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Candle in the Wind 1997. " Candle in the Wind 1997 ", also known as " Goodbye England's Rose " and " Candle in the Wind '97 ", is a song by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, 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 ...
Candle in the Wind 1997" or "Goodbye England's Rose" was a new recording of "Candle in the Wind", with new lyrics, written and recorded as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales who had died in an auto crash in August, 1997. Released in September 1997, the song peaked at No. 1 in the United Kingdom, becoming John's fourth No. 1 single.
During the service, Elton John sang a 1997 rendition of "Candle in the Wind", with new lyrics written as a tribute to Diana. He had contacted his writing partner Bernie Taupin , asking him to revise the lyrics of his 1973 Marilyn Monroe tribute song "Candle in the Wind" to honour Diana, and Taupin rewrote the song accordingly.
The Diana-inspired 1997 version of “Candle in the Wind” was released as a single on Sept. 13, 1997. It entered Billboard ‘s Hot 100 at No. 1 and stayed on top for 14 consecutive weeks.
Birth and childhood Taupin was born at Flatters House, a farmhouse located between the village of Anwick and the town of Sleaford in Lincolnshire, the son of Robert Taupin and Daphne (née Cort). His paternal grandparents were French, the Taupin family having come to London at the turn of the 20th century to set up a wine-importing business. Taupin's father was educated in Dijon and was ...
“Candle in the Wind 1997” is the highest-selling single of all time, and apparently, it took less than an hour to write. In a new interview on The Graham Norton Show, lyricist Bernie Taupin ...
Elton John singles chronology. " Something About the Way You Look Tonight ". (1997) " Something About the Way You Look Tonight " / "Candle in the Wind 1997". (1997) "Recover Your Soul". (1998) " Something About the Way You Look Tonight " is a song by English musician Elton John, taken from his 25th studio album, The Big Picture. It was written ...
Elton John's performance of the "Candle in the Wind 1997" was a memorable part of Princess Diana's funeral, but the royal family was initially resistant to its inclusion.