A música Candle in the Wind foi escrita por Elton John (música) e Bernie Taupin (letra) em 1973 como um tributo a Marilyn Monroe, que havia morrido 11 anos antes. Inicialmente apareceu no álbum Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. A canção destaca a vida curta e turbulenta de Monroe, referindo-se a ela como Norma Jean, seu nome de batismo, e expressa tristeza pelo fato de sua vida e carreira terem sido marcadas pela exploração e pelos problemas pessoais. E ... Ver mais [+] lton John também fez uma versão reescrita desta música em 1997, após a morte da Princesa Diana, chamada Candle in the Wind 1997, que se tornou a música mais vendida na história dos singles.
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
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude 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 Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe 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 Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Set8