History TearJerker / EltonJohn

* "The One" is of the "TearsOfJoy" variety, and Elton himself says that when he first sang it in the wake of events in his life (among other things, sobering up) and his acceptance of who he really was Taupin's lyrics really hit home.

* "The Last Song." Do not follow [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXV_CTFPqCc this link]] if you wish to keep your composure.
** This one has some interesting timing as well. It was written with Ryan White in mind and Taupin ended up giving the lyrics to Elton shortly after the death of Music/FreddieMercury. Elton said he had cried throughout writing the music for it.
* Even "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o0hI85SPkNA All the Girls Love Alice]]" is sad despite being [[LyricalDissonance an upbeat song]].

-->"Levon sells cartoon balloons in town\\

While Levon, Levon slowly dies".

* Portions of Elton's ''Blue Moves'' album, once you understand the RealitySubtext behind it. [[note]]Elton was burned out from performing and the pressures of fame, strung out on drugs and alcohol, had broken up with his boyfriend, manager John Reid, and was about to reveal his sexuality to the public; Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin was also addicted to alcohol and drugs, and his marriage had collapsed--Bernie's wife at the time had taken up with Elton's bassist Kenny Passarelli.[[/note]] "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", "Someone's Final Song", "Chameleon", "Cage the Songbird", "Between Seventeen and Twenty", "Tonight" --- the album is full of [[TearJerker Tear Jerkers]].

* "Candle in the Wind", both the original 1974 version dedicated to Marilyn Monroe and the 1997 version dedicated to Princess Diana, can really hit some people right in the heart. In the original, he states that he never knew Marilyn personally but still feels sympathy for her, while the later version was inspired by his friendship with Diana [[RealitySubtext in real life.]] He sounds on the verge of tears on the last chorus in the later version, and he performed it at her funeral.

** This one has some interesting timing as well. It was written with Ryan White in mind and Taupin ended up giving the lyrics to Elton shortly after the death of [[Music/{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]]. Elton said he had cried throughout writing the music for it.

* "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" and the accompanying video. The song is Elton looking back on his life and apologizing, because he never really knew love; he was just singing along to the words. And the video... That's a whole other {{TearJerker}} in itself.

* "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" very likely already qualified as this for many people, but it acquired a whole new resonance when it was used for a scene in ''Film/AlmostFamous'' where [[spoiler:Creator/KateHudson's character overdoses on quaaludes and champagne]].

* His 2018 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DShEAPKV0EU commercial for John Lewis]], showing how his legendary career was started by his mother getting him a piano for Christmas, with a message that some gifts can have a bigger impact on the entire world than anyone could imagine.

* And then his version of "[[Disney/TheLionKing Circle of Life]]."

* Then there is "Daniel", which becomes arguably even more of a TearJerker when you learn it was written about a UsefulNotes/VietnamWar veteran.

* "Tiny Dancer" is a triumphant tearjerker.

** This one has some interesting timing as well. It was written with Ryan White in mind and Taupin ended up giving the lyrics to Elton shortly after the death of [[{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]]. Elton said he had cried throughout writing the music for it.

Nobody can ever accuse [[EltonJohn this singer/songwriter]] [[TearJerker of only doing happy-go-lucky songs]].

** I followed the link. You were right.
** That one had some interesting timing as well. It was written with Ryan White in mind and Taupin ended up giving the lyrics to Elton shortly after the death of [[{{Queen}} Freddie Mercury]]. Elton said he had cried throughout writing the music for it.

* This verse from "Levon" always makes this troper cry, especially because she knows what Levon is feeling- you want to explore the world, escape your bubble, and yet you stay behind while everyone else goes on their merry way: "Levon sells cartoon balloons in town/His family business thrives/Jesus, blows up balloons all day/Sits on the porch swing watching them fly/And Jesus, he wants to go to Venus/Leave Levon far behind/Take a balloon and go sailing/While Levon, Levon slowly dies".
** You mean what Jesus is feeling, surely?
*** Both of their situations seem like pretty big {{Tear Jerker}}s to me.

* "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

* "The Last Song." Do not follow [[httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXV_CTFPqCc this link]] if you wish to keep your composure.

* "Indian Sunset", which was sampled for [[TupacShakur "Ghetto Gospel"]] several decades later.

* "Your Song." Word has it that he and Bernie Taupin challenged themselves to write a heart-wrenching love song without actually using the word love. And BOY did they succeed!

->'''Elton John''', "Sad Songs Say So Much"

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZzXEFDznoA Empty Garden]]," his tribute to the recently slain Music/JohnLennon. It's beyond words, mostly because his are so perfect.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh123TonnOc Harmony]]".

* "The Last Song." Do not follow [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXV_CTFPqCc this link]] if you wish to keep your composure.

* "Don't Let the Sun go Down on Me" is pretty powerfully Tear-jerking.

* Perhaps more so than "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" would be "Goodbye" from ''Madman Across the Water''? That song's not even two minutes long and it'll still hit you hard if you haven't heard it in a while.

* "Rocket Man" is definitely another one, especially when you understand how lonely the man in the song would be.

** When performing the song at Diana's funeral, Elton needed to use a teleprompter for the lyrics; not only were his emotions still raw, but the lyric change was still new to him - he didn't trust himself to not shift back to the original version. He remarked later that if he had sung "Goodbye, Norman Jean" there, his career would be finished.

* The epic intro to "Funeral For A Friend" could also be one.

* There are also "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", "I Feel Like A Bullet (In The Gun Of Robert Ford)", "One More Arrow", "Song For Guy", "Ticking", and "The Greatest Discovery".

* "I Guess That's Why They Call it the Blues"

* Even "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=o0hI85SPkNA All The Girls Love Alice]]" is sad despite being [[LyricalDissonance an upbeat song]].

* Portions of Elton's ''Blue Moves'' album, once you understand the RealitySubtext behind it. [[note]]Elton was burned out from performing and the pressures of fame, strung out on drugs and alcohol, had broken up with his boyfriend, manager John Reid, and was about to reveal his sexuality to the public; Elton's lyricist Bernie Taupin was also addicted to alcohol and drugs, and his marriage had collapsed--Bernie's wife at the time had taken up with Elton's bassist Kenny Passarelli.[[/note]] "Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word", "Someone's Final Song", "Chameleon", "Cage The Songbird", "Between Seventeen And Twenty", "Tonight" --- the album is full of [[TearJerker Tear Jerkers]].
* "Can You Feel The Love Tonight"

* "Nikita" was allegedly a revolutionary Tearjerker during the Cold War, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxL_xY0Tm2w the music video]], despite it's quirkiness, is similarly heartbreaking.

* Then there is was "Daniel".

* "Candle in the Wind", both the original 1974 version dedicated to Marilyn Monroe and the 1997 version dedicated to Princess Diana, can really hit some people right in the heart. In the original, he states that he never knew Marilyn personally but still feels empathy/sympathy for her, while the later version was inspired by his friendship with Diana [[RealitySubtext in real life.]] He sounds on the verge of tears on the last chorus in the later version, and he performed it at her funeral.

* "Candle in the Wind", both the original 1974 version dedicated to Marilyn Monroe and the 1997 version dedicated to Princess Diana, can really hit some people right in the heart. In the original, he states that he never knew Marilyn personally but still feels sympathy for her, while the later version was inspired by his friendship with Diana [[RealitySubtext in real life.]] He sounds on the verge of tears on the last chorus in the later version, and he performed it at her funeral.

* "Candle In the Wind", both the original version dedicated to Marilyn Monroe and the 1997 version dedicated to Princess Diana, can really hit some people right in the heart. He sounds on the verge of tears on the last chorus in the 1997 version.

* "Candle In the Wind", both the original version dedicated to Marilyn Monroe and the 1997 version dedicated to Princess Diana, can really hit some people right in the heart.

* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZzXEFDznoA Empty Garden]]". Just...damn.

* "Your Song." Word has it that he and Bernie Taupen challenged themselves to write a heart-wrenching love song without actually using the word love. And BOY did they succeed!

-->''Turn ‘em on, turn ‘em on''