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Least favorite Elton John song??

Posted on 1/30/17 at 11:10 am
Posted by moock blackjack
Member since Apr 2008
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Posted on 1/30/17 at 11:10 am
Don't know why but never liked Bennie and the Jets!!

And this is probably one of his top 5 songs!!
Posted by JumpingTheShark
America
Member since Nov 2012
23007 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 11:12 am to
I never liked "Your Song."

My favorite is probably Grey Seal.
This post was edited on 1/30/17 at 11:13 am
Posted by moock blackjack
Member since Apr 2008
98267 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 11:12 am to
Philadelphia Freedom might be my number 2!!
Posted by Rhio
Lake Charles
Member since Dec 2013
1327 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 12:43 pm to
If you mean least favorite hit, mine is I'm Still Standing. It''s okay on the original record, but it sounds awful nowadays and he plays it at every concert.

My least favorite Elton song of all time is this gem from 1986's Leather Jackets. He was on a LOT of coke at the time and it's no more evident than right here.
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27058 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 1:17 pm to
Yep. Bennie and the Jets for me.
Posted by Tigris
Mexican Home
Member since Jul 2005
12450 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 2:21 pm to
Bennie and the Jets isn't my favorite but I don't dislike it.

These I just don't like:

Don't let the Sun Go Down On Me
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Island Girl
Philadelphia Freedom

In the early 70's he was my favorite musician, easily. But he lost me with Caribou and Captain Fantastic.

Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
50268 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 2:47 pm to
Island Girl
Posted by Fontainebleau Dr.
Mid-View New Orleans
Member since Dec 2012
2401 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 3:00 pm to
I don't ever need to hear Crocodile Rock ever again.
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40964 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 5:18 pm to
Opened this thread to reply Bennie and the Jets, I agree.
Posted by Lawyered
The Sip
Member since Oct 2016
29741 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 6:08 pm to
Crocodile Rock...like nails on a chalkboard to me
Posted by OldTigahFot
Drinkin' with the rocket scientists
Member since Jan 2012
10502 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 8:05 pm to
Island Girl
Philadelphia Freedom
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)
Posted by DannyB
Bagram, Afghanistan
Member since Aug 2010
6141 posts
Posted on 1/30/17 at 9:32 pm to
Worst: Island Girl

Personal Fave: Madman Across the Water

Elton John - Madman Across the Water Live at BBC 1971
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 1/31/17 at 8:13 am to
Most of his 80's stuff is pretty bad, though I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues is one of my favorites of his.


I'm Still Standing and Island Girl and Crocodile Rock are the 3 that come to mind immediately as my least favorite.

Honky Cat and My Father's Gun are my 2 favorites.
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2014
4506 posts
Posted on 1/31/17 at 9:01 am to
Either "I Don't Want to Go On With You Like That" or "I'm Still Standing".

"Funeral For a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding" is my favorite.
This post was edited on 1/31/17 at 9:03 am
Posted by Sal Minella
Member since Nov 2006
1951 posts
Posted on 1/31/17 at 7:09 pm to
I'm Still Standing is awful.

Favorite: Where To Now St. Peter? closely followed by Madman Across the Water and Grey Seal.
Posted by kingbob
Sorrento, LA
Member since Nov 2010
67302 posts
Posted on 1/31/17 at 10:04 pm to
Definitely Bennie
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164657 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 12:35 am to
Elton John has an interesting career.

His beginning run of 70-75 is one of the greatest of all time.

Then cocaine took over and he wrote a ton of crap from the late 70s through the 80s but he has some hidden gems in there.

Then he got clean, had vocal surgery, and went back to his roots in the 90s and 2000s and wrote better music.

My answer is Jamaica Jerk-Off
Posted by Dstllsu
Ga
Member since Jan 2016
1651 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 6:49 am to
Crocodile rock.
Posted by Breesus
House of the Rising Sun
Member since Jan 2010
67023 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 5:06 pm to
Misread the thread.

Benny is not my favorite but it's very far from my least favorite
This post was edited on 2/1/17 at 5:08 pm
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29267 posts
Posted on 2/2/17 at 6:12 am to
Another vote for Bennie

Anyone mention Bad Blood with Sedaka?
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