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Rocket Man

by Elton John
on Elton John Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002

Lyrics

She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
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Features of This Track

mellow rock instrumentation
a subtle use of vocal harmony
acoustic rhythm piano
thru composed melodic style
acoustic sonority
major key tonality
melodic songwriting
a dynamic male vocalist
acoustic rhythm guitars

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Comments

slade611
this is one of those songs people make up the words...
cowniew
One of my all time favorites. Someone just said to me it's cold as hell!
Can you believe BERNIE TAUPIN wrote this music in an hour and ELTON JOHN wrote the lyrics in half and hour? FANTASTIC!!!
Anyone remember A.R.P.s ?
2 words: WILLIAM SHATNER (Stewie Griffin would work too!)
jb2003a
I was so naive! I thought this song was about astronauts :o)
Done in response to Space Oddity.
elton's the greatest!!!! ! ! ! from 1969-1976 no one could touch him!!
and Im burnin up this useless telephone
oh its gonna be a long long time alright
Space.
jchamb9654
elton, will you marry me??????????
Love me Rocket Man!!
ha, I sang this the other nite live at Leo's and stared at a Standing ovation .........I was wearing an Elton Big Picture concert t shirt....... . . . . . . o u r hosts acutally had an electronic still photo of The Red Piano....... b e h i n d me.......... . n e e d l e s to say......... I WAS the Rocket Man at that moment and I blasted off into the milky skyway...... . . . . .
very good. songs have a way of bringing back dear memories. for me, this was played during ceramics class in hs. the teacher loved it, along with billy joel & felt it would inspire us to create something great. personally, i love the teachers who incorportate d music into class. easy hour
love this son
Great, just a great song
Awesome when I saw him in concert with Billy Joel. Two piano men from opposite sides of the pond. Classic.
i saw him live.forget about it!!!
One of my favorites song By Elton John
I can't hear this song without thinking about Family Guy
one of my Elton favorites, would love to hear a techno version...
jchamb9654
I love the lyrics of this one....
Misses his wife?? Her name is Bruce!
This song and "Honky Cat" are the first Elton John songs I remember.
suvon
this delightful beauty goes way back and Is Definately a living, loving rock classic! Love, love, love it!! Don't let my vernacular drive you away!
socalbsnrn
anyone out there
socalbsnrn
what can i or anyone say, this song rocks and is a classic, when you listen to it, it brings you as close to god you can get without actually touching him, but wait i think i did!!!!!! peace and love
rosaliegk2
great song. great singer.
I am so happy, Elton John came here recently!
This is one of my all time favorites.
I get lost in this song....espe c i a l l y at the ending, where he sounds like he's going farther and farther away from you.

Timeless song. What else can I say?
"It's just my job five days a week" ...can't begin to count how many times I've repeated that mantra.
pretty queer song
Lord this song takes me back.
blowmeakiss2
Love his music...time l e s s
This is my all-time favorite song
gingalls2
When Rock was Rock......19 7 2 . . . . . g r a d u a t e d from SUNY Oneonta

Gary Ingalls
julialynn012 3
Thank you for writing songs Sir Elton.
angel9li
A CLASSIC AS IS ELTON JOHN
He's like a space trucker!

and i think it's gonna be a long long time
till touchdown brings me round again to find
Im not the man they think i am at home
oh no no no im a space trucker
SPACE TRUCKER burnin out his fuse up here alone!
j3ziente
I want to fly into space! Beam me up!
Very nice, it was a new one for me.
I love this song it brings back memories of a time much better.also i was a hell of a lot younger
fgk96
What the heck are you talking about "drug addict"? Not all 70's songs are about drugs! There is a definite sense of David Bowie's "Space Oddity". Also, Bernie Taupin (the guy who wrote Elton John's songs)defini t e l y has a point in the song about how being an astronaut is just a "normal job"; they
Stewie made the most sense out of it. lol
goodbeachyne s s
i'm pretty sure its about a drug addict
gee mark, how intelligent. you can crawl back under your rock now.
Great song by a great artist!

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