Elton John Top 3

Last night me and my partner were relaxing with some tunes playing in the background, which turned into a ‘what’s your top 3’ discussion when certain artists came on.

It kicked off with Elton John, which was incredibly difficult, given the amount of great songs he's written over the years. But what was so surprising to me - considering there were no deep cuts - was that we each had a pick that the other either hadn’t heard before, or was very unfamiliar.

My picks were:

Border Song
Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Song For Guy​

Hers were:

Something About The Way You Look Tonight
I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me​

I was amazed when she said she didn't recognise the title of Border Song, and even more amazed when I played it and she hadn’t actually heard it (we are both in our mid 50s). Her pick of SATWYLT was vaguely familiar to me from the title, and I kinda recognised the chorus, but that was it.

Anyway, it was a nice little ‘game’ to play, and I thought I’d share it here.

 

Daniel
Harmony
Someone Saved My Life Tonight.

I never got into Border Song. It just didn't fit the US Greatest Hits.
I consider I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues the last Elton John classic. Still a lot of great songs after that.
I have never heard Song For Guy.

 

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
Believe
Sad Songs (Say So Much)

 

Nice choices both of you. I love Border Song. I'll go with:
Tiny Dancer
Levon
Someone Saved My Life Tonight

It's really hard to narrow it down to three. So many great songs to choose from.

 

Blues For My Baby And Me
Teacher I Need You
Funeral For A Friend / Loves Lies Bleeding

 

1. Don't Go Breaking My Heart
2. Crocodile Rock
3. Your Song

 

Levon
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Bitch Is Back

 

1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. Daniel
3. Saturday Night‘s Alright For Fighting

 

Sacrifice
Daniel
Rocket Man

 

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
We All Fall In Love Sometimes
Tiny Dancer

 

Bitter Fingers
Teacher I Need You
Amoreena

 

Oh, I don't know ... maybe

“Tonight”
“Burn Down The Mission”
“Sixty Years On”​

 

Levon
Burn Down the Mission
Mona Lisa and Madhatters

 

Empty Garden
Take me to the pilot
Goodbye yellow brick road

But in reality I'd need at least another 20 or so

 

I can do my top three EJ albums . . . songs would take forever to think about.

(My top three albums are Rock of the Westies, Captain Fantastic and Blue Moves)

 

Mellow
Meal Ticket
Susie

 

Michelle’s Song
Can I Put You On
Rotten Peaches

(I always seem to gravitate to the more obscure material!)

 

Tonight
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Philadelphia Freedom

 

Almost impossible to do..........

1. Sacrifice
2. Nikita
3. Roy Rogers

 

Daniel
Benny and the jets
Honky cat

 

Curtains
Indian Sunset
Salvation

 

Restless
I Am Your Robot
Harmony

 

Come down in time
Pinky
Don't let the sun go down on me

 

High Flying Bird
Where To Now, St. Peter?
Philadelphia Freedom

 

I've Seen That Movie Too
Better Off Dead
Voyeur

Very difficult exercise, and could easily be three different songs tomorrow or later today!