Bernie, Kool and Horace

In the Wall Street Journal last week, I interviewed Bernie Taupin for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Bernie, of course, wrote the words to virtually all of Elton John's hits. What's more, Bernie's lyrics came first, then Elton set them to music, which is remarkable: Rocket Man, Candle in the Wind, Tiny Dancer, Bennie and the Je…