Bernie Taupins Induction Ceremony- Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 2023 (Including Elton’s Performance)

[@IcceVideos]

If Elton John says those things about you then you are truly a LEGEND!

[@4508bluesky]

They were two sides of a coin though… he wrote the lyrics to almost all of those Elton John classics…. For Elton not to be grateful, that would have been bad.. Elton said in 1994 that they should both be in the Hall and they wait 27 years….😒

[@bartstarr100]

Since Elton John has NO Career without Bernie, I would think he would kiss his ass 24/7

[@The_momur]

@@bartstarr100I think he’s always been aware of Bernie’s importance.

[@yorkthasen520]

Well beyond time that Bernie was inducted. Congratulations Bernie your lyrics have been the theme running through my life and I suspect many others. You deserve all the accolades. Live long and keep writing those beautiful lyrics. ❤❤❤

[@georgiehollander2199]

Bernie is a Genius.......A select few only get that title, and you are one of them Bernie.......Congratulations !!!

[@wymanspace4173]

There’s no Elton without Bernie.

[@domeshine69]

How lucky am I to have lived in times of such great music? 50 Years from now these songs will still sound great.

[@jeffbubbenmoyer7346]

Funny,I say the same,how lucky to be alive with these two great musicians!!❤

[@kasienkakaminska6915]

Legend, rock star, great vocal, great fashion, nice hair, unique

[@kasienkakaminska6915]

🤩🤗💋

[@kimbeebee8176]

I agree! I was fortunate to have been young in the 70’s…best music ever ❤️

[@r.a.contrerasma8578]

29 years later, Bernie gets his (over)due. Bravo!!! We love you and thank you for creating the lyrics of our lives.

[@nojimmyray]

much over-due

[@geester2123]

Too busy inducting rappers and other related 💩. RRHF is a joke.

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[@lindadixon3143]

Amazing how Bernie was only 17 when he wrote the best song ever “Your Song” ❤

[@TheMagnum60]

I heard in like 10 minutes too.

[@KOSMICKEN09]

That's not even close to my favorite Elton song

[@MrNewktrane]

He was around 17 also when he wrote the lyrics to an even better song imo- " Skyline Pigeon".

[@mikeoakley7470]

Unbelievable team of talent. You wonder if they’d have done 😊the same with different partners.

[@karenmcdunn3852]

​@mikeoakley7470 Oh, I totally think not! I do believe that the John-Taupin songwriting partnership is a true act of God! They're not just one-in-a-million, they're one in an eternity!! Sure, someone else could've written music to Bernie's incredible lyrics, and of course, Elton can and has written music to the words of others, but together, these two have been SO much more than the sum of their parts! To say that they bring out the best in each other's work is a gross understatement - together, they simply are The Best!!! 🌟🎶👑👑

[@KC-ro7zp]

As a life long fan of Elton John ,i can not love him with out loving Bernie Taupin. Magnificant combination of heart and talent. The soundtrack of my life. Bravo Bernie , You absolutley deserve it🎶♥️

[@delwiljr7055]

I was a driver in L.A., back in the late 2000s, and I had the pleasure of picking up and driving Mr. Taupin. On the drive, I had on a jazz station, and a trombone player's song came on. Right away he knew it was J.J. Johnson. I had all the respect in the world for him for knowing that! He knew music!

[@jayodonnell4387]

What a privilege!

[@msboncat1959]

It is given that you cannot mention Elton without mention of Bernie. I think all of Elton's fans would agree. That Elton John and Bernie Taupin are a musical match made in heaven. They have a lyrical musical connection that goes on and on. Today Bernie is being recognized for his beautiful words that are the center of Elton's music. It is fitting Elton John would be the one to induct Bernie into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It is a full circle moment for both Elton & Bernie. One Elton & Bernie's fans rejoice with. Congratulations to Bernie Taupin 0n this well deserved award!

[@patwilson7596]

"Write stories" and You wrote them well!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤ ❤Thank you Bernie Taupin.

[@trevormwabulabrookings]

Congrats to Bernie Taupin. You're truely a Legend. I love his speech ❤❤❤

[@tinagriggs1004]

After those 2 speeches from those 2 geniuses then Elton sits down to sing "Tiny Dancer"...I was done! The tears just started falling. Wow. I'm 58 and from America, and these guys have been the background music of my entire life. There isn't a song they have written or sang that I can't attach a memory to. Love you both so so much, and thank you for being a part of MY life. Now let's get a well-deserved Nigel, Dee, and Davey of the band inducted, too, and we are set!

[@mdanby]

"Now let's get a well-deserved Nigel, Dee, and Davey" Ray also

[@jeffbubbenmoyer7346]

Same here,I am 58 also and Elton n Bernie have been at every turn!! So happy to be living with them in my life!! Seen Elton pretty many times and lucky enough to have taken my daughter and she has a liking for Elton as well.I wasn't as lucky as my hubby,he was Eltons limo driver for a concert and he and Elton went to a downtown bar afterwards and had drinks!!❤

[@delwiljr7055]

I am from the Watts section of L.A., from a family of musicians. My dad and uncles played everything in the '60s and '70s. Tiny Dancer is one of my all-time favorites!

[@joejamison8876]

60 years old male-I had the same reaction...I was like why are the tears coming and i thought wow-he chose that song to honor Mr. Taupin and what they represented together and the obvious, that it was one of Mr. Taupin''s loves and I never made that connection before...It is all about the people-the material trappings are not what will be remembered or valued when we look back at the journey!

[@tinagriggs1004]

@@joejamison8876 so moving. :)

[@drc97086]

Fifty six years of partnership. And, we were here for it all.😀🔥❤️

[@daftbeeswax4439]

I was 17 in 1971...just coming of age...every song brings back such exquisite memories. 71 years old now sitting here thinking what an incredable privelage it was to grow up then. And they're still together!!!!! It's so comforting to have continuity in life.

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[@Mindy-lr4xh]

In his book Bernie said he was the only lyricist who had answered the ad. The world won that day!

[@59Niles]

You are SO SPOT ON !

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[@PoohbearPlus]

It's about fucking damn time that they put Taupin in the RARHOF!!! The man is a genius. A genius I tell you. He NEEDED to be in there!

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[@maureenwagg5305]

Bernie and Elton are the best duo of all time. Better than Simon and Garfunkel. The songs they created have stayed with me my entire life. My 13 year old self was blown away when I heard Saturday Night's Allright for Fighting but the rest of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was even better than I could have imagined. I was a fan for life. Congratulations Bernie Taupin. Love your work and your work is much appreciated.

[@SwisstedChef2018]

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is without a doubt one- if not the. best double Album of all times

[@jeffbubbenmoyer7346]

Thats about my story too,I was about 13,a immediately became a fan for life!! 45 years later,and he still sounds goosebumps down my body!! Lucky to have seen him many times in concert,each one as exhilarating as the first!❤

[@villanelle8888]

Lennon & McCartney, Ulvaeus & Andersson , Taupin & John. It's criminal he wasn't inducted when Elton John was. Duos work only because they are duos.

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[@jerryyeaaah15]

imagine going on stage after Jimmy Page and still get a standing ovation this long！！！

[@veadairavani5692]

Well deserved and over due. These two men are so important in my love of music.

[@robertcavalier6133]

Britain's answer to Rogers and Hammerstein! Teamwork is a powerful thing! Wonderfully captivating tunes, videos, and memories! The 1970s appeared to be Elton's finest decade. Wow! Cheers to them both! * Cav *

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[@madeleinehague3247]

Did you hear that dig, Mr. Wenner? What a great couple of speeches. We are so lucky to have Bernie and Elton still going strong.

[@pamnichols7877]

He looks a bit emotional after all these years!!!!!! Sir Elton John you have made our lives so complete with your music and Bernie’s lyrics! Your shows are amazing live!!!!!! Much love to you and Bernie!!!!!

[@bradleycrouser]

Bernie is a poet. A great, soulful poet. So glad that Elton has shared the wealth and credit with him.

[@terryable-hh4ck]

Slight difference between poetry and lyrics. Poems are on the page, lyrics are on the ear,

[@karenmcdunn3852]

​@@terryable-hh4ckGo away 🥱

[@villanelle8888]

Bernie himself said the only lyricist he calls a poet is Leonard Cohen.

[@Zoro007]

A lyrical genius, sometimes the star's collide and a partnership of magnificence emerges.. Lennon/McCartney...Taupin/John... equal's in changing music. I salute you Mr Taupin... we'll await your knighthood !!!!!

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[@chowter]

Excellent vid Jay tysvm

[@mytexasdays1526]

Yes you're both "still standing ". Cheers and thank you for the memories.

[@MM_in_Havasu]

"Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" was our anthem in 1974, as a junior in high school, it fit our crazy asses to a "T"! Thank you Elton & Bernie for the timeless classics you have given us over the years and decades!

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[@1953jazzman]

Bless you, Bernie for that fantastic speech!

[@Carol_in_SLC]

Bernie wrote the lyrics of my youth. Best musical duo EVAH!! I was lucky enough to see Elton perform their masterpieces at the Cow Palace decades ago.

[@stevestmary989]

Elton and Bernie - These guys were the music of my life. Got to see them together on Elton's 60th B-day at MSG. How awesome would it have been to have Bernie sit on a stool at the the piano while Elton played for him. Somebody dropped the ball there.

[@kimbeebee8176]

Saw them in Omaha…

[@mytexasdays1526]

❤. Sir Elton still performing his hits. A unique duo and one of the best.

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[@jonwatkins675]

Congratulations to you, Bernie! May you, Elton, and all enjoy many more years of writing and making music.

[@shellyrulli5787]

I grew up listening to Elton John and on or in his album covers I loved reading the information contained and that's where I learned of Bernie Taupin's involvement. I loved this duo!

[@karentarr8930]

Elton a legend charming us with Bernie what a duo🎶 Masters of rock and roll I was fortunate to see Elton twice, never disappointed🎶

[@joelliebler5690]

I have listened to all Elton’s and Bernie’s all early albums including Empty Sky darting in 1971 at 11 years old from my brother’s record collection and loved all of them ever since. Bernie is an incredible writer and should have been in The Writers Rock Hall of Shame at it’s inaugural.

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

Idk why Bernie wasn’t just inducted with Elton. Same thing as inducting various members of the same band.

[@thatgirlmadge]

THE greatest song writer of all time! The way Bernie Taupin puts words, images, and stories together are pure genius! I have been a life long admirer since my teens! My very first concert was Elton John in the early 70s at McNichols Arena in Denver Co! Bernie Taupin played in Denver in the 90s and came to my place of work The Oxdord Aveda Spa/ Hotel in Denver. He was personally handing out flyers to tell people he was playing! ( I missed this opportunity on my day off!! 😢) However, this video is epic and I am so so happy to finally see his name in lights and being honored with this very well deserved Award!!! "My high Flying Bird" Bernie Taupin you are amazing.❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤

[@dougc4302]

Elton and Bernie, thank you for blessing our lives with your iconic and superb collaboration of creativity. You both have entertained millions of people for decades ❤❤

[@Jr-sn7qd]

300 years from now no one is gonna know what RRHOF was but will still be listening to these two legends.

[@BluesJammer69]

these lyrics and music were the soundtrack of my life growing up in texas!!! thank you.

[@michaelparker858]

Bernie is so chill. His lyrics are amazing. I cannot thank him and Elton enough for how their music has affected my life. I listen to Elton everyday. Their music has given me joy when I needed it. Their music has given me comfort when I needed it. Thank you Bernie and Elton.

[@CuriousGeorge1111]

Fantastic. Elton and Bernie really brought home how deep their friendship and their work together are. Anyone who has not heard their early albums--Elton John through Honky Chateau--is missing out on unique, magnificent, cinematic, soulful music. Bless them

[@MzJanuary]

Bernie Taupin, a living legend. The kind of lyricist all songwriters should aspire to be. His songs tell stories, they paint vivid pictures. I enjoyed his speech immensely. What a gracious man. No one is more deserving of such an honor. What the hell took so long for him to be inducted?? Elton was the one and only person who could give that speech...who else knew and cared about him enough to honor him in such a manner. It was fate for him and EJ to meet and together, they have made history. What I have always loved is that Elton has never failed to give Bernie his props....NEVER. How many times has he said that he would be nothing without Bernie?

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[@williamholloway2564]

Thanks Bernie for mentioning Johnny Mercer. My Dad played in his band just after WW2. Hambone Kelley's was where he played a lot. He told me so many stories about his commute to work in Oakland to going to school in Sausalito and then playing with Johnny till 2AM at the club in Union Square.

[@TheALan556]

The real dynamic duo, fantastic, congratulations both ❤

[@DeborahStaats-b2y]

This is so overdue! I have always been amazed at Bernie’s talent. Congratulations Bernie.

[@paulaaroeira9050]

Best songs ever❤️hard to find words to express how much I love your words❤️❤️❤️

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[@michaelspilman5220]

well done Bernie . you throughtly deserve this . now let's get Neil sedaka inducted he throughtly deserves it too . From Michael from Yorkshire and proud of it .

[@Noeau]

Congrats Bernie for finally getting your due! Like he said, there’s no Elton without Bernie. And Sir Elton still got it singing Tiny Dancer. Can’t wait for his new album!

[@melwatch948]

Thankyou for sharing this. I am an Elton/Bernie fan of over 50 years and could not see this when broadcast.

[@villanelle8888]

I highly recommend Bernie's autobiography "Scattershot". Excellent book.

[@user-Vegas1]

I saved $10 back in 1974 as a 16-year-old and I went out and bought goodbye yellow brick Road… that started it all-

[@danmayberry1185]

Glad these two pre-dated videos, so we could see the wonderful word paintings and make those images our own.

[@mytexasdays1526]

Tiny Dancer well done.

[@ColleenBrawley-wy8xs]

Amazing musical Geniuses! I've been listening to your beautiful music for 40 years! Thank you both for ALL the music and memories!💙 🎹 🎼🎙🎶🎵 💙

[@Benito-fn4ip]

Congratulations Bernie and thank you!

[@roypagano4751]

Hats off to both of them and a huge thanks for all the great songs and the emotions they gave us throughout the yrs A couple made in heaven

[@warthog2020]

One of the greatest lyricists of our time

[@garryhatchett775]

Amazing duo of musical genius. Thank you for sharing your talents with the world ❤

[@ianmackie8959]

Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboy..still riding together

[@robertmacpherson6715]

Some of the most beautiful lyrics ever. Congrats

[@pbc78-p7u]

Algorithm!!!! Thank you soooo much!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@petertrotman7708]

Long over due, should've had this decades ago. His humility to shun the limelight and watch his best mate get the plaudits without jealousy for more than 50 years is admirable. I'm not a fan of RARHOF but respect due for acknowledging Bernie's contribution.

[@YankeeDave75B2O]

The words of "Tiny Dancer" are so moving. But hearing Sir Elton on the piano, without the rest of his band, is amazing!

[@epona9166]

He picked a great song to honor Bernie with.

[@donw3912]

Their story is such a great one which has made this world a much better place. I am so happy that Bernie got his long overdue induction into the HOF. Great speeches by a couple of guys who together have created beautiful and meaningful music and priceless memories for us all. Thank you Bernie for the incredible lyrics...you were blessed with such an amazing gift. i stand in unison with all of the countless fans honoring you for this milestone so long in the making.

[@frankies9465]

Yeah Bernie ! Well deserved ! The lyrics of my childhood . Love ya !

[@johnnyM809]

Totally amazed it has taken this long for Bernie Taupin to be inducted in the RRHOF.

[@The_momur]

I eagerly awaited the 1973 😮release of Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road. I always appreciated seeing Bernie’s face there on the albums as prominent as the band members. Remarkably talented storyteller.

[@callicordova4066]

Long overdue recognition of a truly great storyteller.

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[@markshaw1966]

Well deserved!!!!!

[@karentarr8930]

What an incredible duo, rock on boys, the world is a better place with the🎶 You know if Elton says those things about Bernie it’s true ❤

[@SwisstedChef2018]

Fantastic, I am an avid lyric writer as a hobby , his lyrics always intrigued me. This is the first time I notice Elton to have a more frail voice than he ever did, age is on for us all, he is still one of my most undesputed heroes, him and Bernie gave me a fantasy World of dreams , in fact they are the reason I moved to the US. In the early 80ties , at 13 years old I bought Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, that was it, I wanted to move to America, and I did. Thank you guys

[@janicetilley5540]

Great speech, Bernie. 🎉CONGRATS 🎉

[@clausm2203]

Well deserved that man has written some great lyrics

[@wymanspace4173]

I love Elton more because he is so casual in giving credit to Bernie as well.

[@NorsePJ]

The leap from "Empty Sky" to the "Elton John" album had a lot to do with Producer Gus Dudgeon. Dudgeon knew exactly what was needed sound wise for Elton John's music. He was an important and integral part of the success. He is often forgotten. Just like George Martin helped The Beatles with their sound.

[@lavalp]

Absolutely. Dudgeon's ears were amazing. And Paul Buckmaster. And...the band he had. Where do you stop? That's why picking favorites from the crowd is very tricky and not easy to define and inherently limited and subjective. But they have a show and a museum to sell to the public. I don't deny the entertainment value of it all. So, whatever.

[@NorsePJ]

@@lavalp I actually really like "Empty Sky" and wouldn't change a thing about it. But I was happy with the new direction with subsequent albums especially the early to mid 1970s ones. Elton and Bernie were on fire during that period. But as you said "Dudgeon's ears were amazing" and he knew what he had in Elton John's musical abilities.

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[@sherilewis4345]

I knew Elton and Bernie were Legends at 14 years old ❤❤❤. How incredible to be able to have lived through that 💗

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[@gaminglegend]

Bernie looks so good with the beard

[@jayodonnell4387]

He’s had a beard for YEARS

[@zeldabaker1331]

Fantastic

[@neilfranklin5644]

Without Bernie, there would never have been an Elton, so this is so over due.

[@raymorgan4337]

great to see such respect between the two of them.

[@Dira091998]

One word: legendary 👏

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[@pianokylemac]

As a piano player, I can't imagine how badly Elton wanted to have a fit over his sustain pedal not working during his performance. He covered it up well, but man, what a bummer!

[@MzNettyBird]

Absolutely over due💎 Thank you for the beautiful pictures in my mind.. 🙏🏽

[@mikewhite4560]

Oh Bernie, YOU MASTER!!! LOL

[@RipCityJB]

Bernie should have been in decades ago. Ongoing crime that Elton's band....Davey, Dee, Nigel and Ray aren't yet in.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

I totally agree.

[@garyhenson117]

The RRHOF missed a trick by not inducting all six of them simultaneously. If Elton was the rocket man then Nigel Olsson (drums), Davey Johnstone (guitar) and Dee Murray (bass) were the rocket ship that propelled him to pop/rock superstardom in the early 70s. Phenomenal band.

[@cschelin]

I’ve enjoyed Elton John and Bernie Taupin since the first album I bought, “Elton John”. Watching the Rocketman movie changed the meaning of the songs, made them clearer to me. Good job both of you.

[@johnheer3059]

so awesome

[@danaterrell3099]

Love these guys. Music of a generation... several generations. dana t.

[@evieshore3270]

I still have a wonderful book a friend gave me back in the 70's called ( I think)" Bernie Taupin - the one who writes the words for Elton John "

[@No1grandma74]

I have that wonderful book too!

[@evieshore3270]

@@No1grandma74 oh that's so cool !!

[@OutOnTheTiles]

People love Jimmy Page!! Greatest player ever.

[@alicedobbs5617]

So well deserved! Thanks Jay for pisting!

[@paulmartin1255]

Bernie and Elton have brought us all a lot of joy in their music for all these years. I am not sure what was transacting within the universe that brought the two together but it was pure alchemy.

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[@lourenzi8820]

Tumbleweed Connection is a great example of Bernie's incredible talent.

[@billiewhyers2823]

Such a nice story.

[@askew9976]

Best duo since peanut butter and jelly. 🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

[@CPHSDC]

Changed my life.

[@scottmcphee7714]

Snippets of words...that told a story about ME & my parents/family ...being 58yrs now & since I was 9yrs .

[@irishman4671]

Ive never seem him so cool and collected with a tech issue.

[@johngrasso1622]

Sustain pedal plug came out

[@Slightlybent]

Great speech!