Elton John - Bennie And The Jets (Live Aid 1985)

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  • @dabee2670
    @dabee2670 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7943

    Performing to 95% of the world. No pressure.

    • @kuinceywithekay2
      @kuinceywithekay2 6 ปีที่แล้ว +423

      Dabee That's why he is high af. It helps anxiety cause you have no idea what you doing. Plus it's an energy booster...so why not?

    • @MythicalPhoebe
      @MythicalPhoebe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +300

      well. only the people who own TV's

    • @carlwheezer2766
      @carlwheezer2766 6 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      Under pressure

    • @UncommonSituations
      @UncommonSituations 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Steven Tarsitano and had them turned on

    • @xxxghost1320
      @xxxghost1320 5 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      I know queen was under pressure... sorry

  • @m.x.jackson675
    @m.x.jackson675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7256

    Those who were in attendance were luckier than most....Freddie and Elton in the same night. Good Lord.

    • @celluloidpictures4493
      @celluloidpictures4493 5 ปีที่แล้ว +246

      Paul? A beatle.

    • @jaherdher5177
      @jaherdher5177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +209

      And bowie

    • @HiEverybody
      @HiEverybody 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

      Alexthecrazykid seriously, Paul’s only like, the lead singer of arguably the greatest band of all time

    • @ziggytv9672
      @ziggytv9672 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Miles Jackson bowie

    • @itsflowerside
      @itsflowerside 5 ปีที่แล้ว +94

      AND BOWIE AND PAUL MCCARTNEY AND GEORGE MICHAEL

  • @odw_99
    @odw_99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5125

    2:15 we just going to ignore the fact that he’s leaning on the piano like he’s having a casual chat- while keeping in time, playing the song with one hand without looking at the piano and remembering the lyrics, all while high af? Now *that’s* talent

    • @mar-wr4io
      @mar-wr4io 5 ปีที่แล้ว +236

      I can barely play piano while singing let alone with one hand and singing in a huge crowd so casually

    • @YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm
      @YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

      Comment that makes my day right there

    • @YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm
      @YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@yoh1583 ur comment doesn't make sense to me

    • @odw_99
      @odw_99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      Papa Stalin I’m guessing it actually was live- every other band who played at Live Aid was live (Queen, Paul McCartney, U2 etc) so I don’t see why Elton John should be a backing track? His singing was definitely live, and I don’t see any reason why his piano playing wouldn’t be, he was talented enough

    • @samuelgee6367
      @samuelgee6367 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      cocaine is a hell of a drug

  • @wooramlee3584
    @wooramlee3584 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5786

    If Freddie was not there, Elton would have stole this stage.. His performance was really good..

    • @TheRoxen92
      @TheRoxen92 6 ปีที่แล้ว +521

      WOORAM LEE yeah!!! I read somewhere that Elton said “bastards!” to Queen after their performance 😂😂😂

    • @yuckles_c
      @yuckles_c 6 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      ROSSELLA DI PEDE wasn’t that Bowie?

    • @Js2557ty
      @Js2557ty 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      According to Jim Hutton it was Elton @@yuckles_c

    • @Denniswaardenburg
      @Denniswaardenburg 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Nah Bowie did

    • @raulh5457
      @raulh5457 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Denniswaardenburg what he say?

  • @nemomajestic1634
    @nemomajestic1634 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3072

    David Bowie: I’m high and I’m in Live Aid
    Elton John: Hold my coke

    • @guiltywaffles
      @guiltywaffles 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

      hold my addiction

    • @mrmorrisjh
      @mrmorrisjh 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      YES!

    • @smugcat2521
      @smugcat2521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      David bowie: k

    • @LordGandor3
      @LordGandor3 4 ปีที่แล้ว +62

      Cocaine addiction means no falsetto for Bennie & the Jets which is a real let down

    • @jakobbuchanan6726
      @jakobbuchanan6726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      LordGandor3 clearly a falsetto here?

  • @BlueBerry-dy4yw
    @BlueBerry-dy4yw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2299

    Look at those eyes.....my bro high as a kite
    Or maybe its the fact i can see his eyes....

    • @jaysalvoro9834
      @jaysalvoro9834 5 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      Blue Berry there’s a reason they call Elton “Rocketman”

    • @BlueBerry-dy4yw
      @BlueBerry-dy4yw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jaysalvoro9834 trueeeeee

    • @YouGetThePicture_08
      @YouGetThePicture_08 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Well he is the rocketman

    • @livvydooda
      @livvydooda 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      W h y N o t B o t h?

    • @HolographicJesus
      @HolographicJesus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      honestly I thought I was the only one who was thinking that

  • @nicholasbullock5894
    @nicholasbullock5894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +589

    David Bowie, Queen, and Elton John in the same concert, on the same stage!
    It doesn’t get any better than that

    • @sebastianromerom3611
      @sebastianromerom3611 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Poser

    • @wackiestwest
      @wackiestwest 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sebastianromerom3611 wha-?

    • @geniusjrdock
      @geniusjrdock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Paul Mccartney, and Phil Collins too

    • @moonwalkerkop4479
      @moonwalkerkop4479 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Phol McCahtney

    • @OlafProt
      @OlafProt ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was at the Freddie Tribute concert so got two thirds of that wonder.

  • @ignacioman6628
    @ignacioman6628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2494

    It kills me a little inside when he says “Bennie and the jets” and not “b-b-b-Bennie and the jetsss”

    • @keyanstoney1742
      @keyanstoney1742 5 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      Ignacio Man it hurt me mentally when he first said only “electric boots mohair suit” instead of the full line

    • @dylanrinker6831
      @dylanrinker6831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Lyrics change

    • @mariaabreu5000
      @mariaabreu5000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Right? It’s not the same without “b b b b b Benny and the jetssssss”

    • @ellenhowson8399
      @ellenhowson8399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ikr

    • @theunofficialflexsealchann8796
      @theunofficialflexsealchann8796 4 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      maybe it's easy to remember because he was very high in this concert?

  • @saramegumi412
    @saramegumi412 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4689

    me being drunk: cant even finish sentence because cant remember what i was trying to say
    Elton: high af, plays piano and doesnt forget lyrics
    Respect

    • @raulh5457
      @raulh5457 6 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      Drunk vs high? Not fair comparison doncha think

    • @eliascastrotrinidad8948
      @eliascastrotrinidad8948 6 ปีที่แล้ว +187

      1:11 "doesn't forget lyrics" sure.....

    • @josephroberts9473
      @josephroberts9473 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

      Haha he forgot some and in the beginning. But I don't think it was that he forgot... He was just so spun, that he was singing faster than he could keep up with lol.

    • @Anael272
      @Anael272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      High af withouth forget the lyrics, singing on key, playing the piano with one hand at some parts for like 90% of the world

    • @xxtovarichxx
      @xxtovarichxx 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

      Dude was coked out of his mind. You see the chick run in at 1:45? She was probably like "Calm the fuck down elton!" He looks erratic as fuck. Still a good performance.

  • @Anael272
    @Anael272 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1740

    I love this performance but I became sad beause he didn't stutter on the b-b-b-bennie parts

    • @AN-jf6fp
      @AN-jf6fp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

      Neo Dutra same, that’s the best part of the song haha

    • @anay7408
      @anay7408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      also the piano wasnt as good

    • @ohwni
      @ohwni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Dreamz
      Whoa now.. the piano was way better in this than the studio version.

    • @anay7408
      @anay7408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@ohwni I like it more because it has sort of like a jazz vibe and it's much calmer than this one. It's just a personal preference

    • @ohwni
      @ohwni 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Dreamz
      I see..
      I respect your personal preference.

  • @IntheLuxe
    @IntheLuxe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +826

    can't wait for the Elton John movie!!

    • @SCYURRY
      @SCYURRY 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      I hope they saved the Live Aid Set from Bo Rap.

    • @redcr33perproductions
      @redcr33perproductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      In the Luxe Just like Bohemian Rhapsody xD

    • @peteaxe2067
      @peteaxe2067 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@skeletalsounds_ should've mixed real vocals with his. Every other biopic does it and it sounds closer to the real thing

    • @phoneservice10
      @phoneservice10 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In the Luxe he’s also gonna have a live aid bit lmao

    • @ryangordon2351
      @ryangordon2351 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope they cover his performance in live aid.

  • @duoslinger4325
    @duoslinger4325 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1378

    To quote Rick James: "Cocaine is one helluva drug."

    • @jacobhogan380
      @jacobhogan380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Connor Loewy 777th like 😂

    • @robertmichalscheck3072
      @robertmichalscheck3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And your one hell of an idiot.

    • @DanceOfTheDawn5963
      @DanceOfTheDawn5963 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Robert Michalscheck what makes you say that, this is 1985, everyone is on coke

    • @mollyking1387
      @mollyking1387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I miss coke tbh. I’d 100% die if I did it again but man…

  • @blueblue232
    @blueblue232 4 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    2:34 my man's straight up vibing with that keyboard

    • @ohshunboy1016
      @ohshunboy1016 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      people are saying he's bouncing to the beat
      mans WAS the beat :o

    • @mtthwskdmr2
      @mtthwskdmr2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's Fred Mandel, who was Elton's main keyboardist from 1983 to 1986. He's worked with other musicians, including Alice Cooper, and also Queen. It was actually him who played the synthesizer on the recording of I Want To Break Free.

  • @user-zm1ft1ts8c
    @user-zm1ft1ts8c 6 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    Excellent performance. Raw, intense, raspy vocals and a really groovy thing going on. Fuck anyone putting it down cause the man was high.

  • @juliaknitter1650
    @juliaknitter1650 4 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    I just noticed that Elton actually has eyes

  • @wu_v
    @wu_v 6 ปีที่แล้ว +412

    It's like the piano is a part of his body. He makes it look effortless....Elton John Forever!!😍😍😍

  • @sheerri
    @sheerri 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1086

    Don't know why everyone in the comments is so negative. This is a great performance, whether he was high or not.

    • @fillingpocketswithbones4311
      @fillingpocketswithbones4311 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      sheerri truth sis

    • @MrLugma
      @MrLugma 6 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      Well they’re not really negative some are actually praising for still giving a great performance while high

    • @isaacpadron3211
      @isaacpadron3211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      I didn't see the negative comments. I loved it. The only thing I have is that to me (and a lot of people) one of the main parts of the song is the B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets. He leaves that out a lot when he sings this in concerts. It really bugs me.

    • @isaacpadron3211
      @isaacpadron3211 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @sheerri : Just people that can't think of anything original to say so they just repeat each other.

    • @YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm
      @YouProballyDontKnowWhoIAm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Accualy most aren't negative they are complementing him on how he was high and did not mess up

  • @tdaye8062
    @tdaye8062 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1704

    He at least can still play the piano, remember his lyrics and sing on key so him being coked doesn’t seem like a bad thing here...

    • @hollybeat6901
      @hollybeat6901 6 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      There are many singers who can't bring that kind of fire sober, think I'll forgive his past over indulgences

    • @carlwheezer2766
      @carlwheezer2766 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I mean it is 95% of the world watching and a probably just as many afterwards

    • @carlwheezer2766
      @carlwheezer2766 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Luke Crawford were not forgiving him because he hasn’t done anything wrong all that matters is that he’s done now drugs are only unforgivable if it ruins someone’s life especially if they’re a family member or close friend

    • @eliascastrotrinidad8948
      @eliascastrotrinidad8948 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      1:11 he almost remembers all his lyrics

    • @michaelmartinez4515
      @michaelmartinez4515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eliascastrotrinidad8948 Dammit your right.. fuck.

  • @Northanhymbre
    @Northanhymbre ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Absolutely off his nut here, and still a level above anyone else on the piano. What a man.

  • @chaz5229
    @chaz5229 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    OMG....I remember watching this on television with my dad...who, God rest his soul, was the reason that I loved music from a very early age. I was an 18 year old young girl and had just graduated from high school. I wish NOW that I had rounded up a bunch of friends and gone to Philly that day to at least see the US version of Live Aid. I think we were the first on our block to have surround sound....LOL!! He took his Realistic 8-track am/fm stereo and got it all hooked up thru the tv and the cable box and we were JAMMIN in our basement den that day!! I might have not been there in person....but I grew up to all of this music and I had one HELL of a memory with my dad enjoying these legends and their music....kicking it old school with dad in 1985!!

  • @kaceybelka894
    @kaceybelka894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    elton really deserves this movie that is coming out. his music was incredible. he was just as chaotic as freddie and his music so amazing as well

    • @cjrbchaz1796
      @cjrbchaz1796 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Elton John you are not Elton...

  • @GraveheadGhoulie
    @GraveheadGhoulie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +824

    Am I the only one that continually revisits this video for all the comments about him being high on coke?

    • @carterallison3612
      @carterallison3612 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Frederick Alexander yes

    • @PennyLane-kc1tv
      @PennyLane-kc1tv 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Frederick Alexander nope he was high here it was in the movie he was drunk and high

    • @mayonnaisepsychology1014
      @mayonnaisepsychology1014 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Penny Lane Live Aid wasn’t in Rocketman though. It was in Bohemian Rhapsody.

    • @rop888
      @rop888 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      it's kinda annoying since it's not like he was the only high person in the 70's and 80's. everyone was high as shit

    • @ariadnyloiola
      @ariadnyloiola 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      No 😂😂😂 so high but still so good, is unbelievable

  • @SirManfly
    @SirManfly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +251

    even though Queen is getting a lot of publicity right now for a great performance here, Sir Elton was just as great on Live Aid !

    • @christopherharper6229
      @christopherharper6229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's others too... like ultravox

    • @QueenTheGreatest
      @QueenTheGreatest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      definitely not just as great as queen, but still amazing

    • @sebas_schz
      @sebas_schz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Si no estaba Queen Elton se robaba el show

    • @juanvv2506
      @juanvv2506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@QueenTheGreatest bruh grow up

    • @QueenTheGreatest
      @QueenTheGreatest 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@juanvv2506 what? for saying queens is better? (which the majority will agree with) ur an idiot

  • @1Caplaw
    @1Caplaw ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had a friend who lived down the road. He was lucky enough to have one of those huge satellite dishes in his back yard. We hung in his basement and watched the broadcast. Little did we know or understand the history we were witnessing. I'd love to tell you we grasped the magnitude of seeing this concert...we didn't, but I'm so DAMN glad I get it now.

  • @mrmcbear6035
    @mrmcbear6035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I love how every time Elton sings a song he sings it different. It might just be because his voice sounds older or if he actually sings in another voice but I love having all these different versions of song as I’ve never seen so much variety in a single song as you can listen to the original version of Bennie and the jets or the live aid version or Tarons version.

  • @Ecship-gr1sz
    @Ecship-gr1sz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Elton, high AF on coke, with a mullet... gotta love the 80's

  • @anay7408
    @anay7408 5 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    The first time looking into elton's eyes, I knew from that moment that he was definetly high on coke

    • @Haydenormous
      @Haydenormous 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Anay he stop doing drugs in 1980 so I don’t know what drugs you’re on because he looks perfectly fine

    • @jakobbuchanan6726
      @jakobbuchanan6726 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Meyer Gigante not true, be got sober in 1990 bud.

    • @levinwhitfield3398
      @levinwhitfield3398 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check him out in the Central Park concert. High as hell.

    • @robertmichalscheck3072
      @robertmichalscheck3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Maybe,but your high on stupidity.

    • @bryanstein9240
      @bryanstein9240 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Had no clue he sounds awesome

  • @leroydhill5433
    @leroydhill5433 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    2:30 oh my god the Stan lee cameos are everywhere!

  • @Beerlust_AUS
    @Beerlust_AUS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This song of Elton's is one of the most iconic Rock/Pop songs of all time. It's carried the generations, & only a select group of songs can claim that after 40 years. It's a gift to watch him & his band play it LIVE. Now that I think about it, it's closer to 50 years!

  • @matthewreichlin4993
    @matthewreichlin4993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I really like this version. The '70s studio and live versions are very carefully crafted and beautiful, but this is kind of a let's get out there and rock and roll

  • @714Musicfan
    @714Musicfan ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Freddie, David, Elton, and George perhaps 4 of the greatest musicians weve ever seen on one stage. R.I.P guys

  • @paulbenton4273
    @paulbenton4273 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Went to a few concerts in the 80's but this was the best ever. A great memory

  • @fanaticaldueling6337
    @fanaticaldueling6337 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Great performance, brass section, piano, Elton. Just wonderful.

  • @khaledslaboratory1007
    @khaledslaboratory1007 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You know a singer is talented when live performance is better than studio recording.
    No pressure, he made it look easy!

  • @eltoncostello7357
    @eltoncostello7357 6 ปีที่แล้ว +363

    I don't understand the negative comments... I think this is a great performance... with an awesome horn section... a legendary band... at a historic concert... Elton John rocks this and he looks pretty cool too! :)

    • @noone101
      @noone101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      it's not a joke he was actually high on cocaine

    • @miguelalejandro4357
      @miguelalejandro4357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@noone101 who wasn’t from late 70’s mid 90’s

    • @bruceski2133
      @bruceski2133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noone101 who cares we get it some one posts this every time can’t we just watch it without it being brought up all the time, what’s the point ?
      Is there a prize for who posts it first?

  • @furtnot3441
    @furtnot3441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Man, I wish i was there. This was the greatest concert of all time

  • @keiramarsland2503
    @keiramarsland2503 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Such a brilliant performance Elton. Never fails to steal the stage, all my respect to this incredibly talented man. ❤️

    • @makeshiftvirus6494
      @makeshiftvirus6494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LonglivetheQUEENS personally thought this performance was better than queens

  • @tarontula_13
    @tarontula_13 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Freddie, Elton, and Bowie in one night... best show ever

  • @MJForever1999
    @MJForever1999 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Only a legend can perform that coked up and still hit those great vocals

  • @RJ-wx2zc
    @RJ-wx2zc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Freddie and Elton's stage presences are the best out there. Like Freddie has amazing moves and can command the crowd with a wave of his hand. And Elton can explode with energy without moving from the piano and can command/pump up the crowd with one look.
    Like these legends man....

  • @theflyingarrow1465
    @theflyingarrow1465 6 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    When I typed in Elton John Live Aid it came up with Queen Live Aid

  • @fantastica9186
    @fantastica9186 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Glastonbury brought me here. Elton was fantastic at his last UK concert. Just wanted to see the man in his prime! What a wonderful performer! God bless him❤❤❤

    • @pup1008
      @pup1008 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn't say he was in his prime here, the bloom was off the rose. The Cocaine, brandy & his ego had got to him & his last truly great album was a few years behind him.

    • @satyabratamishra4670
      @satyabratamishra4670 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pup1008thing is he has 2 different primes one in the studio i mean commercial success and one in his live performances. generally 1979-1986 was his true prime live period because he was actually horrible to listen to live before 1979.(except edinburgh 1976). hes actually better now live than he was in the 70s. but yeah for me he performed best in the 90s. talking about albums, i think he did release a few great ones after like sleeping with the past, the one, made in england, songs from the west coast and following all that.

  • @erikaknopf294
    @erikaknopf294 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He has enough energy here to jog twice around the world. LOL Jammin' like a king. Love this performance.

  • @dr.horror9046
    @dr.horror9046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I never really got into Elton John but it's easy to see the good he's done for our society. And watching him literally love the hell out of his job brings my respect and love for him up about 12 notches

  • @karamichele3057
    @karamichele3057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When 95% of the world is watching, you ingest whatever fucking substance makes you feel comfortable and ready to slay. Did he slay? Undeniably. Even better than many of his other performances of this song. How many people bitching about him being on coke are simultaneously enjoying their adderal prescription? (I'm prescribed, so no judging here).

  • @kaceybelka894
    @kaceybelka894 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    live aid truly was something special

  • @draekoolleres6564
    @draekoolleres6564 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Clearly one of the greatest live musical performances in music history

  • @zacharythomas2317
    @zacharythomas2317 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    If I had a time machine I would go back in time to watch the concert.

    • @Docwilson91
      @Docwilson91 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zachary Thomas same. In person too

    • @L42-u5z
      @L42-u5z ปีที่แล้ว

      Who wouldnt? There'll never be anything nearly on Live Aids Level again...

  • @cjtaylor6639
    @cjtaylor6639 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Crazy how he's high as a kite, but preforming like he has no fucks to give!

  • @daisydottie9252
    @daisydottie9252 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The groove in this is so good

  • @justinjones5526
    @justinjones5526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    He really sang his soul into this song on this version love it IDC if he was high or not best version of this song perfect tempo

  • @lauram8504
    @lauram8504 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wish I could have been there. Cant imagine who I'd go this crazy for if this kind of concert happened now. This will probably remain the best multi act concert for a long long time.

  • @jxfreelance
    @jxfreelance 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yesterday it was 35 years ago. I am celebrating it today by watching it allover, and trying to get as drunk, as I was 35 years ago while watching on a 20" tv in a 35 square meters appartment, with 12-15 others and the sun was hammering down outside - just like Wembley.
    There was'nt many huge screens back then in Denmark...

  • @n.a.s.avlogs4798
    @n.a.s.avlogs4798 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    imagine being there and literally witnessing the greatest performers putting on the best performances ever my gosh I was born in the wrong freaking generation

  • @davidatownsend8334
    @davidatownsend8334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Is this the greatest ever rock singer player the world has ever seen?

  • @noisetank6620
    @noisetank6620 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Without his glasses he has this intensity in his eye and I somewhat like it that he's that deep into the zone even if he is high

  • @AndyIsleman
    @AndyIsleman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That tamburine guy in the back is so Fucking funky ... he´s like on the top of his percussion career and it will never ever get any better
    than this. This is it ! and he carpe diem

  • @venanciahopkins5035
    @venanciahopkins5035 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Now Queen to me will always have the best performance at Live Aid but Elton John was amazing too!

  • @alexrowdyrodrigues9716
    @alexrowdyrodrigues9716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A man so talented that he can be all coked up, not mess up a single lyric, and play the piano with one hand facing the crowd. Elton showcasing the ultimate flex

  • @davidatownsend8334
    @davidatownsend8334 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Is this the most underrated performance in British musical history?!

  • @shreksotherdaughters5830
    @shreksotherdaughters5830 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Elton perfect I love how you engage the audience. From Linda in Massachusetts.

  • @mezgo4537
    @mezgo4537 5 ปีที่แล้ว +784

    Guy on guitar looks like old Brian may from the back😂 weird

    • @samxdabell5997
      @samxdabell5997 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Mezgo45 IKR

    • @anirrelevantchild5516
      @anirrelevantchild5516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Oh my gosh, they predicted the future😂

    • @Dawnyy
      @Dawnyy 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@anirrelevantchild5516 predicted what?

    • @anirrelevantchild5516
      @anirrelevantchild5516 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Dawnyy what Brian May would look like when he's old

    • @theembr7479
      @theembr7479 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      yes but its the great Davey Johnstone

  • @benwooly6895
    @benwooly6895 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    elton john before every concert used drugs to help him get through (well most) its normal for artists really he had a lot in his personal life he is a great preformer
    cheers for the likes dudes

    • @robertmichalscheck3072
      @robertmichalscheck3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep like an idiot like yourself would really know,you were there right?your just another “complete moron”.

    • @jakobbuchanan6726
      @jakobbuchanan6726 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Robert Michalscheck you are the moron, have you read his autobiography? Probably not since you clearly have no clue what you are talking about😂

    • @robertmichalscheck3072
      @robertmichalscheck3072 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jakob Buchanan okay idiot,Elton didn’t need drugs to be great,when he started he wasn’t using drugs,they didn’t come til later in his career,and he has been clean for a long time,I just get sick of you f#ckers,always bringing up drugs whenever Elton is discussed,if he never had even touched them he still would’ve been huge,you total and complete moron.

    • @ericsantana1184
      @ericsantana1184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well ever since he left rehab he has learned to do his music better without the drinking and the drugs he's learned to find happiness in his life even when you've met David furnish and became a father of two who are now the god children to Lady Gaga

    • @novaenby7823
      @novaenby7823 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Robert Michalscheck He didn’t need drugs to be great but he still use them because he use them to cope we’re not talking about his talent we’re talking about he was on drugs

  • @jamalwest7658
    @jamalwest7658 6 ปีที่แล้ว +257

    1:14 that moment when you think your about to have a heart attack from all the Coke you did but then realize "nope in good, LET'S GO!!!"

  • @BettyTrickett
    @BettyTrickett 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    95 percent of all the television in the world. It was great, Yes I was watching it. I had just gave birth to my son. 🎉

  • @Daniel-qx6bg
    @Daniel-qx6bg 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    2:24 love how the horn section and keyboard player are really getting into it. The best of times.

  • @SillyB00perYT
    @SillyB00perYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    80s elton was something else

  • @aaronosheroff2980
    @aaronosheroff2980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Stunning performance, incredible energy.

  • @denisesaunders3067
    @denisesaunders3067 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watched all of this with a friend.such a long time ago.

  • @markv3107
    @markv3107 5 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    I think you'd have to be coked out of it to perform on front of 95% of televisions broadcasting companies.

    • @HeatherLynseyMusic
      @HeatherLynseyMusic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You know what, I’m gonna give him this one too. I’d be shitting myself.

  • @movieguyproductions4865
    @movieguyproductions4865 4 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I love this moment when he turns toward the crowd, 5:21, he seems so shocked like he forgot he was high and performing in front of the entire world

  • @johntate4185
    @johntate4185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    I'm here for the "I don't understand the negative comments" comments.

  • @eljessekarbon
    @eljessekarbon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Freddie and Elton are my favorite pianist, fun fact that no one asked me is that Freaddie and Elton where really good friends and they drug themself

  • @andymejia5456
    @andymejia5456 6 ปีที่แล้ว +332

    This is rocket man Elton lol if u know what I mean

    • @spongeboimebob9431
      @spongeboimebob9431 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Andy Mejia Oh because he’s high. 😂

    • @TheMarMasterr
      @TheMarMasterr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Andy Mejia “And I’m gonna be hi-IH-gh as a kite by then”

    • @codythedoggo7671
      @codythedoggo7671 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfao

    • @Julien-db3mq
      @Julien-db3mq 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Taron Egerton ?

  • @laurawarren5318
    @laurawarren5318 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for giving to those in need!

  • @alcantarageraldine4613
    @alcantarageraldine4613 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What I would give for being un Live Aid...
    I mean like Elton Freddie and David! I'd literally die for it!!

  • @RationalAxis
    @RationalAxis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think it's just lovely that they gave an opportunity for a tambourine man with cerebral palsy to play live, that just really added to the night

  • @katiebohan698
    @katiebohan698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Crazy that five years later Elton himself got sober and started his own Aid foundation. If he’s not inspirational I don’t know what is.

  • @gomezaddams4347
    @gomezaddams4347 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I remember watching this concert live on TV with friends. What a fantastic memory.

  • @thehighhopes5336
    @thehighhopes5336 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    It looks like his eyes are going to pop out. Good performance either way.

  • @HANNAHLUMERIA-it5rw
    @HANNAHLUMERIA-it5rw ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't explain the anount of JOY and exhileration i recieve when watching singers belt out the songs

  • @evelinecarels
    @evelinecarels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The drummer is killing it 💥
    Fantastic groove, perfect timing.. love it!!❤️🤘🏼

  • @sybariticcupboardrat3763
    @sybariticcupboardrat3763 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I don't know why, but my favorite Elton John song when I was a kid was Bennie and the Jets. I was born in the year the song came out. WOOT

  • @Gardenroses12
    @Gardenroses12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He’s a master piano player! It doesn’t have to sound like the record so stop with rude comments. Elton and Bernie have given us a huge collection of wonderful music!❤❤

  • @kathysanders6183
    @kathysanders6183 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Now you know you are damn good when you can look at the audience and talk with one hand and play the piano with the other. Elton was and STILL good. Love him. 😎

  • @lemondishonor7736
    @lemondishonor7736 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Elton had some serious energy that night.

  • @Felipesoareso
    @Felipesoareso 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    99% of comments talking about drugs! I prefer to extol this man's talent!
    Unfortunately, people don't value talent like this when he's alive. They prefer to focus on his weakness, and it's so destructive..
    Long live to Elton John! Epic performance!

  • @1coopjsn
    @1coopjsn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Masterful performance.

  • @peterblake5814
    @peterblake5814 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i'm a 62 year old bloke from straight st straightsville but i love old reggie , good on you me old fruit

  • @ameshatiwari563
    @ameshatiwari563 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    seein homeboy on wednesday , can’t wait

    • @chimothysonduncan5641
      @chimothysonduncan5641 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amesha T he had to cancel in orlando cauas an ear infection :(

    • @RealPatrickBateman1
      @RealPatrickBateman1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amesha T seeing him tomorrow in Dallas! #hype

    • @JerrySmbxworldTM
      @JerrySmbxworldTM 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Did You just refer to SIR Elton Hercules John as "Homeboy"?!?!

    • @deanhanks4195
      @deanhanks4195 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seein him on friday for my bday

    • @arthurmorgan7435
      @arthurmorgan7435 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amesha T seeing in september tacoma

  • @LaeLaMarley
    @LaeLaMarley 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ugh !! Love Elton so much ! This omg reminds me of my mum , she was the one women who made me have some awesome taste in my music bowl .

  • @aliciamarie9771
    @aliciamarie9771 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    PURE TALENT!!!!!!!!!!!!! Genuine talent!!

  • @dirkmcgurkin1272
    @dirkmcgurkin1272 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My sister in law Julie, a music teacher, and I once had a debate whether the piano is a stringed or percussive instrument. I think this video proves it is percussive!

  • @miarrem
    @miarrem 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    The short shorts on the back up singers!

    • @blueg8731
      @blueg8731 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They'll be fashionable pretty soon. Probably with holes in them, too. :)

    • @thevoid99
      @thevoid99 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      those weren't shorts. those are nut-huggers.

    • @codythedoggo7671
      @codythedoggo7671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The 80s

    • @thomassummerhill6357
      @thomassummerhill6357 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      miarrem Kiki Dee looked ok

  • @nikastanic3052
    @nikastanic3052 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The people who went to Live Aid had the best time ever: Queen, Elton John and George Michael all in 1 night. 🥺

    • @valtemirov4584
      @valtemirov4584 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      And David Bowie, black Sabbath
      And a Reunited Led Zeppelin
      Lucky fellas

  • @player69644
    @player69644 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    LYRICS
    Hey kids, shake it loose together
    The spotlight's hitting something
    That's been known to change the weather
    We'll kill the fatted calf tonight
    So stick around
    You're gonna hear electric music
    Solid walls of sound
    Say, Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
    Uh but they're so spaced out, B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
    Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
    Oh Bennie she's really keen
    She's got electric boots a mohair suit
    You know I read it in a magazine
    B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
    Hey kids, plug into the faithless
    Maybe they're blinded
    But Bennie makes them ageless
    We shall survive, let us take ourselves along
    Where we fight our parents out in the streets
    To find who's right and who's wrong
    Oh Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
    Oh but they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
    Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
    Oh Bennie she's really keen
    She's got electric boots a mohair suit
    You know I read it in a magazine, oh
    B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
    Oh Candy and Ronnie, have you seen them yet
    Oh but they're so spaced out, Bennie and the Jets
    Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful
    Oh Bennie she's really keen
    She's got electric boots a mohair suit
    You know I read it in a magazine, oh
    B-B-B-Bennie and the Jets
    Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
    Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
    Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
    Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
    Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie and the Jets
    Jets, Jets
    Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie, Bennie
    Bennie, Bennie and the Jets

  • @yusuke5331
    @yusuke5331 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This performance was just magical and Elton is the fucking wizard

  • @bojifye1122
    @bojifye1122 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Wanna know what would be cool, if all the movie documentaries of the people who preformed at live aid where put together to create the whole live aid performance so a new generation could relive it.

    • @PestratorProductions
      @PestratorProductions 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Boji Fye Jesus that is a brilliant idea

    • @asherfilms923
      @asherfilms923 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noodles7911 bruh, who, this trend has just started.

  • @travisjohnson8351
    @travisjohnson8351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coked up or not, still an enigma that has molded so many generations. What an artist.

  • @jorgewashingtontrejo4244
    @jorgewashingtontrejo4244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Genio Sir Elton John me crié escuchando y hasta hoy su música inigualable.