I send my best wishes to ESA and all the crew, and my thanks for keeping those boyhood dreams alive. Rocket Man (I Think Its Going To Be A Long, Long Time) Elton John. “Now, 40 years later, it’s amazing to hear from the astronauts at the European Space Agency that they like the song and that it has been on the playlist on the International Space Station. 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. lyrics artistfacts Songfacts®: Space exploration was big in 1972 the song came out around the time of the Apollo 16 mission, which sent men to the moon for the fifth time. It was thrilling to find that real astronauts liked our song, Rocket Man, which was about an imaginary astronaut. “Not long after the Rocket Man single was released, my band and I were invited to the NASA headquarters in Texas and shown around by Al Worden, Apollo 15 command module pilot. ‘Rocket Man’ - and indeed ‘Dan Dare’ on the Rock of the Westies album - came from those boyhood dreams of travelling beyond the stars and looking back on Earth. “Our generation was smitten with the glory and excitement of space travel. Lyrics written by Bernie Taupin Language English ISWC T-070.128. Bernie and I did not meet until 1967, and two years after we met, Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on to the moon. Originally released on Elton Johns album Honky Chteau, it was released as a single on 14 April 1972 and. I was 14 years old when Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space my songwriting partner Bernie Taupin was just 11. Song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It went to number 2 in the United Kingdom, number 6 in Ireland and the United States, number 13 in Australia and number 18 in Germany. Sir Elton said, “When I was a boy Dan Dare was a comic book hero, and space travel just a romantic idea, not a reality. Rocket Man (song) ' Rocket Man ' (officially titled ' Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time) ') is a 1972 song by Elton John and is the lead single from his fifth studio album Honky Chteau.
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