Elton John - The Day Bobby Went Electric (with Lyrics!)

[rocket42dave34]

sound like 1986

[torturedej]

To me this sounds as if it was recorded in 1986, when his vocals grew hoarser, but I could be wrong.

[vftykoagain]

And what is (or who is) Dabitha?

[RonnieFriend]

Exactly! Thanx for noticing! "Dabitha" was my unsuccessful attempt to figure out just WHAT he was saying! Do U or anyone else have ANY idea what he says there? Makes no sense to me! HELP!!!!!

[vftykoagain]

@RonnieFriend

Hi, RonnieFriend! You know, I found this word just once in "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder! He wrote that Dabitha was a little town in Characene, Mesopotamia. It is all I could find out! But is it possible to think that Bernie meant namely THAT? But is there (maybe) some location with the same name nowadays? Perhaps in USA or Europe? Because you know Pliny’s version is too exotic!!))

[RonnieFriend]

Ha Ha! That's Perfect! I love it! I was thinking that the mysterious word was probably some Dylan reference, cuz Bernie put a lot of Dylan words & phrases throughout the lyric.... but there are also many obscure places mentioned, so who knows? Good investigating, anyway! Thanx! If anyone else has ideas - please share them! Especially you Dylan experts!

[eltonator]

@RonnieFriend Should it not be 'Ibiza' (pronounced 'Ibitha'), rather than 'Dibitha'? I only wondered because Ibiza is an island off Spain and the next line mentions the coast of Spain.

[RonnieFriend]

EXCELLENT!!!!!! You definitely win the prize! It's "Ibiza" ["Ibitha"] for sure..... I even just googled it and read that Bob Dylan had a house on Ibiza! I wish I could change the lyric on the video, but I'd have to reload the whole thing.... but now we know! THANK YOU! :o) (What would you like for your prize???!!)

[eltonator]

@RonnieFriend A live version of 'Just Like Belgium'. And not just mimed. There's one of those up here already. Find me one and I will love you for ever.

[RonnieFriend]

I can send you a couple things! Add me as a friend and I can message you....

[eltonator]

@RonnieFriend Also, this song is actually from 1980 :P

[ask1325]

This song sounds more like those songs Elton sang when he was younger. Nice to hear them although he doesn't have the bright voice anymore.. Thanks for uploading! :)

[karmafrog1]

@ask1325 He surprisingly goes for his high register around 2:01. Every now and then he'd find his old voice for a few seconds....

[77edster]

Sounds like the Roland piano, but then he used that for demos in the 90s when he was using the Yamaha on stage

[bigbearballs]

I love this flamer.

[renescobosa]

this sounds kind of 87 or 88 what do u think

[RonnieFriend]

It reminds me most of "Birds" on West Coast (2001)

[9march1960]

This is a outtake from the 21at33 album

[RonnieFriend]

Perhaps the lyrics are from that period, but THIS recording is much more recent.... (That deep voice!)

[mactheartofwarfare]

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