Taupin’s lyric for “Rocket Man” drew inspiration from one of 18 short stories in 1951’s The Illustrated Man, by the revered science fiction writer Ray Bradbury. The book reached a new ...
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Illustrations by the artist from The Age.
Sweet vignettes with positive messages have broad appeal.