ELTON JOHN Nikita REACTION - Only Elton could have made a video like this
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ELTON JOHN Nikita REACTION.A beautiful song accompanied by an equally beautiful video,in a case of eastern europe versus the west.
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This is my favourite Elton song ever
All of Elton’s songs are great but this song is so underrated and awesome. Especially the middle section keyboard solo, it’s wonderful!!
I have the seven inch vinyl sleeve of Nikita signed by Fred Mandel (synthesizers), Dave Mattacks (drummer) and David Paton (fretless bass). I have always loved ❤️ 💙 the song. So that's why I got it signed! Fred Mandel plays the synthesizer part near the end I believe, I spoke to Fred, a very friendly guy and he told me a few things!
A classic song 🎵 by Sir Elton John.
C was here in March 2024.
I'm portuguese, born in 78. In the 80's there was a time in my country where this videoclip would show a few times a week for a few weeks as a "filler", i guess, in between shows. So this clip is such a vivid part of my childwood, along the whole cold war context. I never liked elton john, but love this song! It was the first "grown up"music i learned in piano classes too.
Yes, you're right, George Michael sang the background vocals especially towards the end when he sung "wooooooo" and "Nikitaaaaaa". The "wooooooo" sound was probably the best part of this song😊. Thanks for the memories George Michael. God Bless 😊
Soooooo good.
Beautiful tune..
Elton's vocals are always so satisfying and professional. He has made a giant contribution to the world of music. His voice has a quality and depth that draws one in. Greatful for the work he's done.
Great reaction!
This was the lead single off Elton's 1985
Album "Ice on Fire" . George Michael sings background vocals.
Rumored to be about a Russian guard who Elton had a crush on.
Beautiful melody, with Elton's wonderful
vocals and instrumental surprises.
Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Craig. Great choice. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Makes sense now 😀
@@HarriBestReactions Indeed. Lol.
That was actually Elton's red Bentley
Continental convertible that he owned from 1985-2000. 😊
You’re welcome!
Mary, were you related to Albert Einstein? You are so knowledgeable. 👍👍👍
@@Imadrummin No, but Albert and I are the same age. Lol 😊👍✌️🎶🇨🇦🇺🇲😊
Great song Craig. All of Elton's are fantastic.
Thanks!
So many hits. Elton is in my top 5 of all time. Bernie & Elton were magical. A respectful shout out to Nigel Olsson, Dee Murray and Davey Johnstone. Great reaction Harri and solid pick Craig. 👍👍👍
Amazing song 😍😍😍
This is my Elton John track. Him and George Michael from Wham!
Always loved Eltons songs ❤❤❤ Joyfull reaction 🎉😊🥰
Thanks! My favorite Elton John song.
Elton is one of a kind and has so many huge hits. Thanks for sharing.💞
Guitar : Nick Kershaw
Bass : David Paton
Keyboard : Fred Mandel
..
Great musicians for sure.
Special mention for the bass part. 😊
Nakita was amazingly beautiful.
Never thought I'd hear someone react to 'Nikita' - one of Elton's 80s ballads so often dismissed by curmudgeons. It's from the album 'Ice on Fire' - not perhaps the best album in the world but there are some good songs on there. Try 'This Town' - not a hit but a powerhouse of a song.
The girl playing Nikita is beautiful of course but I'm always surprised to see the male border guard in this - he had a big part as a baddie in my favourite James Bond film, 'The Living Daylights'. (For those who can't remember, he's the one who has the unfortunate experience on the dangling sack of opium, high above the Afghan desert.)
Do listen to the guitar on this track - not one of Elton's usual bandmates, that's the wonderful Nik Kershaw on electric guitar and backing vocals. (Plus, as you say, the unmistakable George Michael.) I point this out because no one ever listens to Nik and he was (and is) such a great musician, singer and songwriter. When I saw Elton at Wembley Arena, must have been touring this album, Nik was the warm-up performer and I was almost as excited to see him as I was to see Elton.
Unfamiliar with Nik Kershaw? Here are five:
Wouldn't It Be Good
The Riddle
Human Racing
You Might
Nobody Knows
"Nobody knows what you do to me
And nobody's past is history
But the thing they should know seems to be
That it's nobody's business at all"
@@aubindemontfalcon5967 Nice one. I saw Elton just last week, and he was in tremendous form at the O2. You're right, Nikita would have fitted in so well, it's so atmospheric. Ah well.
Oh yes Harry that bass.
WELL ELTON WAS ONE OF THE 1ST ROCKERS TO GO OVER AND PLAY IN RUSSIA HARRI SO, 😊
This bass line is so perfect.
and I have the bass player's autograph.
Great song and Nikita is beautiful woman!
I subbed because you are listening to some great music. Have you reacted to Robert Cray? If not, do!
Thanks and welcome Brigitte.I have a couple of Robert Crays.Just type in his name and my channel in the youtube search.
@@HarriBestReactions Thanks!
Enjoy your reactions. - Please do Elton John “The One”.
Harry, I love watching your reactions and appreciate your insights and comments. I do have an issue with all the times you've reviewed original songs and are shocked that you thought some cover artist originated the song. It would be nice if you checked, before your reactions, who wrote the song and when it was first released. It really discredits the original artist when you say "I thought this was a Mariah Carey song....." (for example) instead of already knowing that it wasn't. Just some feedback on song origins, original artist, and songwriter. Thanks!
Well,i'll tell you exactly why i dont do that.
When i hear a song for the first time on the radio,car or anywhere,i am not hurrying to find out who wrote the song.Its the initial rush if i liked the song that i am more concerned about.
One of the best feelings i have is doing these songs and going into the unknown.I love finding out things on the spur of the moment and sharing it with you guys.I dont wanna research things before hand.Its too easy and defeats the purpose for me.
Now,this is my style.Some other reactors might prefer to research.It would be boring if we all had the same approach.
So thanks for the feedback and now you know my stance.✌🏾
The actress playing Nikita was the athlete throwing the hammer into the screen in Apple's Macintosh Superbowl commercial. Possibly the most famous commercial of the 1980's.
Excerpt pulled from Wikipedia:
"Anya Major (born 1966) is an English athlete, actress, model and singer who starred in Apple Computer's "1984" commercial, and in 1985 appeared as "Nikita" in the video to Elton John's song of the same name."
Talk about peaking young, both of those events before she even turned 20.
Sounds from my childhood ❤️, and that reminds me of another song from those years you could react to. McCartney 's No more lonely nights. Thank you!
I just love the line that describes her eyes as the color of ice on fire. Fantastic descriptor
5:16 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 yeah that part cracked me up.
I have the 7" vinyl sleeve of Nikita signed by Fred Mandel who worked with Elton John on the song! he plays the synthesizer near the end where it builds to the climax, he told me he thought up the tune in his head. David Paton who plays the funky bass throughout the song also signed it and Dave Mattacks the drummer obliged as well. 3 very rare signatures.
A classic pop song by Elton John.
- C 25-12-22
R.I.P. George Michael.
Aha Harri. Èlton had just come back from doing a special concert in Moscow. It was widely hyped at the time and I remember hearing a broadcast on the BBC radio Incidentally the video was directed by Ken Russell who had also detected Elton in the movie version of Tommy the rock opera
Elton played the Pinball Wizard
Remind me that the song was banned in the GDR. When it appeared. Later it was allowed.
Okay, so when I read George Michael sang backing vocals on this song, I thought I’d check whether it’s Deon Estus on bass. It wasn’t, but Nik Kershaw played guitar on it. 🙂
David Paton plays the bass on Nikita.
@@thesound-chameleonman3580 I saw that too, thanks anyway.
I always wondered if it was really referring to Nikita Krushchev.
Obviously it’s about the Cold War and the Wall was both figurative and literal. But that was put in place and maintained by the Soviet/GDR politicians.
Probably a sideways reference. Nikita is a common name in Russia, though usually it's a man's name.
George Michael does the backing vocals, you hear this especially right at the end.
Great reaction sir.
I named my daughter Nikita because me and hubby’s favorite movie back in the day was “Point of no return “ based on a French movie called “La Femme Nikita” the name means “Victory of the people” in Russian.
God bless you, Harry! Your reactions are pure gold! By the way, another great artist to listen to and keep in mind is Ronnie Milsap. You will surely love it! 🎶👍
I'm not a big country fan but I love me some Ronnie Milsap! Country with a pop flair.
Nice reaction. For a different take on Elton John try Kate Bush’s cover of ‘Rocket Man’. She did that as a contribution to the Elton John/Bernie Taupin tribute album ‘Two Rooms’. Elton John was so pleased with it that he authorised it to be the first single released from the album. Nice fun black and white music video.
Remember sing this song my girlfriend my girlfriend is from RUSSIA.
theres a girl at my work called Nikita and whenever i think of her name i think of this song for some reason
Elton played in Moscow during the cold war
just subbing and kep it up.
You realise of course that Nikita is a MALE Russian name, so it's boy soldier Elton fancies in the song. Kruskhoff, Soviet leader in the 60's first name was Nikita. It was felt better for the public to have a female Nikita in the video, as it would appeal to a wider public. Elton John was the first major western artist to play a gig in Soviet Russia.
It is a Bentley.
I like this song a lot, and always have. Having said that, it was released in 1985, about 7 years before Elton officially came out as a gay man, so the video at least is hilarious from that perspective. Finally, Elton John is a singular, transcendent talent as a songwriter, but one has to admit he's a terrible dancer! 🤣
One clue...Nikita is a man's name in Russia. Pretty sure the video was made this way for more appeal since being gay back then was frowned upon for some reason. Especially from a rock star....
In Russia, Nikita is a boy's name - need I say more?
Wow! Thats a twist..Naughty Elton..I bet he was giggling when singing it
@@HarriBestReactions you also might like to know that in his autobiography Elton talks about going to Russia back in the day and sleeping with a straight, married KGB officer
Little Nikita was an 80's movie with River Phoenix. Nothing to do with this song. Just saying.
From 1988. With a guy you might have heard of Sidney Poitier.
@@kennethrussell1158 Weird the things that you remembered from your childhood but I remember my dad renting it and us watching it on Friday movie night.
If you didn't know Elton's early work, you'd think this is pretty good. 😒
A great song
I never really knew where Elton was going with this song. Was he trying to more humanize Russians or make a Cold War statement? Either way, I think it is one of his crappy 1980's songs. A real slump in his career.
Are you kidding?
@@craigaust3306 Anyone that is subjective when it comes to Artists, especially those who have Decades long careers, may agree that this was a down period for Elton. Nowhere near the great 70's music with Bernie Taupin. I love the Beatles, but I can admit that some of their later tracks were Crap. Just my opinion,but the subject, music & lyrics have little value in his overall catalog. Even the video is Crap!
@@lindaleebahr6651 Well, I consider myself subjective, but I don’t agree at all. Elton John had several nice hits during this period, including “In Neon”and “I’m Still Standing.”
Yes and I am sure he thought twice before he cashed that check. There are many stars that would give anything to have a "slump" like that.
FYI, I was an Airforce SSGT in 1985 when this album was released. It was a tremendous success. We had no issue with the Russian people, just with their government. In WWII the Russians were our allies and with luck will be again. The Russian people are human and need no help from western artists to express their humanity. Tolstoy, Chekhov, Solzhenitsyn, Pushkin, and other Russian Authors have been used to express the human experience in most Western Universities. Take this as an American Cold War Veteran's statement on the Cold War and the humanity of the Russian people. The Russian people are rising to protest in the streets against Putin's war on Ukraine.
Feel free to express your opinion on 1980's music with the expectation of little push back. Blanket comments on the humanity of the Russians or the Cold War are bound to evoke responses.
@@lindaleebahr6651 Heavy drug use at the time too. Very bad period for him personally.