saturday night.
This song is fire!!!! I love Elton John music! I was singing to the top of my lungs!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That cover that is the face of the video you are listening to, I have that 2-CD set, Elton John Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002, seriously, just listen to ALL of it! Absolutely worth your time. It is ALWAYS on my iPod, no matter what else I move around, that album never leaves.
I agree Asia, I love Elton John’s music but this particular tune is my favorite!
One of my favs….Crocodile Rock and Tiny Dancer are greats too!
The song tells of "Bennie and the Jets", a fictional band of whom the song's narrator is a fan. In interviews, Taupin has said that the song's lyrics are a satire on the music industry of the 1970s. ... you're gonna hear electric music, solid walls of sound.
Elton John is one of my favs. When we talk about Elton we can't forget the team of Elton with the musicality and the melodies but the other half and certainly not least is songwriter Bernie Taupin. Check out Mary J Blige Deep Inside with the Bennie and the Jets sample.
This is def one of my favs i was blessed to grow up with this music
One of my favorites of Elton John, this was also in the soundtrack of a '70s movie named Aloha Bobby and Rose.
Its a groove, something about the timing in this song makes it great
"you're gonna hear electric music solid walls of sound..." great stuff.
My favorite Elton song is Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word.