“It will be similar to what Kate Bush did at the Hammersmith Apollo [in 2014],” he said. “She came on and played for three weeks to 4,000 people a night. If I do that, I don’t want to sing ‘Crocodile Rock’ again and I don’t really want to sing ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’ again. They are wonderful songs. They have done me very well. But there are other songs like ‘Original Sin’ and ‘American Triangle’ that I want to sing.
“Tiny Dancer” has since become one of his most beloved songs, but “I Feel Like a Bullet ” is remembered today only by hardcore Elton fans and he hasn’t played it live since 1979. Here’s a live recording from a London show in 1977 where he’s joined only by percussionist Ray Cooper. It may be 2025 before Elton’s dream of a rarities tour becomes a reality, but it’ll be worth the long wait. If he’s taking requests, we’d love to hear “Rotten Peaches,” “Razor Face,” “My Father’s Gun,” “Friends,” “Harmony,” “Tonight,” “Elton’s Song,” “Ballad of the Boy in the Red Shoes,” and “My Quicksand.” But we’ll happily settle for just “I Feel Like a Bullet .”
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