Sweden , 1961 . Entertainment history is made when , in tribute to the orbiter launched by the USSR four year earlier , an obscure rock ‘ n ’ roll group changes its name toThe Spotnicksand take off wear out spacesuit onstage . Fame , fortune , and number one hitting in Australia and Japan soon follow . Here , in 1962 , the mathematical group performs " The Rocket Man " ( definitely NOT theElton John hitfrom a decennium afterwards , though Sir Elton would probably appreciate their suggestively influence helmets ) .
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