Elton John and Bernie Taupin were one the most prolific songwriting teams of the Rock Era- So far they’ve collaborated on more than 300 songs. From 1973 through 1976 alone, the duo had a number-one song an average of every four weeks. But their addictions to alcohol & substance forced a dissolution of their partnership, and impeded their respective careers for 7 years… In fact, the 70s biggest superstar actually lost his passion at one point and began to flounder missing the top ten for 3 years and had 3 singles that didn’t even make the charts…but Elton and Bernie came back together and wrote an 80s classic that forged a massive comeback with I Guess That’s Why They Call it the Blues a love letter from Bernie to his then wife. but says he now regrets writing an iconic lyric from it. Find out which one next… on Professor of Rock.

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Hey Music Junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time; if you believe the heart of rock and roll is still beating make sure you subscribe below and make sure to click the bell so you always get our daily features Also check our more content at our page on patreon to become an insider. It’s time for another episode of our series revelations where featured artists reveal rare stories about their greatest songs.

Elton John & Bernie Taupin, are one of the greatest songwriting duos of the Rock Era. Elton has sold over 300 million units with 31 platinum albums. Most of those 31 platinum albums are filled with the lyricism of Berne Taupin, the self-proclaimed “quintessential country bumpkin, who idolized his sophisticated, figurative, older brother that he met after the two answered the same advertisement posted in the magazine New Music Express black in 1967. Which is how a lot of great partnerships started back then.

John & Taupin were on a 'Lennon & McCartney like' roll from 1970-1976. It was an inseparable partnership that included collaboration on 15 TOP 10 pop singles. But after the release of the Blue Moves LP in 76, Elton & Bernie needed a break from one another, Even the classic lineup of The Elton John Band split up that year, and went their separate ways 7 years later, with his career shockingly hitting the skids. Elton had had enough.

While setting up the plan for his 17th studio album, the former Reginald Dwight put the Elton John Band back together and connected with his amazing writing partner Bernie and they got to work… what came is the stuff of legend. So going back a few years… Elton John’s drug abuse in the 70s has been well documented, but Bernie Taupin’s over-indulgence was just as out of control. After Blue Moves dropped, their respective excesses took their toll, and the two drifted apart.

Bernie's marriage to Maxine Feibleman- his muse for “Tiny Dancer," ended, and he decided to check himself into a rehab center in LA to clean up his life. Instead of the powerhouse collaborations with Elton, Bernie went down a very different path and chose to work with the reinvention of Alice Cooper in ’78. Bernie wrote lyrics for tracks recorded for Alice’s LP From the Inside including the only hit from the album “How You Gonna See Me Now." which climbed to #12 on the Hot 100.