Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John/Bernie Taupin) Analysis with cover by Sara Bareilles (Ep. 899)
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In this #masterpiecefriday edition of #thedailydoug, I’m analyzing the classic song Goobye Yellow Brick Road from Elton John and Bernie Taupin and then comparing/contrasting the original with the symphonic cover version performed by Sara Bareilles. It’s one of the great songs with beautiful melody and lyrical metaphor…and these performances are not to be missed!
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isn't it though?
this and fiona apples elvis costello cover are two of my absolute favorites. i come back to them all the time. the version i usually watch by sara is a different one, but i'm in love with this rendition with the touch of jazz in the orchestra.
It's been two weeks now since I heard and watched this version of Sarah she captured me. I really really enjoy listening to jwr voice. It makes me feel good and happy I forget everything.love the song
Incredible version by SB!!!!!
9:42 I’ve always interpreted the first chord of the refrain as a minor IV (Bbm) rather than a b6 (DbM) like you played here. It’s deceiving since the bass does indeed play a Db under this chord, but it sounds more to me like a Bbm/Db chord because of the electric guitar arpeggio that uses a Bb rather than an Ab, making it sound more like Bbm than DbM. But I guess it’s up for interpretation. ????
I've learned so much music theory from this man I can't even contemplate it and I've been a bass player for over 30 years.Love ya Doug!
ELTON & BERNIE'S MASTERPIECE
Wow. Thank you for bringing this amazing cover to light! Delightful. Magnificent.
Since you’re doing Elton John, please do Joni Mitchell singing “I’m Still standing”. I love that one.
She sang it well but avoiding the right chords was a mistake.
it's amazing how she's not obvious in moments of song we know by heart. It's an enhancement I couldn't expect. thank you for bringing it to all of us.
Auntie Elton did this song in 2022 for sure. There's a video of the Performance here on youtube
That new intro theme is terrible
Well, DT did cover for this song too ????
Too bad the PBS upload has been removed from youtube
In your rundown of the other notable titles on the album, you forgot my favorite track off this great LP, "Harmony."
It's a tug-of-war love letter to his muse — MUSIC. As, such it'll always endure.
sorry, forgot to add: Thanks for this excellent vid, and your feature of the wonderful rendition & performance by Sara B & the orchestra on PBS.
Thanks Doug!!!! Master Class ????????????
I saw Elton perform in Vegas several years ago and it was simply magical.
Why, oh why, oh why do people do this? I have nothing against Sara but it’s incredibly rare that some-one can do a better version of the original, especially when it’s a timeless classic like this song (Morten Harket singing Bridge Over Troubled Water comes to mind as a rare exception). So why bother? The analogy is like renting a car online. And when you show up they tell you that they don’t have what you ordered but can offer you either a Nissan Versa or a BMW 3 instead for the same price. Who in their right mind would ever choose the Nissan? I sure wouldn’t, just like I’d never listen to Sara’s version instead of Elton’s version.
Between 1975 and 1977, a group of anthropologists including Desmond Morris studied the history and spread of European gestures and found the rude version of the V-sign to be basically unknown outside the British Isles.
Try listening to Darkest Hour Veritas, Aequitas that is a good instrumental
Whooo… I'm sitting here applauding to this wonderful cover of this beautiful song. Outstanding! Great analysis as always, Doug!
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This is a great song, Doug… My favorite, at least from an arrangement and production standpoint is "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" with that drag time section in the middle… It's also one of my favorite misheard lyrics: "Someone shaved my wife tonight, should have Nair-ed…" ????
Sara's voice is beautiful (reminds me of Karen Carpenter) and technically yes, improved on Elton's masterpiece. BUT we know the song so well already. If she picked this as an unknown song, we wouldn't be listening to it today. Elton and Bernie delivered this amazing song to the world and it still sounds great 50 years later.
This is back when Elton was really very good.
The acapella group Straight No Chaser recently released a great cover of this as well. Such a great song!
The strings and echoey background harmonies are what I love about 70s music
You should really do people=shit live drum cam by slipknot for a metal Monday. It won’t disappoint
Watching this video with an HD600 lets you really join Doug on the journey haha
noticed the intro he plays down a scale once he starts to sing he goes up
I watched your video today and again delighted in your enthusiasm. I do connect with you, and I imagine you must be a wonderful friend to have.
You are a kind and very special person.
Greetings from Würzburg, Germany
Much love and appreciation, Thomas
its just a song chords are just nothing that important
Doug take a look at Sara Bareilles and Rufus Wainwright "She Used to Be Mine" from the same PBS show. Maybe one for a future episode?
awesome job as usual. during that same performance sara did a duet with rufus wainwright on a song called she used to be mine. not saying to put it on your channel but if you chance i think it would be fun for you to watch it. it shows how great both of these performers are. great channel, love what you do.
NELSON NED, HELENA MEIRELES(guaxo), TICOÃS (lamento das águas)…(BR)
There's another version on YouTube she did in 2009 that might be even better, to my ears at least. Great talent.
you should react to the city must survive