Saturday Morning's Greatest Hits: Philadelphia Freedom (1975)

Elton John is retiring from touring, after nearly 50 years of recording. One of his biggest hits was 1975's "Philadelphia Freedom", one of his last hits for MCA before launching the Rocket Records label a year later.

As Elton explains to Don Cornelius on Soul Train, "Freedom" is a homage to not only the city's legendary R & B scene, but also World Team Tennis pioneer Billie Jean King and the Philadelphia Freedoms, for whom the song is named.

Edit, 1/29/24: The video had to be changed. The Don Cornelius interview is not included in this clip.



As if you couldn't tell, Elton sang live, backed by the pre-recorded backing vocal & instrumental tracks.