What are your favorite Elton John deep cuts?

Cafe Society
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That list is full of, um, shallow cuts. “Funeral For A Friend” and “Amoreena” are still in moderate radio rotation, 40+ years later.

My pick is “Bitter Fingers”.

42

I always found it amusing that Elton John (the pseudonym)'s middle name is Hercules.

43

First Episode at Hienton will always be my absolutely favorite Elton John song:

The songs still are sung
It was fun to be young
But please, don’t be sad wherever you are.
I am who I am
You are who you are.

44

I know this thread has been snoozin’ for a few days, but it did compel me to put on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road; an album I’ve had for the past forty years but hadn’t listened to since 2007.

‘Social Disease’ needs to be on this list.

45

There’s Something About the Way You Look Tonight, Live Like Horses or Recover Your Soul

46

Another vote for Mad man across the water, not only my favorite deep cut but my favorite Elton John song ever

47

I don’t think anyone’s mentioned “Gulliver” from Empty Sky.

48

All these deep (and shallow) cuts are from the 70s. 80s Elton has a bad rap which is somewhat deserved but there are a few gems. The title track from Too Low for Zero. Burning Buildings from Breaking Hearts. Amazes Me from Sleeping With the Past. And slipping into the 90s, Cold from Made In England all rank well with the album tracks of the 70s, IMO.

49

Thanks for those, tumbleddown - I’m not familiar with any of them and am going to look them up.

I basically broke up with Elton in early '79 after A Single Man; Blue Moves was pretty iffy to me at the time too, so I’ve lived in the heady days of ‘Empty Sky’ to ‘Rock of the Westies’.

Which reminds me: both *Medley (Yell Help) *and Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) from that album of bracketed song titles make this list.

50

This is me as well, although I have given a quick listen to Peachtree Road and The Diving Board and I like what I’ve heard.
mmm

51

Thanks, Mean Mr Mustard - more ignorance fought!

How very funny. IRL, Peachtree Road is a road that holds so many influences and memories for me that when I saw that album title, it was so intrinsic and familiar to me I thought I knew it. I don’t.