One more hidden treasure. Only real fans know this masterpiece. Blessings to Sir Elton John, the soundtrack of my entire life since 1972.

This song is a masterpiece little known out there..

I'm a successful music producer and composer who owes my career to Elton's inspiration. This is my very favorite Elton song.

OMG. Someone actually got to see them perform this live? Lucky, lucky. A treat for his loyal fans who know this is one of his best.

This is the closesest I've ever been able to get to seeing this song sang. Thank u for the person with the cell phone!

One of the best songs he ever did-

Yes, a masterpiece for sure.

I was lucky enough to see him do this at MSG back in 2013. There are no words

THIS is the kind of stuff that would compel me to see Elton live today. Watching him sit on his piano stool as he leads the audience through a karaoke singalong to his Dua Lipa hit doesn’t sound like a fun evening. If Elton had remained committed to his artistry I would have stayed to the very end. He lost me when he recorded a remake of Don’t Go Breaking My Heart with RuPaul. That’s when Elton abandoned the last remnant of his artistic legacy for his celebrity legacy. It continues to break my heart.

Love this song. I discovered it just a few years ago and was delighted with it. Thanks for posting.

has always been one of my favourite Elton John songs

This is one of my favorite EJ tunes to perform live, as well as "Harmony", "Grey Seal" and just about anything from GBYR album.

This is so past fantastic! Music like this just doesn't happen anymore! Thanks for sharing!

One of my favorites of Elton’s songs, and his voice in this is divine. Thank you for posting it, wow.

"Rare gem" doesn't even begin to describe it. Thanks so much for this.

One of my favorites since a long time, touches me so deeply...

God this is beautiful. The way he ends each line is even sadder than the original.

honestly my favorite song of his

By Far one of Davey Johnstone's finest solos

Another "wow" is deserved. Always wished he'd play it live, and that the song would get the credit it deserved, as one of YBR's best tunes.

WOW!!! This is the kind of shit I want to see him perform in concert instead of playing "Bennie and the Jets" or "I'm Still Standing" for the 65,384th time. GYBR was a masterpiece and there are many unknown gems on the album.

My goodness, he really did this song justice! Wish he'd play it more often!

Love this song ... One of my fav!!!

Fantastic song, you're so lucky Richard, thank you!!! Isabel

Sou brasileiro e apaixonado por esta música do elton, o maior musico pop do mundo!

Bought this in 76 on Yellow Brick Road, ETERNALLY FABULOUS ❤️

2023 and i discover this gem. One of my faves, get it Dave..that solo!!

One of the rare gems from the GYBR double LP these guys recorded in about two weeks at the Chateaux in France. Ya hardly ever see EJ and the band perform this live. With its orchestration arranged by Del Newman, it is a remarkable testament to John/Tupin dual of super song writing. Without a doubt, it is the loveliest piece on the entire GYBR LP.

Elton's voice sounds better than ever here.... And Davy Johnstone's guitar playing is out of this world

That is sooo great. Great job filming and sharing. Bravo. This song destroys me and has done so since 1974.

Always LOVED this one. Stunning.

Awwwwww wooooow I wish I could have been there!

Holy crap this is the one song I’d most like to have heard in concert. Didn’t know he’d done it when you saw him you lucky guy!

Davey is so under rated.

Dear Elton: My family stopped coming to see you live years ago because we got tired of the "hits only" shows. You start to play some "rarer" songs such as these in your nightly setlist and my boyfriend and I will be there to see you every single night again. I love you, Steve Miller

I'm thrilled to hear this live! Oh, to have been there to really experience it fully.....

Where the hell has THIS been?! LOVE LOVE LOVE this song...

Outstanding! Davey's solo is mesmerizing and the band is so tight on this!

"Very poor quality vid with decent live audio" what are you even talking about?! sounds wonderful!!!! one of my fav songs! and that solo omg!

Amazing Song!! Uno of my favourites!!

I get the shivers!!!!

His finest!

a masterpiece!!!! with fantastic solo by Davey, and.... Nigel is a true great musician!!!!!

Love this song, hope he plays more then the hits on His Final Curtains tour starting this fall. Love hearing the lesser know songs in concert.

Wow-wee!!! I've always wished that I could see and hear this one performed live. This is certainly the next best thing to actually being there. Thanks so much for fulfilling the dream!

This is really terrific.

His best song ever from his best record.. With an incredibly haunting guitar solo.

You fans that went to this concert we're blessed that he included this masterpiece into the Setlist. His voice changed so much (like Paul McCartney s), but he did a good job.

Luckiest EJ audience! It ;has been over 40 years since he played this LIVE!! (and not often 40 years ago) What a treat...last time played was Japan 1974 ... Not much can top this unless he plays "Lady Samatha" or "First Episode at Hienton" (good luck there)...

Pretty close to the best thing that they wrote and Davey's effort spot on...love it.

One of my favorite Elton John's songs. So overlooked and underrated IMHO, the melody and lyrics are just too good. Thanks a billion for this video

EJ plays primarily uptempo in concert as the fans want to get up, shout and dance, and all that...but it's his and Bernie's ballads that place them at the very top of all time great songwriters/performers.

Damn, Davey. Nailed that solo with so much chewey-univibe-goodness

It is one of his best tracks. The guitar solo always reminds me of whales singing... beautiful!

The sound is amazing!⭐️⭐️⭐️

Nigel likes this one. He's giving it here.

Audio quality on this is stupendous. Thank you for sharing!

Absolutamente un Genio.

it sounds so good in video, i won't be surprised if it sounds 100 times better in live..people in the venue were lucky bastards

Man, that guitar is singing like a violin. 🔥🔥🔥

TRUE. his is a little known masterpiece

Excellent!! Just excellent!!

Davey Johnstone is one of the most underrated Guitarists in rock History..Always loved his solo on this track..one of his finest moments

I would love to see a " no hits" or "album deep tracks" tour.. I've seen the hits live but I remember dodger stadium or yellow brick road tours and how eclectic the mix of songs were

Wow!!!

I always thought it would be awesome if Elton just did a few shows of nothing but b-sides and album cuts. And film it for a dvd.

Nice Davey!!!

Fantastic! I can't believe he's playing this after all these years. I bought GYBR when it came out in 1973. I was 8 years old. I listened to this song over and over for Davey's killer solo. It sounds like seagulls at the end. His 2 greatest solos are this and "I Feel Like a Bullet in the Gun of Robert Ford." Thanks for posting this!

I’d like to see this entire album performed, front to back. I’d never heard this live, unbelievable. My ideal setlist would definitely include “First Episode...”, “The Cage”, “Tower of Babel”, “Where to Now St. Peter?”, “Ballad of a Well Known Gun”, “Ammorena”, “Comedown in Time”, Madman Across the Water”, “Rotten Peaches”, along with the other hits.

This is underrated, fine by me, but I'm favorite Elton/Bernie song ever - which is saying a LOT.

i love this song so much one of the best from goodbye yellow brick road

Davey J. Is an under appreciate guitar master

I'm not the blueprint for all of your B-films, I've seen that movie too"

Merci de partager cette magnifique chanson, trop rare en concert !

FINALLY!

I love this song! Thanks for posting! They need to release like a DVD quality live version of this song!

This is awesome as is Roy Rogers and Loves Lies Bleeding

I have the 33T of Godbye Yellow brick road, the best album he have made.

amazing

Классная вещь! Я могу ее слушать без конца!

Nice mix!

Awesome! Davey nailed it!

Arrr wonderful thank you

That was great - thanks for uploading!

Excelente canción y excelente álbum.

thanks been waiting to hear this. Amazing!

Awesome

This kills me.

Hi Richard Just saw your video and did not realize how rare this song was at his concerts I almost did not film this song not being familiar with it but since my memory card had so much storage I decided to include it.Looking back at my film footage from that same night I realized I taped this same song in beautiful HD quality with my Sony camera from section 101 right next to the stage.Watching back my footage it is crystal clear and I got the entire song as well. Unfortunately not knowing this song previously I was focused on Elton and his piano neglecting redirecting my camera towards the guitar player towards the end for his solo yet we hear it and it's entirety.the audio quality on my footage is just a spectacular as yours. Not knowing how to upload on KZfaq I figured I would send you this message and have you contact me to help me share my footage with the world as it seems that this version by Elton is super rare and must be shared with all his fans all over the world. Looking forward to you contacting me somehow ....

You have to wonder, given the standing ovation at the end, how in the world did this only get played 4 times in 2014, after only being played 8 times, total, in his career?

Mahalo Richard!

Introduced for what, four concerts on the setlist? I saw him at MSG on December 4 and would have died if he pulled this one out... as much as I love Elton and this performance, there needs to be more variety in these setlists

The Greatest, absolutelely the Greatest Song by The Greatest Performer Ever. May I even say it? White guys blues. No racism here.

Davey jamming

Some songs I'd like to see/hear live...Blues for Baby and Me , Michelle's Song , Salvation , High Flying Bird , Ticking , Sugar on the Floor. Nothing against the hits but some deeper cuts would make a nice change.

Que suerte los que estuvieron allí, elton casi nunca canta esta canción en vivo.

Backwards solo on the album. He did well to replicate it.

Great!

I can see by your eyes you must be lying When you think I don't have a clue Baby, you're crazy If you think that you can fool me Because I've seen that movie too The one where the players are acting surprised Saying love's just a four letter word Between forcing smiles, with the knives in their eyes Well their actions become so absurd So keep you auditions for somebody Who hasn't got so much to lose 'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting That I've seen that movie too So keep you auditions for somebody Who hasn't got so much to lose 'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting That I've seen that movie too It's a habit I have, I don't get pushed around Stop twinkling you star like you do I'm not the blueprint For all of your B films Because I've seen that movie too The one where the players are acting surprised Saying love's just a four letter word Between forcing smiles, with the knives in their eyes Well their actions become so absurd So keep you auditions for somebody Who hasn't got so much to lose 'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting That I've seen that movie too So keep you auditions for somebody Who hasn't got so much to lose 'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting That I've seen that movie too So keep you auditions for somebody Who hasn't got so much to lose 'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting That I've seen that movie too So keep you auditions for somebody Who hasn't got so much to lose 'Cause you can tell by the lines I'm reciting That I've seen that movie too

I want to find this performance in better quality, 'cause his voice is much deeper and fanatasticly charming on this record, so bluesy, so emotional, so sincerely.