Elton John - The Day Bobby Went Electric (with Lyrics!) video free download
A rare demo of a as-yet unreleased Elton John-Bernie Taupin song. Taupin wrote these lyrics years ago (back inthe 80s?) and evidentally after previous unsatisfactory attemps, Elton finally finished the song. I'm guessing this recording comes from the "Songs from the West Coast" sessions in 2000-2001, but I don't know.... I've also done my best with the lyrics, but I welcome any corrections you might have!
The biggest correction in the lyrics should be "Ibiza" (not Dabitha). Ibiza (oprounounced "Ibitha") is an island off of Spain (where Dylan has a house or something I guess.....)
In any case - A Great Elton John-Bernie Taupin song about the controversy when Bob Dylan went from acoustic folk singer to electric guitar-playing rocker in 1965.
Comments
8 years ago
gringo557
Nicely done!8 years ago
grownupbackwards
I'd guess the place is Ibiza, not 'Dabitha'. Nice post.9 years ago
agrasso77
This recording comes very likely from the 1980s (I'd bet 1984/86), in 2000/2001 there's no way he could have sung that falsetto parts....9 years ago
jackie duckworth
great job on the video- never heard it before9 years ago
agrasso77
Anyone saying this is not Elton, is obviously not a big fan....11 years ago
nbopen1
Sounds like BS... an impersonator. Now I'm wondering if there's going to be one supposedly by Bob Dylan called " The Day that Elton came out Gay".12 years ago
dave spitaleri
sound like 198613 years ago
RonnieFriend
I can send you a couple things! Add me as a friend and I can message you....13 years ago
Adrian's Piano
@RonnieFriend Also, this song is actually from 1980 :P13 years ago
Adrian's Piano
@RonnieFriend A live version of 'Just Like Belgium'. And not just mimed. There's one of those up here already. Find me one and I will love you for ever.13 years ago
RonnieFriend
EXCELLENT!!!!!! You definitely win the prize! It's "Ibiza" ["Ibitha"] for sure..... I even just googled it and read that Bob Dylan had a house on Ibiza! I wish I could change the lyric on the video, but I'd have to reload the whole thing.... but now we know! THANK YOU! :o) (What would you like for your prize???!!)13 years ago
Adrian's Piano
@RonnieFriend Should it not be 'Ibiza' (pronounced 'Ibitha'), rather than 'Dibitha'? I only wondered because Ibiza is an island off Spain and the next line mentions the coast of Spain.13 years ago
RonnieFriend
Ha Ha! That's Perfect! I love it! I was thinking that the mysterious word was probably some Dylan reference, cuz Bernie put a lot of Dylan words & phrases throughout the lyric.... but there are also many obscure places mentioned, so who knows? Good investigating, anyway! Thanx! If anyone else has ideas - please share them! Especially you Dylan experts!13 years ago
vftykoagain
@RonnieFriend Hi, RonnieFriend! You know, I found this word just once in "Naturalis Historia" by Pliny the Elder! He wrote that Dabitha was a little town in Characene, Mesopotamia. It is all I could find out! But is it possible to think that Bernie meant namely THAT? But is there (maybe) some location with the same name nowadays? Perhaps in USA or Europe? Because you know Pliny’s version is too exotic!!))13 years ago
vftykoagain
And what is (or who is) Dabitha?13 years ago
karmafrog1
@ask1325 He surprisingly goes for his high register around 2:01. Every now and then he'd find his old voice for a few seconds....13 years ago
ask1325
This song sounds more like those songs Elton sang when he was younger. Nice to hear them although he doesn't have the bright voice anymore.. Thanks for uploading! :)13 years ago
77edster
Sounds like the Roland piano, but then he used that for demos in the 90s when he was using the Yamaha on stage13 years ago
Jeff Dietzel
I love this flamer.13 years ago
RonnieFriend
It reminds me most of "Birds" on West Coast (2001)Related Videos
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