Elton John/David LaChapelle "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"

[Danisedona]

Beautiful .I wish I would have backed out when i married my husband, but even though I knew it was wrong, I did it anyways, and it ended in a shambles very sad..I cried many tears.anybody thinking of Suicide...All I have to say is problems are temporary, and suicide is permanent..Nothing is worth your life...Always strive for survival, life can be very hard...but has such beauty to offer just be patient, the right path will ccme.He did the right thing not to marry that woman

[isa18575]

This is so sad!

EJ is pretty!

[isa18575]

This is so sad!

[isa18575]

This is so sad!

[isa18575]

Woooooooo, Love Eltonnnnnn!!!!!!!

[beecee713]

Make this accessible on mobile devices! Lol

[StarQualityWins]

I heard that this represented reading about Marilyn Monroe's death in the newspaper and a lover being so upset that he wanted to kill himself, but triumphed. I don't believe it because Marilyn could never look like a zombie version of Dale Bozzio, for one. And there's no way she killed herself. I can't see it at all. Malpractice and involuntary manslaughter at the hand of Dr. Greenson, have not been ruled out! The mystery has yet to be solved.

[YoungMerc08]

No wonder they didnt include this on the Red Piano Dvd... Pity... One Of my favorites songs... and the Red Piano DVD Kicks Asss!!!

[martymefurst]

Awful, the images have nothing to do with the song. It was about getting talked out of marriage! Sugar Bear was a friend's nick name, not a literal doofus teddy bear. Why does this LaChapelle keep getting work?

[savanttarde]

@martymefurst

actually, Elton John did attempt to commit suicide around the time he was set to marry this woman he wanted nothing to do with.

Has everything to do with this song.

[ethanB612]

@martymefurst That video was entirely about getting talked out of marriage... what the fuck did you think she was wearing a wedding veil for? Why do you think when he ran away she smashed the wedding cake and all the wedding stuff? Are you fucking retarded?

[mongiovi]

@ethanB612 LOL!!!!!! Awesome!

[2Koelling]

Just AWESOME!!!

[mike91539153]

best song of all time

[mike91539153]

best song of all time

[spydey550]

Ive read the comments ... You are all clueless....  Try B.T.

[spydey550]

One title comes to mind...."A Clockwork Orange"... though not quite as dark...S.K. rules on this, the 70's film

[Blackdog12285]

How exactly does a butt naked, tits out, cross dresser with a fiery vagina bursting with fire have anything to do with Elton John first off. Secondly, how does a butt naked, tits out, cross dresser with a fiery vagina get on youtube?

[spydey550]

@Blackdog12285 Did you sign in... or are 13?

[jmbeaudreau]

@Blackdog12285

You're ridiculous. Obviously you have no idea what real art and talent is all about. Elton John, David LaChapelle and Amanda LePore.. together. That's stunning. And that 'butt naked, tits out, cross dresser with a fiery vagina' is bigger than you or anyone who will ever tolerate you could ever be.

[NooYawkGurl]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. This song has always been profound, but the symbolic imagery of what I have always felt that it meant is demonstrated FLAWLESSLY here. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful... this is about rebirth, acceptance, truth, and realization.

[2Koelling]

I LOVE THIS SONG !!!! AMAZING!!

[newt0830]

WTF

[andyt1313]

Cool video but it overpowers the music and lyrics.

[isupportthepatriots]

Mind your own business and stop telling other adults what is and is not appropriate. If you are worried about your kids, then get them outside playing, and stop using computers and TV as babysitters!

[isupportthepatriots]

I would like to know what ass-wipes flagged this as inappropriate...

[Blackheathguy]

Amazing song.

[jafay1965]

Awesome video.... I saw the Red Piano 5 times and each time this portion of the show took my breath away...

[epitomeofpissed]

This is a beautiful video to a beautiful song. I absolutely love it.

[jamiegottagunATyahoo]

the correct lyric is " itchby." He couldn't say "bitchy" on 70's radio, the song would have been banned.

the song is autobiographical. It is about his friend talking him out of marrying a transsexual.

this was talked about in regards to the song commonly in the 70's and 80's on the radio. It was common knowledge. There seems to be an attempt by Elton John to change it, these days, but that's what he said it was about back then.

[spydey550]

@jamiegottagunATyahoo Interesting... in '75 one of EJ biggest hits was "The BITCH is back"... even though he was still confused at the time.

[garywllm]

This song is a real fav of mine - they should release it again with this vid. The lyrics have some real meaning to what life is all about. Thanks for sharing!!

[redheadeddude]

I read a biography of Elton many years ago, and the answer to this question that was in the book was that "HP" was sort of a 5 and dime store in England. He had charged up a bit there, and the "demands" were the bills. I'm unsure of this, it's what I read, as I recall.

[expressfashion2]

Love the song and video, Amanda Lepore is absolutely fabulous but totally crazed at the same time lmao

[ekkholb]

Beautiful video.

I was at The Red Piano.

It was awesome.

[marilynshampoo]

that's what i thought.

[garotafitness]

Fantastic!

[squiggle2710]

Heard this played live at The Red Piano concert on Saturday 20/12 at the MEN Arena. Made me cry! It is a song that i used to play during a diificult time - "coming in the morning with a truck to take me home." Was worth the price of the ticket just to hear this track,

[larn37]

A good friend of mine who worked as a freelance journalist had an opportunity to do an interview with Bernie Taupin, who as you most likely know wrote and collaborated on most Elton John songs. One of the questions she asked him was what the H.P. meant...he told her High Priced. It makes sense with the lyrics...Paying your H.P. demands forever.

[RMCKIE]

This song reminds me of very dark days. Wonderful song.

[michaelthechampion85]

''HP Demmands'' means ''Hire Purchase''

[jmplsrhrs]

I LOVED this show in Vegas. I cant wait to go see him again!

[msk7046]

HP demands??  The only thing I could find on that was speculation it meanst "Hired Pay." Anyone know for sure?

[larn37]

High Priced demands

[redheadeddude]

I found another explanation at eltonjohnallsongslist: "In the line, "Paying your H.P. demands forever," the H.P. stands for "hire-purchase" payments, i.e., buying things on an installment plan. Elton is referring to the payments he would have to make if he were to have married a woman and spent his life disguising his identity as a gay man. "

[jessehart89]

I saw this in vegas...and it blew my entire families mind on how wonderful this man is...and they don't even listen to him...I had to drag them to it almost

[WeezieB69]

Saw this in Vegas too. I was speechless. The best concert I've ever attended in my 39 years.

[starstationindy]

soo heartfelt!

[fecinny]

Great song by Elton & Bernie

[flyingscience]

Elton's head is in the oven upset because he's forced him to mary to be accepted .His stood up fiancee smashes the cake and furniture .The bear and the honey could mean Elton's wild gay side?

[flyingscience]

A new Elton biography claims: "Bernie once walked in on Elton trying to commit suicide when he was about to marry a woman named Linda Woodrow. Elton had stuck his head in the oven. But Bernie couldn't stop laughing."

"Elton had set the gas on low with all the windows open. What's more, he was resting his head on a pillow."

[flyingscience]

Clinging to your stocks and bonds" is a metaphor for a married gay man being physically and mentally restrained in a marriage of "convenience" (think of the "Stocks and Bonds" of Medieval times). "Paying your H.P. demands forever" means paying for this "convenience" on a weekly basis

[dotyrs]

Funny how the man who wrote those lyrics is heterosexual (Bernie Taupin).

[flyingscience]

Eastern lights refers explictly to Eltons eastern London neighborhood.This song was written as a bio-look up on wikipedia or song facts to confirm.

[flyingscience]

Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy tells the story of Elton John and Bernie Taupin's early years together as friends and writing partners - the songs are in chronological order. The album entered the US chart at #1.

[flyingscience]

First question-is the nude woman all woman or a shemale? Is she an albino black woman or light black person with make up . I'm all confused .

[buckman2]

We saw this at Caesers Palace a week ago, strange videos, behind him, this one's definately THE strangest of them all.

Otherwise, a great show.

[LADYPHCNTEE]

This would be excellent even if I didn't know the story behind the song!

[unclealand]

I've heard the song is directed at Kiki Dee, who almost manipulated EJ into marrying her. That was the original story, anyway. Well, now EJ is the REAL Liberace playing an eternal Vegas gig.

[redheadeddude]

absolutely NOT Kiki Dee. And I've read too, that it was Long John Baldry that found Elton with his head in the oven with the pillow (comfortable til the end!) A beautiful song about a horrible moment. Imagine if we didn't have Elton's songs after that moment. Don't commit suicide, kids. It gets better sooner or later.

[unclealand]

Dreadful song, all the same. Very.

[aaronkjhg3]

nice rack

[emufan23]

Caaareful dude, it´s a transsexual.

[expressfashion2]

Fabulous video

[stratman123]

I am zee...how do you say...Reek Zhames, Bitch!

[madatut]

david la chappelle is a genius. teamed with the master, elton john, they are unmatchable.

[DaftAida]

They've even deprived us of this painless option of opting out - need the tax.First time I've seen this. Butterflies are free to fly - Monarch programming - visuals full of programming 'cues'- scarey reality of a programmed slave's mind.

[claude081]

man thats heavy so your saying the bear feeding that geezer honey is mother earth?

[shannara67]

very arty, reminds me of velvet goldmine, what an acid trip

[bgdeee]

what happened froggy ???? did dad unplug your lap top???and film you dummy is a derived term of thin plastic film that commonly used in the video{be it music or dumb ripped of cartoon)medium...its gonna be ok though go to school today learn a couple new words.and for god sakes take history class/science...and be a man/woman and dont block my responses as you've been.

[froggymicwop]

great song but ghey video.

[bgdeee]

wow thanks for making an great comment and then finishing with astounding success...can i make a suggestion? spell check ? then judge things you are un-capable of dummy~

[froggymicwop]

ok, asshole, how do you spell hypocrite? (AN great comment? un-capable?) if you're referring to my use of ghey instead of gay, that was intentional. GAY is a homosexual. i try not to use it like that. you would rather i put down gay people? you fucking ignoramus. i appologize, i'll try to be more ignorant like you next time.

[bgdeee]

wow froggy your not only gay but violent ???cum out the closet and just call yourself "GAY"one of the un-gayest things too say was ghey fucking liar.....lmao on floor

[froggymicwop]

i fail to see how that comment was violent...

oh and if you're trying to insult me by calling me gay, it's not working. i'm a proud bisexual and i havn't been in any closet in years.

you really need to improve your english btw. what is un-gayest??? is that a word? and it's 'to' in that context, not 'too'. don't talk about my spelling when yours is even worse.

[bgdeee]

pardon me, that im not rifling through my "websters dictionary thusly getting paper cuts on my fickle fingers......glad your bisexual and you sound cute....by the way is btw a word????

[froggymicwop]

no less of a word than "lmao". and i don't have a dictionary with me right now. my insulting your spelling was in response to your first comment, where you got all mad because i insulted the precious elton john video and got all pissy about MY spelling.

[bgdeee]

by the my original comment had nothing to do with sexual pref. i just want to see one of your "un-ghey"videos........done by YOU lmao-on the -floor dummy

[froggymicwop]

your original comment was just you getting your panties in a bunch over the fact that i don't like the elton john video. oh, and my spelling. and intelligence. and you've certainly proven yourself in those areas, havn't you?

ya go watch my "un-ghey" videos. done by ME lol. in fact, tell me what you think of them i GUARANTEE you i won't fly off the handel like you.

[bgdeee]

well very impressive ripped off animi. nice my friend how about you actually create something of the caliber of this film.....just so sad...let me guess your about 17 and just started to think about moving out of you dad and moms to(not too) start your brilliant film destiny .....stop it ...your killing me hahahahahahahaha god man hit me my with a slight body of work...my grammatically correct friend!

[froggymicwop]

first of all a film is a movie. this is a music video. just thought i'd clear that up.

so what, now i have to be a film maker to have any kind of opinion about anything on youtube? you don't seem to be restraining yourself. you have a video, right? i'll check it out. oh boy, this better be good for the shit you're talking.

[froggymicwop]

wait- my bad. that's not even yours. you have nothing. well it seems you havn't earned your right to an opinion any more than i have, huh?

[bgdeee]

huh? now your just not making any sense...you almost had some points know ya lost me????

but ill try and answer/////hmmm?this video and song kills and yes i saw all your animi. clips which i love but are ripped from someone else ....but if you wanna see my band simply clip and watch me write produce songs"the mysterious keytones"

[froggymicwop]

what i was trying to say was that you were sitting up on your high horse acting like i can't state my opinion just because i'm not a film maker or something. and since you're not either, who the hell are you to decide that i can't make a simple comment about a music video?

as for the AMVs, yes, the clips are ripped (downloaded, actually). the same as ALL the other AMVs. the editing of the clips was done by me, the anime was not. but i don't see what you're getting at here.

[bgdeee]

a fucking mazing!

[parrakm]

Elton said he tried to kill himself by sticking his head in the oven and turning on the gas.When he woke up someone had opened the window and he survived, he knows it was closed when he passed out.

[rpr1770]

did he ever find out who did it?

[parrakm]

Bernie Taupin Suspects that it was elton who was very drunk who opened the windows and just doesn't remember.

[andyandyband]

just wondering.. why does elton sing about 'sugar bear'?

[CNotePDX]

Sugar Bear is Bernie's nickname

[tomandjean3]

almost had your hooks in me didn't you...What a fantastic song this is.Tears everytime I hear it.....tsjs

[timeduardo]

I know Amanda Lepore plays the part of the dominating queen in the video, but who is dancer/guy playing the spirit of Elton John? I've never seen him listed in any credits or anything.

[rubiosito]

genial

[timeduardo]

I first saw this video at Ceasars in Las Vegas during Elton John's Red Piano show, and was very impressed with it. It was probably the best of the show's videos, along with the video that accompanied Daniel.

[Calliopeice]

Such a Beautiful Video, Great Song. Elton is very talented. And David Lachapelle is just fucking amazing. wow.

And Amanda is soo beautiful, Love her.

[BenderWillKillYou]

An butterflies are free to fly fly away high away bye bye Man i love this song an this video is work of art that not many people can understand iv liked elton john since i was 2 my longing wish is to see ihm in concert even if its the back back row ELTON JOHN IS THE BEST ARTIST ALIVE!!!

[WRKasper]

I watch this video almost everyday.

[EHJEMG]

This video is a work of art so if anyone doesn't get it well.... they don't get the world of art .conceptual or visionary art such as this take a special person with that vision. That is what David has done here.Plus being a work of art you sometimes need to read between the lines on the song itself

[abioseh]

Amanda Lepore is an iconic model, singer, actress and is a close friend and muse of David LaChapelle. She has her own website

[abioseh]

OHMYGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THIS IS A MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!(and Amanda looks beautiful)

[Derek53073]

If you dont mind who is amanda? I take it she is the dark angle. Is she a famous person?

[pkpr98]

I wish someone would have saved my life before I married the first wife!

I paid my CS demands for what felt like forever!

[k0sm016]

so awkward watching this with my parents in vegas.

[dimimalta]

great work of art, and miss lepore as usual, fantastic.

[caseyinvegas]

saw the vid on a HUGE screen at the Red Piano tour- it was VERY disturbing, yet wonderful. Took too much focus off Elton though....

[bigjamboemm]

was this in vegas? i saw him in october when my mum and dad wanted to go was much better thn i expected im only 14 but iv always liked eltons music. ps vegas is well hotter than scotland :P

[EHJEMG]

The video is important to this song It is well done and if you are really really and Elton John Fan you would understand, other wise you just need to go on with you life.This video is a work of art and Im very glad david is brave enough to tell Elton's story

[muziktrkr]

The oven incident Elton's recounted a bunch of times. Captain Fantastic was based on Elton and Bernie's first years collaborating, this song was based around Elton almost getting married early in his career.

[mlisney]

This is such a literal visual that it takes away from the beuty of the song!

[patami]

Sugar Bear" in the lyrics is British blues singer Long John Baldry. He's the man who convinced Elton that he was making a mistake by getting married.

[ballsthatclank]

So...who's the retard who flagged this video?

[scotpens]

I usually like David LaChapelle's work, but this looks like he's doing bad David Lynch. The song really stands on its own without the images.

[pbnzelly]

I don't get how this is only rated two stars. This video is AMAZING. One of my favorite songs.

[joaomarciodias]

David LaChapelle can do anything... he's God! This video is pure art expression! Thanks David and Elton for this work.

[VegasMentalist]

I love Elton, but just don't get the video.

[smokeysbud07]

Always loved this song.And the video was amazing.Thank you so much for the share.We fight our demons and grow old but with the twinkle of knowledge and the love of life.

[sitjib]

Outstanding even among his fantastic collection.

[BygHoss]

I love this song! It's in one of my fav movies. Little Manhattan!

[jukichris]

song and video stay with me for weeks after i first saw it.

[johninos]

beautiful video, inspiring and uplifting - could have done without the 'sugar bear' though...

[Tonezone]

classic Elton. Such a poignant song

[medaka]

the last of good elton. plus amanda lepore -- very nice!

[kajunknight]

awesome

[Anacardiff]

The song RULES. the video SUCKS

[julitogc]

Me encanta!!!! suave y a la vez con un toque de humor.

Amanda Lepore está divina!!!