Elton John: Segues

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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