Elton John's songwriting partner Bernie Taupin said writing 'Candle in the Wind 1997' 'took no time at all' but he can't 'remember a word.'
"It's interesting because I very much did that remake in about, literally in about five or 10 minutes," Taupin said. "It took no time at all. And if you asked me to this day to recite the lyrics, I wouldn't be able to remember a word of it."The lyricist explained that he reworked John's 1973 song, which originally featured lyrics about, "as a favor to Elton, because he was very close with Diana.
"Candle in the Wind 1997" was released on Sept. 13, 1997, just two weeks after Diana's death. It became the biggest song in Billboard's history, spending 14 weeks atop the American chart. It remains the second most popular physical single in history after only Bing Crosby's "White Christmas," and won John a Grammy in 1998 for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. John only performed the 1997 version of the song live once, at Diana's funeral.
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