After closing his touring career at Glastonbury in 2023, Elton John remains vocal about his passion for music that has influenced him over the years. Celebrating a range of musical influences on BBC Radio 2's Tracks of My Years,

Elton John, the music icon, has always been vocal about his passion for tunes, a sentiment that remained strong even as he bid farewell to touring with a final show-stopping performance at Glastonbury in 2023.

Elton John has opened up about the music that has shaped his life, revealing the one song that changed everything for him - and it's a classic by Elvis Presley.

From afar, Bernie Taupin is one of the most enigmatic men in music. Taupin is the John Lennon to Elton John's Paul McCartney, so to speak.

His career has been a celebration of influential music and on BBC Radio 2's Tracks of My Years, Elton shared one track that towers above all in significance: Elvis Presley's 'Hear