The moment the King’s Guard plays Elton John’s hit ‘Crocodile Rock’ in front of Buckingham Palace is a sweet tribute ahead of the music icon’s final British show at Glastonbury
- The King’s Guard paid a touching tribute to Elton ahead of his final live show in the UK
- The group performed a version of his 1972 hit “Crocodile Rock” on Sunday
- The footage was captured by a spectator filming in front of Buckingham Palace
The King’s Guard paid a touching tribute to Sir Elton John, playing his hit song “Crocodile Rock” outside Buckingham Palace ahead of his triumphant Glastonbury set on Sunday.
An Instagram Story, reposted by both Elton and his husband David Furnish, shows the infantry squad playing a version of the 1972 hit on the trumpet.
Footage was captured by video artist Shimmy Socol, who filmed the King’s Guard unexpectedly breaking into a touching rendition of one of Elton’s biggest hits hours before his much-anticipated performance at Glastonbury.
Elton’s Glastonbury performance, which marked the legendary singer’s last live show in the UK, is expected to set the record for the most-watched set ever at Worthy Farm.
The “life-affirming” set was followed by his husband Furnish and their children, as well as celebrity pals including David Walliams and the Spice Girls, who reportedly wanted to join him for a glitzy after-party following the show.
The King’s Guard paid a touching tribute to Sir Elton John, playing his hit song “Crocodile Rock” outside Buckingham Palace ahead of his triumphant Glastonbury set on Sunday
An Instagram Story, reposted by Elton’s husband David Furnish, shows the infantry squad playing a version of the 1972 hit on the trumpet
The footage was captured by a viewer filming the Kingsguard unexpectedly breaking into a touching rendition of one of Elton’s biggest hits
Elton’s Glastonbury performance, which marked the legendary singer’s last live show in the UK, is expected to set the record for the most-watched set ever at Worthy Farm
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Stars including Paul McCartney, Taron Egerton and Andrew Garfield were also spotted backstage watching the show before attending Elton’s party.
On Watford FC footballer Troy Deeney’s Deeney Talks podcast, John – who is a lifelong fan of Hertfordshire football club – expressed his desire to “throw a party” once he never has to play Crocodile Rock again.
Elton said, “The last time I have to sing ‘Crocodile Rock,’ I’ll probably throw a party.” But people love to hear it. “It was written as a kind of joke, as a pastiche, and it became a huge hit and people love to sing along to it.”
He added, “So who am I to say, ‘I’m not going to play it,’ because I play to amuse and entertain people.” But I have to say when the final show at the end of the tour is over is, I will never sing that song again.”
At the start of his Glastonbury show, Elton took the stage in a gold suit before sitting down at the piano as the fireworks went off and said he never imagined he would be performing at the festival for a “special and emotional” show .
He later took off his famous red-tinted glasses to wipe his tears while his musical guests paid tribute to him on stage.
Later in the evening, he dedicated his penultimate song, “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me,” to the late George Michael to mark the singer’s 60th birthday, saying, “Today is a very special day, I was wondering how. “I wanted to get close to that.
Born to perform: Sir Elton John on the Pyramid Stage in Glastonbury for the final UK show of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
Dressed in style: The superstar singer, 76, took the stage in a gold suit before taking a seat at the piano as the fireworks went off
Golden boy: Sir Elton’s gold suit was complemented by a pair of gold sneakers for his performance
“One of Britain’s most fantastic singers and songwriters was George Michael. He was my friend, he was an inspiration and today would have been his 60th birthday so I want to dedicate this song to his memory. All the music he left us is so great. “This is for you, George.”
He opened his set with Pinball Wizard before playing “The B***h Is Back,” then said, “I never thought I’d ever play Glastonbury, and here I am.”
“It’s a very special and emotional evening for me because it might be my last show ever in England so I’d better play well and entertain you, you’ve been standing there for so long and I really appreciate all the outfits and all.” .’