AWESOME! Thx 4 sharing! This belongs on an ultimate "art-rock compilation" with the likes of ELP, Genesis, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Larry Fast, Jethro Tull, Rick Wakeman, et al.
Elton had a great orchestra behind him, everybody in synch. First time I heard this was on an FM station a few years after Yellow Brick Road was released. I didn't think he had a song like this in him, blows all of his other hits away! This is his finest work. Too bad he fell apart after "Captain Fantastic" and has been singing show tunes for what seems like forever.
Is it me or why is there only 300.000 something hits on this song ?? Fantastic !!!! Hell.. Lady Gaga did a duet with him ! Could she be his daughter ??? Ya I know...
Is it me or why isn't there a million hits on this song ?? Fantastic !!!! Hell.. Lady Gaga did a duet with him ! Could she be his daughter ??? Ya I know...
sadly thou, the end of his and bernies most prolific period....thats y i saw them at dodger stadium on this very tour.....can u say 4 HRS.????????????????.......top 5 all time shows.....only floyd/stones circa 72....o can't ferget eagles h. calif. tour.....and skynyrd/76
My all-time favorite Elton John song! It's epic! I love how it's in two parts, the instrumental build-up of Funeral For A Friend and then the rockin' Love Lies Bleeding. I can play it on the piano too! :) Gotta love classic Elton!
Elton's greatest song, without a doubt. It has depth, symphonic power, shared glory between keyboards & guitars & drums, and outrageous thematic power. This is not just "pop" music, it will endure and still be heard in 100 years. This is rock'n'roll that elevates to the spheres of Mozart and Beethoven, and that is a rare thing indeed. Thank you for posting this wonder!
I bought my CD of this album in Edmonton, November '07. Tried to wear it out, but (thankfully) I still have it, nice as the day I got it. We were born in the right time, people...the best time ever for real music. We'll never see another time like it, so CRANK IT UP!!!
@GhostsInMyAttic This is well known as a Fender Jazz Bass lol the bass next to him on the grass in the picture is a Fender Jazz bass! how could you not know that? professional burger flipper more like!
@GhostsInMyAttic I've been to talkbass and they agree with this guy, Dee Murray plays a fender jazz bass guitar on the album .also i looked it is a jazz bass next to Dee Murray inside " Goodbye Yellowbrick road" nothing like a rickenbacker bass ! you are a fucking stooge!!
@GhostsInMyAttic Gee you belong to Youtube and other sites that take any body wow what an honor ! so tell us shit head what are the other sites you have shown that you can't tell one bass from another and humiliated yourself on ?
An incredible piece of music. Just think, if it had been created in the 1400's, what must they have thought? Elton John is indeed a master and we all have known where we were when he have heard his songs. Just an incredible man and an outstanding performer.
Not a fan of Elton the person any more. But his music is still the best of all time. I was a member of his fan club at age 11 in 1972. This is his best.
@DuWaynel This song is close to me believe it or not, A friend and I were on the way to a friends funeral mid 80`s we got there before the song ended and just sat there freaking out, I have never heard this song on the radio and never will again.
This song probably could have been a radio hit if the execs had made Mr. Elton chop it up down to a few minutes. I'm glad that didn't happen. This song is like a Cadillac from the same period: long and beautiful and to shorten it would be sacrilidge.
Can you imagine how suprised they must have been in 1973 when they bought this LP, sat on the sofa and for the first time listened to this intro at 0:42?
@musictomyears8 OOOOhhhh yessss...I remember the day I bought it...I was totally bowled over...and it was my first ever proper album purchase - I was 12...and it's still an absolute MASTERPIECE!!
@DigJam53 I was thinking the same thing-See my comment..YES This is Brilliant and you are likely right-In Concert he is on Fire when he plays this song! the others are great but he just belts them out-This one, he smiles and laughs a lot! so you and I are Spot on Top~! : ) Keep Rocking ♥Elton (age 61)
One of his best ever. I always loved this song and you will never hear anything like it in musicality or lyrics. Almost unbelievable that this is just the opening song to one of the greatest double albums of rock history
56 yrs ago a man had a little boy.When he found out his little boy was being abused and abandoned by his mother, He took a Hardship discharge from the USAF to rescue me. he was my father and he came home and made me safe.He was my hero and he passed away. Dad, You can rest now. I'm sorry my book did not get to you but that was my publishers fault.
So rest my friend and know you were loved. I told you I would never say Goodbye,so I will see you further on up the road. I miss you Dad
@lynzee500 it went away with mass produced talent cookie cutter artists that don't write there own material or are "found" by a television audience with a vote....
i still have the original 1973pressing. the my brother was born. the year the twin towers opened. mom left them to me when she passed still love the sound of needle scratches. now i have it on mp3, and listen to all his stuff at lest once a week. bring back childhood memories
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN 1 OF THE BILLY JOEL,ELTON JOHN CONCERTS. I CAN TRULY SAY IT WAS A GREAT CONCERT, IN MY OPINION, WHILE I LIKE THEM BOTH,. ELTON JOHN IS BY FAR THE BETTER PIANO PLAYER.
@1071patrick I saw Elton and Billy, too, and thought that, while Elton was the (far) superior piano player, BIlly was by far the better entertainer - together, they were magnificent!
Elton rules!!! This may be on my funeral list as well...aren't we so wonderfully morbid..I do hope I'll be able to see the crowd's?? reaction to my musical election...
I always imagined plaing this at (Spinal Tap) volume "11" in a darkened church on Halloween night, church lights off, winds blowing through, votive lights burning in front...spooky!!
Love or hate Elton John, no one can possibly deny, that this is a truly incredible song! I don't understand the opinions of the 12 people who clicked dislike and I doubt I ever will
@coalminergroupie Oh, no; The Beatles DID have the best arrangements of music ever. But they did blaze a trail for many others of us to follow, includin Elton. Im sure even HE would tell you that; he knew em all, for God`s sakes. However, of all the jillion songs the man has written/co-written, this is at the top of my list.........
This is truly one of the best songs I have ever heard! Really makes me think of the first time I heard it so different and so great! i LOVE Elton John! Was told by my cousins he was gay - I said who gives a shit he is great! Long time ago THANK GOD!!!
Frostty it's an overture..easy!It's not a complete expression,but that's OK in these quickened times.Glad you love this irresistable work.Elton could never give us a Close To The Edge.
I am going through the entire Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, and it might just be one of the best ever recorded. Plain and simple, this song does not get enough cred-- wildly underrated.
This music is awesome. Man what happened to the good 'ol days? Pokemon? Dragon Ball? Elton John?Nowadays we have shit music from people who say the same lyrics every five seconds. What will happened to music in ten years? I'd bet it'll be as rebecca black.
Listen carefully to the intro. This is exactly what they used to play in the Baptist church I attended as the people slowly began to come into the sanctuary. Preparing our hearts and minds to become even more depressed. Ah, good times... And then, home for our regular Sunday lunch complete with yelling and screaming by my mom... losing her mind.. and us kids crying and hiding in the basement with headphones on listening to KISS... Good times. LOL
@pikiwiki I'm sorry, I wrote too literally. I meant what they would play often sounds a lot like this intro.. the SPIRIT of it.. kind of down and sad sounding, to me..
Back in the day, I had a righteous stereo, six foot tall ribbon speakers, mac gear, and I would put this song on and try to blow the walls down...I think it is one of those rare songs that the louder you play it, the better it sounds! The kettle drums vibrate right down in your soul, the piano zings you up to the sky, and the electric guitar weaves a magic thread all through it...oops, was that my mushroom voice... ha ha ha
@choochootrayn you are so right!!!! The louder the better, even when the windows would vibrate! It was like you could feel the music going thru your body!, and what a wonderful feeling, lol, I still play it loud~
@choochootrayn In the late 70's I owned a set of Realistic 16" speakers and tried the same thing,lol. Never busted a window, but damn, had fun trying! Good fun!
@choochootrayn Dude. When this album came out, I was a senior in HS. My graduation present was a Kenwood Quadraphonic receiver, Marantz 200w amp, Altec Lansing speakers(4!), a Harmon Kardon turntable, and Bose headphones. I would blast this until the windows were rattling, and my parents pounded on my door! Colombian, Thai sticks, window pane, and hash oil were around then. My ear doctor asked me if I listened to loud rock music when I was young, because i have hearing loss. Guilty as charged!
@arklat dood, I was a junior when it was released. I had a Macintosh amp, a marantz receiver/tuner, a teac
reel to reel and a girard turntable with 2 KLH speakers and 2 fisher speakers (one in each corner of my bedroom). I would listen to this entire double album at MAXIMUM volume everyday. The only album that got
played more than this one that year was David Bowie's "The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars". Fucking EPIC.................
@stonelove919 Dude. sounds like we have much in common! I also loved Jethro Tull. Still do. I saw them in Mississippi a few years back. Excellent show!
A torch no doubt.The man was in the shadows of Wakeman& Emerson.What would you do? build a cathedral?No Build a Close to the Edge,possible?I loved John because he explored the possibility of another Tarkus,Super's Ready,and above all CTTE!....Nigel kicks asss!
@TheTherese3 I was a HUGE ELP fan, and of YES. I saw Yes five times, and ELP during their BSS tour. Talk about EPIC! I think Keith Emerson is a friggin genius on the keyboards. I also love Tommy Bolin,.
I was Born 30 years too late, thanks to mom n dad and my dads record collection i found in the attic, and his turntable i hooked up, and everytime i throw Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, it brings tears to my eyes,
remember going to the night club and perfect timing this song would be playing and stepping down the stairs to at the4:05 min mark and just so glad to be alive and having fun at the age of 22 in '77!!!! Dixie Electric Co on Columbus West side
With all due respect to "Benny and the Jets", "Candle in the Wind", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" and the title track, THIS is definitely the best song(s) from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
AWESOME! Thx 4 sharing! This belongs on an ultimate "art-rock compilation" with the likes of ELP, Genesis, Yes, Mike Oldfield, Larry Fast, Jethro Tull, Rick Wakeman, et al.
andrez03 3 days ago
Unfortunately Dee Murray's no longer with us. He was a great bass player and Davey Johnstone kicks it on guitar.
EnlightenedRogue 5 days ago
Elton had a great orchestra behind him, everybody in synch. First time I heard this was on an FM station a few years after Yellow Brick Road was released. I didn't think he had a song like this in him, blows all of his other hits away! This is his finest work. Too bad he fell apart after "Captain Fantastic" and has been singing show tunes for what seems like forever.
EnlightenedRogue 5 days ago
The transition at 4:45 to 5:35 from FFF to LLB is pure magic. It gives me goosebumps every time....
forbus56 1 week ago
I was wrong you you 2 knuckleheads were correct it is a Fender Jazz Bass.
Ghost hangs his head in shame...lol
GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
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GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
The 70's had the best music
jestridge53 1 week ago 7
first heard it in 1974 , west germany
VinceLA91 1 week ago
love lies bleedin in my hands
curruptsector 1 week ago
i always waited for elton to experiment some more.....one of the greatest songs created in my view!
joelbeblue1 1 week ago
This one goes out to my best friend, Tommy Dziak. Long live the king, Sir Elton
bretthejet60 2 weeks ago
Dream Thearter!!No my minions it's all about YES!!!!!!Don't you slavs get it?Topo & Mahler.Tchaikovski laughs in his grave.
TheTherese3 2 weeks ago
What a year for music Simon & Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Mike Oldfield and that's some of that great year 72-73
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Is it me or why is there only 300.000 something hits on this song ?? Fantastic !!!! Hell.. Lady Gaga did a duet with him ! Could she be his daughter ??? Ya I know...
Route166NJ 2 weeks ago
Is it me or why isn't there a million hits on this song ?? Fantastic !!!! Hell.. Lady Gaga did a duet with him ! Could she be his daughter ??? Ya I know...
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...this is...an absolute frickin' masterpiece!
ThePopester136 1 month ago 47
Well said.
blunthead27 2 weeks ago
This is easily one of the best songs ever created. This man is a musical genius.
KristyTOfficial 2 weeks ago
Yessss...this is a masterpiece.
Dear god - will somebody please bring back good music?
Love this album....and, of course, Madman Across the Water.
bootsnax 2 weeks ago
Used to love his music, Until I discovered he was an 'uphill gardener'...
Nicap2 2 weeks ago
@Nicap2 Really? That ruined the music for you?
grazzly1 2 weeks ago
This needs to be played LOUD!!!!!
One of the best ever tracks!
Classic Elton John from his Best period ever!
lofcfan 2 weeks ago 2
@lofcfan
sadly thou, the end of his and bernies most prolific period....thats y i saw them at dodger stadium on this very tour.....can u say 4 HRS.????????????????.......top 5 all time shows.....only floyd/stones circa 72....o can't ferget eagles h. calif. tour.....and skynyrd/76
jkgeiger1 2 weeks ago
The start of the song sounds like, "Mad Monster Mansion", from Banjo-Kazooie.
NintendoLover229 2 weeks ago
My all-time favorite Elton John song! It's epic! I love how it's in two parts, the instrumental build-up of Funeral For A Friend and then the rockin' Love Lies Bleeding. I can play it on the piano too! :) Gotta love classic Elton!
DeeRod1981 3 weeks ago
@DeeRod1981 Aaaah, ditto! Well, 'sides the part about how you can play it on piano. I can't. XD
But, this is my favorite Elton song, too. It's so... powerful.
TheOneEyedHound 2 weeks ago
totally AWESOME song!!!
hopelessromantic1311 3 weeks ago
Elton's greatest song, without a doubt. It has depth, symphonic power, shared glory between keyboards & guitars & drums, and outrageous thematic power. This is not just "pop" music, it will endure and still be heard in 100 years. This is rock'n'roll that elevates to the spheres of Mozart and Beethoven, and that is a rare thing indeed. Thank you for posting this wonder!
rendilkraesin 3 weeks ago 22
@rendilkraesin I totally agree with you. Very classical in its sound and feel. His best, by far.
shi62loh 1 week ago
@rendilkraesin Yea I dunno about all that but yea a good song.
Chili879 1 week ago
@rendilkraesin awsome
321ssteeeeeve 6 days ago
my all time fav Elton tune. heard it when i was high school in the 70's.
mseppie99 3 weeks ago
I bought my CD of this album in Edmonton, November '07. Tried to wear it out, but (thankfully) I still have it, nice as the day I got it. We were born in the right time, people...the best time ever for real music. We'll never see another time like it, so CRANK IT UP!!!
SenorSpode 3 weeks ago
No performer around today can match his talent, both as a writer and performer.
rocketman49100 4 weeks ago
The Boy can sing....yes still a Masterpiece...thank you Elton,you the man.
neilzep 1 month ago
Dee Murray`s Rickenbacker bass is so prevalent in this song.
GhostsInMyAttic 1 month ago
@GhostsInMyAttic Fender Jazz bass stack knob pre 1961 actually.
jsilence418 1 week ago
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GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
@GhostsInMyAttic This is well known as a Fender Jazz Bass lol the bass next to him on the grass in the picture is a Fender Jazz bass! how could you not know that? professional burger flipper more like!
jsilence418 1 week ago
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GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
@GhostsInMyAttic The album is out there for all to see ,sorry I made you look like such a twat in front of so many but you are probably used to it !!
jsilence418 1 week ago
@GhostsInMyAttic I've been to talkbass and they agree with this guy, Dee Murray plays a fender jazz bass guitar on the album .also i looked it is a jazz bass next to Dee Murray inside " Goodbye Yellowbrick road" nothing like a rickenbacker bass ! you are a fucking stooge!!
MrSluggo666 1 week ago
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GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
@GhostsInMyAttic Gee you belong to Youtube and other sites that take any body wow what an honor ! so tell us shit head what are the other sites you have shown that you can't tell one bass from another and humiliated yourself on ?
MrSluggo666 1 week ago
all you asses wouldn't know good stuff unless it was handed 2 u in the little baby cups u bitches still drink from,grow up NANCY'S!!!!!!!!!!!
redthing93 1 month ago
An incredible piece of music. Just think, if it had been created in the 1400's, what must they have thought? Elton John is indeed a master and we all have known where we were when he have heard his songs. Just an incredible man and an outstanding performer.
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GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
Not a fan of Elton the person any more. But his music is still the best of all time. I was a member of his fan club at age 11 in 1972. This is his best.
DuWaynel 1 month ago
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@DuWaynel This song is close to me believe it or not, A friend and I were on the way to a friends funeral mid 80`s we got there before the song ended and just sat there freaking out, I have never heard this song on the radio and never will again.
RIP woody
GhostsInMyAttic 1 week ago
fair go !!! what's so good about this ? Give me Kiky De and Elton any day
6591paul 1 month ago
Elton John is the best vocal performer that ever graced the face of the planet.
racingqueen12 1 month ago
@racingqueen12 Nah, that title would have to go to Elvis '56. He was just too cool back then.
shi62loh 1 week ago
You won't hear anything as great as this from justin bieber or the rest of the trash thats out there nowadays.
ClitEasywood 1 month ago
such an awesome song, my favorite from him
Scoutman3100 1 month ago in playlist my favorites 3
i like elton hes alright
TheCosmic1210 1 month ago
Just after this track comes the original Candle in the Wind - has there ever been a finer opening 15 minutes of an album?
brodftw 1 month ago 2
@brodftw Yeah, the first 15 minutes are stupendous, and beyond that, i would say there's never been a better first 5 tracks on an album either.
mizofan 2 weeks ago
I know I will get a lot of hate mail,but in my opinion, this is his best song EVER.
kinkyirishman 1 month ago
This song probably could have been a radio hit if the execs had made Mr. Elton chop it up down to a few minutes. I'm glad that didn't happen. This song is like a Cadillac from the same period: long and beautiful and to shorten it would be sacrilidge.
70Kenny 1 month ago
Where does stuff like this come from? Magic!
jules031056 1 month ago
@jules031056
close, it comes from god
kinkyirishman 1 month ago
Classic EJ~ How can anyone dislike this song They must be tone deaf!
jitterbug121 1 month ago
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jitterbug121 1 month ago
Can you imagine how suprised they must have been in 1973 when they bought this LP, sat on the sofa and for the first time listened to this intro at 0:42?
musictomyears8 1 month ago 2
@musictomyears8 OOOOhhhh yessss...I remember the day I bought it...I was totally bowled over...and it was my first ever proper album purchase - I was 12...and it's still an absolute MASTERPIECE!!
MegaMandarinorange 1 month ago
I could listen to that LLB guitar riff forever.............
Odessa45 1 month ago
The best album he ever made!
161bhl 1 month ago
Excellent!!
OU812ICRUNVS 1 month ago
This is as good as it freaking gets...
bgagnon1123 1 month ago 2
@bgagnon1123
I agree
kinkyirishman 1 month ago
Rock 'n' Roll. Simple, brilliant.
GeorgeAD54 1 month ago
My favorite Elton song of them all.
whataburger300 1 month ago
I was 13 when this album was released. I wore out the grooves
rewessel1 1 month ago
This is a Brilliant composition~! Could make this into a Broadway Play EH? not me, Just saying, ya know? Excellent Thanks for sharing!
JeffersNDonny 1 month ago
Love it
1969billstrong 1 month ago
The first 5 minutes of this song is god tier... Why does the second half have to be so average?
ploxioths 1 month ago
an amazing song, damned shame it happened so early in his career,, he's had a hard time living up to it since
DigJam53 1 month ago
@DigJam53 I was thinking the same thing-See my comment..YES This is Brilliant and you are likely right-In Concert he is on Fire when he plays this song! the others are great but he just belts them out-This one, he smiles and laughs a lot! so you and I are Spot on Top~! : ) Keep Rocking ♥Elton (age 61)
JeffersNDonny 1 month ago
One of his best ever. I always loved this song and you will never hear anything like it in musicality or lyrics. Almost unbelievable that this is just the opening song to one of the greatest double albums of rock history
61451shp 1 month ago
Beautiful- Like classical music if it were rock.
youarelovedSOmuch 2 months ago
@youarelovedSOmuch based solely on your comment, and the similarities that I've noticed, I would recommend Supertramp's "Fool's Overture"
BobMillahhh 1 month ago
56 yrs ago a man had a little boy.When he found out his little boy was being abused and abandoned by his mother, He took a Hardship discharge from the USAF to rescue me. he was my father and he came home and made me safe.He was my hero and he passed away. Dad, You can rest now. I'm sorry my book did not get to you but that was my publishers fault.
So rest my friend and know you were loved. I told you I would never say Goodbye,so I will see you further on up the road. I miss you Dad
you were # 1
michaelsivley 2 months ago 2
what ever happened to this kind of talent???
lynzee500 2 months ago 35
@lynzee500 it went away with mass produced talent cookie cutter artists that don't write there own material or are "found" by a television audience with a vote....
sebastianblick 1 month ago
@sebastianblick I'm afraid creative song-writing died with Kurt Cobain back in the 90s.
shi62loh 1 week ago
@lynzee500 Thats what I'm sayin !!
JERRYF16 1 month ago
@lynzee500-it was kicked out the door when money and auto-tune took over. Sad, but true.
BaneOfXistence4 1 month ago
@lynzee500 what are you talking about????? we have geniuses like justin bieber now!!!!!!!!!!!
even though i'm joking.....i was still cringing writing those words.......oh god how the world of music sucks these days!
tyrionimpstark777 1 month ago
@lynzee500
it died away with the birth of the backdoor...i mean back street boys. I loves Reginalds music. Elton and Bernie will never be equaled.
kinkyirishman 1 month ago
@lynzee500
It died in the 80's it sucks i wasnt around then
jeff6273 1 month ago
@lynzee500
they stay unknown
longlifetometal1995 3 weeks ago
@lynzee500 Sadly these days people think 5 Finger Death Punch is Talent....they should be shot! lol
tegrimm 3 weeks ago
@tegrimm
well said...
bootsnax 2 weeks ago
@lynzee500 the 80s happened.
thedarkshitstain 3 weeks ago 2
@lynzee500 the trailer trash that concieved all of todays pop singers destroyed it with thier inability to comprehend life
Disturbed4Life99 2 weeks ago
Fucking AWESOME!!!
INSANEBOUNCER 2 months ago
bravo!!
johnts1 2 months ago
Love or hate the music Elton John, no one can possibly deny, that this is a truly incredible song! It's an absolute frickin' masterpiece!
ThePopester136 2 months ago 50
I played the hell out of this album. Love the heavy organs.
SuddenSparkles 2 months ago
This was probably the most kick ass song they ever recorded together.
southernrockdrummer 2 months ago
when does funeral for a friend end and love lies bleeding begin?
duddy74 2 months ago
@duddy74 I guess you could say at the end of the instrumental but it really does not.
southernrockdrummer 2 months ago
Figure the year.figure what was a buzz at that seminal juncture,then you will understand why John& Taupin were in refit.73!
TheTherese3 2 months ago
This is going on my funeral setlist! XD
raintalonwindclan 2 months ago in playlist BEST MOOSIC EVER.
Very first album I bought. Everything about that album was awesome.
timstillinghast 2 months ago
Wow, I haven't heard this song in ages. Great tune I'll have to buy this now! :-)
damosnow 2 months ago in playlist More videos from sydlivy
i still have the original 1973pressing. the my brother was born. the year the twin towers opened. mom left them to me when she passed still love the sound of needle scratches. now i have it on mp3, and listen to all his stuff at lest once a week. bring back childhood memories
glnutt1 2 months ago
wooo that boy good. elton john is bad
breezemichael 2 months ago
Elton John at his epic best.
Eiderwine 2 months ago
This is soooooo cool. I remember my mom playing this album in the car when I was little. <3
raintalonwindclan 2 months ago
If you "dislike" this song then you are a fucking low life piece of shit!
monikabelle 2 months ago 2
Still one of the greatest geniuses of this or any other time in history. I reckon that he and Wolgang Amadeus Mozart would have had a blast together.
lavampire100 2 months ago
I just love early Elton John. Played this on Halloween for last 30 yrs......Loud...
rusty300775 2 months ago
@rusty300775
me too! great Halloween song.
saltLakeGoldenEagles 2 months ago
Epic track from a great album.
bmw318racer 2 months ago
The Super Seventies !!!
mocus1 3 months ago 2
I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN 1 OF THE BILLY JOEL,ELTON JOHN CONCERTS. I CAN TRULY SAY IT WAS A GREAT CONCERT, IN MY OPINION, WHILE I LIKE THEM BOTH,. ELTON JOHN IS BY FAR THE BETTER PIANO PLAYER.
1071patrick 3 months ago
@1071patrick I saw Elton and Billy, too, and thought that, while Elton was the (far) superior piano player, BIlly was by far the better entertainer - together, they were magnificent!
accuristau 2 months ago
@1071patrick I wanted to see that, but then one of them got sick so it was cancelled. :P
raintalonwindclan 2 months ago
bought the allbum in '73 and wore it out because of this cut- over and over and louder and louder-- This is the soundtrack of my teen years
kiaoraguy 3 months ago
Which scene in a movie would this perfectly compliment, my friends?
GordonMorrice 3 months ago
He Came Very Cose To Yhe Edge!!
TheTherese3 3 months ago
Elton and Bernie at the top of their game..........no doubt
stonelove919 3 months ago
modern classical music. this is the stuff they will associate with the greats Bach and others Sir. EJ is a man of true musical genius
sebastianblick 3 months ago in playlist sebastianblick's favorites
Great song and album- playing this for a highschool mate who just passed yesterday
Danlson55 3 months ago
Elton rules!!! This may be on my funeral list as well...aren't we so wonderfully morbid..I do hope I'll be able to see the crowd's?? reaction to my musical election...
AbbyNormal777 3 months ago
Elton rules!!!
AbbyNormal777 3 months ago
Elton at his very best!
mmcki55632 3 months ago
Classic song, And Great Music to listen to! A song hard to forget!
sat1TIM 3 months ago
He should update the title..."Funeral in a FEMA coffin"
drewzillasaurusrex 3 months ago
some divine right to the blues
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SuperMegaUberGenius 3 months ago
I always imagined plaing this at (Spinal Tap) volume "11" in a darkened church on Halloween night, church lights off, winds blowing through, votive lights burning in front...spooky!!
catcaller1 3 months ago
Love or hate Elton John, no one can possibly deny, that this is a truly incredible song! I don't understand the opinions of the 12 people who clicked dislike and I doubt I ever will
ThePopester136 3 months ago
For those who say the Beatles had the best music arrangements.... I beg to differ and invite you here...
coalminergroupie 3 months ago
@coalminergroupie Oh, no; The Beatles DID have the best arrangements of music ever. But they did blaze a trail for many others of us to follow, includin Elton. Im sure even HE would tell you that; he knew em all, for God`s sakes. However, of all the jillion songs the man has written/co-written, this is at the top of my list.........
estyle40 3 months ago in playlist estyle40's favourites
When one listens to "Funeral" one must add Marcel Dupre Carrilon 59 version.
TheTherese3 3 months ago
This is truly one of the best songs I have ever heard! Really makes me think of the first time I heard it so different and so great! i LOVE Elton John! Was told by my cousins he was gay - I said who gives a shit he is great! Long time ago THANK GOD!!!
olachan91 3 months ago
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shmood3000 3 months ago
Frostty it's an overture..easy!It's not a complete expression,but that's OK in these quickened times.Glad you love this irresistable work.Elton could never give us a Close To The Edge.
TheTherese3 3 months ago
I am going through the entire Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album, and it might just be one of the best ever recorded. Plain and simple, this song does not get enough cred-- wildly underrated.
bgagnon1123 3 months ago 2
This music is awesome. Man what happened to the good 'ol days? Pokemon? Dragon Ball? Elton John?Nowadays we have shit music from people who say the same lyrics every five seconds. What will happened to music in ten years? I'd bet it'll be as rebecca black.
jamesdante1101 3 months ago
Listen carefully to the intro. This is exactly what they used to play in the Baptist church I attended as the people slowly began to come into the sanctuary. Preparing our hearts and minds to become even more depressed. Ah, good times... And then, home for our regular Sunday lunch complete with yelling and screaming by my mom... losing her mind.. and us kids crying and hiding in the basement with headphones on listening to KISS... Good times. LOL
Vaekkrinhart 3 months ago
@Vaekkrinhart i'm amazed to think this actual church music. no idea
pikiwiki 3 months ago
@pikiwiki I'm sorry, I wrote too literally. I meant what they would play often sounds a lot like this intro.. the SPIRIT of it.. kind of down and sad sounding, to me..
Vaekkrinhart 3 months ago
@Vaekkrinhart ah, thank you for that..
pikiwiki 3 months ago
RIP Steve Jobs
heyo825 3 months ago
RIP Steve Jobs
heyo825 3 months ago
Thats David Henschel on ARP Synthesizer!
scienceisgod1 3 months ago
Back in the day some Radio stations would play this entire song, one of Johns best work. Its great to go back memory lane.
TheMasonguitars 3 months ago
Shut up!
Syzygy60 3 months ago
Back in the day, I had a righteous stereo, six foot tall ribbon speakers, mac gear, and I would put this song on and try to blow the walls down...I think it is one of those rare songs that the louder you play it, the better it sounds! The kettle drums vibrate right down in your soul, the piano zings you up to the sky, and the electric guitar weaves a magic thread all through it...oops, was that my mushroom voice... ha ha ha
choochootrayn 3 months ago 47
@choochootrayn you are so right!!!! The louder the better, even when the windows would vibrate! It was like you could feel the music going thru your body!, and what a wonderful feeling, lol, I still play it loud~
dorothysue1 3 months ago
@choochootrayn In the late 70's I owned a set of Realistic 16" speakers and tried the same thing,lol. Never busted a window, but damn, had fun trying! Good fun!
samspadesdooman 3 months ago
@choochootrayn Me too. I would put this album on and the walls would vibrate!!
TheTnwildflower43 3 months ago
@choochootrayn Dude. When this album came out, I was a senior in HS. My graduation present was a Kenwood Quadraphonic receiver, Marantz 200w amp, Altec Lansing speakers(4!), a Harmon Kardon turntable, and Bose headphones. I would blast this until the windows were rattling, and my parents pounded on my door! Colombian, Thai sticks, window pane, and hash oil were around then. My ear doctor asked me if I listened to loud rock music when I was young, because i have hearing loss. Guilty as charged!
arklat 2 months ago
@arklat dood, I was a junior when it was released. I had a Macintosh amp, a marantz receiver/tuner, a teac
reel to reel and a girard turntable with 2 KLH speakers and 2 fisher speakers (one in each corner of my bedroom). I would listen to this entire double album at MAXIMUM volume everyday. The only album that got
played more than this one that year was David Bowie's "The rise and fall of Ziggy Stardust and the spiders from Mars". Fucking EPIC.................
stonelove919 2 months ago
@stonelove919 Dude. sounds like we have much in common! I also loved Jethro Tull. Still do. I saw them in Mississippi a few years back. Excellent show!
arklat 2 months ago
@arklat Those were the days ! my friend
garbo857 2 months ago
@garbo857 Yes, they were, and never to be repeated!
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@arklat Those were the days ! My Friend.
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choochootrayn 1 month ago
A torch no doubt.The man was in the shadows of Wakeman& Emerson.What would you do? build a cathedral?No Build a Close to the Edge,possible?I loved John because he explored the possibility of another Tarkus,Super's Ready,and above all CTTE!....Nigel kicks asss!
TheTherese3 3 months ago
@TheTherese3 I was a HUGE ELP fan, and of YES. I saw Yes five times, and ELP during their BSS tour. Talk about EPIC! I think Keith Emerson is a friggin genius on the keyboards. I also love Tommy Bolin,.
arklat 2 months ago
May I recommend the book 'An Essential Guide To Music In The 1970s; by Johnny Zero. The author is a big fan of this track.
garyw930 3 months ago
Elton kicks SO much ass. Thanks for contributing such sweet tunes.
ColinJackson69 4 months ago 13
this song is awsome
jesussaves337 4 months ago 2
Thanks Elton!
Fred50099 4 months ago 3
12 people don't like this? WTF? They must be fans of crap groups like "Panic at the Disco" or something.
Frosttty 4 months ago 2
@Frosttty hahahahahahahaha!
charliedontsurf70 3 months ago in playlist friday long jams
This was the first Elton track I heard and have been hooked ever since. Quite simply the best track of ALL time.
Brilliant!!!
lawrenceBOMAD 4 months ago 2
I was Born 30 years too late, thanks to mom n dad and my dads record collection i found in the attic, and his turntable i hooked up, and everytime i throw Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, it brings tears to my eyes,
Themarijuanabro 4 months ago 2
maybe my favourite song and i'm only sixteen today, i can't stand these people who only knows black eyed peas or other kind of shit.
Elton John is a genius and many future generations will know him, not like most of today's artists who will be soon forget
*sorry for the language, i'm french*
skoulof 4 months ago 4
@skoulof Good on you! Very many classics from rock and roll that are not ever listened to today.
mgwilliams1000 4 months ago
oh daniel. . .you'd love this
GilmourRelic 4 months ago
yesssssssssssssssss I have diz double LP ..........
Mischtchratzer 4 months ago
Bet you Kerry King loves this song.
vesidude 4 months ago
Rock on
Fbird101 4 months ago
remember going to the night club and perfect timing this song would be playing and stepping down the stairs to at the4:05 min mark and just so glad to be alive and having fun at the age of 22 in '77!!!! Dixie Electric Co on Columbus West side
FroggyWings 4 months ago
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FroggyWings 4 months ago
With all due respect to "Benny and the Jets", "Candle in the Wind", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" and the title track, THIS is definitely the best song(s) from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
azapro911 4 months ago