Elton John Concert On Sky Arts

[Cloverjo]

Did anyone watch this? Great concert. Can anyone tell me the name of the tune that was played during the closing credits, please? It was a big hit, but for the life of me I can't think what it's called. Thanks

[tonyav]

Can you remember any of the lyrics, Cloverjo ?.

[Cloverjo]

There were no lyrics. I can't remember if there were any in the original hit, or if this was just an instrumental version of a song. It has quite a melancholy tone.

[Eve]

I didn't watch it (though have seen him live and he was fantastic!) but could it be A Song for Guy which is an instrumental piece?

[tonyav]

Could it be this one then, Cloverjo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFSlSCjzV_U

[Eve]

Sorry, link here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3bSY6tXj3c

[Eve]

Snap Tony :D

[Jomlett]

The show is available on Sky Catchup/Sky Arts/Nostagia

[tonyav]

Yep snap, Eve.
Look forward to seeing if were correct.

[Cloverjo]

That's the one! Thanks to you both. Beautiful tune.

[Eve]

Yay! High five Tony haha :) Glad we got it for you, he is definitely a legend, in my eyes anyway.

Amazing performer.

[Cloverjo]

He is amazing. A massive talent, if not genius.

[tonyav]

Did he perform this one, Cloverjo ?.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw2Lptf7K0E

[Cloverjo]

I don't remember hearing that one, but I missed the beginning of the concert, so he might have done earlier on.

[andy-hughes]

Song For Guy was a memorial for a bike messenger who worked for Elton's label Rocket Records, who was killed in a road accident.

[weecalf]

Think he peaked at alligator stone .Now wants to run the world .Not for me I'm out

[Cloverjo]

Thanks, Andy-hughes. I didn't know that. How sad. I had always thought it must be a tribute to an old boyfriend.

[andy-hughes]

The one line vocal is, I think open to two interpretations - it can be saying -

'Life isn't everything ...'

but I have always thought it actually says

'Isn't everything life ...?'

That's how I have always heard it anyway.

[237SJ]

He played that as the closing piece when I went to see him in an ourdoor concert in the country years ago. I always run off during the last song so that I can beat the rush and get away without getting stuck in the car park for hours. It was a beautififul summer night and I remember running across a field looking at the moon and I could still hear him playing in the background. It`s one of those moments I`ll always remember

[andy-hughes]

Cloverjo - //Thanks, Andy-hughes. I didn't know that. How sad. I had always thought it must be a tribute to an old boyfriend. //

Apparently Elton wrote the song one Sunday, thinking about death, and the next day he heard that seventeen-year-old Guy had died on that Sunday, so he dedicated the song in his memory.

[Cloverjo]

That's lovely, 237SJ. I saw him at Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas ,in 2006, which was fantastic, but not half so romantic as your experience.