Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder and Ryan Adams all came together to perform at Elton John’s 70th birthday party. See footage below.
Taking place in Los Angeles on Saturday, the bash saw Gaga and Wonder team up for a rendition of his classic single ‘Happy Birthday’ from ‘Hotter Than July’ – but changing the lyrics to “Happy birthday Elton”.
The party also saw Gaga perform a piano-only mini-set featuring the likes of ‘Bad Romance’ and ‘Born This Way’, while the guestlist including Katy Perry, Jon Hamm, James Corden, Rob Lowe, Roseanne Cash, Chris Cornell and many more also enjoyed Sir Elton’s friend and collaborator Ryan Adams covering his seminal single ‘Rocket Man’ – which the pair have performed together many times in the past.
Discussing his birthday on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 Radio show, Sir Elton said: “Some people don’t like birthdays, they don’t like celebrating, they don’t want to know about them, and I’ve always enjoyed my birthday… Seventy sounds so archaic, doesn’t it? When I was growing up, 70 sounded like the end of the world. But things have changed — you’re only as old as you feel inside.”
Ryan Adams crushing Rocket Man @ Sir Eltons 70th pic.twitter.com/qWithO2mBj
— Chris Cornell (@chriscornell) March 26, 2017
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— Ryan Adams (@TheRyanAdams) March 26, 2017
There's only one Elton John, so join us today in saying #HappyBirthdayElton! ??? pic.twitter.com/burusWQKSv
— Elton John (@eltonofficial) March 25, 2017
Sir Elton’s husband Furnish shared a heartfelt tribute online to his “partner, soulmate, friend”.
He added: “Sharing my life with you is the greatest gift of all.
“Thank-you for all the love, humanity, joy and happiness you bring to our world. I love you forever. @eltonjohn £HappyBirthdayElton.”
Sir Elton recently made headlines after being spotted spending $200 on vinyl at a record store, but was left disappointed by their ‘lack of gangster rap‘.