

The song has been recognised as a key work in the psychedelic genre. Adding to the song's ethereal qualities, the musical arrangement includes a Lowrey organ part heavily treated with studio effects, and drone provided by an Indian tambura. The Beatles recorded "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" in March 1967. Jimmy Fallon sent out a tweet a few days ago that said I used to think it was Rocket Man. - Listening Exercises - Elton John - Rocket Man. The song first appeared on Elton Johns 1972 album Honky Château and became a hit single, rising to No. He attributed the song's fantastical imagery to his reading of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland books. 'Rocket Man' (officially titled 'Rocket Man (I Think Its Going to Be a Long, Long Time)') is a song composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and originally performed by Elton John. Lennon repeatedly denied that he had intended it as a drug song. She packed my bags last night pre-flight Zero hour nine AM And Im gonna be high as a kite by then I miss the earth so much I miss my wife Its lonely out in space On such a timeless flight And I think its gonna be a long long time Till touch down brings me round again to find I.

Shortly before the album's release, speculation arose that the first letter of each of the title nouns intentionally spelled "LSD", the initialism commonly used for the hallucinogenic drug Lysergic acid diethylamide. Elton John 4.12M subscribers Subscribe 9. Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer. Lennon's son Julian inspired the song with a nursery school drawing that he called "Lucy – in the sky with diamonds". It was written primarily by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership. Till touch down brings me round again to find. burning out his views of heaven's home Rocket man, burning all. Oh, we Rocket man, turning up the strings where Rocket man, burning up the streets of Ba Burning out into the perihelion I'm a pocket man. And I think, it’s gonna be a long, long time. Misheard 'Rocket Man' Lyrics I'm a rocket man, burning up a priest on Burning out the feuds on my way home. Eb Bb Rocket Man, burning out a fuse up here alone (2x) Bb Eb And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Bb 'Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find. It’s just my job five days a week, a rocket man, oh rocket man. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1967 album Sgt. Bb Eb And I think it's gonna be a long, long time Bb 'Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find Eb I'm not the man they think I am at home Bb/D C Oh no, no, no, I'm a Rocket Man.
