I think the beauty of this song is that everyone can relate in some way. Everyone can take their own meaning from the lyrics regardless of what the writers original message was.
This song is amazing! It's two people who have this love for each other.And how their differences brought them together. He/she loved these things that he /she wasn't and this improved their lives.It made him/ her look at things in a different way and strive to be a better person
For those searching for a deeper meaning in the lyrics, supposedly the song was written as a tribute to a number of artists who inspired Mike Scott, one of whom was Prince, and how he seemed to effortlessly achieve greatness/see the big picture. If thought about in this way the song makes a lot of sense. "I spoke about wings, you just flew", "I had flashes, you saw the plan", "you climbed the ladder and know how it feels to get too high, too far, too soon". In 2014 Prince played some secret gigs in London and included a cover of this song in the set, possibly a thanks and acknowledgement of just how good the song is. Great song. Great band. I'd say they saw more than just the crescent, even if Prince definitely saw the whole of the moon.
I think the beauty of this song is that everyone can relate in some way. Everyone can take their own meaning from the lyrics regardless of what the writers original message was.
@@jacksonirving4594 the song is about a Prince who died young after achieving many things before he should have basically, its not about Prince the singer, fact
"The Affair" used this song in such an awesome way, it brought me here.. i hope y'all re-release this song, there's a whole generation out there who don't know anything about what really great lyrics are! ❤️❤️❤️
Loved the song. Came on from Affair. Had a great marriage. Lost him in 2000. But the song fits us perfectly. Great ending to a perfect song. R.I.P Rick. Missing you!
Michelle great song love the lyrics Rooney sorry to read that I know wat its like I lost my big bro trust me you just do wat you do cope and it will get easier
this song is a conversation between Mike Scott and God, pure metaphysics and talent poured into music. The instant of a sparkle that ignites an eternity.
You can love someone so much just hearing a song kills you inside yet makes you feel happy the man this song reminds me of is dead! But everytime I hear it he comes back to me, uncle Sonny I love you xx
If you look into native American people and their history. I'm so certain that this song is covering it by song. If you read into it. The Eagle just flew and the wise man asked the Eagle can he catch the moon for him and they just flew, with the Eagle to the moon. Apon a ladder and they flew but both build a ladder made of arrows, so they could see the whole of the moon and they returned like a comet. Wolves howl at the moon in memory of this. I'm Irish but I'm so sure this song is about this. There's so much more but can't go into it too much. Amazing!
I lost my dad seven months ago. I cared for him every day until the minute he fell asleep and didn't wake up. It still comes over me like a wave. Miss you so much, pop.
Hadn't heard this in a while, but it perked me up so much! What great lyrics, and what a shot of optimism in an otherwise dreary, dark world. Now on my playlist. Brings me a bit of joy and a smile each time I hear it.
A Beautiful song that says it's OK to be an INTROVERT.... Possibly one of the best but under rated songs in a good few years. Here bcuz of "The Affair ".
Pezzo fantastico. Mi mette i brividi solo a sentirlo. La voce del cantante, il coro, questa batteria che scandisce il ritmo. Ho voglia di scrutare il cielo per vedere la LUNA
It's about his schizophrenic friend who would see great visions but was derided as mad. It wasn't until he passed that they understood that in his madness there was great wisdom and rational.
hole or whole of the moon. its tricky word, ^^ old magic artists are amazing. i wish i born few decades ago purity of making music for love not for money as this days are fill. thx for this great sound jessie. Listen the part "you came like comet" what the drumer does 3.50 minutes this songs needs more bitrate.
Uncle sonny I miss you x I cry every time I hear this song RIP bigman you where the greatest uncle anyone could ask for !!! Thanks for the memories I'll take them through my life x I'll never ever forget you
Love, love, love everything about this song. It is a treasured heart song. I was too far, too much, too soon, too fast toooooo for many who could not stay! It saddens me and I would not have It any other way.
How can ANYONE give this a thumbs down? The most amazing lyrics. Sleep Alison. Sleep Cole. Sleep Helen. And eventually you too Noah. 😊 Thanks for the memories.
reminds me of my brother who past away in February he loved this song! r.i.p bro 💚 last lyrics should be "how on earth did you see the whole of the moon?"
wow where, have been i must been on another planet i never heard of the Water Boys till last week listening to the car radio Desert Island Discs,they played about a minute of he Whole of the Moon,i thought WOW, when i got in i played it on You Tube,i am over seventy yet i have never heard of the Waterboys till then,simply great,played them every day.
I listened to this when I was little, we would go to Hunstanton beach and I remember listening to in the sunshine so many times. Memories of my childhood. I'm 38 now,, still love it. 💝💝💝💜💜💜💝💝💝💜💜💜
I asked Alexa to play songs by Mumford & Sons and she played this - I can't believe I had never heard it before! I was into British bands heavily in the '80s and '90s. I love this song, have been playing it over and over!
I think of my brother when I listen to this song. He died back in 97 just 23 years old…. Something about the lyrics. I loved The Killers version of this as well!!
This is just.. this is just.. where are the words? One of my top three songs of all time, alongside The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics and (number of options I can't decide on) . THE ones that have THE most emotional value to me personally I guess, but that is so totally up to the individual. Music is the ultimate time machine, The one thing that can snap you back decades where you can almost remember tastes, feelings, friends that you may have thought you had long since forgotten. There are many hundreds, if not thousands of these songs that can maybe just give you even a few seconds of the past. I think humanity actually really TALKS through music together where war and 'freedom' and PC and social media mean nothing. All that crap just seems to be shoving us further apart. Look at reggae for example, I first heard that around 1970 something. I had never heard anything like that as a kid in the UK, but I loved it. That is communication, across the world from entirely different cultures, just bonded by music.The third song in my top three is the very first song I heard after my son was born, but I won't say what it was as is very personal, and only HE knows what it is. (and he doesn't like it!! what?) lol
Am I the only person who thinks this song is really sad? Sleep Alison. Sleep Cole. Sleep Helen. And eventually you too Noah. 😊 Thanks for the memories. here because of the lads in the pub having a sing along
This has been one of my favourite songs for years - and yet I've only just realised it's "scimitars and scarves" when for some reason I always heard it as "citadels and stars", oops... But what the fuck's a scimitar anyway?! You learn something new every day!
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I think the beauty of this song is that everyone can relate in some way. Everyone can take their own meaning from the lyrics regardless of what the writers original message was.
right..I am french and I love this song ..in fact I listen to it every day in the morning to get a good start...
Yes❤
Indeed ❤
A joy.
your comment is amazing
This song is amazing! It's two people who have this love for each other.And how their differences brought them together. He/she loved these things that he /she wasn't and this improved their lives.It made him/ her look at things in a different way and strive to be a better person
I'm sorry but you could've of just used they/them and when talking about their partner, you could've said partner... It is beautiful tho
Yes❤❤❤❤❤❤
This beautiful song closes the end of Season 5 in The Affair, incredible series!! No other song could have expressed the whole story better!! ❤
Very fine words two souls found true love
One of the greatest songs ever it’s like listening to a dream 🥃🎹🙏
I couldn’t agree more! The lyrics hit x
What a good thing to say. I wish I had thought of it. Thank you.
Possibly one of the best but under rated songs in a good few years.
For those searching for a deeper meaning in the lyrics, supposedly the song was written as a tribute to a number of artists who inspired Mike Scott, one of whom was Prince, and how he seemed to effortlessly achieve greatness/see the big picture. If thought about in this way the song makes a lot of sense. "I spoke about wings, you just flew", "I had flashes, you saw the plan", "you climbed the ladder and know how it feels to get too high, too far, too soon". In 2014 Prince played some secret gigs in London and included a cover of this song in the set, possibly a thanks and acknowledgement of just how good the song is. Great song. Great band. I'd say they saw more than just the crescent, even if Prince definitely saw the whole of the moon.
Nicely put.
I think the beauty of this song is that everyone can relate in some way. Everyone can take their own meaning from the lyrics regardless of what the writers original message was.
Thanks I was wondering..
@@jacksonirving4594 the song is about a Prince who died young after achieving many things before he should have basically, its not about Prince the singer, fact
Dude, that’s one of the best comments I’ve read all my life. Thank you man.
"The Affair" used this song in such an awesome way, it brought me here.. i hope y'all re-release this song, there's a whole generation out there who don't know anything about what really great lyrics are! ❤️❤️❤️
One of those songs that just breaks my heart reminds me of my uncle who was the best guy on earth after his little brother My daddy x
Loved the song. Came on from Affair. Had a great marriage. Lost him in 2000. But the song fits us perfectly. Great ending to a perfect song. R.I.P Rick. Missing you!
Lisa don't ever forget him babe xx
He loves you to eternity
I have no idea why but this song makes me cry! Watching the wedding dance on The Affair
I cried when they were doing the dance to this song on "The Affair." I've been listening to it all morning. I LOVE IT!!!
I think is an ode to life in a self-reflective yet hopeful way... and this guy's voice has that special ring that gives perfection to the lyrics.
I thought the finale was great too, and Fiona Apple's version to wrap it all up.
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bigeotte6 why is so tear-jerking?! i cried too.
Sleep Alison.
Sleep Cole.
Sleep Helen.
And eventually you too Noah.
😊
Thanks for the memories.
❤
This song reminds me to live while i'm still alive.
100%
Me too!!!!!
How beautiful x don't ever forget to live dear sister x
My Dads song he passed away last week love you Dad xx
Rest In Peace Sir, I am sorry for your loss.
@@pammonaco1119 thankyou x
And now for my best friend who passed a week ago today. Sorry for your loss.
god bless! i lost my da last year
reminds me of my brother who past away in February he loved this song! r.i.p bro 💚
Reminds me of my sister who passed away last year. I get it ;)
So sorry to hear that its a great song xx
Michelle great song love the lyrics Rooney sorry to read that I know wat its like I lost my big bro trust me you just do wat you do cope and it will get easier
It sadly reminds me of my Brother too-who also passed away in Feb - 2013. RIP Deano. xx
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this song is a conversation between Mike Scott and God, pure metaphysics and talent poured into music.
The instant of a sparkle that ignites an eternity.
yes.In a comparation the work of waterboys and the Portuguese Fernando Pessoa are very alike.We need to listen/read in a esoteric prespective
Amazing song.....The Affair. What a series🥂
reminds me of my brother who past away in February he loved this song! r.i.p bro 💚
When this song was released, I was 19 years old. Hearing this on "The affair", had me in tears, and brought back so many memories, good and bad.
You can love someone so much just hearing a song kills you inside yet makes you feel happy the man this song reminds me of is dead! But everytime I hear it he comes back to me, uncle Sonny I love you xx
@@callummacrae9055. So true. Sorry for your loss.
This song means a great deal to me. Speaks to me as a young man in my 20s in the 1970s having extraordinary spiritual awakenings
If you look into native American people and their history. I'm so certain that this song is covering it by song. If you read into it. The Eagle just flew and the wise man asked the Eagle can he catch the moon for him and they just flew, with the Eagle to the moon. Apon a ladder and they flew but both build a ladder made of arrows, so they could see the whole of the moon and they returned like a comet. Wolves howl at the moon in memory of this. I'm Irish but I'm so sure this song is about this. There's so much more but can't go into it too much. Amazing!
Would love to hear more brother, love this man, and what a tune
Mike Scott said it about Keith moon,Marc boland Jimmy Hendrix and a few others Or about Rody Scott nothing to do with indians and Eagle
One of the best parts of growing up is understanding all those songs from your childhood. First I simply heard, then I listened.
here because of the lads in the pub having a sing along
GiveAF haha same I'd never heard it before I saw that! I thought the lads version was better at first but this original is growing on me now
@@tomfrench7146 yep. I listen to it daily now.
Me 2 🤣
Me to! I love it now x
Them lads defo done it better than this one
One of the greatest songs EVER written,the melody the words?woooowwww 🇬🇧
My dad loved this song. It was the last one we heard together 😭 I miss you.
I know the feeling x😭😭😭
My Mum = same🇺🇦
Sorry for you lose. What a great song to remember him by. And what a blessing to have a last song together. Beautiful
@@juliepentney9688 Long live this chanson.Long live truth and justice.Long live Ukraine 🇺🇦.
I lost my dad seven months ago. I cared for him every day until the minute he fell asleep and didn't wake up. It still comes over me like a wave. Miss you so much, pop.
Now in my early 50s is still my favorite song....
It's 2024.....
Mine to...
Stil one of my favourite songs of the 80s. Life was simpler then.
A 74 year old writes - the finale of The Affair brought me here to probably the greatest piece of music I have EVER listened to in my life.
I did that too !!!
I love this song !!!💜
There are better ones
Brilliance in lyrics so underrated a very nice tune too
How can ANYONE give this a thumbs down?
The most amazing lyrics.
I agree. Probably the most underrated song ever.
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The most beautiful way of thinking of the love of your life. They see the glass half full always, as I see it half empty.....
Hadn't heard this in a while, but it perked me up so much! What great lyrics, and what a shot of optimism in an otherwise dreary, dark world. Now on my playlist. Brings me a bit of joy and a smile each time I hear it.
Someone sent this to me and i listen to it all the time. It means more than i can express.
A beautiful song that reminds me of my precious son, Jack Morris.
Does he have a face like the whole of the moon? ;-) x
No. He just reached to high, too far, too soon.
Ahhhhh not in a good way I am thinking xx
+Amy Morris - like the song, your comment is beautiful, I'm sure that from whichever height your son reached too soon he's looking down
:)
This is a group and the song lyrics that never go away, there just a great memory previously and now.😊
A Beautiful song that says it's OK to be an INTROVERT....
Possibly one of the best but under rated songs in a good few years.
Here bcuz of "The Affair ".
Can I ask how it gives that message?
Pezzo fantastico. Mi mette i brividi solo a sentirlo. La voce del cantante, il coro, questa batteria che scandisce il ritmo.
Ho voglia di scrutare il cielo per vedere la LUNA
Lo sento esattamente cosi anch'io.
The Affair brought me here ❤️❤️❤️❤️ amazing finale and very fitting song. 🥰
Timeless classic ❤
working on kos, greece 1991, this had a huge revival and used to blast out from every nightclub on the seafront, great song, great times
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A Beautiful song that says it's OK to be an INTROVERT....
Gravitating what's that?
Spike Hyzer 🖒🖒🖒
I think you are absolutely right.
It's about his schizophrenic friend who would see great visions but was derided as mad. It wasn't until he passed that they understood that in his madness there was great wisdom and rational.
What an amazing song the ending of The affair brought me here obsessed with this song now great lyrics 🥰🥰
Okay but I saw this in the movie “let it snow”, but honestly if you’re a huge band fan and you hear the trumpet part, it’s perfection🥺
Show tgeh affaire
Amazing tune. Definitely in my Top 10 hits
Came her because Brandon from the Killers quoted it as one of his favourite song, and remembered it as a teenager. Great lyrics
The Killers did a live cover of it.
The Killers live cover is so perfect. Brandon's voice and cadence fit the song so well. The original is truly one of the best songs ever. ❤
Brandon says he wishes he’d written it. When he sang it at Edinburgh in 2023 he wept all the way through - didn’t affect his voice though
Brilliant song and lyrics, memories of my sister who reached to high and went to soon
How can ANYONE give this a thumbs down?
The most amazing lyrics.
A Beautiful song that says it's OK to be an INTROVERT....
Here bcuz of "The Affair ".
I dedicate this song to my higher self!
I went to see U2 live at Twickenham Stadium back in July. They played this song as the band came out onto the stage. Great moment :)
yes! I felt the same in Santiago, Chile. I am a U2 fan and when i found out that they choose this song to open their shows it was.... I can´t say
Best song ever!
90's baby and this is my fav song of all time 😍 they don't make them like this anymore
farther ted lol
Boy singing and his friend playing piano in the pub brought me here lol brilliant song 👌
hole or whole of the moon. its tricky word, ^^ old magic artists are amazing. i wish i born few decades ago purity of making music for love not for money as this days are fill. thx for this great sound jessie. Listen the part "you came like comet" what the drumer does 3.50 minutes this songs needs more bitrate.
Uncle sonny I miss you x I cry every time I hear this song RIP bigman you where the greatest uncle anyone could ask for !!! Thanks for the memories I'll take them through my life x I'll never ever forget you
One of the finest songs ever
I love this track, used to get drunk and dance to this whilst at college in Ludlow, Shropshire in 1990. Great times
Love, love, love everything about this song. It is a treasured heart song. I was too far, too much, too soon, too fast toooooo for many who could not stay! It saddens me and I would not have It any other way.
How can ANYONE give this a thumbs down?
The most amazing lyrics.
Sleep Alison.
Sleep Cole.
Sleep Helen.
And eventually you too Noah.
😊
Thanks for the memories.
Amazing song.....The Affair. What a series🥂
Hi Jessie love this song too and enjoyed the accompanying video....A true classic.
Have always loved this song but it was so appropriate at the end of the Curse of the Chippendales. The 80s was an era.
One of the best songs ever composed. I just love it.
reminds me of my brother who past away in February he loved this song! r.i.p bro 💚
last lyrics should be "how on earth did you see the whole of the moon?"
wow where, have been i must been on another planet i never heard of the Water Boys till last week listening to the car radio Desert Island Discs,they played about a minute of he Whole of the Moon,i thought WOW, when i got in i played it on You Tube,i am over seventy yet i have never heard of the Waterboys till then,simply great,played them every day.
My dad's song love and miss you so rip Lee Paul Duffy xxx Samantha
Was your dad the duffer or have I read that wrong?
What a legend if it is the duffer 💪🌙
Heartsong! Love IT! Everything about this song and in so many ways!
Had this dedicated to me from different people during different chapters in my life . Never looked into it until now. X
this song played over and over in my dream last night & I don't recall hearing it for years. But what a beautiful song.
I listened to this when I was little, we would go to Hunstanton beach and I remember listening to in the sunshine so many times. Memories of my childhood.
I'm 38 now,, still love it. 💝💝💝💜💜💜💝💝💝💜💜💜
I heard this song on the radio the other night and had to look for it again :) it makes me feel very happy
Absolute 🔥🔥🔥 will always have a place in my head of music top track
I went to pub's in DUBLIN and could not find the whole of the MOON 😢🙊🙉🤠
I just woke up this morning with this song in my head
I will always remember you Brother when I hear this song.
Im here because the band is from Scotland n I'm Scottish and it's an amazing tune. The lyrics are beautiful.
With a torch in your pocket and wind at your heels...still love this song
Wonderful song with great lyrics !
You came like a comet blazing your trail ..r.i.p Kimberly Jayne Smith ..you saw the whole of the moon ..love u forever my best friend 💔
Brilliant tune ,takes me back.🎼🎼🎼🎼
I asked Alexa to play songs by Mumford & Sons and she played this - I can't believe I had never heard it before! I was into British bands heavily in the '80s and '90s. I love this song, have been playing it over and over!
I'm here because I was there when it was new. It's a great song that probably requires at least 30, 000 listens throughout one's life!.
Thanks for the post, Jessie, but this song is ageless as well as brilliant.
Boy singing and his friend playing piano in the pub brought me here lol brilliant song 👌
Me 2 lol
Never gets old.
To me it's a love song about a realist and a dreamer.
here because I have to sing things as a solo in a show. looking forward to it. great song. 👍
Greg from 94/7 represents this track in Portland, OR. Thanks, Greg!
Tnx for lyrics.This song will never be old.
Still one of the best live acts around !
'The Affair' brought me here
Beautiful but yet sad song with meaning...
Me too!
Me too!
Me too:)
Me too beautiful song !
I think of my brother when I listen to this song. He died back in 97 just 23 years old…. Something about the lyrics.
I loved The Killers version of this as well!!
Here from the old days first time around 💙
Oh my Water Boys I got sidetracked in finding you guys, awesome awesome now that I found ya all👍👍👍🤗🤗🤗💙🤗👍🤗
Ah, Jessie this is lovely. Thank you.
Tóp song partners song when he passed but saw the hole of the moon but to soon ❤️🩹 x
tks for posting these lyrics . the images are so pretty
The song of my life
Top song, when we have family parties we blast this one out on karaoke🎼 brilliant 👍👍👍👍🎼
U2 brought me here. As always, they have introduced me to more great music!
Superb even now!
What a damn beautiful song! My God! Here after "The Affair".....
Absolute belter , then lads in the pub are class and made this tune come back for me .
This is just.. this is just.. where are the words? One of my top three songs of all time, alongside The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics and (number of options I can't decide on) . THE ones that have THE most emotional value to me personally I guess, but that is so totally up to the individual. Music is the ultimate time machine, The one thing that can snap you back decades where you can almost remember tastes, feelings, friends that you may have thought you had long since forgotten. There are many hundreds, if not thousands of these songs that can maybe just give you even a few seconds of the past. I think humanity actually really TALKS through music together where war and 'freedom' and PC and social media mean nothing. All that crap just seems to be shoving us further apart. Look at reggae for example, I first heard that around 1970 something. I had never heard anything like that as a kid in the UK, but I loved it. That is communication, across the world from entirely different cultures, just bonded by music.The third song in my top three is the very first song I heard after my son was born, but I won't say what it was as is very personal, and only HE knows what it is. (and he doesn't like it!! what?) lol
Am I the only person who thinks this song is really sad?
Sleep Alison.
Sleep Cole.
Sleep Helen.
And eventually you too Noah.
😊
Thanks for the memories.
here because of the lads in the pub having a sing along
This has been one of my favourite songs for years - and yet I've only just realised it's "scimitars and scarves" when for some reason I always heard it as "citadels and stars", oops... But what the fuck's a scimitar anyway?! You learn something new every day!