Bernie Taupin: The Storyteller

Literally! With Rob Lowe

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Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Bernie Taupin and Rob Lowe are dispelling all the rumors! In this episode you’ll hear Bernie talk to Rob about his early writing days living with Elton John in Elton’s mother’s apartment, the backstory to some of his most popular songs like Yellow Brick Road, Levon, and Your Song, and the most panned song he’s ever written. Got a question for Rob? Call our voicemail at (323) 570-4551. Yours could get featured on the show! This episode was recorded on September 22, 2023.

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0:00.0	I've always shied away from really getting specific about what songs mean.
0:07.5	It is like contemporary art.
0:09.3	I like people to sort of look at them like they would look at an abstract painting.
0:25.6	Hey everybody, it's literally and it's me, Roblo Robilo.
0:30.0	Bernie Toppen is on the show today, so excited.
0:34.1	I mean, his work with Elton John, it is music to me.
0:38.4	It is the definition of music.
0:40.9	When I think of my life, it will be in music and it will be Bernie and Elton.
0:49.4	They also happen to be great men and they're just the kindest, nicest,
0:55.8	most accomplished people and when you think about songwriters,
0:59.5	you know, you're Lenin and McCartney and you've got your Bob Dylan's and you know,
1:05.3	no one's going to top Bernie for me and this is going to be a blast.
1:09.1	And he has a new book out called Scattershot about his life,
1:14.0	which I can't wait to get into Mr. Bernie Toppen.
1:17.6	Hey Bernie, Rob, good morning.
1:27.9	How are you?
1:29.3	I'm pretty good neighbor.
1:30.5	How are you?
1:31.2	I'm good. Are you up on the ranch?
1:33.2	Are you up in the valley?
1:34.7	Oh, I'm not at the ranch.
1:35.9	I moved from the ranch about five years ago.
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