Talk:Rocket Man (song)

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Added the bit about Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies.Wanderer 03:01, Jun 11, 2005 (UTC)


I remember listening to This American Life when the song was performed. The story about how they gathered the musicians together was great. I am sure the MP3 of the show is still in the archives of This American Life's web site. Worth the download. Jack 15:41, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

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[edit] Historical notes - irrelevant?

Is the "historical notes" section even slightly relevant? OK, it's slightly relevant - the Apollo missions, etc. But the song isn't about them specifically, it has no political subtext as far as I can make out. These notes seem to have almost nothing to do with the article. Anyone wanting to place the song in context can easily do so simply based on its release date of 1972. Graham 09:37, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

It seems completely irrelevant to me. I'm going to delete it.--Cspencer 03:23, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pop culture fact edit

"In the Japanese manga One Piece, the main characters use a train named Rocket Man to chase after another on which some of their friends are held captive. The train is noted as being a failed prototype which can go only one speed, fast. It also features a painted shark design on the engine's front."

I don't think we need to add every instance the words "rocket" and "man" appear in media to the bloody list. Japanese anime carries many western influences, but not in this.

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Rocketmanej.JPG

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[edit] Kate Bush Infobox?

Is it really necessary, afterall it takes up more bloody room than the Elton John one, which should be the focus here, because it kind of is his song. Comradeash (talk) 02:02, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

Well enough. Removed. Michaelbusch (talk) 02:46, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

I beg to differ: the page is about the song (not the composers or the original performer) and cover versions are part of a song's history, and in this particular case a) the cover was also released as a single b) it is part of Kate Bush's singles discography c) it is thus part of the Kate Bush singles chronology and therefore naturally entitled to have its own infobox. (see other Wikipedia Songs pages like for example The Tide is High etc.).

Dreamer.se (talk) 06:39, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

actually I would suggest having a separate article called Rocket Man (Kate Bush song); all singles are notable to have their own article. indopug (talk) 21:08, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
Well, it's the same song. -- 201.9.84.120 (talk) 08:08, 18 May 2008 (UTC)