In 1995 his hit song “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” secured the “Best Male Pop Vocal Performance” award at the Grammys. That year alone he received three nominations including “Best New Artist” and “Album of the Year”. His first nomination at the Grammys was in 1971. John’s career is filled with many prestigious accolades. “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again” (with Taron Egerton) “Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting)” “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” (with Kiki Dee) “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)” (with Dua Lipa) Credit: Rob Ball/Getty Images Sir Elton John was left surprised after discovering the true inspiration behind his 1972 hit song. Songs from this legendary British star can be best placed in the following categories: By Liberty Dunworth 22nd March 2023 Sir Elton John. The project is titled “Empty Sky”. The singer’s sixth studio album “Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player”, became his first project to top album charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The Illustrated Man was turned into a film in 1969, but sadly The Rocket Man wasn’t selected to be one of the tales told in the film.With more than 300 million copies in record sales, John can easily be described as one of the best-selling musicians of all time. Ray Bradbury’s tale The Rocket Man was collected in the book The Illustrated Man in 1951 the title comes from the linking section of the book in which the images on a heavily tattooed man’s body tell different stories. He commits to one last three-month mission, with tragic consequences… But I got out, and I guess I’ll always go out.” Every time I’m out there I think, if I ever get back to Earth I’ll stay there I’ll never go out again. The father finds that his work is ruining his life, but the draw of the stars is too great: "You don’t know what it is. Despite missing his dad, Doug also longs to be a Rocket Man. The tale concerns a young boy called Doug, whose father is an astronaut and is sent on frequent, three- month journeys into space. So I kind of took that idea and ran with that.”Įlton himself, added: “Do you know, I never knew that?” “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. 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. 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. 'Rocket Man' has since become the song Elton John is widely known by after it was originally released. Picture: Getty By Thomas Curtis-Horsfall It's Elton John's signature song. Articles discussing events in musician's lives are subject to mod discretion.Ĭome share some music in the official /r/music plug.dj! 23 March 2023, 09:59 'Rocket Man' is widely considered to be Elton John's signature song. No links to unauthorized music leaks or promotion of piracyĭiscussions and Articles should be directly relevant to music, music technology, or the music business itselfĪrticles / Tweets discussing statements by musicians not relevant to their work are not allowed. For help with identifying a song, use /r/tipofmytongue or /r/namethatsong.Įxceptions are made for exclusive releases or tracks not available on an artist's official channel. No /r/ifyoulikeblank, /r/tipofmytongue, or request-style postsįor recommendations of new artists similar to those you already like, use /r/ifyoulikeblank. Rosenthals account goes on to relate that the notion of astronauts. You can select your flair beneath your link after posting. The song describes a Mars-bound astronauts mixed feelings at leaving Earth to do his job. Submitters: For original music, use the " I Made This" flair. Well known tracks will be removed at mod discretion. Saturdays are for fresh and original musicĭedicated to underground artists, your original compositions, and new releases by known artists. Bad discussion posts are subject to removal on any day. If your post is "low effort" or looks like just another way of posting streaming music, then it will be removed. If you have an interesting story behind the music, you can add this in the comments or as self-post text.įriday is for interesting discussions, not streaming music. No artist reposts for 30 days if the previous post broke 100 points Optional additional text may only be included after this part of the title.
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