Legend Wrote This Heart Wrenching 70s Classic In MERE Minutes..Blew Up His Career!—Professor of Rock

Written in just 10 minutes, today’s songwriting virtuoso, Elton John had this landmark track ready to go before his bandmates woke up for breakfast… Staying in a haunted 18th-century mansion at the time, Elton John and his band were out to write the album of their lives and they did…when this album and this song launched they darted to #1 Honkey Chateau and his 70s classic Rocket Man. But as it was rising on the charts the accusations started to fly… Was this song a rip-off of another iconic track? Namely David Bowie’s Space Oddity. It’s an allegation the duo of Elton John and Bernie Taupin strongly denied. However, they did admit that it was heavily influenced by a completely different song. But despite its origins, this anthem was destined to become a standard… It’s gonna be a long, long time before we ever hear anything like this again. The story is coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock. Thank you to this episode’s sponsor, Zenni GET ZENNI Glasses HERE: https://imp.i279709.net/vn5gLd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Thomas Halterman, Keith Novak, Yvonne Fus, Jeffrey Thorn, Junal Garnett, Samuel Cohen ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's Store Van Halen OU812 Vinyl Album https://amzn.to/3tLsII2 The 80s Collection https://amzn.to/3mAekOq 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store -http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out Patron Benefits http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_... https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of... #classicrock #70smusic #vinylstory #eltonjohn Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. if you ever owned a jean jacket with band patches all over it. you’ll dig this channel of deep musical nostalgia make sure to subscribe below right now. I know you’ll dig this channel. We also have a patreon you'll want to check out. There you’ll find an additional catalog of exclusive content and you can even become an honorary producer to help us curate this music history. So it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that transcend genre, decade, and fads - songs that are monumental touchstones in our culture and society. On previous episodes, we have covered Hotel California by Eagles, Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen. On today’s episode, from Elton John’s 1972 album Honky Chateau, were blasting into the stratosphere with Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time). That’s the actual name of it. A parenthesis song. Back in the early 70s, Sir Elton was on a frenzied pace. Between April 1970 and November 1971, Elton released three studio albums, which included his self-titled sophomore set, Tumbleweed Connection, and Madman Across the Water… plus one live album and a film score. During this time, Elton’s single ‘Your Song’ became his first bona fide hit, reaching #7 in the UK and #8 in the US. Two more tracks, Friends and Levon, broke into the Billboard Top 40, and John’s iconic Tiny Dancer shockingly missed the Top 40 by a single spot. But as Elton flipped the calendar to January 1972, there was no time to relax. The promise of massive commercial success was calling over the horizon. Working with celebrated lyricist Bernie Taupin, Elton prepared for his 5th studio album, Honky Château. Also around this time he legally changed his given name of Reginald Kenneth Dwight to Elton Hercules John. Said Elton, “It was like slipping into a Superman costume. I’d grown fed up with people saying, ‘This is Elton John, but his real name is Reginald Kenneth Dwight.’ Reg is the unhappy part of my life. I can’t bear people calling me Reg.” The cast of musicians supporting Superman wasn’t his typical array of studio musicians. Rather Elton went with touring bandmates bassist Dee Murray and drummer Nigel Olsson, and