Post your favorite Elton John song!

[taterguy]

I'll start

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g06RXYsksRg

[shadowknows69]

1. "Madman across the water"

<http://youtube.com/watch?v=smH6qtXWBy4>

[RoseMead]

23. Yes! One of my favorites, too. :) And this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLMotU8Tu9E

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

And now I know
Spanish harlem are not just pretty words to say
I thought I knew
But now I know that rose trees never grow in new york city

Until youve seen this trash can dream come true
You stand at the edge while people run you through
And I thank the lord theres people out there like you
I thank the lord theres people out there like you

While mona lisas and mad hatters
Sons of bankers, sons of lawyers
Turn around and say good morning to the night
For unless they see the sky
But they cant and that is why
They know not if its dark outside or light

This broadways got
Its got a lot of songs to sing
If I knew the tunes I might join in
Ill go my way alone
Grow my own, my own seeds shall be sown in new york city

Subways no way for a good man to go down
Rich man can ride and the hobo he can drown
And I thank the lord for the people I have found
I thank the lord for the people I have found

[terrya]

2. Here's one of my favorites...and yes, I have weird taste sometimes, so sue me

BTW, this proves once and for all that Sir Elton is quite, quite, gay.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lK-0wfHutk

[shadowknows69]

3. Have to disagree

That's not a gay video, it's just an 80's video.

[terrya]

14. Well, it's both.

Yes, it definitely is an 80's video, no doubt. But I've always thought it was very gay in content. Of course, I'm not complaining on that score...

[taterguy]

8. Duran Duran used to make videos like that all the time

Is there something about them that I don't know?

[shadowknows69]

16. "Please please tell me now. Is there something I should know"

[susankh4]

4. Have to go with Benny & the Jets!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0WCQadt864

Fabu idea, BTW! Thanks!!

[taterguy]

6. Thanks for reminding me of one of my all-time favorite Muppet Show moments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-36u4xUCF0

[susankh4]

9. I simply love the muppets!

Actually knew a guy here in Ohio, who named his rooster Benny. And the chickens were "the Jets." I can't hear this song without thinking of that...

and the chicken on The Muppets.... that so loved E.J.

And that fabulous white feather suit....

[LadyVT]

34. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

[OzarkDem]

38. Seconded

Followed by Burn Down the Mission.

[Maribelle]

44. One of my favorites: Nikita

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9wBEA_PYnE&feature=related

[dysfunctional press]

45. mine too. always liked that one best...but tiny dancer, levon, and daniel are right up there too.

[closeupready]

5. Sacrifice, Philadelphia Freedom, the theme from Lion King

Crocodile Rock, Little Jeanie, the list goes on and on. How can I pick just one?

[Red Zelda]

7. That "Lion King" song

as well as "I'm Still Standing"
and ...an oldie ... "Indian Sunset"

[Enrique]

10. "Rocketman" by Billy Shatner

http://youtube.com/watch?v=NN3MGN899yE

[susankh4]

11. That is some cover!

For a moment I thought it was really E.J.!

[City Lights]

12. I have so many favorites...but I'll start with 'Burn Down the Mission.'

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VPTdSYTLA10

Longer live version: http://youtube.com/watch?v=539P1lTZWhc

[susankh4]

13. OK. One more.....

Elton and Rod:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrHePXk89d0

The first time I heard Rod say: "Sing it to me E.J." I almost fell on the floor laughing!Except I was driving.... and that would have been dangerous.

:rofl:

[City Lights]

15. Another favorite...'Levon.'

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CMub1_CdOrQ

[ctaylors6]

22. Levon is my favorite

[u2spirit]

17. Rocket man

Someone saved my life tonight are my 2 favorites. He is a legend and I don't care who he supports he will still be one of my favorites.

[rodeodance]

36. have not heard that one is long time. Luv it.

[4_Legs_Good]

47. Agree and "I'm Still Standing"

which was a hit when I was growing up.

Other than that, I'm not really a big fan, though.

"Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids..."

David

[JVS]

18. Not really his song

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RHxpy7O004s

[taterguy]

20. That's weird. I can't see or hear the video you just posted

And all of a sudden I'm finding it difficult to talk

[Highway61]

19. Not his song

But my favorite....just beautiful...written by Lesley Duncan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_FBFhIy5_0

[Bluenorthwest]

21. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

Captain Fantastic and the Browndirt Cowboy, the whole album, was the most important piece of music in my youth. Elton and Bernie gave me a map to great places, they were the piper that called the tune that changed my life forevermore. To me they are both heros.
So I'm an unabashed fan, the first live band I ever heard was the Elton John Band at the Troubadour Club on Santa Monica Bl in 1975.

Just before the flood,
Painting worried faces with a smile.

[City Lights]

24. And another...'The Ballad of Danny Bailey.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPgFE7eJCVc

The song is set to clips from old gangster movies. Lots of Jimmy Cagney.

[high density]

25. Your Song

One of my favorite songs all around, though Bernie Taupin had a hand in that.

[mtnsnake]

26. I think "Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting" will be Hillary's theme song when she crushes McCain

in the General Election

[taterguy]

27. Hillary as oiled as a diesel train

It's a little too early for that mental picture.

But that's just my opinion and I could be wrong.

[Dulcinea]

32. My favorite too.

But it's hard to pick just one! Levon, Benny & the Jets, Crocodile Rock, Your Song, Tiny Dancer....that one always makes me think of that scene in "Almost Famous."

[PDittie]

33. Also describes DU -- if "Saturday night" could be

construed to mean "24/7".

[zulchzulu]

28. I play piano and there are a lot of great tunes...

I like playing the ones less traveled:

Amoreena
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Harmony
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Have Mercy On The Criminal
Levon
Burn Down The Mission
Rocket Man
I've Seen That Movie Too

I lost interest in most of his recent stuff for some reason...

[Bluenorthwest]

29. Excellent taste in EJ songs

Mona Lisas....Harmony..Amoreena...great choices.

peace

[HughBeaumont]

30. Doesn't this belong in GDP? Oh wait . . .

:P

[Chicken George]

31. I'll kick in.

and rec.

LUV Kiki!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=uyJsP1_fKSc&feature=related

[Straight Shooter]

35. Daniel and Sacrifice

1995 Live in Rio

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TNFkj7c9ZE4&feature=related

It's two hearts living in two separate worlds ...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KZvL2N0bXhE

[PDittie]

37. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

What do ya think you'll do then
I bet that shot down yer plane
It'll take ya a coupla vodker-and-tonics
ta set ya on ya feet again

:evilgrin:

[mrreowwr_kittty]

39. Levon, Your Song, Tiny Dancer, Daniel

[matcom]

40. The Bitch Is Back

:rofl:

[Texas Hill Country]

41. Your song.

[Beaverhausen]

42. Come Down in Time

[elizm]

43. What does this have to do with GD Politics??????? nt

[taterguy]

48. It's a plea for unity

A reminder that despite a lot of differences we still have a lot in common.

It's also just an excuse to post some great music.

[road2000]

46. Where to Now, St. Peter?

n/t