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He Puts Words Into Elton John's Mouth

Wayne Robins, Newsday, 8 August 1976

WHEN ELTON John takes the stage of Madison Square Garden Tuesday night in the first of an unprecedented seven shows there (long ago sold out), you can be fairly sure that of all the words he sings, few of them originated in his own mind.

Total word count of piece: 1420

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