Thank you all for watching! I still read all your comments 6 years later :)

I'll never forget the first time I ever heard this song. Me and my dad were taking the back roads from the town 15 miles away, home. Halfway through the drive, this song came on the radio. As soon as the beginning played, he looked at me (mind you, I was around 7 or 8) and he had a tear roll down his cheek. I never ever had seen my dad show any kind of sad emotions, as he prided himself on being such a macho dude. Anyways, fast forward about 2 years before he died, we heard this song on the radio again. And he told me the story. This song was the song that had broken up him and my mom. They had their issues, mainly her with the drugs and alcohol. But he told me, he spent the night with me and her. We all layed in bed. They agreed to move along with their lives. My dad listened to this song quite often at the time, and he told me how that was the hardest decision he ever had to make in his life. He raised me to be a pretty good man I would hope to think. And I have him to thank. History repeats itself. And I went through basically the same thing. But I have my son with me, and I've been able to start a new family with him. And so this song, will hold significant meaning and value to me forever. I want this song played at my funeral. If you read this far, thank you for taking the time to read a bit about a strangers life. Much love to all of you.. and yeah.. i might have a few tears myself right now

If you have ever suffered a tough, abusive, hurtful, toxic, expensive relationship then this song is for you and me. Wishing everybody happy relationships.

62 years old and this is probably 1 of the few songs that brings tears. After 25 years I wish someone would save my life we all live in our own private hells

This song rings so true for me right now. I probably going to have to leave my husband. My heart is so heavy right now...but I'm strong now, I can do this. This song saved my life tonight, thank you Sir Elton 💖🙏

I know this wasn't a chart topper, but it is one of the best songs Elton and Bernie ever wrote. This is a classic and it's endurance has proven it's status as a great song.

Does anyone else get chills from this song.....I always have....loved it since I was 10!!

Last night I attended a funeral for a friend who took his life. The last time I saw him was at a funeral for another friends father. It was obvious he was no longer the same person I had come to know. I knew he was unhappy in his marriage and being dominated. This song comes to mind when I look back on all of this and can’t help but cry. We never know the internal battles being waged within those we love unless they let us in. When they don’t it leaves a hurt that feels like a black hole in your heart. Good bye Brian, & God bless you; may you find peace and love in God’s heavenly domain.

This song saved my life on a cold December night in 1998. Thank you, Sir Elton.

This song will always remind me of my grandmother. She died in 1988 and I was only 18 years old at the time. Shortly after I heard about her passing, I heard this song play on the radio. The butterfly part reminds me of her soul leaving this earth. Every time I see a butterfly to this day I say hi to her. I still miss her very much.

This is without question Elton John's masterpiece. His best life's work. Tour de Force!

"Saved in time, thank God my music's still alive..." Sometimes a lyric just smacks you in the head. Thank God that Elton and his music live on.

lied on, mistreated, disrepected, abused, used, betrayed, hated, cheated, talked about, taken for granted, never expected to rise from the ashes, cursed, abandoned, rejected, isolated, misjudged, mishandled, but I'M HERE BABY! STILL STANDING 42 YEARS OLD TODAY!I came out on top, never to be broken again.

Listening because Elton was the soundtrack to my brother's life. He passed just two days ago. This is such a meaningful song for me. Godspeed, brother!

Undoubtedly John's best track. Stands head and shoulders above anything else he did. Everything fits, it never wavers, just builds and develops. Brilliant.

I've always loved this song, but never really paid much attention to the lyrics. I'm reading the lyrics now and I have tears rolling down my face. I'm 43 years old and have never had a song bring me to tears. 😢

I have not forgotten the face of my father. Thanks mr. King for recognizing the importance of this song.

Bernie and Elton at their finest. Killer lyrics with cutting-edge chord structure and melody. And to top it off: Elton's voice at its highest level. When he sings, "Listen to me good, I'm sleeping with myself tonight, saved in time, thank God my music's still alive..." OH MAN! Listen closely. This is one of the best singers ever.

This song's title, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" reminds me of the night someone saved my life. I was dying of compression asphyxia on September 5, 2009 believing my last dying words to be, "I can't breathe!" But thanks to God my life was saved that night.

January 2022. I'm 50 years old but grew up hearing this song because my brother is 10 years older than me and had this on a 45 record. Just rediscovered it here on KZfaq and can't stop listening. Some songs deserve the constant replay. This is one of them. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do.

I remember 48 years ago playing this 45 record about 1000x over and my aunt threatened to break the record in half if I played 1 more time.....here we are 48 years later, I'm 58 and still have my damn EJ record lol.....love it....one of the best best best musical genius of all time.......wow what great memories when I hear EJ❤❤❤❤❤❤almost brings tears to my eyes in my old age😭

I always cry when I hear this magical song. Ever since I had some very negative experiences, and someone came along at the right time. Total strangers. Not knowing what they did. I dedicate this song to those angels.

This masterpiece is dramatic, theatrical, dark, and at the same time auspicious. With a powerful piano, a voice that goes from fear to triumph, high-flying literary lyrics, John takes us on a tense tale from doom to redemption. Like someone who comes out of hell and finds a new paradise in common life. Great John, Taupin, and that magnificent band that doesn't miss a chord and a beat.

Favorite lyric of all time "It's 4 o'clock in the morning damn it listen to me good"-Elton John

Since 1975 (I was 17 yrs old then) these lyrics have lived deep in my soul. I didn't even FULLY appreciate lyrics until about ten yrs ago. Elton u will always hold a special place in my heart. ❤

This song really saved my life as an a very abused child I listened to this song over & over will love all Eltons music he really saved me thru his music swear to god I love this man and his music

Is there anyone else STILL rockin' out to this awesome song as we head into 2019???? There will never be another Sir Elton John

Easily one of the best pop songs written in the last 70 years. Great enough that even the "Sugar Bear" lyric didn't hurt it. "I'm strangled by your haunted social scene, just a pawn out played by a dominating queen," anyways makes a momentary shiver run up my leg.

I don't agree that this is Eltons crowning achievement. Because the truth is everything he ever does is his best work. Never been another man like him and never will be. Exceptional talent.

I was blessed to have been able to see Elton John on his farewell tour. A timeless legend who will live on for eternity.

This is the real Elton! Living his life and suffering very much. Then he knew that life is what he sang and future will be better. Elton, you're the greatest!!!!!

I'm so grateful that somebody saved his life that night. Otherwise we wouldn't have his beautiful wonderful music in our lives

Altar bound, hypnotized... wow! That is some next level song writing there.

Probably my favorite Elton John song. So unique and unforgettable.

The older you get, the more these songs begin to make sense. I went through two breakups in the same year. The first one was amicable. The other less so. The second relationship made me unhappy. She ended up leaving me for someone she met online. She still wanted me as a friend, but then started criticizing and blaming me for everything that went wrong in the relationship. I decided to keep going forward realizing that while I loved her and cared a lot about her, she was never going to change, that I would always just be some guy she would lean on when times were rough, but was never there for me when I needed her. She would always judge me, but I could never say anything about her. She would insist on me seeing things her way, but never be open to seeing things my way. I realized also that hating her and her husband and being bitter about it was not going to help me either. This song helps me move on and realize that I'm free and so is she.

Elton John is the most talented singer songwriter that has graced the music scene for many years. Long live Elton John

"...so save your strength, and run the field you play alone..." absolute BRILLIANCE - Thank you Sir Elton and Mr. Taupin!

I'm honored to have lived in the great 70's era of Elton John

I listen to Elton John just to take a trip back in time, his music has a place in time, with meaning and I feel like I'm years younger. The best artist in my life.

This was my husband and I 's Wedding song in 1993 after we both were married and divorced from people who hurt, cheated and took us for granted. Now then, after that we knew we weren't meant to be together when we were very young but after when we really knew what love was truly about. We saved each other that day we were married.

Honestly, how good is this song!!!????? Fucking classic!!

A perfect example of why I love the '70's

Someone Saved my Life tonight....WOW!! My #1 favorite since I was 7 years old. I'm now 52. Still my all time favorite artist, singer and piano player. I had every album that I saved my meager allowance for. This particular song goes to the depths of my entire being, moves my soul in a way I can't explain. Moves me to tears to this very DAY!! MUSICAL GENIUS' HANDS DOWN. Can't wait to see the farewell tour. Thank you Elton John and band for a lifetime of the best music. Respect and reverence aren't good enough words.

At that time...the tone of his voice....the lyrics....the piano...Elton and Bernie making some of the greatest songs ever....it was perfect....

This song☝️..., one of my favorites, and one of Elton John's masterpieces🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I can listen to this song over and over again!!!!!!!!

All of his songs were hits. He’s a true legend!!!!

the poetic lyrics, the beautiful chord changes, but what really sets this one apart for me is the passion in sir elton's voice, it really sounds personal

I was Twelve when I first heard this incredible song. It has grown with me over the years, I've been working it out on my piano, bit by bit. What a time of incredible music that was. Our minds were all evolved by it, although the A.M. radios did not always render the lyrics clearly. Brilliance comes through. Thank you Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, you have given us such priceless gifts.

Best lyric of all time "One more beer and I don't hear you anymore" EJ and BT the best!!

I am an old fart, 62 years old. I saw a documentary decades ago about Elton, and parts of this song are autobiographical. He was engaged to be married to a high society girl, maybe even a "dominating queen" as he sings in the song. When one day he realizes that he cannot go through with it, because he would have been very unhappy. "Freedom whispered in my ear ...." And his life, as well as the lives of all of us who love his music, were changed for the better forever.

When I was a kid, I was so captivated by the opening riff of Elton’s piano. I was thrilled when I got ahold of the sheet music to attempt to play it myself.

I relate to this song as someone who came within an inch of killing myself one time. It wasn’t over a relationship, and another person didn’t save my life, but the song is still very powerful with its message. Elton is grateful to still be alive, and so am I. If I had ended it all at age 16 all those years ago I would have missed so much.

Still as beautiful, profound, and grand as it was 39 years ago.

an unbelievably clever song - lyrically of course it tells a tragic and heart warming story, and musically it is enigmatic and elusive. It's amazing!

I am a lifelong fan of Elton John and Im so glad he shared his musical talents with the world. The world is a brighter place with him in it. Thank you Sir Elton John.

I've never heard this before, but I was given the dark tower books for my birthday year before last, I'm rereading them now, and book five brought me here to check it out, and I'm awestruck as I contemplate the phrase; " everything is connected" I've heard it all my life, and I've seen a few examples, but I don't think I could ever fathom just how far the implications might extend; long thoughts in the light of dawn ... 😕

Haunting lyrics. I LOVE so many of Elton's songs. This, by far, is my alltime favorite!

Remember being 19, in college, and loving this song during the Summer of 1975. It was truly an introspective song with the words meaningful. I enjoyed listening to the full length version then cranking it up full blast for the final minute to feel the power of it! Someone saved someone saved someone saved my life tonight...

I'm 65 years old . Heard this song countless times , but I was in a traffic queue last week and this came on Radio 2 . It was the first time I listened to the lyrics . What a song . ☺

November 2020 and still listen to and LOVE this song.

There's at least one line in this song that resolutes with each of us. One of the greatest songs ever written.

My husband OD two nights ago. I don't partake. He was celebrating his retirement, and then he was gone. No mouth to mouth no compressions nearly my pain and fear punching at his chest , until he returned.... His life was saved, but I'm certainly not that powerful. Thank you God.

i sang this to the love of my life, on the stairsteps of the apt complex we lived in, her apt above mine. she was 15 i was 16, 47 years later, i remember every word, an the memory is enough to bring tears.

In my opinion, this is the single greatest song ever written and performed. An absolute masterpiece of sheer perfection. Not only musically, but because this song does, extremely well, what only a few others have been able to do before. Which is that it speaks to the listener personally. Every person who has ever listened to this song can relate to the words and apply the words to their own lives. We all feel as if this song is being sung directly to us, about our lives. Very few songs can evoke the kind of involvement and emotion that this song has done and continues to do to this day. This is the greatest song of all time - at least in my opinion.

This song is so POWERFUL and AUTHENTIC . . . I just know this by intuition. One can feel it. Probably Elton John's best song ever because it is so deeply real and thus expressed as the most noble form of art: personal experience of the deepest consequences accurately reprocessed and expressed via art. Sublime and an affirmation of humanity's divine essence potentiality as a realization.

In his youth Elton was engaged and one night very drunk he told a friend he was contemplating suicide by hanging himself. He told his friend that he felt trapped and didnt want a family life he wanted to be a singer and make music more than anything. His friend leaned over and whispered, Youre a butterfly and Butterflys are free to fly! That evening Elton broke the engagement and pursued his dreams. Bernie Taupin, Eltons room mate at the time wrote this song Eltons good friend was nick named Sugar Bear. In many subsequent interviews Elton has said Sugar Bear saved his life! Pretty Damn Cool....

This song brings back memories as a kid. But as of today, this would be the first time I actually understood the message he had intended in his song. WOW!!

*Someone Saved My Life Tonight* is the international anthem for all of us who have survived the clutches of malignant narcissist thanks to the many lifelines that were thrown to us by those who truly love and care for us.

I love everything about this song, but the drum work is especially beautiful

I’m ashamed to admit I hadn’t heard of this Elton John song until LAST YEAR. I feel I’ve let myself down not knowing about it!!! It’s a truly beautiful, yet haunting piece. Stunning.

Elton and Bernie. Wow. I’m 60 and into so much and many styles of music, Bowie probably formost, but few compare to these gods of music. I’ve got tears streaming down my face as I listen to this.

This song has a very special meaning to me, thanks to the doctors who happened to be aboard the plane when I suffered a sudden cardiac arrest on the way to my seat. Between the CPR and defibrillator, I can honestly say, "Someone saved my life tonight"! Thank you, thank you!

My all time favorite Elton John song!

This man is amazing with voice

Listening to Elton John is actually healing my soul throughout. I saw him in the 80's here in Houston with my gf, Tisha. We found each other about 10 years ago and I really want to see him,before I exit this life. His voice and music has got me spellbound. 😢😊😊

I have loved Elton John for years and have now finally relisized that this is a sample on Kanye West's Good Morning

Thank you Elton and Burnie for all your fantastic music and lyrics over these many years!

one of the greatest songs of all time,Bernie/Elton magic.

I grew up in the 60's, the 70's, and the 80's. I was and am still fortunate enough to have been able to listen to all these decades of the Greatest music in history that was given to us! Elton and Bernie were and still Monuments. So creative these decades were.

This is one of my favorite songs ever to listen to. The pure heart I can hear in Elton's voice later in the song gives me goosebumps everytime.

" It's 4:00 in the morning, damn it. " I dunno why i love that so much xD

First heard this in 1978. 16 years old and didn't understand the meaning of this song but became an Elton John fan. I was learning piano at this time so I became hooked on his piano skills.

This song demands to be heard on quality headphones.

Truly one of the best vocal performances ever.

How does this not have at least a million views

this song was on the radio the night my dad passed away a special song for a special daddy! Comforting. Love you dad!

This is one of those iconic sounds of my childhood. I was just a kid and the part that always stuck in my head after hearing this song was the ending. Such quality music, lyrics, vocals, everything. I'm glad technology today allows us to go back in time through music at any moment.

This song is beautiful because you hear the pain you know it was real. So beautiful Elton.

This is my favorite song from Elton John. He has a lot of beautiful songs with lyrics that always get to your deepest emotions, but this has to be my all-time favorite. Thanks for sharing!!

This is real MUSIC. Words you can understand, words you can reflect on ,and leaves us all looking at our lives in decisions and reality’s.

Incredible song. The drums in this are next level good. Elton's vocals are, as usual if such a thing can become usual, beyond fantastic, and Elton's piano is running at ludicrous speed.

This album was excellent. I was12 - 13 and this was by far my favorite song. I know why NOW.

a hauntingly beautiful song..

Absolutely Beautiful Masterpiece, I remember the day this song came out, a very beautiful legendary masterpiece from Elton John

I was so sad growing up in foster care I never thought I was gonna be saved but Elton John is wounderful person with a heart of gold this song rescued me I was going to a dark place I never cared about myself but I had to go to fight my way back from hell but I know I loved myself and I happy I made it at one point Elton John told a friend he was gonna take his life now he's okay thanks for being there for me amen god bless thanks

One of (maybe even) my all-time favorite songs!!! Bought my first Elton John album...Madman Across the Water...about 1972??? He's STILL my favorite! My epiphany music early 70's when I was 14ish yrs old. In my heart forever! ❤❤❤❤❤

How can anyone not love Elton John? Mystical, magical;

This man's music has it's era all over it. It's as if Elton John was the seventies.

This song is saved my life growing up in foster care I was in so much pain Elton John is wounderful person with a heart of gold this song rescued me I would of never made it I believe in Jesus I believe you could be saved when Elton John was in his youth he told a friend he was gonna take his life now he's in doing good he saved my life amen god bless

I've rediscovered elton john,also learned a lot about him through rocket man.He's great regardless of the things he did early on.He's only human like anyone else.