Great song at a time when Oldfield had one hit after the other. I dont like the video though.
Barry palmer is ...( 1 year ago by Jaws65)
Barry palmer is great on vocals, unfortunately in concert he did never liked me.
Array( 1 year ago by popadop5)
i love this song.
what do you think its about?
It's about his ...( 1 year ago by Coneman3)
It's about his mother who killed herself when Mike was 19. Great song.
oh my god...i did ...( 1 year ago by popadop5)
oh my god...i did not know that :-(
a lovely sad song.
Yes - and the B ...( 1 year ago by Coneman3)
Yes - and the B side of the single was as good or better - Jungle Gardenia. Should have been an album track, but it's on a few? compilations now.
popadop goes off to ...( 1 year ago by popadop5)
popadop goes off to dig out his copy & listen to the b side ;-)
so, is that his mum on the cover then.
I assume so - note ...( 1 year ago by Coneman3)
I assume so - note the dark, brooding look Mike has in his eyes in this video. This is one of the few songs which are explicitly about his personal life. I loved this in 1985 and I love it today.
Does anyone have ...( 1 year ago by iandrio)
Does anyone have the version with the long ending fading away? Had it in '84 but is gone....
sto sentendo questo ...( 1 year ago by cristianos77)
sto sentendo questo bel brano di oldfield...grande artista!!!
io l'ho scoperta ...( 1 year ago by DamnedMonk)
io l'ho scoperta per caso ieri è davvero bella
All'epoca mi era sfuggita
Wow, Im pretty ...( 1 year ago by LouFromAus)
Wow, Im pretty young to be an Oldfield fan, but having an older first husband, he got me hooked.
So when it talks about him holding her hand through the midnight hour and catching her breathing, does that mean he was there when his mother died?? How did she kill herself and where? Am intruiged now. Sad but beautiful song. RIP Elizabeth Jane.
Charming yet full ...( 1 year ago by TrentDylan)
Charming yet full of woe. Beautiful, sounds like staring to a starry night
Thanks so much for ...( 1 year ago by iruiz64)
Thanks so much for this video! It's really been a loooooong time since I last saw it.
Beautiful song, it triggers off so many things inside of me!
Esta canci ón me trae muy buenos recuerdos.
Great song of a ...( 1 year ago by Jupiterdance)
Great song of a great musician! It's very emotional. Got it as a small 45
Array( 1 year ago by PaganWitchMichi)
Hi LouFromAus:
Mike's mother was named Maureen. She committed suicide. The song is about Mike's niece who died from a disease - explaining the child's room setting in the video. I don't know whose daughter she was. Terry's or Sally's. The song says she was just nineteen when she died.
I think the song still gets to Mike. His facial expression in the video says it all.
that song ...( 1 year ago by chiloryo)
that song remenberme when i been in jail for almost kill my girlfriend.i rememberm that ugly night uff that crude reality,but someone beatyfull visited me that terrible night bringing me pardon,peace in my hearth every time i listen the song,i cry for that moment
masterpiece of pop ...( 1 year ago by gouvyrock)
masterpiece of pop music!!! one of the best title of mike oldfield in single!!!
bellissima quella ...( 1 year ago by nutell0)
bellissima quella stratocaster di Mike! white pickups and brown body. what a piece of guitar! and great solo..
Oldfield - the ...( 9 months ago by 195199)
Oldfield - the master of music
I think I'd move in ...( 8 months ago by yuggoth69)
I think I'd move in the same autistic way after being a couple of hours in such room and with such toys; or I'd lie in a coin in a fetal position
IMPRESIONANT( 7 months ago by skurrika)
IMPRESIONANT
hiper,mega,ultra, ...( 6 months ago by Totustuus71)
what do you think its about?
a lovely sad song.
so, is that his mum on the cover then.
è davvero bella All'epoca mi era sfuggita
So when it talks about him holding her hand through the midnight hour and catching her breathing, does that mean he was there when his mother died?? How did she kill herself and where? Am intruiged now. Sad but beautiful song. RIP Elizabeth Jane.
Beautiful song, it triggers off so many things inside of me!
Esta canci
ón me trae muy buenos recuerdos.
Mike's mother was named Maureen. She committed suicide. The song is about Mike's niece who died from a disease - explaining the child's room setting in the video. I don't know whose daughter she was. Terry's or Sally's. The song says she was just nineteen when she died.
I think the song still gets to Mike. His facial expression in the video says it all.