SO SMOOTH!| FIRST TIME HEARING Elton John - Candle In The Wind REACTION

[@dagmar.6954]

"Candle In The Wind" was written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin in 1973 in honour of Marilyn Monroe. Elton later used the same melody but changed the lyrics to pay tribute to Princess Diana in 1997. It was changed to "Goodbye England's Rose".

[@AlBarzUK]

Because Norma Jean Baker was the real name of Marilyn Monroe.

[@magic8ball1982]

I'm wondering if he'll write another rendition for Elizabeth II

[@wlg1223]

Elton only wrote the music. Bernie Taupin writes the lyrics.

[@RDRussell2]

Yep, rewritten for Princess Diana's funeral, "Goodbye England's Rose." I had to wonder if you picked this out for Queen Elizabeth's passing. I remember watching Sir Elton perform this for Princess Diana back in 1997, without a dry eye in the house, and wondering how in the world he kept it together when he sang it. LIVE. In front of everyone not only in that church, but globally on TV to literally the entire world. I'm wondering if this will be a part of QEII's funeral next week. All that said, I still prefer the "Norma Jean" version you've reacted to here.

[@kellyjackson8266]

Also adding that he sung this at Princess Diana's funeral at family's request.

[@rhondadananay2106]

Love the version he sang for Princess Diana’s funeral. They were good friends!

[@sunnystormy4973]

-absolutely !-

[@dorianwhite8687]

English Rose

[@deborahcornell171]

Marilyn's real name was Norma Jean Baker, hence the repeated line "Goodbye Norma Jean". This song brought tears to my eyes in 1973 & still does. Marilyn's legend continues, the fascination with her continues with yet another new movie. I'm not sure anyone ever gets it right. I hope she's truly happy on the other side. 💙☮💙

[@MrDiddyDee]

Her actual real name was Norma Jeane Mortenson (that's Jeane with an extra E). Her parents were separated when she was conceived, but her mother still used her 2nd husband's surname on Marilyn's birth certificate. Her real father is believed to be Charles Stanley Gifford, the foreman where her mother worked. Norma Jeane later adopted the surname Baker from her mother's first husband, .

[@algrudenich1827]

Loved "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" from its release

[@katiemarielfc]

he also sang it at Princess Dianas funeral , changing the lyrics slightly ... gorgeous song

[@timothybuchanan662]

Her name was Norma Jean Daugherty

[@katiemarielfc]

@@timothybuchanan662 Norma Jeane Mortenson according to google

[@jeffcorey5841]

I think I forget how fantastic this song is - I’ve heard it thousands of times. Your reactions help remind me of the emotions of the first time hearing it.

[@todddepue681]

Kudos to Amber for her analysis! She nailed the essence of the woman in the first verse... way before Marilyn was mentioned by name (besides Norma Jean in the first line but still) describing a lost soul allowing others to take advantage by directing her life. A life lost and a legend that continued to grow.

[@RussVerbofsky]

norma jean baker is Marilyn Monroe's real name

[@johnthegreek5836]

This is one of Elton John’s best album, a masterpiece

[@aarongoldstein7614]

“Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” is Elton John’s masterpiece. The album opens with “Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding in Your Hands”.

[@markstoudenmire4935]

Love, love, love the opening tracks!

[@wendybutler1681]

And it's given me goosebumps for 50 years. Just si good!

[@joelilley6603]

GYBR is my favorite EJ song. Crocodile Rock, which was #1 nation-wide when my oldest son was born, is my second favorite.

[@mizofan]

It's a magnificent double album but i love Captain Fantastic just as much, more of a grower.

[@rantoppp]

I'm so used to hearing the live version that the studio version sounds weird but still good. Which brings me to this, You should check out George Michael, Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (Live). It really is awesome, and I'd suggest watch the video too!

[@cindyOkieGirl]

I actually prefer Elton's solo studio version myself. (I love to hear the background vocals of Carl Wilson and Toni Tenille). They could listen to it first, then listen to the live duet between Elton and George Michael.

[@rantoppp]

@@cindyOkieGirl Elton's solo studio version is probably the one I was thinking.

[@lds5870]

Yes!

[@kenpaden]

I agree with the other comments, the version he did for Princess Diana is deeply moving, they were friends and she was the peoples princess and the whole world was heart broken when she was tragically killed. He performs the song at her funeral and shortly before you see him ,you can see other people like George Michael come in. It was deeply moving and just what we needed. The video you reacted to was indeed about Marilyn Monroe and that video is beautiful also, they both died at age 36.

[@pn1457]

Back in the 70’S I listened to side one of the LP GOODBYE TO YELLOW BRICK ROAD every morning before going to high school.

[@keithjones7390]

You should have got up earlier and listened to two sides! 😊

[@Cynthia...]

Oh this is an excellent Elton John song about Marilyn Monroe. This man has got to be one of the most talented people ever. 🇨🇦

[@recyclerhopkins]

Bernie Taupin is underrated as a songwriter.

[@poppad331]

@@recyclerhopkins without Bernie, Elton was nothing

[@recyclerhopkins]

@@poppad331 He was just a really good piano player (and singer) give him credit for that, somewhat like the Steinman/Meatloaf duo.

[@Fuzcapp]

The backing vocals in this are stupendous!

[@alankoemel3168]

I’ve been thinking about this song with the passing of QE2. Originally written for Marilyn Monroe. Re-written for Diana and he performed it at her funeral. Don’t know how he made it through without breaking down

[@manmythlegend078]

That's what I always wondered too !

[@nanner3200]

I've seen interviews where he said he didn't know how he kept it together as it was not only a very sad occasion but they were also friends.

[@jmarasco510]

Fuck the queen. Rot in hell

[@maverick2242]

He was a very close friend of Princess Diana as well.

[@olivegreenpants7153]

@@maverick2242 One of the most moving photos i have seen was Elton at Gianni Versace's funeral. Dianna is behind him comforting him. So sad because just a few weeks later she would be gone too.

[@txheadshots]

The line that gets me every time.. Even when you died, the press still hounded you All the papers had to say was that Marilyn was found in the nude

[@PlumbPitiful]

It's true too. When reporting her death the media somehow felt that they had to tell the world that she was lying in her bed naked like that really mattered.

[@txheadshots]

@@PlumbPitiful yea. That’s why the line gets me. It’s sung with such… disappointment And still today im just as disappointed in what the media and pop culture both choose to decide is important

[@JustTanya.]

I felt the same way. I did a paper on her in school so I did a lot of research about her. Mind you, I was in high school in the mid-late 90s, so the research was done at the city library because we didn't have the internet then. But I do remember seeing newspaper articles about the fact she was found in the nude. I kept thinking, why does that matter? She's in her room, on her bed, in her own house. I'm 15 years old trying to figure out what is going on. I mean, in my opinion, the fact that passed away seemed a bit more relevant but, yeah. It's just rude is what it is. Just rude and unnecessary. She went through so much in her life, she struggled and fought for her life and career, only to be reduced down to being found dead and naked. "She is worth a hell of a lot more than that."

[@JustTanya.]

@@txheadshots I agree. 100%. She really was treated like she was disposable. I wish she would have been able to hear this song though. Maybe she would have been able to know that many of her fans like her for who she was and the work she did. She was beautiful inside and out. A tough life and horrible people around her and she still fought like an alley cat to keep her head up. I don't for a second believe her death was intentional, I believe accidental but I think God just stepped in to give her some peace.

[@MarkWhiley]

He couldn't use that line in the rewrite for the funeral of Princess Diana but I'm quite sure he choose this song to rewrite deliberately because that lyric on being hounded by the press is very apt for her life as well.

[@90hatter90]

He revamped this one for Princess Diana’s funeral to honor her life. Really great song.

[@kimskaggs8289]

My parents owned this album. It's a double album & the words to all the songs were on the inside of the cover. As a girl I used to listen to both albums while wearing my Dad's headphones that were too big for my head & singing along with Elton. I still remember every word to every song, brings tears to my eyes thinking about it now.

[@marybaillie8907]

I can't help but think of Lady Diana🌹 when I hear this song. Now I'll think of Queen Elizabeth.🌹 One of Elton's most beautifully written songs. The lyrics and the instruments are so emotionally captivating. Beautiful choice for this day, 911 also a sad day. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

[@bethshadid2087]

But he's never forgiven the royals for Diana's death. He directly blames them 🕊️💗

[@tradeladder146]

@@bethshadid2087 Thats Bollocks, stop reading The National Enquirer. 😀

[@bigsteve9279]

He’s one of them too… the ‘Red Shoes’ club. So many thought to be dead are ALIVE! So many thought to be alive are DEAD! Di will be back very soon… Michael Jackson, JFK Jr and more… very soon 😁

[@bethshadid2087]

@@tradeladder146 then I guess it was an imposter that spoke on it during an interview

[@christikirk7265]

A beautiful song...written about Marilyn Monroe. I cried all through Princess Diana's funeral, especially his special version for the Princess...and Rest in Peace Queen Elizabeth II.

[@wendybutler1681]

This entire album is magical. Every song a story. Bought the vinyl when it was released. It was one of my son's favorites too.

[@pattyestrada6]

“Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters” please, it’s one of my favorites of his.

[@jameskleiner9647]

Funeral for a Friend-Love lies Bleeding by Elton is amazing

[@NOLAgenX]

Still waiting for “Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding”. If you’re saving his best for last, then I will humbly bow out to your wisdom. Love the channel!

[@karenkat1111]

Waiting too ......

[@jamesgustafson3988]

Yes would love to see you to react to “Funeral For A Friend/ Love Lies Bleeding”.

[@imsirius2]

Funeral was definitely the most requested on the last two Elton reactions yet they continue to pass it over. Candle is fitting with the passing of the queen as a reminder of Diana's funeral though.

[@bethshadid2087]

Great song.

[@mikemicrael5749]

"Ticking" from Caribou is an amazing story with Elton's best piano work.

[@johnandrews3151]

The live Australian concert version of Candle In The Wind from the 1980's, became a #1 hit in the USA for Elton. A stone cold classic!

[@joemachine4714]

Yes I expected to hear that version

[@surlechapeau]

Jay & Amber, you'll love his "Philadelphia Freedom", "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding", and "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"!!!! This version - Marilyn Monroe(Norma Jean). He did a version for Princess Diana and now one for Queen Elizabeth.

[@charleyanne]

I was just commenting that I hope he has a new song. I obviously haven't heard it yet but I'll be hunting it now. Thanks 🙏🏻!!(

[@surlechapeau]

@@charleyanne you're welcome!!

[@charleyanne]

Have you found the full version? I can't only find the first part of it in videos & they're all on Twitter from the Toronto concert.

[@surlechapeau]

@@charleyanne no

[@charleyanne]

@@surlechapeau I'm sure in the next week or so it'll be all over the place. It didn't take long for *Goodbye England's Rose* 🌹 to come out.

[@Marcus-Oh-really-yes]

His longtime writing partner Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics and Elton wrote the melody. Beautiful song!

[@teensymom1420]

You can't talk about Elton John songs without talking about Bernie Taupin's lyrics, so you all need to give him some love. He was a master and wrote most of Elton's beautiful songs. Elton put the lyrics to music. Many are mentioning the song he and Bernie re-wrote for Princess Diana's funeral. If you ever get around to it you should at least listen to it or watch a video of it. It was beautiful.

[@subwaygoddess1]

Whenever Elton sang this in concert, we all lit up the arenas with lighters. Now in cellphone days, we all lit up the flashlights on our phones. It was absolutely beautiful, magical

[@michaellynch5254]

Doesn't matter if it's a slower song, it's an Elton John song. It's incredible

[@pamcoyer9582]

Love this original recording. The re-make “England’s Rose” was ok, but without the back-up group and knowing this song is about Marilyn Monroe makes this song so much better. This was Princess Diane’s favorite song. Thanks for playing this beautiful tribute song!

[@jjalanj7318]

The backing vocals were his band at the time Dee Murray (bass) Davey Johnstone (guitar) and Nigel Olsson (drums). And you're right, they are incredible.

[@jefffogertymusic2023]

They were trying to sound like The Beach Boys harmonies

[@enta2]

3:19 Because you've never heard madman across the water and tumbleweed connection. I think I solved the mystery of why so many people say goodbye yellow brick road is Elton's best album😆

[@slaintemhath3475]

In a similar vein, you absolutely have to do Empty Garden. A song he recorded about John Lennon following his murder

[@richardbeattie2361]

I was fortunate enough to see Elton John perform in the 90s. I thought I was going to see a great singer accompanying himself on the piano. What I saw was a mind-blowing pianist accompanying himself with his voice. We got our Lion King video jacket signed by him that day (we were in the 3rd row!). I'll never forget that concert.

[@donjackson5522]

Elton John was mad when he learned a meercat with THAT voice was going to sing Can You Feel The Love Tonight that he nearly pulled out of the project!

[@cmnslcf]

I saw him in my hometown on the "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" tour. October 12, 1973. I was 16 years old.

[@tiacalhoun3841]

He’s talking about Marilyn Monroe and how Hollywood ruined her and led to her demise, he mentioned that they made her change her name which was originally Norma Jean 😞 Elton later rewrote the song and sang it at Princess Diana’s funeral

[@overd002]

Even after all these years both versions of this song bring a tear to my eyes. Elton and Bernie together are brilliant team.

[@lamusiclover2264]

The song is about Marilyn Monroe, and the things you brought up in the lyrics are all true to what happened in her life, and after her death. Norma Jean Baker was her real name, and he says it's about her towards the end, he says it's about Marilyn Monroe.

[@janetf23]

Marilyn Monroe starred in 1959's 'Some Like It Hot' which is my all-time favorite comedy movie and I think you should watch it! Her costars Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were utterly hilarious!! George Raft and Joe E. Brown were perfection as well. Her flawless performances in 1953's 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' and 1955's 'The Seven Year Itch' also top my hit list. Do yourselves a favor and check them out, you're welcome.😉

[@jacobjones5269]

Well, nobody’s perfect… Still the funniest damn thing I’ve ever seen.. lol..

[@mizofan]

Some Like it Hot is indeed the most wonderful comedy, one of my 3 favourite American films (along with North by Northwest and the silent film Sunrise)

[@wendyrogers5750]

​@@jacobjones5269 My favorite movie line

[@ls1959]

The album this comes from, Goodbye Yellowbrick Road, is my favorite Elton John album. It is a double album and every single song is strong. No fillers whatsoever.

[@hippiechic6772]

Hey Jay& Amber This is a great reaction for this song.... I have seen Elton in concert and he is awesome . In the very beginning of "Candle In The Wind" Elton does mention the name "Norma Jean" which was Marlyn Monroe's name before it was changed... this song was dedicated to Marlyn . I appreciate both of your reactions and comments for "Candle In The Wind" very much.... this was a treat .

[@elizabethmcmurray968]

Oh pefect choice with the queens passing!! He sang it at princess diana's service. But it's about Marilyn Monroe

[@grewebear]

Guys I'm 38 and have heard this song 200 times but for whatever reason watching this with you guys made me bawl. I've never cried from this before. Dang

[@trevorjames6185]

There is a duet with Elton and George Michael you have to check out. It's called Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me!!

[@kazzaMcFazza]

I second that.

[@PlumbPitiful]

Or Elton's original version from 1974

[@TanisHalf-Elven]

I thought he said dont let your son go down on me

[@joemachine4714]

Not a fan of George Michael but he was fire in duets with Elton John and Aretha Franklin ("Knew You Were Waitin'")

[@trevorjames6185]

@@joemachine4714 I can understand that. Myself, I just like his cover songs

[@randyrodriguez1445]

The best mind blowing piano is a song called Ticking off his album Caribou. The real Madman Across The Water is shown on this track.

[@keithjones7390]

My favourite Elton song is Ticking.

[@Pait728]

Elton's band did such a great job with the backing vocals and arrangement.

[@andrewmcinnis1123]

I agree! Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray and Nigel Olsson! 😊

[@robinakym2356]

Watched him sing this song for Diana live, at her funeral. A beautiful tribute

[@brentcox7772]

Awesome song by Sir Elton!! “Levon” is good also!!🤘🔥

[@gdcalhoun5976]

One of Elton and Bernie's best IMO.

[@joemachine4714]

I think they reacted to it 🤔

[@frankofva8803]

I just had the honor of seeing Sir Elton in Charlotte NC, a lifelong dream made true by my son. Elton John has been a part of my life since I bought my first album in 1972. His music got me through some pretty challenging childhood years and I’m not ashamed to say at 59 years old I shed a tear as he left the stage after three hours of awesome music, realizing I would never see him perform live again. Thank you Reginald Kenneth Dwight for enriching my life with your music and being an anchor in my life. There will never be another like you.

[@glenonoko4918]

"Funeral For a Friend/Loves Lies Bleeding" (it's a double song) would be a good game day choice. It starts out slow but you'll be amped up by the end of the it.

[@Grumpy_Rabbit]

My all-time favorite song by Elton John, and one of my favorite songs of all time. Such a stunning tribute to "Norma Gene."

[@jeanstrickland2445]

I love to hear Elton sing so pure😊

[@queenbeedat8726]

Elton is my favorite singer, songwriter and piano player. I can't imagine life without him....And his piano teacher said he wine er make it.... Thank Gid he didn't listen..

[@talon8537]

Biggest piano I have ever seen was working his Farewell Yellow Brick Road final tour when stopping thru Tulsa Oklahoma. Took 7 of us to set it up right once the legs were attached. All clear acrylic body with color changing LED lights all throughout the body of it. Bigger than an orchestra grand piano. Never seen one so big before or since

[@chrisjensen1067]

With this song, Elton John became the only artist to have three top ten singles, with three different versions of the same song, in three different decades. The original charted in the '70s, a live version charted in the '80s, and then the Princess Diana tribute version in the '90s.

[@lilbitsleepy2574]

I always loved this beautiful tribute to Marilyn Monroe (aka Norma Jean). His other tribute song that brings a tear to my eye (not for game day lol) is the one h dedicated to the passing of John Lennon: Empty Garden. Would love to see you both react to that one too

[@angelajakem366]

Love Empty Garden

[@badpuppy09]

I forgot about that one! that made me think of Diana Ross tribute to Marvin Gaye "Missing You" is great.

[@User2718218]

For my generation (tail-end Baby Boomer) John Lennon's passing was our JFK. It was so devastating.

[@samspurgeon4222]

My Dad bought Goodbye Yellow Brick Road one Friday night in the early 80s and I listened to it with him. It was all killer and no filler. We took that cassette on every car trip and played it over and over. He taught me to never limit my choice in music and this album will always be special

[@aceblades8679]

I’m surprised you never heard this. Listen to Elton and Kiki Dee sing Dont go Breaking my Heart

[@juliewhite7469]

💖💖💖💖💖

[@OronOfMontreal]

"The King Must Die", "The Bitch is Back", "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting", "All the Girls Love Alice", "Honkey Cat", "Social Disease", "Empty Sky" with its Acid Rock guitar solo... These are some of Elton & Bernie's more uptempo songs, some really rockin' out.

[@j.jennings1722]

Terrific, mellow, emotional song about MM. I remember when Elton rose to fame and he well deserves it, along with his writing partner, Bernie Taupin, who is a musical genius. However, if you want a hype song for next Sunday, react to "Yours Is No Disgrace," by Yes. The bass line is amazing, from the opening chords to the end, and the rest of the song, which is mind-blowing, is mostly about war (and greed), which is what football is all about, on a sporting level, a simulated version of war. And, it's a masterpiece, right up there with Roundabout.

[@kevinsmith7041]

If you need some upbeat Elton John songs for any future game days (Lol) try, "Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)", "The Bitch Is Back", or "(Gotta Get A) Meal Ticket".

[@keithjones7390]

Li'l Refrigerator is another lesser known upbeat track.

[@MichaelS.Carter-v3k]

Elton performed this st Princess Dianas Funeral. Yes...Everyone Cried!...Even Elton. Him and Princess Diana were close friends.

[@joelliebler5690]

Great tune about Marilyn . I loved singing along with the music. A perfect song. So touching.

[@jimcomvideos]

I envy you guys. I wish I could go back and listen to 50 years of unbelievable music that you are so great at reacting to. You have only touched the surface, the tip of the iceberg. Love your reactions the best.

[@larsonsrud2518]

Please try "Amoreena" , early Elton, also "Take me to the pilot" These are true classic

[@timwhitnell7145]

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is Elton's best album, a masterpiece double album, and Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is the all-time classic song off it. It is my favourite Elton song and my favourite song by anyone ever!!, and that's saying a lot. It is a master class in memorable, heartfelt lyrics by Bernie Taupin and amazing musical arrangements, varying of speeds and instruments from start to finish. A sad and haunting masterpiece. The finale is supercharged uptempo rock.

[@stuff3829]

70's Elton was the best. He put out one banger after another

[@keithjones7390]

Absolutely!

[@top40researcher31]

n the Eagle Vision documentary on the making of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, Taupin said the song is about "the idea of fame or youth or somebody being cut short in the prime of their life. The song could have been about James Dean, it could have been about Montgomery Clift, it could have been about Jim Morrison ... how we glamorise death, how we immortalise people." According to Taupin, the song is more of a take on fame and celebrity than an ode to Monroe: “I think the biggest misconception about [this song] is that I was this rabid Marilyn Monroe fanatic, which really couldn't be further from the truth. It's not that I didn't have respect for her. It's just that the song could just as easily have been about James Dean or Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain Sylvia Plath, Virginia Woolf. I mean, basically, anybody, any writer, actor, actress, or musician who died young and sort of became this iconic picture of Dorian Gray, that thing where they simply stopped aging. It's a beauty frozen in time". In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2014, Taupin disputed the implication that he was a Monroe fan: "She is absolutely not someone I admired a lot as a kid or anything. She was just a metaphor for fame and dying young, and people sort of overdoing the indulgence, and those that do die young she just". On the song itself, he stated: "I think it's one of the best marriages of lyric and melody that Elton and I have ever put together. But it doesn’t change the fact that I wasn’t particularly enamored by Marilyn Monroe". The single release of the original song reached No. 11 in the UK charts in 1974. At the time, it was not released as a single in the United States as "Bennie and the Jets" was chosen instead.

[@kaydantonio3719]

I guess that explains why he says the names Norma Jean and Marilyn Monroe in the song.

[@richardmardis2492]

Well, that kinda weakens the song a bit. Us MM fans like it anyway 👍

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

@@kaydantonio3719 He uses the Marilyn Monroe as an instrument to relay his message about dying young and fame and explains that and that he could've used others cited in the article....and then runs into the brick wall that is your head and your lack of reading comprehension and all of a sudden he's a Marilyn fanatic again in your brain. This explains a lot about how we are in the condition we are in.

[@kaydantonio3719]

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 Hmmm, my favorite thing about the comment section is the people who imagine themselves more enlightened about the music than everyone else when literally EVERYONE knows the message of the song and that, in this case, MM is used as an example. Just like those who say certain artists are “underrated” when whatever artist it is won multiple awards and massive amounts of money on their music and they were NEVER underrated EVER at any time in all the decades since their music first came out, it’s just arrogance. Your arrogance doesn’t make you enlightened. This song is about the tragedy of Marilyn Monroe and I’ve known it since I bought the album in 1973.

[@paulmargett9360]

In the first line he says "Goodbye Norma Jean" Norma Jean Baker was Marilyn Monroe's real name. In 1997 he changed the lyrics to "Goodbye England's Rose" in commemoration of the death of Princess Diana. It became the biggest selling UK single of all time. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@ryanfeit1420]

He's talking about the legendary actress Marilyn Monroe who was huge in the 1950's and was known as a bombshell and sex symbol. She had some very good movies. Two of her most well known are "Some Like It Hot" which also stars legendary actors Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon and is widely regarded as one of the best comedies of all time, and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" which is her most iconic role. Madonna's video "Material Girl" is a homage to Marilyn's character in this film. I think you two should react to one of these two films on your movie channel. "Some Like It Hot" is hilarious!!!!

[@PlumbPitiful]

I know Some Like It Hot is considered a Marilyn Monroe movie but it's really not. Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis 100% are the stars of that movie! They are the main characters and Marilyn is pretty much just a supporting character. But you're right about it being one of the best comedies of all time!

[@samtaylor5559]

been waiting for you guys to do this one!!😩 My dad would play this when we would go on car rides when I was 3. Always loved Elton john😩

[@facts2741]

The live version of this with him just playing piano and signing is even better, IMO.

[@Jml416]

Sorry, but I had to laugh when they said, "the best piano player ever!" I was just picturing Jerry Lee Lewis saying "Hold my beer!" LOL

[@jasonlouis697]

Given his tribute using this song for Princess Di and losing the Queen this week, I love that you played this song today. Thank you. Also, as a Kansas boy, I have to appreciate your favorite Elton John album Yellow Brick Road. Thanks for the nod, OK folks. 🙂

[@nightmoves60]

You would enjoy some of the videos with Billy Joel and Elton John live together. Awesome piano playing from both.

[@brendonjohnson9121]

Goodbye, Norma Jeane Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled They crawled out of the woodwork And they whispered into your brain They set you on the treadmill And they made you change your name 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've liked to know you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Loneliness was tough The toughest role you ever played Hollywood created a superstar And pain was the price you paid Even when you died Oh, the press still hounded you All the papers had to say Was that Marilyn was found in the nude 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've liked to know you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Goodbye, Norma Jeane Though I never knew you at all You had the grace to hold yourself While those around you crawled Goodbye, Norma Jeane From the young man in the twenty second row Who sees you as something more than sexual More than just our Marilyn Monroe 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've liked to know you But I was just a kid Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did Your candle burned out long before Your legend ever did

[@beachbunnie5413]

Please check out is revise of this song ," Goodbye England's Rose" . He rewrote it for the late Princess Diana. Absolutely stunning song

[@louisesmith4251]

yes, and the video of his performance at the funeral. I don't know how he kept his composure 💔

[@brucestuart466]

Game-day play: I noticed you haven't reacted to two of Queen's hits that are definitely game songs: 'We Will Rock You' & 'We Are The Champions' - on the album (News of the World) one follows the other without a pause.

[@lapineproductions889]

If you love story telling you should check out Elton John's Ticking. It's a long song and a deep cut, but it's story is still sooooo relevant today. And as a bonus it's mostly just Elton John and his Piano...

[@keithjones7390]

Ticking has been my favourite Elton John song for years.

[@williamjackson3617]

Elton John is truly the the Greatest of all time. I don’t know how many times that I have heard this song but man it just sent chills all over my body. When I was a teenager in the middle seventies I would sit out in my car and listen to Elton on my 8 track player in my 1967 Chevy 2 I really miss those days. The seventies had by far the Greatest music 🎶 ever.

[@juliewhite7469]

This song always brings a tear to my eye. Thank you for sharing your memories, this is my favorite part of watching reaction channels. The power of music to connect us to specific memories, emotions and each other. 🤗🤗🤗

[@esclad]

This was also the sung live for Princess Diana's funeral in 1997. Elton and Diana were the best of friends.

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

I've seen him 5 times in concert. He ages like a fine wine. He's my favorite.✌🌻🌻Marilyn's real name was Norma Jean Baker.

[@BoXXi_Graphics]

If you want to experience Elton's piano playing at it's peak, listen to "Ticking" on the Caribou album......... Just astounding.

[@keithjones7390]

Ticking has been my favourite Elton John song for years.

[@BoXXi_Graphics]

@@keithjones7390 Me too!!

[@farrahlynne7121]

"Candle In the Wind" (Goodbye Norma Jean)" is a tribute to Marilyn Monroe who's real name was Norma Jean, written in early 70s and at least a decade after her death , by Elton John & his long time writing partner B. Taupin. Despite of how the world seen her as very beautiful and glamorous and someone that had everything, she lived a troubled and lonely life despite all of her relationships & the ppl surrounding her, her success came at a price. She had a very hard childhood then once she made it in Hollywood, like so many others, she was forced and controlled by the industry to become someone she wasn't and to do some things maybe she wouldn't have done other wise, changed her entire identity and appearance, having to pretend to be "dumb" although she was intelligent and she was looked at as a as a sex object and not really taken seriously, she then fell into addiction which is what is supposed to have been the cause of her demise at the age of 36. Altho Elton John says in the song he was too young to have been able to have had the chance to know her, it's clear that this song comes from a place of empathy and IMO he can relate to the treatment and life of a highly famous celebrity through his own experiences and perhaps also to things in his own personal life and childhood. This song humanizes Marilyn and honors her in spite of the publics negative views and disrespectful comments and reports about her at the time of her death. It's very heartfelt and sensitive to Marilyn Monroe the woman aka Norma Jean. Also in 1997, soon after the tragic accident in Paris that took the life of Princess Diana, Elton John revised, re-recorded, and released another version of this song, "Candle in the Wind (Goodbye England's Rose)", in tribute and memory of her, which he did know in real life and admired and respected with most of the world...her death was felt and mourned globally, she too also lead a lonely life and also left the world too young too soon.

[@loristone9242]

This song is so profound. It really makes me cry when I just sit and listen to it. In relation to Marilyn Monroe, and then later when he wrote the version for Princess Diana when she was taken so soon. Excellent reaction from you both, as always. You can never go wrong with Elton John. He is a musical genius.

[@thisisscorpio6024]

Amber nailed it. Elton John's major strength is musical arrangement. That's why Bernie, the songwriter, partnered with him. Now, as far as piano playing, there was one before Elton who had meteoric acclaim. He went by Liberace, and I believe even Elton would defer to him as the better player.

[@catz4m8z]

Credit to Bernie Taupin too. Elton is def a genius with his arrangements and skill on the piano but Bernie could knock out some pretty amazing lyrics too! Just a fantastic team.

[@Fuzcapp]

The arrangement is credit to Del Newman. He replaced the incomparable Paul Buckmaster who had done Elton's arrangements previously, and is the arranger on songs like Drops of Jupiter by Train. Del Newman did a stellar job on the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. Check out the song, I've Seen that Movie Too for an amazing string arrangement which marries in an utterly spellbinding way with the guitar arrangement.

[@markharris1125]

I would also suggest (and have done so) Neil Sedaka as a piano-playing singer-songwriter in the Elton mode as someone they would like. The later Sedaka, I mean. I think Elton saw this in Neil when he resurrected his career.

[@markharris1125]

@@Fuzcapp I really wish someone would react to I've Seen That Movie Too, in my Top 10 EJ tracks for sure. That crying guitar . . .

[@singingwordwright148]

I saw Sir Elton in concert perhaps 20 years ago. It was a great show, just him and a piano, no big stage show. And at one point he played one of his piano compositions. No lyrics, just the music. And I realized I was sitting in a stadium watching the Beethoven of our era. He's really that good.

[@bella-xp7qd]

Norma Jean was Marilyn Monroe's real name. He changed the lyrics for Princess 👸 Diana when she passed. He was good friend of hers. They asked him to sing it at her funeral service

[@seymorestuff235]

I would listen to the whole album (2) all the time when I was a teenager and it's still great today 😻

[@saplingthrasher23]

Marilyn Monroe's real name was Norma Jean Mortensen. Thus the change her name line in the song. They made her use a stage name more fitting to sell her sex appeal.

[@CJBW]

So glad you finally got to this❣️❣️I’ve suggested it many times. Beautiful song. If you don’t want to react to it, just for yourself, you should hear his rewrite/performance of this at Di’s funeral. I think it was Goodbye England’s Rose. Still makes me cry.

[@juliewhite7469]

Great suggestion 🌹🌹🌹

[@susanengland3919]

He did another version of this to honor Princess Diana when she died, it was played at her funeral "Goodbye England's Rose".

[@robin8773]

if you want a rockin' elton john try 'grow some funk of your own' from his rock of the westies album. he is banging away on the piano for sure. lots of rocking songs on that album.

[@Skunz]

Last Thursday I saw Sir Elton in Toronto for his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road tour. What a show!

[@michaelvinson54]

The next Elton John song you should do is “Don’t Let the Sun go down on Me” with George Michael. (Live)

[@deborahabston4222]

The Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album was my 16th birthday present! My favorite Elton John album, every song was great.

[@Jcrash71]

Us baby boomers were lucky to have been the age demographic to have witnessed Elton John at his peak in the early 70s

[@singingwordwright148]

There is a performance of this song from Australia that is absolutely gorgeous. Sort of the iconic version of this song. I suspect the reason people have been requesting this one lately is because of Queen Elizabeth's death. The last time Sir Elton performed this song was at Princess Diana's funeral. It was her favorite of his songs (they knew each other well because they both supported AIDS charities) and he wrote specialized lyrics for her. Have you reacted to "Levon" yet? It's probably my favorite Elton John song. Deeply emotional, with an undercurrent of anger that is very interesting.

[@newmoon766]

I had that same thought about Elizabeth's death.

[@janster3000]

This is a beautiful song. You might want to react to some earlier Elton John, such as Mad Man Across The Water, Levon and Honky Cat.

[@butchsill4192]

Seen Elton John in concert more times than I can remember. Fabulous entertainer.

[@magneto7930]

This is arguably Elton John's best album! You've already reacted to a few songs on the album, but now it's time to put Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding at the top of your list! By the way, it's great for game day too!

[@michaelmelling9333]

Early Elton John is worth a listen. Try "High Flying Bird" or "Teacher I Need You" or "Friends" or "Spanish Harlem" or "Blue for Baby and Me" or ..........

[@keithjones7390]

or............Holiday Inn, Ballad of Danny Bailey, Border Song, My Father's Gun............

[@vicprovost2561]

This will always be a profoundly sad song for me because of it and Princess Diana. Also one of the best of his many great ballads. For a classic rocker from him, try All the Girls Love Alice, a great cut from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Enjoy! 🎵🎹🎤🎶

[@P.Galore]

Possibly Elton and Bernie's most fantastic work. A 10+