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Title: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: KevShmev on February 15, 2019, 08:43:09 PM: You can vote for up to 7.

I went with:

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
I'm Still Standing
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Madman Across the Water
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Tiny Dancer
Grey Seal
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: TAC on February 15, 2019, 08:47:05 PM: I could only go 6 deep.

Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
Candle In The Wind
Philadelphia Freedom
Rocket man
Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Crocodile Rock

I knew a few that I didn't pick, but there were quite a few songs I didn't recognize.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: Cool Chris on February 15, 2019, 10:07:01 PM: I went one less than that.

Don't Let the Sun Go Down (started appreciating when George Michael sang it with him - I prefer that version)
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Daniel just missed the cut.

A few one there that are fine, but not worthy of my vote.

Songs that are hideous are:
Crocodile Rock
Bennie and the Jets
I'm Still Standing - because it is in the movie Sing and my daughter played the hell out of that soundtrack for like a month straight.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: PowerSlave on February 15, 2019, 10:27:37 PM: Your Song
Saturday Night
Levon
Daniel
Funeral
Tiny Dancer
Brick Road

I've never been a huge fan, but I remember my mother spinning his records a lot when I was a kid. Levon is by far my favorite song from him, and I always liked One as a very good ballad, but it didn't make the list.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: erwinrafael on February 15, 2019, 11:52:59 PM: I was supposed to vote until I realized my favorite Elton John song is not here. :lol

Don't go breaking my heart!
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: PowerSlave on February 16, 2019, 12:16:20 AM: Quote from: erwinrafael on February 15, 2019, 11:52:59 PM
I was supposed to vote until I realized my favorite Elton John song is not here. :lol

Don't go breaking my heart!

6 up from the bottom.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: The Walrus on February 16, 2019, 08:33:30 AM: Not crazy about Bennie.

Saturday, Candle, Rocket, Funeral, Tiny Dancer - those all got my votes. Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is my favorite EJ song.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: jammindude on February 17, 2019, 12:45:38 PM: Fairly poor selection of songs. I don't think anything in my top 5 made this list.

As it was I could only come up with six that I'm crazy about.

Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Levon
Burn Down the Mission
Border Song
Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Madman Across the Water
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: Zantera on February 17, 2019, 04:48:29 PM: Rocket Man. That is all.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: KevShmev on February 17, 2019, 05:59:24 PM: Quote from: jammindude on February 17, 2019, 12:45:38 PM
Fairly poor selection of songs.

??? ???

I thought I did a pretty good job of touching on his career highlights and including most of his popular and/or well known songs. To each his own.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: Stadler on February 17, 2019, 08:34:34 PM: Rocket Man
Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (one of my favorite vocal performances by anyone ever).

Missed:
In Neon
High Flying Bird
Come Down In Time
The One
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: jammindude on February 17, 2019, 09:03:17 PM: My top 5 Elton Songs all-time.

1. Ticking (this is not even close. This might be in my close to my top 10 all time by anyone...but I've never compiled that list, so I'm not sure)

2. I've Seen That Movie Too
3. The Border Song
4. Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
5. Sixty Years On

EDIT - In fact, "Ticking" is one of those songs that I cannot listen to without shedding tears....every time.

And I actually got to see him do it live when he went on his one man tour (just him and a piano...no band) and played a bunch of deep cuts. He even pulled out Carla/Etude from the album The Fox. It would impossible for him to ever top that night in my mind.

I also have a deep fondness for the album "A Single Man"...his first without Taupin. Excellent and underrated album that often gets forgotten.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: ReaperKK on February 18, 2019, 06:20:59 AM: I don't think I've ever heard Ticketing.

I went with:
Your Song
Levon
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Daniel
Rocket Man
Tiny Dancer
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

This thread reminds me that I really need to try and make it to the Charlotte Elton John show.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: kaos2900 on February 18, 2019, 07:23:37 AM: Just saw Sir Elton for the first time last week! Amazing how many great songs he has. I voted for the following:

Your Song
Don't Let the Sun Go Down
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Rocket Man
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Crocodile Rock
I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: Zydar on February 18, 2019, 07:32:01 AM: Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Daniel
Rocket Man
Crocodile Rock
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Can You Feel The Love Tonight?

With 'Daniel' being my absolute favourite.
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: jammindude on February 18, 2019, 07:54:03 AM: Quote from: ReaperKK on February 18, 2019, 06:20:59 AM
I don't think I've ever heard ~~Ticketing~~. Ticking

https://youtu.be/2WJK7yeTWo8
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: Orbert on February 18, 2019, 05:05:17 PM: Half of my faves aren't on this list. I voted for the ones that were.

I would have voted for:

Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Indian Sunset
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
Title: Re: Your favorite of these songs by Elton John
Post by: ReaperKK on February 18, 2019, 05:44:43 PM: Don’t forget sacrifice. That was one of the first I remember hearing.