If possible I'd just write down the whole lyrics of this heartbreaking song so you could feel its importance and power but that would be Elton's words and not mine so here's my take. It's a beautiful
and tragic video, quite sad, and it follows exactly the sentiments of Elton's lyrics about the final connection between a father and his dying son. "The Last Song"
was made about the AIDS pandemic and it was destined to raise funds for the fight against the disease, and the lyrics talk about the forementioned characters who
haven't deal with themselves in a long time but when the young gay man is dying the father tries to reconcile with him since it's possibly his final moments.
There's sadness but there's also tenderness, care, and thoughtful expressions of love. And the music is a powerful and soul crushing moment in Elton John's career.
As for the video directed by Gus Van Sant ("Drugstore Cowboy", "Milk") it follows the music ideas, it was well acted and put together but it feels a little too
amateurish the style designed for it. I'm all in it because of the song because certain aspects makes it feel far too dated. A better video and also dealing with the
AIDS cause was the epilogue made for HBO's "And the Band Played On", which presents famous and anonymous victims of the disease and it creates a very dramatic yet positive conclusion to the amazing 1993 film.
And in the end the sound and words echo through my head as I write this..."I can't believe you loved me. I never thought you'd come. I guess
I misjudged love between a father and his son". That's the whole idea of this fantastic music video. 8/10.