Thoroughbreds in the skies

A little celebratory toast to Champion Thoroughbreds from Man O' War to Zenyatta. The Concept behind this tribute arose from the video compilation that U2 employed in their pop song - 'Window In The Skies (Modernista Version)'. Sadly; within the short time span of a pop song so many great thoroughbred champions could not be included or that a fair representation for some was just not possible - such as Alysheba having only a quick frame at the beginning.

Currently I am trying out a new video making program and so while endeavoring to discover the best codec to use for uploading; there is the inevitable tendency of messing up the first time. Hopefully as I have more time I shall discover better ways of transferring clarity with the upload. I apologize for the quality.

Music by: U2
Song: Window in the Skies
Lyrics:
'The shackles are undone
The bullet's quit the gun
The heat that's in the sun
Will keep us when theres none
The rule has been disproved
The stone it has been moved
The GRAVE is now a groove
All debts are removed

Oh can't you see what love has done
Oh can't you see what love has done
Oh can't you see what love has done
What it's doing to me

Love makes strange enemies
Makes love where love may please
The soul and its striptease
Hate brought to its knees
The sky over our head
We can reach it from our bed
You let me in your heart
And out of my head

Oh can't you see what love has done
Oh can't you see what love has done
Oh can't you see what love has done
What it's doing to me

Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

Please don't ever let me out of here

I've got no shame
Oh no, oh no

Oh can't you see what love has done
Oh can't you see
Oh can't you see what love has done
What it's doing to me

I know I hurt you and I made you cry
Did everything but murder you and I
Our love left a window in the skies
And to love I rhapsodize

Oh can't you see what love has done
To every broken heart
Oh can't you see what love has done
For every heart that cries

Love left a window in the skies
And to love I rhapsodize

Oh can't you see'

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Secretariat
• Man O' War
• Ruffian
• Citation
• Cigar
• Charismatic
• Shergar
• Phar Lap
• Rags to Riches
• Zenyatta
• Lady's Secret
• Alydar
• Affirmed
• Afleet Alex
• Sham
• Smarty Jones
• Native Dancer
• Spectacular Bid
• Sunday Silence
• Barbaro
• Alysheba
• Big Brown
• Risen Star
• U2
• Window in the Skies

[melc1949]

Nice! Glad you included a few of the tragedies and travesties as well as all the triumphs that make horse racing such a powerful metaphor for "life".

[Kierkegaard73]

@melc1949 Thanks for the comment, and for all the great comments you have written on my other tributes. I was weary of using a pop song; but felt that an upbeat type rhythm was more called for with a simple celebration such as this. Others may disagree and that is their right. My only issue was being unable to give more video time to the few great Champions that are shown, as well as the many, many Champions I did not add. The horses shown are listed in the tags section of the description

[HORSECRAZi91]

amazing video!!! <3



[ruffianrulz]

That was simply beautiful! Loved it.