80. Elton John

 

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This piano singer/tunesmith became the world's biggest pop star in the first half of the 1970s. Thanks to a string of US#1 albums and singles.

 

ALL MUSIC GUIDE BIOGRAPHY

 

Key Studio Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

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Key Compiliation: Greatest Hits 1970-2002 (2003)

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Career Defining Song:

Your Song (1971 UK#7, USA#8)

Four Other Key Songs (He has had too many to mention):

 

Rocket Man (1972 UK#2, 1973 USA#6)

 

Crocodile Rock (1972 UK#5, 1973 USA#1)

 

(duet with Kiki Dee) Don't Go Breaking My Heart (1976 UK#1, USA#1)

 

Candle In The Wind 1997 (1974 UK#11, 1988 live UK#5, USA#6, 1997 UK#1, USA#1)

 

Are you fans of Reginald Dwight, or do you prefer the American "Piano Man" Billy Joel?

total legend !! love him.

never really liked him at all. ok he was 'ok' at best but mainly i thought it was quite odd that a bloke at a piano could be so popular. 'your song' was my fav i think... though 'step into christmas' was another i quite liked.

 

nope i dont prefer billy joel, but gilbert o'sullivan WAS better! imho. (but not by much)

Seen Elton live before and he is the ultimate showman really good performer

 

Am not a masive fan of his music but I like stuff like The Bitch Is Back, Tiny Dancer, I'm Still Standing, Philadelphia Freedom, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting and so on, the heavier stuff

Edited June 8, 200916 yr by B.A Baracus

Your Song & Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word are fantastic, anything else doesn't really appeal to me.

Seen Elton live before and he is the ultimate showman really good performer

 

Am not a masive fan of his music but I like stuff like The Bitch Is Back, Tiny Dancer, I'm Still Standing, Philadelphia Freedom, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting and so on, the heavier stuff

 

 

I'm going to see him live this weekend, :unsure: I like some of his songs but not really a massive fan either, but the people whom I'm going with are.

Hopefully I'll be pleasantly surprised with the performance.

Edited June 8, 200916 yr by Sparkle

Seen Elton live before and he is the ultimate showman really good performer

 

Am not a masive fan of his music but I like stuff like The Bitch Is Back, Tiny Dancer, I'm Still Standing, Philadelphia Freedom, Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting and so on, the heavier stuff

Same here, like those tracks too. I also saw him, early 90s and he certainly is a great showman.

You either love him or hate him, a bit like marmite really. I liked most of his songs up to about 1975, then hardly any apart from the odd track here or there.

 

Your Song, Rocket Man, The bitch is back, Saturday nights alright for fighting were my stand out songs.

 

Crocodile Rock, Island girl were passible, but from "Don't go breaking my heart" onwards :no:

Edited June 8, 200916 yr by brian91

Hey i am a fan of EJ, there's only 1 thing I would say about him "Elton John Rocks!!!"