Top Twelve Elton John Songs

if inside a space ship I could bring only twelve
among Elton's own tunes to Taupin's lyrics

I would choose these now, after recent repetitions
(only allowed to take one song from each album)


1
ROCKET MAN
(I think it's gonna be a long long time)
from Honky Château -72

2
COUNTRY COMFORT
from Tumbleweed Connection -70

3
SOMEONE SAVED MY LIFE TONIGHT
from Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy -75

4
WESTERN FORD GATEWAY
from Empty Sky -69

5
SIXTY YEARS ON
from Elton John -70

6
ISLAND GIRL
from Rock of The Westies -75

7
SOLAR PRESTIGE A GAMMON
from Caribou -74

8
JAPANESE HANDS
from Reg Strikes Back -88

9
LITTLE JEANNIE
from 21 at 33 -80

10
GREY SEAL
(How does it feel to be so wise?)
from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road -73

11
SONG FOR GUY
from A Single Man -78

12
COLD AS CHRISTMAS (in the middle of the year)
from Too Low For Zero -83




Bonus mixing themes from his/their story :
THE CAPTAIN & THE KID
from The Captain & The Kid -06



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