For an intense collection capturing his 1970-1971 period, click here.
If one were more interested in contemplative, intense song sequences capturing Elton John's (and Bernie Taupin's) illustrious career, I would recommend mix tapes consisting of the following 45 minute sequences, in increasing order of climax and catharsis:
Side 1: Light Where the Darkness Ends
Bennie and the Jets
Pinball Wizard
Crocodile Rock
Island Girl
The Bitch is Back
I Don't Want To Go On With You Like That
Runaway Train
Healing Hands
Philadelphia Freedom
Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting
Side 2: Mirrors of the World Outside
Friends
Skyline Pigeon (from Here and There)
Love Song (from Here and There)
Your Song
Tiny Dancer
Candle in the Wind
Daniel
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Rocket Man
Side 3: Breakdown on the Runway
Honky Cat
Grey Seal
Have Mercy on the Criminal
Believe
Simple Life
Circle of Life
The One
The Greatest Discovery (from Live in Australia)
The Last Song
Goodbye
Side 4: Rolling Like Thunder Under the Covers
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (I)
Can You Feel The Love Tonight
You Gotta Love Someone
I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Levon
I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford)
Sixty Years On (From 11/17/70)
Border Song
Burn Down The Mission
Side 5: Danced in Death Like a Marionette
Carla/Etude/Chloe (from the Fox)
Sartorial Eloquence (from 21 at 33)
Little Jeannie
Nikita
Sacrifice
Blue Eyes
I've Seen That Movie Too
Ticking
Side 6: The Storm Approaching
Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
Tonight (from Live in Australia)
Someone Saved My Life Tonight
Madman Across the Water
Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word
Empty Garden
Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me
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