ealbert%BBN-UNIX@sri-unix.UUCP (06/24/83)
From: Eric Albert <ealbert@BBN-UNIX> I'm not sure that "Rocket Man" by Elton John/Bernie Taupin is particularly related to the story by Heinlein, though it might have been inspired by it. I do know that the song "Rocket Man" by Thom Rapp and his group Pearls Before Swine (on the "Sunflowers" album(???)) is taken EXACTLY from the story: very well done and quite moving. I recommend it to anyone who liked the story and can find the album (usually in cut-out bins). Also, on the first album (???) by Ambrosia, there's a very pretty cut that has a chorus taken directly from Vonnegut (Cat's Cradle, as I recall), word for word. Catchy tune, too... -- Eric Albert@BBN-UNIX
rael@inuxe.UUCP (06/28/83)
I believe that Rush's 2112 is based on an Ayn Rand story (the one about the hero learning about individuality; it starts with him always talking and thinking as "we", but discovering the meaning of "I" towards the latter chapters). Dan Vanevic inuxe!rael