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Elton John - Tiny Dancer (official Music Video) May 2026

Writer Shakeil Price uses his JPay tablet as a hard drive for his photos and videos. He’ll soon have to mail it home or have it destroyed.

A Black man wearing a tan prison uniform holds a tablet while looking up at light, faded images of family members. On the left is a person in a graduation gown, in the center is a child running to a woman, and on the right is a woman helping a child ride a bicycle.

Elton John - Tiny Dancer (official Music Video) May 2026

The narrative follows a dozen different characters navigating the city's vast highways and boulevards, with their stories momentarily united by the iconic song playing on their car radios. The visual story highlights the "free-spirited" nature of California life, inspired by the song's original 1970 inspiration and its connection to Bernie Taupin’s first wife, Maxine Feibelman.

Directed by Max Weiland, the 2017 music video for "Tiny Dancer" serves as a heartfelt, cinematic love letter to Los Angeles, created through a competition for Elton John's classic songs. It weaves together diverse vignettes of city life, featuring various Angelenos, including a memorable cameo by Marilyn Manson. Elton John - Tiny Dancer (Official Music Video)

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