The Singing B-log

I was recently in Orlando, Florida, which happens to be the home town of our always entertaining "Singing Bee" host Joey Fatone. The locals there couldn’t be more enthusiastic about Joey and the spark he brings to our show. I was in Orlando to shoot a new interactive golf quiz show, "Rules of the Game" which airs this Saturday, August 18th at 4pm EST on CBS. While the "Singing Bee" tests viewers’ knowledge of music lyrics, our CBS golf special is an interactive viewer challenge focused on golf rules. The interactive part of the show is located at www.golfdigest.com.

After we wrapped production on "Rules of the Game," I took my youngest daughter, Julia, to watch the space shuttle launch at the Kennedy Space Center. Buzz Aldrin, the legendary astronaut and regular participant at our Deer Valley ski event, had arranged for our attendance. The launch was a phenomenal spectacle, even from three miles across the water. If you ever have the opportunity to see a space shuttle launch in person, do not miss it. The Space Center is only about an hour's drive from the Orlando Airport.

Some of the other NASA launch guests we were with got to talking about the "Singing Bee." Given the occasion, our conversation veered into misunderstood space lyrics, and now, I bring to you the Singing B-log misunderstood lyric of the week - the Elton John classic “Rocket Man.”

There’s one line in “Rocket Man” that I have never been quite sure about. It sounds something like, “Rocket Man burning down his shoes while I’m at home.” Of course, that doesn’t make much sense. So I looked into it, and it turns out the exact line is actually, “Rocket Man burning out his fuse up here alone.” That makes a lot more sense, doesn’t it?

If you’ve got a space-themed lyric that you want clarified, drop it in the comments section below and we’ll look into it. Until next time…