Who wrote the lyrics to elton john songs?
One widespread story is that Bernie Taupin wrote the song's lyrics after breakfast one morning on the roof of 20 Denmark Street, London, where John worked for a music publishing firm as an office boy, hence the line "I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss." However, Taupin has denied this, pointing out that John had stopped working there by the time they met. According to Taupin, "I scribbled the lyric down on a lined notepad at the kitchen table of Elton's mother's apartment in the London suburb of Northwood Hills, breakfast time sometime in 1969. That’s it. Plain and simple."
Who wrote the lyrics to most of Elton John's songs?
Bernie Taupin
Your Song
In November 1977, John announced he was retiring from performing; Taupin began collaborating with others. Now producing only one album a year, John issued "A Single Man" in 1978 with a new lyricist, Gary Osborne; the album produced no singles that made the top 20 in the US, but the two singles from the album released in the UK, "Part-Time Love" and "Song for Guy", both made the top 20 there, with the latter reaching the top 5. In 1979, accompanied by Ray Cooper, John became one of the first Western artists to tour the Soviet Union and Israel. John returned to the US top ten with "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (number 9), a song MCA rejected in 1977, recorded with Philadelphia soul producer Thom Bell. John said Bell was the first person to give him voice lessons and encouraged him to sing in a lower register. A disco-influenced album, "Victim of Love", was poorly received. In 1979, John and Taupin reunited, though they did not collaborate on a full album until 1983's "Too Low For Zero". "21 at 33", released the following year, was a significant career boost, aided by his biggest hit in four years, "Little Jeannie" (number 3 US), with the lyrics by Gary Osborne.
Who wrote the lyrics to Elton John's songs on A Single Man?
Gary Osborne
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Along with Tim Rice, John wrote the songs for the 1994 Disney animated film "The Lion King". At the 67th Academy Awards, three of the five nominees for the Academy Award for Best Song were from "The Lion King" soundtrack. John won the award for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". Both that and "Circle of Life" became hits. "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" also won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. After the release of "The Lion King" soundtrack, the album remained at the top of "Billboard" 200 for nine weeks. On 10 November 1999, the RIAA certified "The Lion King" "Diamond" for selling 15million copies.
Who wrote the lyrics with Elton John for The Lion King?
Tim Rice
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On 26 January 2017, it was announced that John would compose the score for the Broadway musical version of the novel "The Devil Wears Prada" and its film adaptation, with Kevin McCollum as producer and Paul Rudnick writing the lyrics and story. The timeline for the musical is yet to be announced. In June 2017, John appeared in the award-winning documentary "The American Epic Sessions", directed by Bernard MacMahon. In the film, he recorded live on the restored first electrical sound recording system from the 1920s. John composed and arranged a lyric by Taupin, “Two Fingers of Whiskey”, written specially for the film, live on camera with the help of Burnett and Jack White. Danny Eccleston in "Mojo" pointed out that “in one of the series’ most extraordinary moments, Elton John arrives toting a box-fresh lyric by Bernie Taupin and works it up in an instant, the song materializing in front of the viewers eyes before John and Jack White go for the take. There's the magic right there.” “Two Fingers of Whiskey” was released on 9 June 2017 on "".
Who wrote the lyrics to Elton John's songs for the Broadway musical version of The Devil Wears Prada?
Paul Rudnick
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Your Song
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Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)
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Elton John has written with Bernie Taupin since 1967, when he answered an advertisement for talent placed in the popular UK music publication, New Musical Express, by Liberty Records A&R man Ray Williams.[41] The pair have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.[193]
Elton John Musicianship
Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics to most of Elton John's songs. They have worked together since 1967 and have collaborated on over 30 albums. In November 1977, John announced he was retiring from performing and Taupin began collaborating with others, so John began partnering with Gary Osborne, who wrote the lyrics to the songs on A Single Man. Tim Rice and John both wrote the songs for the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King. John also produced the score for the Broadway musical The Devil Wears Prada with Paul Rudnick writing the lyrics.