Sir Elton John was left shocked when he was told the true story behind his 1972 hit Rocket Man, written by his long-time collaborator Bernie Taupin.
The five-decade-old tune has had such a lasting effect that it was listed in Rolling Stone’s greatest 500 songs of all time, while the track’s title also became the name of his 2019 biopic Rocketman, starring Taron Egerton.
