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The bit that you skip #204: Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
A song that has had many lives, The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen truly is a song no one else but them could make. Brooding but still uplifting, solemn but with an infectious hook. Ian McCulloch’s beautiful voice floats on a psychedelic goth atmosphere.
A hit single in 1984, it’s easily their most recognisable song, at least on this side of the Atlantic, where British music always had an abode. Blame it generations fed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones on a daily basis, blame it on our penchant for the overtly dramatic lyrics. British music always seems to be a larger hit in Mexico than in the USA. Just look at the sales of Oasis and Blur. Or how big The Smiths are in Mexico in contrast to the US. Even Chuck Klosterman dedicated one of his navelgazing essays to the topic.
A staple of classic radio, The Killing Moon is about the inevitability of death. A fate set on us, against our will. No wonder it worked so well in Donnie Darko, a movie that rattles the cages of too many cinephiles, while still confounding the general public. I personally like it, but prefer The Box. Takes all kinds, I guess.
Although I love Echo & The Bunnymen’s version, it was Grant Lee Phillips beautiful, understated cover what truly galvanised this love. The folksy cover shines a light on the lyrical work. McCulloch’s words, supposedly arriving to him after waking up from a dream, benefit from Phillips’ vulnerable approach.
I’ll delve longer into Grant Lee Phillips tomorrow, because I’ve got plenty to write about the fella. For the time being, hope you have good memories of this song, and if not, why not make new memories? After all, we’re just wearing stupid man suits.
-Sam J. Valdés López
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ
#DonnieDako #EchoTheBunnymen #GrantLeePhillips #IanMcCulloch #music #OceanRain #TheKillingMoon -
The bit that you skip #204: Echo & The Bunnymen – The Killing Moon
A song that has had many lives, The Killing Moon by Echo & The Bunnymen truly is a song no one else but them could make. Brooding but still uplifting, solemn but with an infectious hook. Ian McCulloch’s beautiful voice floats on a psychedelic goth atmosphere.
A hit single in 1984, it’s easily their most recognisable song, at least on this side of the Atlantic, where British music always had an abode. Blame it generations fed The Beatles and The Rolling Stones on a daily basis, blame it on our penchant for the overtly dramatic lyrics. British music always seems to be a larger hit in Mexico than in the USA. Just look at the sales of Oasis and Blur. Or how big The Smiths are in Mexico in contrast to the US. Even Chuck Klosterman dedicated one of his navelgazing essays to the topic.
A staple of classic radio, The Killing Moon is about the inevitability of death. A fate set on us, against our will. No wonder it worked so well in Donnie Darko, a movie that rattles the cages of too many cinephiles, while still confounding the general public. I personally like it, but prefer The Box. Takes all kinds, I guess.
Although I love Echo & The Bunnymen’s version, it was Grant Lee Phillips beautiful, understated cover what truly galvanised this love. The folksy cover shines a light on the lyrical work. McCulloch’s words, supposedly arriving to him after waking up from a dream, benefit from Phillips’ vulnerable approach.
I’ll delve longer into Grant Lee Phillips tomorrow, because I’ve got plenty to write about the fella. For the time being, hope you have good memories of this song, and if not, why not make new memories? After all, we’re just wearing stupid man suits.
-Sam J. Valdés López
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ
#DonnieDako #EchoTheBunnymen #GrantLeePhillips #IanMcCulloch #music #OceanRain #TheKillingMoon -
CHVRCHES The Killing Moon - Los Angeles - Live
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Ted Tocks Covers
You Oughta Know
Originally posted on October 7, 2019
On this day 30 years ago Alanis Morissette was at #1 with ‘Jagged Little Pill’.
“’Cause I'm here, to remind you
Of the mess you left when you went away
It's not fair to deny me
Of the cross I bear that you gave to me
You, you, you oughta know”#alanismorissette #glenballard #thousandmonalisas #thekillingmoon #sabrinasalerma #richardcheese
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En mi opinión, este disco está más bien "meh", pero trae un cover de la joya de Echo & the Bunnymen «The Killing Moon», una canción que me encanta y siempre vale la pena escuchar
🎧🔗 https://open.spotify.com/track/60MLWw4RJ9wawP5Ml6SFLv
#CoreyTaylor #TheKillingMoon #EchoAndTheBunnymen #Covers #Rock #Música
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En mi opinión, este disco está más bien "meh", pero trae un cover de la joya de Echo & the Bunnymen «The Killing Moon», una canción que me encanta y siempre vale la pena escuchar
🎧🔗 https://open.spotify.com/track/60MLWw4RJ9wawP5Ml6SFLv
#CoreyTaylor #TheKillingMoon #EchoAndTheBunnymen #Covers #Rock #Música
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Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
#nowlistening #echoandthebunnymen #thekillingmoon #80smusicOn 01.20.1984, The Killing Moon was released, as the lead single from their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. Great single from a very good album.
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Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon
#nowlistening #echoandthebunnymen #thekillingmoon #80smusicOn 01.20.1984, The Killing Moon was released, as the lead single from their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. Great single from a very good album.
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“In starlit nights, I saw you
So cruelly, you kissed me
Your lips, a magic world
Your sky, all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soon”
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ&feature=share8 -
“In starlit nights, I saw you
So cruelly, you kissed me
Your lips, a magic world
Your sky, all hung with jewels
The killing moon
Will come too soon”
https://youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ&feature=share8 -
Apparently, this song is about the eternal battle between fate and the human will.
Wear a decent mask to protect yourself and others.
(I will do a song from 2022 soon, I promise)
#BringBackMasks #n95 #FFP2 #ffp3 #edutooter #SafeEdForAll #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #KillingMoon #KillingMoonCover #TheKillingMoon #TheKillingMoonCover #EchoAndTheBunnymen #EchoAndTheBunnymenCover
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Apparently, this song is about the eternal battle between fate and the human will.
Wear a decent mask to protect yourself and others.
(I will do a song from 2022 soon, I promise)
#BringBackMasks #n95 #FFP2 #ffp3 #edutooter #SafeEdForAll #CovidIsAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #KillingMoon #KillingMoonCover #TheKillingMoon #TheKillingMoonCover #EchoAndTheBunnymen #EchoAndTheBunnymenCover
