Elton John - Tonight - Live 1977

[forej100]

This is simply beautiful. Elton John is a music genius and a deeply romantic human.

[MrArcelton]

In have this original concert at Wembely stadium on VHS. Its the one in which he announces his retirement. He said "this is the last one I'm going to do" Then lauches into the song Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word.

[7Toms]

Continuing...ANSWER ME THAT SOMEONE IS PART OF THE BIBLE QUOTE OF JESUS​CHRIST discriminate! He walked IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POOR, SICK, THIEF, prostitutes ...! YOU LEFT IS A ZERO IN SOCIETY, IN THE WORLD!

God have mercy on such spiritual poverty!

[7Toms]

Continuing ...

BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE VISION THAT GAYS ARE NOT OF GOD .. DO NOT PASS THIS WAY .. NO MORE circulated on the Internet.

ONE THING IS CERTAIN: YOU HAVE TO HAVE A SEXUAL PREFERENCE TO A PERSON THAT IS BETWEEN 4 WALLS? It's her problem! What matters is respect for others who surround you!...

[7Toms]

TO imbeciles who criticize people .. WRITE DIRECTLY AT THE TIME P / VC...EM FIRST: What are you doing here?

IF THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW THIS ARTIST OF SEXUAL PREFERENCE ... WHAT DO YOU COME HERE? ONLY DISTURB C / troubled mind USING YOUR PREJUDICE P / ATTACK ... ONE ARTIST BRINGS ONLY GOOD THINGS ...

OK! HE IS GAY ... BUT PLAYS, compose like SING AND NOBODY! AND YOU? WHAT MAKES LIFE?...

[mmcki55632]

Nobody sings this song better than Elton.

[german661977]

amazing

[calicoskies808]

@007exmuslim1 and what does that have to do with Elton John's music?

[MrScottypippin]

i love this song it is so beautiful and might i say elton john is the best ever no one can surpass his brilliance and all of this i have learned in only sixteen years on earth

[bfinch24]

George did it so much better

[PLANETunderATTACK]

My favorite Elton album...it's packed with hidden treasures like this one.

[torturedej]

Elton has never ceased to amaze me with his remarkable talent. This is absolutly no exception.

[TACFIRE13]

Yeah...retire...

Within a year he was touring Israel, Northern Ireland and the USSR.

[BeelaTeismar]

This should be the definition of music. That outro is from outerspace.

[fredcaptain]

ya 2 cons qui n'aiment pas! lol

[mtr2464]

This is one of my favorites of Elton. Some of the best songs he ever did were never top 40 or even played on the radio. Thanks 4 the video.

[whispers999]

I LOVE YOU !

[MrArcelton]

This is a great performance. Somewhere in my stack i have to VHS tape of this entire concert. Halfway through the concert he stops and announces that this will be his last show and going to retire.. then goes into Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word while they show Ray Cooper applauding. Classic moment which luckily did not come to pass in the end.

[bisco7]

You watch an amazing performance like this and all you think of to post is how someone becomes homosexual? What a waste of all of our time. How about we comment on the genius displayed here?

[MrRatogrillo]

Sem sombra de dúvida uma das melhores performances que eu já vi! Que talento hein Mr Elton John!!

[HoustonRunnerGuy]

We had been "fighting" the last few days. My lovely soprano wife played this for me and sang part of it. Melted my heart and brought tears to my eyes. Made the last few days disappear and replaced with love for her.

[musiclady49]

@HoustonRunnerGuy i LOVE you too!

[politicalanimallll]

Agree with John Taupin...the King lives..the Great Elton John

[hindskn]

Thanks for posting this great clip!

Don't mind the trolls.

[KenovaNoMore]

I saw this in the late 70s and have not been able to forget it despite the fact that I never saw it again before tonight. One of the best performances by anyone, ever. And I'm not really an Elton John fan. Had he made a career out of this sort of thing...

[KenovaNoMore]

I saw this in the late 70s and have not been able to forget it despite the fact that I never saw it again before tonight. One of the best performances by anyone, ever. And I'm not really an Elton John fan. Had he made a career out of this sort of thing...

[Paramour34]

Having been a diehard Elton fan for 40 years now, owning ALL of his '70s albums and most of the rest--and having seen him in concert at least 7 times since 1975--I thought I'd seen and heard it all from him. Until THIS. I always liked this song a lot, but it never held much distinction from many other great songs.. until NOW. This performance is mesmerizing.. haunting.. almost supernatural. I cannot stop playing this over and over again. It is now my favorite EJ song ever. Unbelievable talent!!!

[slotwinski1414]

I'll listen to this as opposed to studying for finals tomorrow Anyday! 8D

[JohnTaupin]

the KING! there will NEVER be another Elton John. 

[LoganThomsen]

this guy is a ridiculously fantastic performer.

lol, people who argue about being gay are stupid

because on one side you have the people, who see that gay people and normal people are both equal human beings

and on the other side is people who are talking about a religious belief that isnt even tangible past what they make it be

and the funniest part, NEITHER OF THE FUCKING SIDES LISTEN TO EACH OTHER

so just as long as people dont force their ideals on others(ie killing someone) then who cares?

[antropos2]

So young and shining poetry.....

[narbaleth]

The best version of this live song....so, so sad and awesome. When I'll leave, I'll have this chords deep in my mind... Thank your Sir for this rare moments of reason.

[grandchelsy]

This music is genius

[sadcracker]

this is the EJ band at it's most mature stage. Anything after this is sadly a step down. This is not to insult Elton, but only to affirm a reality that every artist must eventually admit to, and a man as sensitive as Elton, would probably conceed to this estimation.

[yaron957]

מת על השיר הזה!

[yaron957]

מת על השיר הזה! אחלה סאונד

[YTCitizen]

art must make you feel, this accomplishes that objective

[mutley26]

Perfection.

[femonanon]

perfection

[mizofan]

Brilliant song! One among so many, it's incredible. The greatest ballad composer in history. And now a great new album The Union with Leon Russell.

[jswr1974]

My all time favorite song! Thanks for the post!

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[MAH1500]

Blue Moves album is Epic, Tonight track is Awesome

[CamSeaward]

is this the show where he said it was the last one ever ?

[sylnet]

what a great performer,i have one of his first vinyl disc¨your song¨and i will ever take it with me...i always loved the songs of sir elton john

[Murlockingqc]

The person who disliked this is a retard.

[hitzingd]

i have never seen his hair like this. he should have kept it long.

[princev11]

@hitzingd its a wig lol

[archfat]

one of my favorites. love this song almost as much as i love him

[wuicho72]

i love you venus

[bigspud73]

I love elton!!!

[THESOULbornold]

majic

[WintersWar]

one word. mesmerizing.

[dorianweth]

Love Love Love it! Elton is AMAZING!

[narbaleth]

Imagine you have to go on an island at the center of nowhere with ten albums to choose until the rest of your life... Which one will you choose ?

This "private joke" made a long years ago makes me this reflexion ?

In fact, which ones :

For sure two unearthed "Blue Moves" and "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" will me on this short short list...

Respect Sir Elton John...

Respect...

Hi from France...

[Oroxum]

otro grandeeeeeeee..lo adoroooooooooooo!!

[weirdguy75]

Why the fuck are people so godamned thick head?! Everytime I come back to this awsome vid I'm seeing more, "gay isn't something you're born with. It's something you choose to be against god's will."? Come the fuck on! Users lke Bodebodango should stay the fuck out of here if they want nothing more than to try to brainwash people.

[Bodebodango]

@weirdguy75 Its funny because you or gays are the biggest bigots of all! I have the right too be against your way off life, and disagree with it! I am only stating what the God I believe in says is wrong! The minute someone goes against your belief of Homosexuality you attack, and organize a parade!And If you noticed I also pointed out God hates all sin! Just remember I was born with the anti-gay gene, so it;s not my fault I'm against it, or don't understand you perversion, I was born that way!

[Bodebodango]

@Bodebodango Pedophiles say they are born that way too, and are genetically predisposed too like children! The bottom line is its wrong, against the law, and society does not approve! The bottom line is they do not have to act upon the sin, instead they choose too, and pay the price for their perversion as well as the children! The act is in question, and a choice can be made to not act upon your sexual urge no matter what it is! Heterosexuals are also guilty of sexual crimes against Gods Law!

[sekhmet611]

@Bodebodango In Leviticus, your god also condones wearing mixed fibers, eating shrimp, and beard trimming as offenses punishable by death. You, sir, are a moron.

[weirdguy75]

@Bodebodango for the rercord you blind moron i'm straight but I have many friends who aren't and I respect their rights as humans. And the fact that your so blind by your beliefs makes me feel very sorry for people like you. !

[Bodebodango]

@weirdguy75 You didn't answer anything I said above you just called me a moron for voicing my opinion reverse bigotry! I respect the rights of all people, but I will not defend what I believe is wrong nor will I condone it! It is a crime against God, not of man or myself! But just as those who break the laws of society pay a penalty, so will they pay a penalty! I do not judge but bare witness! I to would have to pay the same penalty but God bought me for a price, and by Gods grace I am saved!

[anibeastly]

@Bodebodango You really think, if Elton John has blessed our planet earth with beautiful music, spent his whole life a good man, never killed, raped, cheated, stole. You really think any god would smite a perfect man for liking a penis and not a vagina. You honestly believe that God, the almighty and powerful would eternally damn someone for having a different sexual preference than you and I? If so, than let you be damned.

[MDPetty1]

@anibeastly Sorry but I saw this and just had to say this. God is the only one that can sit in judgement of anyone not us. Judging is a sin too.

[SUNDTG1]

@MDPetty1 TALKING ABOUT GOD IS THE MOST IGNORENT OF THINGS.

[Bodebodango]

@SUNDTG1 Denying him is worse!

[anibeastly]

@Bodebodango You're the smut our society has to tolerate. You're no different than any other man on this planet. The only thing different is that you've chosen to live your life a hater. A hater of anyone who is not exactly like you. You are no better than hitler. My good sir you are the one who should be damned, not a man who spent his life creating gorgeous pieces like this one.

[Bodebodango]

@anibeastly According to the word of God Homosexuality isn't the only way to be damned! If you ask God to reveal his truth he will! Instead all of u cut and paste what fits your lifestyles!

[mizofan]

@Bodebodango Christ never said a word against gays. But "judge not lest ye be judged", "let he who is without sin cast the first stone". There's nothing wrong with being gay, no more than being left-handed. So many so-called Christians do the opposite of what Jesus said, "turn the other cheek", "blessed are the peacemakers", "go and give all you have to the poor"...instead what we get are bigotry, guns, wars, capital punishment, hatred, and a very selective approach to the bible indeed.

[smokeybare13]

@mizofan beautifuly said

[JNGHQ]

@mizofan im not at all religious but i can agree with your comment, well said.

[werytraveler]

@mizofan WELL SAID!

[PInk77W1]

@mizofan Christ didnt have to say a word against gays, all of nature cries out against gays or more accurately gay acts. By the way i love Sir Elton John.

[mizofan]

@PInk77W1 You love Sir Elton John but all of nature cries out against him?

[PInk77W1]

@mizofan no all nature does not cry out against him. Nature crys out against all gay sex. That is y gay sex is sterile. Sterile means no future. This is y all societies have been so hostile to gays. Societies want a future. This is y people celebrate at weddings. Weddings equal kids in the future, or use to. The reason y sex is so much fun is because when having sex we r equal to GOD. God is creator. Sex is creating a child. This is God's will that we share in his Goodness. His creativity

[weirdguy75]

to all homophobic bigots out there KEEP THE FUCKING BASHING OUT OF HERE!

[Bodebodango]

@weirdguy75 Homosexuality makes up 2% of the population! So I guess the squeaky wheel does get the greasing? And for the record I have met Elton and talked with him and have loved his music for years, as well as loving this video!But that doesn't change the fact I don't agree with his lifestyle!

[Langenberger77]

Ungefähr da bin ich geboren... :) Guter Ansatz sag ich :))

[thegernblanston]

Masterpiece played by a genius!

[TheDaf1956]

@thegernblanston well said

[alfredunhill]

One of the many great classics by Sir Elton.....

[Linleee]

Elton John is an amazing entertainer. He has been for years and just keeps getting better. Love Tonight

[lorenzino1]

Hi ! I've always thought that "Blue moves" was probably the best album of Elton John, and particularly this song that I really love. Nice melody, good lyrics, well, all in this song is cool for me. 5* without problems, even without reflecting...Thanks to share it with everybody. BYE !

[MoveOnDotOrgg]

love the entire BLUE MOVES album...among his best.

[zozoann]

Thank you so much for posting this...you have no IDEA how much it means to me...thank you x

[fredcaptain]

exceptionnel ..... the best song ever for me!! thanks c'est magnifique

[WintersWar]

This is a very touching piece of music. How lucky we have these recordings from the past to browse.

This tune belongs to bernie and elton BTW,

george michael can't match it IMHO

[scottydogg72]

Loving the George Michael version of this. What a beautifully crafted song eh?

I heard it 20 yrs ago when I was strolling on a beach in Oz all alone. V memorable. Been loving George n Elt ever since!

[crystalhaiku]

oh this is so good. i've never heard of this song by Elton until I found it here. thank you for posting

[ranchoboyeros]

Una maravilla, I love you SUPERELTON

[thejoselton]

el video esta mal grabadoo pero el cantante es el puto amoooo es el mejorrrr

[fredcaptain]

tout simplement magnifique .. un chefd'oeuvre.. a masterpiece!!!!

[lanroze]

une merveille

[neoflyboy]

this music is genius

[LoveSoldier4MJ]

This is the tribute to the KING of kings. Thaaaaaaaaaaaaank u!

[recordsmanukrnet]

He amazed me with his music once. That was unforgetable feelings that I'd ever experienced for his music.

[mrgb46]

This appeared on HBO back in 77 or 78 when he announced he was retiring.This is the song(as well as others)that was edited out.I read that Stevie Wonder performed a song with EJ,too.I think it was Bite Your Lip..

[LoveSoldier4MJ]

Thanks for MJ.. I love you

[Kuoi29]

Many thanks for the Michael Jackson tribute in you last concert. You are a great man and that was a very sweet gesture.

[markve21]

What did he sing for Michael?

[fraircis21]

simplemente es genial!

[jamiecoursey]

love this song! i like the version george michael sings b/c of his vocals.

[roates63]

One of their best collaborations. Pure genius. Must say this is one song where I prefer the more mature Elton voice. His playing is soooooo much better nowadays.

[xxQueenRulesxx]

Oh my God.. I actually Love him so much.. It's just not even funny..

=D <3 xxxx

[diarionews]

this music takes me an astral travel, Elton John is amazing!

[bitemypillow]

just saw him in tampa florida with billy joel "face to face" tour fantastic!

[murago59]

one of the most emotional songs from his Blue Moves album-a dark time for Elton as it was for me. The pressure to produce another powerful record like Captain Fantastic was huge and he was battling his own depression as well. Blue Moves is full of this deep sorrow and pain. Glad he hung in there and is still a part of our world today

[garystaley]

It wasn't Elton who was going through a rough time, it was Bernie. Blue Moves was the 1st album were Elton refused Bernie's lyrics. They were said to be too depressing. Blue Moves, for all its depressing and sad songs in one of the finest albums ever made.

[1nsectmind]

Elton was also going through a bad time, he stated that a lot of times.

[captainnthecowboy]

I think they both were, Elton personal drugs booze sexuality, and with bernie too. However Blue Moves is truly an under appreciated album, and pretty ballsy

[Matteino85]

i love tonight...great elton ;)

[THESOULbornold]

blessed... possessing...moments in my past captured by this song. now with the hearing of it i can revisit them in fond memory. Thank You reginald Thank You..forever.....

[Romani1969]

Yea sure, I want to see GM playing this LOL, pa-lease

[Greekpeople1]

He is great!!!

[stonesfcr]

this is beyond beauty..

maybe the best song i've heard in my life

elton is a legend

:)

[THESOULbornold]

timeless haunting ....listen to madman across the water its amzing

[THESOULbornold]

i can only pray that there are others who appreciate him like i do

[Romani1969]

There are many, trust me , I am one of them.

[yamenshaker]

@THESOULbornold many do appreciate, and me, but i don't likr that he is gay (sorry)

[weirdguy75]

@yamenshaker then you don't fully appreciate him. Don't toss him back just because he prefers guys.

[yamenshaker]

@weirdguy75 ,actually i'm a fan of him since 1991, and i will stay a fan of him because of his great art and sense, and i will always wish that he is not gay because this not what a man is ment to be. all the best :)

[weirdguy75]

@yamenshaker and who are you to say what man is supposed to be? I'm just making a legitimate argument here. I'm going to make an assumption you believe god wants men to be with women. well that bullshit means nothing. People choose to be who they're truly happy with. Enough said!

[weirdguy75]

@Bodebodango Oh man you are like a goddam broken record. We get it god good gay bad. Tell you what why not go to a different site and try to brainwash people with your conservative bullshit elsewhere!

[weirdguy75]

@THESOULbornold praying is pointless plus there's no need I'm only 21 yet Eltons music has helped me so much. It's kept me from suicide

[zbyszek654]

@THESOULbornold, there are. millions and millions of them across the entire globe.

[Titibeatles]

@THESOULbornold you can be sure of this !

[Jester82268]

@THESOULbornold People blame music sharing for the decline of music sales. I blame Elton, He was given way more than his share of talent!!!!

[werytraveler]

@THESOULbornold I know of one. ME!!! :)

[Greekpeople1]

My dad that hates Elton (yes yes my dad is a sinner...:() Loves "Tonight"...

[jameswp266]

he struggles to hit some of those high notes!! He sounds amazing deeper i think, with the ROH this song is the most beautiful i've ever heard.

[brianxyz]

Thanks for posting this video! What a treat to see James Newton Howard play on this song instead of just conducting an orchestra which is what we usually see.

Do you have a video of this song of just Elton and Ray Cooper? It would have been interesting to see how things would have sounded if the three had played during this concert.

[markve21]

i have that on dvd

i will try the post it soon!

[brianxyz]

That would be excellent!

[leaha401]

he is the greatest piano player of all time(:

i absolutely love elton john.

[ClassicTVFan82]

steviemills: in my office right now!

[usi123]

Gorgeous but George Michael's version is beter.

[largebloke1969]

makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up

[slongbag]

best elton song ever

[leaha401]

i love his hair.

i was verrrry lucky to see him in concert this year.

[R4YMI]

Just Beautiful. Watch my videos if you wanna see Elton singing Tonight with the ROH.

I think Elton should have keep playing on a acoustic piano like this one, it sounds quite better than the digital Yamaha :'(

[ivoryman996]

I agree completely

[ivoryman996]

A men

[composer369]

Steviemills---I was there that night also...I cried many tears then...many...

[steviemills]

I was there that night, it was mega. He dropped the 'I'm not touring anymore bombshell'. The other keyboard player is James Newton Howard.

[kw2k]

One of my all time favorite songs.

I love the Blue Moves Album

[Melody91356]

This has been my most favorite song for the last 30 years and I can always hear this song in my ears no matter where I am. Elton I love you soooo much and God bless you beautiful soul my darling.

[jnoble12]

I can't hear what the other keyboard player is doing

[2rainbowed]

Didn't know this song existed.

[youvebeenthunderstru]

Holy FUCK! What a beautiful melody.

[FuckCens0rship]

Truly awssome. Thank you for postoome!

[Melody91356]

This is the BEST of Elton wihtout a question.

Elton I love you. I have always loved you.

[gselander]

brilliant as always. so this would be same concert as the live track on the box set, "I Feel Like a Bullet". I can now brag that I have EVERY CD album from my idol. And currently putting together a CD that would be Greatest Hits Vol. IV and Vol. V, since the Box Set and "Love Songs". I can say it's a fabulous collection. I'm collecting the 45's again to put together another CD together, it'll be called "Flip Side", a collection of B-sides since "Rare Masters".

[garystaley]

I don't think it is. I've got this concert on dvd and he doesn't sing "I Feel Like A Bullet." Unless of course the dvd is edited but i don't think it is.

[ElVirtual2007]

What a great song. I didn´t know he sang this song in this concert. This is great.

[londonfun2006]

I agree bkhistoryguy, this is superb. Whilst I'm sure it's a good "show" I'm not a fan of the cartoon music he's pumping out in Vegas. Recently his live performances have slipped into auto pilot. Some of the arrangements of songs have been the same for 10 years now. And I hate the tinny sound of the Yamaha piano he plays thesedays - compare it with the growl of this piano which adds even more soul to the song

[bkhistoryguy]

Elton if you are out there, THIS is the music you should be playing, not being some wind up doll they cart out every night in Vagas!

[Anacardiff]

Absolutley YES. ELton MUST respect himself more because of this kind of things. If he could do it once he can still do it today. But...he prefers VEgas, obviously.

[TinyDancer1971]

Not the best version but it's a pretty great video.

Thanks!

[viktornei]

This is the greatest version Of this wonderfull song

[godwhyisthistaken]

elton's last skinny form usual singin concert world wide from his mini retirement fabouloso performance stevie wonder was here too playin with him

[Jertheking6360]

Elton at the top of his game as usual

[torturedej]

My goodness, what an incredible performance! This song is brilliant, from an otherwise very uneven double album, Blue Moves, which nonetheless has its shining moments. This composition proves Elton's skill in writing classical, moving music. Thanks a lot for sharing, greatly appreciated!

[72miche19]

I think when he plays with the band, they hide a lot of the piano. It makes it hard sometimes to hear the result of all that classical training and just how comlex some of those melodies are.

[danzadordejardin]

the best¡¡¡ upload more videos friend ¡

[heyboy22]

Best version of this song I've heard!