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** And, of course, the soundtrack to ''[[The Lion King]]''.
* [[Crazy Awesome]] [[Up to Eleven]]: His increasing flamboyant stage shows of [[The Seventies]]. One show at the Hollywood Bowl in 1973 involved a frilly costume, a long staircase, celebrity impersonators, Linda Lovelace as MC and five differently-colored pianos on stage spelling E-L-T-O-N on their sides. They opened up with doves flying out of each one. Later on, his engineer played organ on "Crocodile Rock" while ''a live crocodile on a leash'' roamed the stage.
** Also, his role in ''[[Tommy]]'' as the Local Lad, the character who sings "Pinball Wizard". There's a really good reason that his role in it is considered to be one of if not the most well-known parts of the whole movie, [[One
** Not to mention his [[Donald Duck]] costume at the free televised Central Park concert in 1980.
*** The gigantic Louis XIV costume (especially the wig) he wore for his 50th birthday party also counts. He had to travel in a giant truck for that one.
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