By Steve Newton
Is it surprising that Elton’s John’s best song is actually two songs? Not really. I’m fine with it being 11 minutes long. And the bass playing is to die for.
20. “The Bitch is Back” (Caribou, 1974)
19. “Bennie and the Jets” (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)
18. “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” (Caribou, 1974)
17. “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” (Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, 1975)
16. “I’m Still Standing” (Too Low For Zero, 1983)
15. “Blue Eyes” (Jump Up!, 1982)
14. “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” (Too Low For Zero, 1983)
13. “Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” (Blue Moves, 1976)
12. “Crocodile Rock” (Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, 1973)
11. “Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)” (Honky Château, 1972)
10. “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)
9. “Philadelphia Freedom” (non-album single, 1975)
8. “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)
7. “Tiny Dancer” (Madman Across the Water, 1971)
6. “Your Song” (Elton John, 1970)
5. “Honky Cat” (Honky Château, 1972)
4. “Candle in the Wind” (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)
3. “Levon” (Madman Across the Water, 1971)
2. “Daniel” (Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player, 1973)
1. “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973)
