Its from the late 70s, about talking rabbits, and its a very grounded. Sam smith drops new song, fire on fire, from watership. 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. Bright eyes from watership down sheet music in g major. Bright eyes art garfunkel watership down piano cover. With john hurt, richard briers, ralph richardson, michael graham cox. Bbcs watership down will replace bright eyes with sam smith song.
It was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 british animated adventure drama film. Bright eyes, written by british singer and songwriter mike batt and sung by art garfunkel, was included on the soundtrack. Soundtracktheme song from the 1978 martin rosen, animated film watership down with voices by john hurt, ralph. 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. Garfunkel s girlfriend since 1974, laurie bird, committed suicide in june 1979 at their manhattan apartment, three months after the albums release in march. Watched watership down from a very early age x3 my parents didnt know what its about they thought its all cute rabbits and stuff.
It was the biggestselling single of 1979 in the uk, remaining at number one for six weeks and selling over a million. When the bbc announced a new adaptation of watership down, they described it as a retelling of a timeless story. 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. 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.
Its a song for the film of the book watership down nederlands. It was financed by a consortium of british financial institutions and was distributed by cinema international corporation in the united kingdom. A version of bright eyes also appeared in the movie watership down. The film featured the song bright eyes, sung by art garfunkel. It was written for the soundtrack of watership down and as such is considered the theme song of the media property. The 20 track list is identical to the australian compilation cd best of art garfunkel and northamerican compilation simply the best. It was written for the soundtrack of the 1978 british animated adventure drama film watership down. Bright eyes by art garfunkel song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart. Arthur ira garfunkel is an american singer, poet, and actor. Ive pictured this film with pictures i found on internet. It scared me so much but that didnt keep me from watching it like 50 times and reading the book as an adult. Print and download bright eyes sheet music from watership down. A new version of the memorable song from the film watership down. Art garfunkel sings bright eyes from watership down.
Watership down richard adams librairie mollat bordeaux best book covers, beautiful book covers. How can the light that burned so brightly suddenly burn so pale. In 1990, he and simon were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. 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. General commentthis is the theme song for watership down. Released on 19 october 1978, the film was an immediate success and it. Bright eyes is it a kind of shadow reaching into the night wandering over the hills unseen or is it a dream. Watership down movie, simon and garfunkel, plague dogs, best of 9gag. It is referred to in watership down as the white blindness. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Garfunkel later admitted that the incident left him in a deep depression for most of the 1980s, hence the lack of.
Especially that first animated adaptation that was made in 1978. Made in germany printed in germany also released with gema rights and different cover back art garfunkel bright eyes. 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. Set in southern england, around hampshire, the story features a small group of rabbits. A group of rabbits flee their doomed warren and face many dangers to find and protect their new home. 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. Richard adams, in 1972, wrote his first book watership down while he.
Bright eyes art garfunkel watership down sheet music piano. In 1972 richard adams wrote a novel, watership down, which tells the story of. In 1978 martin rosen wrote and directed an animated film adaptation of watership down. Bright eyes is a song written by mike batt, and performed by art garfunkel.
The track also appears on garfunkel s fourth studio album, fate for breakfast. Is it a kind of shadow, reaching into the night, wandering over the hills unseen, or is it a dream. But the famous theme music from the 1978 film, simon and garfunkel s bright. It was produced by richard perry who has produced albums for other artists such as carly simon and ringo starr. It was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 british animated film watership down an adaptation of the book of the same title. Originally written about the death of batts father from cancer the bright eyes of. See more ideas about watership down, rabbit art and bunny art. Bright eyes is definitely one of my favourite songs ever, so many memories. Bbcs watership down will replace bright eyes with sam. Bright eyes is a song written by mike batt and performed by art garfunkel.
There are a few major songs not included here such as second avenue. 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. Written by paul simon art garfunkel, 1996 edition, publisher. 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. Simon and garfunkel bright eyes lyrics songmeanings. A 1978 animated movie adaptation was wellreceived and featured the simon and garfunkel song bright eyes, which was a no. Even if youve never seen watership down, this is a beautiful song thats wonderful on its own merits, outside the context of the movie. Bright eyes, how can you close and fail how can the light that.