C Instrument - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.503074 By Elton John. By Bernard Taupin and Elton John. Arranged by John Fries. 20th Century,Contemporary,Pop,Standards. Lead Sheet / Fake Book. 1 pages. John Fries #115307. Published by John Fries (A0.503074). Please contact me by email at jfries@ptd.net to make a special request or to find out all that I have to offer and to express your comments or concerns.  You can also type John Fries in the searchbar to see all I have to offer. Candle in the Wind is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was originally written in 1973, in honor of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier. In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, Candle in the Wind 1997, as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.
