Classic Albums: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (2001): Cast

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the 1973 double‑album that marks the peak of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s partnership, fuses glitz, glam and pop‑rock. It includes hits like “Candle in the Wind,” “Bennie and the Jets,” the title track, and the epic “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding.” This Classic Albums DVD uses vintage studio footage and new interviews with John, Taupin, producer Gus Dudgeon and the band to reveal the turbulent writing and recording process behind the enduring masterpiece.

• Director Bob Smeaton

• Elton John as themselves
• BT Bernie Taupin as themselves
• GD Gus Dudgeon as themselves
• PG Paul Gambaccini as themselves

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• Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - 40th Anniversary