As a sufferer of Depression while listening to one of my favorite songs (Empty Garden), It helps me to fight it and try to bounce back again. Open the door and go outside and realize the day isn't that bad after all.
Are you "FUCKING" kidding!!!This is an "OBSCURE" song that no one even "FUCKING" knows.ALBEIT it is a "WONDERFUL" song!BUT have "YOU" HEARD ANY OF his OTHERS???AND THIS his"VERY BEST SONG"?WHat "ROCK" DID YOU JUST CRAWL OUT FROM UNDER?JOE MCCLURE I am a "RARITY" to "LOVE THIS SONG>BUT I AM a "ELTON JOHN" ELITIST!Like I KNOW EVERYTHING HES EVEr "FUCKING" DONE.AND this is a "GOOD" rare peice but the "FUCKING" very best hes ever done.?.?AS "GORDAN RAMESY" would say,Come on "MAN",Get "FUCKING" BACK TO REALITY!!!!
What a sad story.. Yet such a moving tribute to one of the greatest song writers in the modern world. I have to concur with the fact that line about how much damage one insect can do is precious... Being a gardener of sorts myself. This song makes me cry.. Can't you come out to play.... He was taken away too soon
I remember the morning my dad woke me up to tell me to come watch the news. He knew that I loved the Beatles. I saw my dad get choked up 5 times, Kennedy, King, Kennedy, my brother passing, and John. He couldn't tell me himself. He had to let me see the news on TV. He didn't like all of his music but loved Imagine. My dad was a Vietnam veteran. He was also a libertarian. He respected John and his stance against war.
I have always loved this song and I know that for many of you out there losing a beloved pet can be as devastating as losing a human being. We just lost our beloved pig, and our hearts are broken every time we walk by his empty hut. Just like Wilbur from Charlotte's web, he was remarkable stupendous and extraordinary. He was humorous and a real spitfire. Empty Garden is a beautiful song and really speaks to the emptiness and profound sadness that we all feel when losing a loved one, no matter human or animal.
I've been more devastated by the loss of my various cats and dogs than I have ever been for people who I loved, including my parents who I loved dearly. People who never loved an animal cannot understand. It's the worst loss one can suffer.
@@ChronicBrat Thank you!! And hugs right back--we animal lovers understand the beauty and souls of our wonderful 4-legged children who love unconditionally. And I am sorry for your loss. But I know that like us, you've got lots of great memories and humorous stories to share about him .🐕🐷
Oh man, I really miss John. Ain’t it funny how for a person who lived and died many years before my birth can still have such a profound impact on me. People like that never truly die, they live on in our hearts and minds💔
My son Patrick John passed on sept 12 th it ll be 4 years feel like i m walking through some surreal nightmare He was a drummer , my little drummer boy used to decorate my Christmas tree with lil drums I made He loved this song till we meet again my boy
It's not fair that we don't realize at time what the music will mean to us later. I'm so very sorry for your loss. I pray you can one day listen to this song without pain and heartbreak. God bless you and be with you. Sending you warmth and hugs through the net from one mother to the other. ❤️
Essa música do Elton John é linda e maravilhosa, sucesso e hit do ano de 1982 (nasci 5 anos depois em 1987) e lendo os comentários de alguns internautas brasileiros confesso que não sabia que essa música era em homenagem ao John Lennon que foi assassinado no dia 08/12/1980 por um fã desequilibrado mas a música é muito linda! Essa música no Brasil fez parte da trilha sonora internacional de uma novela da Globo que não fez muito sucesso chamada Sétimo Sentido (1982), escrita por Janete Clair (falecida em 1983).
Angel Touched I lost my son and I find that music can be so comforting yet painful at the same time my heart and prayers go out to you big sister and your family
Thank you Bernie for the lyrics. Elton seldom sings this in concert as it it understandably sad for him. Elton you were brilliant in Sydney on 7th March this year before the madness took over. Take care.
I'm sure you're a very nice person but I'm sorry to say what I comes to this song you missed the beat big time on this one first of all do you know who is written for.? Elton John wrote this in memory of John Lennon. they were very close and Elton took it very very hard. So he wrote this song for himand he plays it every year every since John Lennon died .mr. Lennon has been coined as having the biggest standing ovation from a crowd of any music legend in history when he did a performance at Madison square garden where you'll go and he got back together I know John was president of course. Thank goodness some people did have technology to record this and again it was the biggest loudest ovation any musical persona has ever received. If you listen to the song in this context with a close friendship between the two you will understand more and it is very much not amusing nor does it amuse meeting
Reuben Seldo, actually Elton wrote it with Bernie, so we don’t know who actually wrote that line. And people either don’t know or don’t give enough credit to Elton for being a fantastic arranger and lyricist himself. His catalogue speaks for itself.
I never heard it on the radio. I'm reading Elton's book "Me" and he mentions this song that he wrote for Lennon, but he only performed it 3 times live because it's too difficult emotionally for him to sing. He was good friends with Johnny.
We played this when we buried my dad in his garden. He passed in that garden, and he was always happiest in his garden. It was a beautiful ending to a hard life. I will be with you someday ❤
I feel your pain. My brother passed away unexpectedly on November 26, 2018. He was only 57. I cry every day for him. Try to think of the happy times! They are in heaven.
Is this the perfect tribute to one of the most influential people in the history of Rock & Roll music!!! I commend (for whatever that's worth) the song writing capabilities of Bernie Toupin & Elton John. The perfection of the delivery by John is devine. Nothing short of a Masterpiece!!!
I remember being a little boy of 12 years old ,doing my homework on the living room floor next a beautiful Christmas tree that my Mom had decorated. I was looking up at the tree and thinking that my life was so good. All of a sudden the news flash was on the Television saying " John Lennon has been shot and killed in front of the apartment building he lived in". I was horrified...My brother turned me into a fan of the Beatles and John's solo music as well by playing it all the time. This song is just Wonderful. Thank you, Sir Elton John, I'm sure John loves it too.
Your post hit home. I was 10 years old, and just like you, was laying on the living room for next to the Christmas tree when the terrible news interrupted our program. We were just devastated. I’ll never forget it. It’s heartbreaking still, after nearly 40 years. ✌🏽
That is indeed a very vivid memory:((. I had turned 19 in early October, I don't remember exactly what I was doing, but I do remember the feeling of shock and such sadness:((
Shawn, é muito parecida sua história, foi na época de Natal. Eu tinha 9 anos. Mas escutei na rádio a notícia da morte de John Lennon. Sou de Manaus/Amazonas - Brasil.
My all-time F.A.V.O.R.T.E. Elton John song is "Someone Saved my Life Tonight"!! While "Empty Garden" is my second all-time favourite Elton John song!!! 💞💕💖💕💞
I have no emotional attachment to John Lennon (way before my time) but the sorrow in his voice and the words themselves bring me to tears because we all have losses in our lives. And because we loved them so much, our grief is also great.
@@11Garrett11 this song gloriously reflects on the loneliness Elton felt about the loss of his friend...John Lennon. We all still wonder why this had to happen...The loss of John....
A far bigger tear jerker then candle in the wind . Elton knew John. So you can hear his soul sing it . If I was a Royal I’d prefer this song at my funeral. Then Candle in the wind
When French president Mitterand allowed just about any organisation to open a 'free radio' after being elected (1982) - we only had four national french radios before that - hundreds opened and I applied and had a program for a year in a local, Bordeaux one. In December 83, I played this song to mark the third birthday of John's murder. Tried not to cry on air, and it was difficult because this song is so beautiful in a heart-wrenching way ...
I’m so sorry about Patrick and wish I had better words to bring you some comfort. I lost the love of my life some 13 years ago and I still think about her every day.
I been looking for my love Dawn Anderson since around 79 only to find out just November , she was murdered in 1992 , I sing to her everyday , this is one of the songs , I change Jonny to darling , not to be rude to the great John lennon , theres a big hole in my gut that can't be filled
when my dad told me about this song, I knew this was my favorite song ever. what kind of monster would kill innocent man walking his dog with his wife. we all love remember John Lennon. rest in peace my hero. 😢 💚💜 ❤️
Well, here is a thing. A lifelong Lennon and Elton fan here who only just found out about this song in an Elton interview held with him by Sean Ono Lennon (It is on BBC Sounds in the UK if you want to hear it). As a result, here I am and on the edge of tears all over again. Not Elton's best but definitely one of his most heartfelt and a lovely tribute to one of my earliest heroes. Elton says the only time he played it live was in Vegas as he gets too emotional when he sings it.
I believe we can all relate to someone who tends to a garden with Love in mind, and yes it takes ONE INSECT, A DESTROYER, TO RUIN ALL THE LOVE YOU PUT INTO THE GARDEN OF LOVE...
I didn't know, now I made a tribute to my lover who just die six months ago something I never expected, his son donated his body to a university in Costa Rica, did not let me take care of his body, it is verry hard for me to get over it, I visit the university every day to pretend I'm visiting him at the cementery, wish I could have his body back.
I've had a privilege of knowing only a few Johnny's my stepdad name is John Manuael, became 1 of my look up 2s. Love you Uncle thanx for teaching me a few lift skills, sorry if not utilising them right now. I need of our soulful heart to hearts we wud have it's been awhile...Uncle ❤️💯🙏
Absolutely a stunningly beautiful tribute to Lennon from long time friends Taupin and Elton. Having said that, I do believe Lennon's best work was behind him at the time of his death. It was the same as George Harrison. From the time Lennon was murdered to the time Harrison died of cancer, George only had one more hit single and with it a fairly decent album. I personally can't see how Lennon would have had the drive and determination to keep up with the longevity and success that McCartney had and still has. McCartney is and was a workaholic and Lennon and Harrison, in their own way, weren't.
A música é um tributo em homenagem à morte do Beatle John Lennon, assassinado no dia 8 de dezembro de 1980, por um fã obcecado por sua vida, na frente do edifício Dakota, prédio onde morava em Nova York.
I was 16 when he died. I still remember that day so well, when I heard. I remember a few days later every radio station on the globe went silent for ten minutes in memory of John. Me and my siblings sat in my room in silence. I had never seen my older brother cry before.
wow i completely forgot this comment. i didnt know i was aware of this songs existance when 16. how quickly life passes lol. thanks for everybody who replied or liked. its crazy how music can unite so many people. it always makes me a bit emotional 🥲
Such a beautiful song. Of course, it's about John Lennon. And, I always think......if he had stayed in England, I bet he would still be alive because they don't have such stupid gun "rights" like we have here. I have read that Elton rarely plays this live because he can barely make it through it, it tears him up.
I'd _love_ to know everything about Elton and Bernie's process. The music and lyrics are both so well-crafted. How does that happen? Elton must write the music first, then...what? Does he have any lyrical theme in mind? Did he start with just a few words? Maybe he had an inspiration for "Johnny -- can you come out to play?" and Bernie took it from there. It seems so difficult and very tricky for a collaboration come out with so much single-minded strength. Please! How do you do it?
What happened here As the New York sunset disappeared I found an empty garden among the flagstones there Who lived here He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop And now it all looks strange It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain And what's it for This little empty garden by the brownstone door And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more Who lived here He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop And we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazed A gardener like that one, no one can replace And I've been knocking But no one answers And I've been knocking Most all the day Oh, and I've been calling Oh, hey hey Johnny Can't you come out to play And through their tears Some say he farmed his best in younger years But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear Who lived there He must have been a gardener that cared a lot Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop Now we pray for rain and with every drop that falls We hear, we hear your name And I've been knocking But no one answers And I've been knocking Most all the day Oh, and I've been calling Oh, hey hey Johnny Can't you come out to play And I've been knocking But no one answers And I've been knocking Most all the day Oh, and I've been calling Oh, hey hey Johnny Can't you come out, can't you come out to play Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden
That night, I was taking a nap. I had a dream where the scene was a rainy NYC street. There was a guy lying on the pavement and another guy standing over him. A bystander said to the guy, "Do you know what you've done?!" I woke up and turned on the TV. They broke into whatever show to say that JL had been shot. Days later, I heard on the news that someone who had witnessed the murder had said to Hinckley, "Do you know what you just did?!" I live about 60 blocks south of the Dakota--and I saw the whole thing.
The song title "Empty Garden" may refer to the empty venue, or to the huge pile of flowers left behind by mourners outside the Dakota, John Lennon's home in New York City, near the site where he was assassinated. RIP.
As a sufferer of Depression while listening to one of my favorite songs (Empty Garden), It helps me to fight it and try to bounce back again. Open the door and go outside and realize the day isn't that bad after all.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Kia Kaha
Fight the good fight my friend.x
Amen
@Anna Blue What's up Anna. Feeling the blues tonight. 🤔🤔
Jesus this is so beautiful
For what its worth, probably his very best song in my opinion.
Not even close.
Are you "FUCKING" kidding!!!This is an "OBSCURE" song that no one even "FUCKING" knows.ALBEIT it is a "WONDERFUL" song!BUT have "YOU" HEARD ANY OF his OTHERS???AND THIS his"VERY BEST SONG"?WHat "ROCK" DID YOU JUST CRAWL OUT FROM UNDER?JOE MCCLURE I am a "RARITY" to "LOVE THIS SONG>BUT I AM a "ELTON JOHN" ELITIST!Like I KNOW EVERYTHING HES EVEr "FUCKING" DONE.AND this is a "GOOD" rare peice but the "FUCKING" very best hes ever done.?.?AS "GORDAN RAMESY" would say,Come on "MAN",Get "FUCKING" BACK TO REALITY!!!!
not his best Joe.. but very underrated!
+Rottin 11 he wrote this song to help Lennon stay in the USA for a tour.
No, it was written as a tribute, after his death according to Wiki.
What a sad story.. Yet such a moving tribute to one of the greatest song writers in the modern world. I have to concur with the fact that line about how much damage one insect can do is precious... Being a gardener of sorts myself. This song makes me cry.. Can't you come out to play.... He was taken away too soon
Now you got me crying.....😢
@@saradavidson3054 you must have loved the world Beatles too❤️
one of the best songs about john lennon ever felt from the heart.
This is Elton John
@@vanessafreeman4021 yes but about John Lennon he wrote for his friend after he got shot and killed
I’ve never been able to hear this song without shedding a tear at the closing chorus - all we lost that day!
I remember the morning my dad woke me up to tell me to come watch the news. He knew that I loved the Beatles. I saw my dad get choked up 5 times, Kennedy, King, Kennedy, my brother passing, and John. He couldn't tell me himself. He had to let me see the news on TV. He didn't like all of his music but loved Imagine. My dad was a Vietnam veteran. He was also a libertarian.
He respected John and his stance against war.
I have always loved this song and I know that for many of you out there losing a beloved pet can be as devastating as losing a human being. We just lost our beloved pig, and our hearts are broken every time we walk by his empty hut. Just like Wilbur from Charlotte's web, he was remarkable stupendous and extraordinary. He was humorous and a real spitfire. Empty Garden is a beautiful song and really speaks to the emptiness and profound sadness that we all feel when losing a loved one, no matter human or animal.
Your pig? Really? This is just f**king stupid.
Awww. Hugs to you, Laurie!! I'm still mourning my baby whoo was a 14 yr old dachshund. I loved him so so so so much.
I've been more devastated by the loss of my various cats and dogs than I have ever been for people who I loved, including my parents who I loved dearly. People who never loved an animal cannot understand. It's the worst loss one can suffer.
@@ChronicBrat Thank you!! And hugs right back--we animal lovers understand the beauty and souls of our wonderful 4-legged children who love unconditionally. And I am sorry for your loss. But I know that like us, you've got lots of great memories and humorous stories to share about him .🐕🐷
@@andyandcallie A lot of people don't understand that our animals are very much like guardian angels and I can't imagine my life without them.
My all time favorite song of all time. The best by the best.
Oh man, I really miss John. Ain’t it funny how for a person who lived and died many years before my birth can still have such a profound impact on me. People like that never truly die, they live on in our hearts and minds💔
Sad and beautiful song....
He is alive. That´s just fake news.
@@leandramotta7151 I wish he was alive 😩
@@leandramotta7151 ........You r not worth dignifying
Elton John still alive and well
Linda!
My son Patrick John passed on sept 12 th it ll be 4 years feel like i m walking through some surreal nightmare He was a drummer , my little drummer boy used to decorate my Christmas tree with lil drums I made He loved this song till we meet again my boy
+Karen Martin :God Bless your precious son Karen. My sincere sympathies to you. And God Bless you too:)
Karen Martin, much love to you...I do know the pain you speak of xx
It's not fair that we don't realize at time what the music will mean to us later. I'm so very sorry for your loss. I pray you can one day listen to this song without pain and heartbreak. God bless you and be with you. Sending you warmth and hugs through the net from one mother to the other. ❤️
he will be the first one to greet you one day
MsBlueRyan me too. 🕊❤️🕊
Uma das músicas da minha vida....maravilhosa!!!!!
Essa música do Elton John é linda e maravilhosa, sucesso e hit do ano de 1982 (nasci 5 anos depois em 1987) e lendo os comentários de alguns internautas brasileiros confesso que não sabia que essa música era em homenagem ao John Lennon que foi assassinado no dia 08/12/1980 por um fã desequilibrado mas a música é muito linda! Essa música no Brasil fez parte da trilha sonora internacional de uma novela da Globo que não fez muito sucesso chamada Sétimo Sentido (1982), escrita por Janete Clair (falecida em 1983).
My brother passed away last November 26 and this makes me think of him. It's such a beautiful but sad song. I miss you D.R. Love, your big sister
Angel Touched I lost my son and I find that music can be so comforting yet painful at the same time my heart and prayers go out to you big sister and your family
We share a terrible memory on that day. My only child Megan never woke up that morning. Diagnosed with leukemia 2 weeks earlier at 15 years old 😪😪😪
Thank you Bernie for the lyrics. Elton seldom sings this in concert as it it understandably sad for him. Elton you were brilliant in Sydney on 7th March this year before the madness took over. Take care.
Agree 110%! Thank you, Bernie. This never fails to move me.
Oddly, I tend to remember the words as "antique" garden. Idk where that even comes from.
One of my favourite Elton John songs of all time
Such a sad song, it's one of Elton's best songs, rarely played live. A incredible hidden gem.
Lennon planted good seeds in the minds of many people.
"It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain" Bernie Taupin's use of allusion is simply out of this world.
Yes. That speaks volumes doesnt it
I'm sure you're a very nice person but I'm sorry to say what I comes to this song you missed the beat big time on this one first of all do you know who is written for.? Elton John wrote this in memory of John Lennon. they were very close and Elton took it very very hard. So he wrote this song for himand he plays it every year every since John Lennon died .mr. Lennon has been coined as having the biggest standing ovation from a crowd of any music legend in history when he did a performance at Madison square garden where you'll go and he got back together I know John was president of course. Thank goodness some people did have technology to record this and again it was the biggest loudest ovation any musical persona has ever received. If you listen to the song in this context with a close friendship between the two you will understand more and it is very much not amusing nor does it amuse meeting
Sooo true
Mr Taupin is an absolute master of lyric composition.
Reuben Seldo, actually Elton wrote it with Bernie, so we don’t know who actually wrote that line. And people either don’t know or don’t give enough credit to Elton for being a fantastic arranger and lyricist himself. His catalogue speaks for itself.
Thanks for such a beautiful song Elton
one of his best. yet you never hear it played on the radio at all.
I don't know why
Here in Brazil it's alway playing on the radio
Satellite plays it all the time. Heard it today on the 80s channel. August 31 2019
Heard it today on the radio- El Paso, Texas
I never heard it on the radio. I'm reading Elton's book "Me" and he mentions this song that he wrote for Lennon, but he only performed it 3 times live because it's too difficult emotionally for him to sing. He was good friends with Johnny.
Still moves me. One of the great sad songs of all time. We still miss you John.
We played this when we buried my dad in his garden. He passed in that garden, and he was always happiest in his garden. It was a beautiful ending to a hard life. I will be with you someday ❤
My favorite Elton John song
My favorite Elton John song.
My heart is heavy with the loss of a special friend, John, who just passed. He was only 55 😓💔
I feel your pain. My brother passed away unexpectedly on November 26, 2018. He was only 57. I cry every day for him. Try to think of the happy times! They are in heaven.
John Lennon was 40 years old when he was murdered.
We love you John! ❤❤ Thank you Elton John! ❤
Is this the perfect tribute to one of the most influential people in the history of Rock & Roll music!!! I commend (for whatever that's worth) the song writing capabilities of Bernie Toupin & Elton John. The perfection of the delivery by John is devine. Nothing short of a Masterpiece!!!
I remember being a little boy of 12 years old ,doing my homework on the living room floor next a beautiful Christmas tree that my Mom had decorated. I was looking up at the tree and thinking that my life was so good. All of a sudden the news flash was on the Television saying " John Lennon has been shot and killed in front of the apartment building he lived in". I was horrified...My brother turned me into a fan of the Beatles and John's solo music as well by playing it all the time. This song is just Wonderful. Thank you, Sir Elton John, I'm sure John loves it too.
The insect was his murderer
Your post hit home. I was 10 years old, and just like you, was laying on the living room for next to the Christmas tree when the terrible news interrupted our program. We were just devastated. I’ll never forget it. It’s heartbreaking still, after nearly 40 years. ✌🏽
@@lisaepperson3 Wow. I was 10 as well. And have the same memory you and Shawn describe.
That is indeed a very vivid memory:((. I had turned 19 in early October, I don't remember exactly what I was doing, but I do remember the feeling of shock and such sadness:((
Shawn, é muito parecida sua história, foi na época de Natal. Eu tinha 9 anos. Mas escutei na rádio a notícia da morte de John Lennon. Sou de Manaus/Amazonas - Brasil.
My all-time F.A.V.O.R.T.E. Elton John song is "Someone Saved my Life Tonight"!! While "Empty Garden" is my second all-time favourite Elton John song!!! 💞💕💖💕💞
Carla Paciucci I feel the same way! 💝💘
Mine as well
I have no emotional attachment to John Lennon (way before my time) but the sorrow in his voice and the words themselves bring me to tears because we all have losses in our lives. And because we loved them so much, our grief is also great.
John Lennon was a man who was open and honest, had many shortcomings didn't hide them.
Cada canção extraordinária!
I have cried a million tears to try to understand why...
Why what?
@@11Garrett11 this song gloriously reflects on the loneliness Elton felt about the loss of his friend...John Lennon. We all still wonder why this had to happen...The loss of John....
@@janetwilhelm4435 so tragic and for what?
Apaixonada demais
Excellent song all time ❤
I agree, excellent lyrics.One of Eltons finest !
One of my favourite EJ / BT songs.
Love Sir Elton John and his amazing songs!!!
A far bigger tear jerker then candle in the wind . Elton knew John. So you can hear his soul sing it . If I was a Royal I’d prefer this song at my funeral. Then Candle in the wind
Best tribute song ever.
geez,, forgot about this beautiful song ,,, thank you elton.. man i miss john .
One of my faves by EJ
R.I.P unc Mackie..4vr loved sir..
Linda canção 😍2019
When French president Mitterand allowed just about any organisation to open a 'free radio' after being elected (1982) - we only had four national french radios before that - hundreds opened and I applied and had a program for a year in a local, Bordeaux one. In December 83, I played this song to mark the third birthday of John's murder. Tried not to cry on air, and it was difficult because this song is so beautiful in a heart-wrenching way ...
I love this tune but it makes me sooooooo sad.. why is life so damn hard
Feeling it
If life wasn’t hard at times you wouldn’t realize that it’s beautiful and easy other times
I’m so sorry about Patrick and wish I had better words to bring you some comfort.
I lost the love of my life some 13 years ago and I still think about her every day.
One insect damaged so much grain,
And killed my Mother's earthly heart.
RIP Good Mother
Happy Birthday
Sorry about your mum ❤
By far, Elton and Bernie, this is your best song. Love you more than ever ❤️
I been looking for my love Dawn Anderson since around 79 only to find out just November , she was murdered in 1992 , I sing to her everyday , this is one of the songs , I change Jonny to darling , not to be rude to the great John lennon , theres a big hole in my gut that can't be filled
Anything is possible. I was a believer who started to doubt (and have always been a "hopeless romantic"), but I'll never doubt again.
I never was nor am I a John Lennon fan but this song is amazing.
I wasn't either but it speaks to the love of a friend. Amazing
Que música linda 😍
um lindo hino !!! .... ❤️
"A gardener like that one, no one can replace"
RIP John, you contribute a lot to change the world for peace and love
when my dad told me about this song, I knew this was my favorite song ever. what kind of monster would kill innocent man walking his dog with his wife. we all love remember John Lennon. rest in peace my hero. 😢 💚💜 ❤️
A programmed hit man from an alphabet agency.
"It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain." They always take the good ones.
Great lyrics!!!
Lennon was a great man. R.I.P.
The best comentary , sorry for my English I'm Brazilian .
I'm not crying... you're crying 🥺
Well, here is a thing. A lifelong Lennon and Elton fan here who only just found out about this song in an Elton interview held with him by Sean Ono Lennon (It is on BBC Sounds in the UK if you want to hear it). As a result, here I am and on the edge of tears all over again. Not Elton's best but definitely one of his most heartfelt and a lovely tribute to one of my earliest heroes. Elton says the only time he played it live was in Vegas as he gets too emotional when he sings it.
I believe we can all relate to someone who tends to a garden with Love in mind, and yes it takes ONE INSECT, A DESTROYER, TO RUIN ALL THE LOVE YOU PUT INTO THE GARDEN OF LOVE...
I have wondered if some people do not realize this song is a heartbreaking beautiful tribute to John Lennon by Elton!!
I didn't know, now I made a tribute to my lover who just die six months ago something I never expected, his son donated his body to a university in Costa Rica, did not let me take care of his body, it is verry hard for me to get over it, I visit the university every day to pretend I'm visiting him at the cementery, wish I could have his body back.
@@spidermenarana953basically same different circumstances
@@spidermenarana953sooo sorry I KNOW this pain too 😢
Wonderful song, and wonderful tribute to the late John Lennon.❤❤
Sir ..... elton jonh... in memorian.... jonh lennon.......fellings ... and soul..........😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
I've had a privilege of knowing only a few Johnny's my stepdad name is John Manuael, became 1 of my look up 2s. Love you Uncle thanx for teaching me a few lift skills, sorry if not utilising them right now. I need of our soulful heart to hearts we wud have it's been awhile...Uncle ❤️💯🙏
Absolutely a stunningly beautiful tribute to Lennon from long time friends Taupin and Elton. Having said that, I do believe Lennon's best work was behind him at the time of his death. It was the same as George Harrison. From the time Lennon was murdered to the time Harrison died of cancer, George only had one more hit single and with it a fairly decent album. I personally can't see how Lennon would have had the drive and determination to keep up with the longevity and success that McCartney had and still has. McCartney is and was a workaholic and Lennon and Harrison, in their own way, weren't.
perhaps they were the wheat so to say
Johnny, oh how we miss you. 😓
Few people could sing with such inflection about a insect damaging crops, very good.
Essa troca de letras me deixa louco. rs
We miss you John,forever! 2019 octiber 23
It´s a great proof of loving to John...
Hard to believe tat John would have turned 80 this year....Forty Years since he was killed
Rest in peace John Lennon
A música é um tributo em homenagem à morte do Beatle John Lennon, assassinado no dia 8 de dezembro de 1980, por um fã obcecado por sua vida, na frente do edifício Dakota, prédio onde morava em Nova York.
Tears...
The best song
Here I am: a 16 year-old little girl, listening to this song on his death anniversary, criying for John Lennon. Oh God, how much I love this man!
duru uzun Oh how far his love went! You have excellent taste!
@@joenwc thanks, you have excellent taste too!
I was 16 when he died. I still remember that day so well, when I heard. I remember a few days later every radio station on the globe went silent for ten minutes in memory of John. Me and my siblings sat in my room in silence. I had never seen my older brother cry before.
wow i completely forgot this comment. i didnt know i was aware of this songs existance when 16. how quickly life passes lol.
thanks for everybody who replied or liked. its crazy how music can unite so many people. it always makes me a bit emotional 🥲
As long as I can remember, one of my favorites, just a song that makes you think
Written after the death of John Lennon.
xa19a19 thanks genius
REALLY?!?
@@rlgs3172 Yep. If you look at the context of the song it’s written shortly after Lennon got shot and died. This is for him.
OH, REALLY?!!
OH, REALLY?!!
thank you God I.....................
This song is about John Lennon one of his best
Such a beautiful song. Of course, it's about John Lennon. And, I always think......if he had stayed in England, I bet he would still be alive because they don't have such stupid gun "rights" like we have here. I have read that Elton rarely plays this live because he can barely make it through it, it tears him up.
He was a gardener that cared a lot
I'd _love_ to know everything about Elton and Bernie's process. The music and lyrics are both so well-crafted. How does that happen?
Elton must write the music first, then...what? Does he have any lyrical theme in mind? Did he start with just a few words? Maybe he had an inspiration for "Johnny -- can you come out to play?" and Bernie took it from there.
It seems so difficult and very tricky for a collaboration come out with so much single-minded strength. Please! How do you do it?
Elton wrote this for my idol John lennon. He has stated he can't preform it at its 2 emotional 😢 🙏✌☘
Beautifully sad
I hope they play this at my funeral
I’ve seen Elton John 6 times in concert over the last 25 years and he has never sang this song during any of those concerts.
Cause its to painful to sing.
Only sings it in New York at the Garden
com que direitos ele pode fazer uma canção como esta que nos destrói pela saudade de John Lennon?
Acho que só um Elton John teria autoridade.
Profunda essa musica o Elton John é demais ! Que homenagem !
Me lembro de Ana Borges Alejarra!
😢🙏
What happened here
As the New York sunset disappeared
I found an empty garden among the flagstones there
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And now it all looks strange
It's funny how one insect can damage so much grain
And what's it for
This little empty garden by the brownstone door
And in the cracks along the sidewalk nothing grows no more
Who lived here
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
And we are so amazed, we're crippled and we're dazed
A gardener like that one, no one can replace
And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play
And through their tears
Some say he farmed his best in younger years
But he'd have said that roots grow stronger if only he could hear
Who lived there
He must have been a gardener that cared a lot
Who weeded out the tears and grew a good crop
Now we pray for rain and with every drop that falls
We hear, we hear your name
And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out to play
And I've been knocking
But no one answers
And I've been knocking
Most all the day
Oh, and I've been calling
Oh, hey hey Johnny
Can't you come out, can't you come out to play
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden
Johnny, can't you come out to play in your empty garden
you do realize this is a lyrics video, right?
WOW!!
Jason if you ever see this, thank you.❤
That night, I was taking a nap. I had a dream where the scene was a rainy NYC street. There was a guy lying on the pavement and another guy standing over him. A bystander said to the guy, "Do you know what you've done?!" I woke up and turned on the TV. They broke into whatever show to say that JL had been shot. Days later, I heard on the news that someone who had witnessed the murder had said to Hinckley, "Do you know what you just did?!" I live about 60 blocks south of the Dakota--and I saw the whole thing.
The song title "Empty Garden" may refer to the empty venue, or to the huge pile of flowers left behind by mourners outside the Dakota, John Lennon's home in New York City, near the site where he was assassinated. RIP.
Strawberry Fields and John Lennon. The place it was all made.
Elton, voce é FODA D+++++++
This song is a tribute song written about John Lennon.
If you actually listen to the lyrics you will be amazed on how respectful he is to john as he should rip John Lennon
I,d say John Lennon would be a bit embarrassed if he heard this song knowing what people think of him just brilliant
1982!