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Verwandte Songs (related songs)
Song «Candle In The Wind [Long Version]» von Kate Bush.
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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1991 11 22 (Single-B)
Label:
Songwriter Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Produktion: Kate Bush
Genre: Newpop - Artpop
Annotationen
Als Sandy Denny ein Cover von Candle In The Wind
machte, war ihre Kerze am verlöschen. Ihr Album Rendevouz ging als Platte unter und mit ihr die talentierteste und wichtigste britische Singer-Songwriterin des Rockzeitalters.
Der Song über den frühen Tod von Marilyn Monroe ist eine offensichtliche Wahl für eine weibliche Interpretin. Kate Bush spielte ihn für die B-Seite ihrer 1991-er Single Rocket Man
ein – eine Elton John-Cover-Single.
Diese lange Version scheint nie auf einem Tonträger erschienen zu sein. Die Maxisingle enthielt keine lange Version, sondern eine Instrumental- und eine Vokal-Version. Der lange Mix stammt von Lionel Simon, der ihn auf seinem YouTube-Kanal publiziert hat.
In der britischen Hitparade ging der Song auf Platz 12 (in Australien gar auf Platz 2).
Personen und Querverweise
Kate Bush
Elton John
Bernie Taupin
Kate Bush
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled [Verse 2] They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on a treadmill And they made you change your name [Chorus] 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 The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did [Verse 3] Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid [Verse 4] Even when you died Oh the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude [Chorus] 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 Well I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did [Bridge] Goodbye Norma Jean Though I never knew you at all Goodbye Norma Jean From the young man in the 22nd row Who sees you as something as more than sexual More than just Marilyn Monroe [Chorus] 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 Well I would have liked to have known you But I was just a kid The candle burned out long before Your legend ever did [Outro] Goodbye Norma Jean Goodbye Norma Jean Goodbye Goodbye Norma Jean