Elton John + Leon Russell Play 'If It Wasn't for Bad' in New York -- Video Premiere

Effects, glitz, glamour and pyrotechnics have their place in music videos, but there are still few things that are as enjoyable as watching true masters of their craft doing what they do best.

Elton John and Leon Russell are unquestioned master pianists, songwriters and performers. Watching them onstage, sitting face to face, the mutual respect palpable, is as gratifying as you'd think. The video for the soulful 'If It Wasn't for Bad,' which was filmed during their run at New York's Beacon Theatre, shows what made these shows so remarkable -- two great musicians with more than a century's worth of experience and more hit records than can fit on the Billboard Hot 100 uniting for a rare treat. See it after the jump.