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  • The video for ""I Want Love"", the first single from Elton's 2001 album Songs From The West Coast, was directed by Sam Taylor-Wood and stars Robert Downey Jr, who did the entire video in one continuous take.
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  • @rachmatabbid5936
    @rachmatabbid5936 Před 4 lety +6959

    Elton helped Eminem and RDJ through their rehab. He is very supportive of this cause. What a generous man full of love.

    • @Steve_Gee74
      @Steve_Gee74 Před 3 lety +242

      Mainly because Elton has gone through the same system of addiction and rehab. He knows what its like to endure the torment of fighting an addiction so wants to help his friends as much as possible

    • @CadenC73
      @CadenC73 Před 3 lety +27

      @@Steve_Gee74 wasnt im still standing about him after rehab or something?

    • @mrdameacham
      @mrdameacham Před 3 lety +70

      @@CadenC73 It's about his winning a lawsuit against a newspaper that slandered him.

    • @deblynn8178
      @deblynn8178 Před 3 lety +21

      I agree he's a good man ❤

    • @davidkruse4030
      @davidkruse4030 Před 3 lety +28

      @@Steve_Gee74 it’s part of the recovery. We only keep what we have by giving it away.

  • @vickysullivan7770
    @vickysullivan7770 Před 5 lety +6403

    Elton really helped RDJ get sober and put him in the video at a time when he couldn't get any work in Hollywood..Love this!

    • @itisallgood3951
      @itisallgood3951 Před 5 lety +52

      Really?

    • @adanhernandez8035
      @adanhernandez8035 Před 5 lety +141

      correct. it´s from that time

    • @vxvoart
      @vxvoart Před 5 lety +131

      So I know now why Marvel choose RDJ. He was like Tony Stark from comics too.

    • @ladydontekno
      @ladydontekno Před 5 lety +421

      I don’t think people realize how much this video resuscitated RDJ’s career. He had at least a ten year run being a drug fueled alcoholic mess. He was the perfect choice for this video.

    • @ireneonly
      @ireneonly Před 5 lety +4

      Omg i just commented that.

  • @jamesgarrick3249
    @jamesgarrick3249 Před 5 lety +17298

    This video actually saved RDJ's career as Elton was the only person who would cast him in anything after RDJ went into rehab and Elton knew how that felt.

    • @danielfulga3517
      @danielfulga3517 Před 5 lety +575

      Elton john was also addicted to drugs,he also spwnt time in rehab (because of his friends),well I'm happy we have RDJ!

    • @RWDtech
      @RWDtech Před 5 lety +244

      Calling bs, this was just a cameo in a music video. What's your source? Playing Ironman saved his career

    • @jb7644
      @jb7644 Před 5 lety +301

      This did not save his career, he kept a low to mid profile in early 2000`s until iron man. This was just to help pay the rent.

    • @danielfulga3517
      @danielfulga3517 Před 5 lety +164

      iron man was meant to be low
      but it blew up
      dsng,somone needs to make a RDJ biography movie starring Tom Holland

    • @NOturtle
      @NOturtle Před 4 lety +266

      This was way before Ironman. Elton did help bring his career back

  • @MadeInHistory
    @MadeInHistory Před 6 měsíci +294

    He's still standing!

  • @reuellucas7187
    @reuellucas7187 Před 5 lety +9242

    The perfect video to watch after Endgame and before Rocketman.

    • @mianas0402
      @mianas0402 Před 5 lety +54

      That's exactly what I'm doing XD

    • @blackjakko
      @blackjakko Před 5 lety +59

      This song is such a cry. Just plain straightforward heartbreakingly honest. Clean simple intimate video that doesn't get in the way of the brilliant lyrics. One of my all time fav EJ Bernie Taupin songs. Those guys just kill together.

    • @mrspawn4528
      @mrspawn4528 Před 5 lety +9

      Reuel Lucas I know right it is

    • @No2Blame
      @No2Blame Před 5 lety +1

      hahahahahaha

    • @chavaul6729
      @chavaul6729 Před 5 lety +2

      yes!

  • @stephenphilip5294
    @stephenphilip5294 Před 5 lety +1937

    I love how Elton John was the only one with faith in rdj, restarted this mans career with this one video.

    • @ShivamSharma-or6lz
      @ShivamSharma-or6lz Před 5 lety +30

      And mrl Gibson's insurance.

    • @totogabagool8140
      @totogabagool8140 Před 5 lety +13

      this was after iron man....

    • @younus9298
      @younus9298 Před 5 lety +54

      This album came out in 2001.

    • @eugeniocontreras2428
      @eugeniocontreras2428 Před 5 lety +10

      MYSchamp _i was the music video also shot in 2001 and just got put on CZcams in 2010 or was the music video made in 2010 ?

    • @surya_0x0
      @surya_0x0 Před 5 lety +48

      @@eugeniocontreras2428 music video is also old. Rdj looks so much younger than when he was in iron man 1.

  • @kidxindigo6652
    @kidxindigo6652 Před 5 lety +2368

    RDJ just came out of rehab when he did this gig and the lyrics really resonated with his situation back then. "I want love", fast-forward years later and we love him 3000.❤

    • @thejanusproject32
      @thejanusproject32 Před 5 lety +29

      Elton John then must've really taken a liking to him and his situation to nominate him for the music video

    • @Aziexxx
      @Aziexxx Před 5 lety +21

      thejanusproject32 if Elton put him forward I'm guessing it's cuz he empathised with RDJ's sit. having had to get sober himself

    • @danielperdigones2185
      @danielperdigones2185 Před 5 lety +11

      Thats because now we have resonating the image and memory of Robert D J performing Iron Man and we related him inmediatley to Tony Stark cause the same reason. He had a disturbed life years ago by his drug problem. For that now too we relate that lyrics with him.

    • @itsikcarmona9845
      @itsikcarmona9845 Před 5 lety +2

      It was before RDJ turned to be Iron man . Yeah

    • @freddieISU
      @freddieISU Před 5 lety +2

      I think this video had a lot to do with RDJ's public perception after he got clean.

  • @austinbros1000
    @austinbros1000 Před 7 měsíci +515

    Now he's an Oscar winner!

    • @jonathantyner171
      @jonathantyner171 Před 3 měsíci +1

      That’s right he is

    • @twist58
      @twist58 Před 2 měsíci +2

      He cleaned up his act and sobered up for the better. He earned it after being denied any acting gigs in the past.

    • @DarkJak
      @DarkJak Před 19 dny

      That Ryan Gosling or Robert De Niro deserved

  • @billhaynes2560
    @billhaynes2560 Před 5 lety +1192

    I read that he filmed this on a day release from rehab. Absolutely incredible. So raw and so real

    • @007Julie
      @007Julie Před 5 lety +72

      Bill Haynes he was released not from rehab but from jail and only for one day. He was given permission to leave jail, shoot the video then go back to his cell. Very hard time for our hero.

    • @deegriminger3387
      @deegriminger3387 Před 5 lety +42

      The video features actor Robert Downey Jr. lip-synching the song in one continuous shot as he walks around an apartment (reminiscent of Lisa Loeb's "Stay"). Director Sam Taylor-Wood came up with the idea and Elton felt Downey was a perfect choice. At the time, Downey was in drug rehab and the lyrics were pertinent to what he was going through

    • @davids6898
      @davids6898 Před 2 lety +13

      @@deegriminger3387 it was filmed at the Greystone Mansion in Los Angeles.

    • @Pooki2024
      @Pooki2024 Před rokem +8

      @@deegriminger3387 Apartment ? It’s a good damn Mansion

    • @xoabby7772
      @xoabby7772 Před rokem +1

  • @ivanoporto8349
    @ivanoporto8349 Před 3 lety +1927

    "Stars Robert Downey Jr, who did the entire video in ONE continuous take" what an amazing performance, love u 3000.

    • @snowmanofpoopp
      @snowmanofpoopp Před 3 lety +12

      Think it was under 30 tries too

    • @pameliemusic
      @pameliemusic Před 3 lety +5

      I do this ...for all my fav songs thou...lol

    • @jasonjessi1
      @jasonjessi1 Před 3 lety +17

      @@snowmanofpoopp I believe it was 16 takes and this is actually the final one they did.

    • @snowmanofpoopp
      @snowmanofpoopp Před 3 lety +2

      @@jasonjessi1 thanks! I did say under 30:D hehehe SAVED

    • @willowwilson6489
      @willowwilson6489 Před 2 lety +7

      And fresh out of rehab. The pain is real

  • @angelray45
    @angelray45 Před 5 lety +1750

    I'm here in 2019...one week before Endgame...I cannot believe I had forgotten about this song and video until someone mentioned it to me just now..oh RDJ

    • @tracybedford7341
      @tracybedford7341 Před 5 lety +10

      I, too, was just reminded of this song. I absolutely love RDJ's raw-ness in the video. He was newly sober and it shows.

    • @mysty042
      @mysty042 Před 5 lety +1

      @@tracybedford7341 yes, I was just telling someone about this.

    • @joeypadron2288
      @joeypadron2288 Před 5 lety

      Same

    • @neapopg1
      @neapopg1 Před 5 lety +3

      I've been listening to this song since 2001

    • @tongcuongnguyen506
      @tongcuongnguyen506 Před 5 lety +17

      and I am here 1 day after watch Endgame...Oh...Tony

  • @eekeey
    @eekeey Před 6 měsíci +150

    RDJ's eyes just pull me in. They are so expressive. 😍

    • @fireskycam9889
      @fireskycam9889 Před měsícem

      Robert Downey Junior did this film clip in one continuous take.
      Absolutely brilliant.

  • @abelmeza6166
    @abelmeza6166 Před 3 lety +1180

    2001: Nobody gives a damn for RDJ career, except...
    2021: RDJ made us cry as the most celebrated superhero of the last 15 years...
    Thanks Elton John and Mel Gibson for helping him.

    • @Justachamp772
      @Justachamp772 Před 3 lety +43

      Nobody even knows about this, this is what makes me sad and he helped Eminem too. He is a savoir

    • @abelmeza6166
      @abelmeza6166 Před 3 lety +17

      @@Justachamp772 good old times the 2001 - 2004 when we had good music and people who would become legend just some years later...

    • @MJ-oi5wb
      @MJ-oi5wb Před 3 lety +13

      @@Justachamp772 I knew about it!! I was at a concert when Enimem and his entrourage showed up the thank EJ!! IT was awesome

    • @ticketyboo2456
      @ticketyboo2456 Před 3 lety +3

      Abel Meza Wtf did that bigot Mel Gibson do??

    • @abelmeza6166
      @abelmeza6166 Před 3 lety +11

      @@ticketyboo2456 that "bigot" helped RDJ get jobs and get clear of the drugs thing when nobody wanted to help RDJ...

  • @kulman69
    @kulman69 Před 5 lety +19970

    He wants love 3000

  • @Symon2099
    @Symon2099 Před 5 lety +5377

    Haaaaang on a minute... Elton and RDJ, who both battled their demons and came out on the other side to find personal happiness and huge success. Rocket man. Iron Man.
    My mind. It is blown.

    • @boydudereviews
      @boydudereviews Před 5 lety +24

      I know right. Crazy amazing.

    • @BARBRAPEACE
      @BARBRAPEACE Před 5 lety +121

      Elton John was the first one who trusted on RDJ while Robert was still on rehab. RDJ loved the song because he could reflected on the lyrics.

    • @Encryptedte
      @Encryptedte Před 5 lety

      🙌🏼

    • @althealligator1467
      @althealligator1467 Před 5 lety +44

      Rocketman would've been amazing at the start of Endgame on Peter's walkman, with Tony alone in space in the Benatar.

    • @matthewg4788
      @matthewg4788 Před 5 lety +8

      @@althealligator1467 it couldnt have been though because he only had songs from when he left earth, rocketman wouldve come out when he was in space

  • @Andresmente
    @Andresmente Před 7 měsíci +113

    And now, years later, Robert Downey Jr is an Oscar winner 👏🏻

    • @pilarperezcliment3621
      @pilarperezcliment3621 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Desde que vi este vídeo.estoy enamorada de Robert!!! 😅

    • @Andresmente
      @Andresmente Před 3 měsíci

      @@pilarperezcliment3621 cómo no amar a Robert!

  • @coolvibesradio3267
    @coolvibesradio3267 Před 6 lety +4770

    I was young and I thought for years that robert downey jr was elton john

  • @MT-tu8dt
    @MT-tu8dt Před 5 lety +947

    To think outside of Mel Gibson, no one wanted to work with Robert Downey Jr because of the issues and addictions he was dealing with. Proud that he got himself back on the right track and became Iron Man.

  • @austinmacdonald3658
    @austinmacdonald3658 Před 5 lety +982

    Anyone else want to see a RDJ biopic? Feel like he’s got such an interesting story to be explored in film

    • @ethanwatson6131
      @ethanwatson6131 Před 5 lety +162

      “I Am Iron Man” will definitely be a movie in like 10-20 years

    • @Khloe_dancer_model
      @Khloe_dancer_model Před 5 lety +11

      Ethan Watson ohhh man...it will be..

    • @TheStockwell
      @TheStockwell Před 5 lety +69

      Maybe he should get through more of his life before someone decides to film it. It's not like he's in his seventies and is looking back on a rich, full life! No offense, but that's why there's a biopic about Elton John, not Daniel Radcliff. :)

    • @soapboxx9664
      @soapboxx9664 Před 5 lety +2

      Austin MacDonald hate to be the bearer of bad news but he’s done a few movies

    • @sherrisanders7478
      @sherrisanders7478 Před 5 lety +3

      Rami Malek play him

  • @fireskycam9889
    @fireskycam9889 Před měsícem +45

    Robert Downey Junior did this film clip in one continuous take.
    Absolutely brilliant.

    • @MauiTaha
      @MauiTaha Před měsícem +4

      He... walked around a house. It was nice but no one ever called my dog absolutely brilliant for doing the same thing

    • @fireskycam9889
      @fireskycam9889 Před měsícem

      @@MauiTaha Then obviously your dog walked into the walls

    • @DisgruntledDoomer
      @DisgruntledDoomer Před 17 dny

      @@MauiTaha Walking for 4 minutes straight is a big task for many americans!

  • @briane5706
    @briane5706 Před 5 lety +958

    Elton reached out to Downey Jr and got him to go to rehab and became his support and mentor in getting clean. Thankfully, this meant we have all benefited from
    this act of kindness as Downey Jr’s phenomenal talent is once again on show for all of us to enjoy and admire. Remember he played Charlie Chaplin in Richard Attenborough’s eponymous film and he was just brilliant.

  • @sarinameyer4739
    @sarinameyer4739 Před 5 lety +3788

    was anyone gonna tell me that RDJ starred in an Elton John music video or was I just supposed to find it out by youtube suggestions myself

    • @spongebobsquarepants3770
      @spongebobsquarepants3770 Před 5 lety +3

      Sarina Meyer F’n Stupid for not doing your own damn research! 😕

    • @tancanfan658
      @tancanfan658 Před 5 lety +6

      @@spongebobsquarepants3770 pp

    • @spongebobsquarepants3770
      @spongebobsquarepants3770 Před 5 lety +1

      Cup and Pencil Productions as in the body part?! ... it’s not my fault that some people are just too damn lazy & stupid! 😕

    • @MrLugma
      @MrLugma Před 5 lety +4

      SpongeBob SquarePants lmao I kinda knew a lot of my friends knew about him being in this video so I really don’t understand how people didn’t know he was in this video

    • @sarinameyer4739
      @sarinameyer4739 Před 5 lety +43

      ​@@spongebobsquarepants3770 why should I do research on something I'm not even aware about happened?

  • @echarts3710
    @echarts3710 Před 5 lety +582

    Only Elton John; a guy who had family issues and drug abuse before could understand what Robert Downey Jr. was having at that time. Perfect choice for this cast.

    • @dabreu
      @dabreu Před 4 lety +7

      Gosh...people here doesn't know much about him.. And yet they write about him as if they knew his life! I say again: not only Elton John. So many others...Sting and his wife did what they could to help him. Sting accepted to be part of Ally McBeal where Robert had a role to support him!

    • @garry3294
      @garry3294 Před 4 lety +4

      They both beat something that is not always the case for some people so elton and Robert Downey i am really proud of u two for deciding to get help and its not always easy trust me

    • @Derf360
      @Derf360 Před 4 lety +4

      It really isn't easy getting help most times! God, the amount of times I had to figure out my own problems and making my life harder instead of seeking help are honestly countless! This has kinda been a wake up call for me...

    • @susanaluchelli962
      @susanaluchelli962 Před 4 lety

      No importa cuántas veces caes. Ell reconocer tus debilidades, aceptar ayuda si es necesario y levantarte es lo valorable. Es el legado para otros que hayan perdido por un momento el rumbo. ELTON Y ROBERT SON UN GRAN EJEMPLO

  • @fireskycam9889
    @fireskycam9889 Před měsícem +5

    0:26 "A man like me, so irresponsible"
    "A man like me, is dead in places".
    Look into Robert's eyes as he says that. He "Owned" those lyrics.

  • @FernandoMaque
    @FernandoMaque Před 5 lety +843

    Robert was struggling in his life....and so came Elton and gave this opportunity to Robert... And what he did? One of the best videoclips ever made.

    • @seangriffith3926
      @seangriffith3926 Před 5 lety +10

      Fernando Maque one take.

    • @FernandoMaque
      @FernandoMaque Před 5 lety +4

      @@seangriffith3926 Yes!!!! Remarkable. Thanks Sean!

    • @TMthe33rd
      @TMthe33rd Před 5 lety +1

      Maybe second best
      The first always Africa

    • @mattmoves5920
      @mattmoves5920 Před 5 lety +12

      One of the best..nothing special about this video, it's kinda intense but not that special. The music carries by itself the beauty of the video. Any clip would look amazing with a music like this.

    • @EoinFC
      @EoinFC Před 5 lety +3

      Ehhh, Fat Boy Slim and Christopher Walken say hello...........

  • @selinsabaz5681
    @selinsabaz5681 Před 5 lety +1499

    -I'm inevitable
    - And I'm Elton John.

  • @GodkingHD
    @GodkingHD Před 3 lety +1669

    When RDJ looked just as young in his reimaged scene in Civil War.

  • @Howlingburd19
    @Howlingburd19 Před 2 lety +751

    This has to be one of the his most underrated songs ever!
    And it’s still awesome in 2024 :)

    • @jack42011
      @jack42011 Před rokem +6

      not by me.... he wrote this for me, or so it feels.

    • @andreiafernandes7119
      @andreiafernandes7119 Před rokem +2

      Com certeza..descobri por acaso. Bjs

    • @elvirac-nk3hx
      @elvirac-nk3hx Před rokem +4

      I just love this song! Always have and always will ❤

    • @Howlingburd19
      @Howlingburd19 Před rokem +2

      @@elvirac-nk3hx Elton John is a legend :)

    • @elvirac-nk3hx
      @elvirac-nk3hx Před rokem +2

      @@Howlingburd19
      Yes, he is ♥️🌹

  • @bluesboy25000
    @bluesboy25000 Před 5 lety +362

    Robert Downey Jr.'s path from burnt out junkie to Iron Man and the center piece of the highest-grossing movie franchise required him saying Goodbye to Yellow Brick Road. God Bless Elton John for not giving up on RDJ (and Eminem for that matter) and God bless Robert for fighting his demons. This is the moment he became Tony Stark. Now somebody get me a cheeseburger!

    • @Aretrovixen
      @Aretrovixen Před 5 lety +2

      med or well?

    • @MJ-oi5wb
      @MJ-oi5wb Před 4 lety +1

      cheeseburger cheeseberger cheeseburgah!!!! Enough? LOL love it.

    • @randombassist6297
      @randombassist6297 Před 4 lety +3

      Elton's path was junkie to rocket man

    • @Vexovibe
      @Vexovibe Před 4 lety +1

      American cheeseburger*

  • @jayhall7437
    @jayhall7437 Před 4 lety +497

    RDJ was wearing an ankle monitor when he filmed this. Great actor and glad he's doing so well.

    • @jkempe3093
      @jkempe3093 Před 3 lety +11

      Doing well? Think he doing more than well

    • @pmurph1
      @pmurph1 Před 3 lety +40

      @@jkempe3093 Why do people make comments like this? He literally said doing so well. Hardly an understatement, lol.

    • @captainjakemerica4579
      @captainjakemerica4579 Před 3 lety

      What leg is it on?

  • @teddyoshirak4220
    @teddyoshirak4220 Před 5 lety +5565

    Nobody:
    Elton John: "I'm about to start this man's whole career."

    • @pipetypot
      @pipetypot Před 5 lety +150

      He was already famous

    • @elhandi18.78
      @elhandi18.78 Před 5 lety +53

      @@pipetypot not really Until he became Tony Stark/ Iron Man.

    • @orian8837
      @orian8837 Před 5 lety +264

      ElHandi 18.7
      he was famous way way before iron man
      Iron Man just made him famous in the nine year old community that watches marvel movies

    • @pipetypot
      @pipetypot Před 5 lety +128

      He was a huge star! Maybe his big break was Chaplin in 1992, he got an Oscar nomination and he should have won!

    • @bearlop
      @bearlop Před 5 lety +47

      ElHandi 18.7 He was famous in the 80’s and 90’s

  • @nicola1573
    @nicola1573 Před 2 měsíci +8

    He looks so gorgeous here

    • @fireskycam9889
      @fireskycam9889 Před měsícem +1

      Elton and the crew had to get permission to allow him out of rehab for one day so they could make this clip.
      And he repaid their efforts by doing it in one take.
      So he was able to pull off this performance while still in rehab. AMAZING.

  • @yayamercury728
    @yayamercury728 Před 5 lety +12092

    Proof that Tony Stark has a Heart.💖

  • @jesuschrist9513
    @jesuschrist9513 Před 5 lety +375

    After 18 years, he finally got the love he deserved
    He got love 3000

  • @annarossi4990
    @annarossi4990 Před 5 lety +3901

    Thanos: I am inevitable
    Elton John: and I'm a rocketman

  • @vicranger6876
    @vicranger6876 Před 17 dny +1

    Elton John and Mel Gibson were two of the best friends Robert Downey could have ever had to save him from himself. God bless all

  • @anderssonarad2552
    @anderssonarad2552 Před 9 lety +380

    Robert is so good as a realtor

  • @MrPeterpiper1969
    @MrPeterpiper1969 Před 9 lety +926

    the four minutes (or so) that redeemed and restarted Robert Downey Jr's career and made his awesome performances as Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes possible. I don't know who picked him for this but it was a masterstroke and a moment of inspiration bordering on genius level. Brilliant timing given what was happening to RDJ at the time.

    • @strangefruit42
      @strangefruit42 Před 8 lety +67

      +MrPeterpiper1969 People never seem to think of that. There's the time before rehab, and there's Iron Man etc. Nothing in between in the people's heads. As a huge fan of both Elton and Robert, especially this video and the things that linked them to each others, feel even more intense to me. Robert called Elton his life saver once in a speech. Makes me tear up every time.

    • @JLIV461
      @JLIV461 Před 8 lety +10

      +strangefruit42 Agree with you Peterpiper, but his stint on Ally McBeal also helped revitalize his career.

    • @MrPeterpiper1969
      @MrPeterpiper1969 Před 8 lety +29

      John L Myers IV I won't deny that John, his class as an actor showed through in Ally very well but imo this was the lynchpin, the real key to his mainstream resurgence. It's four minutes or so of perfect storytelling and could have easily been about RDJ himself. It's almost a biography in song.

    • @tinalovell7989
      @tinalovell7989 Před 8 lety +23

      +MrPeterpiper1969 I agree. While on Ally he was going through some serious personal issues and was fired from the show. This video redeemed him in the eyes of the public again.

    • @elisefincher4478
      @elisefincher4478 Před 8 lety +7

      +tina lovell I feel like him being fired was the best thing to happen because imo ally mcbeal was really starting to suck. he may have been going through issues at the time but he got way better roles after ally.

  • @theresaiwright7085
    @theresaiwright7085 Před 3 lety +809

    I love Elton John giving Robert a chance to restart his career. I've been a fan of Robert since 1985 when he starred in weird science. I remember when he was filming Gothika, the only way he could be in the movie he had to pay for the insurance himself.

    • @jameshudson169
      @jameshudson169 Před 2 lety +2

      i don't think starred in weird science. he supporting roled.

    • @tooprandineshkumar3338
      @tooprandineshkumar3338 Před 2 lety

      Ur lucky

    • @roxannemoser
      @roxannemoser Před 2 lety +4

      By Gothoika, RDJ didn't have the money to insure himself. A costar did.

    • @lindiehammond7921
      @lindiehammond7921 Před rokem +2

      It was Mel Gibson who paid his insurance and it wasn't Gothika it was a different movie.

    • @comkver
      @comkver Před 8 měsíci

      Considering the drama and what he was involved in? The studios kinda had a point. Plus, I'll point out that Shane Black said if it wasn't for Susan RDJ would be unbearable.

  • @vivianahernandez2588
    @vivianahernandez2588 Před měsícem +2

    2024 and still loving this video and song

  • @KyoGunner84
    @KyoGunner84 Před 5 lety +105

    He looks so "heartbreak" and sad, "asking for love".
    2001, were really Hard times for Robert, glad that Elton John gave this oportunity to him.
    And a few years later, destiny gives him with Tony Stark/Ironman the real second chance he need to carry on.

  • @Colinization18
    @Colinization18 Před 5 lety +107

    Getting past RDJ, this video is a accurate representation on how I walk around sing sad songs when I'm alone.

  • @sonyabunkum6212
    @sonyabunkum6212 Před 5 lety +366

    I remember when this first came out. After knowing all the stuff Robert Downey Jnr went through with his battle with drugs and his stints in prison, I was surprised when I saw it.The video is a perfect representation of both Robert and Elton's lives mixed together, with a fabulous performance. Very emotionally evocative.

  • @melhoad5221
    @melhoad5221 Před měsícem +4

    Vulnerability is very attractive ❤

  • @montsecastellano3660
    @montsecastellano3660 Před 5 lety +530

    I want love, but it's impossible
    A man like me, so irresponsible
    A man like me is dead in places
    Other men feel liberated
    I can't love, shot full of holes
    Don't feel nothing, I just feel cold
    Don't feel nothing, just old scars
    Toughening up around my heart
    But I want love, just a different kind
    I want love, won't break me down
    Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
    I want a love, that don't mean a thing
    That's the love I want, I want love
    I want love on my own terms
    After everything I've ever learned
    Me, I carry too much baggage
    Oh man I've seen so much traffic
    But I want love, just a different kind
    I want love, won't break me down
    Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
    I want a love, that don't mean a thing
    That's the love I want, I want love
    So bring it on, I've been bruised
    Don't give me love that's clean and smooth
    I'm ready for the rougher stuff
    No sweet romance, I've had enough
    A man like me is dead in places
    Other men feel liberated
    But I want love, just a different kind
    I want love, won't break me down
    Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
    I want a love, that don't mean a thing
    That's the love I want, I want love
    I want love, just a different kind
    I want love, won't break me down
    Won't brick me up, won't fence me in
    I want a love, that don't mean a thing
    That's the love I want, I want love

  • @pmarini
    @pmarini Před 4 lety +509

    "I want love but it's impossible". The story of my life.

  • @paulzenco6182
    @paulzenco6182 Před 5 lety +285

    He was going through tough times in his life when he recorded this. Elton was a huge fan and wanted to help him in some way.
    What a talented man Robert Downey Jr. Has anyone seen the film “Chaplin” ? He was extraordinary there.
    And yeah, he is Ironman 😉

    • @theplanetjupiter3525
      @theplanetjupiter3525 Před 5 lety +9

      I love Chaplin so glad RDJ got a chance to play him! Look where he is now!

    • @laurocoman
      @laurocoman Před 5 lety +9

      He nailed that role. He deserved an Oscar even from back then. He's got Chaplin, Stark and Sherlock in his iconic characters list. What a great carreer.

    • @afif5496
      @afif5496 Před 5 lety +5

      Finally, someone who remember Chaplin

    • @partlycloudy7707
      @partlycloudy7707 Před 5 lety +5

      Chaplin was a really good movie and he was amazing in it

    • @jackyangelcolombia
      @jackyangelcolombia Před 4 lety

      What a moving performance as Chaplin He did💖

  • @luzmariatellez1794
    @luzmariatellez1794 Před 15 dny +1

    I Love 3000 Ironman ❤

  • @libbyresso9253
    @libbyresso9253 Před 6 lety +803

    *Tom Holland voice* oh my god. It's Robert Downey jr

  • @babygaga1100
    @babygaga1100 Před 5 lety +596

    Rdj just nailed it by lip syncing and moving around an empty house. Talent=3000

    • @aliciahell7782
      @aliciahell7782 Před 5 lety +3

      Spoorthy Daniel Boppuri And our love for him:3000

    • @brick-o-nerd5054
      @brick-o-nerd5054 Před 5 lety +2

      He actually sang tho

    • @java4656
      @java4656 Před 5 lety

      @@brick-o-nerd5054 RDJ?

    • @brick-o-nerd5054
      @brick-o-nerd5054 Před 5 lety

      Jacqueline Daisyface yeah

    • @christyshultz6443
      @christyshultz6443 Před 5 lety

      He wasn't lip-syncing both he and Elton John did the tracks for that video and that song thumbs down for not doing research.

  • @BabyLambCreations
    @BabyLambCreations Před 4 lety +715

    It's been 10 years since this video was posted on CZcams, and it's still one of my most favorite songs by Elton John.
    Robert Downey Jr. really did a fabulous job in the music video.

    • @leonardo899
      @leonardo899 Před 2 lety +3

      I don't like the song. I just like looking at RDJ.

    • @willowwilson6489
      @willowwilson6489 Před 2 lety +5

      I could feel RDJs pain it broke my heart when I first saw him in this video. I felt like this spoke to his soul at this time. In fact it still breaks my heart x

    • @christineanderson3788
      @christineanderson3788 Před 2 lety +3

      Same!

    • @monserratmartinez5690
      @monserratmartinez5690 Před 2 lety

      Totalmente de acuerdo, gran video y gran canción

    • @KillerKnightChanel
      @KillerKnightChanel Před 2 lety +5

      Bro I just listened to this song for the first time like a few days ago and I’m obsessed with it, it might be my favorite Elton John song or at least top 3, It’s legitimately a good song and I can really relate to it honestly and if I can relate to a song I like the song a lot more

  • @andrewsnoch804
    @andrewsnoch804 Před měsícem +2

    I've just seen this for the first time in my life. Dear God it's awesome! Iron man sings Elton song? How cool is that?

  • @amberluna9047
    @amberluna9047 Před 5 lety +3301

    I'm a simple woman, I see Robert Downey Jr., I click.

  • @ParzivalTheThird
    @ParzivalTheThird Před 4 lety +917

    Elton John plays Iron Man??
    Damn that man is talented.

  • @chiaravarry
    @chiaravarry Před 6 lety +318

    My God he's so good looking...

  • @makenadyer28
    @makenadyer28 Před 2 měsíci +7

    This video needs to be talked about more. It is a masterpiece. One of the early steps toward getting the Robert Downey Jr. we have and cherish.

  • @80swoodpanel
    @80swoodpanel Před 8 lety +134

    This music video is an illustration of RDJ's second chance at life and I find it extremely moving. I'm so glad that he's all well now and still with us!

    • @pheebs7523
      @pheebs7523 Před 8 lety +11

      Ah glad I'm not the only one feeling/thinking that way

  • @vineethdara6787
    @vineethdara6787 Před 4 lety +150

    Considering RDJ's situation back then, this song feels like it was meant to be performed by him...and great song by the way..

    • @annawilliams7158
      @annawilliams7158 Před 4 lety +9

      Absolutely! When it first came out, I remember thinking the same thing! Perfect match.

  • @gredangeo
    @gredangeo Před 5 lety +129

    I thought I saw RDJ in this. Looks like this video is gonna blow up in views now, because reasons.
    Also, if this is 2001, RDJ is like 36 here. Still looks passable for 25 at most. Goddamn immortal legend. ;)

  • @jocelynadkins3320
    @jocelynadkins3320 Před rokem +65

    Lyrically I think this is one of Elton's best songs

    • @CowmanUK
      @CowmanUK Před rokem +2

      100% agree, such honest painful lyrics that don't hold back. I love the entire track, and the video too.

    • @Sister-e9o
      @Sister-e9o Před 2 měsíci

      With Your song

    • @wildphelps
      @wildphelps Před měsícem

      Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics.

  • @JazzyJonas
    @JazzyJonas Před 8 lety +226

    Robert Downey Jr. transforms this this song into a whole new kind of beauty. This is one of the most wonderful and unique concepts for a music video I've ever seen.

    • @oracleofaltoona
      @oracleofaltoona Před 6 lety +1

      I agree one of the best music vids ever

    • @impalabeeper
      @impalabeeper Před 6 lety

      Because the sng resonates with RDJ...

    • @chess2bell
      @chess2bell Před 5 lety

      Who would have ever thought that someone just walking around a house could be so moving. It's amazing

  • @alexandras5169
    @alexandras5169 Před 5 lety +155

    i love robert so much, like 3000, it’s crazy.

    • @ハッピー-r6p
      @ハッピー-r6p Před 5 lety

      Alexandra S I like RDJ LIKE 3000 It's time to start to being person like RDJ.

  • @dustinsarmiento8175
    @dustinsarmiento8175 Před 3 lety +112

    God bless Elton for helping the man who was born to play Tony Stark...

  • @loriepipkin4079
    @loriepipkin4079 Před 8 měsíci +38

    I saw this video by accident all those years ago and cried. Can't even count how many times I've watched it. Elton John the song the video and Robert Downey junior. What a combination.

  • @NolaChick82
    @NolaChick82 Před 10 lety +763

    Considering what RDJ had just gone through in the years preceding this video, just makes it THAT much more meaningful.

  • @ampm1237
    @ampm1237 Před 6 lety +20

    Adorable puppy eyes

  • @2godless
    @2godless Před 5 lety +246

    When the grandmother in Rocketman started singing this song, that’s when I lost it. Cried so much

  • @SoftRockMusic88
    @SoftRockMusic88 Před 10 měsíci +66

    I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

  • @jackysusanto7811
    @jackysusanto7811 Před 5 lety +1114

    2001 Robert want love
    2019 He now got love 3000 after Avengers Endgame

  • @Mario-nm2xw
    @Mario-nm2xw Před 5 lety +123

    Nice to see that Stark finally got the love he was looking for

    • @cielo6310
      @cielo6310 Před 5 lety +2

      Woah hey there fellow Tony Stank and Queen Fan

  • @clarissa1976
    @clarissa1976 Před 9 lety +38

    Who's watching this for Robert Downey Junior? he's bloody lovely xoxoxox

  • @sonjastewert1517
    @sonjastewert1517 Před 2 lety +1

    Ego is the gateway drug to feeling inadequate

  • @HamCubes
    @HamCubes Před 4 lety +25

    RDJ has impeccable posture.

  • @ImMoonlily
    @ImMoonlily Před 5 lety +121

    It never changes for me. The years go by and I still see RDJ at this moment, begging for help and understanding. No matter how far he comes, I never forget these moments of televised vulnerability.

  • @LiamRedmondVideo
    @LiamRedmondVideo Před 8 lety +81

    RDJ before his comeback. One of the best actors out there.

  • @danahatzimichaels1190
    @danahatzimichaels1190 Před 13 dny +1

    Thankful Mrs. Susan Downey came along and loved this guy back to life ❤

  • @juliannah5721
    @juliannah5721 Před 7 lety +195

    every time I relapse, and am so ashamed and filled with hopelessness and apathy... I think of RDJ and watch this. I try to remind myself to never give up, that people sometimes make the same mistake for years before its the very last time. that I'm not worthless. and that I can and will come back from this. that tomorrow is a new day. that even addicts can end up as hero's.
    brilliant video. both men are such class acts, and full of talent.

    • @angielarenas1563
      @angielarenas1563 Před 6 lety +6

      Keep fighting!

    • @elyawahab3193
      @elyawahab3193 Před 6 lety +3

      Sending loves 💘

    • @tticusFinch
      @tticusFinch Před 5 lety +14

      I remember hearing about rdj talking about when he was addicted. He described addiction as putting a gun in your mouth but liking the taste of the metal. I think it really is an apt description.

    • @alisterfolson
      @alisterfolson Před 5 lety +5

      True..I tell to tell Milenials RDJ was like that one red-headed actress that crashes and burns Lindsay Lohan back in the 80's and some of the 90's but got help and now its one of highest paid actors...makes his turn as Iron Man all that much better

  • @donnac1279
    @donnac1279 Před 3 lety +424

    Elton has touched so many of us with his music. So glad him and Bernie wrote honestly in their music. That is why we can all relate.

    • @gen3159
      @gen3159 Před 2 lety

      Wow kif asked ill know lowe an Elton in rehab

    • @jack42011
      @jack42011 Před rokem

      and how... do all men feel this? I know I do

    • @alexanderthegreat1270
      @alexanderthegreat1270 Před rokem +1

      @@jack42011It’s a very difficult feeling this romantic bitterness. I think it’s because society encourages men to be solitary and unromantic, which makes it near impossible for some guys to overcome that programming and admit they need love.
      But the song itself is in a way, both a confession and a plea. He wants love and is asking anyone for it

    • @jack42011
      @jack42011 Před rokem

      @@alexanderthegreat1270 and even more than that...

  • @SeanMelendez-df3zg
    @SeanMelendez-df3zg Před 6 dny +1

    I heard that Elton John sorta helped Robert Downey Jr. Set his life and career back on track many people had helped me over the years Robert said on the Graham Norton show but Elton helped me the most as well as Mel Gibson.

  • @General_Grievance
    @General_Grievance Před 3 lety +85

    Elton John and Jon Favreau saved RDJ's career, and for that I'm thankful that they helped culminate one of the best performances of the millennium

  • @jayfizzle9670
    @jayfizzle9670 Před 4 lety +1071

    Followed by "I Want Furniture"

    • @gaillesarge9779
      @gaillesarge9779 Před 4 lety +20

      That was f---in' hilarious, Jay!! lol, laughed right out loud, ya made my day. :-)

    • @Disgruntled_Fork
      @Disgruntled_Fork Před 4 lety +8

      Maybe even a loveseat?

    • @Accountfrfr
      @Accountfrfr Před 4 lety +2

      And a song sang by me. I want iron man back and not dead.

    • @Accountfrfr
      @Accountfrfr Před 4 lety +1

      It could be furniture in the shape of hearts and stuff

    • @lrvdo
      @lrvdo Před 4 lety +1

      😂😂

  • @Defender78
    @Defender78 Před 9 lety +169

    The Truth is....
    I am Elton John.

  • @sparky711choc
    @sparky711choc Před 6 měsíci +7

    The instrumentation- guitars especially- is very Beatle-esque. Lovely song.

    • @preetisutar4240
      @preetisutar4240 Před 6 měsíci

      Felt the same!

    • @mikemcintyre3961
      @mikemcintyre3961 Před 5 měsíci

      Most of this album sounds like this album. Easily among the best stuff of his career. Absolutely brilliant and overlooked album.

  • @scatological2538
    @scatological2538 Před 4 lety +1744

    i said "damn dude in the thumbnail look like robert downey jr"
    in for a surprise

    • @Uschi474
      @Uschi474 Před 4 lety +8

      Haha same

    • @beccaiskenough17
      @beccaiskenough17 Před 4 lety +16

      Haha I thought it looked like him and so I checked the description.

    • @slimymotherflipper
      @slimymotherflipper Před 4 lety +3

      Haha same

    • @TronLegacy7
      @TronLegacy7 Před 4 lety +7

      I didn’t see the title and thought this was a scene from civil war lol

    • @weather9405
      @weather9405 Před 4 lety +1

      @@TronLegacy7 lol ur not familiar with elton john

  • @alfredohernandezlara3848
    @alfredohernandezlara3848 Před 7 lety +67

    Am I the only one who feels deeply moved by this video? Let alone the whole RDJr situation. (Wich is also touching). Elton composed a master piece here.

  • @holdmybeer99
    @holdmybeer99 Před 4 lety +586

    if there were no Elton John there will be no Iron Man.

    • @Koalazz
      @Koalazz Před 4 lety +9

      Yes there would.

    • @pruthvirajmhaske
      @pruthvirajmhaske Před 4 lety +23

      @@Koalazz No there wouldn't, At least in Marvel Movies as great as RDJ.

    • @thescruffinator8830
      @thescruffinator8830 Před 4 lety +4

      he was already an actor, tf u mean?

    • @holdmybeer99
      @holdmybeer99 Před 4 lety +14

      @@thescruffinator8830 after this he got offered Marvel. Also this was the first thing after rehab.

    • @theoglad3955
      @theoglad3955 Před 4 lety +7

      @@holdmybeer99 mate, this was 7 years before iron man

  • @sajohnmello
    @sajohnmello Před 6 měsíci +5

    Robert Downey, Best Comeback Ever, Legend!

  • @janedonut1169
    @janedonut1169 Před 8 lety +48

    Those eyes.

  • @SmellTheCanvis
    @SmellTheCanvis Před 5 lety +33

    I believe he was in rehab during the filming of this. What a trooper. Look how successful he became not too long after this.

  • @rithanyasevakula6280
    @rithanyasevakula6280 Před 6 lety +56

    Those eyes ! ugh I cant

  • @mv.8340
    @mv.8340 Před 13 dny +1

    ❤‍🩹i want love too ...but its impossible .... amazing song

  • @marilynjane
    @marilynjane Před 4 lety +940

    *hes sooo cute!!*

  • @amirqeqe3136
    @amirqeqe3136 Před 5 lety +44

    He was an addicted person but now he is one of the most expensive actors
    He seriously got his love!!!

  • @sunanmar376
    @sunanmar376 Před 5 lety +2431

    Hes look like young tony stark in captain america civil war

  • @melhoad5221
    @melhoad5221 Před měsícem +2

    I ❤ RDjr xx

  • @spiraljoe1273
    @spiraljoe1273 Před rokem +100

    Over 20 years later, (as with all Elton songs) I am still in love with this masterpiece. The video is so poignant of Elton's heart and character - absolutely brilliant composition.

    • @criverabuzzy
      @criverabuzzy Před rokem +1

      Masterpiece without a doubt ❤️

    • @zxy78267
      @zxy78267 Před 11 měsíci

      I'd never heard it until this video came up in my feed. Now it's one of my favorites.

    • @lauraperezdelvalle8579
      @lauraperezdelvalle8579 Před 2 měsíci

      Absolutely Gorgeous song and feeling

  • @sweetluann
    @sweetluann Před 4 lety +172

    I love that he's not afraid to show his emotions. If I didn't know Elton John's voice, I would swear Robert is really singing. He did such an excellent job.

    • @chungothemungo6315
      @chungothemungo6315 Před 2 lety +9

      He shows hardly any emotion and barely moves his lips

    • @lizkucsera4881
      @lizkucsera4881 Před rokem +3

      @@chungothemungo6315 tons of emotion in his eyes.

    • @GregJamesMusic
      @GregJamesMusic Před rokem +1

      @@chungothemungo6315 Sam Taylor-Johnson has said that the take used in the video was something like the 16th or 17th, and that she picked that one because RDJ looked the most relaxed in it. I'm curious to see how he performed some of the previous takes.

  • @tjfSIM
    @tjfSIM Před 8 lety +866

    I've just noticed another really clever thing about this video - it's shot in one continuous take with only one camera, no jump cuts or edits. That's impressive.

    • @EliseLogan
      @EliseLogan Před 8 lety +26

      They evidently only shot it 16 times. That's impressive.

    • @inbari666
      @inbari666 Před 8 lety +102

      it is one shot.plus, it was filmed after no one would give parts to Robert Downey Jr. because of him going in and out of rehab all the time and Elton was the only one to believe in him.

    • @robertdowneyjrfan164
      @robertdowneyjrfan164 Před 8 lety +15

      +Inbar Peled my hero! ^^ Robert Downey Jr is an automated inspiration!

    • @strangefruit42
      @strangefruit42 Před 8 lety +56

      Well, Elton and Mel Gibson were the ones that believed in him. Without them - who knows if Rob would be with us today. But when you've seen the speech in which Rob calls Elton his "life saver", you know how goosebumps feel. Elton and Rob are my two heroes, my "loves", to put it that way - This video is my personal nexus.

    • @Somewhere-in
      @Somewhere-in Před 7 lety +13

      tjf4375 Impressive? Any student could have filmed this average at best video. Put a film star in a video and everyone gets an errection.

  • @MattManChildMarshall
    @MattManChildMarshall Před 3 měsíci +4

    I watched this and rocket man before I went to rehab..sober 2 1/2 years now

  • @carolinelothian3855
    @carolinelothian3855 Před 5 lety +72

    Really, really admire him for beating drugs, Great role model