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@kirkjackson769
3 жыл бұрын
Song requests my brother: Eric Burdon & War - Tabacco Road (live 1970) featuring Eric Burdon from The Animals. Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady. Nina Simone - Sinnerman. Mike and the Mechanics - Silent Running. God Bless
@emmakaplan7508
3 жыл бұрын
Do Goodbye Yellow Brick Road next
@Crazywater1976
3 жыл бұрын
There’s some many... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The Bitch Is Back, Crocodile Rock, Someone Savrs My Life Tonight, Pinball Wizard, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Philadelphia Freedom, I’m Still Standing, Sad Songs ... the list is endless...
@russcalabrese7561
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ,Beautiful song, Bernie Taupins lyrics and Elton's song arrangements were pure magic. Don't leave out Levon and Madman across the water.both a must have.
@terriwalls5571
3 жыл бұрын
My nephew Daniel died 33 years ago from leukemia. This song brings back a lot of memories. He was six years old
@rhiahlMT
3 жыл бұрын
"Daniel" was associated with wounded Vietnam Vets and their struggles. Daniel left the country. PTSD, blindness. Next up, "Levon".
@poetsgraffiti
3 жыл бұрын
He named his son after Levon
@aleinstein3223
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely "levon "
@jksgameshelf3378
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Levon is definitely my favorite EJ song. Sorry, EJ & BT song.
@ThistleAndSea
3 жыл бұрын
Levon. Yes.
@jeanpotter4603
3 жыл бұрын
LEVON PLEASE !!!! You won’t be sorry !!
@yeahboiii6640
3 жыл бұрын
Back when music actually had empathy for other people.
@terrimobley6067
3 жыл бұрын
Good comment 💕
@stevetournay3731
3 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting slant, and probably quite true as far as today's music with a high profile is concerned. Kind-hearted songs still exist. They're just generally under the radar...
@cynthiamasey8061
3 жыл бұрын
I cry every time I hear this....a Veteran's mom who is a Daniel. My only child and son. He came home on leave from combat in middle East and had to go back to combat. It ripped my heart out to see the change come over his body language and eyes. He was trying to be brave for me but when he turned back the last time and looked at me I saw the fear in them. The anxiety welling up and he tried to smile then turned away. Actually feel to my knees and sobbed because I just wanted to grab him and run. I'll never forget that look...7 years he served with distinction and honor. I won't say what his mos was but he like many went threw and saw he'll on earth. I'm a PROUD and lucky mom to have him back. My Danny. Complete strangers ran to me in that desperate broken moment and. I will never be able to thank them enough. This song is very personal to me and his 4 younger siblings. I prayed to God and he gave him back to us. I was lucky but he like so many have unseen scars along with shrapnel bits list hearing and battered knees. War takes such a toll.
@agracianoorduno299
2 ай бұрын
Same… every time.
@judywalton9381
7 күн бұрын
Seeing your post in 2024. I hope the military and VA have carried our nation as honored its promises to your son and your family. To, as Abraham Lincoln said, "to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan." Hopes and blessings that your family is healing and thriving.
@dannypatterson4622
3 жыл бұрын
Don't let the sun go down on me. Someone saved my life tonight.
@d.sepulveda7669
3 жыл бұрын
OMG! 😲 Nailed It! Dan you are so right! Absolutely gorgeous and soul touching classic’s. ♥️
@anniegoodrich262
3 жыл бұрын
YES!! I will feel better about 2020 if we get Jamel's reaction to those two AMAZING songs!
@robertedwardbullock6681
3 жыл бұрын
Cannot hear this song without getting a few clouds in my eyes.
@tammybrennan2040
3 жыл бұрын
❤️
@michelemichele3375
3 жыл бұрын
And your eyes are such a pretty shade of Cloud. Cumulus, I believe. ☁️
@robinbeers6689
3 жыл бұрын
The vets coming back from Vietnam didn't have the benefit of the mental health services that are available now. They really hadn't even named PTSD back then. Also the war was very unpopular and the soldiers were often spit on and disrespected. This song is so sad.
@victoriajohnson5461
Жыл бұрын
People have so many meanings for this song. Daniel reminds me of my late brother Roy. Rest in peace dear brother.😪
@MT-or7lv
3 жыл бұрын
Elton John is a damn legend! All his albums from the 70's are master pieces!
@mizofan
2 жыл бұрын
1970-1976 was his golden era, especially 71-75.
@brenthenderson3983
Жыл бұрын
12 albums in 7 years... 1969-1976, before taking a one year break
@35jeydee
9 ай бұрын
Except Victim Of Love lol
@darkiee69
3 жыл бұрын
"Your eyes have died" That's the 1000 mile stare.
@aerynsunx
3 жыл бұрын
I always thought of that line as literal; that he was blinded in the war. Your interpretation goes deeper, and I like it much more.
@hiheeledsneakers
3 жыл бұрын
I knew a SEAL who served in Vietnam. Green Face. I grew up not far from his family farm. I heard as much as he wanted to say. I never pried. God bless them all. Took an almost mortal wound. Saved my being taped up and choppered out.
@keeksbee5441
3 жыл бұрын
My dad served in Vietnam and this song was always close to his heart. He passed almost 2 years ago from Agent Orange related multiple myeloma. My dads birthday is tomorrow. Thank you for listening to this. ❤️ I miss you daddy
@TheJessmart70
3 жыл бұрын
My dad too, Kristin. Throat cancer from AO. Happy birthday to your dad on the other side. Maybe they are playing cards together and drinking beer or something.
@keeksbee5441
3 жыл бұрын
Jessica Martens I am sorry for your loss as well. Thank you so much. I’d like to think that is exactly what they are doing. xo
@raymondreid4987
3 жыл бұрын
Deepest condolences for your loss little sister may our Lord Jesus Christ and his Father God Almighty forgive him of any sins and allow him entrance into the Father's kingdom may he find his peace as he found it in his kids happiness and his grandchildren's happiness and I say thank you sir for your service and your sacrifices Amen
@dionnecoburn134
3 жыл бұрын
@@raymondreid4987 So,so sweet of you! Giving comfort that is what it is all about. Your words touched me deeply! Wishing you many blessings!
@keeksbee5441
3 жыл бұрын
Raymond Reid thank you for such beautiful words. Such a kind heart
@DOCTORFREEDOM
3 жыл бұрын
"Daniel" was written by John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. "'Daniel' had been the most misinterpreted song that we'd ever written," explained Taupin, in the Two Rooms tribute project. "The story was about a guy that went back to a small town in Texas, returning from the Vietnam War. They'd lauded him when he came home and treated him like a hero. But he just wanted to go home, go back to the farm, and try to get back to the life that he'd led before. I wanted to write something that was sympathetic to the people that came home." - Source - Wikipedia.
@Dr_KAP
2 жыл бұрын
Lyrics were written by Bernie- music by Elton- Elton left off the last verse as he felt it was a bit long- and he always tells us the story about how he left the last verse off and how as a result no one really understood the songs meaning- including Elton himself !
@justmedarlin
Жыл бұрын
Elton John = Our modern-day Mozart. eEverything. Absolutely beautiful. Sweeps me away to another zone.
@tigerwilliams7723
3 жыл бұрын
This song holds a deeply personal meaning for me. My dad was a critically wounded Vietnam Vet (Special Forces-Green Beret). I'll never forget the day the Army Chaplain came to our house to deliver the news. We were shattered; miraculously he survived. He came home a different man. Dad passed away 5 years ago. Thanks for doing this song 🙏
@B5Blue1968
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the loss of your Father, i hold Vietnam Veterans in the highest regard. Never realized that this song was associated with wounded soldiers, and their return home.
@itgetter9
3 жыл бұрын
Tiger Williams: Thank you for sharing this memory. It brought tears to my eyes. Peace to you, sending love and good vibes your way.
@CryssLuvsMuzik
3 жыл бұрын
Huge thanks to your Dad for the great sacrifice! Rest in Peace, Sir. 🙏♥️
@tigerwilliams7723
3 жыл бұрын
@@B5Blue1968 Thank you.
@tigerwilliams7723
3 жыл бұрын
@@itgetter9 Thank you.
@CKritube
3 жыл бұрын
"Empty Garden" is another beautiful yet sad song Elton John wrote in tribute to John Lennon after his death. Very moving lyrics and melody.
@Peter-oh3hc
3 жыл бұрын
OMG I forgot about empty garden. Thank you
@lori-annclarke4914
3 жыл бұрын
Love, love “Empty Garden”!!!!!
@labyfan1313
3 жыл бұрын
My grandpa used to tell me there was this Elton John song that he liked, and he thought it was called "Rose Garden". Just recently I remembered him saying that and finally looked into it and found out it was "Empty Garden". I made him a mix CD with that song and he just loves it.
@Xscapeplan01
3 жыл бұрын
That's a great song!
@NZLatic
3 жыл бұрын
My favourite Elton song
@jrobertlysaght
3 жыл бұрын
Elton has a heartbreaking song about losing John Lennon called "Empty Garden", worth a listen.
@MustangRed1967
3 жыл бұрын
this. excellent song. So sad tho. John Lennon. Damn.
@janetcampbell5678
3 жыл бұрын
I love that song!!!
@alfredgalan6077
3 жыл бұрын
I love that song , it always brings a tear to my eyes
@shaunconnerley1766
3 жыл бұрын
Yes it's a good one also
@michellebliss1876
3 жыл бұрын
Empty Garden is a good one!!
@wandaprescott6672
3 жыл бұрын
Daniel Was the Tears in his Eyes...The Pain & Scars are from War...He Flew home In a Casket.... Fabulous Song...Much Love Elton John...💕💕😔🙏✌🇺🇸
@ChrisAlvarezAlvarezImaging
3 жыл бұрын
This song came to be identified with the Vietnam war for many Americans Jamel. Means a lot to many people.
@redpammy
3 жыл бұрын
@Donna D 0
@heatherlowe7330
2 жыл бұрын
I read that this song was actually about a guy that came home from Vietnam and got parade around as a hero. "Daniel" wanted to leave the war behind and lead a peaceful life, so very appropriate to associate it with Vietnam. A lot of those guys came back with PTSD or as they called it then "battle fatigue"
@coralqueen3059
3 жыл бұрын
JAMEL, Venture off the beaten track! Please react to ”BURN DOWN THE MISSION “ or “FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND/ LOVE LIES BLEEDING” Both are masterpieces by Elton John, and should be Kept Alive!
@ucdbnxt7318
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Bernie Taupin, wrote the lyrics and Elton nailed the compositions... Bernie said he wouldn't change anything Elton had musically written... Just magic...
@caretaker158
3 жыл бұрын
My brother, Daniel, died of a heart attack at the age of 28, totally unexpected and totally devastating. Hearing this song has torn me up ever since even though he was my younger brother. I think what makes it worse is that none of us ever got to say goodbye.
@davehall2784
8 ай бұрын
Heartbreaking man. My name is Daniel and im 28. What a coincidence.
@asgjdafghesyusgf
3 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry. I hope you've found some peace in the last three years.
@alanwhetstone3922
3 жыл бұрын
My brother Daniel lost his vision passed away from AIDS in July 92 and it hits me in the feels real hard every time I hear it
@isthisjustfantasy7557
3 жыл бұрын
Such a horrific way to go. I'm sorry 🙇♀️
@Stoney_Snark
3 жыл бұрын
“Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” is one of the greatest as well as “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”. Thanks Jamel!!
@redj59
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely reaction for this
@randallshaw9609
3 жыл бұрын
Hell, might as well save some time and do the whole 'Yellow Brick' album...;^)
@crackajack913
3 жыл бұрын
YES!!!
@joehouse3800
9 ай бұрын
This is my favorite Elton John song!!! So deep, and so so sad!!!
@robynnjasper3843
3 жыл бұрын
“Your eyes have died, but you see more than I” references the look you see in the eyes of someone traumatized. In military, it is called the “thousand yard stare” or “two thousand yard stare”. The blank, unfocused gaze of those in combat. There are paintings and photographs about this.
@danielstewart7163
3 жыл бұрын
I've seen it from a cousin who was a door gunner in Nam. He made 10 months before he got sent home.
@robynnjasper3843
3 жыл бұрын
daniel stewart I have seen that look in the eyes of traumatized children.
@danielstewart7163
3 жыл бұрын
@@robynnjasper3843 probably. I'd say most people who've been traumatized at some point does it. I've done it, I've never been in combat or anything but i start thinking about some mistakes I've made or someone I've lost and after a few minutes mentally I'm somewhere or somewhen else. But the guy i was talking about you can walk up and look in his eyes and it's obvious where he's at. I remember once when we worked together there was a helicopter that flew a regular route around where we worked it was a similar bird that he flew in. One day it did a lap around a hill beside our building and he pretended he was holding a rifle and said "damn, no wonder we got shot down so much". He'd told me some stories from Nam and I'm not gonna lie and say i wish I'd have went, because I'm not small & would be a great target plus i hate being shot at.
@meghanmonroe
3 жыл бұрын
@@danielstewart7163 I came here to say this. I think it's just a symptom of PTSD, honestly. I do it, too.
@danielstewart7163
3 жыл бұрын
@@meghanmonroe i believe most people with normal emotions and a healthy grasp on right and wrong have done it a few times. It's just sad when it's thrust on people by other people and their foolish choices or actions.
@phil4193
3 жыл бұрын
I played this at my brother's funeral. THAT was challenging.
@ingrid8994
3 жыл бұрын
So sorry 🥀🥀🥀
@itgetter9
3 жыл бұрын
Oh God, I can only imagine. It was good of you to do it, I know it must have been powerful for everyone.
@Rhonda_B
3 жыл бұрын
I am sorry for your loss, Phil.
@2869may
3 жыл бұрын
Elton John ~ "Someone Save My Life Tonight" "Madman Across The Water" "Mad Hatters and Mona Lisa's" "Levon" "Little Jeanie" "Sad Songs"
@girl_overthinx
3 жыл бұрын
The first 4 on your list are some of my favorites. So many forget Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters. Such a beautiful song. I would add "Funeral for a Friend/Live Lies Bleeding" . Even though he didn't write " Love Song" it's beautiful too.
@2869may
3 жыл бұрын
@@girl_overthinx "Funeral for a friend" is great as well..! I was typing "I Guess Why They Call It the Blues" when he said he knew it.....lol
@lll9416
3 жыл бұрын
"Someone Save My Life Tonight" THIS ^ SOOOOO MUCH THIS^
@juliahoff7158
3 жыл бұрын
Pam A “love song” was sung at my wedding. I walked down the aisle to it.
@seanie002
3 жыл бұрын
L LL my favourite of Elton’s songs.
@JimK03.
3 жыл бұрын
Someone Saved My Life Tonight by Elton John. The lyrics are just so real. Not a hit, but I feel it's his masterpiece!
@pureforce469
3 жыл бұрын
such an emotional song...1 of my favs
@adamplace1414
3 жыл бұрын
Was going to suggest the same, good choice. Kind of the most badass breakup song ever
@razorback9926
3 жыл бұрын
Not a hit? It reached #4 on Billboard and the album was the first ever to debut at #1!
@matsjakobsson1376
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! Love it!! Forgot to recommend!😭😍
@gentillygirl545
3 жыл бұрын
Real
@juscogens5541
2 жыл бұрын
When this song came out I dedicated to my brother in arms (68-69') Daniel Ferutti...we saw the same close arms combat in Hue and a hundred other places, but he fought another war a decade later through an invisible enemy.
@paulstewart6203
3 жыл бұрын
My brother Dan passed away 10 years ago, "he was older than me" this song is very emotional.
@diananickel3086
3 жыл бұрын
Same exactly here. Miss my big brother Dan, too
@Movieskjl
3 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time listening to this song. A childhood friend who's actual name was Daniel passed away a few years ago. His younger brother sang this with an acoustic guitar at the funeral. Really tough listen now. RIP Brother. 🙏
@angelawhite3058
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry for your loss.
@nan-sea3814
3 жыл бұрын
makes me tear up too n i don't even know any daniel
@tracydowd9447
3 жыл бұрын
May his memory be a blessing.
@cweissable
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss....
@sonnyxlbright5904
3 жыл бұрын
R.I.P Daniel.
@dannflaherty4967
3 жыл бұрын
I am a Daniel. I wasn’t in Nam, but was in the Army and did take that plane to my unknown fate, so to speak. I absolutely love Elton John. He is a musical genius. Everything from the 70’s, anything Bernie Taupin. Grew up to Madman, and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. They were the best collaboration ever.
@l-bird
3 жыл бұрын
My mother and I used to sing this song together whenever we'd hear it. Her brother David died in the Vietnam War. We'd put David's name in place of Daniel. Beautiful reaction Jamel! Thanks.
@MartyRenn
3 жыл бұрын
“Sorry seems to be the hardest word” is one of my faves.
@yosef--406
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/door/PLuVEqIYTvee1SRZjcdPgTujz7bdDwGJrr Listen to amir tataloo song. He is one of the best persian singer. Useing inglish subtite
@diegoolivarez1
3 жыл бұрын
I saw my dad crying to this song when I was a kid. It’s always affected me.
@thomasthompson698
3 жыл бұрын
The list of great songs by Elton and lyricist Bernie Taupin...especially from the 1970's...is so long that it could fill a book! I could list so many, each with distinctive beauty or chops...but if you want to hear some beautiful and emotional songs with Elton singing his best with minimal instrumentation on some , listen to "Ticking", "Madman Across the Water", "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters", "I've Seen That Movie Too" and "Talking Old Soldiers"....if "Daniel" gave you goosebumps, these five songs should make you cry! As for a hit, can't beat "Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me" for a great ballad. Rockin' Elton? Most of these I list are deeper cuts...not hits, but still AWESOME....try "Dirty Little Girl", "Have Mercy on the Criminal", "Son of Your Father", "Burn Down the Mission", "Amy", "Midnight Creeper", "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", "Grey Seal", "Stinker"...so many more rockers AND ballads...too many to add! And I know I listed a LOT! But there isn't a "stinker" among the ones I named here! Elton...you're the best! Jamel...you're not too shabby either!
@pamela6155
3 жыл бұрын
My ALL time favorite artist ever!!! He is so amazing and I have been a fan for over 30 years!
@dogstar7
3 жыл бұрын
You are an "old soul" The voices of our ancestors have found you, I know you hear them. Yes, you knew what it was about. Bless you for accepting that message into your heart. This is what WAR does to the men who wage it...just imagine what it's like for the innocent civilians in the countries where WE flight them.
@bradrhodes1640
3 жыл бұрын
“Levon” next by Elton John!
@MysterySp0t
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely!! ☺️
@dsch3241
3 жыл бұрын
Brad Rhodes one of my favorites!
@sueormsby4797
3 жыл бұрын
One of my top 3 songs by elton
@colbybelk
3 жыл бұрын
But it needs to be live with the extended piano solo.
@moonbeanification
3 жыл бұрын
The thing that amazes me about these songs is the fact that the lyrics were FIRST written by Bernie Taupin, and LATER set to music by Elton. Talk about a marriage made in heaven. The catalog of great music they've given us is staggering. I love that you're celebrating these timeless gems. Thank you Elton and Bernie. God bless you Jamel !
@haroldlee1989
Жыл бұрын
Elton John is a genius; his costumes & music were so amazing; he's an exceptional artist
@mattmihall9913
3 жыл бұрын
Don't let the Sun go down on me should be next. please.
@liamlockhart-rush5497
3 жыл бұрын
The live version with George Michael please!
@snakelite61
3 жыл бұрын
Yes! The live version with George Michael is remarkable.
@loki6253
3 жыл бұрын
@@snakelite61 He did an excellent version of Find Somebody to Love with Queen. I think it was with Live aid. My favorite version ever. 🙉🙈🙊✌🌼
@mljrotag6343
3 жыл бұрын
@@liamlockhart-rush5497 That is an outstanding version and GM just kills it.
@gregcraddock1765
3 жыл бұрын
"Harmony" "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting"
@yosef--406
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/door/PLuVEqIYTvee1SRZjcdPgTujz7bdDwGJrr Listen to amir tataloo song. He is one of the best persian singer. Useing inglish subtite
@patriciadixon9619
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs from Elton John. I love the song the name Daniel my son my only child is named Daniel. My grandmother would sing this to him as a child because we traveled alot between California and Arizona.
@bonniewalker8294
3 жыл бұрын
I once had a brother-in-law named Daniel who was 7 years old when I first met him in 1975. When he was 18 he took his own life. Can’t hear this song without thinking about him. Heart breaking.
@srae1971
3 жыл бұрын
Elton John and Bernie Taupin, one of the greatest songwriting teams ever. I'm so here for this Elton John journey.
@murphypizza6134
3 жыл бұрын
I still suggest, a great deep cut by Elton John... "Madman Across the Water"...
@deannadavis5123
3 жыл бұрын
Bernie Taupin is the greatest songwriter of all time. Writes Elton's stuff. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is my ALL time favorite album. Whole thing. Thanks for playing him!
@williamjackson982
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite singer of all time.When I was in high school and I was driving. I would come home after being with some friends. I would sit out in my car 🚗 at night and listen to my Elton John eight track.That man has just so many great songs. This was back in the middle seventies. I graduated from high school in 1976.
@pcallas66
3 жыл бұрын
"Your Song" was his first hit. "Take Me To The Pilot" is a great one also.
@cjohn9321
3 жыл бұрын
“Don’t let the sun go down on me” is my favorite, all of his songs are good
@yosef--406
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/door/PLuVEqIYTvee1SRZjcdPgTujz7bdDwGJrr Listen to amir tataloo song. He is one of the best persian singer. Useing inglish subtite
@seven2464
3 жыл бұрын
I love this song immensely it's my favorite by Elton.
@kennethw7831
3 жыл бұрын
Best concert I ever went to was Elton John. He sang for 3 hours nothing but piano with 1 short break.
@meganwilliams2962
3 жыл бұрын
We saw him at the old Sydney Entertainment Centre during his "Too Low for Zero" tour in 1984......what a night.
@ginahollingsworth5907
3 жыл бұрын
I honestly thought this was my post when I saw it!!! 100% agree!!!
@downhearted40
2 жыл бұрын
Me too.
@jeffspicoli2643
3 жыл бұрын
This will always be my favorite song out of all of my favorite Elton John songs. Lol!
@cathyk9302
3 жыл бұрын
Someone Saved My Life, it’s a must.
@davidhinkley
3 жыл бұрын
Daniel represents to fearless men who went against everyone and fought the fascist monsters in Spain..... and since all western countries abandoned them and even turned on them (warriors who included novelists, artists and average union men/women like George Orwell for example) they were tortured mercilessly and most of them were murdered for their good deed. Such a beautiful song.
@cyndianderson7056
2 жыл бұрын
My baby brother was named Daniel. I cry whenever I hear this. He died of a brain tumor in 2001. He was only 29. Seeing him in the hospital....I didn't want to leave him. 😪
@strajearocks11
3 жыл бұрын
My favorite EJ song. I always thought this song was about my brother Daniel who passed when I was 7 yrs old. When I heard that song, I thought it was about the angels taking him to heaven on a plane. Thanks Jamel❤️
@williamswiniuch7527
3 жыл бұрын
As a combat vet with ptsd you’re spot on about sounds being triggers. It’s also different for everyone what will take them there
@Jackie7665
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service and happy to see you made it back home.
@girl_overthinx
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service.
@theredshadow401
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service, William.
@garylindsey5174
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service! I knew a guy who was set off by headlights flashing across the windows in his house.
@elisebarthalow6075
3 жыл бұрын
Bless you William and thank you for your service.
@williamjackson3617
3 жыл бұрын
I would love to congratulate you bother for his service to our Country. He is a hero to my Wife and I and to the rest of America .
@bfernuttz3737
3 жыл бұрын
Elton was a once in a lifetime talent. So amazing...
@erict956
3 жыл бұрын
Around 20 years ago Elton John and Billy Joel did a tour together and I was lucky enough see them together singing this on stage and I remember it like yesterday. Great sad song about PTSD and war.
@sandyamaulana2317
3 жыл бұрын
As a kid, I used to cry listening to this song!
@mariannecormier3021
3 жыл бұрын
i still do
@auldthymer
3 жыл бұрын
I may have been 7 when my oldest brother left home for college and this song came out. This song made me sad for him. (He was named Mark, and not Daniel; over the years, none of my friends could quite understand why this song made me think of him.) (Heathens!)
@ErikJan4242
3 жыл бұрын
Me too...
@strajearocks11
3 жыл бұрын
@@auldthymer - Wow! This song also makes me think about my brother Daniel who passed when I was 7yrs old. Such a great song!
@sandyamaulana2317
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the replies. This song must have been very relatable for all of us. I was 9-10 years old and was still learning to understand English, but the song's meaning was clear as day when I first listened to it. None of my immediate relatives were in the army, and I don't have an elder brother either, but I cried whenever this song was being played. I guess it always reminds me of my paternal grandfather, who was an Indonesian WW2 veteran and a decade later died of possibly pneumonia in a guerilla warfare against terrorist insurgents, 25 years before I was born. I only knew him from pictures.
@MOOSEHEADstadia2024
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful. I miss my brother, my protector.
@jordanmungo917
3 жыл бұрын
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters is his most underrated song of all time. It's one of his top 5 best songs imo, which is saying a lot coming from somebody who likes almost all Elton John songs
@us-dm8xh
3 жыл бұрын
100%
@francesmario7717
3 жыл бұрын
I cry every time I hear this....reminds me of my big brother, Danny....R.I.P. Danny, miss you so much man...✌️❤️
@yosef--406
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/door/PLuVEqIYTvee1SRZjcdPgTujz7bdDwGJrr Listen to amir tataloo song. He is one of the best persian singer. Useing inglish subtite
@renegabelgaardlund95
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss my friend
@persisstuebner7004
3 жыл бұрын
This song I always dedicate to my brother James who fights the war of addiction. I miss him so much!
@paulallyngoff7472
4 ай бұрын
This song never fails to bring tears in my eyes. Turns me into a little baby, lol. Great choice!
@jamesboyd5305
3 жыл бұрын
"Daniel my brother" Song about Daniel returning to a small town in Texas..coming back from the Vietnam War..oh..but if only i could get my hands on those sunglasses I too could be a star!
@rachel-in-the-208
3 жыл бұрын
James Boyd and then actually taking off for Spain (fresh start)
@rachel-in-the-208
3 жыл бұрын
D Mc maybe in the article this was inspired from ... but Daniel was not blind.
@Ocrilat
3 жыл бұрын
The story this is based off of, Daniel returned from the War, and was celebrated a hero by his home town, when he just wanted to go back to his farm and forget the war.
@rachel-in-the-208
3 жыл бұрын
Ocrilat yes, that is correct - pretty much what everyone has been saying
@meinkapu9899
3 жыл бұрын
"'Daniel' had been the most misinterpreted song that we'd ever written," explained Taupin, in the Two Rooms tribute project. "The story was about a guy that went back to a small town in Texas, returning from the Vietnam War. They'd lauded him when he came home and treated him like a hero. www.songfacts.com/facts/elton-john/daniel
@jillwklausen
3 жыл бұрын
Nice article. Thanks for the link.
@StephBer1
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the link. I was always confused by Spain :)
@michelemichele3375
3 жыл бұрын
Guess it rhymes with “plane.” Lol
@seriesscratchx9807
3 жыл бұрын
"Daniel" is such a beautiful song!!!
@eleanorrigby7767
2 жыл бұрын
I love the early stuff by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Played all his songs on the piano; always wanted to have a son so I could name him Daniel. I have a son and his name is Daniel. I told him never to let anyone call him Danny, only Daniel. And what do his friends call him? What does he call himself? Dan! Loved your reaction to it. You totally got it, without even looking it up. I've gained a new perspective on a lot of the songs I grew up with, by just watching your reaction. Love it! Keep up the love for the music, and please ignore the haters. They have no clue.
@williamjackson3617
3 жыл бұрын
Elton John is my favorite singer of all time and Daniel is my favorite Elton John song of all time.
@marymargaretmoore9034
3 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song. Makes me think of my older brother who died in 1975. Always makes me cry.
@jimyoung1011
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for loss.
@TheDivayenta
3 жыл бұрын
😥😥😥
@marymargaretmoore9034
3 жыл бұрын
@@jimyoung1011 Thank you. I still miss him.
@jeaninia
3 жыл бұрын
Lost my sweet cousin, Daniel, a couple years ago and this song always makes me think of him 💜 and I’ve always loved this song.
@williamswiniuch7527
3 жыл бұрын
Same thing with my brother. He died back in 03 and we played this at the funeral
@jeaninia
3 жыл бұрын
Sending condolences...what a wonderful remembrance song.
@williamswiniuch7527
3 жыл бұрын
jeaninia same to you
@jeaninia
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@karlsmith2570
3 жыл бұрын
My condolences for your loss
@joimeeker3174
2 жыл бұрын
I ❤ Elton! He has a song or two for every mood or emotion you are feeling! Amazing lyrics and such passion in his singing. THANK YOU SOOO MUCH.
@georgiavarnum8069
3 жыл бұрын
I lost a great friend 2 years ago who was a Vietnam War veteran. He was incredible, an engineer, husband, father and friend. I knew him for 4-5 years before he started speaking about his time in Vietnam. He had paid. At home he was volatile. Sometimes he went to his bedroom for weeks. He wouldn't speak to anyone. Sometimes homelife was hard for his family. Whe talked about the Vietnam War memorial but he kept saying he couldn't go to see it. He finally joined his wife's church. Slowly I started seeing a change in him. The last time I saw him he was telling me he had went to the doctor that week and he was in great shape for his age. The next day he fell dead
@jrrigs8532
3 жыл бұрын
Elton’s “Mona Lisas and mad hatters” such a great song.
@snikkerr1949
3 жыл бұрын
Someone Saved My Life Tonight is, to me, his most raw, emotional song. Bernie wrote it, but it's all about Elton and his near marriage and break up with Linda Woodrow whom he almost married. Sugar Bear is Long John Baldry...who told him not to get married. Song so filled with emotion.
@tas22222
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@kevincroughn2698
3 жыл бұрын
Here are twelve of my favorite Elton John songs, "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" "Captain Fantastic" "Levon" "Ticking" "Tower Of Babel" "Take Me To The Pilot" "Skyline Pigeon" "Honky Cat" "Burn Down The Mission" "Teacher I Need You" "I Feel Like A Bullet (In the gun of Robert Ford)" "Philadelphia Freedom".
@815MikeB
3 жыл бұрын
20+ years ago, a girlfriend of mine loved this song. Still think of her when I hear it. Great reaction.
@garykelly7422
3 жыл бұрын
"madman across the water","Levon","Mona Lisas and mad hatters" are all three Elton John masterpieces ☮️
@sandimartens5174
3 жыл бұрын
Gary Kelly; yeah mad man across the water and Levon.
@mekoko1991
3 жыл бұрын
You named my three the three i was thinking haha
@tammybrennan2040
3 жыл бұрын
💃👍❤️
@ChristChickAutistic
3 жыл бұрын
Love Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters!
@chrissieanderson9771
3 жыл бұрын
I love love love Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters brilliant song!!!
@ricktassone6529
3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite 🎧🎶 Elton John songs
@courtneywallace871
3 жыл бұрын
So many great Elton songs to choose from. He was the first concert I saw at eight years old. His older stuff is best. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a masterpiece as well as Madman Across the Water.
@neilmartin99
3 жыл бұрын
The lyrics were written by Bernie Taupin, Elton's writing partner. He explained the inspiration on his web site: "I'd seen this article in Time magazine on the Tet Offensive. And there was a sidebar next to it with a story about how many of the soldiers that were coming back from 'Nam were these simple sort of down home country guys who were generally embarrassed by both the adulation and, depending on what part of the country you came from, the animosity that they were greeted by. For the most part, they just wanted to get back to a normal life, but found it hard, what with all the looky loos and the monkeys of war that they carried on their backs. I just took it from there and wrote it from a younger brother's perspective; made him disabled and wanting to get away.
@bostonvair
3 жыл бұрын
"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Funeral For a Friend (segue's into "Love Lies Bleeding") "Candle in the Wind" (tribute to Marilyn Monroe that was repurposed for Princess Diane after her death).
@yosef--406
3 жыл бұрын
kzitem.info/door/PLuVEqIYTvee1SRZjcdPgTujz7bdDwGJrr Listen to amir tataloo song. He is one of the best persian singer. Useing inglish subtite
@skymanchronicles8936
3 жыл бұрын
His library is so vast and diverse I spent the 90’s learning all the great albums he put out... just an amazing collection of music that should be discovered by all!!
@mod850
3 жыл бұрын
EJ has such an underrated voice. His piano skills are superb, but can we just focus a moment on his range and accuracy with his voice? Heavenly.
@carenhelms8518
3 жыл бұрын
I remember this song from my childhood. My mother is the world's biggest Elton John fan, so she bought "Don't Shoot Me I'm Only the Piano Player" as soon as it came out in 1973. I was 8 and thought the whole album was the best thing ever, but this song was my favorite. Thank you for reacting to it, Jamel!
@Iammightymeaty
3 жыл бұрын
My son, Daniel died a few months ago. This is a tough one to hear again.
@brianb6024
3 жыл бұрын
condolences :( hang in . . . .
@tighe2424
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss James
@davidroyston1918
3 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss ☹
@ninamravlja3632
3 жыл бұрын
James T Smirk So sorry for your heartbreak 💔
@umair111
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, nobody should have to lose a child :(
@Mckatt2
3 жыл бұрын
I just love Jamel’s reactions because they are so genuine! Actually...I really love generaly .. He seems like a genuinely good man.
@deaconblues7495
3 жыл бұрын
This song reminds me of two friends who were shipped overseas to protect our country. Just one of them made it home.
@DrBeckyEm
Жыл бұрын
Same here, my parents were friends with a couple who lost their only child in Vietnam.
@TheRealSweetcherryo
3 жыл бұрын
My grand son's name is Daniel and I have been singing this to him since he was born. He sings with me now🤗
@jackregan7773
3 жыл бұрын
Someone saved my life tonight is a masterpiece. Please react to this
@gallery963
3 жыл бұрын
"BORDER SONG" Its important.
@DJBilodeau
6 ай бұрын
Yep, and with your comment, all these great stories from people. Mine wasn't quite so intense; I was simply a teenager of 13 named Daniel, and was starstruck with Elton John as my musical hero at the time. It was lovely he made such a beautiful song saying the name.
@johnsantorawluszki715
3 жыл бұрын
Brings tears every time. Reminds me of my brother I haven't seen in over 40 years.
@Tracer9GTRider8
3 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed how they would make sure Nigel Olsson's snare drum was so clean & distinct in the mix...cuts right through and sounds great!
@honorsilverthorne7227
3 жыл бұрын
Nigel was talented.
@Jackie7665
3 жыл бұрын
Chills from this song. So bitter sweet.
@trevortamboline279
3 жыл бұрын
Jamel... PLEASE listen to "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding"... the studio version from the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. It is a musical masterpiece and I guarantee you will be taken on an amazing journey!
@acidarrow
3 жыл бұрын
A fantastic example of Elton John being more than a ballad writer, there's a great live version from Central Park in 1980 which is also worth checking out.
@bobwowk8440
3 жыл бұрын
Trevor, that is one of my favorite songs. I sure wish Elton would get back to making music like Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding. Elton went way too pop for my tastes. I miss the ‘early’ Elton. Another song I’d like to see a reaction to: Burn Down The Mission
@allanjones1680
3 жыл бұрын
pretty much anything on that album is a masterpiece....
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