Elton John a piano playing wizard and Ray cooper a creative percussionist genius. No electronics. No audio tune. A natural combo. Find tuned by gifted musicians Music to my heart mind spirit and soul
OMG. This is F’ing fantastic. That voice. Young Elton with blue eye shadow. Mischievous Ray. And Russian people, who look like Rusdian people do in my mind.
His eye makeup looks quite fetching. Lush eyelashes. Not to mention the great piano playing and beautiful voice. I think he was struggling with his weight here (I can identify).
Saw this tour in Berkeley California. For free. Sat where I wanted. Took pictures.True story. Was an iconic show. (Now I realize what a lucky sob I was) ✌
I had just turned 18 that year when Elton and Ray brought this show to the USA (Back in the USSA, as the tour was called). A friend and I got tickets for the show in West Lafayette, Indiana, and we were absolutely mesmerized during the performance. Still the best concert I've ever been to (by far).
@@GregsynthWizard Yes! I was blown away to hear it again when @EmmanuelHercules posted it last year. In fact, both the 1979 and 1980 Purdue University concerts are posted at that channel. I was a student there at the time, and I could hardly believe our luck having Elton perform there two years in a row. Great memories!
I was 18 yrs old and going to school in Ohio. I heard he was going to be there at Purdue. With no internet the logistics of knowing all the details and getting tickets made it tough go see that concert.. I finally, did EJ and Ray Cooper in 1994.
Hi, me too....I first listened to "Your Song" at a very young age....7...had lots of shite going on...looking back...think I just focused on Elton John..through many years of trauma....Bernie Turpin together have got me through many years ....came on here NOT expecting a 3week post.....Regard UK X
My first concert ever was Elton John and Ray Cooper at The Palladium in 1979. No concert since was ever better, but close by The Police in the early '80's.
I saw them on "this" tour in NY (but in the USA). I have to say that Ray Cooper gave me the creeps---Hannibal Lector vibes (Elton sounded like he had had a little too much to drink), and when they played this song, someone in the audience knew all the words and acted out the whole thing. It floored me, because I'd never heard it before. Since then, it has become my favorite Elton John song to sing. He has so many other great songs, but this one is SO FUN TO SING!!
Из 2021 года становится ясно, что между музыкой в СССР и музыкой на Западе был один шаг, а между "музыкой" сегодня и музыкой 50 лет назад пропасть, сегодня её просто нет. Чтобы сказали про дегенератов и ничтожеств вроде Моргенштерна 60 лет назад, что в СССР, что в США. То что это биомусор вероятно, который срочно нужно изолировать от общества.
@@serzgregory9124 Ага, и Боуи очень удивлялся и возмущался потом в интервью во всех, как ему в СССР не понравилось и что его кругом досматривали и относились странно. А он (помимо внешнего вида) с собой вез толи Майн-кампф Адольфа, толи Геббельса какую-то книгу, странно что его на самом деле не развернули =)))
Había una cara en una valla publicitaria en la que alguien había dibujado. There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on Y el tiempo suficiente para que pase la noche sin previo aviso And just enough time for the night to pass by without warning Lejos en la distancia hay una luz azul intermitente Away in the distance there's a blue flashing light Alguien está en problemas en algún lugar esta noche Someone's in trouble somewhere tonight Mientras el neón parpadeante está listo para fusionarse As the flickering neon stands ready to fuse El viento se lleva todas las noticias de ayer The wind blows away all of yesterday's news Bueno, encerraron a sus hijas y cerraron las escotillas Well, they've locked up their daughters and they battened the hatches Siempre pudieron encontrarnos pero nunca pudieron atraparnos They always could find us but they never could catch us A través de la ventana manchada de grasa de un café abierto toda la noche Through the grease-streaked window of an all-night cafe Vimos cómo se llevaban a los arrestados We watched the arrested get taken away Y esa neblina de cigarrillos tiene latido ecológico And that cigarette haze has ecology beat Mientras las putas y los borrachos entraban desde la calle As the whores and the drunks filed in from the street Porque los vapores en la caldera, las brasas en el fuego 'Cause the steams in the boiler, the coals in the fire Si preguntas cómo estoy, solo diré inspirado If you ask how I am then I'll just say inspired Si la espina de una rosa es la espina en tu costado If the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your side Entonces estás mejor muerto si aún no has muerto Then you're better off dead if you haven't yet died Porque los vapores en la caldera, las brasas en el fuego 'Cause the steams in the boiler, the coals in the fire Si preguntas cómo estoy, solo diré inspirado If you ask how I am then I'll just say inspired Si la espina de una rosa es la espina en tu costado If the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your side Entonces estás mejor muerto si aún no has muerto Then you're better off dead if you haven't yet died Mejor muerto, mejor muerto, mejor muerto Better off dead, better off dead, better off dead Mejor muerto, mejor muerto, mejor muerto, mejor muerto Better off dead, better off dead, better off dead, better off dead Mejor muerto Better off dead Este próximo se llama "Escritura" This next one's called "Writing" Se trata de sentarse, hurgarse la nariz durante dos o tres años. It's about sitting around, picking your nose for two or three years Esperando un ángulo pero martillando una de tus canciones Waiting for angle but hammering through one of your songs Pero de hecho nunca lo hace But in fact it never does Realmente te muestra lo bien que vale la canción, eh Really shows you how good the song's worth, uh Perdón por el ángulo Sorry about the angle De todos modos, la canción llamada "Writing" Anyways, the song called "Writing" (Uno, dos y uno, dos, tres, cuatro) (One, two and one, two, three, four)
This concept was lp never made...he and Ray...like Paul and Me but deeper in meaner...just piano percussion idea...would think this is what would've worked but no hits all album cuts
Frank Furfaro Elton John, I’m my opinion sounds better. He modified songs to fit his voice and they sound so much better. Listen to Bennie and the jets, the Hyde park performance.
I still would have preferred the masterful drumming of Nigel Olsson, the drummer on the original track. Unfortunately, he and Dee Murray were fired after the completion of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Because Elton wanted to change his sound. Well, he changed it for the worse.
luisalonsoecheverria that's bullshit, he does falsetto even these days. Just not as much as before. and the only time he wasn't able to go for falsetto notes was in late 1986.
@@eliassandgren3132 He doesn't sing falsetto notes anymore. I've been to concerts of his since he had throat surgery, & as recent as December 2019 & March 2020 & he didn't sing any falsetto notes. His voice has deepened over the years.
бедный Элтон поёт для номенклатуры и кгб А ведь выбрал-то он подрывную песню и никто ничего не заподозрил И, самое интересное, эта песня касалась британских бездельников и раздолбаев песня "Не Лучше Уйти ?" гугл перевод На заборной рекламе - рожи да маты. А от ночи остались рожки да ножки. Вдалеке маяками мигает синий ... Где-то несчастье, где-то беда... и, мигая, неон пере-горает, а ветер уносит в газетах слова... заперев дочерей и задраив все окна, нас пытались найти, но недостучались. Сквозь паршивые окна ночного кафе Мы смотрели, как дружно вязали менты … И от пьяных и шлюх всё теснее толпа, а от дыма курящих теснее в висках бьется пар в скороварке, и уголь в дыму... и вопрос: как живется... с восторгом приму... Если розы шипы их раздражают, То зачем-ма родиться, не лучше уйти? бьется пар в скороварке, и уголь в дыму... и вопрос: как живется... с восторгом приму... Если розы шипы их раздражают, То зачем-ма родиться, не лучше уйти?
Elton John a piano playing wizard and Ray cooper a creative percussionist genius. No electronics. No audio tune. A natural combo. Find tuned by gifted musicians Music to my heart mind spirit and soul
This version of Better Off Dead is as good as the studio version and Ray Cooper is so entertaining!!
It's good, but the other voices and instruments on the studio recording add another dimension and depth to this great song.
OMG. This is F’ing fantastic. That voice. Young Elton with blue eye shadow. Mischievous Ray. And Russian people, who look like Rusdian people do in my mind.
His eye makeup looks quite fetching. Lush eyelashes. Not to mention the great piano playing and beautiful voice. I think he was struggling with his weight here (I can identify).
❤this😊
Wow it really makes his eyes look beautiful
Wow, what an incredible talent, Elton will always be an all time great.
I am one of over 80,000 fans who did whatever Elton and Ray told us to do while they were performing on stage! Absolutely incredible!
When people get older, their voices change. That's life.
Maravi Yoso His voice still fucking rules all singers.
On top of that, he had some sort of vocal chord surgery.
Drugs make it faster
coke*
@@edsknife He had throat surgery in Melbourne, Australia in January 1987 after a massive concert tour.
Saw this tour in Berkeley California. For free. Sat where I wanted. Took pictures.True story.
Was an iconic show.
(Now I realize what a lucky sob I was) ✌
This was a memorable LIVE concert! So pure to have Elton’s voice and piano shine - and Ray was mesmerizing! 💜🤘🏼
Elton at his best! And captain fantastic is the best album! Definetely my favourite Singer ever!
I had just turned 18 that year when Elton and Ray brought this show to the USA (Back in the USSA, as the tour was called). A friend and I got tickets for the show in West Lafayette, Indiana, and we were absolutely mesmerized during the performance. Still the best concert I've ever been to (by far).
Omg Elton played in West Lafayette, I have relatives there!!!
I recently cleaned up a recording from that show you attended. It's fantastic!
@@willrsch3653 I recently cleaned up a recording from that show you attended. It's fantastic!
@@GregsynthWizard Yes! I was blown away to hear it again when @EmmanuelHercules posted it last year. In fact, both the 1979 and 1980 Purdue University concerts are posted at that channel. I was a student there at the time, and I could hardly believe our luck having Elton perform there two years in a row. Great memories!
I was 18 yrs old and going to school in Ohio. I heard he was going to be there at Purdue. With no internet the logistics of knowing all the details and getting tickets made it tough go see that concert.. I finally, did EJ and Ray Cooper in 1994.
I like this song. Elton John an excellent pianist and singer. He is always sang live and without phonogram's. He is my best singer.
Hi, me too....I first listened to "Your Song" at a very young age....7...had lots of shite going on...looking back...think I just focused on Elton John..through many years of trauma....Bernie Turpin together have got me through many years ....came on here NOT expecting a 3week post.....Regard UK X
I miss Elton's 70's vocals. No comparison today
of course..he should stop singing
if you ask how i am then i'll just say inspired...!
AMAZING solo (and with Ray) tour, I saw them at the Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA 2nd row center, I nearly died!
My first concert ever was Elton John and Ray Cooper at The Palladium in 1979.
No concert since was ever better, but close by The Police in the early '80's.
Best version
Fantastic Elton e Ray
I saw them on "this" tour in NY (but in the USA). I have to say that Ray Cooper gave me the creeps---Hannibal Lector vibes (Elton sounded like he had had a little too much to drink), and when they played this song, someone in the audience knew all the words and acted out the whole thing. It floored me, because I'd never heard it before. Since then, it has become my favorite Elton John song to sing. He has so many other great songs, but this one is SO FUN TO SING!!
não dá nem pra achar adjetivos pra comentar. Simplesmente fantástico.
"Captain" Elton and "Gran dad" Cooper in Russia!
Love this. Lovely music and poignant in regards to what has been going on recently.
First heard this track in 80. love it as much today - genius
never underestimate the power of one. let alone two.
Incredible good!!!!!!
Ray Cooper on timpani, wow.
Crazy Man Ray....but still cool!
Super!
if you haven't yet died love that...keep rocking look at him play!!!!!!!!!!!
I expect to hear "Writing" immediately after this..!
Man his voice has changed so much since 79... So much deeper now.....
Man, Jack Black must have had a deal with the devil. He has not aged at all. See him at 2:40. Amazing
This is his best non-single
ничего не хочу слышать, это шедевр!!!!!
Clássico!!!
вообще удивительно как его пустили в россию.это было столь необычна его музыка переворот в истории советского союза
Coгласен
Из 2021 года становится ясно, что между музыкой в СССР и музыкой на Западе был один шаг, а между "музыкой" сегодня и музыкой 50 лет назад пропасть, сегодня её просто нет. Чтобы сказали про дегенератов и ничтожеств вроде Моргенштерна 60 лет назад, что в СССР, что в США. То что это биомусор вероятно, который срочно нужно изолировать от общества.
Перед Олимпиадой`80 и не такое разрешали. Дэвид Боуи въехал в СССР, и проехал всю страну на поезде.
@@serzgregory9124 Ага, и Боуи очень удивлялся и возмущался потом в интервью во всех, как ему в СССР не понравилось и что его кругом досматривали и относились странно. А он (помимо внешнего вида) с собой вез толи Майн-кампф Адольфа, толи Геббельса какую-то книгу, странно что его на самом деле не развернули =)))
Había una cara en una valla publicitaria en la que alguien había dibujado.
There was a face on a hoarding that someone had drawn on
Y el tiempo suficiente para que pase la noche sin previo aviso
And just enough time for the night to pass by without warning
Lejos en la distancia hay una luz azul intermitente
Away in the distance there's a blue flashing light
Alguien está en problemas en algún lugar esta noche
Someone's in trouble somewhere tonight
Mientras el neón parpadeante está listo para fusionarse
As the flickering neon stands ready to fuse
El viento se lleva todas las noticias de ayer
The wind blows away all of yesterday's news
Bueno, encerraron a sus hijas y cerraron las escotillas
Well, they've locked up their daughters and they battened the hatches
Siempre pudieron encontrarnos pero nunca pudieron atraparnos
They always could find us but they never could catch us
A través de la ventana manchada de grasa de un café abierto toda la noche
Through the grease-streaked window of an all-night cafe
Vimos cómo se llevaban a los arrestados
We watched the arrested get taken away
Y esa neblina de cigarrillos tiene latido ecológico
And that cigarette haze has ecology beat
Mientras las putas y los borrachos entraban desde la calle
As the whores and the drunks filed in from the street
Porque los vapores en la caldera, las brasas en el fuego
'Cause the steams in the boiler, the coals in the fire
Si preguntas cómo estoy, solo diré inspirado
If you ask how I am then I'll just say inspired
Si la espina de una rosa es la espina en tu costado
If the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your side
Entonces estás mejor muerto si aún no has muerto
Then you're better off dead if you haven't yet died
Porque los vapores en la caldera, las brasas en el fuego
'Cause the steams in the boiler, the coals in the fire
Si preguntas cómo estoy, solo diré inspirado
If you ask how I am then I'll just say inspired
Si la espina de una rosa es la espina en tu costado
If the thorn of a rose is the thorn in your side
Entonces estás mejor muerto si aún no has muerto
Then you're better off dead if you haven't yet died
Mejor muerto, mejor muerto, mejor muerto
Better off dead, better off dead, better off dead
Mejor muerto, mejor muerto, mejor muerto, mejor muerto
Better off dead, better off dead, better off dead, better off dead
Mejor muerto
Better off dead
Este próximo se llama "Escritura"
This next one's called "Writing"
Se trata de sentarse, hurgarse la nariz durante dos o tres años.
It's about sitting around, picking your nose for two or three years
Esperando un ángulo pero martillando una de tus canciones
Waiting for angle but hammering through one of your songs
Pero de hecho nunca lo hace
But in fact it never does
Realmente te muestra lo bien que vale la canción, eh
Really shows you how good the song's worth, uh
Perdón por el ángulo
Sorry about the angle
De todos modos, la canción llamada "Writing"
Anyways, the song called "Writing"
(Uno, dos y uno, dos, tres, cuatro)
(One, two and one, two, three, four)
Ray with hair yet ))))))
my funeral...
Something of a prophetic song this considering todays world and what Russia are doing to it............
Купер супер 😅
This Drummer from horror 100% crazy eyes
Эй есть кто живой?
This concept was lp never made...he and Ray...like Paul and Me but deeper in meaner...just piano percussion idea...would think this is what would've worked but no hits all album cuts
Theres only 1 who sounded better as he got older and that was elvis the king
Frank Furfaro Elton John, I’m my opinion sounds better. He modified songs to fit his voice and they sound so much better. Listen to Bennie and the jets, the Hyde park performance.
so sad he died at such a young age 😭😭
I still would have preferred the masterful drumming of Nigel Olsson, the drummer on the original track. Unfortunately, he and Dee Murray were fired after the completion of Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. Because Elton wanted to change his sound. Well, he changed it for the worse.
Roger Pope was there at the beginning and was not worse.
@@javlohudzlin4829 I just prefer Nigel, that's all.
that's cause he went through throat surgery in the late 80s, preventing him from singing falsetto ever again
luisalonsoecheverria that's bullshit, he does falsetto even these days. Just not as much as before. and the only time he wasn't able to go for falsetto notes was in late 1986.
He still sounds fantastic. And still can hit falsetto.
What I meant was a lower version of falsetto
@@eliassandgren3132 He doesn't sing falsetto notes anymore. I've been to concerts of his since he had throat surgery, & as recent as December 2019 & March 2020 & he didn't sing any falsetto notes. His voice has deepened over the years.
@@fanaticaldueling6337 Elton doesn't sing falsetto anymore. See my reply to Elias Sandgren.
nop
it's was better in 79
бедный Элтон поёт для номенклатуры и кгб
А ведь выбрал-то он подрывную песню и никто ничего не заподозрил
И, самое интересное, эта песня касалась британских бездельников и раздолбаев
песня "Не Лучше Уйти ?"
гугл перевод
На заборной рекламе - рожи да маты.
А от ночи остались рожки да ножки.
Вдалеке маяками мигает синий ...
Где-то несчастье, где-то беда...
и, мигая, неон пере-горает,
а ветер уносит в газетах слова...
заперев дочерей и задраив все окна,
нас пытались найти, но недостучались.
Сквозь паршивые окна ночного кафе
Мы смотрели, как дружно вязали менты …
И от пьяных и шлюх всё теснее толпа,
а от дыма курящих теснее в висках
бьется пар в скороварке, и уголь в дыму...
и вопрос: как живется... с восторгом приму...
Если розы шипы их раздражают,
То зачем-ма родиться, не лучше уйти?
бьется пар в скороварке, и уголь в дыму...
и вопрос: как живется... с восторгом приму...
Если розы шипы их раздражают,
То зачем-ма родиться, не лучше уйти?
Вали отсюда жертва аборта. Дегенерат кастрюлеголовый😀