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From: jsweet@uci-icsa.ARPA (Jerry Sweet)
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Subject: Re: Norma Jean (Marilyn Monroe)
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 15:38:22 EST
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The song to which you refer is "Candle in the Wind" by Bernie Taupin
and Elton John.  It appears on EJ's album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
(MCA 2-10003) which came out in 1973 (jeez, was that really 12 years
ago?).  The subject matter is iindeed Marilyn Monroe.  Seems to me that
Rolling Stone mentioned this song in its review of the album in The
Rolling Stone Record Guide (the 1978 version?), noting that it was
almost embarrassing to listen to, but somehow strangely compelling.

-jns