Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)
Elton John * Track #5 On Honky Château
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Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) by Elton John
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Following “Space Oddity”, by the same producer, Elton John sings the tale of an astronaut, for whom space exploration is just his daily job. Bernie Taupin wrote the song inspired by the Ray Bradbury story “The Rocket Man”, from his book The Illustrated Man.
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Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She packed my bags last night, pre-flight
Zero hour, 9 a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the Earth so much, I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
[Chorus]
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here alone
[Verse 2]
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact, it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all the science, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man
A rocket man
[Chorus]
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
'Til touchdown brings me 'round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh, no, no, no
I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burnin' out his fuse up here alone
[Outro]
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) Q&A
Who wrote Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)'s ?
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) was written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
Who produced Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)'s ?
Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
When did Elton John release Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)?
Elton John released Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time) on Fri Mar 03 1972.
What did Elton John say about "Rocket Man (I Think It’s Going to Be a Long, Long Time)"?
In a 2016 YouTube video, Elton John said,
It was a pretty easy song to write the melody to, because it’s a song about space, so it’s quite a spacious song.
Bernie Taupin, on the same video, said,
It was inspired by a story by Ray Bradbury, from his book of science fiction short stories called The...
What did Elton John say about this song and the progression of his career?
In a 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Elton John said:
The first huge single that I had. ‘Your Song’ was a hit; ‘Rocket Man’ was a big hit. It had an acoustic guitar on it, it was a different song for me – it was a simpler sound. I’d moved into a house, I was becoming successful, I was so confide...