Who was the song candle in the wind written about?
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Who was the song candle in the wind originally written about? Who was the song candle in the wind rewritten about?
Marilyn Monroe
Princess Diana Diana, Princess of Wales
Candle in the Wind 1997 Candle in the Wind
song candle in the wind written about?
Candle in the Wind Candle in the Wind 1997 Candle in the Wind (disambiguation) Candle in the Wind (play) Bennie and the Jets Something About the Way You Look Tonight Blowin' in the Wind You Can Make History (Young Again) Bernie Taupin Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding
&quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b>&quot; is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie 
Taupin. It was originally <b>written</b> in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had 
died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the <b>song</b> as 
a tribute to Diana,&nbsp;... &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997&quot; is a <b>song</b> by Bernie Taupin and Elton John, a re-
<b>written</b> and re-recorded version of their 1973 <b>song</b> &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b>&quot;. &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b>&quot; is a 1973 <b>song</b> by Elton John, as a tribute to Marilyn Monroe
. <b>Candle in the Wind</b> may also refer to: &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997&quot;, a re-<b>written</b>&nbsp;... This article is about the stage play. For the Elton John <b>song</b>, see &quot;<b>Candle in the</b> 
<b>Wind</b>&quot;; for its cover, see <b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997. Bennie and the Jets is a <b>song</b> composed by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. The 
<b>song</b> first ... In most territories the track was released as the B-side to &quot;<b>Candle in</b> 
<b>the Wind</b>&quot;, but spelled &#39;Benny&#39;. ... Scar&quot; (1997); &quot;Something About the Way You 
Look Tonight&quot; (1997); &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997&quot; (1997); &quot;<b>Written</b> in the Stars&quot; (
1999). In the UK alone, the double A-side single with &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997&quot; sold 
over 4,930,000 copies (8× Platinum), making the <b>song</b> the best-selling single 
ever&nbsp;... &quot;Blowin&#39; in the <b>Wind</b>&quot; is a <b>song written by</b> Bob Dylan in 1962 and released as a 
single and on his album The Freewheelin&#39; Bob Dylan in 1963. It has been&nbsp;... &quot;You Can Make History (Young Again)&quot; is a <b>song</b> by Elton John, initially recorded 
in 1996 and ... Way You Look Tonight&quot;/&quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997&quot; single, both of 
which were ... Lyrically, the <b>song</b> talks of a lover who makes one feel young again
, and is said to have been <b>written about</b> David Furnish, with whom Elton began&nbsp;... Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English lyricist, poet, singer and 
artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John, having 
<b>written</b> the lyrics for most of John&#39;s <b>songs</b>. ... In September 1997, Taupin rewrote 
the lyrics of &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b>&quot; for &quot;<b>Candle in the Wind</b> 1997&quot;, a tribute to the 
late&nbsp;... &quot;Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding&quot; is the opening track on the double 
album Goodbye ... Seen That Movie, Too&quot;, &quot;<b>Candle In The Wind</b>&quot; and others in 
creating the track. ... Billboard magazine listed this <b>song</b> as number two in the list 
of Elton John&#39;s best <b>songs</b> as picked by critics, second only to &quot;Bennie and the 
Jets&quot;.
Marilyn Monroe
Candle in the Wind