Elton John - Crocodile Rock @ Rock in Rio - Lisbon 22/5/2010

Elton John - Crocodile Rock

"Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in June 1972 at the Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville in France. It was released on 27 October 1972 in the UK and 20 November 1972 in the US, as a pre-release single from his forthcoming 1973 album Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player, and became his first U.S. number-one single, reaching the top spot on 3 February 1973, and stayed there for three weeks.[1] It was the first song released as a single on the MCA label (catalogue #40000) after MCA dissolved its Uni, Decca, Kapp and Coral labels. (John had previously been with the Uni label.) [2] "Crocodile Rock" is dominated by a Farfisa organ, played by John with a carnival-like sound and honky-tonk rhythm, while the lyrics take a nostalgic look at early rock 'n' roll, and a relationship with a woman named Suzie, which the writer instantly associates with the music of the era. Regular Elton John band members, such as Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson, are among the song's performers.

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[JDADDY434]

My God he's just so cool......

[MyJan63]

a great performer.. i admire his songs and piano play ..still super at 63..

[BamBosal]

That intro....



[theandresamat]

@kippekop100 and old, but he is still a great musician :)

[MrKillerpanda123]

I bet it made Elton John feel proud when he heard that awesome crowd!

[jstewart583]

@MyJan63 he's 63?? GEE-ZUS!!

[Musicisawesome678]

One of my fav songs err

[kippekop100]

wow he's got fat

[GamerAse]

WOOOOOO go Portuguese crowd!

[sunbeam0000]

portguese are a great public!!!! come on people!!!!

[YouNameIt93]

Elton John in my heart!! :)

[JaredAugerot]

What a great sounding audience!!!