It's a hairy situation, Elton John fans. Hang on to your humor.

The hair. Oh, the hair of it.

Elton John walks out onstage Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose -- but wait a minute, what's that on his head? There's this rusty-colored swirl that runs backward away from his forehead and takes a sudden, unexpected turn skyward, sticking up like he slept on it overnight.