“In that book, there was a story called The Rocket Man, which was about how astronauts in the future would become sort of an everyday job. The song first appeared on Elton John's 1972 album Honky Chteau and became a hit single, rising to No. It actually wasn’t inspired by that at all it was actually inspired by a story by Ray Bradbury, from his book of science fiction short stories called The Illustrated Man. About Rocket Man 'Rocket Man' (officially titled 'Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)') is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and originally performed by Elton John. Novem17 Songs, 1 hour, 16 minutes 2000 Mercury Records Limited, licensed exclusively to Universal Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues (Live) feat. It actually begins at a moment of crucial emotion and flux in the singer’s life, then backtracks to show us how he ended up therea narrative device that already was a cliché when the brilliant Walk Hard: The Dewey. Don't Let the Sun Go Down On Me (Live) 5:59. Lyricist Bernie Taupin, who collaborated with Elton on all his major hits explained in 2016: “People identify it, unfortunately, with David Bowie’s Space Oddity. Rocketman, about the life and music of Elton John, is a formulaic, paint-by-numbers biopic.
Elton John - Rocket Man (Live At Estadio Do Flamengo, Rio De Janeiro. A lot of people thought that the line in the song that says “I'm gonna be high as a kite by then” meant that the track was riddled with evil drug references, but the actual meaning of the song was more literal, coming only three years after man first walked on the moon in July 1969.Įlton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin pose for a portrait in circa 1973. Got it ITUNES WORLDWIDE ARTISTS CHARTS BETTER LOVE RADIO SPOTIFY YOUTUBE.
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