Bernie Taupin ... in the 1970s 6. He was never a fan of Marilyn Monroe Candle In The Wind is one of Elton John’s best loved records, a moving tribute to Marilyn Monroe. Taupin confesses it ...

Even Elton John and Bernie Taupin, generally regarded as the most harmonious of songwriting partners, had a brief rift in the second half of the ’70s. By any standard, the recording pace kept by ...

For most of the Seventies, Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin were a virtual hit factory, churning out 25 Top Forty singles, 16 Top Ten, and six Number One hits. In the Eighties, their fortunes ...