"Candle In The Wind" was written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin in 1973 in honour of Marilyn Monroe. Elton later used the same melody but changed the lyrics to pay tribute to Princess Diana in 1997. It was changed to "Goodbye England's Rose".

@AlBarzUK

Жыл бұрын

Because Norma Jean Baker was the real name of Marilyn Monroe.

@magic8ball1982

Жыл бұрын

I'm wondering if he'll write another rendition for Elizabeth II

@wlg1223

Жыл бұрын

Elton only wrote the music. Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics.

@RDRussell2

Жыл бұрын

Yep, rewritten for Princess Diana's funeral, "Goodbye England's Rose." I had to wonder if you picked this out for Queen Elizabeth's passing. I remember watching Sir Elton perform this for Princess Diana back in 1997, without a dry eye in the house, and wondering how in the world he kept it together when he sang it. LIVE. In front of everyone not only in that church, but globally on TV to literally the entire world. I'm wondering if this will be a part of QEII's funeral next week. All that said, I still prefer the "Norma Jean" version you've reacted to here.

@kellyjackson8266

Жыл бұрын

Also adding that he sung this at Princess Diana's funeral at family's request.

Marilyn's real name was Norma Jean Baker, hence the repeated line "Goodbye Norma Jean". This song brought tears to my eyes in 1973 & still does. Marilyn's legend continues, the fascination with her continues with yet another new movie. I'm not sure anyone ever gets it right. I hope she's truly happy on the other side. 💙☮💙

@MrDiddyDee

Жыл бұрын

Her actual real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson (that's Jeane with an extra E). Her parents were separated when she was conceived, but her mother still used her 2nd husband's surname on Marilyn's birth certificate. Her real father is believed to be Charles Stanley Gifford, the foreman where her mother worked. Norma Jeane later adopted the surname Baker from her mother's first husband, .

@algrudenich1827

Жыл бұрын

Loved "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" from its release

@katiemarielfc

Жыл бұрын

he also sang it at Princess Dianas funeral , changing the lyrics slightly ... gorgeous song

@timothybuchanan662

Жыл бұрын

Her name was Norma Jean Daugherty

@katiemarielfc

Жыл бұрын

@@timothybuchanan662 Norma Jeane Mortenson according to google

Love the version he sang for Princess Diana’s funeral. They were good friends!

@sunnystormy4973

10 ай бұрын

-absolutely !-

@dorianwhite8687

8 ай бұрын

English Rose

This is one of Elton John’s best album, a masterpiece

Kudos to Amber for her analysis! She nailed the essence of the woman in the first verse... way before Marilyn was mentioned by name (besides Norma Jean in the first line but still) describing a lost soul allowing others to take advantage by directing her life. A life lost and a legend that continued to grow.

@RussVerbofsky

Жыл бұрын

norma jean baker is Marilyn Monroe's real name

Oh this is an excellent Elton John song about Marilyn Monroe. This man has got to be one of the most talented people ever. 🇨🇦

@recyclerhopkins

Жыл бұрын

Bernie Taupin is underrated as a songwriter.

@poppad331

Жыл бұрын

@@recyclerhopkins without Bernie, Elton was nothing

@recyclerhopkins

Жыл бұрын

@@poppad331 He was just a really good piano player (and singer) give him credit for that, somewhat like the Steinman/Meatloaf duo.

The line that gets me every time.. Even when you died, the press still hounded you All the papers had to say was that Marilyn was found in the nude

@PlumbPitiful

Жыл бұрын

It's true too. When reporting her death the media somehow felt that they had to tell the world that she was lying in her bed naked like that really mattered.

@txheadshots

Жыл бұрын

@@PlumbPitiful yea. That’s why the line gets me. It’s sung with such… disappointment And still today im just as disappointed in what the media and pop culture both choose to decide is important

@JustTanya.

Жыл бұрын

I felt the same way. I did a paper on her in school so I did a lot of research about her. Mind you, I was in high school in the mid-late 90s, so the research was done at the city library because we didn't have the internet then. But I do remember seeing newspaper articles about the fact she was found in the nude. I kept thinking, why does that matter? She's in her room, on her bed, in her own house. I'm 15 years old trying to figure out what is going on. I mean, in my opinion, the fact that passed away seemed a bit more relevant but, yeah. It's just rude is what it is. Just rude and unnecessary. She went through so much in her life, she struggled and fought for her life and career, only to be reduced down to being found dead and naked. "She is worth a hell of a lot more than that."

@JustTanya.

Жыл бұрын

@@txheadshots I agree. 100%. She really was treated like she was disposable. I wish she would have been able to hear this song though. Maybe she would have been able to know that many of her fans like her for who she was and the work she did. She was beautiful inside and out. A tough life and horrible people around her and she still fought like an alley cat to keep her head up. I don't for a second believe her death was intentional, I believe accidental but I think God just stepped in to give her some peace.

@MarkWhiley

11 ай бұрын

He couldn't use that line in the rewrite for the funeral of Princess Diana but I'm quite sure he choose this song to rewrite deliberately because that lyric on being hounded by the press is very apt for her life as well.

I'm so used to hearing the live version that the studio version sounds weird but still good. Which brings me to this, You should check out George Michael, Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Live). It really is awesome, and I'd suggest watch the video too!

@cindyOkieGirl

Жыл бұрын

I actually prefer Elton's solo studio version myself. (I love to hear the background vocals of Carl Wilson and Toni Tenille). They could listen to it first, then listen to the live duet between Elton and George Michael.

@rantoppp

Жыл бұрын

@@cindyOkieGirl Elton's solo studio version is probably the one I was thinking.

@lds5870

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” is Elton John’s masterpiece. The album opens with “Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding in Your Hands”.

@markstoudenmire4935

Жыл бұрын

Love, love, love the opening tracks!

@wendybutler1681

Жыл бұрын

And it's given me goosebumps for 50 years. Just si good!

@joelilley6603

Жыл бұрын

GYBR is my favorite EJ song. Crocodile Rock, which was #1 nation-wide when my oldest son was born, is my second favorite.

@mizofan

Жыл бұрын

It's a magnificent double album but i love Captain Fantastic just as much, more of a grower.

I agree with the other comments, the version he did for Princess Diana is deeply moving, they were friends and she was the peoples princess and the whole world was heart broken when she was tragically killed. He performs the song at her funeral and shortly before you see him ,you can see other people like George Michael come in. It was deeply moving and just what we needed. The video you reacted to was indeed about Marilyn Monroe and that video is beautiful also, they both died at age 36.

His longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics and Elton wrote the melody. Beautiful song!

The backing vocals in this are stupendous!

I can't help but think of Lady Diana🌹 when I hear this song. Now I'll think of Queen Elizabeth.🌹 One of Elton's most beautifully written songs. The lyrics and the instruments are so emotionally captivating. Beautiful choice for this day, 911 also a sad day. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

@bethshadid2087

Жыл бұрын

But he's never forgiven the royals for Diana's death. He directly blames them 🕊️💗

@tradeladder146

Жыл бұрын

@@bethshadid2087 Thats Bollocks, stop reading The National Enquirer. 😀

@bigsteve9279

Жыл бұрын

He’s one of them too… the ‘Red Shoes’ club. So many thought to be dead are ALIVE! So many thought to be alive are DEAD! Di will be back very soon… Michael Jackson, JFK Jr and more… very soon 😁

@bethshadid2087

Жыл бұрын

@@tradeladder146 then I guess it was an imposter that spoke on it during an interview

@christikirk7265

Жыл бұрын

A beautiful song...written about Marilyn Monroe. I cried all through Princess Diana's funeral, especially his special version for the Princess...and Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.

He revamped this one for Princess Diana’s funeral to honor her life. Really great song.

Elton performed this st Princess Dianas Funeral. Yes...Everyone Cried!...Even Elton. Him and Princess Diana were close friends.

Marilyn Monroe starred in 1959's 'Some Like It Hot' which is my all-time favorite comedy movie and I think you should watch it! Her costars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were utterly hilarious!! George Raft and Joe E. Brown were perfection as well. Her flawless performances in 1953's 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 1955's 'The Seven Year Itch' also top my hit list. Do yourselves a favor and check them out, you're welcome.😉

@jacobjones5269

Жыл бұрын

Well, nobody’s perfect… Still the funniest damn thing I’ve ever seen.. lol..

@mizofan

Жыл бұрын

Some Like it Hot is indeed the most wonderful comedy, one of my 3 favourite American films (along with North by Northwest and the silent film Sunrise)

@wendyrogers5750

Жыл бұрын

​@@jacobjones5269 My favorite movie line

Still waiting for “Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding”. If you’re saving his best for last, then I will humbly bow out to your wisdom. Love the channel!

@karenkat1111

Жыл бұрын

Waiting too ......

@jamesgustafson3988

Жыл бұрын

Yes would love to see you to react to “Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding”.

@imsirius2

Жыл бұрын

Funeral was definitely the most requested on the last two Elton reactions yet they continue to pass it over. Candle is fitting with the passing of the queen as a reminder of Diana's funeral though.

@bethshadid2087

Жыл бұрын

Great song.

@mikemicrael5749

Жыл бұрын

"Ticking" from Caribou is an amazing story with Elton's best piano work.

I’ve been thinking about this song with the passing of QE2. Originally written for Marilyn Monroe. Re-written for Diana and he performed it at her funeral. Don’t know how he made it through without breaking down

@manmythlegend078

Жыл бұрын

That's what I always wondered too !

@nanner3200

Жыл бұрын

I've seen interviews where he said he didn't know how he kept it together as it was not only a very sad occasion but they were also friends.

@jmarasco510

Жыл бұрын

Fuck the queen. Rot in hell

@maverick2242

Жыл бұрын

He was a very close friend of Princess Diana as well.

@olivegreenpants7153

Жыл бұрын

@@maverick2242 One of the most moving photos i have seen was Elton at Gianni Versace's funeral. Dianna is behind him comforting him. So sad because just a few weeks later she would be gone too.

My parents owned this album. It's a double album & the words to all the songs were on the inside of the cover. As a girl I used to listen to both albums while wearing my Dad's headphones that were too big for my head & singing along with Elton. I still remember every word to every song, brings tears to my eyes thinking about it now.

This entire album is magical. Every song a story. Bought the vinyl when it was released. It was one of my son's favorites too.

Doesn't matter if it's a slower song, it's an Elton John song. It's incredible

The backing vocals were his band at the time Dee Murray (bass) Davey Johnstone (guitar) and Nigel Olsson (drums). And you're right, they are incredible.

@jefffogertymusic2023

Жыл бұрын

They were trying to sound like The Beach Boys harmonies

The live Australian concert version of Candle In The Wind from the 1980's, became a #1 hit in the USA for Elton. A stone cold classic!

@joemachine4714

Жыл бұрын

Yes I expected to hear that version

Whenever Elton sang this in concert, we all lit up the arenas with lighters. Now in cellphone days, we all lit up the flashlights on our phones. It was absolutely beautiful, magical

You can't talk about Elton John songs without talking about Bernie Taupin's lyrics, so you all need to give him some love. He was a master and wrote most of Elton's beautiful songs. Elton put the lyrics to music. Many are mentioning the song he and Bernie re-wrote for Princess Diana's funeral. If you ever get around to it you should at least listen to it or watch a video of it. It was beautiful.

A great song sung by an Artist in his absolute prime. About Marilyn Monroe. Norma Jean Baker.

Love this original recording. The re-make “England’s Rose” was ok, but without the back-up group and knowing this song is about Marilyn Monroe makes this song so much better. This was Princess Diane’s favorite song. Thanks for playing this beautiful tribute song!

Even after all these years both versions of this song bring a tear to my eyes. Elton and Bernie together are brilliant team.

“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” please, it’s one of my favorites of his.

Jay & Amber, you'll love his "Philadelphia Freedom", "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"!!!! This version - Marilyn Monroe(Norma Jean). He did a version for Princess Diana and now one for Queen Elizabeth.

@charleyanne

Жыл бұрын

I was just commenting that I hope he has a new song. I obviously haven't heard it yet but I'll be hunting it now. Thanks 🙏🏻!!(

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

@@charleyanne you're welcome!!

@charleyanne

Жыл бұрын

Have you found the full version? I can't only find the first part of it in videos & they're all on Twitter from the Toronto concert.

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

@@charleyanne no

@charleyanne

Жыл бұрын

@@surlechapeau I'm sure in the next week or so it'll be all over the place. It didn't take long for *Goodbye England's Rose* 🌹 to come out.

With this song, Elton John became the only artist to have three top ten singles, with three different versions of the same song, in three different decades. The original charted in the '70s, a live version charted in the '80s, and then the Princess Diana tribute version in the '90s.

One of the man's best vocal performances. Really makes clear the quality of vocalists he is. Fun fact : This song was mostly dismissed when it was released, and was suddenly a huge hit years later. Before the Diana version.

The song is about Marilyn Monroe, and the things you brought up in the lyrics are all true to what happened in her life, and after her death. Norma Jean Baker was her real name, and he says it's about her towards the end, he says it's about Marilyn Monroe.

In a similar vein, you absolutely have to do Empty Garden. A song he recorded about John Lennon following his murder

Hey Jay& Amber This is a great reaction for this song.... I have seen Elton in concert and he is awesome . In the very beginning of "Candle In The Wind" Elton does mention the name "Norma Jean" which was Marlyn Monroe's name before it was changed... this song was dedicated to Marlyn . I appreciate both of your reactions and comments for "Candle In The Wind" very much.... this was a treat .

I was fortunate enough to see Elton John perform in the 90s. I thought I was going to see a great singer accompanying himself on the piano. What I saw was a mind-blowing pianist accompanying himself with his voice. We got our Lion King video jacket signed by him that day (we were in the 3rd row!). I'll never forget that concert.

@donjackson5522

Жыл бұрын

Elton John was mad when he learned a meercat with THAT voice was going to sing Can You Feel The Love Tonight that he nearly pulled out of the project!

@cmnslcf

Жыл бұрын

I saw him in my hometown on the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" tour. October 12, 1973. I was 16 years old.

The album this comes from, Goodbye Yellowbrick Road, is my favorite Elton John album. It is a double album and every single song is strong. No fillers whatsoever.

Elton's band did such a great job with the backing vocals and arrangement.

@andrewmcinnis1123

Жыл бұрын

I agree! Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson! 😊

He's talking about the legendary actress Marilyn Monroe who was huge in the 1950's and was known as a bombshell and sex symbol. She had some very good movies. Two of her most well known are "Some Like It Hot" which also stars legendary actors Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon and is widely regarded as one of the best comedies of all time, and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" which is her most iconic role. Madonna's video "Material Girl" is a homage to Marilyn's character in this film. I think you two should react to one of these two films on your movie channel. "Some Like It Hot" is hilarious!!!!

@PlumbPitiful

Жыл бұрын

I know Some Like It Hot is considered a Marilyn Monroe movie but it's really not. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis 100% are the stars of that movie! They are the main characters and Marilyn is pretty much just a supporting character. But you're right about it being one of the best comedies of all time!

In the first line he says "Goodbye Norma Jean" Norma Jean Baker was Marilyn Monroe's real name. In 1997 he changed the lyrics to "Goodbye England's Rose" in commemoration of the death of Princess Diana. It became the biggest selling UK single of all time. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

He’s talking about Marilyn Monroe and how Hollywood ruined her and led to her demise, he mentioned that they made her change her name which was originally Norma Jean 😞 Elton later rewrote the song and sang it at Princess Diana’s funeral

There is a duet with Elton and George Michael you have to check out. It's called Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me!!

@kazzaMcFazza

Жыл бұрын

I second that.

@PlumbPitiful

Жыл бұрын

Or Elton's original version from 1974

@TanisHalf-Elven

Жыл бұрын

I thought he said dont let your son go down on me

@joemachine4714

Жыл бұрын

Not a fan of George Michael but he was fire in duets with Elton John and Aretha Franklin ("Knew You Were Waitin'")

@trevorjames6185

Жыл бұрын

@@joemachine4714 I can understand that. Myself, I just like his cover songs

Elton is my favorite singer, songwriter and piano player. I can't imagine life without him....And his piano teacher said he wine er make it.... Thank Gid he didn't listen..

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is Elton's best album, a masterpiece double album, and Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is the all-time classic song off it. It is my favourite Elton song and my favourite song by anyone ever!!, and that's saying a lot. It is a master class in memorable, heartfelt lyrics by Bernie Taupin and amazing musical arrangements, varying of speeds and instruments from start to finish. A sad and haunting masterpiece. The finale is supercharged uptempo rock.

Awesome song by Sir Elton!! “Levon” is good also!!🤘🔥

@geraldcolborn5976

Жыл бұрын

One of Elton and Bernie's best IMO.

@joemachine4714

Жыл бұрын

I think they reacted to it 🤔

n the Eagle Vision documentary on the making of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Taupin said the song is about "the idea of fame or youth or somebody being cut short in the prime of their life. The song could have been about James Dean, it could have been about Montgomery Clift, it could have been about Jim Morrison ... how we glamorise death, how we immortalise people." According to Taupin, the song is more of a take on fame and celebrity than an ode to Monroe: “I think the biggest misconception about [this song] is that I was this rabid Marilyn Monroe fanatic, which really couldn't be further from the truth. It's not that I didn't have respect for her. It's just that the song could just as easily have been about James Dean or Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf. I mean, basically, anybody, any writer, actor, actress, or musician who died young and sort of became this iconic picture of Dorian Gray, that thing where they simply stopped aging. It's a beauty frozen in time". In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2014, Taupin disputed the implication that he was a Monroe fan: "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 young she just". On the song itself, he stated: "I think it's one of the best marriages of lyric and melody that Elton and I have ever put together. But it doesn’t change the fact that I wasn’t particularly enamored by Marilyn Monroe". The single release of the original song reached No. 11 in the UK charts in 1974. At the time, it was not released as a single in the United States as "Bennie and the Jets" was chosen instead.

@kaydantonio3719

Жыл бұрын

I guess that explains why he says the names Norma Jean and Marilyn Monroe in the song.

@richardmardis2492

Жыл бұрын

Well, that kinda weakens the song a bit. Us MM fans like it anyway 👍

@fionnmaccumhaill3257

Жыл бұрын

@@kaydantonio3719 He uses the Marilyn Monroe as an instrument to relay his message about dying young and fame and explains that and that he could've used others cited in the article....and then runs into the brick wall that is your head and your lack of reading comprehension and all of a sudden he's a Marilyn fanatic again in your brain. This explains a lot about how we are in the condition we are in.

@kaydantonio3719

Жыл бұрын

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 Hmmm, my favorite thing about the comment section is the people who imagine themselves more enlightened about the music than everyone else when literally EVERYONE knows the message of the song and that, in this case, MM is used as an example. Just like those who say certain artists are “underrated” when whatever artist it is won multiple awards and massive amounts of money on their music and they were NEVER underrated EVER at any time in all the decades since their music first came out, it’s just arrogance. Your arrogance doesn’t make you enlightened. This song is about the tragedy of Marilyn Monroe and I’ve known it since I bought the album in 1973.

Given his tribute using this song for Princess Di and losing the Queen this week, I love that you played this song today. Thank you. Also, as a Kansas boy, I have to appreciate your favorite Elton John album Yellow Brick Road. Thanks for the nod, OK folks. 🙂

Funeral for a Friend-Love lies Bleeding by Elton is amazing

I always loved this beautiful tribute to Marilyn Monroe (aka Norma Jean). His other tribute song that brings a tear to my eye (not for game day lol) is the one h dedicated to the passing of John Lennon: Empty Garden. Would love to see you both react to that one too

@angelajakem366

Жыл бұрын

Love Empty Garden

@badpuppy09

Жыл бұрын

I forgot about that one! that made me think of Diana Ross tribute to Marvin Gaye "Missing You" is great.

@User2718218

Жыл бұрын

For my generation (tail-end Baby Boomer) John Lennon's passing was our JFK. It was so devastating.

Oh pefect choice with the queens passing!! He sang it at princess diana's service. But it's about Marilyn Monroe

Terrific, mellow, emotional song about MM. I remember when Elton rose to fame and he well deserves it, along with his writing partner, Bernie Taupin, who is a musical genius. However, if you want a hype song for next Sunday, react to "Yours Is No Disgrace," by Yes. The bass line is amazing, from the opening chords to the end, and the rest of the song, which is mind-blowing, is mostly about war (and greed), which is what football is all about, on a sporting level, a simulated version of war. And, it's a masterpiece, right up there with Roundabout.

"Candle In the Wind" (Goodbye Norma Jean)" is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe who's real name was Norma Jean, written in early 70s and at least a decade after her death , by Elton John & his long time writing partner B. Taupin. Despite of how the world seen her as very beautiful and glamorous and someone that had everything, she lived a troubled and lonely life despite all of her relationships & the ppl surrounding her, her success came at a price. She had a very hard childhood then once she made it in Hollywood, like so many others, she was forced and controlled by the industry to become someone she wasn't and to do some things maybe she wouldn't have done other wise, changed her entire identity and appearance, having to pretend to be "dumb" although she was intelligent and she was looked at as a as a sex object and not really taken seriously, she then fell into addiction which is what is supposed to have been the cause of her demise at the age of 36. Altho Elton John says in the song he was too young to have been able to have had the chance to know her, it's clear that this song comes from a place of empathy and IMO he can relate to the treatment and life of a highly famous celebrity through his own experiences and perhaps also to things in his own personal life and childhood. This song humanizes Marilyn and honors her in spite of the publics negative views and disrespectful comments and reports about her at the time of her death. It's very heartfelt and sensitive to Marilyn Monroe the woman aka Norma Jean. Also in 1997, soon after the tragic accident in Paris that took the life of Princess Diana, Elton John revised, re-recorded, and released another version of this song, "Candle in the Wind (Goodbye England's Rose)", in tribute and memory of her, which he did know in real life and admired and respected with most of the world...her death was felt and mourned globally, she too also lead a lonely life and also left the world too young too soon.

I love to hear Elton sing so pure😊

Biggest piano I have ever seen was working his Farewell Yellow Brick Road final tour when stopping thru Tulsa Oklahoma. Took 7 of us to set it up right once the legs were attached. All clear acrylic body with color changing LED lights all throughout the body of it. Bigger than an orchestra grand piano. Never seen one so big before or since

My Dad bought Goodbye Yellow Brick Road one Friday night in the early 80s and I listened to it with him. It was all killer and no filler. We took that cassette on every car trip and played it over and over. He taught me to never limit my choice in music and this album will always be special

I just had the honor of seeing Sir Elton in Charlotte NC, a lifelong dream made true by my son. Elton John has been a part of my life since I bought my first album in 1972. His music got me through some pretty challenging childhood years and I’m not ashamed to say at 59 years old I shed a tear as he left the stage after three hours of awesome music, realizing I would never see him perform live again. Thank you Reginald Kenneth Dwight for enriching my life with your music and being an anchor in my life. There will never be another like you.

"Funeral For a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding" (it's a double song) would be a good game day choice. It starts out slow but you'll be amped up by the end of the it.

The live version of this with him just playing piano and signing is even better, IMO.

Guys I'm 38 and have heard this song 200 times but for whatever reason watching this with you guys made me bawl. I've never cried from this before. Dang

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 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 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 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 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 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 Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did

I've seen him 5 times in concert. He ages like a fine wine. He's my favorite.✌🌻🌻Marilyn's real name was Norma Jean Baker.

I would listen to the whole album (2) all the time when I was a teenager and it's still great today 😻

I envy you guys. I wish I could go back and listen to 50 years of unbelievable music that you are so great at reacting to. You have only touched the surface, the tip of the iceberg. Love your reactions the best.

This song is so profound. It really makes me cry when I just sit and listen to it. In relation to Marilyn Monroe, and then later when he wrote the version for Princess Diana when she was taken so soon. Excellent reaction from you both, as always. You can never go wrong with Elton John. He is a musical genius.

Us baby boomers were lucky to have been the age demographic to have witnessed Elton John at his peak in the early 70s

I’m surprised you never heard this. Listen to Elton and Kiki Dee sing Dont go Breaking my Heart

@juliewhite7469

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My all-time favorite song by Elton John, and one of my favorite songs of all time. Such a stunning tribute to "Norma Gene."

Elton John is truly the the Greatest of all time. I don’t know how many times that I have heard this song but man it just sent chills all over my body. When I was a teenager in the middle seventies I would sit out in my car and listen to Elton on my 8 track player in my 1967 Chevy 2 I really miss those days. The seventies had by far the Greatest music 🎶 ever.

@juliewhite7469

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This song always brings a tear to my eye. Thank you for sharing your memories, this is my favorite part of watching reaction channels. The power of music to connect us to specific memories, emotions and each other. 🤗🤗🤗

Amber nailed it. Elton John's major strength is musical arrangement. That's why Bernie, the songwriter, partnered with him. Now, as far as piano playing, there was one before Elton who had meteoric acclaim. He went by Liberace, and I believe even Elton would defer to him as the better player.

@catz4m8z

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Credit to Bernie Taupin too. Elton is def a genius with his arrangements and skill on the piano but Bernie could knock out some pretty amazing lyrics too! Just a fantastic team.

@Fuzcapp

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The arrangement is credit to Del Newman. He replaced the incomparable Paul Buckmaster who had done Elton's arrangements previously, and is the arranger on songs like Drops of Jupiter by Train. Del Newman did a stellar job on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. Check out the song, I've Seen that Movie Too for an amazing string arrangement which marries in an utterly spellbinding way with the guitar arrangement.

@markharris1125

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I would also suggest (and have done so) Neil Sedaka as a piano-playing singer-songwriter in the Elton mode as someone they would like. The later Sedaka, I mean. I think Elton saw this in Neil when he resurrected his career.

@markharris1125

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@@Fuzcapp I really wish someone would react to I've Seen That Movie Too, in my Top 10 EJ tracks for sure. That crying guitar . . .

@singingwordwright148

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I saw Sir Elton in concert perhaps 20 years ago. It was a great show, just him and a piano, no big stage show. And at one point he played one of his piano compositions. No lyrics, just the music. And I realized I was sitting in a stadium watching the Beethoven of our era. He's really that good.

Elton has so many great songs! I grew up with his music on the radio. So many great memories. Yes, as has been mentioned, this song is in honor of Marilyn Monroe. I would be remiss here not to recommend a song of his that is often overlooked. It is a song in honor of John Lennon. The song is "Empty Garden". Please put it on your list. It is very touching and powerful.

@OronOfMontreal

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I agree about "Empty Garden", although our host Jay won't like it, as a ballad. The thing about "Empty Garden" that gets me is that by then, I had already given up on Elton John producing any more valid, worthwhile music. The bum had even gone Disco on us, fer Pete's sake! Furthermore, I hated George Harrison's tribute to John Lennon. It was vapid, shallow, unfeeling and lacking any evidence of any affection that Harrison may have had for Lennon. If there were any other musical tributes to Lennon at the time, I have forgotten them. But Elton and Bernie seemed to travel back in time to the height of their powers, to tear "Empty Garden" out of their souls and onto the airwaves.

@jamescurfman3284

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@@OronOfMontreal Just don't listen to it on Game Day. J doesn't HATE ballads, he just doesn't like them very much. But, it's Elton; J will be fine. :D

@BajaFL

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Hard to say. Jay might like it. Yes it's kind of a somber song but Elton really shows his vocal strength towards the end of the song which Jay might enjoy.

This was also the sung live for Princess Diana's funeral in 1997. Elton and Diana were the best of friends.

One of my favorite Elton John’s song is “I Don’t Wanna Go On With You Like That”. Great Song!

This will always be a profoundly sad song for me because of it and Princess Diana. Also one of the best of his many great ballads. For a classic rocker from him, try All the Girls Love Alice, a great cut from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Enjoy! 🎵🎹🎤🎶

Game-day play: I noticed you haven't reacted to two of Queen's hits that are definitely game songs: 'We Will Rock You' & 'We Are The Champions' - on the album (News of the World) one follows the other without a pause.

been waiting for you guys to do this one!!😩 My dad would play this when we would go on car rides when I was 3. Always loved Elton john😩

The Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album was my 16th birthday present! My favorite Elton John album, every song was great.

The live performance Inside the Abbey for the Funeral of the Princess of Wales is better than the recording in my opinion. The way he sings it, the way he plays, it's different, much more intense and intriguing. #RIPPrincessDiana ✨🙏

@willasacco9898

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Thank you for the link👍

@johngetz8585

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X 10...!!!!!!

@vickialbers8026

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He loved Diana.

@juliewhite7469

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@@vickialbers8026 We all loved Diana 🥰 RIP 🕊🕊🕊

So glad you finally got to this❣️❣️I’ve suggested it many times. Beautiful song. If you don’t want to react to it, just for yourself, you should hear his rewrite/performance of this at Di’s funeral. I think it was Goodbye England’s Rose. Still makes me cry.

@juliewhite7469

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Great suggestion 🌹🌹🌹

70's Elton was the best. He put out one banger after another

@keithjones7390

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Absolutely!

Thank you. You guys have went to a personal best for me. You hear songs from your pass and say i remember that!!! Then you hear songs and say WOW this song is a footprint of my life ❤❤❤.

This is arguably Elton John's best album! You've already reacted to a few songs on the album, but now it's time to put Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding at the top of your list! By the way, it's great for game day too!

Way to pick a ballad! Sir Elton brings the goods EVERY time. “Yellow Brick Road “ is , far and away, my favorite Elton album. Slap on the headphones and revel in the goodness.

"Never knowing who to cling to, when the rain set in" I don't know why, but that sentence hits me right in the feels every time... So powerful

@keithjones7390

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There a few lines from his song Ticking which make an impression. " You've slept too long in silence" Mama said, remember Mama said. "Crazy Boy, you'll only wind up with strange notions in your head" Hear it, hear it, ticking, ticking. I think it's the use of the word notions, instead of ideas, it sounds so American and just adds to the image of the story.

The best recording of this song is a live version from a concert in Australia in 1986. The passion in his voice when singing this song just cuts through your soul. Just search “Candle in the Wind Australia 1986”. It’s definitely worth a listen.

if you want a rockin' elton john try 'grow some funk of your own' from his rock of the westies album. he is banging away on the piano for sure. lots of rocking songs on that album.

You would like his duet with George Michael “Don’t let the Sun Go Down on Me” (or Elton’s original for that matter). Also if you,re interested in Marilyn Monroe check out her films “Some Like it Hot” or “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend (the movie or the song).

Last Thursday I saw Sir Elton in Toronto for his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour. What a show!

All these years , still a very touching song. Sir Elton John. Amber you where right. It was about here.

I haven't heard this version before; it's faster than the one I usually listen to. The slower version makes me tear up every time. This one was easier to get through without crying because it's faster. Still gorgeous, though. Elton is so incredible.

Elton did an alternate version for Princess Diana at her funeral which I think is actually a better version.

Funeral for a friend is another awesome one u gotta do...one of my all time favs...and this was about Marilyn Monroe...I did a report on her in high school..a truly amazing young lady and yes passed way before her time...as did princess Di who this song was rewritten for in 97 I believe it was

Watched him sing this song for Diana live, at her funeral. A beautiful tribute

Elton fully admitted that he can't write lyrics--but he's absolutely brilliant when it comes to writing music for lyrics that are given to him. There's this hilarious video on YT where he's given directions for a microwave oven--and he's able to sing about it on the fly😂: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aGGJk8eRqtXMp8o.html

The next Elton John song you should do is “Don’t Let the Sun go down on Me” with George Michael. (Live)

I never heard this song until he did a re-release of it in 1990 for MTV and Radio, and then again in 1997 when the lovely Princess Diana Passed. I never knew about the 1973 version until this moment.

3:19 Because you've never heard madman across the water and tumbleweed connection. I think I solved the mystery of why so many people say goodbye yellow brick road is Elton's best album😆

One of the greatest albums of all time. Check out one of the lesser known songs “All The Young Girls Love Alice”-rocks hard👍

This is a beautiful song. You might want to react to some earlier Elton John, such as Mad Man Across The Water, Levon and Honky Cat.

One of my favorite Elton John songs that you haven't done yet isn't as well known, but is one of his most beautiful, called "The Last Song". It's about a young man dying of Aids who reunites with his father.

Elton and Bernie have really been a great team....lots of great songs..😅