{"id":6500,"date":"2025-07-10T09:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=6500"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T01:42:08","slug":"john-lennon-elton-john-surprise-msg-crowd-with-electrifying-i-saw-her-standing-there-1974","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=6500","title":{"rendered":"John Lennon &amp; Elton John Surprise MSG Crowd with Electrifying \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d (1974)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Thanksgiving night, November 28, 1974, Madison Square Garden erupted in euphoria when&nbsp;<strong>John Lennon<\/strong>, stepping out of three years of retreat, joined&nbsp;<strong>Elton John<\/strong>&nbsp;onstage\u2014a surprise appearance fulfilling a legendary bet. The rock icon lent his voice and Fender Telecaster to a spirited performance of&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWhatever Gets You Thru the Night,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;then followed with the Beatles classic&nbsp;<strong>\u201cLucy in the Sky With Diamonds\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;and closed with&nbsp;<strong>\u201cI Saw Her Standing There.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imgs.smoothradio.com\/images\/297279?crop=16_9&amp;width=660&amp;relax=1&amp;format=webp&amp;signature=X3W-TBRSYSo4cu0bmEnzyqVOr4o=\" alt=\"Elton John and John Lennon's 'whirlwind romance' timeline explained - Smooth\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This intensified moment would become&nbsp;<strong>Lennon\u2019s final major live performance<\/strong>\u2014a historic convergence of two musical titans during a golden Thanksgiving broadcast.&nbsp;After yearlong skepticism, Lennon honored a pact: if the single topped the charts, he\u2019d return to the stage. It did\u2014and he delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/35\/750x445\/1343495.jpg\" alt=\"John Lennon: Love story behind Elton John being Sean Lennon's godfather 'We  all cried' | Music | Entertainment | Express.co.uk\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Their rendition of \u201cI Saw Her Standing There\u201d was especially iconic. Lennon quipped it was \u201ca song by an old, estranged fianc\u00e9 of mine called Paul,\u201d before launching into the upbeat, youthful track he\u2019d never performed live post-Beatles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/preview.redd.it\/elton-john-and-john-lennon-on-telecaster-madison-square-v0-abclpl51ts9b1.jpg?auto=webp&amp;s=fdd72af94bdebf39aaddadfbf7c9acc7ae458052\" alt=\"Elton John and John Lennon on Telecaster, Madison Square Garden, New York,  November 28th, 1974. 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The bond between Lennon and Elton played out in real-time for 20,000 fans under the Garden lights, leaving an indelible mark on the annals of rock &amp; roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WATCH BELOW:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"John Lennon Elton John - I Saw Her Standing There MSG 1974\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8WgG6bTX6k0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Thanksgiving night, November 28, 1974, Madison Square Garden erupted in euphoria when&nbsp;John Lennon, stepping out of three&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-6500","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-musician"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>John Lennon &amp; 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