Candle in the Wind - How the song was created.

Candle in the Wind -- "Goodbye Norma Jean"/ Marilyn Monroe - by Elton John & Bernie Taupin - How the song was created - an interesting documentary segment.

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Music

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• pop
• rock
• world
• music
• Elton
• John
• Bernie
• Taupin
• Marilyn
• Monroe
• Candle
• in
• the
• Wind
• Goodbye
• Norma
• Jean
• documentary

[kindlydude]

Well, I'm loathe to disagree w the actual writer of this song-the English are always so dry~But if it hadn't been about 'Norma Jean' (which was a stroke of genius to say instead of 'Goodbye Marilyn')well it just wouldn't have had the same deep poignancy & resonance,especially w the American audience.That whole period is still an open wound on the American psyche Marilyn's own mysterious death...JFK. MLK & RFK's assassination. Marilyn's death broke the dike on a whole cascade of tragedies.

[Kaalec]

It's too bad they destroyed this song by changing it to Goodbye England's Rose. I can't listen to that version.

[wordsman65]

Hi Mark,

This is interesting. I hope you enjoy it. Take care, James

[selander62]

When I talk about Elton to the non-believers, I always say it's not just Elton, but it's also Bernie's wonderful writing, and the band: Davey, Nigel and Dee and Ray. The five greatest musicians ever. As well as Paul Buckmaster and James Newton-Howard, and Caleb Quaye. And yes Gus and Chris,That make Elton's albums the full bodied sound and so enjoyable to hear a hundred times for 30 something years.

[mad4mtl]

Its Montgomery "Clift" - not Cliff.

[jukguy]

its off of a dvd "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" documentary DVD, from a series focussing on classic albums...cant remember the name! annoying

[jukguy]

lol thats wat i thought!

[godwhyisthistaken]

I love this dvd and now that im a good Nirvana fan this is a perfect song for kurt i smell a tribute!

[9elephant]

Montgomery Cliff was a famous actor in the 1930's and 1940's

[thespermdonor]

Who's Montgomery Cliff?