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''Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden'' is a 2-disc DVD release, starring Elton John performing some of his biggest hits and even several fan favourites. The release features appearances onstage by comedians
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, as well as special remarks to the audience by lyricist Bernie Taupin. The concert was recorded on Elton's 60th birthday, 25 March 2007, and coincides with his record-setting 60th concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In addition to his regular band, The Brooklyn Youth Chorus also performs on several songs.


DVD releases

Originally scheduled to be released to DVD in stores on 25 September 2007, it was postponed until 2 October 2007. A 2-DVD and 1-CD box set with the live CD was released on 9 October 2007.


Track listing


Disc One: The Concert

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Sixty Years On 60 (sixty) () is the natural number following 59 and preceding 61. Being three times 20, it is called '' threescore'' in older literature ('' kopa'' in Slavic, ''Schock'' in Germanic). In mathematics * 60 is a highly composite number. Because i ...
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Madman Across The Water ''Madman Across the Water'' is the fourth studio album by English musician Elton John, released in 1971 through DJM and Uni Records. The album was his third album to be released in 1971, at which point John had been rising to prominence as a p ...
" From Madman Across The Water, 1971 # " Where to Now St. Peter?" From Tumbleweed Connection, 1970 # "
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" From Honky Château, 1972 # "
Ballad of a Well-Known Gun ''Tumbleweed Connection'' is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Elton John. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London, England in March 1970, and released in October 1970 in the United Kingdom and January 1971 in the United Stat ...
" From Tumbleweed Connection, 1970 # " Take Me to the Pilot" From Elton John, 1970 # "High Flying Bird" From Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, 1973 # "
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" From Madman Across The Water, 1971 # " Burn Down The Mission" From Tumbleweed Connection, 1970 # " Better Off Dead" From Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975 # " Levon" From Madman Across The Water, 1971 # " Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" From Jump Up, 1982 appy Birthday Presentation # " Daniel" From Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, 1973 # "
Honky Cat "Honky Cat" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was used as the opening track for John's fifth studio album, ''Honky Château'', released in 1972. "Honky Cat" was also relea ...
" From Honky Château, 1972 # " Rocket Man" From Honky Château, 1972 # "
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by English musician Elton John, with music by John and Davey Johnstone and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. It is the first single from John's 17th studio album ''Too Low for Zero''. In the United ...
" From Too Low For Zero, 1983 # " The Bridge" From The Captain & the Kid, 2006 # "
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" From Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973 # "
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was released on the 1972 album ''Honky Château''. The lyrics conveyed Taupin's take on New York City after h ...
" From Honky Château, 1972 # "
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the '' Blue Moves'' album. It was John's sec ...
" From Blue Moves, 1976 # "
Bennie and the Jets "Bennie and the Jets" (also titled "Benny & the Jets") is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. The song first appeared on the ''Goodbye Yellow Brick Road'' album in 1973. "Bennie and ...
" From Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973 # "
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" From Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973 # "
Tiny Dancer "Tiny Dancer" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally released on John's 1971 album '' Madman Across the Water,'' and was later released as a single in 1972. It was ...
" From Madman Across The Water, 1971 # "
Something About The Way You Look Tonight "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" is a song by English musician Elton John, taken from his 25th studio album, '' The Big Picture''. It was written by John and Bernie Taupin, and produced by Chris Thomas. It was released as the album' ...
" From The Big Picture, 1997 # " Philadelphia Freedom" From Rock of the Westies, 1975 # "
Sad Songs (Say So Much) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" is the closing track on English musician Elton John's eighteenth studio album ''Breaking Hearts'', written by John and Bernie Taupin, released in 1984 as the lead single of the album. It reached No. 7 on the UK chart an ...
" From Breaking Hearts, 1984 # "
Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English musician Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin. It was originally recorded by John for his eighth studio album, '' Caribou'' (1974), and was released as a single that peaked ...
" From Caribou, 1974 # "
I'm Still Standing "I'm Still Standing" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, from John's 1983 album ''Too Low for Zero''. It was the second single released from the album in the UK, and the first single released in the Un ...
" From Two Low For Zero, 1983 # "
The Bitch Is Back "The Bitch Is Back" is a rock song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was the second single released from John's 1974 album '' Caribou'', and reached number 1 in Canada (his sixth i ...
" From Caribou, 1974 # "
Crocodile Rock "Crocodile Rock" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin, and recorded in summer 1972 at the Château d'Hérouville studio in France (it was listed as "Strawberry Studios" in the album's credits), where John and his team had previous ...
" From Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player, 1973 # "
Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (sometimes written "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)") is a song originally recorded by English musician Elton John. John composed it with his long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin. It was r ...
" From Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973 Encore: # " Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" From Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973 # "
Your Song "Your Song" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was John's first international Top 10 chart single. "Your Song" was first released by American rock band Three Dog Night in M ...
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Disc Two

;Live, Rare & Unseen # "Your Song" (Elton at 50 Montage) # "
Border Song "Border Song" is a song by Elton John with music by John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. The song initially appeared on the 1970 album ''Elton John'', and was released in the spring of 1970 as the LP's first single. After failing to chart in the U ...
" (Swiss TV, 1970) # "Sixty Years On" (In Concert, 1970) # "Tiny Dancer" (Sounds for Saturday, 1971) # "Levon" (Sounds for Saturday, 1971) # "Honky Cat" (Royal Festival Hall, 1972) # "Rocket Man" (Royal Festival Hall, 1972) # "Crocodile Rock" (Royal Variety Show, 1972) # "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (TOTP, 1973, lip-synched) # "Daniel" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976) # "
Someone Saved My Life Tonight "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is a song, with music by English musician Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin, from John's 1975 album ''Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy.'' It was released as a single on 23 June 1975, the only sing ...
" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976) # "
Candle in the Wind "Candle in the Wind" is a threnody written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John perfor ...
" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976) # "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976) # "I'm Still Standing" (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984) # "Bennie and the Jets" (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984) # "
Song for Guy "Song for Guy" is a mainly instrumental piece of music by English musician Elton John. It is the closing track of his 1978 album, ''A Single Man''. Musical structure The song opens with an octaved solo piano, which is then accompanied by a l ...
" (Thank You Australia Concert, 1984) # "
This Train Don't Stop There Anymore "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" is the final track on Elton John's 2001 album ''Songs from the West Coast''. Written by John and Bernie Taupin, the song's lyrics details John's fame being over and his coming to terms with getting older b ...
" (TOTP, 2001) # "Tinderbox" (BBC "In Session", St. Luke's, 2006 – outtake) # "The Bridge" (a portion of the studio version) ;Elton's New York Stories # "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (Royal Festival Hall, 1972) # "Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC)" (BBC "In Session", St. Luke's, 2006 – outtake) # "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (Hammersmith Odeon, 1982) # " Believe" (Madison Square Garden, 1995) # "We All Fall in Love Sometimes/Curtains" (Madison Square Garden, 2005)


Bonus CD (box set only)

# "Sixty Years On" # "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" # "Where to Now St Peter?" # "Holiday Inn" # "Madman Across the Water" # "Levon" # "Hercules" # "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" # "Roy Rogers" # "High Flying Bird" # "Better Off Dead" # "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" # "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" # "The Bridge" # "Burn Down the Mission"


Personnel

* Elton John - piano, vocals *
Davey Johnstone David William Logan Johnstone (born 6 May 1951) is a British rock guitarist and vocalist, best known for his long-time collaboration with Elton John as a member of the Elton John Band. Career Johnstone's first work was with Noel Murphy in ...
- guitars, vocals * Bob Birch - bass guitar, vocals *
Guy Babylon Guy Babylon (December 20, 1956 – September 2, 2009) was an American keyboardist/composer, most noted for his work with Elton John. Babylon was born in New Windsor, Maryland. He attended Francis Scott Key High School before moving on to the ...
- keyboards * John Mahon - percussion, vocals *
Nigel Olsson Nigel Olsson (born 10 February 1949) is an English rock drummer and singer best known for his long-time affiliation with Elton John. A dynamic drummer and backing vocalist, Olsson helped establish the Elton John sound as a member of the Elton J ...
- drums, vocals * Martin Tillman - cellist


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References

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