The Whole Of The Moon - Waterboys

[wesrides]

Thumbs up if you also enjoy Mandy Moore's cover of this song!

[japan906]

Love U2-seen them since 1987 in SF,but Mike is the supreme commander in compassion. Wish I could have been there for that duo.

Respect from Tokyo!

[AL15BQMA]

Anyone know the blonde's name on backup vocals?

[GreenLeader69]

@AL15BQMA Max Edie

[AL15BQMA]

@GreenLeader69 Thanks a ton :-)

[gugenheim1000]

awesome such an inspirational song with so much meaning , an oasis in a desert of music .

[fabi2zan1]

I was just telling my boys about seeing U2 at Toronto's Massey Hall when I was in Highschool(in the 80's) and how these guys opened for them. I saw U2 again in 2009 and they still rock. They are amazing! Like the Waterboys too. I didn't appreciate them at the time. I was too gaga for U2 LOL

[TimAndEricAreTheBest]

Ok...this was 1985 meaning it was probably out on a cassette tape or lower grade of audio...that being said I would normally be appalled by 240p but I think it might most closely represent that era of audio recording. Sorry, I'm done being ironic. P.S. this song is an absolute masterpiece!

[MrMarlboro2009]

I miss the 80's

[alkoop100]

karl  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[firstbornjordan]

@64034J - Let me see, I don't do video games, much tv, alcohol, not take drugs/gossip. Not that I am a puritan, and not that I live in scholarly & literary seclusion, but I was raised in a slum, fought against crime, protected the prime minister of my country, wrote award winning rap song, play didgeridoo, am undefeated champion in a particular sport, raising 4 children, never picked a fight or an argument. Now I agree, I need to get out more often, but please don't knock what you cannot see.

[87prospect]

one of the most gifted songs in the last 30 years. a testament to great song writing and well crafted producing . the passion and intensity is unmatched.

timeless and gets better with age. the mighty 80's has no rivalry!!

[TheNatexps]

@marinademetriou J'adore toi

[darthshoeless]

Two people never knew how it felt to reach too high or too far.

[sunray1100]

@darthshoeless That's right bruv

[64034J]

@firstbornjordan - you need to get out more.

[firstbornjordan]

Not sure what this song is about, the effect it has for me is that it starts in the mind of a young child and expands into the life of an adult heart whereupon dreams are lost and tragedies abound, but the one who apprehends their dreams are like dew on the grass in the morning sun - here one moment, gone the next. If music reflects how great the human race is, then it also betrays how far we have fallen - surely, the excellence of this song tells us there is one greater, whose image we bear.

[guinnesstrail]

@firstbornjordan Love the sentiment--can I borrow your drugs?

[ken1963ful]

thanks alot for bringing this to me

[The80swildchild]

Did they write this song about Prince ?

[ruthita418]

Terrific !!!!!

[csrileyesq]

I cannot believe that I have never hears this song until today (August 2011). This song is absolutely terrific. The lyrics are moving, the musicianship terrific, the melody memorable, and the orchestration (trumpet and sax) a perfect touch. Thanks for sharing this!!!!

[rokharderz]

awesome tune! one of the best new wave/rock bands out there

[marcelbreda56]

Briljant

[GloucesterAdam]

Timeless and perfect.

[jeevanirajiv]

awesome

[MrLyraRicardo]

saudade..

[Ellie9691]

J'adore x

[jasper1586]

love this song x

[pedrosilva70]

simplesmente soberbo nunca apareceu nada igual imortal mesmo fantásticos

[templeofice]

Used to hear this on 91X in San Diego but I forgot the name of the song and the band. Just now heard it on Firstwave/Serius satellite. Finally remember the band and what an absolute classic this song is.

[CelticBadBoyPoet7]

Plain & Simple This Song Just Fuckin Rocks...

Fuck I Miss the 80's & 90"s....Absolutely The Best Years For Music IMHFO!!!!!!!

[melsmith515]

this group was introduced to me by a very good friend!

[melsmith515]

One of my fav groups of all.

[kylunflac]

so, inspirational. makes me feel joy & sadness at the same time. wow great song.

[fairytaleforest]

beautiful poetic celtic man.. what more could you want?

[FTO1971]

Wow really love this song.

[TheAmieMurphy]

this reminds me of growing up.. my mum & dad used to play the waterboys all the time, now whenever i listen to them it give me shivers! love it <3

[MrMitchell97]

priceless brilliant

[Marcus1050]

absolutely perfect rocksong... ein Meilenstein in der Musikgeschichte!!!

[oblakalbo]

great song.........

[bwilburful]

Happy St. Paddy's day my friends!

[1pingfasily]

There's not enough Sax and Trumpet - these days!!

[Xigo1]

Do You know the name of blue haired female background singer? I fall in love to her!!!

[marks1979efc]

IF YOU'VE PICTURED A RAINBOW THEN LIKE THIS

[RosefulEvelyns]

This is on my television right now. I've never heard it before but I love it. Thank god for the internet.

[RosefulEvelyns]

@RosefulEvelyns I've even got it playing simultaneously. cool.

[TheWeeklyChannel]

I would normally comment on the quality but it doesn't matter with this kind of music :D

[alexyakuza]

I am not a religious person, as far as I don't belong to any creed and I don't have a clear concept of what God might be. But I feel the presence of the human soul in music, and specially in this magnificent song....amazing, thank you for the upload!

[StephanSandiares]

@alexyakuza

"Music is the voice that tells us that the human race is greater than it knows." - Napoleon Bonaparte

[alexyakuza]

@StephanSandiares

completely agree, thank you for the wonderful quote! :)

[justmeee1989]

love it

[joostisabelle]

awesome, a classic ... brings back memories

[gezzy84]

sung this on kareoke last week in front of the whole pub .......= FAIL  i had a go ffs .. best song EVER! FACT!

[grovegreener]

one of the greatest songs ever!

[ev3nflow]

Cyprus tavern ..manchester 1988.....i then understood what my roots were....

One of eight, orish pride...

[smck001]

@ev3nflow You do know Mike Scott's, ummmm, Scottish....

[ev3nflow]

@smck001 i had no friggin idea mate to be honest....i grew up listening to them in irish pubs and clubs around here in manchester..and just presumed ...

makes no difference to me though..still a great band when your ratted on a few beers to sing along too...

cheers ..

[maxschiraisapunk]

one song that can never be repeated enough

[CrackWarrior]

@maxschiraisapunk agreed, i have repeated this song 4 times now in the past 20 mins, gettin very drunk tonight, gets me up for it haha

[TheBsk5150]

Probably one of the most under-rated albums of all time.

[lowerDG1]

What a thrill it is to see a band in majestic freeflow like this. Fantastic

[Mrsbogglewart]

To my Gran xxxx

[StopUnumNow]

Just Wonderful! 5*

Many thanks for posting

[tgeaber]

...for you Beth...my favorite Waterboys!

[botman9822]

to my Carrie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[mykeymike]

We Love 80s!

[steveoxo]

i had to put this up again, its my all time favoutite tune...no exception !

[zoeee278]

best song, best meaning.

[afy777]

Good lyrics + Good Melody = Great Song! too bad you can only get these kind of songs 20+ years ago! still thanks to Youtube for making this possible to reminisce great New Wave music! Long Live New Wave!!!

[bubzsie]

one of my favourite songs of all time!

[krwbaltimore]

One of the greatest songs ever.

I saw them open for U2 in Dec. '84 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washinton,DC a venue which seats roughly 3000. This was a mini-tour U2 did to promote the release of the Unforgettable Fire,when they came back in the spring of '85 it was off to the bigger arenas and they're shows were never the same IMO.

As for that night the "Boys damn near blew U2 off the stage(and it was the best U2 performance I ever saw). One of my top 5 all-time concerts.

[chrisgallo99]

Excellent song! You've got good taste if you"re here lol.

[caquerio]

@chrisgallo99 thank you :) this is the greatness of the 80's

[SuaveSweetie]

@marinademetriou best lyrics ever!

[SuaveSweetie]

this is the bomb!

[costellodan]

One person needs testing for deafness.

[eduardodeter]

Isso é música... Uma bela canção... Ficará para a eternidade... Música boa fica para sempre... Parabéns, Waterboys!

Eduardo González, São Paulo, Brasil.

Um abraço à todos.

[alanh501]

memories are made of this for the 80's

[kitafritz]

This is great

[BlackSabbathSW]

this video deserves over 1million views!

[stolacboy]

@BlackSabbathSW

agree..there are other uploads of this song..one of them is over 900 000 views...

[withoutknowledge]

THE WHOLE OF THE MOON !

[botman9822]

20 sqn re  the bull

[botman9822]

The Bull  Summer 1990

[andyrowdy]

what a classic song had not heard in ages until a few days ago forgot what a great song it was needs to be played loud l think

[julieke333]

it makes me so happy and when it plays i have to think about my grandfather who past away and i hope that he looks from the moon to me

[TheEmanzi]

Too high too far too soon you saw the whole of the moon!

Awsome song

[alanh501]

love the haunting lalalalalalals

[runrunawaynow]

GREAT SONG!!!

[laneycranston]

love this song

[willchan1963]

You climbed on the ladder

With the wind in your sails

You came like a comet

Blazing your trail

Too high

Too far

Too soon

You saw the whole of the moon!

[gourdonboy]

Great Scot !!

[sevillanob]

impagables secciones de cuerda y viento.igualito que ahora!!

[eatmypantsformoney]

This Is Realy Good To Say Its PreHistoric

Lol Only Joking

[mozhalwaystheday]

i think i was 11 years old when thhis song came out. we lived in the country, rural Oklahoma. i first saw this video on "Firday Night Videos" - when channel 9 used to broadcast .... LOL! way before cable or satellite! dark ages! cheers! thank you for putting this up. very good memories. reminds me of when i felt young and alive!

[TheSanityInspector]

Wonderful! I heard this song on the radio exactly once, and went to buy the cd immediately.

[AnthonysDen]

Undeniably their most popular song!A real treasure among treasures--it grabs you & does not let go!And that's a good thing!

[XYZPoppy]

They nailed it. Great deep song.

[juancarlos10278]

Rock 101!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Jofph]

Woof! Great song & great lyrics...epic...

[Robi6942]

LEGENDARY

[pnpsousa]

I Love Waterboys. My favorite band and this is there best record...

[nestor5nero]

i saw them here in Italy with about 20 people in the audience; they just make me feel better

[Shithouse1]

I now see what people mean when they talk about the waterboys influence on Arcade Fire! Both great bands.

[fotisakamorf]

great song

[marks1979efc]

what a song this is... the only trouble is though that its got to end!

[clarkent69]

This is one of my favorite songs 4reel! I was let down to find out it was written in...ahem...HONOUR of that bible-thumpin' goofball CSLewis. So I simply imagine the song is about me, bcuz I am better than everybody. Hey you...yeah you reading this... I'm better than you too! Ya' jackass!! Ha-ha! Jackass!!

[DENGLEMAX]

great song!!!

[jedifloros]

what a song....superb!

[adfroome]

Such a beautiful sound!!!

[gingerkarlos]

ilfracombe 1990 hdc

[piper131313]

Still gives me shivers....... and makes my hair stand on end.......

[feedURsoulwithmusic]

love this song...love the words..have loved The Waterboys for a looong time. Used to blast this back in the day. See..the 80's weren't all THAT bad.. ;)

[bamfordposh]

Ive loved this song for 20 odd years now

[womanlovesmusic]

For me this song from the waterboys is and would be one of the most beautiful songs of my life god bless the waterboys for making quite beautiful and deep song god bless them, and bless the 80`S love the 80's with all my heart..from mexico music loverwoman

[elreenlynch]

i♥the'80s!

[gutterpunk6292]

Fab song! They always play it at parties and I never know what it is haha! FINALLY!

[1AussieAvenger1]

AWESOME !! such a classic piece of song writing put together in style. this track is in my TOP 100 BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME. its a big call but well deserved and well done Waterboys.

thanks luiscmck80s2 for the posting :o)

[bigchap29]

excellent tune mate thank you for posting.........

[llangranog1]

Who is that blonde babe? Smoking!!

[lagunajoey]

my GF.Eat yer heart out.

[llangranog1]

Riiiiggghht.......And Neil Armstrong is your Dad?

[docdavep]

Max Edie

[llangranog1]

Cheers Doc.

[bonghitt]

ive seen the crescent too..its a landing in stafford jail,crescent shaped so the screws can see it properly,is this what he means in this song?

[richardsmitho1988]

hahahaa u done abit of nik

[scottpossie]

reminds me of happy days in Glasgow with olivers army bhoys

[wroe16]

God, how I love this song and always will.

[PeterCooksArse]

I would sell my dear sweet mother to the iranians for that blonde chick

[robertbarrie1963]

Very emotional song. My favorite of theirs. Thank you Mike Scott.

[chrisgallo99]

Which Jacko is that? I've always wondered.

[chrisgallo99]

Awesome tune, who's he singing about?

[jenr0xy]

jacko