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英國天王〔艾爾頓強〕與美國性感女神〔瑪麗蓮夢露〕＆英國〔黛安娜王妃〕的交集──流行經典──〔Candle in the Wind／風中之燭〕

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 like 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 the pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
The press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

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

１９７４

１９７３年秋天  ２６歲的英國天王艾爾頓強（Elton John）英美冠軍專輯〔Goodbye Yellow Brick Road／告別黃磚路〕

這是強的歌詞搭檔Bernie Taupin看到一句紀念早逝的美國搖滾歌手珍妮絲賈普林的話〔Candle in the Wind／風中之燭〕所得來靈感

便寫出這首感慨一代性感女神瑪麗蓮夢露（Marilyn Monroe）悲劇人生的歌曲

再由艾爾頓譜曲

１９７４年曾在英國主打　拿到排行榜＃１１

原版後來獲選滾石雜誌史上５００首最偉大歌曲

但在美國沒推出單曲　所以知名度不高

１９８６年秋天　３９艾爾頓與墨爾本交響樂團在澳洲雪梨娛樂中心舉行兩個月演唱會

這系列演唱會包含兩個套組：

一組為強身著他華麗耀眼的舞台裝跟其１４人樂團

一為強穿著１８／１９世紀風格　較為古典化的服裝　他的樂團　以及墨爾本交響樂團

艾爾頓將１２月１４日最後一場表演錄製成專輯

在１９８７年６月發行

其中的〔Candle in the Wind／風中之燭〕以單曲型式發行

此曲原本收錄在艾爾頓

１９８７年版的〔Candle in the Wind〕發行後頗受歡迎　拿到英國＃５　美國＃６（成人抒情榜亞軍）加拿大＃５　德國＃５５　澳洲＃９２

但澳洲演唱會傷了強的聲音

使他結束表演後必須接受喉嚨手術

導致其聲音自此改變

１９９７年　艾爾頓好友英國黛安娜王妃因車禍香消玉殒

強重新灌錄此曲為〔Candle in the Wind 1997〕 全球狂賣３３００多萬張

超越美國３０／１４０年代歌王平克勞斯貝（Bing Crosby）的〔White Christmas／白色聖誕〕

成為史上最暢銷單曲

介紹這首原本是向性感象徵瑪麗蓮夢露致意　後來又成為黛安娜王妃紀念曲的經典給各位

１９７３原版    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYU3F8uUGiw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JcBi8qIic

 Live

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Be4fAwcRQQ

１９８６年澳洲演唱會版

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoOhnrjdYOc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEe0r4B-gls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXv2-u-A6Gs

1997

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxb0GeS4gL8