With John & Edward out the picture and the final five warming up to perform a whopping two songs each this Saturday, it's clear that Ms Minogue's finally got her wish about this year's X Factor being a "singing competition". To ramp up your enjoyment of Elton John/Take That Week, DS has assembled a final five drinking game that will hopefully have Elton and BernieTaupin clinking their...
... for JJL. Crafting this today reminds me of a lyrical passage of one of my favorite Elton John & BernieTaupin songs, appropriately called “ Writing “: Will the things we wrote today Sound as good tomorrow We will still be writing In approaching years Stifling yawns on Sundays As the weekends disappear We could stretch our legs if we’d half a mind But don’t disturb us if you hear us...
Add the Almighty Creator of the Universe to the long list of beloved characters who have survived their own deaths. At Obit mag, Nathan Schneider resurrects the "death of God" movement of the 1960s. This theological school is best remembered today by a Time mag cover story that was quoted in Ira Levin's Rosemary's Baby and misquoted in BernieTaupin's lyric for "Levon"...
... used!) devestated him. It was funny to watch. I lost interest in his music after he split with BernieTaupin, his lyrical author. The music, his appearance, his act - all grated on me - but never spoiled the memory of his early efforts. I haven't had much use for his musical efforts since the split, except for the 'Candle in the Wind' redo he did for Princess Diana. My Top Five Favorite...
In 1967 Sir Elton was introduced to lyricist BernieTaupin and the two co-wrote many international hit songs, including Your Song, Rocket Man, and Crocodile Rock. Their early work was conducted without the two of them meeting up, instead swapping their contributions by post.
The story picks up steam when he joins a group called Bluesology, who went on to become Long John Baldry’s back-up band. As any music fan knows though, the real break came when he met BernieTaupin. One of the more interesting revelations in the book was how Elton wrote the music to Bernie’s lyrics. Taupin would hand him the words, and Elton would compose the music right...
Brett and Mark Hudson are captured in the spotlight on LA's Laurel Canyon and its importance to musical culture over the past fifty years. The classic photo of two-thirds of The Hudson Brothers with their producer BernieTaupin, his songwriting partner Elton John-- and friends-- is one of many highlights in A big heavy new photo-filled book called Canyon of Dreams: The Magic and Music...
