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Candle in the Wind (Elton John) (Completed)

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    Published on 21 Feb 2025 / In Ballad / Ballad

    "Candle in the Wind" is a threnody style ballad written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was originally written in 1973, in honour of Marilyn Monroe, who had died 11 years earlier.

    In 1997, John performed a rewritten version of the song, "Candle in the Wind 1997", as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. In 2004, Rolling Stone Magazine listed the original version of the song at No. 347 of its 500 greatest songs of all time.

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    stegokitty
    stegokitty 9 days ago

    A rather good mix Stu. At first I thought my vocal was a bit too much (on speakers) but on headphones it sounded better.

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    stubass
    stubass 8 days ago

    :-)

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    stegokitty
    stegokitty 9 days ago

    Wow! Fabulous backing vocals Yoshi yoshikoba :)

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 9 days ago

    Thanks Shawn!!

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    Rick
    Rick 11 days ago

    Another exceptional Stu production. All sounding remarkable.

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    stubass
    stubass 11 days ago

    Thx, Rick :-)

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    stubass
    stubass 12 days ago

    stegokitty yoshikoba Bdajaysus PeteH: Excellent work, everyone! Hope to see you all soon! :-)

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 12 days ago

    Hi stu  The piano track is a little bit out of sync. I changed it from 3.204 to 3.161. I think this is better. Great piano playing!!!

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    stubass
    stubass 12 days ago

    PeteH: Pete, give it a listen--TIA

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    yoshikoba
    yoshikoba 12 days ago

    If it's OK, publish it.

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