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Favorite Elton John Song's Elton has a vast and long career with many up'd and down's but MANY classic song's what are some of your fav hits or non hit Elton song's?
Grey Seal Razor Face Burn Down The Mission Empty Garden Madman Across Water The King Must Die Crocodile Rock Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding Candle In The Wind Someone Saved My Life Tonight Social Disease Island Girl Levon Ballad Of A Well Known Gun Goodbye Yellow Brick Road The Bitch Is Back Can You Feel The Love Tonight Talking Old Soldiers Son Of Your Father I'm Still Standing I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself Amy
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He has so many classics.
Some of my favorites:
Daniel Skyline Pigeon Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Someone Saved My Life Tonight Empty Garden I'm Still Standing I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Sacrifice The Last Song Blessed I Want Love
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Skyline Pigeon is another gear one & Mona Lisa!
My mom saw him live said he did 2 and a half hours of hits. And she knew everyone but Mona Lisa..... the guy just has somany
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From your list, these are some of the obscure ones that I think are brilliant.
I could probably add about 100 to this list but I'll keep it to some of the really special ones.
1970s
My Father's Gun High Flying Bird Pinky Ticking Captain Fantastic Tower of Babel We All Fall In Love/Curtains Cage the Songbird Someone's Final Song Idol
1980's
One More Arrow Durban Deep Stones Throw From Hurtin Blue Avenue
1990s (His weakest decade by a landslide)
The Simple Life Believe Latitude Recover Your Soul
2000s
Dark Diamond This Train Don't Stop There Anymore Original Sin American Triangle All That I'm Allowed Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way (NYC) Old 67 | |
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Original sin is perhaps my favorite 00's Elton song! Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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"Hold me closer tiny dancer..." | |
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Elton has had "to me" more impact than probably any other singer/artist, and he often does not get credit that he deserves, considering that he rivals the Beatles and Elvis in alot of chart records. Like any artist with a CAREER (i mean with a catalog of work) they will have good and bad, but BY in LARGE Elton's work has been pretty top notch, there have been many changes obviously, his vocals have dropped in his "register" but unlike OTHER artists he adjusted his songs to that register, others remain clinging to their past vocals and sound like shit, Elton now has a much deeper voice and cant go HIGH like he did in the 70's. But lets face it, the Beatles and Elvis both have records that will most likely fall, BUT elton john has one record that will NEVER EVER BE BROKEN, and dont tell me it well, cause it wont. Elton had at least one Top 40 hit from 1969-1999 every year at least one song charted into the top 40, no one will ever do that again, sorry. So to choose from Elton i think i would have to break it into decades for him because its too difficult to choose, and pull a handful from each
70's
Your Song Sixty Years On I need You to turn to COme down in time Tiny Dancer Tonight Talking old soldiers Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word Daniel The Greatest Discovery Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding All the Girls Love Alice Candle In the wind Mona Lisas Burn Down the Mission Levon
80's Empty Garden Ball and Chain I'm Still Standing Sad SOngs Burning Buildings Blue Avenue Whispers Nikita Japanese Hands I dont wanna go on with you like that
90's The One Blessed The Big Picture Something About the Way you look tonight Believe
00's I want Love Original Sin Ballad of the Boy with the red shoes The Weight of the Wind Wasteland When Love is Dying All that im allowed Wouldnt have it any other way This Train dont stop here anymore
Im sure i missed something
[Edited 2/28/11 14:40pm] [Edited 2/28/11 14:40pm] "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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here are some of my favorites....
"Daniel" "Crocodile Rock" "Bennie And the Jets" "Fancy Dancer" "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" "Island Girl" "Feed Me" "Philadelphia Freedom" "Don't Go Breakin My Heart" "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word" "Mama Can't Buy You Love" "Little Jeannie" "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" "I'm Still Standing"
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his 70s work is incredible.Your Song Take Me to the Pilot The Bitch is Back Bennie & the Jets Pinball Wizard Nikita Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Candle in the Wind '73 Philadelphia Freedom Money Can't Buy You Love Tiny Dancer Daniel Little Jeannie I'm Still Standing I Guess That's Why They Called It the Blues Crocodile Rock Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word Don't Go Breaking My Heart Sad Songs The One Empty Garden I Believe Can You Feel the Love Tonight The Way You Look Tonight This Train Don't Stop Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me (both with and without George Michael) Electricity I Don't Wanna Go On (With You Like That) Sacrifice
---- I honestly don't think Reggie has had any bad songs in his catalog. Genius. | |
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I was just about to add: I don't believe I've ever heard a song by Elton John that I didn't like. Plus, if I had to pick ONE artist that represents the 70's to me, it would be Elton John, hands down. Billy Joel would run a close second, along with several others.  | |
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thanks Soul. 
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there are others,but these are the ones that immediately came to mind.The Bitch Is Back (My alltime favorite and theme song Philadelphia Freedom Benny And The Jets Crocodile Rock Don't Go Breakng My Heart Little Jeanie Daniel Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Bennie & The Jets Your Song Sacrifice Can You Feel the Love Tonight Candle In the Wind Island Girl Crocodile Rock The Bitch is Back Runaway Train Rocket Man Tiny Dancer I'm Still Standing Don't Go Breaking My Heart
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Curtains is a great track that seems to get no recognition for some reason. Love it though.. | |
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^ That is a great song. I forgot "Rocket Man" too. | |
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My favorite has always been "I'm Still Standing".
Had the chance to catch him live in Honolulu a year ago and he is an exceptional live performer. He played for 3 hours with only a percussionist accompanying him and never left the stage. Definitely gave me a new respect for him as an artist. When  go 2 a Prince concert or related event it's all  up in the house but when log onto this site and the miasma of bitchiness is completely overwhelming! | |
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You've obviously never given the album Leather Jackets a spin..... | |
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That album was a trainwreck yes, but therein lies a certain appeal * * *
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And "Heartache All Over The World" isn't a bad song!
He even said that album was the lowpoint of his career, it was a contract filler, he was leaving the label, owed one more studio album and this was it, done very quick, alot of songs were just laying around from sessions, i mean when the second single is a duet with Cliff Richard, you know you have a bad album on your hands "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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I mean Elton has re-mastered basically all his work, i think i actually heard he wanted this album deleted or at least downgraded in quality not upgraded. "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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I love a lot of songs by Elton John. He just has the perfect pop voice to me.
One of my absolute favs for all time from him is Your Song. That song really makes me | |
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everytime I hear it. Tiny Dancer, Bennie and the Jets, Something About The Way You Look Tonight...and so much more that I cant remember right now.Mostly all of them-the man has a beautiful voice | |
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I'm glad that only 2 persons have listed "Nikita"
the song is not awful but c'mon | |
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If there was more than two, what would you have done? | |
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i still rank it amongst his best of the 80's, it was a well written song by Bernie as usual, i mean its far from awful, awful was "slow rivers" the song with Cliff Richard or 99% of that "Duets" cd he did, i wouldnt say Nikita is a classic song of his, but far from bad, plus u had George michael (sober) on background vocals "We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F | |
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rant, cuz so far I'm the only one who has listed Runaway Train
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