Rarely has a greatest-hits collection been as effective as Elton John's first compilation of Greatest Hits. Released at the end of 1974, after Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Caribou had effectively established him as a superstar, Greatest Hits is exactly what it says it is -- it features every one of his Top Ten singles ("Your Song," "Rocket Man," "Honky Cat," "Crocodile Rock," "Daniel," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," "Bennie and the Jets," "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"), plus the number 12 "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" and radio and concert favorites "Border Song" and "Candle in the Wind." Despite the exclusion of a couple of lesser hits from this era, most notably "Levon" and "Tiny Dancer," Greatest Hits is a nearly flawless collection, offering a perfect introduction to Elton John and providing casual fans with almost all the hits they need.
There was a time when I couldn't listen to the song "Your Song" by Elton John because it took me back to a time in my life that I was trying to forget.Music evokes memories, some good, some not so good. Of love. Of parties. Of quiet afternoons. Of vacation. Of just about anything that, because of the music, makes the memory that much more vivid.What's the key music that takes you somewhere?
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It was one of those strange days. Overcast and drifting, lidded by the sky. I was 21 years old. I'd gone down the Australian east coast to a place called Moruya for the funeral of an ex-girlfriend's father. And I wasn't over the ex-girlfriend at all.I stayed with a couple of friends, a pretty kooky pair. The guy used to wear white suits and white hats, very much like Elton John on the cover of ...
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There was a time when I couldn't listen to the song "Your Song" by Elton John because it took me back to a time in my life that I was trying to forget.Music evokes memories, some good, some not so good. Of love. Of parties. Of quiet afternoons. Of vacation. Of just about anything that, because of the music, makes the memory that much more vivid.What's the key music that takes you somewhere?
More >
It was one of those strange days. Overcast and drifting, lidded by the sky. I was 21 years old. I'd gone down the Australian east coast to a place called Moruya for the funeral of an ex-girlfriend's father. And I wasn't over the ex-girlfriend at all.I stayed with a couple of friends, a pretty kooky pair. The guy used to wear white suits and white hats, very much like Elton John on the cover of ...
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