The John/Taupin system of co-composing separately has been well documented down the years: Bernie writes the lyrics by himself and hands them to Elton, who then very quickly sets them to music. For the longest time, there was no interaction between them as songwriters, and this was still ...
Elton:I remember. It was a time, it was the year we broke in the States, 1970. It was early on in the year and we were pretty cold everywhere, nothing really was happening, then John Gilbert, whose father was making the film, approached us after hearing the Elton John album. They a...
There are moments in an artist’s career when an album instantly captures everything great about their music and sets a new standard, informing what has come before and defining all that will come. 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' is that moment for Elton John and Bernie Taupin. At least five ...
There are moments in an artist’s career when an album instantly captures everything great about their music and sets a new standard, informing what has come before and defining all that will come. 'Goodbye Yellow Brick Road' is that moment for Elton John and Bernie Taupin. At least five ...
Less of a middle finger was "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," a big ballad whose music was entrusted to Johnstone. "[John] showed me the [Taupin] lyric and I went, ‘Oh, what a beautiful lyric,'" he toldRolling Stone. "We wrote the song right there in about 20 min...
Less of a middle finger was "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," a big ballad whose music was entrusted to Johnstone. "[John] showed me the [Taupin] lyric and I went, ‘Oh, what a beautiful lyric,'" he toldRolling Stone. "We wrote the song right there in about 20 min...
Less of a middle finger was "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," a big ballad whose music was entrusted to Johnstone. "[John] showed me the [Taupin] lyric and I went, ‘Oh, what a beautiful lyric,'" he toldRolling Stone. "We wrote the song right there in about 20 min...
Less of a middle finger was "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues," a big ballad whose music was entrusted to Johnstone. "[John] showed me the [Taupin] lyric and I went, ‘Oh, what a beautiful lyric,'" he toldRolling Stone. "We wrote the song right there in about 20 min...
I always thought that the song “The Diving Board” — which is about someone really putting themselves out there infront of the worldMany lyrics in the song appear to address John, epitomized by lines like: “Out on a limb fragile and adored / But who below knows that / You’re still...
What's magical about "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" isn't just John's vocal; it's what happens around it. Listen to Elton John Perform "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" Why 'Caribou' Succeeds on Its Own Terms Ray Cooper, who would later tour solo with John and has sess...