When's the last time you listened to the biggest pop single of the modern era? Not Thriller. Not I Will Always Love You. Not My Heart Will Go On. No, not Despacito, either. That would be Candle in the ...

As a close friend to Princess Diana, Elton John dedicated his most successful song, Candle in the Wind, to his late friend in a moving tribute.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin helped immortalize Marilyn Monroe through their song “Candle in the Wind.” During an interview, Taupin discussed why he wrote the song even though he wasn’t much of a fan ...

You probably remember where you were when you heard the shocking news that Princess Diana had died in a Paris car crash. It was Aug. 31, 1997 — 25 years ago this week. Elton John, who was a close ...

"Candle in the Wind 1997" is one of the best-selling songs of all time, but its lyricist can hardly remember the words. "It's interesting because I very much did that remake in about, literally in ...

Most recording artists hope that their songs become popular. That’s just common sense, right? But in the case of the “Candle in the Wind” remake that Elton John rewrote right after the tragic passing ...

Bernie Taupin has revealed he did not initially intend the original version of Candle In The Wind to be about Marilyn Monroe. The Oscar-winning songwriter, whose long-running collaboration with Sir ...

Who was Sir Elton John’s iconic song originally written for? (Pictures: Getty/PA) Sir Elton John’s famous Marilyn Monroe-dedicated song Candle in the Wind wasn’t originally written for the late ...

Bernie Taupin is one of the most renowned lyricists in modern music, but he's kept his personal history close to his chest, shunning the limelight in favour of protecting his privacy — until now. He ...

"This is a crucial point in the service and we would urge boldness," Dr. Wesley Carr, former Dean of Westminster Abbey, wrote in a plea to the palace Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and ...