Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden is a 2-disc DVD

DVD

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 release, starring Elton John

Elton John

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 performing some of his biggest hits and even several fan favorites. The release features appearances onstage by comedians Robin Williams

Robin Williams

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 and Whoopi Goldberg

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, as well as special remarks to the audience by lyricist Bernie Taupin

Bernie Taupin

Bernard John "Bernie" Taupin is an English lyricist, poet, and singer, best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, writing the lyrics for the majority of the star's songs, making his lyrics some of the best known in pop-rock's history.In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in...

. The concert was recorded on Elton's 60th birthday, 25 March 2007, and coincides with his world record-setting 60th concert at Madison Square Garden

Madison Square Garden

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 in New York City

New York City

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In addition to his regular band, a choir 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 release.

The Concert

1. "Sixty Years On"
2. "Madman Across the Water"
3. "Where to Now St. Peter?"
4. "Hercules"
5. "Ballad of a Well Known Gun"
6. "Take Me to the Pilot"
7. "High Flying Bird"
8. "Holiday Inn"
9. "Burn Down the Mission"
10. "Better Off Dead"
11. "Levon"
12. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"
13. Happy Birthday, Elton (sung by the audience)
14. "Daniel"
15. "Honky Cat"
16. "Rocket Man"
17. "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues"
18. Band Introductions
19. "The Bridge"
20. "Roy Rogers"
21. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
22. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
23. "Bennie and the Jets"
24. "All the Girls Love Alice"
25. "Tiny Dancer"
26. "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
27. "Philadelphia Freedom"
28. "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
29. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
30. "I'm Still Standing"
31. "The Bitch is Back"
32. "Crocodile Rock"
33. "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"
34. "Funeral For A Friend / Loves Lies Bleeding" (Encore)
35. "Your Song" (Encore)

Live, Rare & Unseen

1. "Your Song" (Elton at 50 Montage)
2. "Border Song" (Swiss TV, 1970)
3. "Sixty Years On" (In Concert, 1970)
4. "Tiny Dancer" (Sounds for Saturday, 1971)
5. "Levon" (Sounds for Saturday, 1971)
6. "Honky Cat" (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
7. "Rocket Man" (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
8. "Crocodile Rock" (Royal Variety Show, 1972)
9. "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (TOTP, 1973, lip-synched)
10. "Daniel" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976)
11. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976)
12. "Candle in the Wind" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976)
13. "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Edinburgh Playhouse Theatre, 1976)
14. "I'm Still Standing" (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984)
15. "Bennie and the Jets" (Night & Day Concert, Wembley, 1984)
16. "Song for Guy" (Thank You Australia Concert, 1984)
17. "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (TOTP, 2001)
18. "Tinderbox" (BBC "In Session", St. Luke's, 2006 - outtake)
19. "The Bridge" (a portion of the studio version)

Elton's New York Stories

1. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)
2. "Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC)" (BBC "In Session", St. Luke's, 2006 - outtake)
3. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (Hammersmith Odeon, 1982)
4. "Believe" (Madison Square Garden, 1995)
5. "We All Fall in Love Sometimes/Curtains" (Madison Square Garden, 2005)

Bonus CD (box set only)

1. "Sixty Years On"
2. "Ballad of a Well Known Gun"
3. "Where to Now St Peter?"
4. "Holiday Inn"
5. "Madman Across the Water"
6. "Levon"
7. "Hercules"
8. "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters"
9. "Roy Rogers"
10. "High Flying Bird"
11. "Better Off Dead"
12. "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)"
13. "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"
14. "The Bridge"
15. "Burn Down the Mission"