Top 100
There have been a lot of top 20, 25, and 50 lists on facebook. Some are like the top 25 most influential songs of my life. I decided that since I’m a huge Elton John fan I’d make my 100 favorite Elton John Songs. We’ll start at the bottom.
100. Victim of Love [Victim of Love; why? This is only for the true fan]
99. Empty Sky [Empty Sky; why? It’s the first song from the first album]
98. Lady Samantha [Single; why? It’s about a ghost that glides like a tiger]
97. Bad Side of the Moon [11-17-70; why? This is just a cool song.]
96. Wrap Her Up [Ice on Fire; why? Okay song, downside, G. Michael]
95. Someday Out of the Blue [The Road to El Dorado; why? I don’t know]
94. Honey Roll [Friends; why? Come on do the roll with me.]
93. Burn Down the Mission [Tumbleweed Connection; why? Good but better live]
92. Hoop of Fire [Leather Jackets; why? 80’s crap.]
91. Slave [B-side; why much faster and better than album version]
90. Club at the End of the Street [Sleeping With the Past; why? Kind of groovy]
89. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) [Chartbusters Goes Pop; why? Good cover]
88. Heartache All Over the World [Leather Jackets; why? Fun song]
87. Who Where’s these Shoes? [Breaking Hearts; why? I need to know the answer]
86. Empty Garden (Hey, hey, Johnny) [Jump Up; why? Wonderful tribute]
85. Written in the Stars [Aida; why? Best song on the entire album]
84. Wake Up Wendy [Chef Aid; why? So tongue in cheek.]
83. Live Like Horses [Pavoratti and Friends . . .; Why? Elton and Pavoratti]
82. Live Like Horses [Big Picture; why? This is different for Elton and Bernie]
81. I Stop and I Breathe [Peachtree Road; why? A fun love song.]
80. Kiss the Bride [Too Low for Zero; why? Fun, bride kissing song]
79. Step Into Christmas [Single; why? Fun Christmas song.]
78. Ho ho ho (Don’t Be a Turkey on Christmas) [B-side; why? The best X’mas song]
77. I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues [One Night Only; why? Mary J. Blige]
76. Border Song [Elton John; why? A hip. Hippie tune]
75. Skyline Pigeon [Empty Sky; why? Good even with the harpsichord]
74. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds [Single; why? Good cover]
73. Pinball Wizard [Single; why? That deaf dumb and blind kid.]
72. Can I Put You On [Friends; why? It’s a great story song]
71. Thunder in the Night [Victim of Love; why? Alright I like disco, sue me.]
70. I Feel Like a Bullet [Rock of the Westies; why? A great Taupin western song]
69. Solar Prestige A Gammon [Caribou; Why? Totally goofy song.]
68. That’s What Friends Are For [Single; why? That’s what their for]
67. Rotten Peaches [Madman Across the Water; why? Catchy]
66. Texas Love Song [Don’t Shoot Me . . .; why? Tongue firm in cheek.]
65. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart [Duets; why? Elton and a drag queen, c’mon]
64. Tinderbox [The Captain and the Kid; why? Good ole Elton]
63. Song for Guy [A Single Man; why? There’s more to life than living]
62. You Can Make History Young [Love Songs; why? A decent song.]
61. Long Way From Happiness [The Big Picture; why? Great writing song]
60. Tell Me When the Whistle Blows [Captain Fantastic. . . ; why? Wonderful story]
59. Better Off Dead [Captain Fantastic . . . ; why? Great live]
58. Nikita [Ice on Fire; why? Because of the wonderful inaccuracies]
57. This Train Don’t Stop There Anymore [Songs from the West Coast; why? Sad song]
56. Sad Songs Say So Much [Breaking Hearts; why? Because Sasson says so much]
55. Little Jeannie [22 at 33; why? It’s a restart from Disco]
54. Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word [Blue Moods; why? A sad song]
53. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? Good, not great]
52. Rocket Man [Honky Chateau; why? It takes a long long time]
51. Honky Cat [Honky Chateau; why? Funky song]
50. Island Girl [Rock of the Westies; why? Funky song]
49. Harmony [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? Great song.]
48. You Gotta Love Someone [Single; why? You gotta love the song.]
47. Can You Feel the Love Tonight [The Lion King; why? Disenyfied]
46. Roy Rogers [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? Great song]
45. Freaks in Love [Peachtree Road; why? Fun love song]
44. Ticking [Caribou; why? Great story song]
43. Daniel [Don’t Shoot Me . . .; why? It’s a good story song]
42. Your Song [Elton John; why? My wife walked down the aisle to it]
41. Please [Made in England; why? I like the song]
40. Candle in the Wind [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? It’s good]
39. Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy [Captain Fantastic . . .; why? Good]
38. Tonight [Live from Australia. . .; why? A wonderful live song]
37. Tiny Dancer [Live from Australia. . .; why? A good live version]
36. The Simple Life [The One; why? A love the beat of the song]
35. I Don’t Want to Go on with You Like That. [Reg Strikes Back; why fun repeats]
34. Sacrifice [Sleeping With the Past; why? a pretty song]
32. I’m Still Standing [Too Low For Zero; why? Why not?]
31. All The Girls Love Alice [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? fun, fun]
30. Bennie and the Jets [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? good song]
29. Take Me to the Pilot [Elton John; why? They picked the wrong single]
28. Levon [Madman Across the Water; why? Cartoons Balloons]
27. Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me [Caribou; why? good but hard to sing]
26. Blue Eyes [Jump Up; why? Baby’s got blue eyes.]
25. The One [The One; why? a great love song]
24. Something About the Way You Look Tonight [The Big Picture; why? a fun song]
23. Believe [Made In England; why? Because now more than ever.]
22. Hercules [Honky Chateau; why? what a wonderful unreleased single.]
21. The Bitch is Back [Caribou; why? my anthem]
20. Mansfield [Songs from the West Coast; why? wonderful song]
19. Original Sin [Songs form the West Coast; why? wonderful love song]
18. Made In England [Made In England; why? What a fun song]
17. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? great]
16. Saturday Night’s Alright [Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; why? Elton power ballad]
15. Ballad of a Well Known Gun [Tumbleweed Connection; why? what a tune]
14. Amoreena [Tumbleweed Connection; why? a great tune]
13. Candle in the Wind [Live from Australia. . .; why? better live]
12. Skyline Pigeon [B-side; why? better with a piano]
11. Where to Now St. Peter? [Tumbleweed Connection; why? great tune]
10. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart [single; why? wonderful upbeat tune]
9. Philadelphia Freedom [Single; why? great patriotic song from a Brit]
8. Bennie and the Jets [One Night Only; why? Always better live]
7. I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues [Too Low for Zero; why? wonderful]
6. The Captain and the Kid [The Captain and the Kid; why? it says it all]
5. Candle in the Wind 1997 [single; why? Best selling single of all time]
4. If the River Can Bend [The Big Picture; why? a wonderful gospel song]
3. Take Me to the Pilot [Live From Australia . . . why? better live]
2. Crocodile Rock [Don’t Shoot Me. . . why? It’s my lucky song]
1. Tiny Dancer [Madman Across the Water; why? It doesn’t get better.]
