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Elton John in Central Park 1980 #1215549 06/10/09 11:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,534 Jersey Shore M Mark... OP 4000 Post Club Member
OP Mark... 4000 Post Club Member M Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,534 Jersey Shore	This version of Benny and the Jets with some amazing EJ ad libing is just great... It starts about half way through.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiRZYqGHn6Q PS: Nice crowd about 400 to 500k... Last edited by Mark...; 06/10/09 11:03 PM.

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Mark... #1215553 06/10/09 11:18 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,645 Los Angeles, CA Akira 1000 Post Club Member
Akira 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,645 Los Angeles, CA	I never get tired of hearing that song. One of my favorites. (I'm thinking about getting myself an outfit like that -- pretty cool, huh?). Thanks for sharing.

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Akira #1215882 06/11/09 03:27 PM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 850 Germany P Piano Girl RMG 500 Post Club Member
Piano Girl RMG 500 Post Club Member P Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 850 Germany	I was there! Thanks so much for posting this. Nothing beats Elton's energy! Robin Meloy Goldsby www.goldsby.de Available June 18th, 2021--Piano Girl Playbook: Notes on a Musical Life Also by RMG: Piano Girl, A Memoir; Waltz of the Asparagus People; Rhythm; Manhattan Roadtrip Music by RMG available on all platforms RMG is a Steinway Artist

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Piano Girl RMG #1216406 06/12/09 01:37 PM
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,276 Ohio, US Little_Blue_Engine 1000 Post Club Member
Little_Blue_Engine 1000 Post Club Member Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,276 Ohio, US	This one and 1984 at Wembley Stadium are my favorite live versions of this song. Except, of course, for the times I've seen it live in person. That's always the best . I'll figure it out eventually. Until then you may want to keep a safe distance.

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Mark... #1366380 02/05/10 01:50 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 101 Europe RAY930 Full Member
RAY930 Full Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 101 Europe	Originally Posted by Mark... This version of Benny and the Jets with some amazing EJ ad libing is just great... It starts about half way through.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiRZYqGHn6Q PS: Nice crowd about 400 to 500k... I remember yes... by the way do you know how to save just the sound and not the video from the clip? Last edited by RAY930; 02/05/10 06:51 PM.

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 RAY930 #1366388 02/05/10 02:02 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,239 Chicago J jjo 1000 Post Club Member
jjo 1000 Post Club Member J Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,239 Chicago	One of my favorite all time rock and roll piano albums is "11/17/70," an Elton John album recorded live in a radio studio on that date in 1970. It's just Elton with a bass and drums; he has to carry the whole load with piano and vocal. The piano playing is outstanding. I don't know if I can think of many other rock albums where somebody uses just acoutic piano, bass, drums and vocal.

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 jjo #1369314 02/09/10 10:20 AM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 414 Safford, AZ jasperkeys Full Member
jasperkeys Full Member Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 414 Safford, AZ	Quote by the way do you know how to save just the sound and not the video from the clip? Here you go. This'll do it for you and open up a whole lot of music for you. http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-YouTube-to-MP3-Converter.htm "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them." Andy Bernard

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Mark... #2069831 04/24/13 09:06 AM
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 25 E EddieT Full Member
EddieT Full Member E Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 25	I wonder where the white Steinways he played in the early to mid 1980s ended up. Would love to get my hands on one. Probably been refurbed and refinished in black by now? Yamaha CP-80

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Mark... #2079089 05/08/13 01:56 AM
Joined: May 2013 Posts: 18 New Zealand D Daza Junior Member
Daza Junior Member D Joined: May 2013 Posts: 18 New Zealand	Great show man and great pianist! and great hat "It comes down to reality, and that's fine with me cause I let it slide"

Re: Elton John in Central Park 1980 Mark... #2079097 05/08/13 02:23 AM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,065 Australia E earlofmar 4000 Post Club Member
earlofmar 4000 Post Club Member E Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,065 Australia	Great song, my brother bought it when it first came out and is a firm favourite of mine. I think it was a great production idea to make the initial recording sound like a live concert.....works so well Surprisingly easy, barely an inconvenience. Kawai K8 & Kawai Novus NV10 13x