As song-based nicknames go, its a good one, and Elton embraced it (Madonna hates the Material Girl. The lyrics of Rocket Man tell the story of an astronaut who is filled to the brim with mixed feelings about leaving his family and friends behind to embark on a mission to space. So I kind of took that idea and ran with that. Rocket Man became a nickname for Elton John. Rocket Man is a 1970s song by the renowned English singer Elton John. “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. ) He's had plenty of collections, including a good single-disc. (The British release added one track and was titled Rocket Man: The Definitive Hits. EUR 6,99 Sofort-Kaufen, EUR 8,00 Versand, 14-Tag Rücknahmen, eBay-Käuferschutz. Elton John A Single Man CD The Rocket Record Company 558 474-2. 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. + Hard to believe, but there's never been a good single-disc overview of Elton John's biggest hits available in America until 2007's 17-track Rocket Man: Number Ones. Elton John A Single Man CD The Rocket Record Company 558 474-2 1 von 1 Nur 1 übrig 1 beobachter Siehe Mehr. 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. ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Elton’s second concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall was an opportunity for him and his band to perform their newly-recorded album Honky Château in its ent.
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