# "Candle in the Wind" (Elton John song)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 18, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102 "2001-11-18T21:56:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102/1 "2001-11-18T21:56:09Z")

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Is there a website that has the lyrics to this song? I’m trying to find out if one verse contains the phrase “many years ago” or something similar. Thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Catfood\_Purrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Catfood\_Purrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catfood_Purrito)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102/2 "2001-11-18T22:02:11Z")

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[The Illustrated Elton John Discography](http://www.eltonography.com)

Enjoy!

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**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102/3 "2001-11-18T22:02:28Z")

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[Candle in the Wind](http://www.eltonography.com/songs/candle_in_the_wind.html)

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**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2001, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102/4 "2001-11-18T22:04:20Z")

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Thanks, Mishell. The lyric I sought (It was in a dream I had last night) doesn’t appear in that website; but the lyrics EJ wrote and performed are glum enough. ☹

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2001, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102/5 "2001-11-19T00:25:07Z")

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Which version, though? The Marilyn Monroe one (the best one), or that glurgy Diana one?

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**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/candle-in-the-wind-elton-john-song/94102/6 "2001-11-22T19:28:11Z")

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IIRC, he did another version dedicated to Ryan White, one of the first notable AIDS victims.

This strikes me as a tad crass. I mean, he did this song as a tribute to a troubled celebrity that he admired as a kid, and now he’s chopping it up and serving it to whoever else he feels like honoring? As my sister said, “This isn’t ‘Happy Birthday’!”