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Music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin Presentation by Thomas Breeden Goodbye Norma JeaneThough I never knew you at all?You had the grace to hold yourselfWhile those around you crawledThey crawled out of the woodworkAnd they whispered into your brainThey set you on the treadmillAnd they made you change your name? And it seems to me you lived your lifeLike a candle in the windNever knowing who to cling toWhen the rain set inAnd I would have liked to have known youBut I was just a kidYour candle burned out long beforeYour legend ever did?? Loneliness was toughThe toughest role you ever played?Hollywood created a superstarAnd pain was the price you paid?Even when you diedOh the press still hounded youAll the papers had to sayWas that Marilyn was found in the nude? And it seems to me you lived your lifeLike a candle in the wind?Never knowing who to cling toWhen the rain set inAnd I would have liked to have known youBut I was just a kid?Your candle burned out long beforeYour legend ever did ? Goodbye Norma JeaneFrom the young man in the 22nd row?Who sees you as something as more than sexualMore than just our Marilyn Monroe Works cited Rhyme scheme Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, in Pinner, Middlesex, England. He started playing piano at age 4. He got into the Royal Academy of Music when he was 11 on a scholarship. After 6 years of study, he graduated from the Academy and joined the band Bluesology. He performed with the band for 5 years until he quit due to disagreements over control of the band. In 1966, he met with his soon-to-be writing partner, Bernie Taupin, after failing a singing audition at Liberty Records. Taupin had left lyrics at the company, and Liberty had John write music for them. The two met six months later and formed one of the most successful songwriting duos of all time. John