After the clock struck midnight on “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” on ABC, the party was not entirely over just yet. After all, the network had another major performance in store for you courtesy of Elton John.

They went over to Brooklyn in order to check this one out, as the music legend performed a song that is very appropriate for the arrival of a new year: “I’m Still Standing.” It’s a track about perseverance, and in a way, it reminds us that not everyone had the best year in 2014. This is a chance to recover, and feel like the year is really getting off to a great start.

This is becoming a tradition for the show to end its Eastern-time festivities with a performance featuring a music icon. Last year, they showed a performance from the incredible Billy Joel.

Earlier in the show all the boys in the front row removed their shoes and socks during "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". After "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", Elton introduced the band and then began the 10 second countdown to 2015. Confetti and balloons dropped from the ceiling. Elton then explained that his cousin became engaged at the stroke of midnight. He the performed "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me".

After that song Elton explained about the live broadcast and that there were about 60 seconds to go. To fill the time, he then improvised "New York You Give Your Love To Me" before saying hello to Ryan Seacrest and to all in Times Square.

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