It was the biggestselling single of 1979 in the uk, remaining at number one for six weeks and selling over a million. The 20 track list is identical to the australian compilation cd best of art garfunkel and northamerican compilation simply the best. Even if youve never seen watership down, this is a beautiful song thats wonderful on its own merits, outside the context of the movie. It was produced by richard perry who has produced albums for other artists such as carly simon and ringo starr. Its a song for the film of the book watership down nederlands. The voice cast included john hurt, richard briers, harry andrews, simon cadell, nigel hawthorne, and roy kinnear. Bright eyes from watership down sheet music in g major.
In 1978 martin rosen wrote and directed an animated film adaptation of watership down. A version of bright eyes also appeared in the movie watership down. See more ideas about watership down, rabbit art and bunny art. Bright eyes is a song written by mike batt, and performed by art garfunkel. Theres a high wind in the trees, a cold sound in the air, and nobody ever knows when you go, and where do you start, oh, into the dark. It scared me so much but that didnt keep me from watching it like 50 times and reading the book as an adult.
Released on 19 october 1978, the film was an immediate success and it. Watched watership down from a very early age x3 my parents didnt know what its about they thought its all cute rabbits and stuff. Richard adams, in 1972, wrote his first book watership down while he. Rearranged as a pop song from its original form in the film, the track appears on british and european versions of garfunkels 1979 fate for breakfast and on the us versions of his 1981 album scissors cut. Theres a high wind in the trees a cold sound in the air and nobody ever knows when you go and where do you start oh, into the dark bright eyes, burning like fire bright eyes, how can you close and fail. It is referred to in watership down as the white blindness. Despite the vast number, quite a few of them made a real impact on me including richard adams 1972 novel watership down about a burrow of rabbits struggling to survive as their beloved habitat faces destruction it is dark and real and profoundly moving, and the 1978 animated film which gave. It was written for the soundtrack of the 1978 british animated adventure drama film watership down. Its from the late 70s, about talking rabbits, and its a very grounded. When the bbc announced a new adaptation of watership down, they described it as a retelling of a timeless story. A new version of the memorable song from the film watership down. Arthur ira garfunkel is an american singer, poet, and actor. Bright eyes by art garfunkel song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart.
Simon and garfunkel bright eyes lyrics songmeanings. Occasionally musicians crash and burn when they break up from their bands or acts, so its nice to see that art garfunkle can hold his own as a singer and musician outside of the simon and garfunkle duo. Probably the book that is super inspiring is a book called watership down by richard adams. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. Watership down richard adams librairie mollat bordeaux best book covers, beautiful book covers. It was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 british animated film watership down an adaptation of the book of the same title. In 1972 richard adams wrote a novel, watership down, which tells the story of. Bbcs watership down will replace bright eyes with sam smith song. Bbcs watership down will replace bright eyes with sam. Sam smith drops new song, fire on fire, from watership. Peter capaldi has joined the allstar voice cast for the bbc and netflix adaptation of watership down, and sam smith is recording the theme song for. Bright eyes is a song written by mike batt and performed by art garfunkel. Watership down movie, simon and garfunkel, plague dogs, best of 9gag. Bright eyes is definitely one of my favourite songs ever, so many memories.
Originally written about the death of batts father from cancer the bright eyes of. Garfunkel later admitted that the incident left him in a deep depression for most of the 1980s, hence the lack of. In 1972 richard adams wrote a novel, watership down, which told the story of a small group of rabbits that were unhappy in the warren they lived in and decided to break out. Watership down is a 1978 british animated adventuredrama film, written, produced and directed by martin rosen and based on the 1972 novel by richard adams. Especially that first animated adaptation that was made in 1978.
But the famous theme music from the 1978 film, simon and garfunkel s bright. Soundtracktheme song from the 1978 martin rosen, animated film watership down with voices by john hurt, ralph. Art garfunkel sings bright eyes from watership down. The film featured the song bright eyes, sung by art garfunkel.
Bright eyes art garfunkel watership down sheet music piano. Bright eyes is a reference to one of the earliest symptoms of the disease, runny and swollen eyes, progressing to lumps around the head and ears, and eventually causing death. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major transposable. Figure out the lyrics quiz, lyrics quiz, song quiz, bright, bright eyes, garfunkel, simon and garfunkel, watership down top quizzes today frequently abbreviated bands 2,795. It was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 british animated adventure drama film. It was written for the soundtrack of watership down and as such is considered the theme song of the media property. Is it a kind of shadow, reaching into the night, wandering over the hills unseen, or is it a dream. Print and download bright eyes sheet music from watership down. In 1990, he and simon were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. It was financed by a consortium of british financial institutions and was distributed by cinema international corporation in the united kingdom. Although they live in their natural wild environment, with burrows, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language, proverbs, poetry, and mythology. General commentthis is the theme song for watership down. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail how can the light that. It is based on richard adams bestselling novel and is billed as an innovative interpretation of a beloved story, following a band of rabbits who.
Written by paul simon art garfunkel, 1996 edition, publisher. With john hurt, richard briers, ralph richardson, michael graham cox. He lives in a warren of stone on earth, inhabited by dead rabbits and filled with disease, death, and sadness beyond imagining. How can the light that burned so brightly suddenly burn so pale. The track also appears on garfunkel s fourth studio album, fate for breakfast. Ive pictured this film with pictures i found on internet. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Bright eyes is it a kind of shadow reaching into the night wandering over the hills unseen or is it a dream. The bbc has teamed up with netflix for a new cg animated adaptation of the classic kids book watership down that ended up traumatized lots of kids. Bright eyes art garfunkel watership down piano cover. Made in germany printed in germany also released with gema rights and different cover back art garfunkel bright eyes.
A 1978 animated movie adaptation was wellreceived and featured the simon and garfunkel song bright eyes, which was a no. A group of rabbits flee their doomed warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home. Watership down is a survival and adventure novel by english author richard adams, published by rex collings ltd of london in 1972. Bright eyes, written by british singer and songwriter mike batt and sung by art garfunkel, was included on the soundtrack. There are a few major songs not included here such as second avenue.
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