Elton John The Bitch Is Back (very angry) 1995

[KleWdSide]

Despite being distracted, he still put on a great performance.

[jstorly]

As a former musician myself, I can say there is absolutely nothing more frustrating than a bad mix. Some idiots just don't know how music should sound. Elton John's reaction here was 100% justified; in fact, I wouldn't have blamed him for walking offstage.

[GroffinTiffin]

Bob Birch (bass player) @ 1:54..."WTF did I do???"

[TheTeamLiam]

drummers geez

[djuuwi]

Well the song is called the bitch is back.

[Drumrdude1973]

@iasusan -

You, sir, are correct...

[05pricej]

I love how suitable the song is to the situation!

[thebriantampa]

YEAH! The Bitch IS back!

[kattykits]

Instead of "very angry", I think I would've gone with "seething" or "voilently angry". He looked like he was gonna murder someone!

[Zen53GT]

@kattykits Haha, yes.

[alreltney]

what a useless no good low down faggot.

[tman12563]

@alreltney The drums were too loud tho. And @alreltney, I'd say you're the worthless one and a stupid waste of space hater. Do you have a successful career that spans 40 years? How much have you done for charity? Moron.

[alreltney]

@tman12563 The drums should have been your block head idiot. And since this is anonymous I will admit that I have probably done as much for Charity as Elton has per Capita. So stick it up your ass and my career has lasted almost 40 years and I am 52 not 64. So before you spew off please cap it and if we want anything out of you we'll take the top of your head off and dip it out with a ladle, shit for brains.

[tman12563]

@alreltney You're a coward and a moron. I'm sure you're as famous and successful as Elton John and I'm Queen Elizabeth. "since this is anonymous". In other words, "Since you don't know who I am I can be a big hater and lie and spew shit I know nothing about."

The drums should not be the loudest thing you hear. The drums support the singer and the rest of the band. You're a bitter person and you have to waste your time putting ignorant hateful things on YouTube. Get a life.

[Drumrdude1973]

@tman12563 -

The drums should be at least as loud as anything else, since they (as you, yourself, said) DO support the singer and the rest of the band. This is a concept that Garth Brooks never seemed to grasp....

[tman12563]

@Drumrdude1973 Did you listen to the vid? The drums were too loud. They were drowning out the singer, not supporting him. You can hear him straining his voice to try to compensate. Elton wrote the music and he's performing it. I think he would know what's too loud and what's not. He's not just having a hissy fit. He's addressing the morons that don't deserve to be working with someone of his caliber.

[Drumrdude1973]

@tman12563 -

He's straining his voice because he can't hear himself... because his "MONITORS" were not coming through!

[alreltney]

@tman12563 LOL fuck off faggot, I left a response but some faggot can't handle the truth. Now piss and fuck off.

[alreltney]

@tman12563 LOL fuck off faggot, I left a response but some faggot can't handle the truth. Now piss and fuck off. Additionally you cannot argue with a fuck that has an EJ fixation and lives for the day to lick his little lolly pop in some ally after a show.

[tman12563]

@alreltney Wow. You're so intelligent and well-spoken. You sure told me off. My life will never be the same.

[alreltney]

@tman12563 again, fuck off and go jack off to your nude pic of Elton will ya?

[GravityBoy72]

That's got to be a monitor problem.

if you can't hear youself singin it's a nightmare.

he did a good job singing considering.

he could have dealt with it in a more civil manner though.

What an idiot.

[wildnites558]

He's a bitch, he's a bitch.....

[LoveintheGrove]

classic gay musician. "drums are too loud!"

[tman12563]

@LoveintheGrove What does it have to do with the fact that he's gay? Have you never heard straight musicians complain?

[colbybelk]

The anger makes for great vocals! He's punishing that piano. Sadly, the same can't be said for the sax. It should've been me.

[dedrawilliams]

lol i love Elton :)

[quizpubbob]

That angry man is dressed like a farmer and yes his look have changed a lot since 1995. In 1995 he looked like our local vicar

[bottledmagic]

how ironic lmao

[KleWdSide]

Atleast he continues to play

[wildnites558]

This is true indeed! I was at a Rainbow concert in NYC in '78 and Blackmore just walked off the stage because the sound in his stage monitor just wasn't right. The place was packed (AC/DC was on the bill also) and we had to wait 40 minutes while sound techs got egomaniac Blackmore's monitor just right. 40 min. later Rainbow returns to the stage and does like 3 songs. Blackmore puts down his guitar and just walks off the stage again (to boos from the audience) and the concert ended right there.

[dave525c]

well sir or knight or what ever asshole is made an ass of himself that night or did he just show himself that night? a true gay person. great song asshole singer. stick your dick in ice cube.

[weirdguy75]

@dave525c I think he was pissed because with the drums being too loud it throws everything off and Elton wants nothing but a good show for his paying audience. His being gay nothing to do with it.

[Drumrdude1973]

@weirdguy75 -

Loud drums throws everything off..?? I'm dying to see you explain this one!

[weirdguy75]

@Drumrdude1973 Think about it, dipshit. If you can't hear the instrument you're playing over everything else it makes everything more difficult. Don't fucking gay bash.

[Drumrdude1973]

@weirdguy75 -

That's what monitors are for, Jackass! ...and since you wanna escalate a verbal debate into more of a "physical" discussion, if you should happen to reside anywhere here in So Cal, we can do just that, dick-fuck....

What time are you due back in "Boys-Town..??"

[66hourenergy]

Somehow I wonder if the roadie Elton was yelling at had something to do with those opening graphics

[thunderstruck665]

By this time, he'd been singing this song for twenty years. You'd think he'd know the words to it!

[weirdguy75]

@thunderstruck665 Even veteren musicians forget. Billy joel has often said he relied on Liberty Devito to remember his lyrics.

[TheMushroomRepublic]

Well.....did he ever play one of those "fuckin' festivals" again? Appropriate song to throw a hissy in though.....

[hiphopboy29]

when singers and artists work at festivals like this one they may be working with there own band but not there own sound team they have to work with the one that is there and that a bitch somtimes becasue they dont know what each singer needs sound wise and then things go wrong

[Drumrdude1973]

@hiphopboy29 -

...someone who actually knows what they're talkin' about, for a refreshing change....

[anagramish]

appropriate song much? :P

[pwg1126]

What can you say? Elton is a treasure. He has a good heart, hes been to hell and back with drugs. I love is music, especially Saturday night is alright for fighting, Tiny Dancers, Don't let the Sun go down on me, and Old Soldiers talking just to name a few.

[weirdguy75]

@pwg1126 all timeless classics indeed

[YES4EJAF]

I think that this reaction from Elton was the best in this situation..

The drumer played really very too loud,poor Elton was sitting close to him ,so he even could not hear himself an piano(it's a big problem for a singer,if he cannot hear himself)..and loud drums also changed the whole melody of the song..

Elton is professional,but bad situation for him..they should check it before the live performace!

(by the way EJ was amazin in PRAGUE 10TH JUNE 2010)

[boogadeykuu]

He was In Sault Ste Marie Ont Canada tonight... he needs prayer! Lets pray for him!

[SRTKyle98]

Lol this was pro the bitch was really back long live Sir.Elton lol

[midianholic]

The man is a professional. Under trying circumstances he kept playing for the fans who came out to see him. Consumate professional.

[attackman456]

i cant believe this is the same guy who sang Circle Of Life in Lion King......COOL

[sweetestsin71]

@attackman456 duh

[whiteraven6670]

The ending is classic. LOL.

[DeliriumBox]

WOW THAT WAS ANGRY!

[januarybaby392]

What a spoiled brat!

[Zen53GT]

I love how his players groove while Elton is shooting icy glares at them and the sound check guys. He had every reason to be mad, though.

[undertakerbesteva]

can somebody please explain to me what happenned about the cameraman and everything???? i would like to understand why he was so upset :P

[pinkboypaul]

Turn the drums down bitches!!!!!!

[enigma800]

His mood fit the song perfectly. Go Elton!

[AlaskaLass]

I like Elton and he says it as it is bitch is being in total control of her self!

[midniterunband]

looks like his monitors went out on him?

I know what thats like, it really sucks! one time we opened for mark farner of grand funk and they didnt even turn the monitors on! the generally do this to fuck with opening bands so they dont sound as good as the headliner,

[blahblahhuh1]

Still sounded amazing though!

[nemoviesnews]

His looks have changed a lot since 95 haha

[undertakerbesteva]

so has his voice :O

[princev11]

@nemoviesnews they actually havent, its just the glasses and hair his face hasnt changed for like 30 years lol just some wrinkles

[KleWdSide]

@nemoviesnews Well, yeah... that was nearly 20 years ago.

[alreltney]

@nemoviesnews he looks more and more like the cowardly lion of the Wizard of Oz!

[mikeb1444]

@nemoviesnews

They've changed a lot since the 70's, along with his voice....

[CristianMolinaro28]

Ahahah,fantastic! BUT I AIN'T GONNA PLAY ANY OF THESE FUCKIN FESTIVALS AGAIN! XD

[AlanMartinNala]

Though Sir Elton seems to be a bit hot-tempered, his rage here is pretty understandable; but if I were him, I simply wouldn´t have bothered to start singing and waited till the problem was solved instead of angrily struggling to go on with the song. I just can´t understand why he didn´t do it. To me that´s not precisely the best way of enjoying singing.

[SashaConnor]

:'(,',',',','

Elton isn't really a bitch. He's an easily flustered perfectionist...LOL!!

[undertakerbesteva]

hes not really a perfectionnist. it just fuckin sucks when things go wrong in a concert as big as this

[jhowton94]

betcha he fired his sound guys after that..."I ain't gonna play any of these FUCKIN festivals again". HaHa! that's great!

[chase4609]

this problem wasnt elton johns falt

[ghunderstank]

lmao. You are indeed incredible, Doctor Ass

[benc5040]

Shut up you fuckwit.

[elton1111]

I saw Elton the same year in 1995 in Salt Lake, and he had a bit of a tantrum with his feedback speakers. It was interesting that this was the same year and looked like the same thing-- complaints aboout his feedback speaker to his left. He didn't say anything to us in the crowd about it- we could just see he was upset, but as he does here too, kept the song sounding professional, if we weren't watching we wouldn't have known something was wrong.

[DMEAD123]

well your a fat prick

[Kilmartin3310]

and you can't spell like an adult.

[omgyoyoyoman]

your right! :)

[barnabeee1]

ha he's talking whilst he's doiong his solo its like he doesn't need to concentrate hes amazing

[chase4609]

the place was messed up thats why it soubnd like crap

[jarileigh]

Meatloaf is right..anybody who has every performed knows what it feels like to get up in front of people and have your performance affected by someone else's mistakes....I think he does a awesome job with the song under the circumstances!

[donpetruzzi]

Yeah, Elton is a legend...one of my very favorite piano musicians. Just don't piss him off. I've been to many of his concerts. He is a stickler for accuracy and the audience knows this. When EJ performs, he makes the rules, so if you're in the front row stading up dancing and security asks you to sit down, expect EJ to lose his cool, swear, and disappear only to return in a new outfit and continue ruling the show, which is his anyway.

[averagehomosapien]

the funny thing is, the song he's singing (Bitch is Back) was written by Taupin about elton john's legendary tantrums!!

[bluestrikemike]

LOLOL!!! "Drums are too loud"

[chase4609]

yup the people messed it up by an accident

[avth76]

*LOL* this is great....i love elton.

i thought "if it's too loud, you're too old"?

[PopArt23]

What a hissy fit! lol

[jaggass]

you can barely hear the piano

[emil077c]

Why is he so angry?

[SoWhat2868]

The drums were to loud in his monitor.

[DesertFish27]

0:45

1:52

[d2k08]

1:52 lmao!

[d2k08]

that was hillarious! had me in stitches "The Drums are too loud!"

[markbarrysaunders]

people always like to pick don't they. yes eltons a prima donna, but a professional one. Long live Elton

[berley91]

poor elton...:(

but i think he behaves professional.. he makes the best out of this situation..

elton is the best!<3

[schwebbs84]

the drums were too loud in his monitor, it was like sitting next to a jet engine.. cut him some slack

[MrsBloomsburyBarton]

But surely with the money and talent that is put in to a show like this he should have seen that it was OK before he took to the stage. Did he not do a sound check or is he above that sort of thing now? It would have been more proffesional had he not behaved like that knowing how close the cameras were. I'm glad that none of my rock heroes behave like that on stage when I've paid good money to see them. Perhaps it's a double bluff and he did it because that's what people want to see!

[LYLS3637]

Having seen Elton John nearly 8 times in concert, I know for a fact that he and the band always do a sound check.

He is an incredible rock hero and always puts on an unbelievable show.

[MrsBloomsburyBarton]

What went wrong here then?

[lansche66]

yep, he's vey funny...but angry ;p

[hendrall]

ahaha very funny

[shanefan101]

haha!! He's Probably Like BLODDY HELL TURN THE FUCKING DRUMS DOWN!! in Angry british accent xD.

[mackystack17]

OMG I LOVE THE MAN MORE EACH DAY go elton - they cant mess with YOU - The bitch really was back that night hahaha!

[Stephensorrentino]

If you have ever been at the mercy of other peoples problems and or incompetance you would understand. No mater what Elton sucks it really is a matter of people doing he job that they are paid for and often times at these type events the tech is sub par.

[alreltney]

Ah fuck the little spoiled cocksucker, I would like to see someone just shit in this spoiled brats face. What a fucking piece of shit.

[MeatloafTribute1]

he has every right to be angry, sound crews have all day to make sure the sound is right! if he cant hear is monitors he forces his voice end result voice gets fucked! these guys get paid well its there job to have it right , they are not the ones looking like cunts in front of thousands , when youve performed live in front of thousands youl; know where both elton and i are coming from

[alreltney]

Waaaaaaa. Waaaaaaa go cry in your jiz bucket. An over the hill Meatloaf imitator is even worse than an over the hill little cunt.

[MeatloafTribute1]

fuck off you thick cunt! sad poor yank

[MeatloafTribute1]

you know nothing about the music bizz, so keep your stupid fucking misinformed and misguided opinions to yourself arsehole!!

[goodswinuk]

bloody brilliant! lol..his a real bitch!

[chelsea1802]

You've gotta admire that he keeps singing even though he is going off his face at the crew.

[aaronfromhastings]

The issue is the crew should know where they can speak to a piano player - ie in the instrumental. And then they were nowhere to be seen.

[bandz90]

This is actually a decent version of the song. His mood must have added to it.

[jacobsdaduk]

"DRUMS ARE TOO LOUD!!!" No, the synth and the guitar are too loud. The vocals are too quiet and actually it's quite hard to hear the bass drum. You're not a sound engineer for the BBC by any chance are you?!?!

[lordcuba]

When you look at Eltons lips you will hear it: Drums are too loud - not for the puplic but in his left monitor. Thats fact - it was written in a magazin.

[sodiraq]

Well if he will insist on sitting in front of the drummer. Jeez.

[tke34]

I love Elton, but he's such a dork sometimes. I'm pretty sure he realized at the time how ironic this whole thing was (performing The Bitch Is Back while at the same time acting like a total bitch... He's got a temper, but he's also got a big heart, and he's not dumb.)

He knew, but he just couldn't help himself. He wanted to sound good for the crowd.

[PillowPantsPal]

A "Dork"? Hahaha...Alright "Dude"! Try exapanding your vocabulary beyond 6th grade colloquialisms.

[horselvr1010]

Oh, don't be a butthole. Be glad tke34 even used correct grammar. You dont have to make yourself seem more intelligent by making someone else look dumb that had nothing else to do with you in the first place.

You should be ashamed.

[ZAMPAROAD]

hes angry cos his music SO SHIT

[brussbear]

He was just agitated because of probs with the sound system and the difficulties of resolving those probs during the song. He hardly needs anger management classes for that: most performers would be the same.

To his credit, he acknowledges he has a filthy temper - particularly behind the scenes - but feels awful after an outburst and is quick to apologise for being unreasonable.

[skypremier4]

absolutely fucking hilarious, hes like a man possessed, i wish i could hear what he was saying to those guys his body movements and face are brilliant, anger management classes required mr john!!!

[zinger52]

I believe his comment was quite specific festivals are out but he did appreciate the patrons, staging and sound must meet a variety of performers unfortunately not all are happy with this compromise

[lgp1987]

He wold have to have a tantrum during THIS song.

That's why we love Elton though.

[unvmygame]

He should be pissed. There's an entire staff there who has the single job to ensure that monitor works.

[jacobsdaduk]

and that everyone isn't louder than him. Jeez you can hardly hear his piano over the awful synth.

[klimari]

The BITCH IS BACK! LONG LIVE ELTON!!!!!!!!

Kenny

[KubaaPOLAND]

You are.

[sbadgertexans14]

What exactly happened?

[funnygals94]

well he has a good reason to be angry!!

but wow never seen that side of him before!

[joshzelmer]

yeah i agree he had a good reason but i mean i dont think he had to make a big deal out of it "ON STAGE" lol i mean he coulda told them after the show or what not you know?....oh well he still is great :)

[funnygals94]

lol yeah definitely

[jukguy]

Have you not seen the 'Tantrums and Tiaras' documentary?

[funnygals94]

I've heard of it and read about it, but i've never seen it. where could i find that?

[jukguy]

...being a festival of course none of his normal sound crew would have set it all up which is why he says 'I'm not playing any of these f*cking festivals again'! YOU TELL 'EM ELTON!!!

[jukguy]

I think he is annoyed about his monitoring. According to his official website he has 2 monitors each side (1 each for vox and 1 each for piano/band) and the sound hit his head from both sides at 118dB - the same as a jet plane taking off! He is particularly picky about his monitoring. By the way he is shouting at his drummer I guess he has too much of the drummer/band and not enough of himself...

[jukguy]

The German TV says that he is annoyed that his auto-cue (that displays his lyrics in real time) has fallen over. Elton does not always use auto-cue's when live - it is more of a fail-safe for live TV recording (which this is).

[pavelpolska]

haha i can understand :P

[radushogun]

What is the news man saying???? Please translate!!!

[lordcuba]

Read the Info Box.

[joshzelmer]

@Radushogun: the first thing he said i believe was elton john plays fantastic :P lol