Originally Posted by quadro2000

He did. It was called "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)."

I edited my previous post because I mistakenly mentioned "Whatever Gets You Through The Night" as an Elton song when it was really a John song.

Good story though: Elton sang backing vocals on this song and was convinced it was going to be a hit. John thought otherwise, so they made a bet: If it became a hit, John had to show up on stage with Elton to sing it. (And John hadn't been on stage in a number of years). It went to #1, and in 1974, John showed up, battling apparent stage fright, to sing the song. They also did "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" and "I Saw Her Standing There." I believe it was John's last public appearance on stage?