Happy Birthday Bernie Taupin
Written by admin on May 22, 2010 – 7:50 am -| Bernie Taupin celebrates his 60th birthday today. As Elton John’s writing partner, Taupin is behind some of the most popular songs of the last 40 years, including “Rocket Man,” “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” “Daniel,” “I’m Still Standing,” “Your Song” and “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues.” |  Elton John and Bernie Taupin |
Inevitably, Elton John gets most credit for the songs, as he is the performer and writes the melodies, but Taupin has been of enormous importance to Elton John’s 40 year success. Here’s some of their best collaborations.
Elton John – “Daniel”
Elton John – “Your Song”
Elton John – “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road”
Although best known for his collaborations with Elton John, Taupin has had other successes, including writing the lyrics for “We Built This City”, which was recorded by Starship, and co-writing the album “From the Inside” with Alice Cooper. He also picked up a Golden Globe in 2006 for collaborating with Gustavo Santaolalla on the song “A Love That Will Never Grow Old” for the soundtrack of the film Brokeback Mountain.
Elton John and Bernie Taupin are currently working on their next studio album, which is scheduled for release sometime this year.
Happy birthday Bernie.
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