Candle in the Wind
Elton John * Track #2 On Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
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Candle in the Wind by Elton John
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Gus DudgeonAbout
The second track on Elton John’s 1973 double album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Written by Elton and his fellow co-songwriter Bernie Taupin, “Candle in the Wind” focuses on the life of Norma Jeane, AKA Marilyn Monroe, the world-famous actress from the 1950s. It chronicles her rise to fame and tragic d...
Candle in the Wind Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
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
[Chorus]
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've liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
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've liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
[Verse 3]
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
Goodbye, Norma Jeane
From the young man in the twenty-second row
Who sees you as something more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe
[Chorus]
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've liked to know you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
[Outro]
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did
Candle in the Wind Q&A
Who wrote Candle in the Wind's ?
Candle in the Wind was written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin.
Who produced Candle in the Wind's ?
Candle in the Wind was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
When did Elton John release Candle in the Wind?
Elton John released Candle in the Wind on Fri Oct 05 1973.
What did Elton John say about "Candle in the Wind"?
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Bernie Taupin stated:
I wrote ‘Candle In The Wind’ about Marilyn Monroe, but she is absolutely not someone I admired a lot as a kid or anything. She was just a metaphor for fame and dying young, and people sort of overdoing the indulgence, and those that do die y...
What has Elton John said about the song?
In a Rolling Stone interview, Elton said about the song:
I was a huge Marilyn Monroe fan, as well as Elvis Presley. When you saw them, they looked like they came from another planet. In the Fifties when I had my hair cut and I first saw a picture of Elvis Presley in Life magazine, I thought, ‘My Go...