Elton John's 10 best songs
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1- The Last Song: the saddest and the most uplifting thing I've ever heard. Bernie's lyrics are often overrated but on this one are pure genius. And, as always, Elton's tune is perfectly crafted around them. No bit of music has ever made me cry as much as this one.
2- Tiny Dancer: there's something a bit incongruous about a British voice singing to an L.A. Lady, but oh how it feels so real.
3- Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters: the lyrics about New York rival the pathos of Simon & Garfunkel's much better known "The Boxer" but this melody is sublime.
4- Empty Garden: I lean toward his sadder tunes.
5- Sacrifice: Keeping with my previously stated preference, I guess. This is a complex song about relationship complexities. Brilliant stuff.
6- Someone Saved My Life Tonight: Ditto.
7- Levon: Just beginning to realize I'll be leaving so many great tunes out of a Top Ten list.
8- Something About the Way You Look Tonight: takes my breath away
9- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: this one is a bit personal, about disillusionment and all that.
10- all the rest
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