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Is there a fruitful inspiration behind Elton's garish outfits?

Flamboyant Sir Elton John has always had a colourful taste in clothes but this week, holidaying on the Italian island of Capri, he surpassed himself.

Dressed head to toe in pastel peach one day and resembling a giant walking banana the next, wags have taken to dubbing him "the human fruitbowl".

But it's not the first time Sir Elton has looked like something you should eat five-a-day of.

Here, in a spirit of fun, FEMAIL draws inspiration from some of his best-known songs – among others – to examine the tropical delights in his exotic wardrobe...

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