The Killing Moon by Echo and the Bunnymen

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  • čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
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  • @Nui.
    @Nui. Před 8 měsíci +16

    According to singer Ian McCulloch, who wrote the lyrics:
    "The Killing Moon' is more than just a song.
    It's a psalm, almost hymnal.
    It's about everything, from birth to death to eternity and God - whatever that is - and the eternal battle between fate and the human will."
    "The Killing Moon was nothing less than a gift from God.
    One morning, I just sat bolt upright in bed with this line in my head:
    'Fate up against your will. Through the thick and thin. He will wait until you give yourself to him.'
    You don’t dream things like that and remember them, that's why I've always half credited the lyric to God.
    It's never happened before or since."
    My feeling is that it may not be quite as dark (in intent) as it seems, although it's completely understandable that a new listener may take it that way given the tone of the music. 😉
    Love that you've given these guys (& Killing Joke) a shot recently, may I suggest "Lips Like Sugar" or "Nothing Ever Lasts Forever" next.
    If you're digging 80s synth then perhaps 'Vienna" by Ultravox would be a good listen?

  • @stevedahlberg8680
    @stevedahlberg8680 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Omg, I haven't even started but I can't believe you're doing this. This whole album ocean rain is just stellar.

  • @billacikalin8108
    @billacikalin8108 Před 6 měsíci +7

    This is a song about mortality. The "him" that he is referring to is the Grim Reaper.

  • @erickent3557
    @erickent3557 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Killing Moon may be an Echo goth fan-favorite, but I'd suggest more sensuous cuts to introduce this beautiful band: "Lips Like Sugar", "Bring On the Dancing Horses"...

    • @paddymallory4080
      @paddymallory4080 Před 8 měsíci +4

      Crocodiles!

    • @HonRevPTB
      @HonRevPTB Před 5 měsíci

      I TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!! 💯

    • @randallhaney7909
      @randallhaney7909 Před 13 dny

      LOL .. Dude if she/Maddy, Couldn't get a handle on this one ?
      Forget her understanding; "Lips Like Sugar", & "Bring On the Dancing Horses". or Evergreen .. And for sure "I want to be there when you come", Just say'n

  • @romanpaladino
    @romanpaladino Před 8 měsíci +4

    Love this song, probably my favorite Echo and the Bunnymen's song. That whole album, Ocean Rain, is really very good. This song also featured in the Donnie Darko soundtrack.

  • @mrmiked138
    @mrmiked138 Před 7 měsíci +6

    The symbolism in the video is massive .........

  • @jkbezo1
    @jkbezo1 Před 7 měsíci +3

    Goods review! New wave/post punk. You are right on the voice usage on the songs. Popular in the '80s and '90s.
    The Halloween feeling is because this band was somewhat dark. Darkwave, post punk, Gothic. Goths and punks loved this band. Similar to The Cure. You have good sense. Listen to "The Cutter" from Echo and the Bunnymen.

  • @KevinPugh-bk1bv
    @KevinPugh-bk1bv Před 8 měsíci +6

    "He will wait until
    You give yourself to him" - him is, I would suggest, God.

    • @kentinatl
      @kentinatl Před 8 měsíci

    • @DefinitelyNotBender
      @DefinitelyNotBender Před 8 měsíci +1

      Your(each person listening) own interpretation of "God", at least.

    • @KevinPugh-hq8rc
      @KevinPugh-hq8rc Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@DefinitelyNotBender oh yes, hence why I used "suggest". One person's god is another's . . . .

    • @DefinitelyNotBender
      @DefinitelyNotBender Před 8 měsíci

      @@KevinPugh-hq8rc also it can be interpreted that he's speaking to himself but in first person(It's always how I viewed the song. Different perspectives). Which, some people believe themselves to be their own God or that God is within them as much as outside of their bodies. "As Above, So Below. As Within, so Without. As the Universe, So the Soul."🙏🏼🤘🏼 Even early Jews and Christians had this belief. Some of it even found it's way into the Bible. I think it's "As in Heaven, so on Earth" when talking about Eden and 2nd Eden at the end of Revelation. Eden was a state of being and a state of mind before it was a place in the book of Genesis. Reached through accession through a blend of Christ Consciousness and Luciferian Consciousness. An inner duality and balance. Like Yin Yang in Eastern cultures. Both were also polytheistic before becoming monotheistic. Rome screwed all that up when they wrote the Bible, created the Devil(called him Lucifer for confusion) and the AntiChrist(Jesus) and took spirituality completely out of both religions and replaced it with politics.

    • @650Max
      @650Max Před 6 měsíci +1

      -God- Death.

  • @bryanforis1839
    @bryanforis1839 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Great music over 45 years songs on soundtrack and great live performances and band is great

  • @jonkerr7667
    @jonkerr7667 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Seen them live in 2011 & 2013 , Ian (the singer) couldn't have been grumpier on each occasion .

  • @timothybush9633
    @timothybush9633 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Hi Maddy, Great group & song. They have other great songs like Lips Like Sugar, The Cutter & Bring On The Dancing Horses

  • @erickent3557
    @erickent3557 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Oh, I recall from a while back, the song was essentially Ian multiplying the feeling of being punished by his dad. Yes, pedestrian events can be elevated into poetry and song :)

    • @BR81-iv6lt
      @BR81-iv6lt Před měsícem

      no its about the battle between life and death

  • @xanajak
    @xanajak Před 6 měsíci +2

    A song one listens to about 35 times in a row, every time.

  • @graymond9910
    @graymond9910 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Good Lord….this song is 40 years old. Him can be God, the Devil, whomever. It’s a song of its time.

  • @sydhamelin1265
    @sydhamelin1265 Před 2 dny

    The 'him' is God - "He will wait until you give yourself to Him".

  • @horrorbythebookwithnoelwing
    @horrorbythebookwithnoelwing Před 8 měsíci

    Coolest band ever. Love their stuff. Still regularly listening to them today.

  • @Adrenaline_fix
    @Adrenaline_fix Před měsícem

    I can't tell if this song was was predicated towards being reviewed as amoral judgement towards the video or the song as a whole, because one doesn't have to necessarily coincide with the other. But thanks for reviewing it anyways

  • @richarddennis4785
    @richarddennis4785 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Such an amazing song.

  • @Majic2657
    @Majic2657 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Nice song. Really dark though but I like it Thanks Maddy Much Love❤❤❤❤

  • @jamesdalton8539
    @jamesdalton8539 Před 8 měsíci

    love it!!

  • @freshcat
    @freshcat Před 8 měsíci +12

    How woke can you be ? The 2nd greatest song ever written.

  • @xrpcit.y1288
    @xrpcit.y1288 Před 8 měsíci

    Hello, can you play Mariza 2004 live "Primavera", be well. Keep sharing great music.😊

  • @Frank75288
    @Frank75288 Před 8 měsíci

    Oasis have got some good songs...talk tonight...half the world away...slide away...live forever 👍

  • @jackthelad5366
    @jackthelad5366 Před 8 měsíci

    As someone who really liked echo and the bunny men at the time I find this an unusual choice 🤔

  • @kentinatl
    @kentinatl Před 8 měsíci

    IT IS EITHER FATE OR THE DEVIL...{WHO WILL YOU CHOOSE}...HE WILL WAIT UNTIL YOU GIVE YOURSELF TO HIM.

    • @Nui.
      @Nui. Před 8 měsíci +3

      Quite the opposite in fact.

    • @kentinatl
      @kentinatl Před 8 měsíci

      As Fred Sanford said " to each his own"...keep those opinions comin'.

    • @Nui.
      @Nui. Před 8 měsíci +4

      @@kentinatl That's just the opinion of the guy who actually wrote the lyrics, but what would he know... right?

    • @kentinatl
      @kentinatl Před 8 měsíci

      @@Nui. Why so upset..ok,gee you win,but am allowed to

    • @kentinatl
      @kentinatl Před 8 měsíci

      Gave opinion..have a fateful day.✌️

  • @TZ61
    @TZ61 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Sigh, you have to avoid these home-made 'videos' where they often cut off the end of the song.

  • @davidpack1312
    @davidpack1312 Před měsícem

    It's a religious song actually. Giving yourself to Jesus.

  • @DefinitelyNotBender
    @DefinitelyNotBender Před 8 měsíci +2

    Echo and the Bunnymen are absolute Legends🤘🏼 I don't know how I missed this when it dropped 🫠
    Also, "Give yourself to him" isn't about another person. It's about giving yourself to yourself. He's speaking in first person to himself. You're throwing postmodern thinking into this and that's why you're confused. Try to not to think of it in some crazy "feminist" bs way.

  • @marlew6629
    @marlew6629 Před 6 měsíci

    lol. one of best songs ever written went right over her head.