In 1992 John released the US number 8 album '' The One '' , featuring the hit song " The One " . He also released " Runaway Train " , a duet he recorded with his longtime friend Eric Clapton , with whom he played on Clapton 's World Tour . John and Taupin then signed a music publishing deal with Warner/Chappell Music for an estimated $ 39 million over 12 years , including the largest cash advance in music publishing history . In April 1992 John appeared at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium , performing " The Show Must Go On " with the remaining members of Queen , and " Bohemian Rhapsody " with Axl Rose of Guns N ' Roses and Queen 's remaining members . In September John performed " The One " at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards and closed the ceremony performing " November Rain " with Guns N ' Roses . The following year he released '' Duets '' , which featured collaborations with 15 artists , including Tammy Wynette and RuPaul . This included a new collaboration with Kiki Dee , " True Love " , which reached the Top 10 of the UK charts . In the same year '' The Bunbury Tails '' , a multi-artist charity album , was released , which was the soundtrack to the British animated television series of the same name . " Up The Revolution " was John 's track , alongside contributions from George Harrison , the Bee Gees and Eric Clapton . The album was issued briefly , and only in the UK
1992 MTV Video Music Awards
1992 MTV Video Music Awards
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