Artist	Song
Ben Folds Five	Song for the Dumped
from Whatever and Ever Amen (1997)
George Michael	Freedom! '90
from Ladies & Gentlemen - The Best of George Michael (1998)
Scissor Sisters	Take Your Mama
from Scissor Sisters (2004)
MIKA	Grace Kelly
from Life In Cartoon Motion (2007)
Norah Jones	One Flight Down
from Come Away With Me (Deluxe Version) (2005)
Kate Bush	Oh to Be in Love
from The Kick Inside (1988)
Tori Amos	Silent All These Years
from A Tori Amos Collection - Tales of a Librarian (2003)
Fiona Apple	Criminal
from Tidal (1996)
Elvis Costello & The Attractions	Oliver's Army
from The Best of Elvis Costello: The First 10 Years (2007)
Joe Jackson	Breaking Us in Two
from Night and Day (1989)
Aimee Mann	Stupid Thing
from Whatever (1995)
Ryan Adams	Everybody Knows
from Easy Tiger (2007)
Rufus Wainwright	Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk
from Poses (2002)
Daniel Powter	Bad Day
from Daniel Powter (2005)
Sara Bareilles	Love Song
from Little Voice (2007)
Regina Spektor	Samson
from Begin to Hope (Bonus Track Version) (2006)
Robbie Williams	Angels
from In and Out of Consciousness - Greatest Hits 1990 - 2010 (2010)
Jamie Cullum	Photograph
from Catching Tales (2005)
Marc Cohn	True Companion
from The Very Best of Marc Cohn (2006)
Big Wheel	Sleep
from Holiday Manor (2009)

Comment:

For four decades now, Elton John's been the gold — no, make that platinum — standard for showmanship, so it's no surprise that he's given a new generation its inspiration. The Ben Folds Five's barrelhouse brashness in "Song for the Dumped" takes Elton-style piano-pounding pop to dizzying heights, giving the keys both an anvil-fisted and feather-fingered workout in the span of a single track. The Scissor Sisters, who have been boosted by, and have recorded with, Elton, take a page from his "Honky Chateau" playbook in the sassy shuffle-strut of their debut album's "Take Your Mama." Combining E.J.'s flair for the flamboyant with a post-modern singer-songwriter intimacy, Rufus Wainwright opens — and closes — his second album Poses with the cabaret confessional of "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk." From Ryan Adams to Norah Jones, it seems like most of our favorite new artists have plugged into Elton's electricity, and this list proves that there's more than enough to go around.

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