“I wear it as a badge of honour that it was voted the worst song of all time. But that song has paid the rent for many decades”: Bernie Taupin doesn’t regret writing the lyrics for a much-maligned US No 1 hit – but he’s still embarrassed by it

“I wear it as a badge of honour that it was voted the worst song of all time. But that song has paid the rent for many decades”: Bernie Taupin doesn’t regret writing the lyrics for a much-maligned US No 1 hit – but he’s still embarrassed by it

“People don’t understand that the original song was much different”