Candle in the Wind

About Candle in the Wind

"Candle in the Wind 1997" is a song by Bernie Taupin and Elton John, a re-written and re-recorded version of their 1973 song "Candle in the Wind". It was released on 13 September 1997 as a tribute single to Diana, Princess of Wales, with the global proceeds from the song going towards Diana's charities. In many countries, it was pressed as a double A-side with "Something About the Way You Look Tonight". The song was written by Taupin, produced by Sir George Martin, and is the second best selling physical single in history. According to the Guinness Book of Records, "Candle in the Wind 1997" is the second highest-selling physical single of all time (behind Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" from 1942), and is the highest-selling single since charts began in the 1950s. After being released, "Candle in the Wind 1997" entered at number one in the UK Singles Chart, John's fourth UK number-one single, and became the best-selling single in UK chart history. In October it became John's ninth US number-one single, where it topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks, and is the best-selling single in Billboard history; it was the first single certified Diamond in the US. The song also topped the German Singles Chart for seven weeks, the Australian Singles Chart for six weeks, and many other music charts around the world. more »

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2001

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Goodbye Norma Jean
 Though I never knew you at all
 You had the grace to hold yourself
 While those around you crawled
 They crawled out of the woodwork
 And they whispered into your brain
 They set you on the treadmill
 And they made you change your name

 And it seems to me you lived your life
 Like a candle in the wind
 Never knowing who to cling to
 When the rain set in
 And I would have liked to have known you
 But I was just a kid
 Your candle burned out long before
 Your legend ever did

 Loneliness was tough
 The toughest role you ever played
 Hollywood created a superstar
 And pain was the price you paid
 Even when you died
 Oh the press still hounded you
 All the papers had to say
 Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

 Goodbye Norma Jean
 From the young man in the 22nd row
 Who sees you as something as more than sexual
 More than just our Marilyn Monroe

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date. more »

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