Elton John top 3 songs

[Stone]

I really, really dislike most of what he's done, and yes I've heard Tumbleweed Connection, and other early albums. However, I do like a few selected songs he's done, including:

1. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
2. Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting
3. Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)

Number 3 is likely more for nostalgia reasons than anything.

[Swish]

I really, really dislike most of what he's done, and yes I've heard Tumbleweed Connection, and other early albums.

He's sold an estimated 250,000,000 records in his career, which is good for 7th or 8th place of all time. That being said, I didn't like much after Madman Across the Water. He's recorded more tripe than Billy Joel, well...almost. But people still bought them, and he also had some pretty good songs earlier in his career.

[Stone]

He's sold an estimated 250,000,000 records in his career

Yes, and Celine Dion has sold in the neighborhood of 200,000,000 (with a much shorter career).

[Rae]

"Someone Saved My Life Tonight" is an unabashedly great song.

I often sing "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues" at karaoke, but it's pretty silly.

I haven't dug around in his catalog as much as maybe I should.

~Rae

[hifitommy]

honky cat from here and there on the there side is one of my faves. seems to be the best version.

[jonnyhambone]

Hard to beat the entirety of Tumbleweed Connection - one of the best albums ever IMO...for three songs, I'd vote:
*Amoreena
*Burn Down the Mission
*Your Song

[Robert-The-Rambler]

1.Tiny Dancer

2. Rocket Man

3. Your Song

[unleasHell]

1.Tiny Dancer

2. Rocket Man

3. Your Song

Not a fan at all, but I like those three!

Wasn't Tiny Dancer awesome in Almost Famous?????

[Robert-The-Rambler]

Not a fan at all, but I like those three!

Wasn't Tiny Dancer awesome in Almost Famous?????

That scene is great where everybody sings it together.

[Swish]

Hard to beat the entirety of Tumbleweed Connection - one of the best albums ever IMO...for three songs, I'd vote:
*Amoreena
*Burn Down the Mission
*Your Song

I found a nicely preserved LP of this down in Austin last year. I won' say it's one of the best ever, but very good and Elton's best. I don't have much use for EJ after Madman.

[bobsticks]

See You Later, Alligator
American Pie
Eagle Rock

bonus: anything done by Bob the Builder between 2001-2006

[Smokey]

From everybody list it seem his older songs are more populer than his later material. Which goes along with the census that he only had one good album in 80's worth listening, and that was probably Too Low For Zero.

See You Later, Alligator
American Pie
Eagle Rock

...hhhhmmmm, no comment

[MasterCylinder]

Hard to beat the entirety of Tumbleweed Connection - one of the best albums ever IMO...for three songs, I'd vote:
*Amoreena
*Burn Down the Mission

Agree with Jonny here.............TC is the best of EJ.

1."Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" – 4:59
2."Come Down in Time" – 3:25
3."Country Comfort" – 5:06
4."Son of Your Father" – 3:48
5."My Father's Gun" – 6:20
[edit] Side two1."Where to Now St. Peter?" – 4:11
2."Love Song" (Lesley Duncan) – 3:41
3."Amoreena" – 5:00
4."Talking Old Soldiers" – 4:06
5."Burn Down the Mission" – 6:22

Come Down In Time is excellent as well..........and Love Song.

I love "Funeral"...........EJ might have written the primary theme but.......
"The grandiose introduction to "Funeral For A Friend" was performed on A.R.P. synthesizer by the album's engineer, David Hentschel, who Elton recalled overdubbed track after track of music and synthetic atmospheric effects until the mini-opus was complete."

[luvtolisten]

1) Crocodile Rock
2) Empty Garden
3) No Sacrifice