"your candle burned out long before your legend ever will". he was absolutely right it's almost 2023 and everyone here listening to that song for her. she's a real legend
This is December 2024 & this immortal, iconic, immensely soul touching & tearful song : CANDLE IN THE WIND by legendary ELTON JOHN continues to be exceedingly emotional, exceptionally heart touching, enormously exclusive and elegant. This will go down as the best ever memorial song for a great & noble lady, PRINCESS DIANA. ELTON JOHN's singing is singularly sentimental, sad, soulful, spellbinding, superb, sincere, sweet & simply spectacular. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
How Elton managed to sing that song, about his good friend, with totally re-written lyrics of an original song he has performed a thousand times before, without autocue or sheet written lyrics, self-accompanied and live with perhaps billions of people around the world watching is totally remarkable! A faultless performance by an absolute living legend of a musician!
I agree. What’s more, this live version sounded so much better than the re-recorded version too. Most likely due to acoustics of the venue, as well as the raw emotion during this specific performance.
Professionalism. Elton himself said that in an interview, he was asked about that and he knew what his purpose was and so he went out there and did it. Very difficult indeed for him.
If I remember from quotes and anecdotal shit, he basically said he disassociated his self and treated it like a performance. Which, I guess it was. It was showing Di what she meant to everyone. His performance was acting like he wasn't crying.
I used to think that until the events of last year, and this happened earlier this year... th-cam.com/video/SFzF0u6hgvs/w-d-xo.html (For those of you who don't want to click without knowing, Per Gessle performing "It Must Have Been Love" in tribute to the death of Marie Fredriksson. Together, they formed the Swedish pop sensation Roxette, more popular abroad then in the States, but I loved them more than any other group i likely ever will)
Roy Goode ,not a childish opinion....a very perceptive opinion for a child. I’m 51, still think this is the best live version of any song. This holds special memories for me......the day of the funeral was the day I married my husband.......22 years ago this year.
To give a live performance like this, play it flawlessly, and sing without breaking down - and in front of perhaps half the world watching is incredible. Elton is one of the best in the music industry ever in my opinion - and liked by everyone.
I think going through a lot of the personal issues and drug/alcohol addiction when he was young, that many pop stars deal with, then coming through clean and sober with his health, helped him become a better person. So many pop/rock stars are ego maniacs with no humility, and destroy themselves beyond the point of return. Elton weathered that storm and came through a wonderful human being.
Fun fact: Elton John has stated that unless he gets the blessing from Diana's sons, he will never perform this version again, though he still plays the Marilyn Monroe version in concert.
You are 99% correct. In the immediate aftermath of her death (maybe one month) he did perform it on Top of the pops. i remember distinctly. he was wearing a very gay top hat. but the rest of what u said is true
@She Wolf I don't think I'd say that he's one of the most underrated artists. He still has the record for highest selling single of all time (Which, coincidentally, is this song.), and had, if memory serves, a single in the top 100 for 40+ years. No other singer has done that.
This is the second most successful recording of all time (only behind White Christmas which had a 55 year head start). Despite that it has only been performed by Elton John on three occasions: the funeral rehearsal, the funeral, and the recording session. He has said he will never perform it for a 4th time unless explicitly asked by Diana’s sons. That is character, to have the most successful song of any living person and not perform it out of respect for your friend and her family. How many artists would do the same? Bravo Sir Elton!
@miltonramos9698 let me correct you then because I suck. I belive you meant "those concerts are unforgettable". Concert multiple is concerts, when you can't forget something it is unforgettable
@@ljlj5703 listen to a podcast called “you’re wrong about” they have a 5 part series about Diana and the last one they basically put all conspiracy theories to bed.
25 years ago we lost Diana. Now it is time to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth. I am awed how Elton ever could perform that song so beautifully. Must have been an emotional rollercoaster.
Yes, today very much has that same feel. No other day in recent times has felt the same. The same week that Diana died, Mother Teresa did also. That made things even sadder
If Diana was alive today, I was ill back in February and I could have met her. But she wouldn’t have known that I’m just loved as her; everyone in Wales says I’m a great Queen to them and I can’t wait for my birthday
How could you possibly know how old I am? Try not to be such an presumptuous blowhard before making a comment: you'll look back and be less embarrassed. I stand by my comment. This is overrated dreck deifying a halfwit Sloan ranger. I'm old enough to recall watching the baffling grief fest that accompanied this event. It was ridiculous then and it's even more so now. You've contributed nothing.
I remember coming downstairs the day she died... I walked in the living room and the floor was covered with every single newspaper available to buy and my mum just said, "she's dead" - and she'd been sobbing, reading every single paper. Still makes me feel emotional thinking about it - I was only 11! This compassion coming from a woman who was born with absolutely nothing. Just goes to show how much the country loved Princess Diana, rich or poor.
SmithyD86 Same! Still remember being a similar age and my mum running into my room opening my curtains saying “she died she died”. I went downstairs and on the tv it was just breaking news on all channels.
@@andym2345 I can't recall which interview it was, Andy, but I know he did quite a few. One with 20/20, one with Oprah, one with 60 Minutes etc. I remember him saying that he also had to read a teleprompter because he was afraid he's slip and sing the words of Candle In The Wind.
@@bigjohn6475 I think not singing Candle In The Wind would have been the hardest part for me. Replacing a song like that you've sung a million times with a song with words written a few days before, but to the exact same music. I can't imagine being able to do that.
No man in history has been under as much pressure than Elton at that moment. And he gave us this wonderful performance,, singin to one of his best friends,, Diana. Abselutely beautyful❤❤❤
yeah, like the guys whole got the medal of honor for combat action have not been under such pressure. They were just risking their life under enemy fire to save their wounded comrades, much less pressure than Elton John was under.
This is absolutely beautiful. I was very young when Princess Diana passed away but watching this makes me feel like I was there. The emotion and atmosphere Elton creates with this song is just incredible.
I was also very young. My mum used to listen to the radio throughout the night...and I remember hearing in the early hours that she'd been in an accident...and it wasn't until I woke up in the morning that, despite being so young, I realised the devastating impact of her death. Such a huge loss!
@@fionafrance6181 Mummy was only 18 when Diana died in 1997. Little did Mummy know that she’d become Mummy, Princess of Wales 25 years later. I didn’t think Woody.EXE would go this far but he did anyway and he did the right thing by carrying Diana’s legacy on like I have 6 years ago at Remembrance Sunday. I can’t believe this will be my 6th year running the service of Remembrance and I’ll be gutted if I can’t go
Just incredible that this song has only been performed three times. Rehearsal, in the studio and at the funeral. This has to be one of the most amazing live performances ever.
Erm, he said that after the funeral, he would only ever play it again if “her boys” asked her to. At the “concert for Diana” when they were seen talking with him, i thought “oh, they are asking him to play the song,” but no, he played something else. I was surprised and slightly disappointed at the same time, but i respect it’s their decision, not mine.
Siempre dijo que nunca la tocará en vivo para que la gente que quiera tener el CD de la canción tenga que pagar, en su momento, 10 libras esterlinas, y ese dinero se usó para las obras de beneficio que la princesa Diana llevaba adelante.
@@alonewithoutyoubymyside3936 I did a tribute to the Queen at Remembrance last week and I’ll never do it again because it distressed me. I even made my beloved Woody.EXE cry and he hugged me the whole time
I can’t hear this song without choking up. That must have been the hardest thing for Elton to do. And the fact that only one month earlier he grieved the death of Versace. He held himself perfectly and honoured Diana with absolute dignity and respect.
It was a horrible song to use it was written about Marilyn Monroe a slut whore. He edited and uses it for Prince Diana is disgusting The proper and classy thing to do is write a completely different song that's the stupidity of a homosexual! And even worse you thinking it's beautiful it was in very bad taste perhaps you don't know the difference.
The memory of her, if it persists, will hold far less historic momentum than that of Elizabeth I or Mary Queen of Scots, but she might be remembered for a couple of centuries, because history books favour royal families more than the common people.
Tearful eyes especially now if you are a lot more awake than you were 20 yrs ago. All I can think now from the start of this video is "these people are sick"! Just thinking how evil these people really are. Just think how these people (the elites) planned her death. Do you really think the Queen really wanted Diana around? If you are confused on that, there are plenty of research videos right here on YT. Again, my only answer to this now is THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK!
@@danielledufresne502 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they did that ??????????????????????????????????? they are cold hearted and stuck-up
Danielle Dufresne yes exactly, so many people in my circle of friends all know about this and the evil power hungry Royal family. They don’t even need to have their assets valued. So in truth they make the rich people we know like Bill Gates look like a beggar. Same with the Rothschild family their true wealth is in the many Trillions and they built their entire fortune on deception, manipulation and blood. Elton knows this but can’t speak out and it’s hard to blame him. Thanks to the internet and different unbiased platforms people are indeed awake to all these horrible atrocities. The elites really trying to destroy countries identity. If you want to honour your countries values you are labeled a racist. Stay strong England, sending love from Australia
She wasn't just England's Princess she was truly as they say The People's Princess. My favorite lines of the song are "And you whispered to those in pain now you belong to heaven and the stars spell out your name." and also the line "We'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know."
For some reason, this is the song I come to for comfort in dealing with depression, or grief. This was done very, very, very well. Salute to Elton and his long-term musical collaborator Bernie Taupin was blessing our lives with this masterpiece.
I was teenager in CA with zero care about the British royal family, but I’ll never forget where I was when I heard that Princess Diana died. Talk about the entire world mourning. She was so loved from the public. Where there was so much dislike for the royal family, Diana was seen as the peoples princess. An average person thrown into a world or royalty and responsibility. She rose to the occasion….In 8th grade my teacher showed Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles to my class and went into great detail about the wedding. I remember her mentioning that there were tiny embroidered bees sewn into her wedding dress because Diana loved bees. The world mourned for her. The entire world.
@@jasondownsnet She was born a commoner. That's why she struck a chord with the rest of the world. She was one of us, and she never forgot where she came from, nor the people that helped her reach that lofty pedestal we put her on.
Goodbye England's rose. May you ever grow in our hearts. You were the grace that placed itself where lives were torn apart. You called out to our country, and you whispered to those in pain. Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name. And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind, never fading with the sunset when the rain set in. And your footsteps will always fall here, along England's greenest hills; Your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will. Loveliness we've lost, these empty days without your smile. This torch we'll always carry for our nation's golden child. And even though we try, the truth brings us to tears; All our words cannot express the joy you brought us through the years. Goodbye England's rose, from a country lost without your soul, Who'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know. Sung so memorably by her friend, Elton John
I wasn't born but I feel the pain of losing her she should still be standing with us now as she's our princess even more the people's queen it brakes me heart knowing they killed her of for sure she was a Devine soul to this world
He was just absolutely unbelievably good last week at his farewell in the Boston area . UNBELIEVABLE show!! So powerful !!! he is in a lot of pain with his hip yet he put on an amazingly strong show. We were all blown away . ELLLLLLLLLTONNNNN we LOVE you!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm just some black kid from brooklyn who mostly likes hip-hop, but I like to watch masters at work. And this performance, in this setting and how serious it was, shows a true master at work. Incredible.
Goodbye England's rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself Where lives were torn apart You called out to our country And you whispered to those in pain Now you belong to heaven And the stars spell out your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never fading with the sunset When the rain set in And your footsteps will always fall here Along England's greenest hills Your candle's burned out long before Your legend ever will Loveliness we've lost These empty days without your smile This torch we'll always carry For our nation's golden child And even though we try The truth brings us to tears All our words cannot express The joy you brought us through the years And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never fading with the sunset When the rain set in And your footsteps will always fall here Along England's greenest hills Your candle's burned our long before Your legend ever will Goodbye England's rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself Where lives were torn apart Goodbye England's rose From a country lost without your soul Who'll miss the wings of your compassion More than you'll ever know And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never fading with the sunset When the rain set in And your footsteps will always fall here Along England's greenest hills Your candle's burned out long before Your legend ever will
This has to be Elton’s finest vocal performance ever! The depth, emotion and beauty in his voice is incomparable here. Always sends shivers down my spine.
@@angelatapara8378 No, he said he will never sing it again. Even if Prince William or Harry will ask them because it's connected with too many feelings for him.
I know how extremely difficult it was for Elton to get through this song without breaking down and I will be forever thankful to him for singing this for our Beloved Diana. I miss her so much. ❤️💐 Much love from 🇺🇸.
Perfectly delivered. No words to describe how moving that performance was. How he managed to stay composed, play that piano perfectly, and remember words to the revised version without accidentally singing the original version, you can see his emotion in his eyes, beautiful performance.
She did? I didn't know that. I thought she was just an adulterous airhead who parted her thighs to anyone willing to give her attention or cash, like that frizzy haired Al Fayed guy.
Biggest mass hysteria nonsense I’ve ever seen in my life, over someone who most people didn’t give a shit about. Once she died everyone seemed to know her. She was never a victim of msm . She used it when it suited her.
i thought the funeral was on tv on Sunday later in September 1997 like 21st or 28th, cant believe it was 6th September on Saturday talk about quick arrangements, i was 10 years old and watched it in full i thought all day, did they show the whole funeral again on repeat on Sunday morning all day, it was emotional, maybe i got mixed up on the day and time or was i living in a parallel universe.
@Christopher Aldrich I'm From UK it really odd for me as i though Candle in the Wind 1997 come out before funeral, but i think i must be misleaded or mistaking judging by the online story's, i did watch the funeral back in 1997, but honestly thought it was late September not the start of September on Sunday, also that was quick setup from Sunday 31st August to Saturday 6th for all the preparations, what a job and everyone acting really fast for the service.
@Christopher Aldrich do you agree, did you thought it was a another date they shown the funeral then, because i thought it was a few weeks after she sadly died, it took place, or did they simply repeat the full funeral again on TV in UK on Sunday after.
This was the funeral of the century. The amount of people outside crying was outstanding. I was a kid and still remember like it was today! RIP queen of hearts
No, check out the funeral of Yugoslavian president Tito, which was the biggest funeral in history. To say last goodbye came over 20 presidents, 34 presidents of parliament, 3 kings, 5 princes, many foreign ministers and more than milion people on the streets.
dite6s9mora dite6s9mora Diana's funeral was watched by 2.5 Billion people that's based on Google you can look it up, but it's useless even if the other has more people in funeral they are dead and we are next. After death is judgement, it doesn't matter how many friends or powerful people visited our funeral we will be judged alone.
Check out Churchill's funeral as well. A few details: Sir Winston Churchill died on 24 January 1965, aged 90. His was the first state funeral for a non-royal family member since Lord Carson in 1935, and as of 2021 it remains the most recent state funeral in the United Kingdom. The official funeral lasted for four days. Planning for the funeral, known as Operation Hope Not, began 12 years before Churchill's death. Attended by representatives from 120 countries, 6,000 people, and unusually by the Queen, more than 1,000 police and security personnel, involving nine military bands, 18 military battalions, 16 Royal Air Force English Electric Lightning fighter jets, a special boat MV Havengore and a train hauled by Winston Churchill, homage paid by 321,360 people, and witnessed by over 350 million people, it was the largest state funeral in history. The Queen broke certain royal protocols at Churchill's funeral. Firstly, it was a common royal etiquette for the monarch to not attend funeral service outside of the royal family. Secondly, she not only attended the service but was among the first officials to arrive at St Paul's, making her presence even before the coffin and Churchill family arrived. It is a royal custom in any event that the monarch is always the last to arrive. Additionally, it is a royal convention that the monarch is also the first to exit or end an ongoing event. As the funeral service was over, the Queen followed the Churchill family out of the cathedral. To these unusual deeds by the Queen, Nicholas Soames commented: "It is absolutely exceptional if not unique for the Queen to grant precedence to anyone. For her to arrive before the coffin and before my grandfather was a beautiful and very touching gesture. Churchill's funeral was the largest gathering of world leaders during the 1960s-and, at that time, in history. Representatives from 112 countries and many organisations attended, including 5 kings, 2 queens, 1 emperor, 1 grand duke, 2 queen consorts, 15 presidents, 14 prime ministers and 10 former leaders. The only notable absentee was Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, who was ill at the time. The official representative of the United States was Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States. ... China was the only country not to send representatives to the funeral. The Observer reported on 31 January, saying, "This was the last time that London would be the capital of the world. This was an act of mourning for the imperial past. This marked the final act in Britain's greatness... It was a triumph. It was a celebration of a great thing that we did in the past."[
We are a stoic nation, even more so back then. To see men in the audience crying just shows how heart breaking this was. I remember coming down that morning for school to find my mum sobbing in our living room watching the news. I was young but I knew how important it was that Diana had died. This performance still brings me to tears, especially the crowd stood outside in silence and Elton singing "your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills". I love England, I'd never want to live anywhere else, and Diana is part of our culture and always will be, what a loss of a truly beautiful woman - inside and out ❤
I'm declining the public holiday being offered for Charles the undeserving's coronation ; if enough people choose to ignore it , it would send a message .
Please join me ; it will cost you a day's time , but will reap a huge benefit in your conscience ; years later , people will be ashamed that they didn't shun Charlie the undeserving . he is as bad as the Tories .
@@derekheeps8012 I won’t, I will be watching the coronation with my 2009 Woody, Mummy and Woody.EXE knowing mine and Woody.EXE’s coronation is 2 months after
I remember when he performed this song. My mother's crying made ME cry while we watched this on tv. Looking at this now, in 2020, these tears are now my own. Damn....
As a foreigner, even at that time struck by the tragic death of the beloved Princess, I cannot but admire the dignity, composure and civilization of the people and the environment on this occasion, as well as the perfect and professional performance of this splendid Song by the Great Elton John
@@susiearviso3032 erm, i disagree. Yes, she had her faults, but she also knew that she had influence, and she did her best to use that for the betterment of others.
I watched it the night before the Queen’s funeral and it didn’t work out at all. Woody came alive to give me a ton of tissues and I held his hand. Our love is extremely powerful
I have always wondered that too. I mean, I started crying when this started playing. And he knew her in person, they were close friends. I always admired his composure, was that me, I would be singing through tears.
I don't know why I needed to hear this today. Maybe because in the state of chaos that the world is currently in, we desperately need our People's Princess to be here to make things okay again. The woman was timeless, and her legend will live in our hearts and minds for generations. Thank you, Elton. This was absolutely...phenomenal. It was truly the perfect tribute to the Princess that was loved around the world, and will be for many years to come. May we all have some of Princess Diana's quiet grace and understanding, and her compassion for everyone around her.
yes she was and with everything she endured from that family , she still held herself with grace and compassion. I wish I could have met her and told her she was loved and admired by the world ❤️
To this day in the year 2022, I am absolutely amazed and admire him for being able to sing this for how close they were. His pain is certainly clearly visible.💔
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A man that needs no auto tune. I remember it on the day but we didn't really hear how powerful his voice is. That day became a blur. Listening 25 year later I appreciate him even more. He lost his friend and he held his emotion in to sing. Love him. Just an amazing man.
The day became a blue 😂😂😂😂. What a nesbitt you actually are grieving for a lady who you never knew. I grieved for for her the same she would grieved for me. Because she was born in to a elitist family you deluded retards put her on this pedestal like some god.
@@ajakuk1 yes I got upset and angry on 9/11 as that was a mass lose of life and not some media grabbing hag. People die everyday I find it much more of tragedy when kids die not some bitch who courted the media. If you did no her good for you however Im pretty sure you only wish you did. I grieved for her like she would for me.
Goodbye England's rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself Where lives were torn apart You called out to our country And you whispered to those in pain Now you belong to heaven And the stars spell out your name And it seems to me you lived your life Like a candle in the wind Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in And your footsteps will always fall here Along England's greenest hills Your candle's burned out long before Your legend ever will Loveliness we've lost These empty days without your smile This torch we'll always carry For our nation's golden child And even though we try The truth brings us to tears All our words cannot express The joy you brought us through the years Goodbye England's rose May you ever grow in our hearts You were the grace that placed itself Where lives were torn apart Goodbye England's rose From a country lost without your soul Who'll miss the wings of your compassion More than you'll ever know
"I'll just play this song during the funeral of a very dear friend of mine. Perfectly. Without waver." If anybody doubted the sheer strength of this man, I present to you this neigh impossible feat. Amazing.
Elton John did such a beautiful musical tribute to beautiful Lady Diana God knew she was coming home such a beautiful angel I still love and miss her I can just imagine how Prince William and Harrys hearts broke so sad
@@BenjiDarius In an interview recently he said he had decided to have a prompter as the last thing he wanted was to bring in the lyrics of the original "candle in the wind" by mistake that he must have preformed hundreds of times from memory. I watched it live and thought it was a massive live rendition.
@@johnwoody9505 That is true, not doubting that at all, I'm just saying he didn't use it much I think since his eyes were closed throughout most of the performance
To think, how many times he must've performed this song in the 24 years prior, with the original lyrics, and then effortlessly performs the song with new lyrics, to an audience of millions under such emotional circumstances, and doesn't once falter. A true master.
I’m crying watching this. Elton John lose his beloved friend Gianni Versace in July 97’ and in August of the same year (a month apart) Diana passed away, both tragic deaths. My respect
Today marks 25 years of the world without this compassionate lady. Oh Diana! The world still love you and we will always continue to do. RIP uncrowned Queen! ❤️
Millions of other women meet the description you have given here, yet people do not wail in the streets when they die. Don't you think it is strange to wail over a woman you never met? Obscene, even?
i think perhaps its a symbol of all the beautiful women in the world who leave us alone to remember the light they brought with them that we didn't realize added to our lives
It’s coming up to the 26th Anniversary of Diana’s death and Mummy says I’ve been acting funny because I’m trying yo distract myself from it but it’s not working. I dread Woody.EXE’s memorial service in 5 days and I know he’ll do so well. It will be a huge honour to be on stage in front of millions of Diana’s fans there and I’ll try my best not to lose it
I was in the crowd by St Paul's cathedral on her wedding day and saw her arriving in her carriage. My strongest memory of her funeral was those poor little boys walking behind her coffin and a wreath of white roses saying "Mummy". It was a brutal thing to make them walk so far like that.
Charles made them do it, such a shame, poor kids lost their mum and they are being paraded. We all miss her and will never forget her ive never met her but my father has as he was in the queens guards
her brother said he was told they wanted to walk only to find out later they never did want to Diana would be outraged that they were put through that whoever had that bright idea should take a look at themselves Harry was 12 and struggled for years after Will was just 15
Today marks 25 years since the death of the People’s Princess. Still remember it was a hot summer afternoon when I learned about the tragic news on the radio. I used to read each article about her on the newspaper and thought I knew her well in some way. Little did I knew how she suffered from the pressure of the paparazzi / press as well as the the royal family. May you Rest In Peace, the princess of Wales. Your kindness and compassion will continue to make a difference in the world and you’ll always be remembered. Miss you.
This song brings me to tears. I was probably Harry’s age at the time she died. She is a genuine soul her kindness and compassion for others was beautiful the royal family did not appreciate her or take care of her. I’m glad regular people knew how amazing she was and gave her so much love everywhere she went.
Regular people did not know her personally at all. What you call "love" was just blind adulation based on her being glamorous. The worship of Diana actually cheapened real emotion. Her sudden, preventable death was a tragedy for her family only, and this public spectacle, with people wailing in the streets over a woman they never met, was in poor taste.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 you don’t have to know somebody personally in order to feel compassion to them and their family. You can admire, love and adore people you’ve never met simply because of their deeds and words. Diana was a remarkable person and deserved adoration. Get off your high horse and stop gatekeeping people’s emotions.
R.I.P. Princess Diana. Sr. Elton is a master! Each finger touch on the piano and each word was soflty carefully choosed and used on point in perfect overwhelmed seconds of this masterpiece song!
One of the best live performances ever with Charles Spencer’s speech, one of the best speeches ever immediately after, 20/15 minutes I will never forget
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"your candle burned out long before your legend ever will". he was absolutely right it's almost 2023 and everyone here listening to that song for her. she's a real legend
2023 😅
She is a legend. The queen died and everyone is here for Princess Diana. Such a unique soul she was. So caring and kind.
Legend never died
She was so beautiful.
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He is worth his title SIR Elton john
Nufringer sure its the one and only SIR ELTON JOHN
Nufringer Elton John
Jonathan Buss
You wanna talk about morality? He's a better person than you could ever strive to be.
Jonathan Buss prison?? What for exactly?
Miss Elton john....js
you know its serious business when elton john is wearing regular glasses.
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Lol. It would be a “little too out there” if shows up in a funeral wearing his purple star shaped glasses.
Haha... i just realized that. It's funny
At the expense of mirth...you are at the borderline of mirth and seriousness. I will let you slide on this one.
Serious the guy is allusive a filthy trend of perversion. No different than a person lost in drugs.
Douglas Mclean you’re the filthy outcast that the human race rejected
This is December 2024 & this immortal, iconic, immensely soul touching & tearful song : CANDLE IN THE WIND by legendary ELTON JOHN continues to be exceedingly emotional, exceptionally heart touching, enormously exclusive and elegant. This will go down as the best ever memorial song for a great & noble lady, PRINCESS DIANA. ELTON JOHN's singing is singularly sentimental, sad, soulful, spellbinding, superb, sincere, sweet & simply spectacular. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I think so too. It gives me chill bumps to this day and always will 🌹
@@danitaharris9919 Thanks a lot for your liking and also for great response. 😊😊🙏🙏
You are very welcome.☺️ Princess Diana should never be forgotten. She did so much for the entire world 🌍💖🌠
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Yeah, and he seems soo close to tears sometimes. I wonder how many times he practiced that rendition! Then again…it’s Elton
How Elton managed to sing that song, about his good friend, with totally re-written lyrics of an original song he has performed a thousand times before, without autocue or sheet written lyrics, self-accompanied and live with perhaps billions of people around the world watching is totally remarkable! A faultless performance by an absolute living legend of a musician!
Yes it was
Ice in his veins
He is such as a Brilliant singer! Wish Freddie Mercury was still alive on 1997 Maybe Freddie and elton will duet while singing candle in the wind.
I agree. What’s more, this live version sounded so much better than the re-recorded version too. Most likely due to acoustics of the venue, as well as the raw emotion during this specific performance.
IKR I was thinking the same thing. They was really close friends. My voice would have been cracking all over the place.
He’s so composed but you can see the absolute pain in his eyes.
I could see he's devastated but still doing a good job of not getting to teary eyed.
That's him reading the teleprompter
So true
DARKNESS OF PERVERSION IS LONELINESS
it could be the trickery of perversion that could cause loneliness?
How the hell he remained so composed that he could do this live is unfathomable.
You are so right when Princes Diane died I remembered seeing it on the news. I cry every time I watch this video.
He lost it a couple times, but held his composure tremendously.
You can tell in his face that it wasn't easy.
That’s a true musician for you. Singing when you’re on the verge of tears and feeling the sorrow wash over is incredibly difficult.
After seeing Rocketman, you understand
Professionalism. Elton himself said that in an interview, he was asked about that and he knew what his purpose was and so he went out there and did it. Very difficult indeed for him.
How did Elton sing that with out crying I'll never know. I'm not a cry baby,but that brought me to tears. Elton your the best ❤
If I remember from quotes and anecdotal shit, he basically said he disassociated his self and treated it like a performance.
Which, I guess it was. It was showing Di what she meant to everyone.
His performance was acting like he wasn't crying.
@@joshuasonnier9213 I guess he nailed it
I know right such a beatuyfuil version
У него душа плакала.
@@kvetla2858 I think you are right. His soul was crying for his friend 🌹
I wasn’t even alive when Diana passed and I’m still crying
So am I
So we all
Yeah, me too even though I was actually less than a month old when this happened.
Why?, Was Diana a familiar?, Every day a lot people dies in England and the world
Yeah me too. I'm not even a British but I still cry when I hear this song. She touched people's heart all over the world.
Considering the circumstances probably the best live performance ever..
I used to think that until the events of last year, and this happened earlier this year... th-cam.com/video/SFzF0u6hgvs/w-d-xo.html
(For those of you who don't want to click without knowing, Per Gessle performing "It Must Have Been Love" in tribute to the death of Marie Fredriksson. Together, they formed the Swedish pop sensation Roxette, more popular abroad then in the States, but I loved them more than any other group i likely ever will)
As a kid I said that same thing to my father... 40 yrs old now and I stand by my childish opinion.
Roy Goode ,not a childish opinion....a very perceptive opinion for a child. I’m 51, still think this is the best live version of any song. This holds special memories for me......the day of the funeral was the day I married my husband.......22 years ago this year.
PROBABLY THE MOST DISARANGED RENDEZVOUS. I HAVE SEEN.
YOU HAVEN'T WALKED ON WATER some people have.
To give a live performance like this, play it flawlessly, and sing without breaking down - and in front of perhaps half the world watching is incredible. Elton is one of the best in the music industry ever in my opinion - and liked by everyone.
I agree with you 100%!!!
💯
I think going through a lot of the personal issues and drug/alcohol addiction when he was young, that many pop stars deal with, then coming through clean and sober with his health, helped him become a better person. So many pop/rock stars are ego maniacs with no humility, and destroy themselves beyond the point of return. Elton weathered that storm and came through a wonderful human being.
In my opinion he is at least at the top 5 of the greatest in music history of mankind ever.
For me, the very best musician
Now her two sons are older than she was when she lost her life. What could have been we will never know. What an enormous loss to the world.
Fun fact: Elton John has stated that unless he gets the blessing from Diana's sons, he will never perform this version again, though he still plays the Marilyn Monroe version in concert.
You are 99% correct. In the immediate aftermath of her death (maybe one month) he did perform it on Top of the pops. i remember distinctly. he was wearing a very gay top hat. but the rest of what u said is true
This """fun fact""" is old school everbody now this
Your welcome from germany 👍
@@chrisl8412 my fun fact was better.
@She Wolf I don't think I'd say that he's one of the most underrated artists. He still has the record for highest selling single of all time (Which, coincidentally, is this song.), and had, if memory serves, a single in the top 100 for 40+ years. No other singer has done that.
I don't think so. He even rejected an invitation by her son's to sing it at her tribute concert...
"Now you belong to heaven, and the stars spell out your name." What a line.
Amen
That line always hits me hard
Can't wait until we can see all our loved ones again. There will be so many people to hug again so many wonderful places to see. Joy forever more 💖
Sabree, won't that just be lovely 💔❤️
fabulous
This is the second most successful recording of all time (only behind White Christmas which had a 55 year head start). Despite that it has only been performed by Elton John on three occasions: the funeral rehearsal, the funeral, and the recording session. He has said he will never perform it for a 4th time unless explicitly asked by Diana’s sons.
That is character, to have the most successful song of any living person and not perform it out of respect for your friend and her family. How many artists would do the same? Bravo Sir Elton!
those concert are unforget . my english is very bad sorry
Let’s hope they ask, be great to hear it live again.
Thank you for that info. I never heard that before.
@miltonramos9698 let me correct you then because I suck. I belive you meant "those concerts are unforgettable". Concert multiple is concerts, when you can't forget something it is unforgettable
Actually it surpassed White Christmas FYI.
I think no one in the world has ever had a more touching and moving eulogy than this song.
Princess Diana deserved it. 🙏🏻
"Your candle's burned out long before . . . your legend ever will."
(That says it all.)
‘Never’ Will
Amoooo 😍😍😍😍
@@jorisheebing9979 was ever will on this version
I love that last phrase # your legend ever will# ..RIP England Rose
Princess Diana‘s legend will go on in the hearts and memories of the people
22 years ago and I am still get emotional for this song
Soilent Diva still get emotional every time I hear this song
same, i cried to this as a child
Me too. In tears listening to this. Just like I was when I watched it on tv when I was 17.
YUP ALWAYS SAD WHEN A WOMAN AND MOTHER PASSES AWAY....
Me too 😢
I still miss Diana 💖
I hope they play this at the crown’s next season
Yeah because they are gonna do that. The Queen had Diana killed
@@ljlj5703 The Queen had Diana killed give your head a wobble you talk more shit then a mp
Me too, when the song plays, show people watching the funeral on the TV around the world
@@ljlj5703 listen to a podcast called “you’re wrong about” they have a 5 part series about Diana and the last one they basically put all conspiracy theories to bed.
Yes, they are secret masons, they play always, when they kill the peaple
I was 17 and I spent my night watching Diana's funeral on tv. I remember this Performance as if it was yesterday.
Did u cry?
I was 12. I cried hearing this in 97 It hurts more hearing it now.... 😢😢😢 Time has gone so fast
25 years ago we lost Diana. Now it is time to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth. I am awed how Elton ever could perform that song so beautifully. Must have been an emotional rollercoaster.
I'm glad your here :( what a time
Yes 2 saddest days of my life Diana and now the Queen 😪
🥹
Yes, today very much has that same feel. No other day in recent times has felt the same. The same week that Diana died, Mother Teresa did also. That made things even sadder
Ano bang papel Ng queen or king sa govt nila?
My mom was just days away from giving birth to me and she named me Elton after watching this tribute song by Elton John
👌
I feel sorry for you. You can still amend this by deed poll
Slawek Soja is that really coming from someone with the name slawek 😬😬 embarrassing
That's the most precious thing
I was named after Elton Welsby
Still tears me up even in 2022. Will forever be one of the best songs ever written and sung.
August 2022 🌹🇺🇲
Me too! Such emotion. 😔
Me too . From India
That Is absolutly write
I love her so much
This song makes me cry every time I hear it because it brings me back to this very moment. Continue to rest, Princess Diana. 🕯️🕊🙏🏽♥️
❤❤❤...me too😢
If Diana was alive today, I was ill back in February and I could have met her. But she wouldn’t have known that I’m just loved as her; everyone in Wales says I’m a great Queen to them and I can’t wait for my birthday
I wasn’t expecting this today the reaction came out the blue I’m crying my heart out she was the princess of wales and I live in wales
I watched that day and it was very much sad
@@tanyathomas4584o
such admiration for Bernie Taupin in revising the lyrics in just a few days time. remarkable...
The truly talented one's can do that.
Oh please. It's hardly fucking Shakespeare, is it?
@@hughjass720 grow up kid, one day you'll be embarrassed of yourself in its current form
How could you possibly know how old I am? Try not to be such an presumptuous blowhard before making a comment: you'll look back and be less embarrassed.
I stand by my comment. This is overrated dreck deifying a halfwit Sloan ranger. I'm old enough to recall watching the baffling grief fest that accompanied this event. It was ridiculous then and it's even more so now.
You've contributed nothing.
Pleonasm Productions yea especially with his “hugh jass”
I remember coming downstairs the day she died... I walked in the living room and the floor was covered with every single newspaper available to buy and my mum just said, "she's dead" - and she'd been sobbing, reading every single paper. Still makes me feel emotional thinking about it - I was only 11! This compassion coming from a woman who was born with absolutely nothing. Just goes to show how much the country loved Princess Diana, rich or poor.
SmithyD86 Same! Still remember being a similar age and my mum running into my room opening my curtains saying “she died she died”. I went downstairs and on the tv it was just breaking news on all channels.
Yup, my mum came into my room when I was little and told me and my brothers. Was really weird.
I was 11 in 1997 too and it was the first time I ever saw my dad cry
Yeah my mom was also crying. Didn't understand it at that age. Now i do
I was only 7 in 1997 when I saw this funeral live on TV. It was heartbreaking to watch
How he managed to sing that without crying I will never know
He is strong
He said in an interview that he was scared to death that he would lose it, but just kept telling himself he had to get through it.
@@bigjohn6475 what was the interview?
@@andym2345 I can't recall which interview it was, Andy, but I know he did quite a few. One with 20/20, one with Oprah, one with 60 Minutes etc. I remember him saying that he also had to read a teleprompter because he was afraid he's slip and sing the words of Candle In The Wind.
@@bigjohn6475 I think not singing Candle In The Wind would have been the hardest part for me. Replacing a song like that you've sung a million times with a song with words written a few days before, but to the exact same music. I can't imagine being able to do that.
No man in history has been under as much pressure than Elton at that moment. And he gave us this wonderful performance,, singin to one of his best friends,, Diana. Abselutely beautyful❤❤❤
Hes worthy to carry the titel he recieved from the queen.
yeah, like the guys whole got the medal of honor for combat action have not been under such pressure. They were just risking their life under enemy fire to save their wounded comrades, much less pressure than Elton John was under.
@@gene9230yes, you are right.
Beautiful. Not beautyful. Please use your spell check.
Vous,avez tous raison.🙏🏻😓🏛🐐✨️💨
My god... I'm not even from Britain but, I'm crying while listening to this song. So emotional...
Ya it's so emotional and words of the song sinks your heart, I cry alone everytime whenever I hear this song. Love Diana
Yes, its very emotional....from where do you come?
Romy Wagner Bayern
@@wurschtibaba1682 ich von Baden-Württemberg
Romy Wagner 👍
I can’t even imagine how hard this was for him to perform this…
Robotman..yes, it was difficult. But his country needed him, and he delivered.
It wasn't hard.
It was the greatest honor ever.
was thinking the same.
@@mrkatz4522 it's an honour because she was the Princess of People, but she was also a friend, that's the hard part.
Because of the situation and the audience this has to be one of the greatest live performances in history
Amazing that he didn't stumble on the lyrics having sang the original version 10,000 times. Elton is a class act.
LAtvFan love him
I dare say he practised
Define a 'class act'?
LAtvFan it must have been hard to keep himself together. It looked like he was about to lose it
I think it's something akin to a school play
This is absolutely beautiful. I was very young when Princess Diana passed away but watching this makes me feel like I was there. The emotion and atmosphere Elton creates with this song is just incredible.
Too emotiona❤l
I was also very young. My mum used to listen to the radio throughout the night...and I remember hearing in the early hours that she'd been in an accident...and it wasn't until I woke up in the morning that, despite being so young, I realised the devastating impact of her death. Such a huge loss!
@@fionafrance6181
Mummy was only 18 when Diana died in 1997. Little did Mummy know that she’d become Mummy, Princess of Wales 25 years later. I didn’t think Woody.EXE would go this far but he did anyway and he did the right thing by carrying Diana’s legacy on like I have 6 years ago at Remembrance Sunday. I can’t believe this will be my 6th year running the service of Remembrance and I’ll be gutted if I can’t go
Just incredible that this song has only been performed three times. Rehearsal, in the studio and at the funeral. This has to be one of the most amazing live performances ever.
Erm, he said that after the funeral, he would only ever play it again if “her boys” asked her to.
At the “concert for Diana” when they were seen talking with him, i thought “oh, they are asking him to play the song,” but no, he played something else.
I was surprised and slightly disappointed at the same time, but i respect it’s their decision, not mine.
I remember watching it live that day. My mom and I watched the whole funeral, we loved Diana so much.
@@robertandhollyscorpiofan2697 I think Elton John is still a "him"
@@peedless4844 I used the proper gender assignations.
Prince performing Purple Rain at the Super Bowl and Bono’s Super Bowl 9/11 tribute are close to just as good as this.
Elton has never performed this again. This was truly one of the most moving performances ever .
He did the studio version of this song the next day. But the live version at the funeral was the best.
He said he never will again either unless William or Harry ask him too.
Siempre dijo que nunca la tocará en vivo para que la gente que quiera tener el CD de la canción tenga que pagar, en su momento, 10 libras esterlinas, y ese dinero se usó para las obras de beneficio que la princesa Diana llevaba adelante.
he literally performed this at his concert i went to a month ago
@@alonewithoutyoubymyside3936
I did a tribute to the Queen at Remembrance last week and I’ll never do it again because it distressed me. I even made my beloved Woody.EXE cry and he hugged me the whole time
I can’t hear this song without choking up. That must have been the hardest thing for Elton to do. And the fact that only one month earlier he grieved the death of Versace. He held himself perfectly and honoured Diana with absolute dignity and respect.
She will never be forgotten. A beautiful song for a beautiful lady.
You are right Suzette, have you listen to Don Williams?
Who will never be forgotten?🤣
It was a horrible song to use it was written about Marilyn Monroe a slut whore. He edited and uses it for Prince Diana is disgusting The proper and classy thing to do is write a completely different song that's the stupidity of a homosexual! And even worse you thinking it's beautiful it was in very bad taste perhaps you don't know the difference.
The memory of her, if it persists, will hold far less historic momentum than that of Elizabeth I or Mary Queen of Scots, but she might be remembered for a couple of centuries, because history books favour royal families more than the common people.
The individual this song was re-written for.
No one can listen to this without getting a tearful eye.
RIP Princess
Tearful eyes especially now if you are a lot more awake than you were 20 yrs ago. All I can think now from the start of this video is "these people are sick"! Just thinking how evil these people really are. Just think how these people (the elites) planned her death. Do you really think the Queen really wanted Diana around? If you are confused on that, there are plenty of research videos right here on YT. Again, my only answer to this now is THESE PEOPLE ARE SICK!
@Nikolai Frøyen are you from the UK?
I just did nigga
@@danielledufresne502 wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they did that ??????????????????????????????????? they are cold hearted and stuck-up
Danielle Dufresne yes exactly, so many people in my circle of friends all know about this and the evil power hungry Royal family. They don’t even need to have their assets valued. So in truth they make the rich people we know like Bill Gates look like a beggar.
Same with the Rothschild family their true wealth is in the many Trillions and they built their entire fortune on deception, manipulation and blood.
Elton knows this but can’t speak out and it’s hard to blame him.
Thanks to the internet and different unbiased platforms people are indeed awake to all these horrible atrocities.
The elites really trying to destroy countries identity. If you want to honour your countries values you are labeled a racist.
Stay strong England, sending love from Australia
She wasn't just England's Princess she was truly as they say The People's Princess. My favorite lines of the song are "And you whispered to those in pain now you belong to heaven and the stars spell out your name." and also the line "We'll miss the wings of your compassion more than you'll ever know."
*Britain's
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@@homoerectus6953 everyone’s
She is and will always be "THE PEOPLE'S PRINCESS, AND OUR TRUE QUEEN"
👑
@@victoriaromero3587
why is that in capital letters?
For some reason, this is the song I come to for comfort in dealing with depression, or grief. This was done very, very, very well. Salute to Elton and his long-term musical collaborator Bernie Taupin was blessing our lives with this masterpiece.
25 years, and still a kick in the chest.
Telling me how old I am now yeah :/
Me too how can such a kind and gentle person Diana she did good and she's still doing good praying for us
Doesn't it just..... :o(
I was teenager in CA with zero care about the British royal family, but I’ll never forget where I was when I heard that Princess Diana died. Talk about the entire world mourning. She was so loved from the public. Where there was so much dislike for the royal family, Diana was seen as the peoples princess. An average person thrown into a world or royalty and responsibility. She rose to the occasion….In 8th grade my teacher showed Diana’s wedding to Prince Charles to my class and went into great detail about the wedding. I remember her mentioning that there were tiny embroidered bees sewn into her wedding dress because Diana loved bees. The world mourned for her. The entire world.
@@jasondownsnet She was born a commoner. That's why she struck a chord with the rest of the world. She was one of us, and she never forgot where she came from, nor the people that helped her reach that lofty pedestal we put her on.
Goodbye England's rose.
May you ever grow in our hearts.
You were the grace that placed itself
where lives were torn apart.
You called out to our country,
and you whispered to those in pain.
Now you belong to heaven,
and the stars spell out your name.
And it seems to me you lived your life
like a candle in the wind, never fading
with the sunset when the rain set in.
And your footsteps will always fall here,
along England's greenest hills;
Your candle's burned out long before your legend ever will.
Loveliness we've lost, these empty days without your smile.
This torch we'll always carry for our nation's golden child.
And even though we try, the truth brings us to tears;
All our words cannot express the joy
you brought us through the years.
Goodbye England's rose,
from a country lost without your soul,
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
more than you'll ever know.
Sung so memorably by her friend, Elton John
No Gingili
Sang with all his heart and soul. 😢
So there's a huge candle with arms and legs, wandering about the hills of England?
thank you for the lyrics
@@ThomasPowellNZ its not meant to be taken literally dude
Listening to this song in 2021, tears still fall from my face, as they did in 1997.
Mine too
God bless 🙏 you and your family 🙏❤️
Get a grip
@@robbiemontgomery581 Meaning?
Imagine what her boys went through taking that long walk
I wasn't born but I feel the pain of losing her she should still be standing with us now as she's our princess even more the people's queen it brakes me heart knowing they killed her of for sure she was a Devine soul to this world
My father took his own life few days before Lady Di died. That's why this song reminds me everytime
No auto tune...no computers.....no fake background.....this is what you call a real artist!
Coming to Australia I think next month.
Yes the live performance was not, but you can't know if it was auto-tuned after release (the video we just saw).
I agree
🤣🤣🤣🤣
He was just absolutely unbelievably good last week at his farewell in the Boston area . UNBELIEVABLE show!! So powerful !!! he is in a lot of pain with his hip yet he put on an amazingly strong show. We were all blown away . ELLLLLLLLLTONNNNN we LOVE you!!!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I'm just some black kid from brooklyn who mostly likes hip-hop, but I like to watch masters at work. And this performance, in this setting and how serious it was, shows a true master at work. Incredible.
Of course. Good music touches the soul. Classical, rap, hip-hop, country, rock, it is the message and the music that matters.
Well-said 😄😄
❤❤❤
Great music is a universal language… One of the greatest creations.
@@angelacamack1699auf den Punkt getroffen.
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned our long before
Your legend ever will
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset
When the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Thank you. Rest in peace Princess Diana of England. Goodbye English rose
thank you, man
Thank you so much Bruno2k19 for the lyrics. It's now my memorial for our dear departed Royal Highness Princess Diana.
I want this song play at my funeral
You made one mistake
I can still remembered this song sung by this great singer..tears still flowing down my eyes
The most beautiful thing is that he has never sung this song live ever again since this day.
Jack Collinson
Jack Collinson agreed
He will only do it again if Prince William and Prince Harry ask him to do it.
Which song because he sang it at the concert
@@RandyLos1994 Candle In The Wind 1997.
This has to be Elton’s finest vocal performance ever! The depth, emotion and beauty in his voice is incomparable here. Always sends shivers down my spine.
Maravilhoso emocionante cecilia sao paulo
I would have sang just the same if I'd lost my Aunt!
You are correct Sr John is a true singer, his voice comfort many 💕
His retirement is a loss and his farewell tour is just adding to his legend!
We will miss him performing. I hope he continues.
Fun Fact:
Elton only sang this song 3 times. At a rehearsal, in a studio and here in the video.
'Fun' was not the most appropriate word for that situation.
@@MrChannel2010 yeah, but its still pretty interesting
@@goombatroopa5110 he’s talking about this version.
And he’s said he will sing this version again ONLY at the request of Prince William or Harry x
@@angelatapara8378 No, he said he will never sing it again. Even if Prince William or Harry will ask them because it's connected with too many feelings for him.
I know how extremely difficult it was for Elton to get through this song without breaking down and I will be forever thankful to him for singing this for our Beloved Diana. I miss her so much. ❤️💐 Much love from 🇺🇸.
This guy has nerves of Steel.....And miles and miles of heart and talent.....She deserved the best.....and Elton delivered.....
A True English Gentleman that is most worthy of Knighthood.
Yes. Many millions of people around the world were watching this performance!
Princess Diana is/was a beautiful soul. Then you have the best singer ever ❤ ♥ just for her.
Lovely said
How he made it through this without faulter amazes me to this day. Her candle still burns brightly around the globe!!
Perfectly delivered. No words to describe how moving that performance was. How he managed to stay composed, play that piano perfectly, and remember words to the revised version without accidentally singing the original version, you can see his emotion in his eyes, beautiful performance.
Perfectly great,One in a million.
It is great, but he was actually looking at a teleprompter, everytime you see him look to his right, not that makes it any worse.
Because it was his gift to her. He wouldn't have accepted anything but perfection
TTThree Tenors in Concerts time. 7/25 (7.14.2022)8,352 C
No one has mentioned Maxwel second row back. Amazing!! What people see or not!
25 years today the world lost its Princess. How is it been that long? Still brings tears to my eyes. 🌹
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Don't seem like 25 years.. she is always in heart ❤️💯
i even noticed that as well 25yrs and the queen had to die too on the same day to join Diana to hug her close once again and forevr
The British Royal family killed her and people higher up. Westminster British secret services.
Great Princess.
She just wasn't england's princess she impacted the whole 🌎 world
Yes she dìd!
How he sang that without crying is truly amazing. The emotion is so raw but he helped it together and delivered a performance without equal.
His soul and heart cried
I did a tribute to Queen Elizabeth without crying, it made my grandmother and Woody cry because I knew she wasn’t gone until the funeral
Elton should have shed a tear.
He cried after he was finished
@@nicolelawless9942 Lol. Elton John knew Diana, and performed at her funeral. That's galaxies away from you doing a tribute for the queen.
I still cry after all these years. She wasn't just England's rose, she belonged to the entire world
Me as well. I stayed up all night crying my eyes out watching the funeral.
She did? I didn't know that. I thought she was just an adulterous airhead who parted her thighs to anyone willing to give her attention or cash, like that frizzy haired Al Fayed guy.
As a Canadian I agree 100%
Same here 😢
Biggest mass hysteria nonsense I’ve ever seen in my life, over someone who most people didn’t give a shit about. Once she died everyone seemed to know her. She was never a victim of msm . She used it when it suited her.
One of the greatest live performances of a song ever. Historic and incredible.
"your candles burned out long before your legend ever will", and in 2020 her legend is alive and well. RIP darling Diana, the Queen of Hearts. ❤️😘🙏👑
It is precisely just that: legend. In reality, she achieved very little.
Her country loved and failed her. She is a legend
She truly was a great soul. It’s so unfortunate. She did so much for people and suffered so much behind the scenes.
@@aceadventures5527 The country did not fail her.
@@moonbunnycakes Princess Anne has done far more charity work, but never got the soppy headlines given to the late former Princess.
Candle in the wind by " Elton John" is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.
i thought the funeral was on tv on Sunday later in September 1997 like 21st or 28th, cant believe it was 6th September on Saturday talk about quick arrangements, i was 10 years old and watched it in full i thought all day, did they show the whole funeral again on repeat on Sunday morning all day, it was emotional, maybe i got mixed up on the day and time or was i living in a parallel universe.
@Christopher Aldrich England
@Christopher Aldrich I'm From UK it really odd for me as i though Candle in the Wind 1997 come out before funeral, but i think i must be misleaded or mistaking judging by the online story's, i did watch the funeral back in 1997, but honestly thought it was late September not the start of September on Sunday, also that was quick setup from Sunday 31st August to Saturday 6th for all the preparations, what a job and everyone acting really fast for the service.
@Christopher Aldrich do you agree, did you thought it was a another date they shown the funeral then, because i thought it was a few weeks after she sadly died, it took place, or did they simply repeat the full funeral again on TV in UK on Sunday after.
@@bleeuk how are you doing today?
This was the funeral of the century. The amount of people outside crying was outstanding. I was a kid and still remember like it was today! RIP queen of hearts
No, check out the funeral of Yugoslavian president Tito, which was the biggest funeral in history. To say last goodbye came over 20 presidents, 34 presidents of parliament, 3 kings, 5 princes, many foreign ministers and more than milion people on the streets.
dite6s9mora dite6s9mora Diana's funeral was watched by 2.5 Billion people that's based on Google you can look it up, but it's useless even if the other has more people in funeral they are dead and we are next. After death is judgement, it doesn't matter how many friends or powerful people visited our funeral we will be judged alone.
Check out Churchill's funeral as well.
A few details:
Sir Winston Churchill died on 24 January 1965, aged 90. His was the first state funeral for a non-royal family member since Lord Carson in 1935, and as of 2021 it remains the most recent state funeral in the United Kingdom. The official funeral lasted for four days. Planning for the funeral, known as Operation Hope Not, began 12 years before Churchill's death. Attended by representatives from 120 countries, 6,000 people, and unusually by the Queen, more than 1,000 police and security personnel, involving nine military bands, 18 military battalions, 16 Royal Air Force English Electric Lightning fighter jets, a special boat MV Havengore and a train hauled by Winston Churchill, homage paid by 321,360 people, and witnessed by over 350 million people, it was the largest state funeral in history.
The Queen broke certain royal protocols at Churchill's funeral. Firstly, it was a common royal etiquette for the monarch to not attend funeral service outside of the royal family. Secondly, she not only attended the service but was among the first officials to arrive at St Paul's, making her presence even before the coffin and Churchill family arrived. It is a royal custom in any event that the monarch is always the last to arrive. Additionally, it is a royal convention that the monarch is also the first to exit or end an ongoing event. As the funeral service was over, the Queen followed the Churchill family out of the cathedral. To these unusual deeds by the Queen, Nicholas Soames commented: "It is absolutely exceptional if not unique for the Queen to grant precedence to anyone. For her to arrive before the coffin and before my grandfather was a beautiful and very touching gesture.
Churchill's funeral was the largest gathering of world leaders during the 1960s-and, at that time, in history. Representatives from 112 countries and many organisations attended, including 5 kings, 2 queens, 1 emperor, 1 grand duke, 2 queen consorts, 15 presidents, 14 prime ministers and 10 former leaders. The only notable absentee was Lyndon B. Johnson, President of the United States, who was ill at the time. The official representative of the United States was Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the United States. ... China was the only country not to send representatives to the funeral.
The Observer reported on 31 January, saying, "This was the last time that London would be the capital of the world. This was an act of mourning for the imperial past. This marked the final act in Britain's greatness... It was a triumph. It was a celebration of a great thing that we did in the past."[
Why is it outstanding to cry in public over someone you never met and never knew? Serious question.
@@dite6s9mora73 it's not necessary to compare the funerals. Long live the Marshall and the queen of hearts
We are a stoic nation, even more so back then. To see men in the audience crying just shows how heart breaking this was. I remember coming down that morning for school to find my mum sobbing in our living room watching the news. I was young but I knew how important it was that Diana had died. This performance still brings me to tears, especially the crowd stood outside in silence and Elton singing "your footsteps will always fall here along England's greenest hills". I love England, I'd never want to live anywhere else, and Diana is part of our culture and always will be, what a loss of a truly beautiful woman - inside and out ❤
The most professional performance ever..
Elton John is a true legend himself for singing this song so very flawlessly under so much duress how he played was a true song of all times.
Hello Deborah, how are you doing?
@@marcusglasser4782 ciao Marcus!come stai?🙋😍😘💝🌲
I'm declining the public holiday being offered for Charles the undeserving's coronation ; if enough people choose to ignore it , it would send a message .
Please join me ; it will cost you a day's time , but will reap a huge benefit in your conscience ; years later , people will be ashamed that they didn't shun Charlie the undeserving . he is as bad as the Tories .
@@derekheeps8012
I won’t, I will be watching the coronation with my 2009 Woody, Mummy and Woody.EXE knowing mine and Woody.EXE’s coronation is 2 months after
I remember when he performed this song. My mother's crying made ME cry while we watched this on tv.
Looking at this now, in 2020, these tears are now my own.
Damn....
I too remember that day, I have the funeral on vhs tape, 6 hours
Back in the year 1998 huh
@@geoffreykiarie2474 These years are going by too fast...
@@loveinspired7 yes dear seems like yesterday.... Memories are made of this
@@geoffreykiarie2474 She died in august 1997
As a foreigner, even at that time struck by the tragic death of the beloved Princess, I cannot but admire the dignity, composure and civilization of the people and the environment on this occasion, as well as the perfect and professional performance of this splendid Song by the Great Elton John
You can tell he wanted to cry but he kept his composure. Heartbreaking, yet beautiful rendition. Hard to believe she's been gone for 25 years now.
I remember this like it was yesterday it was the first time I cried about the death of someone. I was only a little kid 😥
People make Gods out of people who are rich and famous. Its sickening.
I’ve seen/heard/read, an artist “makes their mind go somewhere else” when performing, they break down after.
@@susiearviso3032 erm, i disagree.
Yes, she had her faults, but she also knew that she had influence, and she did her best to use that for the betterment of others.
@@susiearviso3032 And people are assholes because they have nothing better to do with their sad little lives. Let people grieve.
This still moves me to tears... Even after all these years.
Still missing the Queen 👑 of ❤Hearts,
Princess Diana ⭐
Yes the peoples princess 👸 😍 ❤
I miss her still cried for a whole week
The piano riff is moving too.
I'm telling I'm crying 😢 😭 now
I’m right there with ya with tears flowing through the singing of this song.
An absolutely beautiful tribute to Princess Diana! Still makes me cry 25 years later. RIP Princess.
Yes it's is. This song was so powerful and melt my heart.
What are your favorite song
@George Dave ciao George! Come stai? 🙋♀️😍😘💘💕
I watched it the night before the Queen’s funeral and it didn’t work out at all. Woody came alive to give me a ton of tissues and I held his hand. Our love is extremely powerful
Absolutely beautifully inside and outside was our late Princess Diana our Queen of hearts forever and always ♥
The greatest live performance ever considering the importance and how well he sang it
No
@@BeatlesFan1975name a better one, bum troll
Not even close to BTS performance at United Nations headquarter!
23 years later and this still makes me cry
Hello and how are you doing today, I hope yours having a wonderful weekend too
Same ...
Same here 🤲🏽❤️
How the hell did he sing this without breaking down in tears?
Why are tears necessary? Grief is a complex psychological process, of which tears are only a small part.
You can kinda see he’s trying not to cry
Probably numb and he was pissed. He was so pissed at the royal family
@@delilasloan8914 And precisely how do you know this?
I have always wondered that too. I mean, I started crying when this started playing. And he knew her in person, they were close friends. I always admired his composure, was that me, I would be singing through tears.
The Queen of Hearts would have turned 59 years today
You'll be in our hearts forever, your Majesty ❤🌹
She was so young.
Also here in the Netherlands we loved here. ❤
The Queen of Hearts. I like that.
Too bad Elizabeth killed her
Thing is she wouldn't be royalty.
The Queen almost didn't let her have HRH on her tombstone
I don't know why I needed to hear this today. Maybe because in the state of chaos that the world is currently in, we desperately need our People's Princess to be here to make things okay again. The woman was timeless, and her legend will live in our hearts and minds for generations. Thank you, Elton. This was absolutely...phenomenal. It was truly the perfect tribute to the Princess that was loved around the world, and will be for many years to come. May we all have some of Princess Diana's quiet grace and understanding, and her compassion for everyone around her.
25 years and I still cry! She was loved all over the world!
Hello. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?
yes she was and with everything she endured from that family , she still held herself with grace and compassion. I wish I could have met her and told her she was loved and admired by the world ❤️
You're right. I was a baby when she died but strange enough.....I've grown to love her and her transition makes me SAD
Tak terasa 25 tahun sudah tp Princess Diana tidak terlupakan dan membuktikan dicintai dunia
Oh brother.
The most emotional live performance of the entire 20th century bar none.
Robert McGhin BS
Twat.
@fank234 your a bag of shit you piss ant
bull shit
Robert McGhin
Awesome
This performance is absolutely one of the best in all the human history
hello how are you doing, how long have you been a fan of mine?
No
Give me a break
You occupy a nanosecond and can know nothing whatsoever about "all human history."
Agree
Respect sir Elton, 🙏 how you managed them words God bless you and lady Diana ❤❤❤❤
To this day in the year 2022, I am absolutely amazed and admire him for being able to sing this for how close they were. His pain is certainly clearly visible.💔
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@@marcusglasser4782 Hi Marcus, I'm doing well thank you. How about yourself?
@@dawno1175 I’m doing good and blessed, I’m currently in Alaska USA and You?
@@marcusglasser4782 The smallest state in the USA.🙂
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A man that needs no auto tune. I remember it on the day but we didn't really hear how powerful his voice is. That day became a blur. Listening 25 year later I appreciate him even more. He lost his friend and he held his emotion in to sing. Love him. Just an amazing man.
What a beautiful song with some nice memories. How are you Ajak UK ?
The day became a blue 😂😂😂😂.
What a nesbitt you actually are grieving for a lady who you never knew.
I grieved for for her the same she would grieved for me.
Because she was born in to a elitist family you deluded retards put her on this pedestal like some god.
@@highdefinitionstanleytm9614 do you know me?? How do you know I didn't know her??
Did you get upset about 911??
@@highdefinitionstanleytm9614 just looked at your channel. It all makes sense now. Your a virgin neckbeard incel.
Lmao. You poor little incel.
@@ajakuk1 yes I got upset and angry on 9/11 as that was a mass lose of life and not some media grabbing hag.
People die everyday I find it much more of tragedy when kids die not some bitch who courted the media.
If you did no her good for you however Im pretty sure you only wish you did.
I grieved for her like she would for me.
What a wonderful tribute,Elton
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
You called out to our country
And you whispered to those in pain
Now you belong to heaven
And the stars spell out your name
And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never fading with the sunset when the rain set in
And your footsteps will always fall here
Along England's greenest hills
Your candle's burned out long before
Your legend ever will
Loveliness we've lost
These empty days without your smile
This torch we'll always carry
For our nation's golden child
And even though we try
The truth brings us to tears
All our words cannot express
The joy you brought us through the years
Goodbye England's rose
May you ever grow in our hearts
You were the grace that placed itself
Where lives were torn apart
Goodbye England's rose
From a country lost without your soul
Who'll miss the wings of your compassion
More than you'll ever know
P D candle in the wind
P D thanks
Thankyou so much for posting the lyrics
P D ...terrific lines
P D smart Alex we can all use Google and get the words our self thank you
"I'll just play this song during the funeral of a very dear friend of mine. Perfectly. Without waver." If anybody doubted the sheer strength of this man, I present to you this neigh impossible feat. Amazing.
I am sorry about your friend 💙🌹
He was talking about Elton's friend Princess Diana
And yes he did have a lyric reminder. But did close his eyes for most of it
Elton John did such a beautiful musical tribute to beautiful Lady Diana God knew she was coming home such a beautiful angel I still love and miss her I can just imagine how Prince William and Harrys hearts broke so sad
@@BenjiDarius In an interview recently he said he had decided to have a prompter as the last thing he wanted was to bring in the lyrics of the original "candle in the wind" by mistake that he must have preformed hundreds of times from memory. I watched it live and thought it was a massive live rendition.
@@johnwoody9505 That is true, not doubting that at all, I'm just saying he didn't use it much I think since his eyes were closed throughout most of the performance
How he sang and performed this with such grace and compassion etc, I believe this was sir Elton's finest hour. R.i.p lady Diana.
ONE OF THE BEST LIVE , PERFORMANCES IN HUMAN HISTORY !!!
Hello Vera how are you doing?
Someone already said that.
To think, how many times he must've performed this song in the 24 years prior, with the original lyrics, and then effortlessly performs the song with new lyrics, to an audience of millions under such emotional circumstances, and doesn't once falter. A true master.
Sublime
Billions* BILLIONS
Yes, but He had the lyrics in front of him in this Case, normally He performed without a teleprompter but in this Case He used one
@@laragalera7547 where was the teleprompter? He didn’t look like he was reading anything.
He is a professional above all..
I’m crying watching this. Elton John lose his beloved friend Gianni Versace in July 97’ and in August of the same year (a month apart) Diana passed away, both tragic deaths. My respect
I have never been so delighted to see Elton honor Diana like this. Absolutely beautiful to honor the Princess. 💖💕
My god, you can SEE the pain in Elton’s face, and he just soldiered on, trying not to cry 😭💔❤️
perversion will make you cry of the depravity of truth honesty
The guy is insecure about the insecurity of secularism sodomy.
Douglas Mclean stop spouting your utter bullshit
Yeah his voice is shaking almost blurt out. And he trying hard to not cry by seeing his eyebrow.
Yes you can, he really loved her
Today marks 25 years of the world without this compassionate lady. Oh Diana! The world still love you and we will always continue to do. RIP uncrowned Queen! ❤️
Jesus
Even though Diana was never Queen she will always be the Queen in our hearts! ❤️
💯 she was the ppls Princess❤️♥️💕🌟🤩👏👏👏👏👏wish she would have been the ppls Queen! Full of Grace and beauty IMO
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There will never ever be another Princess Diana, in history. She was graceful, poised, courageous, a beautiful soul inside out. RIP 💐
Millions of other women meet the description you have given here, yet people do not wail in the streets when they die. Don't you think it is strange to wail over a woman you never met? Obscene, even?
She was also a damaged soul she was not perfect no one is. We need to remember she was a human with all the faults that come with that.
i think perhaps its a symbol of all the beautiful women in the world who leave us alone to remember the light they brought with them that we didn't realize added to our lives
Perhaps her granddaughter Charlotte will take after her.
Not really , she’s a disgrace and arrogant as well
It’s halfway through 2023 & she’s still a legend ❤❤❤ We will always love princess Diana 💐 👑💕
It’s coming up to the 26th Anniversary of Diana’s death and Mummy says I’ve been acting funny because I’m trying yo distract myself from it but it’s not working. I dread Woody.EXE’s memorial service in 5 days and I know he’ll do so well. It will be a huge honour to be on stage in front of millions of Diana’s fans there and I’ll try my best not to lose it
I was in the crowd by St Paul's cathedral on her wedding day and saw her arriving in her carriage. My strongest memory of her funeral was those poor little boys walking behind her coffin and a wreath of white roses saying "Mummy". It was a brutal thing to make them walk so far like that.
Sweet memories never fade.
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Charles made them do it, such a shame, poor kids lost their mum and they are being paraded. We all miss her and will never forget her ive never met her but my father has as he was in the queens guards
Were our tears for the passing or the young boys?
her brother said he was told they wanted to walk only to find out later they never did want to Diana would be outraged that they were put through that whoever had that bright idea should take a look at themselves Harry was 12 and struggled for years after Will was just 15
Today marks 25 years since the death of the People’s Princess. Still remember it was a hot summer afternoon when I learned about the tragic news on the radio. I used to read each article about her on the newspaper and thought I knew her well in some way. Little did I knew how she suffered from the pressure of the paparazzi / press as well as the the royal family. May you Rest In Peace, the princess of Wales. Your kindness and compassion will continue to make a difference in the world and you’ll always be remembered. Miss you.
Hi. How are you doing? Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?
Que hermosas palabras ❤ los has dicho todo 🥲
She was ❤d by many n still We are here on Earth for moment Forever with Our Creator
August 31st.. such a sad day 😭😭
Why were ppl obsessed with princess diana?
This song brings me to tears. I was probably Harry’s age at the time she died. She is a genuine soul her kindness and compassion for others was beautiful the royal family did not appreciate her or take care of her. I’m glad regular people knew how amazing she was and gave her so much love everywhere she went.
Regular people did not know her personally at all. What you call "love" was just blind adulation based on her being glamorous. The worship of Diana actually cheapened real emotion. Her sudden, preventable death was a tragedy for her family only, and this public spectacle, with people wailing in the streets over a woman they never met, was in poor taste.
@@Musicienne-DAB1995 you don’t have to know somebody personally in order to feel compassion to them and their family. You can admire, love and adore people you’ve never met simply because of their deeds and words. Diana was a remarkable person and deserved adoration. Get off your high horse and stop gatekeeping people’s emotions.
R.I.P. Princess Diana. Sr. Elton is a master! Each finger touch on the piano and each word was soflty carefully choosed and used on point in perfect overwhelmed seconds of this masterpiece song!
A true friend singing to his beloved one. How much more heart could have ever been put into this interpretation, Elton? So moving.
The Queen of Hearts will remain with us all for ever She was are Princess and so sadly missed by all. God are English 🌹
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Sorry, God is universal and for Argentina too. Great Princess married with a stupid
25 years later. Never to be forgotten. 😢
Oh yes. He’s such a Gem. How are you doing. Hope you are fine and staying safe out there?
The princess will always be missed, such a beautiful lady , made such an impression in the entire world.
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She was far too good for the "royals" as far as I'm concerned
I wish there could be someone like her around today! The world needs it more than ever now. I hope there will be someone like her soon
One of the best live performances ever with Charles Spencer’s speech, one of the best speeches ever immediately after, 20/15 minutes I will never forget