Elton John’s piano handstands became one of the most iconic sights of 1970s rock ‘n’ roll, perfectly capturing the high-energy, acrobatic showmanship of his “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” era. He would typically kick his piano stool aside and launch into the move with his hands firmly planted on the piano keys and his legs extended into the air.
John was already performing this move as early as 1970 at Doug Weston’s Troubadour in Los Angeles and in 1971 concert footage. He was famously photographed performing a handstand on his piano in London in 1972 by Terry O'Neill; in this session, he performed the stunt while wearing heeled boots and sunglasses. One of his most iconic handstands occurred during the Midsummer Music festival at Wembley Stadium in 1975, a moment recently immortalized by a gravity-defying wax figure at Madame Tussauds London.
These “flying handstands” were part of a broader repertoire of piano acrobatics, including playing from contorted positions and jumping off the piano, often while wearing flamboyant costumes like bejeweled jumpsuits and platform shoes.
Did he do this at the same point in a song, or different songs? Was there some high energy thing that led up to this?
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