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1 day ago · In fact, Daniel isn’t just a character but a real historical figure. He was the subject of a Newsweek article about a blind Vietnam War veteran that the song’s lyricist Bernie Taupin read in 1972. “The story was about a guy that went back to a small town in Texas, returning from the Vietnam War,” Taupin explained during the making of ...
3 days ago · Lionsgate. Elton John‘s “Tiny Dancer” is about a woman who hangs around with musicians — Bernie Taupin has said it was about his wife at the time. But now the classic tune has been used to soundtrack the trailer for a movie about a woman who hangs around with guns, knives and anything else you can use to kill someone in gnarly fashion.
4 days ago · He met his major songwriting collaborator, Bernie Taupin (b. May 22, 1950, Sleaford, Lincolnshire), after both responded to an advertisement in a trade magazine, and his first British recording success was with “Lady Samantha” in 1968.
- Stephen Holden
3 days ago · Before Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin wrote and released some of the most definitive albums and songs of the 1970s, they worked at Liberty Records’ London office, churning ...
3 days ago · The Ivors with Amazon Music, presented by The Ivors Academy, is one of the most prestigious award ceremonies in music, celebrating exceptional achievements in songwriting and screen composing.
3 days ago · The biggest celebration of songwriters and screen composers returns for its 70th edition on 22nd May 2025. The Ivors Academy has announced that The Ivors with Amazon Music will take place on Thursday 22 nd May 2025, at JW Marriott Grosvenor House London. Entries for the Ivor Novello Awards will open on 2 nd December 2024 and close on 17 th ...
3 days ago · Metallica honored Elton John and his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin by performing at a tribute concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Per Blabbermouth, Metallica shared video of its performance of “Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding” – the opening track from John’s 1973 album, “Goodbye Yellow Brick ...
