Brandi Carlile Performs Madman Across the Water
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Brandi Carlile performs "Madman Across the Water" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize concert.
Brandi Carlile performs "Madman Across the Water" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 30, 2024.
Major corporate funding for Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song is provided by Wells Fargo. Additional corporate funding is provided by the...
Brandi Carlile Performs Madman Across the Water
Clip: Season 2024 Episode 1 | 5m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Brandi Carlile performs "Madman Across the Water" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert honoring Elton John and Bernie Taupin at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., March 30, 2024.
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♪ ("Madman Across the Water") ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I can see.
♪ ♪ Very well.
♪ ♪ There's a boat on the ♪ reef with a broken back.
♪ ♪ And I can see it very well.
♪ ♪ There's a joke and ♪ I know it very well.
♪ ♪ It's one of those that ♪ I told you long ago.
♪ ♪ Take my word, I'm a ♪ madman, don't you know.
♪ ♪ Once a fool had a ♪ good part in the play.
♪ ♪ If it's so would I ♪ still be here today?
♪ ♪ It's quite peculiar in ♪ a funny sort of way.
♪ ♪ They think it's very ♪ funny everything I say.
♪ ♪ Get a load of him, ♪ he's so insane.
♪ ♪ You better get your coat, ♪ dear, it looks like rain.
♪ ♪ We'll come again next ♪ Thursday afternoon.
♪ ♪ The in-laws hope they'll ♪ see you very soon.
♪ ♪ But is it in your conscience ♪ that you're after.
♪ ♪ Another glimpse of the ♪ madman across the water?
♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ ♪ (Guitar solo) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I can see.
♪ ♪ Very well.
♪ ♪ There's a boat on the ♪ reef with a broken back.
♪ ♪ And I can see it very well.
♪ ♪ There's a joke and ♪ I know it very well.
♪ ♪ It's one of those that ♪ I told you long ago.
♪ ♪ Take my word, I'm a madman, ♪ don't you know.
♪ ♪ The ground's a long way ♪ down but I need more.
♪ ♪ Is the nightmare really black ♪ or are the windows painted?
♪ ♪ And will they come ♪ again next week, ♪ ♪ Can my mind really take it?
♪ ♪ No, no!
♪ ♪ We'll come again next ♪ Thursday afternoon.
♪ ♪ The in-laws hope they'll ♪ see you very soon.
♪ ♪ But is it in your conscience ♪ that you're after.
♪ ♪ Another glimpse of the ♪ madman across the water?
♪ ♪ Yeah!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (music ends) (audience applause).
Brandi Carlile | "Skyline Pigeon"
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Brandi Carlile performs "Skyline Pigeon" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. (3m 44s)
Elton John and Bernie Taupin: Gershwin Prize| Preview
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Elton John performs his timeless classic, "Your Song" at the 2024 LOC Gershwin Prize. (4m 1s)
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Joni Mitchell & friends interpret Elton John's "I'm Still Standing" at the Gershwin Prize. (3m 24s)
Annie Lennox Sings "Border Song"
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Annie Lennox sings "Border Song" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song concert. (3m 48s)
Billy Porter | "The Bitch is Back"
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Billy Porter performs "The Bitch is Back" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize concert. (3m 48s)
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Charlie Puth performs "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize concert (5m 49s)
Elton John and Bernie Taupin: Gershwin Prize | Acceptance Speech
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Elton John and Bernie Taupin reflect on their extraordinary journey in music. (6m 23s)
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Elton John performs "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize. (5m 8s)
Elton John Performs "Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters"
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Elton John performs "Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize concert. (5m 4s)
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Garth Brooks | "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word"
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Garth Brooks performs "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize. (3m 49s)
Jacob Lusk | "Bennie and the Jets"
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Jacob Lusk of the band Gabriels performs "Bennie and the Jets" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize. (5m 50s)
Maren Morris | "I Guess That's Why They Call it The Blues"
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Maren Morris sings "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" at the 2024 Gershwin Prize (4m 32s)
Metallica | Funeral for a Friend and Love Lies Bleeding
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Metallica plays a powerful rendition of "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding." (8m 11s)
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