The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon [Official HD Remastered Video]
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4 жыл бұрынOfficial Music Video for 'Whole of the Moon' by The Waterboys
The Waterboys - 1985 available for pre-order now!
6CD Box Set covering the recording of the This Is The Sea album. 95 Tracks with 64 previously unreleased including: demos, alt. versions, outtakes, live recordings, TV & radio sessions, and the remastered version of the album.
Includes a 220-page hardcover book written by Mike Scott containing a first-hand account of the creation of the album with deep recording details
Also available THIS IS THE SEA Limited Edition 180gm Clear Vinyl linktr.ee/waterboys1985
Lyrics:
I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
Hmm, you were there in the turnstiles, with the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars and you know how it feels to reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies
I saw the rain dirty valley
You saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned, I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
with a torch in your pocket and the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels to get too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon, hey yeah!
Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers
Trumpets, towers and tenements
Wide oceans full of tears
Flags, rags ferryboats
Scimitars and scarves
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars, yes, you climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
#classicrock80s #TheWaterboys #MikeScott
@zoidwuddie 3 ай бұрын
Karl left this world on March 10, 2024. RIP Karl and thanks so much for the music and memories...
@ChrisWright7701 2 ай бұрын
Sad😢😢
@swami19581 Ай бұрын
Genius ❤️❤️
@cesarjaviergonzalez7614 15 күн бұрын
What a big loss😢
@MariaGarcia-zy3rh 7 күн бұрын
Why?
@ingrids1551 Күн бұрын
😢
@DAYBYDAYCLOSERTOJESUS Жыл бұрын
This is artistry , one of the most underrated masterpieces ever written. Who’s still listening in 2023
@tomlyon3273 11 ай бұрын
Me
@mikehailsanta3387 11 ай бұрын
Me too
@fredgervin9930 11 ай бұрын
Me three
@MHerbert351 11 ай бұрын
I am!
@TreforestGump01 11 ай бұрын
Me. It's a classic!!
@melissasalinas4696 3 ай бұрын
RIP Karl Wallinger, thanks for the music.
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their page too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@ingrids1551 Күн бұрын
😢
@andrewfreeguard2899 4 ай бұрын
This song is timeless 1984 or 2024 it doesn't matter. Just enjoy!
@tasadiqali923 4 ай бұрын
A timeless classic from the Waterboys
@eldiablo8710 3 ай бұрын
Big it up time less
@imakebeatsLF 3 ай бұрын
probably my favourite song
@jaimemedina3351 2 ай бұрын
absolutely
@rodneycooperLMSCoach Жыл бұрын
This song is amazing because it reminds me of a beautiful wife I had for 30 years and then lose her to cancer. She convinced me we could build a house on the west coast of Scotland and held my hand as I was scared of it and then held my hand again in starting our business as I was petrified convincing me we could do it. The words are so true and the greatest love of my life will always be in my heart.
@susannerohlin7742 Жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL
@johnmcpherson1161 Жыл бұрын
She is still holding your hand… and your heart. I’m sure of it. ❤
@rodneycooperLMSCoach Жыл бұрын
@@johnmcpherson1161 Thankyou so much. Yes she is always I know it.
@lizmcenroy4367 Жыл бұрын
💚
@tez4274 Жыл бұрын
Well put Rod lad.
@PlasticJaysus23 3 ай бұрын
RIP Karl, and thanks for all the music, both with the Waterboys and World Party.
@stevenpayne9063 3 ай бұрын
Yup: This, very much this… And THANK YOU, Karl
@billschwalb9486 3 ай бұрын
Sad about Karl Wallinger. I saw him at the Great American Hall in SF, probably last performance in SF. Beautiful, beautiful music maker. Glad that he had some more time after his health crisis years ago. Kinda like Steve Goodman. We have them as long as we do, then we have their recorded music and videos.
@user-hd7sj3lv9y 3 ай бұрын
Very sad he’s in heaven but he left his music for us to remember him.
@angelacook7310 2 ай бұрын
Rest easy 💗
@danielg2946 2 ай бұрын
Amazing I never knew Karl was involved here, both songs, timeless.
@AnthonyTiculin-wp6ch 6 ай бұрын
Just Lost my twin brother of 49 years to the big C .and this song was one of our favorites on the radio when driving around with our dad ... love you my brother Dean rest in peace.❤ 7-2-1974.+22-12-2023. Happy 50th Deany Boyz missing you heaps mate since you can't be here I'm having a beer for us both listening to the Waterboys love you to the moon and back.
@warrenmudge6112 6 ай бұрын
RIP Dean ❤
@pigeon1664 5 ай бұрын
Keep your head up my friend
@magzmcandrew2579 5 ай бұрын
Fly high Dean💓💓💓
@dingsdean81 5 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss, God bless
@shonabeggs4640 5 ай бұрын
Rock on Dean, light up the sky.❤
@JaneHelenJones 3 ай бұрын
For Rocky my husband of almost 30 years. We lost him to lung cancer age 51 in 2011. He loved this song.💙💙💙
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow! So sorry for the lost, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@rossmoore8572 Жыл бұрын
My dad's favourite song, was playing this as he passed less 6 hours ago, fuck cancer
@Cgeo02 4 ай бұрын
😢❤
@Susan-pr5oc 4 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss.. 🙏🙏
@ginagambardella6370 3 ай бұрын
What a beautiful song to jettison to the next place. So sorry and yes f cancer
@heatherclark34 3 ай бұрын
Hugs
@carolecarole8860 2 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@catherinewarner8416 3 ай бұрын
This is for my lovely brother who passed on New Years Eve after a two year hard fought battle with cancer, he was so brave. One of his favourite songs.
@lizmcaullay6934 3 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry Catherine .. I lost my beautiful sister 10 years ago on the 3rd March. Songs become so important and poignant when remembering them ❤
@deboraungarette1027 3 ай бұрын
😢😢😢❤
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow! So sorry for the lost, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@denise0707 3 ай бұрын
RIP Karl ❤ You have left us too soon but your musical legacy will live on.
@ChrisWright7701 2 ай бұрын
Big fan 😢
@stateworker 3 ай бұрын
RIP, Karl. Thanks for the melodies, the tunes, and the endless sing-alongs.
@mflores4700 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing song ❤ who's still listening in 2021
@TheDarkDutchman 3 жыл бұрын
Sure.... I have the old LP from the old days *and* the CD version. Was just listening the CD and decided to check the video. 😁
@richardbrunton6561 3 жыл бұрын
Me awesome music 🎶😀
@mflores4700 3 жыл бұрын
I am in my late thirties and often wondered what happened to music. They dont make music like they used to.
@richardbrunton6561 3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more,some of the older classics are the best @ M Flores
@andyoldfield995 3 жыл бұрын
My late Fathers favourite song xx bless him
@DanielHarris-qk4qd Ай бұрын
Who's here in 2024
@olefosshaug5565 25 күн бұрын
I'm here every now and then, a really great tune
@pekachew83 22 күн бұрын
@@olefosshaug5565 same
@jakehughes7835 21 күн бұрын
Best song every in my opinion
@ChrisWright7701 20 күн бұрын
Me
@ChrisWright7701 20 күн бұрын
Me
@willjones1997 3 ай бұрын
We have lost a truly fantastic & underrated musician- Rest in Peace Karl
@janewoodrow8637 3 ай бұрын
Absolutely WJ, we really have.
@YvonneDempsey-fk6mc 2 ай бұрын
Me ya pr#ckEMC2
@user-nf2rd7vf3b 3 ай бұрын
RIP Karl, The Waterboys made such a big impact on my life in the early 80's, thank you
@michaelwalker5278 3 жыл бұрын
Dedicated this song to my half after she passed away, miss her everyday. She had a vision for so many things and made me the best version of myself and I will always be grateful to her for that.
@marli288 3 жыл бұрын
Thats a lovely way to say it,
@martindouglas9839 3 жыл бұрын
My heart goes out to you friend I have not met yet I hope life gives you a break
@thesatisfiedcustomer4869 2 жыл бұрын
God bless you brother 🙏🏼
@SuperNicko92 2 жыл бұрын
❣🌛🌜
@carljones7380 2 жыл бұрын
Walking with you.
@alenavanderveen 3 жыл бұрын
When I listen to this song, it reminds me of my brother who has comitted suicide almost a year ago.. He always lived in extremes, he went too high , too far.. too soon. Love this song, love the 80's, love my brother!
@lemilemi5385 3 жыл бұрын
@@RichardWilson1984 why were the 80's so good and prompt such cruel episodes
@wurzygon 3 жыл бұрын
Feel your pain buddy, stay strong.
@tommyc12159 3 жыл бұрын
So sorry for your loss, this song makes me think of people I loved who have passed as well ❤️
@6Mr6mr6mr 3 жыл бұрын
may he rest in power!!
@andrewdunn5568 3 жыл бұрын
Hope you are ok
@Slavetomydaschund Ай бұрын
This song reminds me of my beautiful son. He's 22 and amazing and he thanked me once for his taste in music. Im so proud of the soldier he has become.
@CJRomigIII 3 ай бұрын
and this is why the 80's were so incredible...
@dananmckie9253 2 жыл бұрын
Songs like this song never fade nor grow old They just continue to brighten our lives
@swennaidoo1885 2 жыл бұрын
This is an iconic song...will always be my absolute favourite💕💕💕
@concars1234 Жыл бұрын
Exactly! the fountain of youth
@severinoviray8339 Жыл бұрын
Mnk
@mariettenaude5689 Жыл бұрын
True
@fourwingsweepa1705 Жыл бұрын
Better than the shit they have trotted out in the last 20 years
@higaide2048 4 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever written!
@jackiehibbard3696 4 жыл бұрын
Totally agree
@deadpaul6415 4 жыл бұрын
Il second that
@delosreyeskiaragracenativi9892 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm I might agree as well
@neilsoper8495 4 жыл бұрын
Yup, love the Waterboys! My other favourite song by them is A Bang On The Head
@tiffanyoneill8718 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed 100 %
@grantmcinnes1176 5 ай бұрын
Who's still listening in 2024!
@Tombro1856 5 ай бұрын
Me.
@Manu.0791 3 ай бұрын
Me …always
@benhill4092 3 ай бұрын
Me! I remember when this came out.
@garywatson5690 3 ай бұрын
👍
@tinalemire1535 3 ай бұрын
Me
@selektivarrogant 7 ай бұрын
One of the best songs ever written and performed! So much emotion, so much depth. Still marvellous after all these years!
@stephenburgess9421 7 ай бұрын
You're all sorted, in the head! Music where would be without the stuff!
@batphink2655 5 ай бұрын
@@stephenburgess9421 We'd be in a right mess wouldn't we Steve? lol!
@vforwombat9915 5 ай бұрын
and it's not even the best song on the album. this is the sea nudges it out.
@coliekeane3398 3 ай бұрын
110 % true no more to say
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@emlix1 3 жыл бұрын
This could be about my missus. She had a terrible adolescence of sexual abuse, heroin addiction, exploitation, you name it. She was beautiful- I mean etherially, dizzyingly beautiful- charismatic, but above all, she had a prescience, an awareness, an intelligence that was properly unnerving. She had truly reached too high, too far and too soon, and tragically she was damaged beyond repair. I miss you every minute of every day, Emma. Xxxx
@julieblyton4348 3 жыл бұрын
Peace n Strength to You...💙
@clairecarlia-jones5979 3 жыл бұрын
Sending a big hug😘😘😘
@10seanf 3 жыл бұрын
I'm crying for you.
@oliviamartini9700 2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful tribute. Death of a loved one brought me here and saw this by coincidence...it has brought comfort. Thank you.
@davidkerr1186 2 жыл бұрын
Bless you. Dx
@tsopuaifa 3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly the 80's. The haircuts, synthezisers, saxofon, dancing, mixing, bass sound... you name it. And the songwriting!!! This is a brilliant song.
@Dgbt64 3 жыл бұрын
wonderful! great remembers of sao paulo city ! Misssing
@alibaba1707 3 жыл бұрын
exactly!
@typpiet5140 3 жыл бұрын
But unlike most 80's music this is still excellent in 2021
@nufternufter6079 3 жыл бұрын
@ typ piet bullshit there is loads of 80s music that is still excellent to this day
@proflaudeo 3 жыл бұрын
The essence of the new wave
@funnylads4131 5 ай бұрын
Listening to this in 2024 with my son who's 4 dancing in the kitchen singing all the words fantastic song and my boy agrees 😊😁
@mrg1551 5 ай бұрын
Snap ,we saw the whole of the moon !
@anthonydickinson6433 8 ай бұрын
I pictured a rainbow You held it in your hands I had flashes But you saw the plan I wandered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon You were there at the turnstiles With the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truths You cut through lies I saw the rain-dirty valley You saw Brigadoon I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon With a torch in your pocket And the wind at your heels You climbed on the ladder And you know how it feels To get too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon Unicorns and cannonballs Palaces and piers Trumpets, towers, and tenements Wide oceans full of tears Flags, rags, ferry boats Scimitars and scarves Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars Yes, you climbed on the ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail Too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon
@kiranimam1 3 жыл бұрын
This song is just pure bliss. I can never get tired of hearing this
@kevinwilliams4843 3 жыл бұрын
I heard them live before u2 in the 80,s Chicago,s aragon
@kiranimam1 3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinwilliams4843 lucky you
@liviudorucristea6910 3 жыл бұрын
Mi2
@tashaw6 3 жыл бұрын
It just takes me back to the good old days! So good!
@trevorbishop3567 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@Laurenbdavis 2 жыл бұрын
One of the finest songs ever written. It does, however, leave me in floods of tears every time I hear it.
@UkTruckerStu 2 жыл бұрын
Just watched "The killers" perform this live from Glasgow concert an now I'm here. worth a watch. timestamped the link so it takes you to the start of it. Awesome vibes i was singing my head off ❤❤ >>youtube link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5t2hsKK3pm7d4E.html
@happyharry62 Жыл бұрын
its about prince.but i cant get any reverence about it
@professormause Жыл бұрын
then it has worked
@roaldknudsen4687 Жыл бұрын
Norge her 🤗Fin sang.Cruice the way
@MELLYBOY58 Жыл бұрын
@@happyharry62 nope ! ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧
@moonlionwilliams1316 5 ай бұрын
❤back in 1985 i was 15 when i first heard this. Im 54 now. Still ❤it and the waterboys
@steveneugebauer2497 4 ай бұрын
Same here
@orangewobbly2980 3 ай бұрын
. . . . especially that drummer, he's really cute ! ! !
@danutzacs4637 3 ай бұрын
Same here! 🥰
@davidharrington4162 Ай бұрын
73 and still listening
@robbiepeterh 3 жыл бұрын
Take a bow, guys, you made the greatest song of all time.
@coliekeane3398 3 жыл бұрын
Your telling no lie
@jasonfox4857 3 жыл бұрын
You know good music!
@cestparti7577 3 жыл бұрын
Well worth listening to the live version Fiona Apple does of the song. Proper homage to the spirit of it !
@ralphhennig4091 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is!!!!!
@gg0u1239 3 жыл бұрын
I actually think that Talk Talk wrote the best , but this definitely second
@pappasmitty2 3 ай бұрын
Just read about Karl's passing and immediately came here. One of my favs as a teen. Had the tv on music videos and everytime this came on I immediately stopped everything and popped in front on the tv. Sitting there with dish suds on my hands. As long as the dishes got done mom didn't care that much though. Not too many of today's artists hit me like that now. Thanks Karl. You shall be missed my friend .
@jl4945 2 ай бұрын
People will still be listening to this in 2124! Absolutely timeless
@christopheguillaume4032 2 ай бұрын
Nah, will all be dead by then :-) Robots will kepp on watching this tough.
@martintroy371 5 ай бұрын
Unicorns and cannonballs Palaces and piers Trumpets, towers, and tenements Wide oceans full of tears Flags, rags, ferry boats Scimitars and scarves Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars Enough said!
@Wheresthelove7 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, that pretty much says it all. Great lyrics.
@martintroy371 4 ай бұрын
The best! @@Wheresthelove7
@ricklocke1187 4 ай бұрын
Extraordinary words
@IAmHelenMarieC 3 ай бұрын
Too far, too soon. All of it. It's just epic!!
@jamespierce9055 3 ай бұрын
Beautiful words and how some one wrote these words is a genius 🌜
@ericmiller3708 2 жыл бұрын
This is the Waterboys at their absolute best. The entire album this song is on is a complete gem.
@MELLYBOY58 Жыл бұрын
This is the sea ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧
@YewrMan Жыл бұрын
True story. Far from the best song on an amazing album for me. Be my enemy my favourite.
@karenrendell7369 Жыл бұрын
This is the sea is one of my all time favourites!
@vinlondon8904 Жыл бұрын
His voice is amazing.
@infiniteinspiration1628 Жыл бұрын
Awwwww how beautiful ❤
@laurawilliams7835 11 ай бұрын
My 80yr old dad loves this song he has good taste in music when the lord takes him this will be played
@user-yz8dz2ki6k 9 ай бұрын
Dont think that now, you have to enjoy youre time with him 😊
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@IlliniJake 2 ай бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written and performed. Love it for 40 years.
@silkeriekeit9675 7 ай бұрын
This song is about to see the whole of everything. To be teal. To be happy, humble,crazy, loved,loyal. But most of all: being YOU
@G8T.99 3 жыл бұрын
Found this song soon after I got my CT scan reports, I was so afraid and even cried after a long long time in front of my mother, I was having the worst possible thoughts and was expecting the worst. I almost collapsed when I read the last line said that everything was clear, I’m never going to take anything for granted again. I see this as a second chance to live and I’m aware that not everyone gets it so I’m going to try my best to make everyone happy. Remember that life is far more important than what you are trying to make of it. Take care!
@paulgabolinscy2502 2 жыл бұрын
Take care
@jogiedhesi2021 2 жыл бұрын
All the best
@marcusviniciusfjv 2 жыл бұрын
Toda a nossa confiança está em Jesus Cristo!🙏🏻 📖🙏🏻( Provérbios 3:5, 6 ) "Confie no Senhor de todo o seu coração e não se apoie em seu próprio entendimento; reconheça o Senhor em todos os seus caminhos, e Ele endireitará as suas veredas". 📖 ( Romanos 5:5 ) E a esperança não nos decepciona, porque Deus derramou seu amor em nossos corações, por meio do Espírito Santo que Ele nos concedeu. 📖 ( Hebreus 11:1) Ora, a fé é a certeza daquilo que esperamos e a prova das coisas que não vemos.
@MsGreenmermaid 2 жыл бұрын
💖
@MsSmondello 2 жыл бұрын
❤️
@mecurian485 Жыл бұрын
This song is dedicated to those who are seemingly supernaturally talented. Are gifted with awareness and inspiration that is seemingly divine. The kind of people who change the world.
@kristeb74 Жыл бұрын
This is truly lovely
@Techadopter Жыл бұрын
Too high too soon….it’s a tragedy, a story of drugs. You saw brigadoon while staying in your room. It’s funny how ppl from sterile lives assume it differently.
@zacharyleuschner9603 7 ай бұрын
Mike Scott wrote it as an ode to Prince, no?
@mecurian485 7 ай бұрын
@@zacharyleuschner9603 The Whole of the Moon is about someone like CS Lewis, who seemed to see so much and explore issues much more deeply than most people, or it could be about a Jimi Hendrix-type person who comes "like a comet, blazing your trail" and is gone too soon, but it's not specifically about anyone. -Mike Scott, 2020
@angeladevaney6047 8 ай бұрын
This was played at my Dads funeral. Broke our heart but gave us a memory that took us right back to childhood. Amazing!
@paulfarrelly9249 8 ай бұрын
its gone bittersweet with me too. stay strong angela. all the best.
@dieterjoseph8569 7 ай бұрын
Same same. 😢 your comment has brought tears to my eye. may we continue to cherish the fond memories complimented with such beautiful music like this.
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, so sorry for the lost. I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@danielperkins4343 3 ай бұрын
This track will never die, because I will make sure, my daughter knows, to keep playing it. Because I do and love it every time!!
@CHRISTOPHER011 4 жыл бұрын
Why does a tear come to my eye when listening to this beautiful song
@jimamerica7419 4 жыл бұрын
I think of it of when my dearly beloved ones have passed away. They had intuitive prospective on life which I could not see at the time.
@AmandaMcGowan 3 жыл бұрын
Aye, me too. Anthem of our childhood.
@mkrbrtsn1 3 жыл бұрын
Because it's epic Chris!
@susannapanetta6990 3 жыл бұрын
i know right?
@tiffanyoneill8718 3 жыл бұрын
This song always makes me cry
@Remmy81 Жыл бұрын
I absolutely love these lyrics, it's brilliantly written. What a masterpiece.
@peterfedun-sk3jt 4 ай бұрын
Such a brilliant piece of poetry. The tears are rolling in 2024.
@NicolaBrown-wo2bq 3 ай бұрын
Many thanks Karl. Your place in heaven will have a seat ready for you to view not just the whole of the moon but the universe . My sincerest condolences to Your family, past band mates and all of those thinking of your music today .
@martinwood6503 3 жыл бұрын
Doctor: you have 4 minutes to live Me: play whole of the moon Doctor: but it's 5.01 God: that's ok 👍🏼 Still listening to the best track ever, 36 years after I saw the band live at Milton Keynes in 85
@grantconlon9541 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant comment...
@marlboro9tibike 2 жыл бұрын
Doc, please tell me how long I will live! Doc: 10. What 10? Doc: 9, 8, 7, 6...
@HPsawus 2 жыл бұрын
The next gta should be set in Milton Keynes hands down
@andreasrausch5552 2 жыл бұрын
Nice words, Martin 👍
@danipena6387 2 жыл бұрын
Brillant
@garethjamesdavies6850 Жыл бұрын
This song came out shortly before I met my 2nd husband Gareth. Remember listening & wondering what my future held as I wasn't long divorced. Gareth& I had 34 yrs together before I lost him to cancer in 2020 at 58 yrs old. Feel lost without you Gar. Miss you every day love❤️❤️
@Susan-pr5oc 4 ай бұрын
I’m so sorry for your loss.. 🙏
@martyncarey7960 Жыл бұрын
Bar staff loved this song as everyone would get up to dance allowing them to clear the tables. It was known as 'the glass collecting song'.
@kieran5746 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the music. RIP Karl.
@TracyQuinnMcLennan-ws9pq Жыл бұрын
I heard this song for the first time today and I am crying tears over how beautiful it is.
@johnmccabe9932 Жыл бұрын
The oldies as the best Tracy I'm still rocking to this music after 73 years😅👌
@Payneduplex Жыл бұрын
Weclcome. Now try Old England.
@coliekeane3398 Жыл бұрын
Look up this is the sea or any thing else they've done
@jasonogier3087 Жыл бұрын
I did too ♥
@Mardigal Жыл бұрын
Oh, the joy of discovering something so beautiful for the first time...
@CannonRanger-1 Жыл бұрын
Still one the most perfectly orchestrated songs of all times. From lyrics, to melody, to instruments used, this song never fails to Inspire so many thoughts and feelings. It's always a treat to revisit this song over and over again to reenergize ones soul. Thank you Waterboys.
@mgh926 11 ай бұрын
yes
@larainecreegan3758 8 ай бұрын
The best ever written and sung!!!
@cesarjaviergonzalez7614 7 ай бұрын
Thank you Waterboys for this song and your whole career.
@eXusUK 3 ай бұрын
this is bye far one of the greatest songs ever made ! . RIP karl thank you !
@svenamsterdam3501 3 ай бұрын
RIP Karl W. Thanks for the 🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶.
@corkboy4523 2 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe this is coming up to 40 years old! Brings back so many teenage memories. 😊 Without doubt one of the greatest songs ever written!
@patrickbritten5473 Жыл бұрын
Wexford lad here This song leaves me lost for words
@jeffwelshJedidivemaster Жыл бұрын
Also sounds like come on eileen also they have a blonde back up singer two.
@Jez-Hero24 Жыл бұрын
40 years,????? King hell ,what was that, that was your life can we go back no, it went to fast I'm only 62.But lived in the best of times musically, as ABBA would say thank you for the music.😅
@infiniteinspiration1628 Жыл бұрын
I had a beautiful friend share this with me last tonight ❤
@nellyt2807 10 ай бұрын
@@Jez-Hero24same here muk June 62 me but the latter part of the seventies and 80s oh jesus what a feckin blast I had the time of my fkng life. I think it was 1980 had my first foreign holiday with my older brother to benidorm hotel radi next to talk of the town bar that was underground 2 weeks getting hammered had to have a week off work when we got back to recover fk me man those were the days and the music well what can you say eppic just eppic. We used to drink in same bar as Martin degville and boy George before they became famous.
@timwalker2778 3 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful, haunting songs of all time.
@KOKINGWAYNE 3 жыл бұрын
haunting!? Hmm 🤔
@SuperFootballDrills Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I'd say so..
@kevinh4921 7 ай бұрын
Absolute ageless classic. Belting out this song with friends is heaven on earth ❤
@sula1529 5 ай бұрын
Yay.... is this band popular in the usa?
@sweetelle2196 3 ай бұрын
One of those amazing tracks that just makes you feel super nostalgic
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@franklittle5377 3 жыл бұрын
"Yes you climbed on the ladder with the wind in your sails, you came like a comet blazing your trail" love that line
@derekmiller8093 3 жыл бұрын
Pure poetry I loved that line too.
@SebGeddy 3 жыл бұрын
Followed by the bang sound courtesy of the great Karl Wallinger 👏👏
@juliettrent3601 2 жыл бұрын
Love that line too.
@harrasin 2 жыл бұрын
I knew I wasn’t the only one that liked that lyric sequence. This band is most awesome! My friend ,Johnny McCullum, introduced this band to me on one of my many trips to Scotland in the early 90’s. BTW, me and Johnny are still in touch!
@markneville9723 4 жыл бұрын
This song is just brilliantly done. The words make this song One of the 1980s best ever. Love it.
@judydeangelis3240 4 жыл бұрын
Agree.
@jacovawernett3077 4 жыл бұрын
Amen...
@waltie1000 4 жыл бұрын
May be the best of song of the 1980's !!!
@shelleygalliah1506 4 жыл бұрын
@@waltie1000 I want to use this to teach metaphor, parallelism, contrast, example, and punctuation. It's pretty perfect.
@diannejones9283 4 жыл бұрын
I so agree it's anthemic for the soul.. I think it's about a fight that u can and will win..I'm gonna listen to it again lol
@user-hb7ez7oh1k 4 ай бұрын
Songs of today cannot compare to such a classic,,,the tune,, rhythm,,it's spine chilling miss these days
@HamCubes 4 ай бұрын
It is a privilege to hear this song. Such tremendous talent & skill.
@alan01256 3 жыл бұрын
So glad I grew up through the 80's with songs like this.
@CaesarInVa 3 жыл бұрын
Ditto. All I can say is, thank God for a little-known, low-power radio station just outside of Annapolis, MD, called "WHFS". They played music like this all day long. I discovered them late one Sunday night on a cold winter's evening and was amazed. "HFS" was so low-powered when I discovered them that you could only pick them up late on Sunday night's for some reason. I would make it a point to stop whatever I was doing around 11PM on Sunday's and dial them in, listening intently, almost desperately, for the faint signal that, for me, represented salvation, hope and rescue. It was as if a window, long closed, shuttered and curtained, had been opened just a crack, to give me and only me a precious glimpse into a wonderously kaleidoscopic world of vibrant colors, feelings, emotions and, above all else, LOVE!!!! In time, HFS boosted up its power to where it could be heard like any other station in the DC area, and the secret was out. But still they played great music for many years until they eventually went commercial and the pop lineup took over. Until then, HFS was the secret handshake amongst kindred spirits. If you heard the station's call letters or one of the DJ's names mentioned in a conversation, you knew you were speaking with someone who was COOL!!!
@karlosthejackel69 2 жыл бұрын
What, like rap song after identical rap song isn’t good enough
@clairecurtis6639 2 жыл бұрын
Me too, we were so very lucky.xxx
@fernpiero1969 Жыл бұрын
I listened to it back in the mid-'80s, it was such an incredibly awesome song, music that never gets old and brings wonderful memories, June 2023 and brings me back to the wonderful 80s
@mikeplatts2603 11 ай бұрын
" I saw rain dirtied valleys, you saw Brigadoon " totally priceless, these guys are so underatted.
@Smokler 2 жыл бұрын
Nearly 40 years after its creation, pure genius. Great every single time.
@blablawhocares4515 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously. Never gets old.
@carolinewhitaker967 Жыл бұрын
Yes kev Simone 🙂
@MarieBenton-nm4pv Ай бұрын
❤
@leehuff9901 Жыл бұрын
Christmas eve 2022 almost 2023. This is still awesome! So many memories. Best years of my life. I miss my friends. This is art these are artists. Thank you for this one.🙂
@carolinewhitaker967 Жыл бұрын
Miss you too Lee, my childhood friend 🙂
@dallaslindley3531 Жыл бұрын
@@carolinewhitaker967 And St. Elmo's Fire
@inndiah Жыл бұрын
Absolutely 💯 best years of music and my life
@coliekeane3398 Жыл бұрын
Just acknowledge greatness cry and move on
@julianbs2076 11 ай бұрын
The lyrics of "The Whole of the Moon" are a poetic ode to vision, ambition, and the stark contrasts between the two perspectives. While the speaker is confined to limited visions and hesitant attempts, the other person-addressed throughout the song-sees the grander picture, embraces life's opportunities, and reaches for the metaphoric stars. The repeated imagery of seeing only the crescent versus the whole moon encapsulates this contrast. The other's ability to see "the whole of the moon" represents a transcendent understanding, unbounded aspiration, and clarity that cuts through lies. Vivid images like unicorns, cannonballs, palaces, and vast oceans add to the dreamlike quality, painting a landscape where dreams are pursued unabatedly. There's a sense of admiration, perhaps even envy, in the speaker's voice, acknowledging a kind of brilliance and audacity that they lack. The song, both wistful and inspiring at once, is an anthem to those who dare to dream big, see beyond the ordinary, and are unafraid to reach "too high, too far, too soon."
@lanemcginty64 8 ай бұрын
Calm doon Julian ye specky wee bassad 😂
@marsovszkytunde8950 8 ай бұрын
You are damn right & it is wonderfully written👏 ...
@JimQ67 7 ай бұрын
Brilliantly put
@gavinwatt2208 6 ай бұрын
Where's the DMT
@aylapage2358 5 ай бұрын
Practicing for an English Literature exam are ye? ;)
@stephanies.2727 3 ай бұрын
One of my alltime favourite songs I will loooooove forever!! 80's rule 🏆👍❤❤❤
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@PomskieSaints91 2 жыл бұрын
2022 and for me this is one of the greatest songs I've heard in my life. ❤️
@paulinewright9497 Жыл бұрын
It really gets to the soul, different reason for different people. I didn't see the whole of the moon withy first love.
@CrC80 Жыл бұрын
Love the album the 🌊 classic 👌🏻
@martintimmer8574 Жыл бұрын
As it is for me,from the time I heard it back then. It is like a soundtrack for ones life..
@costash457 3 жыл бұрын
n 1980s: The future will be amazing In 2020s: Take me back to the 80's
@GEricG 3 жыл бұрын
And rinse and repeat.
@abigailgodfrey4778 3 жыл бұрын
Shite isn't it
@garycollinson8991 3 жыл бұрын
So true !
@jacksingh4033 3 жыл бұрын
Me too
@dr.jasonleecarter7002 3 жыл бұрын
Every day I wake up and say, "Why can't everything be like it was in the 80s, especially the music?" Damn. What a horrible time we live in, but so glad for the music that reminds me of a better time.
@deanlambert4156 Жыл бұрын
Hard to conceive how anybody can make the lyrics of a song like this ... simply exceptional !
@infiniteinspiration1628 Жыл бұрын
Breathtaking ❤❤❤❤❤
@JayMonk595 11 ай бұрын
This is a timeless classic. Been listening for years and it always sounds as moving as when I first heard it.
@MoahGentle 2 жыл бұрын
I'm thankful for The Killers for showing me this song and band when they covered this song! Absolutely amazing!
@pratosaurusrex1128 Жыл бұрын
The Killers and Frightened Rabbit did great covers of this song. If you haven’t checked the FR version out please do. It’s a quieter more melancholy take.
@drod826 15 күн бұрын
Brandon has great taste in his covers. You can tell his influences by his covers.
@argie003 Жыл бұрын
I'm a 19 year old artist, studying animation and scriptwriting in college. When my dad was driving me to one of my classes once, he put this song playing and said "this one's for you!". I knew the song already, because he always played it to me as a kid, but I never understood the lyrics until that moment in the car. My eyes swelled with tears. This song, along with many others from this amazing group, have touched me and my childhood so much. This song specifically means the world to me
@mrg1551 4 ай бұрын
I showed my son this song I don't know why ,but I felt like it's meant for us!
@Bobainthome Жыл бұрын
this video reminds me of times where your band is in a practice session and every thing clicks and the music and the vibe and everything is perfect. At the end of it you sit back and realize that you will never be able to duplicate it.
@imakebeatsLF 3 ай бұрын
then you get on stage and it all falls apart... been there
@johndiamond5824 4 ай бұрын
WOW next year marks 40 years since this song was released.When I hear it today it instantly brings back happy memories of the fantastic 1980ssss.
@AdreamThatwasRome Жыл бұрын
There's something so enchanting about this song. It has always healed me in the tough times. May it do the same for you.
@abbottone 3 жыл бұрын
Just listened as I read the story of Thomas Leeds who had lost his memory but hearing this track brought it back to him after 10 years
@martinfeussner7445 3 жыл бұрын
Here for the same reason
@rayworden4671 3 жыл бұрын
@@martinfeussner7445 ditto
@memphisrains1008 3 жыл бұрын
They say music is in your soul..1 ov the best songs in history i think.
@PedroMachadoPT 3 жыл бұрын
Same.
@paulinafaryna5740 3 жыл бұрын
The same 🙏
@1015SaturdayNight 3 ай бұрын
Rest in peace Karl, we remember you 🖤
@syniekos 7 ай бұрын
I've always loved this song & the story the lyrics are telling, which I am guessing is about two friends, one gained a lot out of life whilst the other friend is lamenting & regretting about 'playing it safe', or he was just plain unlucky not to have the same kind of success that his friend enjoyed. I think Mohammed Ali once said something to the effect of "Those who don't take risks will never accomplish anything in life".
@denton1972 4 жыл бұрын
It is joy, hope, redemption and self-reflection all in one... What a song.
@judydeangelis3240 4 жыл бұрын
I agree. The lyrics are incredibly.
@msbeaverhausen7226 4 жыл бұрын
35 years or so later, I still get the chills!
@crampo21 4 жыл бұрын
yeh man!!
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@AnthonyCarroll-ue3uv Ай бұрын
Remembering this song because its a classic, a piece of history and our culture. (Not because life can be hard, because it's good music, a shared experience, and the world needs poetry). Love. ❤️
@Auctionista 8 ай бұрын
5 minutes of magic , I’m 35 and it’s the first time I really heard it properly was today and I can’t believe it . This song will stay with me now forever no doubt
@MrDavethecat3 Жыл бұрын
This is one of the finest songs ever written. You came like a comet With the wind in your sails
@padraig853 3 жыл бұрын
Quite simply one of the greatest songs ever written
@VividhKothari-rd5ll Жыл бұрын
First time listening to this song. KZfaq randomly recommended it. Ï am absolutely amazed. Can't stop hitting the replay button.
@HopelessCatTrainer 11 ай бұрын
Backing vocals were by an uncredited Enya, they recording in the same studios at the same time
@matthewberning 11 ай бұрын
Im jealous of anyone that gets to hear The Waterboys for the first time.
@erikavazquez5794 10 ай бұрын
Bienvenido a los 80's ❤
@VividhKothari-rd5ll 10 ай бұрын
@@HopelessCatTrainer Nice! How popular was Enya back then? She must be just starting out in the industry, I guess, and was delighted to have a quick gig because The Waterboys happened to be in the same studio. 😊
@theodorebirbilis2252 2 ай бұрын
Wonderfull timeless music what a masterpiece! Rest in peace Karl!
@jasonx-ray3921 2 жыл бұрын
God I was so young when I discovered this song in a small Nebraska town where no one else did, would, or could. It was then and there I knew I didn't belong. I never regretted all the unimaginable adventures that came next. I dreamed. I loved, I wronged, and I cried, and from those tears I was that small town boy again. Lost and dreaming, sad and reaching for that moon, the whole of the moon with enough memories to remind me that I lived, and all I loved, was a dream inside of a world I never could have imagined. Thank you Waterboys. You gave me a life. I am old now. And it's time to go soon. Play this song, and think of me when I'm gone.
@v1e1r1g1e1 Жыл бұрын
Stick around, mate. Your work in this world isn't finished yet. I'm 61 and, like you, went through all that. I'm still here... still ''fighting the good fight''... trying to get people to see truth and beauty before lies and greed. Keep the dream and hang in there.
@sherenelee7258 Жыл бұрын
What a great journey you had! Have a blast … the best is still yet to come! 😊
@martinotoole4097 Жыл бұрын
If you go before me, meet you in the bar in heaven, large Bushmills for me, I get there first, I will line them up. Love from England brother and kind regards, Martin.
@lm8291 Жыл бұрын
oh my god beautiful
@herbertrude1689 Жыл бұрын
You are one of the world's poets, Jason X-ray.
@Miss-an-thropic Жыл бұрын
For my Brother. Happy heavenly Birthday. He got me into The Waterboys early 80s. ❤
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, so sorry for the lost. I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@stiofandundealgan1280 21 күн бұрын
An eternal 80's golden Hit ; still beautiful in 2024 !!
@Susan-pr5oc 4 ай бұрын
One of the most undervalued songs ever written! Beautiful lyrics and vocals!!! ❤️
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
True, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@victorwesley5287 Жыл бұрын
Another Awesome 80's alternative song that just makes you feel good, remembering how things were just good and people were happy in the 80's and the music was our strength, gets me through todays world 😊
@ceemartin5624 Жыл бұрын
Was a brilliant song when it came out and still is to this day. Far surpasses anything anyone is doing in this day and age.
@JaneKellie-si1gt Күн бұрын
You Saw The Whole Of The Moon. Love this waterboys song 🎵. Sent from Liverpool 🇬🇧 UK
@yvonned8930 3 ай бұрын
🕊️Karl Wallinger🕊️ 🎼❤ Fly Free ❤🎹 From the lyrics to Mike Scott’s vocals and the gaiety of your keyboard playing “The Whole Of The Moon” Although a little ditty of deep and introspective insight 🎵 it made my heart dance and my eyes water. Thank you ❤ Music a blessing ❤to us all❤
@James__logan 2 ай бұрын
Wow, I am too late to comment here, it's been a busy time for me lately. Nice song! The Waterboys are legends. I have been a faithful fan of The Waterboys since I heard their voice and I noticed you are a regular visitor to their KZfaq Channel too, which is good. How long have you been a fan of The waterboys?
@khensane5150 3 жыл бұрын
Came here from a BBC article after a man deal with a car crash 10 years ago and this song gave him six flashbacks that unlocked his memory that was wiped out after the accident and i was crying while reading his story 😭
@anafreitas4165 3 жыл бұрын
Me too...
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