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In reply to the discussion: Remember the songs that were "so profound" years and decades ago? [View all]opiate69
(10,129 posts)109. It's only recently occurred to me just how abjectly stupid "Rocket Man"s lyrics are...
I mean.. I always kinda knew they were a bit, well... "70s"... but sweet Jeebus...
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
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
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
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flight
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science, I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time til touch down brings me round again to find I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no, no, no, I'm a rocket man
Rocket man, burning out his fuse up here alone
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
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Oh yeah, the textbook always paired it with Edward Arlington Robinson's "Richard Cory"
Tom Ripley
Jun 2013
#76
Oh, my gosh! THAT must have been the song my grandmother was talking about!
Art_from_Ark
Jun 2013
#81
I think I saw a nuanced reference to "elementary penguin, singing Hare Krishna"
Art_from_Ark
Jun 2013
#41
The Moody Blues were GOOD!! I still have this vinyl --Long Distance Voyager
Manifestor_of_Light
Jun 2013
#18
It would be more credible than any of Stone's hysteric...I mean "historic" movies.
Archae
Jun 2013
#78
From my own time.... you can't really beat Counting Crows for faux-profundity...
nomorenomore08
Jun 2013
#39
There's an old saying in Tennessee. I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee
Tommy_Carcetti
Jun 2013
#58
Some of them stand up very well, others seem to rely on personal preference
HereSince1628
Jun 2013
#61
Call me crazy, but I think that one might have some sexual overtones to it.
Arugula Latte
Jun 2013
#98
I always thought "rubbing sticks and stones together makes the sparks ignite"
Arugula Latte
Jun 2013
#100
How about musicians, or entire bands, that (IMHO) don't sound like anything special today?
Quantess
Jun 2013
#83
I love what happened to the Youngbloods when they were going to be on the Carson show.
Archae
Jun 2013
#94
"Blown in the Wind", "How Many Roads Must a Man Walk Down", and "Leaving
sinkingfeeling
Jun 2013
#107
It's only recently occurred to me just how abjectly stupid "Rocket Man"s lyrics are...
opiate69
Jun 2013
#109