Some of you might listen to this and get a jolt from the past. Moonlight Shadow is not one of those 80’s songs you hear played often these days. I have always enjoyed listening to it; not just for nostalgic reasons, but because it has great vocals (Fleetwood Mac – like), a magnificent guitar solo and a fantastic melody with a Celtic allure. One of the few 80’s songs that I don’t get sick of hearing over and over. I have included the original studio version and the extended version below. The video is pretty neat, but I prefer listening to the extended version, so I don’t have to keep repeating the original.
[Verse 1]
The last that ever she saw him
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
He passed on, worried and warning
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Lost in a riddle that Saturday night
Far away on the other side
He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
And she couldn’t find how to push through
[Verse 2]
The trees that whisper in the evening
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
Sing a song of sorrow and grieving
Carried away by a moonlight shadow
All she saw was a silhouette of a gun
Far away on the other side
He was shot six times by a man on the run
And she couldn’t find how to push through
[Chorus]
I stay, I pray
See you in Heaven, far away
I stay, I pray
See you in Heaven one day
The following sourced from the Wikipedia article below:
Moonlight Shadow is a song written and performed by English multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, released as a single in May 1983 and included on his eighth album, Crises, of the same year. The vocals were performed by Scottish vocalist Maggie Reilly, who had collaborated with Mike Oldfield since 1980. It is Oldfield’s most successful single, reaching number one on numerous charts around Europe.
The single peaked at number four in the British charts, making it Oldfield’s second-highest ranked single after Portsmouth, which reached number three in 1976….it reached number one in many countries, including Italy, Austria, Switzerland for four weeks and Norway for six weeks. It spent four weeks at number two in West Germany, hit number six in Australia, and peaked at number three in New Zealand and France.
References:
1. Moonlight Shadow – Wikipedia
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You’re right Matt. Haven’t heard it for yonks. I always liked it.
I’m always right Bruce. I knew you would like it, that’s why I posted on it. Haha
I’ve never heard this song before, but it’s beautiful and compelling. Interesting how it was a massive hit in many countries, yet never charted at all in the U.S.
I’m so glad you liked it so much. Yes, it’s strange it didn’t chart in America. I wonder if it was released there.