Elton John - Burn Down the Mission (Live in New York 1970) with Lyrics!
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- Check out the new remastered version: • Elton John - Burn Down...
17th of November 1970
Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, for a live radio broadcast on WABC-FM, and then released on the album 17-11-70 (11-17-70 in the US). I have edited out a few minutes in the middle of the jam session at the end, to make this track fit on TH-cam. If you want to hear the whole awesome track, please buy the album!
Nigel Olsson on drums and backing vocals, and Dee Murray on bass and backing vocals. This was the entire Elton John Band on Elton's first world tours in 1970 and 71.
"Burn Down the Mission" comes from the album "Tumbleweed Connection," released just a month before this concert. In those early shows the band always added a few classic rock'n roll numbers to the closing jam. Here they played Elvis Presley's "My Baby Left Me" and The Beatles' "Get Back."
The announcer at the concert, whom you can hear at the end, was New York radio DJ Dave Herman, who later commented that by the end of the show Elton's fingers were bleeding on the piano keys.
Burn Down the Mission
Words & Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
©1970 Dick James Music Limited - เพลง
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What can you say? This is one of the greatest performances in the history of rock. Period.
I think it's up there for me
I agree 100%
I agree too
One of the VERY best trios of all time! And they NEVER get mentioned!
Peace
I found Elton's Album, 11-17-70 in a record shop ... 33 RPM, WOW! ... it was so fantastic I played it 50 times. Great Performance!
Amazing drum and bass harmony
His absolute best ! Fantastic modulation .A great composer!
Flamin! Spectacular performance! Nigel and Dee worth their weight in gold. The best!
Enjoying this now looking for vintage Elton
My absolute favorite performance of this song. I'm surprised I haven't worn out my vinyl of this concert.
awesome song, elton was smoking on this!
He's a genius pianist, and this concert shows it probably better than any recording. He hasn't played this freely since the 80s. Nothing against him (he is my absolute idol), but the freedom with which he played back then was astonishing. This record should be played to any aspiring rock pianist. I can only dream of playing like this (not going to happen - 42, been playing for 30 years, and not going to get any better than I am now).
Greatest piano player on the planet.
His solo piano concerts in the late 90’s were pretty incredible.
You re right on
Tumbleweed Connection was Bernie Taupin's Response to the Huge Influence THE BAND had on him.! He was a huge fan of them and their writing especially Robbie's lyrics..
What a beautiful, rollicking, heartfelt version of this song. 💜🎼⭐️
Otra vez, Ronnie, qué pulcritud de sonido e imágenes. Sos un Maestro de la Presentación.-
Awesome piece of Art, ...Leon should be Playing a Duet with him....dueling pianos...
Wonderful live jam
This is the perfect song for these trying times.
Live music from this era is my true love. 11-17-70 rates with the best Pink Floyd (1970 BBC John Peel) & Gratefil Dead (Dick's Pick 16) recordings.
It’s a shame no video
Probably one of Elton’s best
I just can't enjoy listening to BDTM, but must admit that this version is contagious, especially towards the end. Nigel's druming is madening. Also, I have seen Elton doing this song live and I defy anyone to stay still.
When the album was released in Italy the music critics "burned down" it. They said : flabby, minor, useless.
Never read a review but listen to the Music openhearted. Ciao.
Great Posting RonnieFriend....much appreciated...AND your foot notes were spot on ! Cheers Bruddah Man
Thanx - glad U enjoyed it!
nice job by Dee Murray on bass.. sadly I've seen him made fun of in some "The Who" fans comments on Who live videos... for how he played bass on Pinball Wizard. of course, The Who will never and would never approach the musical complexity of Elton. Elton loves his split chords... that's where, as he's mentioned a few times in public, the note played by the bottom end of the piano, and typically the bass guitar is not the root of the chord. One would be in this song, after "You tell me....at your [ Bb / C ] feet......" B flat major chord over a couple C notes in the bass... gives it some tension. Peace.
Officer Gregory Stevens, on piano, Elton uses the fifth as his bass notes A LOT to get a more grand sound out of it, and it works.
This is such a great live recording. Much the way John Lennon wanted 'Let It Be' to have sounded, but ended up being overproduced by Phil Spector (later re-mixed and produced by Paul McCartney as 'Let It Be Naked' in 2003, the only version I get to listen now). The energy is contageous. Here in Brasil, this album was released under a different name, 'Bad Side Of The Moon' and audio quality was awful. I blamed the Brazilian cut, but later I found out Elton didn't like it either and prefered the US mixing. So Gus Dudgeon changed the sound of this album upon the first digitally remastered using the original master tapes. He even left a message to Elton in a 'how do you like it now" style. Thanks for posting.
UR welcome! Thanks for your comments & insight.
I have LIVE 2lp pickwick record, release 1979, sound seems to be very authentic 🤷♂️
geil...finde nach und nach alle Aufnahmen von meiner ersten Scheibe von Elton...die habrn die damals im Bücherbund für,glaub ich 5DM verscherbelt...aber genial...i love it
I have the album