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25 of the Best Elton John Songs You’ve (Probably) Never Heard

In Honor of the New Biopic Rocketman

Jun 10, 2019 Elton John

Rocketman is here. And it’s spectacular. As such, I’ve got Elton on the mind.

I didn’t go to the church of Jesus Christ when I was a kid. I went to the church of Elton John. Still do. We had portraits of Elton and his lyricist Bernie Taupin framed, matted, and hanging in the hallway as if they were fuckin’ family members. LOL. Mom took me to my first concert in 1994. I was 11. It was Elton and Ray Cooper at the Greek Theater in LA. In 7th grade, I had a picture of Elton on the front of my school folder and one of Taupin on the back. Caught a lot of shit for it too. It was middle school, it was the mid-‘90s, I was a weirdo.

So I’m a mega-fan for sure.

When people ask me where to start with Elton’s catalog, here’s what I tell ‘em: All the studio albums from the 1970 self-titled Elton John through 1976’s Blue Moves are essential. That’s 10 albums people. 10 ALBUMS IN 6 YEARS. All of them essential. And no, we’re not gonna get into anything after Blue Moves. Don’t have time. Too controversial. But do check out 1981’s The Fox and 1983’s Too Low for Zero if you have the appetite.

Those 10 studio albums aren’t just essential because of their brain-scramblingly good singles, but also because the non-single album tracks are Just. Un. Real. To celebrate all that incredible music and the release of Rocketman, I’ve compiled 25 of the very best Elton John songs I reckon you’ve never heard.

What’d we miss? BRING IT.

Check out the full list in our list section here.

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