Rocket Man Video & Audio
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Evil baby genius Stewie (of the TV series Family Guy) parodies Shatner's cover of "Rocket Man."
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The earlier, beautiful "Rocket Man" by band Pearls Before Swine's lead singer Tom Rapp was a clear inspiration for Taupin's "Rocket Man."
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David Bowie's "Space Oddity" (the thematic brother of "Rocket Man") was produced by the same man (Gus Dudgeon) who produced "Rocket Man."
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The American Idol star does a great, brooding acoustic rendition of "Rocket Man."
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Here's Elton John performing "Rocket Man" at his 60th birthday at Madison Square Garden.
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A pre-wig Elton performs "Rocket Man." Dig the glasses.
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Bush's reggae version was very successful, reaching #12 in the UK and #2 in Australia.
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Shatner's legendary version of "Rocket Man" debuted at the 1978 Saturn Awards Ceremony, utilizing chroma key technology to give viewers a tri-Shat presentation.