I've always wondered about Benny and Crocodile but if memory serves me well I think they kind of have to be taken as part of a whole "concept" (although I've never really been sure what the concept was) of Good-bye Yellow Brick Road. This album also contains the God-Awful Saturday Night's alright for Fighting and Jamaica Jerk-Off...kind of a Reggie Dwight at his pinnacle so let's record as much as possible kind of thing I think.

Also Neil's performance at the Last Waltz has been a hot topic among many (especially Levon Helm) as it held as a popular notion that his involvement stemmed more from the fact that Robbie Roberston co-wrote Dry Your Eyes and also produced the album mr Diamond was promoting at the time.