The Wicker Man (1973) - Maypole Song
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- In the woods there grew a tree
And a fine fine tree was he
And on that tree there was a limb
And on that limb there was a branch
And on that branch there was a nest
And in that nest there was an egg
And in that egg there was a bird
And from that bird a feather came
And of that feather was
A bed
And on that bed there was a girl
And on that girl there was a man
And from that man there was a seed
And from that seed there was a boy
And from that boy there was a man
And for that man there was a grave
From that grave there grew
A tree
In the Summerisle,
Summerisle, Summerisle, Summerisle wood
Summerisle wood. - Hudba
Midsommar owes a lot to this wonderful original.
Yes. Maybe it's a bit messed up but the villages in The Wicker Man and Midsommar look like nice places to live, minus the human sacrifice of course.
@@tubian323why is that bad?
@@tubian323 yeah thats kinda the point of these movies
Resident evil 4 too
So the director said to Paul Giovani, “ I need a pagan folk song about regeneration. It needs to sound like a kids song - catchy but not like a pop hit. Sort of a bit dark but happy and spritely as well. And with really clever lyrics.”
No bother.
the entire soundtrack for this film was absolutely incredible
🎻🎶👈👀👉👫🏼🤱🏼👁👁🇬🇧
It bears a resemblance to an old Ukranian piece called 'Carol Of the bells' in it's structure and melody. A bit more jaunty, but retains the dark feel. The choir-like voices are very similar, but it's used it as an influence rather than ripping it off I think.
Seriously, he nailed it with this song!
It does sound very pop song though. Not nearly enough folk influence
This movie is so cheerful and yet so unnerving... Something like this is rarley being made anymore it seems.
If you want a film that gives some of the same vibes, you can watch Midsommar. It's a bit long, but I think it's worth it.
@@ExotikaHollow1379 I know but I am still deciding on that one. Usually not a big horror type.
@@ExotikaHollow1379 Midsommar cannot be compare with this original Wicker Man. Wicker man is epic and iconic. Midsommar trying hard to copy this one but failed to me.
@@mandyno5328
It was just a bit inspired. Thats all. There were a lot unique scenes in Midsommar
@@Isabelle-hv6ny Wickerman never focus on sadistic or disturbing. They really build the ambience and experience for audience. The Music & Songs, I really love the beautiful small island and they show the ritual beautifully and authentic. and the plot really make me curious about what happen to that little girl. The acting from calibre actor was brilliant and the plotwist one of the best.
Midsommer, when they hit the oldman who fall from cliffs with hammer so disturbing and show they want to make a scene as disturbing as they can, the ritual too much dance so boring they even repeating that before eat ritual. And especially the ending have the same plot with wickerman about burn alive human sacrifice for ritual
(Sorry for bad english)
Truly a real "Cult" classic
lol
Few songs can be equally joyous and terrifying at the same time
How is it terrifying?
@@Aethuvielthe context makes it pretty creepy, the actual content itself isn’t that bad
@@Aethuviel Watch the film mate
@@KingALBoy I did. How is it terrifying? Just some kids dancing and singing and worshipping nature.
The
I think about this scene a lot. Mostly because the song is so damn catchy.
👋😮😯😲☝ 🇬🇧
A TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE every day since I watched the movie....
Haha! A treèèeeeeer@@hershy31
They should never have remade this movie. It is a joke compared to this one.
I honestly didnt know this movie existed till my brother brought it along with the new one
It's a pile of shite
Near 13 years ago I was at a Q&N with Robin Hardy. And the remake came up. And all he said was "Well there is no music, no jokes and no sex in it. Very little of the Wicker Man left in it then, really."
BOOM
I feel like I wouldn't know that this movie existed if the remake didn't exist. Think of it as a parody advertisement for the real thing.
YES
I love that look on Howie's face when he learns what the maypole really stands for.
He can't handle the existence of 🍆
🍆 💅
The juxtaposition of the Church abandoned, long forgotten, while the Maypole and pagan celebrations alive and well is just amazing
It’s Anwoth in Scotland and it was the Church of Samuel Rutherford who is by no means forgotten. His letters are treasured even today by many Christians.
@Iam_theObiWan_GinMex Your a clown
@@PeterNgola Atleast he's not illiterate ...
@[0] Er, what's scary? That Paganism is alive and well and protected by law? I really don't see what's scary about people dancing and drumming in celebration, which is pretty much what sums up public Pagan gatherings.
@[0] It's a good film, but it does involve a bit of suspension of disbelief, e.g. no one cares to investigate why the inhabitants of this one island (in an otherwise devoutly Christian part of Scotland) haven't had a functioning church for many decades? The priests who left never told anyone an island was converting to paganism en masse?
I love how at 1:27 his shadow makes a crucifix. But then he drops his arms, destroying it, followed by beat of silence before they say "In the Summerisle Summerisle Summerisle Wood!"
As though implying that they have renounced Christianity here in the Summerisle
You can't renounce something you had never been indoctrinated by.
@Ken Hollis True, but in the film Lord Summerisle makes clear that the people of the island used to be Christian before his grandfather came there and started the nature religion, driving out the priests. That is why the ruined church is in the town square. So even if the individuals alive today had never had christianity, they as an island society had renounced Christianity.
A much more realistic approach since there were no unbroken chains of cultic pagan practice in Europe by the high middle ages, let alone the present.
Beautiful
I had not noticed that!!
Uh ya think
In the woods there grew a tree
And a fine, fine tree was he
On that tree, there was a limb
On that limb, there was a branch
On that branch, there was a nest
In that nest, there was an egg
In that egg, there was a bird
From that bird, a feather came
Of that feather was a bed
On that bed there was a girl
On that girl, there was a man
From that man, there was a seed
From that seed, there was a boy
From that boy, there was a man
For that man, there was a grave
From that grave there grew
A tree
In the summerisle, summerisle, summerisle, summerisle!
🎻🎶 🤱🏼👈👀👉🪦🪦 👁👁 🇬🇧
Gratias magnas tibi ago, pulchra.
It's the ciiiiiircle of liiiiife...
in the woods there grew a treeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Not exactly Lennon/ McCartney
One of the best movies I have ever seen. Rarely see anybody talk about it when I watch rankings of people's favorite movies. The Ending is so incredibly heart wrenching, the horror of seeing that huge wicker man for the first time is unforgettable, and how Sgt Howie starts singing his heart out as the thing burns, holy crap, one of the best acted scenes I've ever seen. Christopher Lee is also horrifying in this, watching him cross dress is just so deeply unsettling.
Not only one of the best horror movies ever made, but one of the best movies ever made in general. Even though the ending is horrifying, I keep coming back to it. Unlike other movies that also have unhappy endings like Hereditary for example, I do not enjoy watching that movie, it's not bad at all, but it is so depressing and dark, I just can't. The Wicker Man is colorful, cheery and horrific at the same time, it's incredible.
Lovely comment, my feelings exactly.
The ending is very upsetting because the animals really did get burnt too 😔
The communal atmosphere is so potent yet eerie. Amazing horror film.
I want to buy a large plot of land somewhere in America and start a community like this. Minus the sacrifice.
@@IPlayWithFire135 yet you dislike the amish 🤔
@@Dremons7 and you know IPlayWithFire135 personally?
How is it possible that Wicker Man is such a good musical? Yet, also a good horror film? Such a paradox!
This is one of many things making TWM so very unique...the director announced to cast and crew on the first day of shooting that the film would be a musical.
I can't be the only one who blasts this full volume and head-bangs to it.
Easily one of my favorite songs.
Everytime I plant my annual vegetables. This goes on.
I love how damn cheesy it is. Whoever that adult actor is leading the thing deserves an award, he was the perfect guy for it
I'm guessing you're the only one.
I do that in the car. Cheers from sunny Australian pagan.
@@willyeckerslike9437
✨🎶😊I remember to play it every May 1st.
✨🎶🌱🌼🎶✨
As an official Summerisle I approve of this song.
This movie is demented and I love it.
When I was at school in the 80s we used to dance the maypole.
English school systems are a strange thing.
We did too, in primary school in the late 2000s. Rural area though, probably why. Good to keep traditions alive.
This movie had me disturbed to a degree no other films were able to
This film is special. Every song has multiple meanings.
To say the cop didn't look impressed at the end is an understatement.
he just needed to get laid ...unfortunately for him he blew out britt Ekland......
oops 😂
He’s a conservative Christian they’re never impressed
He's very unimpressed by the end of the film
One of my very favourite cult classics. Can you call this horror? I seriously cannot tell. But never have I felt such feeling of uneasiness and loneliness, like "I don't belong here, i'm not wanted here" when seen with the eyes of the main character. Portrait of a very different, beautiful culture (with "twisted undertones", or is it twisted because we see it as such?). Also the OST, best OST ever. Hands down.
"One of my very favourite cult classics."
I see what you did there.
Dude, the soundtrack of this film has both beautiful and disturbing lyrics, wonderful movie.
christopher lee steals most of the attention but edward woodward is great as the rigid catholic cop. i felt annoyed most of the movie with him, so short-sighted and obstinate. i was rooting for the islanders most of the movie, until the moment of the sacrifice, then i realized why this is an horror movie. hes alone in a island where everyone thinks and lives different. he was played a fool by everyone and no one takes pity on him. his screams asking for gods mercy at the end were terrifying.
We danced around a Maypole at elementary school in Los Angeles, California. I enjoyed it.
Best horror film ever made IMHO. Best soundtrack too.
We used to dance around a maypole at school in the north West of England for a really odd festival that noone talks about and we had an extra week of school. This was 35 years ago and the festival was stopped. But I remember finding it wierd dancing round a maypole to folk music. I liked 80s synth.
How funny, Im from the north west myself- intrigued what festival this was for?
@@thomasr8074 It was a secular May Day festival, I'm guessing.
it was called "Barnaby" and it was in East Cheshirs and it was wierd. We got an extra week off school in the summer half term as well for it (subsequently taken away). But I've no idea what it was about and remiss of me not to find out. Any approach on the topic gets quickly shut down too ( I think that is coz noone knew what we were doing but it's a fun observation. Even my best mate still there moves the topic on if its ever raised) but I enjoy the mystery when I think of it. Maybe we'll uncover a load of charred remains of Southerners who were lured to our murky county in a few years only to be burned as a sacrifice to a needy God living just west of the pennines? I need to research it
@@thomasr8074 who knows? maybe something far more sinister. I'll find out
i listen to this song and gently johnny regularly since i saw the movie, it's so catchy i can't get it out of my head
Get out while you still can Howie!
I got the soundtrack for this movie. Creepiest schitt I've ever heard.
THE LANDLOOOORDS DAUGHTEEEEEEEEER
A TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
(POING PONG)
Me too!!! 😯😲🤣👌🇬🇧
I love the fact that the Amazing World of Gumball referenced this song.
huh
The Wicker Man can be considered a police mystery thriller, a horror movie, and even a musical. Great flick.
No remake could ever compare to this
Original Scottish one (1973) is far better.
The Yanks Americanised version (2006) is just trash.
Americanisation of British stuff rarely works well though as history shows.
@kurt drexler I think you're the only one who thinks it's good, let alone really good. It's 3.7 go IMDB, 15% reviewer and 17% audience rating on rotten
Happy May Day 2022
I used to dance this at school back in 1978 in Sao Paulo Brazil...
Eu queria ter vivido essa época para dançar também
@@kaiquecaldeira Aqui se chamava pau-de-fitas e tinha uma coreografia complicada. Era parte do folclore, mas com o tempo se acabou...
Caramba, sério?
@@MaiconDouglas-ik6qs sério, era a dança das fitas no Vale do Paraíba no interior de São Paulo. Com o tempo este folguedo foi sendo esquecido até sumir completamente, uma pena.
Except for the human sacrifice... SummerIsle sounds like a great place to live for women especially during that time
Honestly? I view it like this: even if we were to all unanimously agree that the human sacrifice in the film was wrong, I personally would have turned a blind eye to this particular instance. Howie was an asshole who kept on overreaching the entire movie. He's supposed to be investigating a missing person and yet all he basically does is shove his opinions where they don't belong in an attempt to "enlighten" the people of Summer Isle. Even to the point of desecrating a grave at one scene. Howie had every right to believe what he believed but he had no right trying to proselytize. Even in a deleted scene we see that his fellow cops in England don't think too highly of him.
And you may say that I'd be hypocrite if I was apalled by a reverse of the situation where Christians killed a Pagan. Maybe that'd be true but the unfortunate thing is that it isn't a hypothetical. The early history of Christianity is so bloody it's absurd and its present still even retains those sentiments. Did you know that there has been an uptick in violence and discrimination towards members of indigenous and Afro-Diaspora religions in South America in the past few years that has even been openly condoned by certain political leaders? Even just a few months ago a hugely powerful individual (apologies for not recalling the exact details) openly stated that the Goddess of the local tribe's religion was "no longer welcome" in the nation's capital. So yeah, there are real Howies out there and they are declaring war on other people's ways of life
Wild Men pretty deep opinions there lol. All I know is the first time I watched this movie it genuinely disturbed the fuck out of me in the most delicious way possible. My friend told me I just had to see this movie. I was a sophomore in highschool. He fell asleep and this strange story unfolded and just had me wondering where the hell is this all going? The end of the movie shook me. Very few movies actually manage to disturb me. I couldn’t sleep for mostly the entire night afterward. I value both Gnostic (Original Christian) and Pagan ideas, so I don’t have too deep an opinion on who was “in the right” in this film. But I enjoyed reading your thoughts.
Cosmosaic ... Gnosticism didn’t creep into Christian writings until generations later, so I don’t know where you get off calling it the original.
@@mikemaldonado9960 I'm not really sure what you are referring to here. Are you referring to the scene where the girls are jumping over the fire and praying for fertility? Considering that the ritual was all female and we don't know the intended ages of the characters that those actresses were playing, I'm not too sure calling it a "pedophile orgy" is a tenable conclusion to draw from what we're seeing. More likely it is meant to be an observance of female mysteries linked to the overarching festival that the islanders are celebrating given the timing and the themes expressed in the song
@@cosmosaic8117 I guess that's one of the reasons it's a good movie. If you're Christian then it's a horror story where a man dies for his faith at the hands of individuals who did the unthinkable and turned away from truth and began praising idols again.
If you're a Pagan then it's a carthartic comedy about a jerk who gets what he deserves after the good people of Summer Isle gave the poor schmuck every single chance to get away but he becomes entrapped by his own self-righteousness and hubris in the face of the islanders and the ways of the Old Gods who returned to the people what Christianity took from them.
Listen, I've met guys like Howie in real life and you can't blame me for not feeling sorry for the guy since all I can think of when I look at him is all those other douchebags. Is that a nice thing to say? No but it's honest. Howie had it coming and I'll gladly sing along to Sumer is Icumen In every time I watch this film. I'll bet the apple pies the villagers had after this were the best lol
The cycle of life, I'm all for it
I f@*king love the wicker man soundtrack.
Always enjoyed this song
One of the all time great movies
This is one of my favourite films. They played this song on the Radcliff and Maconie show today - BBC 6 Music - and apparently the film was a flop when it came out. It's now a cult classic!
All the April showers have gone away
Finally in the month of May kids play
Around a May pole first day of May
They laugh with joy together all day
Around an round a May pole in May
Watching this in Spain at present and coming home soon- need to get back to my pagan roots ASAP!
do you want to be a slave to women?😂
this song is so catchy it's stuck in my head foreal
It took 25 years for this special film to find its rightful place of prominence. Thank you to all involved in its production. Pagan.
Pagans are dull aren't they?
@@marknewbold2583 All "religions" are dull aren't they?
What a great movie that is!
I saw this in 1973...and thought at the time...this is a cut above the horror norm...terrifying...groundbreaking...a template for future interpretations of stylised horror...Christopher Lee...superb as Lord Summerisle...Culzean Castle..breathtaking ..
Happy May Day
Same to you! :)
Happy May Day again.
@@Lexivor Happy May Day 2022
Masterfully done. From the unusual chord pattern, to the choreography and camera angles- it is all = UNSETTLING!
This song actually sounds scary
"What does the maypole represent?"
"The phallic symbol!"
More informative than sex education in Texas.
Exactly how old were those kids in that classroom? If it;s not 6th grade, they're too young!!
@@colleen4ever
Maypoles represent no such thing - they were simply a focal point for the community. Victorian nonsense.
@@colleen4everI don't think anyone is too young to learn about their own body parts.
The maypole dancers seems to have a lot of fun do this though
A Brilliant Film!!
It's so hypnotic.
I should try and get my village to do this song whilst they dance round the Maypole every MayDay...!
Beautiful song
This is such a tune
at first i thought this was in Russian..and that honestly made it A LOT more creepier for me
That would have made for a very.... different movie. "British police officer discovers the Soviets are occupying a Scottish island."
I think your ears are working well cos to me it bears a resemblance to an old Ukranian piece called 'Carol Of the bells' in it's structure and melody. A bit more jaunty, but retains the dark feel. The choir-like voices are very similar. Check it out - there are several versions on CZcams.
I’ve danced this in Brazil many years ago
I love this one. Best song of the movie.
...A TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
The untouchable classic... xxx
Thumbs up if the Amazing World of Gumball brought you here.
I Never realised that oml 😭
@@_argh.1 it was in season 6
Here he comes, the Vermin Man
@@justjade256 he's always ready with a trick or a scam!
FR 👍
I think I just heard Jewel do a cover of this!?!?
Always loved this ditty🖤🎶
Love this movie and song
We used to dance around the Maypole in primary school and I never knew it was representative of a big...ahem
... 😅 would have been even more fun if I had known
How come everyone on this island has a beautiful voice? xD
Thanks bro I know I'm gorgeous
Pagan cultures tend to place a lot of value on the arts. They probably all received singing lessons as children
Ash Buchanan seems to have plenty of energy climbing that maypole after his fun with Willow lol.
Least he could do after Willow climbed his maypole
The only ‘remake’ needed of this film is Radiohead’s demented Postman Pat style video for Burn the Witch.
And even there, the teacher has a somekind of 60s beehive haircut. They aren't totally secluded or antrhing, no no... but there's something, perhaps sinister to many, bubbling deep within...
Brilliant concept
Catholic sex ed: if you're not abstinent you will BURN IN HELL
Pagan sex ed: maypole dancing.
0:42 oli Sykes before BMTH
omfg hahaha
Perfect film
Truly eerie.
Here again on May Day.
singer is Walter Carr best known for comic roles.......
Mike old fields would love this
I had a nice buzz on the first time I watched this movie and it totally freaked me out. After it was done I was just like wtf did I watch
Great movie
Nice foreshadowing at 1:24.
Foreshadowing of what exactly?
@Jeremie Gauthier oh yeah now I see!!
I know, right? Even without knowing what's up you KNOW it means something.
Absolute classic horror film. Eeerie as hell
I love this movie!
The maypole guy’s singing voice kind of sounds like Peter Cushing.
Have a blessed May Day/Beltane, everyone~
Happy May Day!
Who’s here from TAWOG?
ME
I can imagine this disturbing little ditty to be early Bowie. Very different yet effective
I could see some mormons watching this with a smile ear to ear until the end lmao
Hahaha 😂I can imagine that too
I’m a Mormon. Tell me how I would act again, when watching this?
Or maybe I should just tell you. That is, if you would listen…. 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@BenjaminGessel Id love to know
This song is good but I really love the remake with the Vermin man in the amazing world of Gumball
Me too
When did you first realize this was going to be a special movie?
For me it was in the bar scene, when they starting singing about the landlords daughter
When I saw a clip of a CZcams vid talking ab horror movies, still haven’t watched it yet I’ve been waiting for Halloween but I’ve been indulging myself with this song in the meantime
Gently Jonney
For me it was the moment I saw the creepy sweets in the shop
Happy may
Happy May Day 2024
This song kills!
I remember doing maypole celebrations at school in the 1970s in Vancouver . Fun times , what happened to them ?
Come to Dalarna in Sweden at midsummer... recap your school years ;-)
czcams.com/video/cqAiPkgTpy4/video.html
Thank you so much to the person who put the lyrics here
Thank you for posting. Happy May Day.
Nearly every ‘deep’ sci/fi horror film from the 70s falls into pretentiousness. Even the good ones. This film escapes. Through music. Apart from the Rocky Horror Picture Show I can’t think of a single comparison.
1/5 - Happy May Day, everybody! :)
This goes so hard
Its LIT asf...
In the words of John Marston in regards to Mouth harp players, "Did someone ask you to play that?"
The Gods asked them