Elton John & Bernie Taupin - Interview (OGWT) PT 3 of 3 

Still great 👍

He was shunted out I feit

Poor Bernie

@@magorzatapiotrowska9739 maybe you were being sarcastic, but still, I mean over his whole career, Elton has been very nice to Bernie. Always mentioning him whenever he won awards and saying how important Bernie was to him. Maybe at this time Elton was more arrogant and putting more of his success purely down to himself. But as he’s got older he’s certainly always appreciated and acknowledged the importance of Bernie in his life and career. And that’s what’s important really. Bernie seems to be the only person in eltons life that has been a constant and been with him through thick and thin. They are absolute brothers from what I see.

@@Drenwickification yea it is true The are more like brothers

@@Drenwickification I’m sure Bernie knew the difference between ‘Reg’ and Elton and simply tolerated it. An incredible lyricist. One of my favourites is Tell Me When The Whistle Blows also from Tumbleweed. Ballad of a Well know Gun.

Both Bernie and Elton why are handsome and they still are okay let's get this straight ladies and gentlemen I feel I've always been a Elton love of my friend Jennifer she love Benny Bernie but Elton I've been loving him 47 years loving and listening to him and to me so beautiful inside and out no he did not have any work done on his beautiful face he's 72 now and I swear he looks only in his maybe forties or fifties he's still a handsome man I hope he reads this cuz I love you Matt L Jones turn elt on Elton the stupid machine I'm going to throw it out the window I have to go my battery is running low I've been Elton benjen I got to go I'm still standing

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Elton has said as much, hasn't he?

@@thanksfernuthin Of course. Stands repeating though.

@@richardzoll4067, that's fair.

It was a match made in heaven. The both of them together.

burt 1 hardly a “genius” but I know what you mean. However, if Bernie hadn’t met Elton, would Elton have been a “star”?

And if Elton didn't bring Bernie's words to life with his music and voice, would anyone have heard of Bernie?

I think both Elton and Bernie or genius there were good team let's put it that way let's not have the Bernie fans against Elton fans or the Elton fans against Bernie fans Elton John and Bernie taupin great team that's it I'm still standing

astranine it’s the coke ,,

astranine you hear it in the songs, that's why he's the lyricist.

Randi Addams he wasn't coking quite yet at this point.

hahahahahaahahahahahahaha

Marta Bergen well, he is...

No. Elton is not THE genius. What's genius is the synergistic creation of their coalesence. One would never have flourished without the other. Divinely intervened I'm sure. And that fact is sorely overlooked although they did show it in the movie they never really revealed the significance of that.

Yep I Love Elton John but no Bernie no Elton John

honkey chateau was next. great album

@@mikeypie24 It was certainly a great album. In some sense it did rely more on a band configuration than so much orchestral accompaniment like Madman. Honky Chateau features a lot of percussive, chordal piano in the forefront of arrangements, which contributes a feel like live performance. It's a pounding piano record for much of the material - a strong point of the album.

hahaha

When He says I’ve written he is referring to the music. Music=Elton Lyrics=Bernie

1971

I think they said 1987 I can't swear to it but I think they said 87

@@nigelguliver3625 thank you for correcting me Nigel you're right it is 7 to 1 because your cruise 87 yeah they would look way different I stand corrected thanks nige I'm still standing

Eileen Ryan 1971

very early 1972 ... probably January of '72

hahahahahahaha yeah I thought the same

I think he was in love with him. Unrequanted. I think this is implied in the movie. It may be why their music was so amazing. Elton voice and intonation back then was razor sharp and crystal clear.

@Raura Chiang it's a very intimate relationship not in the sexual sense

He did; and Bernie kindly, but Firmly, let Elton know that he's hetero ... happened in 1968

@@groofoot I think the movie had Elton kissing him and Bernie bursting out laughing and that really happened.

Did you watch parts 1 and 2? He may have spoken on those 2 parts, can't remember now.

LMAO 🤣

Are you havin a laugh? Click on jezzyby47 above, then click on videos and scroll down until you find them. All 3 parts are there. Click on load more if they are not on the first page.

Dean Martin OR, and this is sometimes the case with people, Elton being shy and nervous just goes into overdrive chatter. I do that in interviews with my wife and I REALLY don't mean to. I am just nervous and afraid that I will not get all of my points across so I just talk and talk.....My wife Venus is good at cutting me off as well and is a more relaxed speaker so it all works out.

100% agree! Elton loves Bernie! Almost like brothers! They've said so themselves. Obviously what Elton said here is unintentional. Elton is quite shy of a man behind those shades.

Elton needs Bernie, I don't know if Bernie would need Elton.

@@Carolalvarenga Elton won an Oscar and Tony without Bernie. Bernie wrote We Built This City without Elton.

Elton seems like he 's done very well even apart from Bernie. He can play fantastic improvised melodies without singing. He can sing and play any song without a problem. He gives life to anybody's words.

Bernie wrote some song's in the late 80's. The lyric's, the tune and he sang them. They were pretty good. I was impressed.

@@rop888 Bernie cowrote We Built This City...there are about 4 people who are credited with the lyrics. Bernie is Elton's sole lyricist on most of Elton's songs and on all of Elton's hit songs... (excluding The Lion King songs).