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@girlgeniusnyc272

2 жыл бұрын

YAY Bellroy! Thank you for being sustainable!!

@TheInselaffen

2 жыл бұрын

I'd rather see you playing piano than Geoguessr. Make No. 2 a Performance Channel please.

@john-lenin

2 жыл бұрын

“Consectutive”?

@adamgrimsley2900

2 жыл бұрын

Best owls you can buy...delicious

@joshuataylor3550

2 жыл бұрын

So we officially ran out of music?

When you can make 4 songs be 1 song and get a new hit from it, you're a genius.

@marcoc7388

2 жыл бұрын

And not only that, PNAU also made it sound flawless, I can't believe it.

@jonasturklbach2705

2 жыл бұрын

& Dua's voice compliments Eltons perfectly imo

@bennemann

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. People throw around the word genius way too lightly. This is clever, sure, but not genius. We should reserve this word for the likes of Freddy Mercury.

@marcoc7388

2 жыл бұрын

@@bennemann Ok Boomer

@mrquail5299

2 жыл бұрын

@@bennemann I’m sorry, but in terms of overall musical talent, Elton blows Freddie out of the water when it comes to being a genius

I always admire the fact that Elton loves younger more modern artists and like praises them and stuff. I always feel a lot of like more mature performers hate on modern artists and get a superiority complex and think the nobody is ever going to be as good as them at making music but seeing Elton get really passionate and almost fanboyish over like modern artists is so great.

@HeadbangoO

2 жыл бұрын

Well, he knows he's in a genre where people are replaced each generation (or faster), that's how he buys relevance...

@TheSameYellowToy

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of when Billie Eilish said she didn't know who Van Halen was on TV. A bunch of people sent her hate for that, but one of the members of Van Halen posted a tweet telling people to stop harassing her, that it's okay that she didn't know about them, that they didn't know who she was either so they checked out her music and liked it, and that they hoped she'd give their music a chance and like it. Van Halen earned a lot of my respect for how maturely and down-to-earth they were about that.

@RafaelPellizzari

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, Sir John definitely doesn't need to buy relevance lol. His humility astonishes me. Hats off!

@stephfahey1101

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of when Dolly Parton and Linda Perry stood up for Grimes in an interview where Sheryl Crow was very critical of modern music and how it's more computer-driven. Sheryl Crow was very bitter in that interview lol.

@rampageclover9788

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah coz they suck

I’m a massiiiiive Elton fan for so many years now and was so emotional on first listen of this track. It’s such a great mashup. Gives nostalgia while also giving modern. I’m so happy this came to be

@alexgerman5490

2 жыл бұрын

the future of music. some might call it Future Nostalgia

@CatelynnMarie

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexgerman5490 you’re an icon

@drewskie20100

2 жыл бұрын

you should listen to his album “Good Morning to the Night” he did with PNAU (the artist who remixed Cold Heart) in 2012. they basically did a full album of mashups using songs throughout his entire catalogue. it’s like an album of Cold Hearts 😍

@aliceelrod8344

2 жыл бұрын

I am right there with you, I was so emotional on first listen, so awestruck and thrilled! The nostalgia is so sweet! ❤️🎵

@raconnor185

2 жыл бұрын

The best part is that it doesn't sound like mashups. It's really a whole new song in itself!

So that's why there are four characters in the music video! The bunny is the Rocket Man, the kitty wanted to kiss the bride, the deer made the sacrifice, and the lion is Shoorah for whatever reason.

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

I never noticed that! Nice!

@Alvaroliv

2 жыл бұрын

Nice

There’s actually a lot more from “Where’s the Shoorah?” throughout “Cold Heart” than just the “Shoorah Shoorah” bit. There’s also “no-no-no NO-NO”… “over and over and overrrr” … “oh!”

I love Elton John, but I'm not very familiar with his 1980's catalogue, so I didn't realize until now some of the samples, such as Kiss the Bride. Thank you.

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙂🙂

@herrp8765

2 жыл бұрын

Same here. I was overseas during that decade (meaning outside the US), so I wasn't too familiar with Elton's tunes if they didn't get airplay on German radio.

@ethanprince356

2 жыл бұрын

Sacrifice hit number 1 in 1990 and was more well known that year

@micahlingle1060

2 жыл бұрын

That whole album is really good, I’d recommend it. And that’s probably why I hate this new song, I love the originals

@nrmnnk4057

2 жыл бұрын

same for me, I only knew Rocket Man, and was searching for a MV of Cold Heart vs Rocket Man when I came across your clip, very interesting, learn new things every day.

The new "Cold Heart" has been intriguing me, so I've loved this video, thanks. As a cover singer, I have been struck by how complex Elton John songs are just in general - unconventional chord sequences and cadences, but always sounding and looking so effortless. What a brain!

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

😃😃😃

@jonathanfalkowsky672

2 жыл бұрын

Also thank Bernie taupin

@rogerrousco2921

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonathanfalkowsky672 Taupin wrote the lyrics, Elton John did the music and melody, but your point is made, Bernie must also be thanked

As someone who familiar with house music, where sampling old music is a common practice, I find this track creative. I understand though why people dislike it.

@sibionic

2 жыл бұрын

yes, I completely hate it.

@georgechristie9464

2 жыл бұрын

What makes it creative?

@-syphec-3600

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgechristie9464 you make music?

@MacDeane

2 жыл бұрын

@@sibionic why

@bigred4379

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s a bit of creative genius, while others think it is a horrible lack of creativity. Whatever. I think it’s popular because the ear is subconsciously searching our inner song library to find the familiar …. And yet it just can’t quite.. there’s enough here to keep the ear listening.. tempo.. key.. sampling.. voice. Blue moves was an album many people had forgotten about.. then again, I’m a pianist.

Aussies PNAU have done an excellent job. Their collaboration with Elton produced a UK No.1 album in 2012. One of the boys in PNAU is a member of Empire of the Sun, another fab Aussie band.

@Lux_0-60

2 жыл бұрын

A man of culture 😁

@StephenJohnson-jb7xe

2 жыл бұрын

If I remember correctly Elton was a big fan of PNAU and got behind them in the early days.

@lupcokotevski2907

2 жыл бұрын

@@StephenJohnson-jb7xe Yep, Elton has supported Aussie artists going back to Daddy Cool in 1971 with their big hit Eagle Rock, and more recently Sarah Blasko. My mate went to high school with PNAU.

@arturor5205

2 жыл бұрын

I'm mad about those King Gizzard people. They seem like nice aussies too!

@claudia-uy5gk

2 жыл бұрын

Yess mate

I've been a fan of Pnau for many years and the concept they came up with to rearrange Elton John's older songs was unique and innovative. Elton John was hugely impressed with their own back catalogue and gave them free reign. The result was, "Good Morning To The Night". "Cold Heart" feels like a continuation of, "Sad".

I knew this song was made up of old Elton John songs, as the lyrics matched exactly - but never took the time to figure it out what they pulled from. It seemed the only new music is Dua Lupa's lyrics and the production which was my guess originally. Thanks for doing this and explaining exactly what they did.

This song has much more background then I realized! It’s like a modernized Elton John tribute song!

I love this song. It's so fresh and easily stands out on the radio compared with other mediocre modern songs. Love Dua Lipa and this disco sound, it's very timeless!

@SingleServed

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, they turned wonderful classics into a mediocre modern song.

@mercurialpierrot7073

2 жыл бұрын

Disco is trash 🤣

@prospect689

2 жыл бұрын

It's groovy but it has no lyrical substance

@benballier9580

2 жыл бұрын

@@SingleServed Your opinion is terrible :)

@sammysoppy3361

2 жыл бұрын

it stands out cause elton’s original songs are the whole thing and his songs are great. the only reason

I believe strongly that making new art out of old art, in this case music, is an art form in itself. As an experiment a few years ago, I partnered with a more hip hop producer and we slowed down the opening riffs of the 7" version of the Beatles Revolution to make them sound like a rhythm track.If we didn't tell anyone when we played it, most people would never know where the original sample came from. We never did anything with the track, I think it was an exercise in what CAN be done if people have the curiosity to see what can happen.

I can probably bet that Cold Heart basically happened when someone in PNAU messed around with some Elton John songs in a DAW and then went "OMG they go together this is so awesome" and decided to make that into a full track and also bring Dua Lipa in to sing some stuff

@amytobias4

2 жыл бұрын

PNAU did a whole album of songs exactly like this with Elton in 2012 called 'Good Morning to the Night'

@PaulyJ123

2 жыл бұрын

Elton gave them Carte Blanche to do whatever they wanted with his masters

@adityadutta5324

Жыл бұрын

Can you tell me what DAW is?

PNAU produced an entire album of retooled Elton John songs. "Good Morning to the Night" was released in 2012.

I was wondering about this song on how it was made. I knew that it was at least 2 songs, didn't know about the 4. Thank you, David, for posting this video! It answered my questions. :)

As a native of the birthplace of House music (Chicago, IL), the beat of this song speaks to my soul. The lyrics - provided by various songs from Elton John's catalog over the years - sparked my interest in learning more about Elton's catalog and I imagine will do the same for many who weren't raised on or exposed to tons of his music. Sampling and re-introducing amazing art is an awesome way to expose new generations to the pioneers and trailblazers of the industry. Thanks to this song, I can now enjoy original versions of these songs AND the reimagined one. Thanks so much for this amazing breakdown vid.

This video just made really appreciate the song so much more because it’s clear how much creativity was used to take existing material from an artist, to make a new song, that sounds authentic to that artist yet still incredibly contemporary to music happening now

I just put on a playlist and when I heard the start I was like “oh cool, a modern version of Sacrifice” then the rocket man part stared and I was like “JOOOOO A MEDLEY”

@michaelolympus5994

2 жыл бұрын

It's more like a mashup rather than a medley.

some call it ripping off from existing song, i call it art Btw, Daft Punk did these mashups a lot of times and they were hated too 🙈 Nice video man!

I actually love this song. It’s a haunting ear worm & Dua is a great compliment

Just watched the official video of Cold Heart; it's amazing. The music, the visuals, the performances. They have created something special with this track.

I've always liked DJ mixes where they sample just one line.And then go heavy on the treatment and punch of the music. Elton doesn't need to prove himself, he just enjoys what he and Bernie have achieved. And this is fun enough.Novelty and Circus are the order of the day. Elton has mansions not houses.

@Ramboost007

2 жыл бұрын

*Call On Me enters the chat*

@245thegreat

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ramboost007 no one cares

@kevindunn8185

2 жыл бұрын

Sir Elton John.

this song is my mothers fav song, and elton being my fav artist i heard all of these in the song itself. beautifully made

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I think they did it really tastefully and really breathed new life into these classics 🙂🙂

@supremecud147

2 жыл бұрын

@@DavidBennettPiano I agree

My feelings on Cold Heart are somewhat torn. On the one hand, I quite enjoy hearing Elton John on the radio (obviously). On the other, I keep finding myself singing along with Rocket Man and Sacrifice when the song has gone on to other things. So it's fun, but also jarring. I'd much rather just listen to the originals (but again, Elton John from a blender is still better than nothing at all).

I think what they’ve done is brilliant!

I am from Guam , 60 years old, and this not only brought great memories back , but at 60 i can't stop dancing to this song, and my whole body is energized 🤦🏻‍♂️😂🤣❤

I never cease to learn things from your videos! I’ve watched and rewatched this one because it demonstrates the endless variation of music. Thanks!

Love every time this song comes on the radio, and this breakdown makes me love it even more That really was so creative to weave how many samples and have it come out so sick!

Thank you sooo much for this explanation! This song must have been so difficult to put together and get such an incredible outcome!

Absolutely brilliant breakdown of this amazing 'New' but 'Old' song!!! Thank you for this!

When I first heard this, I found myself humming along and breaking into 2 of the other Eltons sample unknowingly....but now I realise why....how crazy,! and genius of Elton's and his producer.

Thanks for the explanation! It was most enlightening. I'd recognized three of the tracks, but I'd heard that it was four and couldn't figure out the fourth part. "Where's the Shoorah?" was way off my radar.

Wow just brilliant analysis! Incredible that you can get a song like this from 4 old songs.

This song combo is Brilliant! I can listen to it over and over again. I love it!! Its so uplifiting...

Hey David!! Your theoretical ideas are the best and I dig all the videos that you make here :) I had been wondering about how they make song's all these years and after watching Your videos, I start to understanding the process of it:)

Great video, learnt a lot again. The song is a real innovative use of samples. And Elton and Dua Lipa, voices fit beautifully in the chorus

Absolutely amazing song! He has gone above & beyond w this song. A solid tribute to his in depth talent. I definitely heard Rocketman on my own ear but I didn’t realize they were actually 4 separate songs. The chorus was absolutely superb as well. Just amazing on all levels!

I cannot get enough of this new song!!! I absolutely LOVE it!! And I make sure everyone around me while driving can hear it!!

This is fantastic. So wonderful. You really know your stuff. It's an excellent presentation. Just wonderful. I love it!

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I just think that the inclusion of Where's the Shoorah was the best thing ever! I've had his album Blue Moves since I was very little and recognized it immediately when I first heard Cold Heart. Obscure, AND amazing!!

Thank you for this, a brilliant video. I knew it was four songs but the pitch analysis was so interesting!

David - you are absolutely WONDERFUL putting this video together. You've done a fantastic job. And I've learned so much. Thank you so much. You're great.

I KNEW IT! I recognized 2 of the songs used in that song to begin with! Sacrifice & Rocket Man!

I cn understand that this is a new form of music, and it's a way to repackage old material. But I'd just like to say I really like old materials.

@needlessnoise

2 жыл бұрын

good thing they didnt go anywhere, you can just listen to the old stuff forever if you want

@fraxinus_ash

2 жыл бұрын

I see it as potentially making older music accessible to a new generation. Which is no bad thing! The youths need to be listening to some Elton!

In the section where they use the original "Cold Heart" in the remixed version, I really thought I could hear Elton's voice underneath Dua Lipa's - I feel like that's my brain playing tricks on me because I know he sang it originally!

Yes!! Thank you for this video!! When the song came out I was so intrigued how all the samples and songs came together. Now I know ;)

Until this latest release I always thought Reg was singing 'Coco Hall' never crossed my mind to look it up haha

Thank you for the explanation! I've found medleys very interesting for a while now. I love Cold Heart and Rocket Man, and this makes me wanna look deeper into Elton's catalogue. Thanks!

I'm not a huge Elton fan but I knew it pinged several "familiar tune" switches in my brain. Thanks for showing so nicely how it's put together.

Recycled backpack, recycled pop, how sustainable.

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@FidesAla

2 жыл бұрын

Here’s the thing, though - new art, new imagination, doesn’t actually use up more resources than remakes. I know you know that, I know your comment was sarcastic, but I swear, it’s something that no publishers in any media nowadays seem to realize. It’s actually okay to make something that’s not a remake. Except… if you make a remake and people send you death threats because they disagree, you can say it’s not your fault and point to the original. You can’t do that when you make something new. But then again, I doubt the people who send death threats online really care if it was your idea or not.

@danielhoffheins2068

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I wonder what Walter Benjamin would make of remixes and NFTs?

@jessejameskaine

2 жыл бұрын

Sustainable revenues

@christiand8243

2 жыл бұрын

Everything in art is recycled and since decades...

We need to acknowledge the people who actually made this song/remix; PNAU producers. They're brilliant.

This isn't the first time PNAU have reworked elements from Elton's catalogue. There was actually a whole album released back in 2013 called "Good Morning To The Night" which was pretty much the same concept the PNAU lads used in "Cold Heart" but stretched for an entire album. I've heard it's pretty good.

@NickVanHouse

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I was confused when they said it’s the a new thing but I remember they did this years ago. Look up “sad”

What a great explanation of how this came to be. Elton you are truly amazing and for generations to come will experience your music for the first time just as we did first time round. Pure genius 👏

Thanks for posting this because I was very curious about this song

I am addicted to “Cold Heart” I listen this song every morning….. absolute master piece.

That is so awesome and amazing... Thank you. Sheds totally complete new light on whatever I always used listening to, too.

This is great. You explain the science of music and the history of the tracks. The song is fantastic too.

Excellent, thank you, David.

Really like this new song, don't get me wrong the original sacrifice inspired me to ask for elton john's love songs cassette for christmas, but to be in the charts and young people talking about how they like it that I know something about this artist and the songs in the track. The Last shoorah?! I never heard before but the way it was sung in this song was like a choir of angels embracing you into the afterlife..

@alanshapiro5669

2 жыл бұрын

Shoorah is from "Blue Moves" a fabulous double album.

I remember buying the Sacrifice songbook (Sleeping) in my music store here in Paris ... I was 16 and i've learnt a lot about chords with those songs 😃

I knew about Sacrifice and Rocket Man but not the other two! Thank you for this!

Very genius of him!!!! Wow!!! Let’s see if this becomes a trend that other artists will do with their own songs.

@cliffs4008

2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that

Big Dave, your an absolute legend :)

that pitch shifted & sped up Sacrifice sounds weird to me lol. i get so used to that -50 cent sound. i thought it's a correct pitch

@ElGrecoOB

2 жыл бұрын

There's nothing wrong with you. There is no such thing as wrong pitch. I wonder whether you're more set up by the reharmonization?

@JazzyJonas

2 жыл бұрын

I'm the same way. I'm very sensitive to pitch and it drives me nuts when my band does covers in a different key. It just sounds wrong the whole time haha

Thanks for making this video. I don’t claim to understand all the subtle changes but I like this medley and this helps me learn more music theory.

Thanks for the explaining this! I love the composition, and so so chuffed!

I love this track and am really happy Elton John agreed to it.

I'm pretty sure Dua Lipa is doubling Elton's original vocal on "Kiss the Bride". You can hear his original vocal inflections in it. She's definitely doing "Rocket Man" alone, however.

@sarahschouveller1993

2 жыл бұрын

You're right, I hear that too

@maartenlootens910

Жыл бұрын

I also think I recognize Elton's voice in "and this is what I should have said". Specifically the pronunciation of "have said" seems very Eltonish to me ;).

This video was a ton of fun! Thank you!

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Gotta love how humble this man is. Sir Elton you're a legend.

Elton also had a number 1 this year with a cover of the Pet Shop Boys’ It’s A Sin.

@asterickjones

2 жыл бұрын

It wasn't #1 though, it only peaked at #47 in May 2021.

@ethanprince356

2 жыл бұрын

@@asterickjones It was number one, stayed there for a week.

@amadeus2166

2 жыл бұрын

@@ethanprince356 no it peaked at #47 on the official uk charts, it hit number one of the big top 40 which is a different chart.

@ethanprince356

2 жыл бұрын

@@amadeus2166 oh okay thanks for telling me the difference

Excellent work David! 👍

Always wondered where the “this is what I should have said” part came from, cheers!

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

😃👍🏼

It’s a great song. I like what they did they with the past songs :) Very creative and well produced.

Thank you for the excellent explanation of this massive hit! It is super addictive and has just the right beat for grooving or just working with this to screen out distractions!

That's so cool! And this video made me realize that I don't think I've seen a video of yours where you analyze the piano/keyboard style of one or more classic rock artists. Since you're a pianist yourself and your channel is all about analyzing classic rock and other pop music, I feel like it would be a natural video for you to make. I'd love to see a video about what Elton John or Billy Joel does when he plays piano, or what kinds of things are staples of Ray Manzarek's (the Doors) or Rod Argent's (the Zombies) playing.

This new song out of 4 old songs is brilliant. But then again so were the four older ones by themselves.

Such an amazingly professional video. Thank you for this.

Recycling parts from 4 Old songs to create a new one. Excellent work!

Thanks so much for explaining this song. I couldn't figure out what I was listening to on the radio but it all sounded very familiar. Cheers

I'm a huge Elton fan, never paid any attention to dua lipa before but I just love this track. Thanks for the nerdy dissection!

Great break down! Seriously excellent job!

Loved the video! Great work!

Excellent analysis, thank you!

Brilliantly done - why would anyone hate it .... Thank you for making this video ....

I love this song. I bought 80’s light-up rainbow wheel roller skates cause it made me so happy and skate to this song. Super interesting breakdown.

Thanks for this banger breakdown!

Congratulations for demonstration!!!👏👏👏

Great work !

Thank you! I love your analysis 🤗

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😀😀

Wow thank you! I was wondering where all the rest of the music and lyrics were from. Love this breakdown

This is epic! I had no idea that four (4) songs/lyrics were merged to get here! Wow!😃

Extreamly good and informatic explenasion of the work! Thank, David! I subscribe.,! 🎺🕺🎂

Nice analysis... also I loved Stars of 45, they have great medleys, but I love the Beatles one in particular.

So well done David!

@DavidBennettPiano

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow who ever produced this new Elton song is amazing a Brilliant production..thanks for break down

Thank you so much for explaining! I was looking everywhere for "original Cold Heart" lol Hank Williams was not the same song as this. Well done Elton 👏!