I feel Elton John doesn't get enough credit for his performances.... the guy sits in a chair whilst playing the piano whilst singing and STILL has the energy and charisma to engage the audience and gets them and me hyped the f**k up! 😂 absolute legend
Monitoring was not the best at live aid. Guessing they tried tried to crack his monitor so he could hear everything over the crowd. This would cause feedback issues especially when he turns his head towards the audience
There's the same problem when queen played crazy little thing at live aid. Must have been something that happened along during the night. Maybe focused too much on volume as opposed to sound quality. But that's something that added to the raw sound magic of live aid
@@vidkid1067 Yeah, that might be the problem! At 2:03 you can actually see that some technician is trying to move his monitor. Next frame you see Elton talking to him, or the cameraman.
@Alan Vaytsman I don’t think so, since there’s only the mixed track available, not the individual instruments on separate tracks. Probably some improvements to the overall quality can be made, but I think the roughness and imperfection adds perfectly into the “live” feeling this event had!
This reminds me so much of the early 80s. I would give ANYTHING to go back to the summer of 1983 Best year of my life. It never got better, just kept getting worse.
thank you LIVE AID this song sounds the arrival of Elton on stage, the quality is superb .... I remember that Freddie Mercury said to Elton '' but why are you dressed like the queen mother.?(to joke Freddie and Elton were very good friends)
@@JimGeigerMusicpot actually, he started smoking like crazy and it hampered his voice permanently in the beginning of 1986 and he eventually developed vocal chord nodules that year which had to be surgically removed
@@jdenino6022 yup and not a shame to be honest, some of his best years vocally were in the 90s, i truly think he was a great vocalist until the late 2000s when he inevitably grew old. his post covid farewell yellow brick road tour was also nice vocally
I’ve seen Elton live in cairns Australia, and his concert was Awesome. I couldn’t believe I was seeing him live. He sang I’m still standing. it’s my very favorite of all his songs.
You could never know what it's like Your blood like winter freezes just like ice And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use And did you think this fool could never win? Well look at me, I'm coming back again I got a taste of love in a simple way And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid I'm still standing after all this time Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah Once I never could hope to win You starting down the road leaving me again The threats you made were meant to cut me down And if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid I'm still standing after all this time Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid I'm still standing after all this time Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
🙌What impressive music!! That music never get age!! Adore creation dear Elton !! Very talanted musician and singer ,no words,only emotions!! Thank you,dear Elton ,for everything!! Respect from Lithuania!!🌾🇱🇹🌾
I think I read something about Elton causing this because he wanted to use his piano rather than the one setup for everyone and his vocal mic was attached to that as well. They were moving acts on an off so quickly there wasn't the time to check everything perfectly.
I always loved this version! Thanks for posting it! The way it just starts with a few piano chords...then kicks in with the band and horns. I also love the minor feedback through the speakers. It really captures that chaos and spontaneity of that hot July day. I still remember watching it all day when I was 16!
Thank GOD they patched this one up to be listenable - though I still love the original with the feedback and out of key guitar, seems they touched up his voice just a bit too..
My favourite song from Elton,………I am still standing and will continue going forward………we all have a story,…….keep being Amazing,….keep going Strong…Love to you……..💪💋
Song Is still Actuel In our world this times , wonderful messages from Live aid 1985 ,thank you Elton john for Always great songs and music greetings from Denmark 💯💙🤗
Thanks for this , will be nice to see the set FINALLY complete once the next track is uploaded. Hope for a up-scaled Blu Ray of the whole concert one day...
Nice clean up in the mix ... Davies guitars are muted to block out his foot pedal transposition problems... and his solo is dirtier and clearer... it's great... thank you Live Aid.
It is great to hear this mixed better although I don’t know what happened to the Bryan adams songs which have been made private it would be great to hear all the Bryan adams songs in the complete set using the version of Tears Are Not Enough uploaded a few years ago
Love this so much. I saw Elton John in Philadelphia in 2006 at Fairmount Park. It was so fun, and I was so impressed with Philly! What a song and what a rockin beat!
I was mesmerised by Elton's performance. Watching his stubby hands producing that sound. I remember seeing him getting pissed off with the sound even at the time, but it was a huge performance, the horns are amazing, and Kiki 🥰 looked hot.😜 Its no secret he was at a low ebb personally at the time, but live he still kicked ass.
Terrible sound, in both it's to air mono and stereo mixes the broadcast version occasionally borders on unlistenable, which they weren't able to fix with 2004 technology. Take Me To the Pilot is also missing from the DVD set. If memory serves me rightly, of the artists who played more than one song only U2, Dire Straits, Queen, David Bowie and Eric Clapton have there entire sets included. A number of artists, The Hooters, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Pat Methany, Billy Ocean, The Four Tops, Bernard Watson, Bo Diddley and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young don't feature at all, neither do the beamed in performances by Kool and the Gang and Prince and the Revolution.
2:00 he definitely not playing the drums there.. so the drums area back up track because the rapid percussion he never does with his left hand on the snare
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Elton was like this Ain't over, and he just started playing 😎🔥💯
Lol
I’m almost 50, & I love singing every lyric with my 17yr old niece. You are a timeless, talented genius, Sir Elton. We love you!
You should go to the farewell tour with her/him!
2r
@@EarthquakeThrills Buddy, a niece is a her. A he would be a nephew.
*You are a timeless, talented geniuses, Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin
@@Otto500206 Yay, yes!
I feel Elton John doesn't get enough credit for his performances.... the guy sits in a chair whilst playing the piano whilst singing and STILL has the energy and charisma to engage the audience and gets them and me hyped the f**k up! 😂 absolute legend
UK may have terrible food but they gave us some of the best frontmen and singers of all time, Elton, Freddy,Paul, Bruce, Ozzy, god bless them all
I agree with that and greetings from Poland
Freddy is not from England but 100% agree they are best
@@adi2.054 McCartney i think
Freddie Mercury is Indian.
David Bowie too!
The sound engineer had a hard time dealing with that feedback noises… Anyway, great performance!
Monitoring was not the best at live aid. Guessing they tried tried to crack his monitor so he could hear everything over the crowd. This would cause feedback issues especially when he turns his head towards the audience
There's the same problem when queen played crazy little thing at live aid. Must have been something that happened along during the night. Maybe focused too much on volume as opposed to sound quality. But that's something that added to the raw sound magic of live aid
@@vidkid1067 Yeah, that might be the problem! At 2:03 you can actually see that some technician is trying to move his monitor. Next frame you see Elton talking to him, or the cameraman.
Sound engineer: im still standing
@Alan Vaytsman I don’t think so, since there’s only the mixed track available, not the individual instruments on separate tracks. Probably some improvements to the overall quality can be made, but I think the roughness and imperfection adds perfectly into the “live” feeling this event had!
At his peak , Elton is one of the greatest
Elton the king of pop-rock
Freddie was the queen
@@LoganCOON04 LMAO. He was the God Father of Pop Rock
cant be saying that whilst a member of the Beatles was present
@@thecarrierpigeon6657Queen was here
@@paulorogerio4510 queen's prog rock mate, good try though
Elton is the kick ass grandmother of rock n roll❤ absolute legend
Ladies and gentlemen The musical genius Sir Elton John
I’m 24 and have been listening to Elton non stop I wanna make music like him! He was and still is a legend!!
A bloody masterpiece.
Please no blood
One of a kind Sir Elton John a national treasure.
This reminds me so much of the early 80s.
I would give ANYTHING to go back to the summer of 1983
Best year of my life.
It never got better, just kept getting worse.
thank you LIVE AID this song sounds the arrival of Elton on stage, the quality is superb .... I remember that Freddie Mercury said to Elton '' but why are you dressed like the queen mother.?(to joke Freddie and Elton were very good friends)
Back when EJ still had all of his vocal range. Great! Bravo!
The cocaine was about to destroy his voice, though.
@@JimGeigerMusicpot actually, he started smoking like crazy and it hampered his voice permanently in the beginning of 1986 and he eventually developed vocal chord nodules that year which had to be surgically removed
@@mobuehhe smoked pot not tobacco cigarettes. Shame about his voice.
@@jdenino6022 yup
and not a shame to be honest, some of his best years vocally were in the 90s, i truly think he was a great vocalist until the late 2000s when he inevitably grew old. his post covid farewell yellow brick road tour was also nice vocally
I'm a Japanese person who fell in love with this song after hearing it on BGT's "Tonikaku."
one of the best performances of his lifetime
I’ve seen Elton live in cairns Australia, and his concert was Awesome. I couldn’t believe I was seeing him live. He sang I’m still standing. it’s my very favorite of all his songs.
You could never know what it's like
Your blood like winter freezes just like ice
And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you
You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use
And did you think this fool could never win?
Well look at me, I'm coming back again
I got a taste of love in a simple way
And if you need to know while I'm still standing you just fade away
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
Once I never could hope to win
You starting down the road leaving me again
The threats you made were meant to cut me down
And if our love was just a circus you'd be a clown by now
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did
Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid
I'm still standing after all this time
Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm still standing, yeah, yeah, yeah
The show goes on..
There he is, the man, the legend.
🙌What impressive music!! That music never get age!! Adore creation dear Elton !! Very talanted musician and singer ,no words,only emotions!! Thank you,dear Elton ,for everything!! Respect from Lithuania!!🌾🇱🇹🌾
Wow! Elton John is wonderful!
37 years later and finally someone got the sound right haha.
Even with the sound engineer messing up this still one of the best live performances
I think I read something about Elton causing this because he wanted to use his piano rather than the one setup for everyone and his vocal mic was attached to that as well. They were moving acts on an off so quickly there wasn't the time to check everything perfectly.
I was 7 days old. I've seen him live twice. Amazing every time!
I was exactly 4 months from birth!
Absolutely love this song 😍 the lyrics and everything ❤️
What a fantastic song!! Almost 50 and still singing and dancing when I hear it!😊❤❤
As a teenager, same!! Elton is timeless 🤍
I have always loved Elton John's music. His albums were excellent (on vinyl LPs).
finally it was realised with some better quality thank you
I met a guy that worked on the sound system on this show! He was a Santa for Christmas and he met some of the singers/bands!
Te amoo me encanta 😍 que potencia x favor 😍 tus temass exelentes uno no sabe con quién quedarse.bendiciones .a todos y flias..
Pure Art ✅
Love the vibes 🔥
I always loved this version! Thanks for posting it! The way it just starts with a few piano chords...then kicks in with the band and horns. I also love the minor feedback through the speakers. It really captures that chaos and spontaneity of that hot July day. I still remember watching it all day when I was 16!
one of my forever cherished memories will be being able to scream this song in the same room as this legend
Thank GOD they patched this one up to be listenable - though I still love the original with the feedback and out of key guitar, seems they touched up his voice just a bit too..
That was epic
They uploaded it!!
I hope a new 40th Blu-ray edition of live aid with all performances that were cut from the dvd will be released in a few years needs to happen 🎉😊
Damn, how good he was on that 👌🏻 One can literally see what happens when he starts his engine
Under that condition an outstanding performance ❤
Glad they uploaded this
My favourite song from Elton,………I am still standing and will continue going forward………we all have a story,…….keep being Amazing,….keep going Strong…Love to you……..💪💋
Definitivamente de los mejores conciertos de la historia
i was lucky enough to see him earlier this year and i'm super excited to see him next year in royal arena, copenhagen
TEMAZO!!!...
SIR ELTON JOHN FOREVER! LONG LIVE SIR ELTON JOHN!
Elton had tickets to a 10 pm movie that night and hates missing the previews.
Master at his craft
The best performance!
The audacity to say this when queen put on a historical moment in history
@@caelancarnachan7868you’ve said this like 8 times
Song Is still Actuel In our world this times , wonderful messages from Live aid 1985 ,thank you Elton john for Always great songs and music
greetings from Denmark 💯💙🤗
ELTON!
They actually went and did it
yes
Thanks for this , will be nice to see the set FINALLY complete once the next track is uploaded. Hope for a up-scaled Blu Ray of the whole concert one day...
Right after the queen hits, EJ comes with Rocketman, I'm still standing etc...
Imagine the hormones messing up the spectators' heads. What a high!
Very cool
Only seen him once. Wish I’d gone more. Amazing
Eu. GOSTO DAS MUSICAS. DO. ELTON
EU SOU A NAMORADA DO SIDI AS MUSICAS. APARECE O NOME DELE EU. 00
"Magnificent".
Sir Elton is One of the best
Fantastic impression of Les Dawson at the start there Elt.
I'm still standing better than I ever did, looking like a true surviver feeling like a little kid, I'm still standing after all this time.
Nice clean up in the mix
...
Davies guitars are muted to block out his foot pedal transposition problems... and his solo is dirtier and clearer... it's great... thank you Live Aid.
It is great to hear this mixed better although I don’t know what happened to the Bryan adams songs which have been made private it would be great to hear all the Bryan adams songs in the complete set using the version of Tears Are Not Enough uploaded a few years ago
my inspiration
NO AUTOTUNE NO A.I, THE BEST ELTON HI FROM BUENOS AIRES ARGENTINA
Wow! I have always wanted to see this man…😥 (2023) still waiting! 🤷♀️
Gorgeous!❤🥰
Love this so much. I saw Elton John in Philadelphia in 2006 at Fairmount Park. It was so fun, and I was so impressed with Philly! What a song and what a rockin beat!
nice
How many times does he change the lyrics? he changed "well look at me I am coming back again" to "well look at me I am on the road again."
My baby is 2.. first song she sings.
When you finish with you video put all together pls to 10h or more of live pls 🎸🎸🎸🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
I was mesmerised by Elton's performance. Watching his stubby hands producing that sound. I remember seeing him getting pissed off with the sound even at the time, but it was a huge performance, the horns are amazing, and Kiki 🥰 looked hot.😜
Its no secret he was at a low ebb personally at the time, but live he still kicked ass.
Idc what people say there should have been a remake of this at the end of rocketman
1:03 all that camera's dat are taking foto's give my epilepsie
⚡Damn I miss the flashes of Cameras ⚡
Zero cell phones , what a time
Nice
I’ve read that Davy Johnson messed up on guitar? At the start?
YESSSSSSSS
Wait this isn't shown on the live aid dvd is it? Why not??
Terrible sound, in both it's to air mono and stereo mixes the broadcast version occasionally borders on unlistenable, which they weren't able to fix with 2004 technology. Take Me To the Pilot is also missing from the DVD set.
If memory serves me rightly, of the artists who played more than one song only U2, Dire Straits, Queen, David Bowie and Eric Clapton have there entire sets included. A number of artists, The Hooters, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Pat Methany, Billy Ocean, The Four Tops, Bernard Watson, Bo Diddley and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young don't feature at all, neither do the beamed in performances by Kool and the Gang and Prince and the Revolution.
@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833take me to the pilot? do you mean can I get a witness
❤❤❤
The banding on the camera lenses is caused by sheer outrageous decibel levels.
Not sure I’ve seen Ray Cooper playing a traditional drum kit in any of Elton’s other live performance videos
Did he do this song along with the other songs? Or this was performed separately
Eveenyothebestever!
Good
I was 15 and still standing 🙂
more like live aids lol (jokes, Elton, Freddie and everyone who performed at live aid was absolutely amazing)
Damn
I thought my video speed was at 1.25 but it's just the power of cocainaaaaa!🤣🤣🤣
Spare a thought for the lead guitarist with the director focusing on the piano!
🔥❤️
'...and over to you Philadelphia.." oh. what could have been
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
What happened to all the great music?!!!
Phil Chen on bass? Wow....
RIP Phil Chen.
David Paton actually. He used to be witih Pilot who had hits with Magic and January, Played bass for Elton for a couple of years during that time.
Is it possible to edit out the feedback issues ?
Elton John - I'm Still Standing (Live Aid 1985)
2:00 he definitely not playing the drums there.. so the drums area back up track because the rapid percussion he never does with his left hand on the snare
There were 2 drummers playing