Best Elton John Songs

It became elton john s first top 10 pop hit in both the us and the uk.

Best elton john songs. This song deserves better. Instead we pick out the 15 best most original and dynamic elton john songs and celebrate a back catalogue which has come to define british music. Both with and without lyricist bernie. The lion king version is good but not great.

In a recording career that spans over five decades the best elton john songs have become part of the fabric of our culture. Elton john and bernie taupin collaborated to write a near perfect love song on your song the self deprecating concept behind the song struck a chord with pop music fans around the world. May 29 2019 michael putland getty images. The knighted pop icon has nearly 60 top 40 singles for good reason.

Well i guess that s why they call it the blues. Lyrically it is genius and has a great rhythm and feel to it. 20 essential tracks by the rocket man. Elton john s piano playing was influenced by american session musician leon russell.

John s biggest hit candle in the wind has been omitted here thanks to the years of cloying overfamiliarity which have rendered it frankly one of those songs you never need to hear again. Awesome it is the best song ever to exist by elton john and deserves to be number one. Culling the best elton john songs from his extensive catalog feels like folly in a way. Features best elton john songs.