Candle In The Wind

General Section Name of song: Candle In The Wind When was the song written?: 1973 Who wrote the song?: Bernie Taupin Who performed the song?: Elton John What nationality was the performer?: British How old was the performer at time of recording?: 27 Is he still alive today and performing?: Yes, he is still alive and performing Previous or later famous songs: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road I’m Still Standing Sad Songs Say So Much Record Cover Elton John

A Bit About The Performer Sir Elton Hercules john was born on March 25, 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England as Reginald Kenneth Dwight to a former Royal Air Force Trumpeter. Dwight began playing piano at the age of four, and when he was 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. In 1961, he joined his first band, Bluesology, and divided his time between playing with the group and giving solo concerts at a local hotel. By the summer of 1968, he had begun recording singles for release under his own name. In June of 1969, he released his debut album Empty Sky, which received fair reviews, but no sales. Elton John was the single most successful pop artist of the '70s, and he continued to score hits for decades after his initial reign of popularity. Elton John Empty Sky Album

Lyrics Of Song 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 All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe

What Was Happening In 1973? July: Watkins Glen, New York concert attended by 600,000 to see The Band, The Allman Brothers Band, and the Grateful Dead. August: R&B singer Stevie Wonder releases the classic album Innervisions. September: King Carl XVI Gustaf accedes to the throne of Sweden October: Signature of the European Patent Convention November: Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury, on March 29, 1974 becoming the first space probe to reach that planet. December: The Soyuz 13 spacecraft was launched. January: The Vietnam War Ended. February: Prisoners of the Vietnam war are released. Israeli fighter jets shoot down passenger plane killing 108. March: Rock band Pink Floyd releases Dark Side of the Moon, which will go on to become one of the most influential and commercially successful albums of all-time. April: The World Trade Centre in New York is officially dedicated. Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft. May: Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. It is the last launch of the Saturn V rocket. June: Reggae stars Bob Marley and the Wailers release the classic album Exodus, which will be named Time magazine's "Album of the Century" in World Trade Centre Soyuz 13

How The Song Changed The World What I Think The Songwriter Achieved With This Song: I think that Elton John was quite successful at telling people that being rich and famous may not give you happiness because one of the lines “Never knowing who to cling to when the rain set in” meant that Marilyn had no one to go to when something bad happened What I Think: The song was important because it was dedicated to a person who was rich and famous and lived a lavish life (Marilyn Monroe). It is an example that being rich and famous may not bring you happiness as she was depressed and allegedly took her own life at the age of 36.

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