The band was active from 1965 to 1974. 'Rocket Man' This song was inspired by the short story 'The Rocket Man' by Ray Bradbury, as well as Taupin's sighting of either a shooting star or a far-away aeroplane. Rocketman is framed around Elton speaking at an AA meeting, reflecting on his childhood and what led him to this point in life. I think that the first idea of the lyrics of the song, Rocket Man, came from the song, called Star Man, written and sung by David Bowie in early 1972 as same as released Rocket Man sung by Elton John early 1972.
'ROCKETMAN: Music From The Motion Picture' set for release on May 24 The album sees celebrated producer and composer Giles Martin reinterpreting and reimagining Elton's iconic hits, tailoring the music specifically to support the narrative of the upcoming major motion picture, ROCKETMAN, with a truly show-stopping vocal performance from lead actor Taron Egerton. 3. According to Wiki, Elton started recording the album, including this song, Jan. 1972 but David started recording from 1971.
Soon, his family starts to sing along with him, including his mom played by Bryce Dallas Howard, and his dad, played by Steven Mackintosh. That song was released by a psychedelic folk band from America called Pearls Before Swine. Prior to Elton’s “Rocket Man”, there was another song titled “Rocket Man” which came out in 1970. When looking back at his family, his younger self starts to sing this song. It describes a Mars-bound astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving his family for a long amount of time. Elton John’s end-titles theme for his own biopic, “Rocketman,” won the best original song award at Sunday’s Academy Awards, his first Oscar since he won for “Can You F…
Taupin himself once said that song inspired the lyrics of “Rocket Man”.