How could I have gone so far in life without knowing about this?
What I'm listening to right now.
William Shatner, "Rocket Man." A "sci-fi," sardonic interpretation of Bernie Taupin and Elton John's classic. I almost like it better. The lyrics:
She packed my bags last night pre-flight
Zero hour nine a.m.
And I'm gonna be high as a kite by then
I miss the earth so much I miss my wife
It's lonely out in space
On such a timeless flightAnd I think it's gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I'm not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I'm a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here aloneMars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids
In fact it's cold as hell
And there's no one there to raise them if you did
And all this science I don't understand
It's just my job five days a week
A rocket man, a rocket man