<P> `` Candle in the Wind '' is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin . It was originally written in 1973 , in honour of Marilyn Monroe , who had died 11 years earlier . </P>
<P> `` Candle in the Wind '' is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin . It was originally written in 1973 , in honour of Marilyn Monroe , who had died 11 years earlier . </P>
who was candle in the wind originally written for
who was candle in the wind originally written for
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe