Elton John - Rocket Man (official Music Video) Apr 2026

: Adin used his own personal journey—traveling across Europe and staying in the "Calais Jungle" camp—to ground the lyrics in a story of sacrifice, hope, and the loneliness of leaving loved ones behind.

: Remarkably, Elton John himself admitted in a 2023 interview that he had never known about the Ray Bradbury inspiration until decades later. Elton John - Rocket Man (Official Music Video)

Despite popular belief that the song was a response to David Bowie's "Space Oddity," lyricist based it on the short story "The Rocket Man" from Ray Bradbury's 1951 anthology, The Illustrated Man . : Adin used his own personal journey—traveling across