Video Montage – Elton John: Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting (Pub Rock Version)

ORIGINAL FROM: Morgan Brown Music - https://youtu.be/2AQ4p-HI3bE?si=_nusFxWhBRngmNnh

What if...Elton John was a pub rocker? Imagine, if you will, an alternative universe, not unlike our own. It's 1973, and Elton John is in the career doldrums. With lyricist, Bernie Taupin, he has been working as a staff songwriter at DJM Music for 5 years, but he is starting to find the work unfulfilling, he struggles to find gigs as a performer, and the label continually resists his pleas to be allowed to record his own music. Fed up, he and Bernie go for a pint in a North London pub, and are surprised to find it unusually busy, and populated by a much younger crowd than usual. It soon emerges that the crowd are there to see Ducks Deluxe, who are playing in the back room, so Elton and Bernie go to investigate. The pair are bowled over by both the band's raw energy, and the. crowd's reaction, and Elton starts to think that the emerging pub circuit might be just what he needs to kick-start his performing career. Elton and his band get to work stripping back their sound, jettisoning ballads from the set, and concentrating on heads-down rock and R&B. They secure a gig, supporting Brinsley Schwarz at the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town, and wow the assembled crowd with their driving set, topped off with the newly-penned anthem, 'Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting'. Elton signs a record deal with Chiswick, and his records, though not huge commercial successes, are hailed as a formative influence by several punk legends, including Brian James of The Damned and The Clash's Joe Strummer! Written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin I do not own the rights to the song, Elton's vocals, or any of the clips/images used. Backing track arranged, performed and produced by me, using GarageBand, and whatever instruments I had to hand. NO generative AI used, ever. For a companion video with related discussion and recording/arranging insights, click here: • "As oiled as a diesel train!" - Imagining ... If you enjoyed this, please like, subscribe, and check out my other videos: • What if? Thanks! #eltonjohn #70smusic #70srock #pubrock #classicrock #rocknroll #protopunk #reinterpretation #remix #elton