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Ewen Mcgregor singing Your Song in movie Moulin Rouge.

http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/Elton%2BJohn/video/x70k5_your-songmoulin-rouge

Can You Feel The Love Tonight
by Elton (Lion King Movie)
Link:
http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/Elton%2BJohn/video/x63bv_elton-john-can-you-feel

Goodbye England's Rose (tune is Candle In The Wind); Elton's tribute to Princess Diana. Requested to sing it by Diana's children.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9o8i_elton-john-candle-in-the-wind-97

Elton John and Christine Aguilera... Bennie and the Jets
Link at:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xdk7r_christina-aguilera-and-elton-john

Original Music Video for "I Believe In Love".
Powerful lyrics.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x58zr_elton-john-believe

Don't Go Breaking My Heart sung by Elton and SPICE (girls singing group) TV show perf.?

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5kvu_elton-john-spice-dont-o-breaking

I'm Still Standing... EJ music video
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8cfv_elton-john-i-m-still-standing

Elton John Croc Rock
Shades of jerry Lee Lewis in this tune...

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg46v_elton-john-crocodile-rock

This is a fun song to rock out on the piano...
And the chord progressions are not too difficult.

Elton at Diva concert... with Tina Turner;
Proud Mary

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x63qb_elton-john-tina-turner-cher

Don't Ask Me Why--- Wembley Tour...
EJ and BJ playing together

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6ss6_billy-joel-dont-ask-me-why-1984

That's What Friends Are For-- video for Aids

EJ is on this as well as Stevie Wonder. Many pop stars on it.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xg1wn_thats-what-friends-are-for

thanks for sending me these great videos, I can't wait to check them out later on

WOLF: Thanks for sending us all those fabulous Elton John Videos. When Elton plays the piano, the piano and him become ONE .
It is amazing how well Elton John performed with all these different performers.........Billy joel, Dionne Warwick, George Michael.....etc.
George Michael did a better job with the "Dont let the Sun Go Down on Me " than I thought he would. I was never that crazy about him, but he did pretty good with elton in that song. I liked watching Elton with Stevie Wonder in "Thats What Friends are for" They Looked like they had great rythym together the way were rocking back and forth , it made me want to rock back and forth with them!
To any of you who havent listened yet to the Elton John Videos on this thread, What Are You Waiting For...check it out!
OK I think I have made up my mind that Elton is truly the best rock pop pianist without a doubt. . He is one-of-a -kind, there will never be anybody like Elton. And he sure can ROCK!!

If I had a choice as to whose music I wanted to learn to play all of (rock-pop artist that is) it would certainly be Eltons. He has song for every mood of mine and I have alot of moods!

His ability to capture any mood of the audience is truly amazing, his melodies are beautiful and soothing, I want Elton John to play Candle in the Wind at MY funeral! :p

I must admit after listening to so many Billy Joel Videos tonight... that right now I think Elton is the better singer of the two.

Sometimes (not very often) Billy oversings or doesn't place his note exactly right.He also is a bit more nasal than Elton. Not saying Billy is a bad singer at all; but that maybe Elton is a better singer technically nowadays. (perhaps when Elton burst his vocal chord, he had to learn better vocal tech. to save his career).

Then again some of the minor things I heard tonight may have just been times that Billy was tired or under the weather. Or maybe his alcoholism was a problem.

Celine Dion also sung incorrectly when she started out and nearly ruined her chords. Same goes for Kathy Mattea (Country singer/songwriter).

I still think it is a close call for me to choose Billy over Elton; the deciding factor was the ability of Billy to put everything together so well. But I could have just as easily chosen Elton John as my favorite. I change my opinon as easily as the weather though; it is so close.

It was hard to pass up brother Ray; I love him so. But I just felt EJ and BJ had the best playing chops. So Ray was my 3rd guy. Carole King is my #1 female pop/rock pianist.

It is a matter of to each his own in the end.
I just think it is great that we have both Elton John and Billy Joel having their careers parallel with each other at the same time; let alone they did a couple of tours together (Face to Face).

The world has been blessed by all the great musicians who are putting themselves out front and having dedicated their lives to making great music.

And thank god Elton John rethought his plan to not be a 50 yr old rock and roll star. He hasn't lost much over the years, his voice has a bit less range due to a vocal chord injury and probably age. But is a top knotch piano player and entertainer. And he can put on a fabulous show. I love Elton's DIVANESS also; He is a character.

An excellent choice, ARIAS!

After reviewing all of the Billy Joel videos on the other threads and the Elton John videos on this thread I have concluded that:
Eltons voice has alot more power than Billy Joels' and not only that Eltons' voice just travels further than Billys

I saw the Elton John show in Hong Kong and I was jumping out of my seat. He has so much energy and the songs just kept coming plus his band are the same people since 1972! I've been a fan ever since I can remember. The first record I bought with my paper round money was Crocodile Rock. After that show I rushed out and bought the comemmorative DVD/CD, I went back to UK and got his piano book. I'm really glad I'm not the only Elton nut. And Bernie Taupin's lyrics are among the best.

Elton plays a Roland on this Bohemian Rhapsody video... just noticed this.


http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxv5_bohemian-rhapsody-elton-and-axel

All things considered, I'd have to give Elton the edge as the better all-around musical/piano talent of the two, IMHO. And I don't say that to slight Billy or any of his fans. To each his own.

Thanks for sharing.

Elton has been criticized by some for not writing most of his own lyrics. But why write your own when you've got somebody like Taupin, who can do it so brilliantly?

Some of the greatest and most legendary songwriters in history, in various genres, did not write most of their own lyrics.

Like George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Burt Bacharach, Henry Mancini, Eddie Holland and Carole King--just to name a few off the top of my head.