After nearly 40 years, one of the most important ever videos in the history of YouTube has surfaced: link
A dream coming true for millions of music lovers.
So cool. Thanks! I think I have the single of this. A-side - Philadelphia Freedom B-side - I Saw Her Standing There.
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EDIT - My single is from '75 not '74.
Sir GH wrote: Holy shit! I think I just watched the most important 8mm footage ever filmed..
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I have the audio from this concert if you are interested. :)
Thanks Greg, but I've got it... it's an official release, the expanded version of Here and There, 1976. Now let's wait and see if someone does a synch job..
Sir GH wrote: Thanks Greg, but I've got it... it's an official release, the expanded version of Here and There, 1976. Now let's wait and see if someone does a synch job..
Someone has just done it, and even if I am not sure that the synch job is 100% accurate, it's still very good: link
Why is this so important? I mean, I know there are Beatles fans who lust after rare video as if they're catching a glimpse of Jesus and the disciples but John Lennon and Elton John!? For that matter, John lennon and anyone? He was a pretentious. hypocritical tosspot.
Besides Eric Clapton and Billy Preston, Elton John must be the only musician that has played on stage with all the four Beatles members (percussionist Ray Cooper could be probably added to this list too, but I am not sure):
Elton John with John Lennon: link
Eric Clapton with John Lennon: link
Elton John with Paul McCartney: link
Eric Clapton with Paul McCartney: link
Elton John & Eric Clapton with George Harrison and Ringo Starr: link
Anyone else?
Last-Horizon wrote: Elton John & Eric Clapton with George Harrison and Ringo Starr: link
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This was fantastic! George has always been my favorite Beatle and this was just awesome. Loved seeing Phil Collins there, too. Thanks for posting the link!
"Why is this so important?"
I felt very much the same way about some inane bit of crappy silent 8mm of Queen that emerged a few years ago (can't remember the name of it, but there was a huge fuss on the forum and I spent most of the time having an uncontrollable giggle over it). Personally, I've softened a bit. I wouldn't say I'm quite in anorak-wearing-archivist territory just yet, but I think there is some importance in a visual record; even if it is pretty crummy quality.
Besides Eric Clapton and Billy Preston, Elton John must be the only musician that has played on stage with all the four Beatles members
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you mean after they split, because there's a few that have sung onstage with the beatles?
emrabt wrote: Besides Eric Clapton and Billy Preston, Elton John must be the only musician that has played on stage with all the four Beatles members
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you mean after they split, because there's a few that have sung onstage with the beatles?
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You are right, we should count after they split. We could cross off Billy Preston then. I think that no-one achieved that apart from Eric Clapton, Elton John and Ray Cooper (I have researched and indeed he played with Lennon at the Elton John 1974 concert, with George during the Japanese 1991 Tour, and with Paul and Ringo at the George Tribute in London 2002).
Last-Horizon wrote: Besides Eric Clapton and Billy Preston, Elton John must be the only musician that has played on stage with all the four Beatles members (percussionist Ray Cooper could be probably added to this list too, but I am not sure):
Elton John with John Lennon: link
Eric Clapton with John Lennon: link
Elton John with Paul McCartney: link
Eric Clapton with Paul McCartney: link
Elton John & Eric Clapton with George Harrison and Ringo Starr: link
Anyone else?
He didn't play live with Freddie :P