In the five decades since Elton John released "Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be a Long, Long Time)" on April 17, 1972, the sweeping ballad has become a go-to pop culture shorthand — not only for John ...

“Rocketman” is one of the most iconic songs in Elton John’s discography. However, since John doesn’t write the lyrics to most of his tracks, he didn’t know where lyricist Bernie Taupin found ...

Streaming numbers for the Elton John classic “Rocket Man” are as high as a kite. On Friday (January 5), John took to social media to announce that the 1972 song has amassed 1 billion streams on ...

Sir Elton John was left shocked when he was told the true story behind his 1972 hit Rocket Man, written by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin. The five-decade-old tune has had such a lasting ...

Think you know all the iconic lyrics from the most played songs? From Elton John’s “Rocket Man” to Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You ...

It’s got to be emotional watching a movie about your own life. Elton John did just that when he watched Rocketman. It’s been a self-reflective year for Sir Elton as he just published his autobiography ...

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of his fifth album, Honky Château, Elton John has shared early listens of the live and demo versions of his hits “Rocket Man” and “Honky Cat,” which are both ...

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No longer too young to be singing the blues, pop-rock legend Elton John turns 73 today. And what better way to celebrate Elton John’s birthday than by watching the highly enjoyable, appropriately ...

Bernie Taupin has bronchitis. “If I collapse into spasms of coughing, please forgive me,” he warns, calling from the patio of his house outside Santa Barbara. The timing of the illness, he says, was ...

Elton John could have shown up to the Dome with just a piano and sprinkle of sequins, and 38,000 people still would have bought tickets. But that’s not Elton John. The British pop giant brought a full ...

After Elton John launched his career with "Your Song," his follow-up single "Rocket Man" proved he had the talent and range to orbit the celebrity stratosphere for decades to come Lanford Beard is the ...