And deep transgressive lyrics, now you really don't need much English to understand the song, back then Souixies', Cure's, Crowded House's and many others LP sleeves were my textbook)))
65 love the 80's. i listen to hard rock and metal more back then. really liked the music then, appreciated it even more now the new wave made great music! now you have to listen to under ground music to get good music
Wait until you realize there's more to it than english or american music. Ex-yugoslavian music in 80's and 90's, which is better quality than anything in the west by a long shot, will have you spent a lifetime discovering it and you still won't discover it all.
You know, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's.........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world!
@negadorjolene2979 I know what you mean bud. But the beauty you have is that you can rewind and listen to these tunes and suddenly be transported back to that time and see it through your eyes
@@Paris__i concure + very sweet. Just True. May we just imagine, so many things to hear for the first time & repeat play their faves. My gosh. So many full album experiences to be had! As we can hear for the first time only happens Once. I envy That. Enjoy, Everyone. I mean, my best girlfriends in HS with older siblings passed down to us pure gold. Ha, all the bands made albums that were in themselves complete performances. Ok I'll stop, too excited. 😬😁
This is one of those rare songs that actually makes you forget where you are physically, and you just get lost in the lyrics and the music and you're transported to another world. Who needs drugs when you can listen to music this great.
Interesting you say this song transports you to another world. That is what appears to happen to the ship in the TV show 1899 as this very song is playing in the background
@@Arkskii-gf03I think the music, movies, tv shows and Nintendo were awesome. There was enough entertainment but not as overwhelming as it is today. Just the right balance. People have shorter attention spans, today, because of it.
Without question to mine as well. I’m married to a Brit. I have asked him how a small country could produce so much amazing music as England has…then there’s Scotland Ireland and Wales…so much brilliance in music
It’s very scary how fast it really goes. When you get older nothings new and routines suck the meaning out of life. The only good thing, If your conscientious enough, is you learn to appreciate every moment of life and are grateful. When I was young I didn’t give a shit and knew I had time. One day you wake up and realize how much time is behind you. Love every minute with your family and friends because the clock ticks regardless and you can never go back.
My husband bought this on 12" vinyl. He has alzheimer's and he cannot remember it at all. I love it now, even more. It breaks my heart he can't remember. He passed in October 2023, just turned 68. He did love music and reading, but he could not read or speak at the end. I can only hope music still gave him pleasure. I don't know.
If he can remember some of it...let him have that pleasure. I know that caring for him , and observing the decline- is a difficult task. While you have the chance, pour on the TLC. You will be so glad you did. ( I lost my husband in January). God be with you, Suzanne.
My nan has Alzheimers and it kills me that she has no idea who I am, I'm sure it is a drop in the ocean compared to what you must feel with your husband being afflicted. All the best Suzanne. - Monk
This just captures teen years of the 80’s anyone else? Amazing music & lyrics, defo a yearning, longing sehnsucht sense had then still have it. Who is listening to it in 2024? Would like a 12 inch but great to discover here with vidéos.
One of my favourites from this era: right up there with "Love will Tear us Apart". Played every morning when I got into uni - just takes me right back to those times!
@@SkuStyle Good heavens. No, it isn't. Where on earth did you get that from? Are you American? They seem to be the ones hyperfixated on Satanic sacrifice for some bizarre reason.
This song is the feeling you get when you're at a house party on a beautiful summer night, and see your major, unattainable crush. I'm 61 now and remember the feeling like it happened last night.
Memories. Love this song and lyrics. Will be my funeral song and reflection 😔 Happy times. The70s and 80s music cannot be beaten. Music is not made like this anymore .😢
This song, bittersweet memories of the 80's, the angst of being a teenager, the clothes, the hairstyle, the youth club disco on a Friday night, the girls, the lads, the unbearable pain of wanting to be older, to explore the world - don't wait, do it or regret forever.
The soundtrack of my youth… along with The Cure, The Smiths, INXS, Depeche Mode and The Talking Heads, etc… There’s no music today that can compare with it, which makes me grateful that both of my millennial daughters love my music too! Its made road trips much more peaceful, lol!
I know exactly what you mean, I'm 68, my husband was a guitarist in band in the 70 , he passed on awhile back, but I listen to all the music from 70,80,90 , and most of the music the band played them at clubs, this is one of them , so many memories.
My brother really liked Echo & The Bunnymen, he also liked other bands, of course, but The Killing Moon is the song that I keep hearing in my head for the past week because today would be his anniversary. He died 33 years ago at 18, and it affected me profoundly. But it's funny to know, only now, that this was released one day before his anniversary. That's a very nice concidence. Thanks.
Lyrics: [Verse 1] Under blue moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms too late to beg you Or cancel it though I know it must be The killing time Unwillingly mine [Chorus] Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him [Solo] [Verse 1] Under blue moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms, too late to beg you Or cancel it though I know it must be The killing time Unwillingly mine [Chorus] Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him
Thank you so much for posting these awesome lyrics to this fantastic song, Nathan Severo. I loved this great song ever since the very first time I heard it, to this day I still love this fabulous song and you obviously have great taste in music. There's just nothing like great '80s pop music, and this beautiful song is yet another classic example of how fantastic the '80s were. Thank you very much once again, and rock on!!😀🎸😃🎸
This is the “One Song” that changed everything for me and further opened up my world to a new musical genre I hadn’t yet fully experienced. When I first heard it, it stopped me dead in my tracks. I instantly sat down on the carpeted floor of my bedroom with my transistor radio as I listened completely mesmerized and enthralled. It was the early 1980s. I was 14 at the time. Currently, 55 and going to see them (again) in Detroit in a couple weeks!✨
First time I hear this or the group lead singer he reminds me of a favorite of mine who was ahead of his time from England David Bowie who has passed😞 I feel rather let down that I missed this lead singer’s music. Just by accident heard and saw BTS doing a show USA and I was captivated for life. 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
This video was filmed in Carnglase Caverns in Cornwall. The album cover ‘Ocean Rain’ is them in a white boat in the underground lake at Carnglase Caverns. There is an autographed album in the caves reception!!!
It would be a miracle if a song like this was produced today... Thankfully we have this to remind us how some bands had just brilliant musicians back then... ❤✌️
Yes! Someone who understands! Beautiful man, beautiful voice. Does anyone know what feelings are anymore? Or how gorgeous men looked in make up then, And still do to be truthfull Viva la differance!
@@Jon....... Probably right there. I was an Iron maiden fan back in 82 and they weren't radio friendly or had much airplay. Music today is just the same mumble nursery rhyme rap crap that radio stations constantly play. No real diversity anymore.
Sounds cool. I live, or at least used to live (I never moved) very close to Ian and he's a very cool guy. He projects this air of the big 'I am' but in real life he's as down to earth as they come. And some of their local gigs in the 80s were spellbinding
I'm into my 70's now. Seen and heard pretty much every genre the music world has thrown at me from early rock'n'roll, right through to the EDM of today... and nothing holds a candle to the sheer melodic, intelligent, innovative genius of '80's British Indy. The definition of cool
I couldn't agree more. Started high school in 1980 MTV came out 1980. What a decade. For music, love and everything in between.❤❤❤❤ Nothing but love for the 80s.
I"m 65 and grew up loving music from a very early age. In the 70's I thought the hard rock of Zeppelin and Black Sabbath was the best there was. Then the 80's came around and one night driving home I heard Your Silent Face by New Order and I was shook to my core at how good it was and how much I liked it. From that night on my tastes changed and I still feel the same way today as I did that night when I hear the great music from the 80's.
That's because the music and the vocals were raw and natural back then. Now everything is overproduced and smothered with effects. Fake instruments have taken place of real ones and anyone with a pretty face can be a signed singer now, regardless of their singing ability. It's all about money now, which is sad because bands like Echo and the Bunnymen are the REAL artists. I've met amazing musicians who will never be heard because of the shallowness of the music industry. I don't like to be a negative Nancy but it is so true and as a musician myself, it is frustrating. I'm glad when I see others like yourself who acknowledge that music has changed because it makes me feel a little saner :)
Some Feelings: We have a big something in common! Plus I LOVE your channel. I was my prim in Punk Rock bars (mostly dancing) in Chicago and NYC when this was out. I was only 10. LOL
I don't have clear memories of this from the 80s, but I just heard an excerpt on TV (evening of Wednesday 28 August 2024 - may have been an EE advert), and immediately Echo and the Bunnymen came to mind. Timeless 80s greatness 🎼👏🏾🌟❤
I'm pretty certain this was my introduction to Echo back in 1987, when I was 19. 1987 was filled with introductions to groups like Echo, New Order, The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Erasure, and so much more. What a great decade for music.
I bought this on a $1 cassette when I was a US Sailor visiting Hong Kong, 1984 or so. I listened to a few tapes for months at seas, and I loved this one. Still listening in 2022!
i was on board the USS Essex CVS9 1964 heading to the UK at that time Eric Burdon had a hit " house of the rising sun" every time i hear that song im back on the ship. just think we were heading to the UK 1964 the british invasion was in full swing to say the lease we had a blast there
Got my first Echo and the Bunnymen album from the Navy exchange at NAS Sigonella in 1980. Was lucky enough to see them twice when I was home on leave in New York City.
*LYRICS* Under blue moon, I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms, too late to beg you Or cancel it, though I know it must be The killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him 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 Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Under blue moon, I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms, too late to beg you Or cancel it, though I know it must be The killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him La La, la, la, la La, la, la, la La, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him La, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him La, la, la, la La, la, la, la
You had to be there to understand it- I 100% get it- I’m not sure what it was as I cannot put my finger on it but were not the only ones that felt it- it was magical
Under blue moon, I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms, too late to beg you Or cancel it, though I know it must be The killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him 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 Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Under blue moon, I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms, too late to beg you Or cancel it, though I know it must be The killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him La La, la, la, la La, la, la, la La, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him La, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him La, la, la, la La, la, la, la
@@mikeluke9404 // So true...but it was part of a line-up of songs a certain radio station where I grew up played on a regular basis...hearing one reminds me of another.
Heard this song for the first time since 1984 while I was doing my laundry yesterday listening to Alternative 80s from UK and it just took me back to when I was 16 years old Young free had the whole world ahead of me. And now I'm old,fat, and sitting in a dog park with my pug in Tucson Arizona looking at mountains. Beautiful day today. Love That 80's music though. Good times good times
Anne Kale hell nah, your doing great. I love Tucson, always look at the positive and enjoy life and remember that everyone else is doing miserably just hiding it.
i was a young man when this came out , now 53 and still i love it , the smiths , sisters of mercy and the bunnymen , even now i live with there songs in my heart , its a great selection , and while no longer goth i still love the music of the era
I don't remember the term "Goth" being used that often in 1983 when this was released. I was all of 18 yrs old when "The killing Moon" came out. I'm not trying to be rude, please don't take offense. Just wondering where you lived at that time. I'm from New Orleans, LA. Sometimes it takes a while for a phrase or term to hit the south......lol. But there was nothing like growing up in the Big Easy. But I love hearing about how other places in the world referred to the music and culture of that time frame. For me, the music of the late 70's and 80's, is unmatched. The level of creativity and diversity that came from that time frame, is what gave the artists of today the freedom of expression. Don't get me wrong, the 50'and the 60's had their thing. But a lot of it all sounded very similar. But Echo and the Bunnymen are still one of my top 5 favorite bands of all times. I fell in love with Ian. Went to their concert one night, then saw Ian and the other band members the next night at the Psychedelic Furs concert. That list also includes The Psychedelic Furs, The The, The Ramones, David Bowie, The Smithereens and many others. I also like the hard core punk like the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, the Dead Kennedy's, Black Flag and more. I still listen to it all today. It never gets old....... Enjoy your day! Playem loud!!!!
@@tuomasholo Thank you, it's actually coming up shortly. I'll be 58 years young on 12/3. I always laugh and say that in my head I'm still young and thin.... Lol I may be growing older, but I never agreed to grow up!!!
@@traviswall1615 directors cut doesn't have it. I was like wtf is this shit this isn't DD. But apparently yeh they thought it was weird it was a british band and had some upbeat AOR crap instead. Its like taking 'the end' out of apocalypse now or 'thus spake zarathustra' from 2001 space odysee.
" you give yourself to him" I am 68 now and still remember the chills I got the first time I heard this song !( 1984) My brother just texted me - he is going to see them tonight.❤
Yes, it's an 80s classic. But I'm here to tell you in 1984 getting your teenage buddies to listen to this gem on the car's cassette player instead of freakin ZZ Top again was a losing proposition.
I’m 52 as well, and still remember the first time I heard this song through headphones back in the mid-eighties. Still an amazing song. Even the extended versions are awesome that can be found on youtube. Do it properly and listen through headphones.
The Killing Moon Lyrics Under a blue moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms Too late to beg you or cancel it Though I know it must be the killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him 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 Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Under a blue moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms Too late to beg you or cancel it Though I know it must be the killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him La la la la la
Oh Katie you and me both… such good times for me in the 80s! The LA nightclubs were so much fun and it was safe to hang out with friends after dark back then. Good Times all around! 😎
Lets remember the late drummer for Echo. Peter Louis Vincent de Freitas.. Performed on their first five albums.. Died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27. So very sad.. But his drumming lives on..
Part of it is that British rock is nourished by so many well-trained composers, often graduates of the Royal College of Music. America has good music conservatories, but somehow the people they produce don't work in rock as much as in Britain. The British re-invasion of the 1980s defined the era, when too many talented American performers and composers went over to pop.
@@patriciadechenier5740 great British music is not produced by graduates of music schools. Just people who mean it, often without any musical training. It's in our blood to make music, often it's the only escape from the life of dead end jobs. Working class kids with talent, just like Echo & The Bunnymen and a million others such as The Smiths and The Cure. Of course many great British musicians have had formal training but it's the lack of formal training that leads to experimentation, and on our insular Island it's music which gives people hope. To dream, to create and to be an individual. Unfortunately much of modern day British music is made by posh kids with no soul.,as the days of being on the dole, and being able to concentrate on music is a distant dream for a new generation.
@@sdbanotts all of my favorite bands are British. My favorite singers are British, they have the best voices. My theory is that an English accent aids in creating the perfect singing voice, on top of talent. What do you think of this theory?
@@kkhunt7 I think that theory holds some worth. But then one would be forgetting the beautiful American voices of such bands like The Byrds and The Beach Boys. Some US harmonies are simply untouchable in my humble opinion.
Under blue Moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms Too late to beg you or cancel it Though I know it must be the killing time Unwillingly mine Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him 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 Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him Under blue Moon I saw you So soon you'll take me Up in your arms Too late to beg you or cancel it Though I know it must be the killing time Unwillingly mine (2x) Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him You give yourself to him Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him (2x) (2x) Fate Up against your will Through the thick and thin He will wait until You give yourself to him
The last great era of intelligently crafted lyrics. I think it's about a woman who is with him but who is fated to another. ... How cruel the fickle hand of fate draws it's jagged bow.
@Vilma Wow, great response brother. Thanks for clarifying. I had considered the God angle, but have been in a very bad place myself with a love that I cannot have, which likely twisted my take on the lyrics. Do you have a copy of that recording anymore? I'd love to give it a listen.
In a parallel universe somewhere there's a 18yo me still listening to this in 1983 and wondering what tomorrow has in store for me, today I have my answer.
So, in late 1986, I had a brief affair with a girl called Jenny. She was a tall, ditzy, busty blonde who wore black cocktail dresses and dreamed that she saw ghosts in her bedroom at night. This song reminds me of her, of dark streets, of yearning, of night, of fear, of guilt and of disappointment. I hope she is happy.
@@supernova2875 I was in a group house (visiting) in Lyneham. One of the girls there asked if I liked echo and the bunnymen, and she put this on. It was,tbh, one or two years after it came out.
Being a 80's kid this song brings back wonderful memories of being in High school and trying to find your self. Flash forward 2023 a young man comes into the store I work at wearing a Echo and the Bunnymen tee shirt. I said to him great shirt. He said thank you my Dad gave it to me. Oh how old I felt,
I'm from today's younger generation, and my dad has always played tons of 80's bands music like The Smiths, The Cure, The Police, Tears For Fears, etc. and I really find myself resonating with that era of music. I love how magical and otherworldly it feels, and it reminds me of a lot of good memories. Echo & The Bunnymen captures that vibe, and I really love their music because of that. This song is a banger 🔥
That's happened to me too. A teenage girl that I worked with wore a Police concert T-shirt one day and I told her how cool that was that she liked the band. Then she told me that it was her mom's shirt, she didn't even know who the Police were. Yep...old.
The mainstream isn't the centre of anyone's universe. The mainstream doesn't feel like this because not everyone is ready for it. I certainly wasn't at 14
im not au fait with musical terminology so this will sound crude but to be _absolutely_ perfect for me the verses (the killing moon/time parts) could he a tad longer before dropping into the chorus(?) fate up against etc. though i am being somewhat pedantic, it is an all time great as it is
?? Didn't you have a good New Wave radio station where you lived? In SoCal we had great ones; heard E & BM all the time. What about Reptile by The Church? Another great song that more mainstream radio markets didn't play much, I think.
love them back in the 80ies and still do now , class music and hearing this on the TV advert the other day I thought will younger people discover Echo & Bunnymen and see how good they are
The comfort that this song gave me when I was feeling alone in boarding school was immense. I had the pleasure of seeing Echo & the Bunnymen about 13 years ago at a festival and it was a spiritual experience.
There was this club that my wife would attend every weekend in Toronto. It was called Nuts n Bolts. They played all this great 80's music. We've been together for 40 years, married for 37 this year. We still listen to these guys and every other great band from back then. Listening to this brings back all those great memories.
Funny thing about the 80's is that with all the crazy hair and weird costumes the music became that safest thing ever. Not a lot of 70s or 90s playing in the elevator, but a lot of big hair 80s stuff made it into Muzak-ed elevator music and 80s night is as safe as it gets: no hatdcore rap, no heavy metal, no house. Still there was a lot of great stuff going on, but it's weird to think that all the hipster grandstanding going on back then would serve today's elevator music and office party DJs. (The Killing Moon notwithstanding, btw).
@@chewycenter7690 - At the time, I was into some of the more esoteric new wave music. Bands like Joy Division, The The, Eyeless in Gaza, The Felt, Mission of Burma, Gang of Four, Sonic Youth, Pere Ubu, etc. Echo, at the time, almost seemed pop. But, dear God, maybe it's just me, but they seem so much cooler now compared to what's currently out there. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of those old fogies lamenting the past, but, damn, you people lost the mojo!
@@Timurlane100 Eyeless in Gaza? Name sounds familiar. Don't remember. The Felt? Not a clue. Could I put Mission of Burma in the same category as Echo and The Bunnymen? Loved them both, but EATB was cheaper to come by, so... As for today's music it's totally a different vibe. But I think that vibe plays to their environment and there's no turning back. I believe that a band of old fogies could come out and rock as hard a diamond and just bore the kids to tears and look kind of foolish in the process. Sonic Youth or Maroon 5, what's it gonna be? Elvis Costello or Ed Sheeran? The esoteric stuff was usually more atmospheric and created to either take the listener outside the box or into a new box. Killing Moon was definitely an outside the box song. Accessible but not formulaic. Today's music is meant to wallpaper the inside of the box--focus on mundane experiences and sound either 'professional' or fit a few recognizable vocal styles. The times they are a changin'.
@@m____w____6981 both are classic, awesome songs. My favorite from each respective act. But I can also say they're not exactly complex lines and there was a lot of overlap from every band of the era not named The Smiths, because Johnny Marr and Andy Rourke were so appallingly irreplaceable
