given that the available custom-written material is by the likes of David Hasselhoff, you can understand why the princes would prefer to light up the "Candle" one mo' time, even if Sir Elton had hitherto pledged, after the funeral, that he would never ever sing it again. You get the vague feeling he's a little embarrassed by it. After all, there's something a little weird about a bioballad being so portable it can simply be rewritten from one celebrity death to the next:Goodbye [Your Name Here]
Though I never knew you at all
You need a fun'ral singalong
And so I got the call...
Mark Steyn's witty (you expect less?) deconstruction of Elton John's song, reworked for Princess Diana's memorial. He chips in a few interesting thoughts about lyricist Bernie Taupin, too.