Fagan & Becker
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark
> or Travis
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 1:49 PM
> To: Victor Johnson; joni
> Subject: Re: songwriting teams NJC
>
>
> > I realize upon thinking about it that those words came from Bernie
> and must
> > have been inspired by things in his life. Then they're added to
> Elton's
> > music which has its own inspiration. This kind of partnership seems
> unusual
> > as songwriting is such a personal matter.
>
> Not unusual at all:
>
> Lennon/McCartney
> Goffin/King
> Bacharach/David
> Rogers/Hart
> Rogers/Hammerstein
> Lerner/Lowe
> Holland/Dozier/Holland
>
> The list goes on & on. The separate composer & lyricist model was
> once more the norm than the exception.
>
> Mark in Seattle
