TOP 100 SONGS BY ELTON JOHN. This post: #50-41. Next instalment: tomorrow.

Caffé Latte` celebrates Elton John’s 70th birthday on March 25 and a half century of songwriting with Bernie Taupin  (for the Top 50 tracks, assume they were written by this talented duo, unless otherwise stated) with a retrospective highlighting: THE 100 GREATEST SONGS OF ELTON JOHN

50 HONKY CAT Year: 1972 Album: Honky Chateau "Honky Cat" is a fun song that opens the 'Honky Chateau' album. The single peaked in the US Top 10.

49 ACT OF WAR (with Millie Jackson) Year: 1985 Album: Ice On Fire American R&B vocalist Millie Jackson shared lead vocals with Elton on the duet "Act Of War". The energetic collaboration deserved to fare better.

48 MAMA CAN'T BUY YOU LOVE Year: 1979 Album: The Thom Bell Sessions [E.P.] "Mama Can't Buy You Love" become Elton's 3rd entry on the R&B Chart. The song topped the US AC Chart as well as going Top 10 Pop. The soul track was written by Thom Bell with musician Casey James. The latter had previously worked with the former's nephew Leroy. Thom brought the R&B duo to Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. Elton recorded the E.P. with many Phillie Soul alumni, including The Spinners and M.F.S.B.

47 BORDER SONG Year: 1970 Album: Elton John Barely 2 years after "Border Song" appeared on Elton's self-titled album, Aretha Franklin recorded a definitive remake for her 'Young, Gifted and Black' LP.

46 THIS SONG HAS NO TITLE Year: 1973 Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "This Song Has No Title" is the shortest track on Elton's classic album 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' and is one of its sweetest ballads.

45 WHITE LADY WHITE POWDER Year: 1980 Album: 21 At 33 The bulk of the basic tracks on '21 At 33' were recorded in Nice, France. "White Lady White Powder" is the sole exception. The rock song was cut at Sunset Sound Studios in Los Angeles.

44 BLUE EYES Year: 1982 Album: Jump Up! Chris Thomas produced the ballad "Blue Eyes". The song was penned by Elton with Gary Osborne. The single went Top 10 in parts of Europe, Britain and Australia.

43 CHLOE Year: 1981 Album: The Fox At the time of this release, Elton was co-writing more with Gary Osborne and progressively less with regular lyricist Bernie Taupin. The single "Chloe" -written with the former- was an edit of an 11 minute medley on the album.

42 GREY SEAL Year: 1973 Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road "Grey Seal" is another popular track on the sensational 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' album.

41 CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT Year: 1994 Album: The Lion King (film soundtrack) Elton composed the music for "Can You Feel The Love Tonight" with lyricist Tim Rice. It was the major hit song from the animated Disney film 'The Lion King'. The ballad collected a Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award.

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