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.
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. Elton John - Tiny Dancer (Official Music Video)