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beac

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39. I heard that interview too!
Sat Jul 21, 2012, 12:39 AM
Jul 2012

Were you as amazed as I was to learn that Bernie Taupin (his lyricist) sends him the words written out as if they were a poem and Elton John then breaks it into verse/bridge/chorus/etc. and composes the music without ever being in the same room with Taupin?

As usual... pipi_k Jul 2012 #1
Dang. BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #5
No problem... pipi_k Jul 2012 #15
I love this one... Archae Jul 2012 #2
Lawd have mercy! BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #8
Wow, I loved the second one. begin_within Jul 2012 #40
Funeral for a Friend n/t Duer 157099 Jul 2012 #3
Second part pipi_k Jul 2012 #16
Way too many to pick just one Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #4
You know... BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #9
It feels more organic Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2012 #31
A couple of them. Iggo Jul 2012 #6
Funeral For A Friend BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #10
My first favorite, I could have listened to this album 24/7. First episode at Hienton mrmpa Jul 2012 #7
wow. BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #11
yep....... mrmpa Jul 2012 #14
Joining the choir in that it is all but impossible to love just one best. chknltl Jul 2012 #12
yep. n/t BrendaBrick Jul 2012 #13
and bluedave Jul 2012 #17
Oh jeez! How could I forget!!! Iggo Jul 2012 #18
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word ehrnst Jul 2012 #19
Tony Danza NightWatcher Jul 2012 #20
In a similar vein, the Central Park Guitar Man's cover of Rocket Man KamaAina Jul 2012 #24
So much of the early stuff: hifiguy Jul 2012 #21
First one to come to my mind.... Wounded Bear Jul 2012 #22
Madman Across the Water. kurtzapril4 Jul 2012 #23
Philadelphia Freedom because I was born there. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #25
Daniel.. I just heard an interview on NPR with him that tells the line left out... hlthe2b Jul 2012 #26
...and all this time we thought it was a gay love story... begin_within Jul 2012 #36
I heard that interview too! beac Jul 2012 #39
Yes... I found that fascinating... Even more that they've never really had a disagreement on work hlthe2b Jul 2012 #41
Benny & the Jets and Yellowbrick Rd. Arugula Latte Jul 2012 #27
A tie: Levon and Madman Across the Water Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #28
Elton fun fact: kurtzapril4 Jul 2012 #29
Your Song. LWolf Jul 2012 #30
Here you go: Denninmi Jul 2012 #32
I was going to say this one too! TuxedoKat Jul 2012 #38
Levon, Tiny Dancer, In Neon, Sacrifice and Inspired Jul 2012 #33
I Want to Kiss the Bride and Funeral For a Friend Generic Brad Jul 2012 #34
"Amoreena" and "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" OmahaBlueDog Jul 2012 #35
The Cage begin_within Jul 2012 #37
This AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #42
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