“Candle in the Wind” is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier.[1] In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, “Candle in the Wind 1997“, as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales.
In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.[2]
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