What's your favorite Elton John song?

[mia]

Elton John Announces Retirement But Will Perform A Long, Long Goodbye Tour. Its the circle of life
Elton John is letting the sun go down on his performing days after all.

The bespectacled icon announced a three-year farewell tour and his subsequent retirement during a press conference on Wednesday.

“I’m not going to be touring anymore,” he told moderator Anderson Cooper at New York’s Gotham Hall.

“I’m not going to be touring and traveling the world. My priorities have changed. I have young children... That doesn’t mean I won’t still be creative,” the iconic singer said. “But I won’t travel any more ... I don’t want to go out with a whimper. I want to go out with a bang ... It’ll be the most produced, fantastic show I’ve ever done.”


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[lkinwi]

1. Rocket Man

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[MissMillie]

15. comes a very close second in my book

As shown below, I like "Your Song"

[catbyte]

2. Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters

[Docreed2003]

9. Mine 2!

[brewens]

3. That can change every time I listen to him. Some days "Roy Rodgers" might make my day! n/t

[thbobby]

4. I agree with you Mia

Tiny Dancer is probably his best song. Also, Levon, from same album Madman Across the Water was great.

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[Adsos Letter]

5. Can You Feel the Love Tonight

As someone above said, it really depends on my mood. I really like all the songs listed so far.

[RazBerryBeret]

6. Daniel OR Yellow Brick Road

so hard to choose....

[Eugene]

7. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

That was a hard choice from so many favorites.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. Same as you!

[GP6971]

10. All are good, but I'm partial to

Philadelphia Freedom

[MustLoveBeagles]

13. +1

[byronius]

21. Important song.

[exboyfil]

11. Levon

[Va Lefty]

18. Tough to pick one

I pick Levon

[MustLoveBeagles]

12. That's a tough question.

There are so many. I can't pick just one.

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[MissMillie]

14. Your Song

Never has such a beautiful sentiment been put to music.

After I had my son and I brought him home from the hospital, I used to sing it to him. We even danced to it at his wedding.

[GP6971]

16. That was our wedding song.

I saw him in concert twice...once in the mid seventies and then in 95. Absolutely great performances.

[MustLoveBeagles]

22. I saw him once in '99

The best I can describe the experience is Elton Unplugged. No frills. Just his piano and his beautiful voice. It was just $65 per ticket. I went with my husband and my mother. I'll never forget it.

[GP6971]

24. His percussionist was crazy

it was either 95 or 97 that we saw him in Tacoma and we hung around after the concert where his limos were parked to see him. His percussionist came out and started beating the hell out of the roof of one of the limos with his drum sticks for lack of a better description. It was in the news for a couple of days.

[MustLoveBeagles]

37. I didn't know that

How bizarre

[lapucelle]

28. I was 16 and in love for the first time...

And it all washes back over me whenever I hear it.

[dawg]

17. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding

I get a "twofer".

[GP6971]

25. I forgot about Funeral for a Friend. n/t

[MichMan]

31. Mine too

[Mister Ed]

35. +1 n/t

[Upthevibe]

44. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is in my top favorite five songs of ALL TIME...

and man, does Elton John have some wonderful and amazing songs....

[TwistOneUp]

19. Ticking. nt

[byronius]

20. All The Nasties.

[LiberalLoner]

30. I love that song too. The whole Madman Across the Water album was one of my faves,

Growing up. Still love the album.

[ms liberty]

23. I can narrow it down to albums, not songs

I have most of his work, but I consistently still play Madman Across the Water and Honky Chateau front to back every time. I listened to them last week, and usually listen to them a couple of times a month. He is one of the rock gods.

[muntrv]

26. I'm Still Standing.

[tymorial]

27. Levon

I love that song. I was lucky to see it performed live when he toured with Billy Joel. Elton John sang my favorite Billy Joel song that night too: New York State Of Mind.

[dawg day]

29. Tie: Levon and Tiny Dancer

[TheRealistRealist]

32. Daniel

Reminds me of my brother.

[MustLoveBeagles]

38. That's a good one too

[msongs]

33. Harmony and I Dont Wanna go On With You like That(short hair at Madison Square)..

[ailsagirl]

34. Tiny Dancer

One of them, anyway

[Doc_Technical]

36. Texas Love Song

[Glorfindel]

39. "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"

[MiltonBrown]

40. Crocodile Rock and Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting

Elton is known for his incredible catalog of great songs but these 2 stand out as rock-n-roll monsters in the vein of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard.

A person simply must turn up the radio and shout hollar and sing every time they're on.

[djg21]

41. Burn Down the Mission

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I really liked his older stuff inspired by The Band, like that on Tumbleweed Connection, when he was just playing music and not performing in duck suits.
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/elton-john-tumbleweed-connection/
http://ew.com/article/2012/04/19/elton-john-on-levon-helm-a-part-of-my-life-that-was-magical/

[OilemFirchen]

42. Indubitably.

And a hat tip to Leon Russell, may he rest in peace.

[Bayard]

43. Definitely the older stuff

Your Song, Tiny Dancer, Levon, Rocket Man, Goodbye Norma Jean.

[SamKnause]

45. One of my top favorites, "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues."

Several others:

Funeral For A Friend

Candle in the Wind

Someone Saved My Life Tonight