John Lennon had a hit, post-Beatles, with Whatever Gets You Through the Night, his only #1 as a solo artist, which featured Elton John. The deal Lennon had with Elton was if the song reached the top of the USA Billboard magazine charts, he, Lennon, would perform with Elton on stage.
To fulfill that promise, Elton extended an invitation for Lennon to join him for a show in Madison Square Garden to which he also secretly invited Yoko Ono (Lennon was estranged from her and was on his 'Lost Weekend') which led to their reconciliation.
In a sense, Elton was Lennon's emotional support person and God bless him for being such a good friend. But he was no Wally, that's for sure.
But it does afford me a reason to offer you my least favorite Elton song, so no shedding of crocodile tears.
-bill kenny
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