Elton John & Ray Cooper LIVE in Gothenburg 2010 December 4 - Better Off Dead

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Channel: Ronnie Friend · 2010 · Music

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"Better Off Dead" from Elton John's 1974 autobiographical album "Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy" performed LIVE by Elton John & Ray Cooper at the Scandinavium Arena in Göteborg (also known as Gothenburg), Sweden on 4th December 2010. The imagery in Bernie Taupin's lyrics suggest he and Elton observing the nightlife of London from "an all-night cafe" in the late 1960s. Elton's percussive musical interpretation brought out a feeling of hopefulness the young songwriters had, in contrast to the depressing depravity of the scenes around them.

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