Elton John's Glasses

Before M.C. Hammer, Kim Jong iL, Kanye West, or Gaddaffi the king of the whacky shades was Elton John. Every costume he wore had its own pair of glammed up sunglasses to go with it. Probably the only thing more popular in the music industry than Sir Elton John is his spectacles.

Over the years he's amassed such a huge collection that he's actually built a closet bigger than most people's bedrooms just to hold them. You've heard of crazy requests by celebrity musicians. Elton actually demands a hotel room just for his glasses when he goes on tour.

And now to celebrate the most awesome collection of eye wear known to mankind (and because I've run out of ways to say "sunglasses"), here are a few of Sir Elton's most famous facial swag: