Both, Elton John and his lyricist, Bernie Taupin, were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, but only Elton John was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. This does not make any sense. If there was no Bernie Taupin, there wouldn't be an Elton John. Bernie Taupin needs to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a lyricist in the "Non-performers" category. Bernie Taupin has also written lyrics for Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Melissa Manchester, Heart, Starship, and his own singing career, both as a solo artist and his late 1990s band, The Farm Dogs.

Elton John and Rod Stewart are the only musicians in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame who Bernie Taupin has written for. Hopefully Alice Cooper and Heart will be next!

Bernie Taupin's prolific work though with Elton John alone should qualify him for the Rock Hall!

Send your letters to the Rock Hall explaining why Bernie Taupin belongs in the Rock Hall!

Remember to mention "Lyricist" & "Non-Performers" category.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
Joel Peresman, President
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10104
USA

1-212-484-1754
http://www.rockhall.com

By the way, Jann Wenner hates Elton John, but Elton John got in to the Rock Hall! Jann Wenner hates Chicago too! They are not in yet! Bernie will have a hard time!

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 10.2.07 @ 18:01pm

Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Elton John and his songwriting partner, Lyricist Bernie Taupin, were both inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, but only Elton John was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. This does not make any sense whatsoever. If there had not been a Bernie Taupin, there would not have been an Elton John and vice versa. Their music was a collaborative effort. Bernie Taupin should have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame back in 1994 as a Lyricist in the Non-Performers category, the same year that Elton John was inducted.

Bernie Taupin didn’t just write lyrics exclusively for Elton John. Bernie Taupin also wrote the lyrics for songs performed and recorded by Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Cher, Alice Cooper, Melissa Manchester, Derringer, The Motels, Starship, Heart, Animotion, John Waite, Martin Page, and Peter Cetera, as well as for his own singing career, both as a solo artist and as a member of his own late-1990s Country-Western band, The Farm Dogs.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin comprise one of the longest running and most successful songwriting teams of all time. Bernie Taupin’s 40 years of collaborative work with Elton John alone should unquestionably qualify him for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Please induct Lyricist Bernie Taupin into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in the Non-Performers category. His induction is long overdue.

BERNIE TAUPIN TIMELINE

May 22, 1950: Bernard John Taupin, a.k.a. Bernie Taupin, is born in Lincolnshire, England.

June 23, 1967: Elton John answers an ad placed by Liberty Records in Britain’s ‘New Musical Express,’ thereby setting in motion a chain of events that will result in his teaming up with lyricist Bernie Taupin, his lifetime songwriting collaborator.

June 3, 1969: ‘Empty Sky,’ Elton John’s first album, is released in England. It will not be released in the U.S. until 1975, when John is a bonafide superstar.

August 25, 1970: Elton John makes his performing debut in America at Los Angeles’ Troubadour nightclub.

January 23, 1971: Elton John reaches #8 with “Your Song.” It is the first in a string of 60 hit singles for John over the next three decades.

February 3, 1973: Elton John’s “Crocodile Rock” hits #1. It is the first of a half dozen chart-topping singles for John over the next three years.

April 13, 1974: Elton John hits #1 with “Bennie and the Jets,” a tribute to R&B music from ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.’ “When I first heard ‘Bennie and the Jets,’ I knew I had to be a performer,” Axl Rose (of Guns ‘n’ Roses) would say in his 1994 speech inducting John into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

April 12, 1975: Elton John hits #1 with “Philadelphia Freedom,” a song inspired by his friendship with tennis superstar Billie Jean King, whose pro team is the Philadelphia Freedoms.

November 1, 1975: Elton John hits #1 with “Island Girl,” from ‘Rock of the Westies,’ his seventh consecutive #1 album.

August 7, 1976: “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” by Elton John and Kiki Dee, tops the charts for the first of four weeks. It is John’s sixth #1 hit in three years – and his last one in the U.S. for 21 years.

November 16, 1985: Starship hits #1 with the song “We Built This City”, written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page.
March 22, 1986: Heart hits #1 with the song “These Dreams”, written by Bernie Taupin and Martin Page.

June 23, 1990: “Sacrifice,” from the album ‘Sleeping With the Past,’ becomes Elton John’s first-ever #1 hit in his British homeland.

February 1, 1992: George Michael and Elton John’s live performance of “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me at Wembley Stadium hits #1. The original Elton John version had previously hit #2 in 1974.

February 18, 1993: Elton John’s album ‘The One’ becomes the first to receive multi-platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Previously, albums were only certified gold (500,000 copies sold) or platinum (1,000,000 copies sold).

April 3, 1993: Elton John’s “Simple Life,” from his 1992 album ‘The One,’ enters Billboard’s Top Forty. With this charting single, John breaks Elvis Presley’s longstanding record with 24 consecutive years of Top Forty hits.

January 19, 1994: Elton John is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner. Axl Rose, of Guns and Roses, is his presenter.

October 2, 1997: It is announced that “Candle in the Wind 1997,” Elton John’s tribute to the late Princess Diana, has shipped more than 26 million units worldwide, making it the second biggest single in history (behind Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas”). It tops the U.S. charts for 14 weeks.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 12.16.07 @ 15:51pm

I'm jumping the gun here a little...

When Bernie Taupin finally gets inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame as a lyricist in the non-performers category, do any of you think that anyone other than Elton John giving the induction speech for Bernie Taupin, would be insane? Should anyone other than Elton John perform for Bernie Taupin? If not Elton John, who do you think would be the appropriate choice to give the speech and perform for Bernie Taupin? Should it be a predecessor, a contemporary, or a follower? Which songs would you want performed? It's usually 2 songs per inductee. Which song would you want playing while Bernie Taupin is walking up to the stage to take his trophy and give his speech?

Here are my choices:

Induction Speech: Elton John

Song that plays while Bernie Taupin is walking up to the stage: Philadelphia Freedom

Performance: Elton John or Billy Joel

2 Songs: Your Song and Rocket Man, or, Levon and Tiny Dancer

This year, the 2008 Rock Hall ceremony opened up with Patti LaBelle performing "If You Don't Know Me By Now" for the non-performers category inductees, Gamble & Huff.

The opening performance in the year Bernie Taupin is inducted should be Tina Turner singing "The Btch Is Back." Maybe Billy Joel doing Bennie and the Jets?

If Bernie Taupin's music is chosen for the all-star jam at the end of the ceremony: Saturday Nights Alright For Fighting, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

Posted by Roy on Tuesday, 04.29.08 @ 17:21pm

I SENT MY LETTER TO ELTON JOHN ON MYSPACE AND HE READ IT! MAYBE HE WILL HAVE A HAND IN GETTING BERNIE TAUPIN INDUCTED AS WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHY HE DIDN'T DO IT BEFORE THOUGH. I ALSO SENT HIM A LINK TO

THE HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN WEBSITE

http://eltonjohnbernietaupinthehallsoffame.blogspot.com/

HELP INDUCT BERNIE TAUPIN INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AS A LYRICIST IN THE NON-PERFORMERS CATEGORY.


MY LETTER TO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME IS POSTED ON ALL ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN MESSAGEBOARDS ON THE INTERNET:

Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Elton John and his songwriting partner, Lyricist Bernie Taupin, were both inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, but only Elton John was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. This does not make any sense whatsoever. If there had not been a Bernie Taupin, there would not have been an Elton John and vice versa. Their music was a collaborative effort. Bernie Taupin should have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame back in 1994 as a Lyricist in the Non-Performers category, the same year that Elton John was inducted.

Bernie Taupin didn’t just write lyrics exclusively for Elton John. Bernie Taupin also wrote the lyrics for songs performed and recorded by Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Cher, Alice Cooper, Melissa Manchester, Derringer, The Motels, Starship, Heart, Animotion, John Waite, Martin Page, Peter Cetera, Courtney Love, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, as well as for his own singing career, both as a solo artist and as a member of his own late-1990s Country-Western band, The Farm Dogs.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin comprise one of the longest running and most successful songwriting teams of all time. Bernie Taupin’s 40 years of collaborative work with Elton John alone should qualify him for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Please induct Lyricist Bernie Taupin into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in the Non-Performers category. His induction is long overdue.

SEND YOUR LETTERS TO THE FOLLOWING:

Joel Peresman, President
The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
1290 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10104

Terry Stewart, President
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
1100 Rock and Roll Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(East Ninth Street at Lake Erie)
president@rockhall.org


I got a response from the Rock Hall!:

Thanks for your comments about Bernie Taupin. He is certainly a good choice.

Our Nominating Committee members are very much aware of Mr. Taupin's accomplishments. As a writer, he would fall under the Non-Performer category which is done by a separate committee.

Terry Stewart is on this committee.

Look for Bernie Taupin to be inducted in 2009!

Posted by Roy on Monday, 07.7.08 @ 10:53am

Elton John was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, but his first album was released in the U.S. in 1970. That's not 25 years. I guess they counted his first album from 1969 which was originally released only in the U.K., but that's still not 25 years after. He should have been inducted in 1995 or 1996, not 1994.

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 09.27.08 @ 12:09pm

http://eltonjohnbernietaupinthehallsoffame.blogspot.com/

THE HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10.23.08 @ 06:40am

Number One Elton John Albums
with lyrics by Bernie Taupin

01. 1972 Honky Chateau
02. 1973 Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player
03. 1973 Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
04. 1974 Caribou
05. 1974 Greatest Hits
06. 1975 Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
07. 1975 Rock of the Westies

Number One Elton John Songs
with lyrics by Bernie Taupin:

01. 1973 Crocodile Rock
02. 1974 Bennie and the Jets
03. 1975 Island Girl
04. 1975 Philadelphia Freedom
05. 1976 Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (with Kiki Dee)
06. 1992 Don’t Let the Sun Go Down On Me (with George Michael)
07. 1997 Something About The Way You Look Tonight/Candle in the Wind 1997

Number One Songs Performed by Other Artists
with lyrics by Bernie Taupin and music by Martin Page:

01. 1985 We Built This City by Starship
02. 1986 These Dreams by Heart

Other Number One Elton John Albums
Not Written by Bernie Taupin:

01. The Lion King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Other Number One Elton John Songs
Not Written by Elton John or Bernie Taupin:

01. 1975 Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
02. 1986 That's What Friends Are For (Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Elton John); Dionne & Friends

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10.23.08 @ 11:28am

http://www.futurerockhall.com/artist.php?artist_id=Bernie_Taupin

THE FUTURE ROCK HALL PAGE FOR BERNIE TAUPIN

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10.23.08 @ 12:49pm

http://eltonjohnbernietaupinthehallsoffame.blogspot.com/

THE HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN

Posted by Roy on Thursday, 10.23.08 @ 12:53pm

Elton John and Bernie Taupin are the longest running and most successful songwriting duo of all time. 40 years, 400 songs and counting!

Elton John Studio Albums;
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin & Music by Elton John

01. Empty Sky
02. Elton John
03. Friends
04. Tumbleweed Connection
05. Honky Chateau
06. Madman Across The Water
07. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
08. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09. Caribou
10. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
11. Rock Of The Westies
12. Blue Moves
13. A Single Man
14. 21 At 33
15. The Fox
16. Jump Up!
17. Too Low For Zero
18. Breaking Hearts
19. Ice On Fire
20. Leather Jackets
21. Reg Strikes Back
22. Sleeping With The Past
23. The One
24. Duets
25. Made In England
26. The Big Picture
27. The Muse
28. Songs From The West Coast
29. Peachtree Road
30. The Captain & The Kid

Elton John Studio Albums With Lyrics That Were Not Written By Bernie Taupin

01. Victim of Love
02. The Lion King
03. Aida
04. Road To El Dorado

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 10.26.08 @ 12:07pm

http://www.amazon.com/Two-Rooms-Celebrating-Bernie-Taupin/dp/B000001FXH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1225065136&sr=1-1

TWO ROOMS: CELEBRATING THE SONGS OF ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN, 1991

1. Border Song - Eric Clapton
2. Rocket Man - Kate Bush
3. Come Down in Time - Sting
4. Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting - The Who
5. Crocodile Rock - The Beach Boys
6. Daniel - Wilson Phillips
7. Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word - Joe Cocker
8. Levon - Jon Bon Jovi
9. The Bitch Is Back - Tina Turner
10. Philadelphia Freedom - Hall & Oates
11. Your Song - Rod Stewart
12. Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me - Oleta Adams
13. Madman Across the Water - Bruce Hornsby
14. Sacrifice - Sinead O'Connor
15. Burn Down the Mission - Phil Collins
16. Tonight - George Michael

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 10.29.08 @ 14:46pm

Roy...totally and completely not into reading a novel...unless it's Harry Potter, of course!!!

Bernie Taupin...good lyricist, don't know if the nominating committee thinks so. End of story...!!!! See how easy that was???

Posted by Gitarzan on Sunday, 11.9.08 @ 15:48pm

http://eltontaupinhallsoffame.blogspot.com/
THE HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN

Posted by Roy on Saturday, 01.10.09 @ 14:14pm

ELTON JOHN MANAGEMENT:

John Howard
John.howard@sanctuarygroup.com

Twenty-First Artists
445 Park Avenue
10th Floor, Suite 1008
New York, New York, 10022

HELP INDUCT BERNIE TAUPIN INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AS A LYRICIST IN THE NON-PERFORMERS CATEGORY.

Singer-Songwriter and Pianist Elton John and his songwriting partner, Lyricist Bernie Taupin, were both inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992, but only Elton John was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. This does not make any sense whatsoever. If there had not been a Bernie Taupin, there would not have been an Elton John and vice versa. Their music was a collaborative effort. Bernie Taupin should have been inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame back in 1994 as a Lyricist in the Non-Performers category, the same year that Elton John was inducted in the performers category.

Bernie Taupin didn’t just write lyrics exclusively for Elton John. Bernie Taupin also wrote the lyrics for songs performed and recorded by Ringo Starr, Rod Stewart, Cher, Alice Cooper, Melissa Manchester, The Hudson Brothers, Derringer, The Motels, Starship, Heart, Animotion, John Anderson, John Waite, Martin Page, Peter Cetera, Courtney Love, Willie Nelson and Emmylou Harris, as well as for his own singing career, both as a solo artist and as a member of his own late-1990s Country-Western band, The Farm Dogs.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin comprise one of the longest running and most successful songwriting teams of all time. Bernie Taupin’s 40 years of collaborative work with Elton John alone should qualify him for the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame. Please induct Lyricist Bernie Taupin into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in the Non-Performers category. His induction is long overdue.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 02.16.09 @ 14:00pm

ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN
The Official Halls of Fame Biographies (1975-20??)
http://eltontaupinhallsoffame.blogspot.com/

8 DOWN

THE 2006 DISNEY LEGENDS (Elton John)
THE 2004 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS (Elton John)
THE 1998 KNIGHTHOOD (Elton John)
THE 1995 ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (Elton John)
THE 1994 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (Elton John)
THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (Elton John)
THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (Bernie Taupin)
THE 1975 HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME (Elton John)

1 TO GO

THE 20?? ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (Bernie Taupin)

BERNIE TAUPIN NEEDS TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AS A LYRICIST IN THE NON-PERFORMERS CATEGORY. THIS IS A MUST. IT'S THE ONLY OTHER HALL OF FAME THAT IS REALLY NECESSARY FOR BERNIE TAUPIN TO BE INDUCTED INTO IN THE U.S.

I'M SURPRISED THAT ELTON JOHN HAS NOT PUSHED FOR BERNIE TAUPIN TO BE INDUCTED. I'M PRETTY SURE HE COULD MAKE IT HAPPEN ALL BY HIMSELF IF HE SPOKE TO THE PEOPLE AT THE ROCK HALL. ELTON AND BERNIE MAY NOT CARE ABOUT THE HALLS OF FAME, BUT THE FANS DO, AND THE FANS WANT BERNIE TAUPIN TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME AS A LYRICIST IN THE NON-PERFORMERS CATEGORY BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff were inducted because Kenny Gamble's nephew kept on pushing and pushing!

If Gamble & Huff are in the Rock Hall, Bernie Taupin should be in there as well. Tell Elton John's manager to get Elton John to help induct Bernie Taupin.

Posted by Roy on Monday, 02.16.09 @ 14:13pm

http://www.eltontaupinhallsoffame.com

THE OFFICIAL HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN

Posted by Roy on Friday, 07.24.09 @ 10:06am

Rocket Man...

Posted by Joe-Skee on Tuesday, 08.18.09 @ 12:48pm

Once Chicago and Bernie Taupin are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, you will never hear from me again!

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05.10.10 @ 08:47am

Gary Osborne wrote 23 songs with Elton John.

Elton John Albums with Lyrics by Gary Osborne

01. A Single Man (10)
02. 21 At 33 (3)
03. The Fox (3)
04. Jump Up! (5)
05. Too Low For Zero (1)
06. Leather Jackets (1)

Elton John Songs with Lyrics by Gary Osborne

01. Shine On Through
02. Return To Paradise
03. I Don't Care
04. Big Dipper
05. It Ain't Gonna Be Easy
06. Part Time Love
07. Georgia
08. Shooting Star
09. Madness
10. Strangers
11. Little Jeannie
12. Dear God
13. Take Me Back
14. Breaking Down Barriers
15. Heart In The Right Place
16. Nobody Wins
17. Chloe
18. Dear John
19. Ball And Chain
20. Blue Eyes
21. Princess
22. Dreamboat
23. Memory Of Love

Tim Rice wrote 33 songs with Elton John. Elton John sang on 21 of the songs.

Elton John Albums with Lyrics by Tim Rice

01. Jump Up! (1)
02. The Lion King (5)
03. Aida (14)
04. The Road To El Dorado (13)

Music by Elton John and Lyrics by Tim Rice

PERFORMED BY ELTON JOHN:

01. Legal Boys
02. Circle Of Life
03. I Just Can't Wait To Be King
04. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
05. Written In The Stars
06. I Know The Truth
07. A Step Too Far
08. The Messenger
09. El Dorado
10. Someday Out Of The Blue
11. Without Question
12. Friends Never Say Goodbye
13. The Trail We Blaze
14. Sixteenth Century Man
15. The Panic In Me
16. It's Tough To Be A God
17. Trust Me
18. My Heart Dances
19. Queen Of Cities
20. Hey Armadillo
21. The Perfect Love

PERFORMED BY OTHER ARTISTS

01. Be Prepared
02. Hakuna Matata
03. Another Pyramid
04. Easy As Life
05. My Strongest Suit
06. Not Me
07. Amneris' Letter
08. Like Father Like Son
09. Elaborate Lives
10. How I Know You
11. The Gods Love Nubia
12. Enchantment Passing Through

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05.30.10 @ 10:50am

http://eltonography.com/index.html

All the lyrics to all the Elton John songs!!

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05.30.10 @ 10:56am

NOW IN STORES
ROLLINGSTONE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME
PAGES 118-119 TELLS YOU WHO VOTED
PAGE 122 GIVES YOU THE STATISTICS OF THE LIST

NON-PERFORMERS WITH THE MOST SONGWRITING CREDITS

01. PHIL SPECTOR - 9
02. HOLLAND-DOZIER-HOLLAND - 8
03. JEFF BARRY AND ELLIE GREENWICH - 7
04. JERRY LEIBER AND MIKE STOLLER - 5
05. BERNIE TAUPIN - 5
06. GERRY GOFFIN AND CAROLE KING - 4
07. ROBERT BLACKWELL - 3
08. BERRY GORDY - 3
09. NORMAN WHITFIELD - 3

ELTON JOHN APPEARS FIVE TIMES ON THE LIST

# 137 YOUR SONG
# 245 ROCKET MAN
# 356 CANDLE IN THE WIND
# 390 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
# 397 TINY DANCER

GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD IS OZZY OSBOURNE'S 10TH FAVORITE SONG
CANDLE IN THE WIND IS JAMES HETFIELD'S (METALLICA) 5TH FAVORITE SONG

ROLLINGSTONE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME

# 137 YOUR SONG - PAGE 57

Taupin has often claimed that a song should never take more than a half-hour to write. His first classic took all of 10 minutes. In 1969, Taupin and John were sharing a bunk bed at Elton's mom's house when Taupin wrote the words to "Your Song" one morning at the breakfast table. The soaring piano ballad would become the breakthrough single that introduced John to America. Although John insisted that the song was inspired by an old girlfriend of Taupin's, the lyricist maintains that it was aimed at no one in particular. "The early ones were not drawn from experience but imagination," Taupin said. " 'Your Song' could only have been written by a 17-year-old who'd never been laid in his life."

# 245 ROCKET MAN - PAGE 76

A perfect song for the age of moonwalks, this star trek was the elegiac tale of an astronaut lost in space, light-years from home. Taupin wrote it on the way to visiting his own family. "I got inside," he said, "and had to rush to write it all down before I'd forgotten it." Taupin was accused of ripping off Bowie's "Space Oddity," but he was actually thinking of "Rocket Man," by acid-folkies Pearls Before Swine.

# 356 CANDLE IN THE WIND - PAGE 92

John's Marilyn Monroe tribute was a U.K. hit in 1973, but in the U.S. the single release was cancelled when DJs began playing "Bennie and the Jets" instead. A live version with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra recorded in 1986 finally reached the U.S. charts, and a 1997 release with new lyrics in honor of Princess Diana became the biggest-selling single of the 20th Century.

# 390 GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD - PAGE 99

Inspired by the Rolling Stones' Goats Head Soup, John and lyricist Taupin went to Kingston, Jamaica, to record John's sixth album. "The studio was surrounded by barbed wire," said Taupin, "and there were guys with machine guns." Too scared to leave their hotel, the duo wrote 21 songs in three days, including "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road."

# 397 TINY DANCER - PAGE 100

Lyricist Taupin wrote this 1971 song about his first wife, Maxine Feibelman, who really was a seamstress for John's band and obviously did marry a music man. John's skyrocketing melody got a little help from Paul Buckmaster's strings and from Rick Wakeman, soon to join prog-rockers Yes, who played organ. "Tiny Dancer" was revived in the 2000 film Almost Famous.

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 05.30.10 @ 12:22pm

Gary Osborne wrote 31 songs with Elton John.

Elton John Albums with Lyrics by Gary Osborne

01. 1978 A Single Man (10)
02. 1980 21 At 33 (3)
03. 1981 The Fox (3)
04. 1982 Jump Up! (5)
05. 1983 Too Low For Zero (1)
06. 1986 Leather Jackets (1)

Elton John Songs with Lyrics by Gary Osborne

01. Shine On Through
02. Return To Paradise
03. I Don't Care
04. Big Dipper
05. It Ain't Gonna Be Easy
06. Part Time Love
07. Georgia
08. Shooting Star
09. Madness
10. Strangers
11. Little Jeannie
12. Dear God
13. Take Me Back
14. Breaking Down Barriers
15. Heart In The Right Place
16. Nobody Wins
17. Chloe
18. Dear John
19. Ball And Chain
20. Blue Eyes
21. Princess
22. Dreamboat
23. Memory Of Love

UK B-side singles

24. A Simple Man
25. Can't Get Over Getting Over Losing You
26. Conquer The Sun
27. Lonely Boy
28. Lonely Man
29. Steal Away Child
30. Take Me Down To The Ocean
31. Sweetheart On Parade

Posted by Roy on Monday, 05.31.10 @ 08:51am

I don't see how anyone can compare Elton John's Rocket Man to Rocket Man by Pearls Before Swine, or Space Oddity by David Bowie. The lyrics and the music are completely different! Maybe the idea was copied, but that's it!

Rocket Man by Elton John and Bernie Taupin

She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as h*ll
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
And I think it's gonna be a long long time...

Rocket Man by Pearls Before Swine

My father was a rocket man
He often went to Jupiter or Mercury, to Venus or to Mars
My mother and I would watch the sky
And wonder if a falling star
Was a ship becoming ashes with a rocket man inside

My mother and I
Never went out
Unless the sky was cloudy or the sun was blotted out
Or to escape the pain
We only went out when it rained

My father was a rocket man
He loved the world beyond the world, the sky beyond the sky
And on my mother's face, as lonely as the world in space
I could read the silent cry
That if my father fell into a star
We must not look upon that star again

My mother and I
Never went out
Unless the sky was cloudy or the sun was blotted out
Or to escape the pain
We only went out when it rained

Tears are often jewel-like
My mother's went unnoticed by my father, for his jewels were the stars
And in my father's eyes I knew he had to find
In the sanctity of distance something brighter than a star
One day they told us the sun had flared and taken him inside

My mother and I
Never went out
Unless the sky was cloudy or the sun was blotted out
Or to escape the pain
We only went out when it rained

Space Oddity by David Bowie

Ground control to major Tom
Ground control to major Tom
Take your protein pills and put your helmet on
(Ten) Ground control (Nine) to major Tom (Eight)
(Seven, six) Commencing countdown (Five), engines on (Four)
(Three, two) Check ignition (One) and may gods (Blastoff) love be with you

This is ground control to major Tom, you've really made the grade
And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear
Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare

This is major Tom to ground control, I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
Here am I floatin' 'round my tin can far above the world
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles, I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go
Tell my wife I love her very much, she knows
Ground control to major Tom, your circuits dead, there's something wrong
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you hear me, major Tom?
Can you...
Here am I sitting in my tin can far above the Moon
Planet Earth is blue and there's nothing I can do

Posted by Roy on Friday, 07.30.10 @ 11:23am

Elton John Studio Albums;
Lyrics by Bernie Taupin & Music by Elton John

01. Empty Sky
02. Elton John
03. Friends
04. Tumbleweed Connection
05. Honky Chateau
06. Madman Across The Water
07. Don't Shoot Me I'm Only The Piano Player
08. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
09. Caribou
10. Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy
11. Rock Of The Westies
12. Blue Moves
13. 21 At 33
14. The Fox
15. Jump Up!
16. Too Low For Zero
17. Breaking Hearts
18. Ice On Fire
19. Leather Jackets
20. Reg Strikes Back
21. Sleeping With The Past
22. The One
23. Duets
24. Made In England
25. The Big Picture
26. The Muse
27. Songs From The West Coast
28. Peachtree Road
29. The Captain & The Kid
30. The Union

Posted by Roy on Sunday, 08.1.10 @ 12:14pm

THE 20?? ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (Bernie Taupin)
THE 2008 HIT PARADE HALL OF FAME (Elton John)
THE 2006 DISNEY LEGENDS (Elton John)
THE 2004 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS (Elton John)
THE 1998 KNIGHTHOOD (Elton John)
THE 1995 ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (Elton John)
THE 1994 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (Elton John)
THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (Elton John)
THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (Bernie Taupin)
THE 1975 HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME (Elton John)

FAMOUS NAMES IN THE HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN

THE 2008 HIT PARADE HALL OF FAME BIOGRAPHY (ELTON JOHN)

Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Queen Elizabeth II, John F. Kennedy

THE 2006 DISNEY LEGENDS BIOGRAPHY (ELTON JOHN)

Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Tim Rice, Walt Disney, John F. Kennedy, Queen Elizabeth II

THE 2004 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS BIOGRAPHY (ELTON JOHN)

Elton John, Elvis Presley, Princess Diana Spencer, Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Bernie Taupin, Neil Sedaka, Kiki Dee, John Lennon, The Beatles, Tim Rice, Walt Disney, Queen Elizabeth II, Bing Crosby

THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES (ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN)

Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Bob Hilburn, Reg Dwight, Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Bluesology, Elton Dean, Long John Baldry, The Beatles, Woody Guthrie, Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Dick James, Eric Clapton, Sting, The Who, The Beach Boys, Phil Collins, George Michael, Rod Stewart

THE 1994 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME BIOGRAPHY (ELTON JOHN)

Elton John, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Bernie Taupin, John Lennon, Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bluesology, Long John Baldry, Elton Dean, Reg Dwight, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson, Donald Duck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, George Michael, Walt Disney, Tim Rice, Princess Diana Spencer, Gianni Versace, George Martin, Axl Rose, Guns ‘n’ Roses, The Beach Boys, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Dr. Winston O’Boogie, Billie Jean King, Neil Sedaka, Kiki Dee, Dire Straits, The Grateful Dead, Billy Joel, Bing Crosby, Queen Elizabeth II

THE INDUCTEES

THE 2008 HIT PARADE HALL OF FAME

The Bee Gees, Chuck Berry, Bread, The Carpenters, Freddy Cannon, Chicago, Lou Christie, John Denver, The Eagles, The Everly Brothers, Roy Hamilton, Tommy James & The Shondells, Elton John, Tom Jones, The Kingston Trio, Frankie Laine, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dean Martin, Guy Mitchell, The Monkees, Olivia Newton-John, Johnny Rivers, Kenny Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Sonny & Cher, Kay Starr, BJ Thomas, Johnny Tilotson, Jackie Wilson, Stevie Wonder

THE 2006 DISNEY LEGENDS

Elton John

THE 2004 KENNEDY CENTER HONOREES

Warren Beatty, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Elton John, Joan Sutherland, John Williams

THE 1998 KNIGHTHOOD

Elton John

THE 1995 ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Elton John, Rosalyn Higgins, Bradley William Butterworth, David Crystal, Joanna Lumley, Alex Ferguson, Elaine Paige,

THE 1994 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley, Rod Stewart, Willie Dixon, Johnny Otis

THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Bernie Taupin, Elton John, Billy Joel, Mort Shuman, Jerome "Doc" Pomus, Linda Creed, Burton Lane, Bonnie Bourne, Nat King Cole, Jonathan Tisch, Edward P. Murphy

THE 1975 HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

Elton John, ?????

MONTHS OF THE YEAR ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN HAVE BEEN INDUCTED IN

1 TIME IN JANUARY
1 TIME IN FEBRUARY
2 TIMES IN MAY
2 TIMES IN OCTOBER
2 TIMES IN DECEMBER

DAYS OF THE WEEK ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN HAVE BEEN INDUCTED IN

1 TIME ON A SUNDAY
1 TIME ON A MONDAY
1 TIME ON A TUESDAY
4 TIMES ON A WEDNESDAY
1 TIME ON A THURSDAY

THE YEARS ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN HAVE BEEN INDUCTED

1 TIME IN 1975
2 TIMES IN 1992
1 TIME IN 1994
1 TIME IN 1995
1 TIME IN 1998
1 TIME IN 2004
1 TIME IN 2008

NAMES THAT APPEAR THE MOST IN HALLS OF FAME BIOGRAPHIES OF ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN

Elton John (148 Times)
Bernie Taupin (20 Times)
The Beatles (8 Times)
John Lennon (8 Times)
Elvis Presley (7 Times)
Walt Disney (7 Times)
Tim Rice (6 Times)
Princess Diana (6 Times)
Reginald Kenneth Dwight (5 Times)
Reg Dwight (5 Times)
Queen Elizabeth II (4 Times)
John F. Kennedy (3 Times)
Bluesology (3 Times)
Bing Crosby (2 Times)
The Beach Boys (2 Times)
Jerry Lee Lewis (2 Times)
Elton Dean (2 Times)
Long John Baldry (2 Times)
Neil Sedaka (2 Times)
Kiki Dee (2 Times)
George Michael (2 Times)
Axl Rose (2 Times)
Gun 'n' Roses (2 Times)
Garth Brooks (2 Times)

ONE APPEARANCE BY EACH:

Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Ray Charles, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray, Nigel Olsson, Donald Duck, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Gianni Versace, George Martin, Carl Wilson, Bruce Johnston, Dr. Winston O’Boogie, Billie Jean King, Dire Straits, The Grateful Dead, Billy Joel, Bob Hilburn, Woody Guthrie, Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Dick James, Eric Clapton, Sting, The Who, Phil Collins, Rod Stewart

PRESENTERS AND/OR PERFORMERS FOR ELTON JOHN AND BERNIE TAUPIN AT THE INDUCTION CEREMONIES

THE 2004 KENNEDY CENTER HONORS (Billy Joel, Kid Rock, Heather Headley)

THE 1994 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME (Axl Rose and Elton John)

THE 1992 SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME (?????)

Posted by Roy on Wednesday, 09.1.10 @ 09:57am