Bright Eyes (Art Garfunkel song)

Bright Eyes is a song by Mike Batt, was published in 1979 by Art Garfunkel on his album Fate for Breakfast. It is the theme song of the movie Watership Down, was among other things a number 1 hit in the UK and in 1979 the biggest selling single of the year.

Background

1976, the songwriter Mike Batt was commissioned for the British animated film Watership Down: to compose a song about the death, should not be too morbid ( original title Watership Down). When he wrote the piece, he thought his own words equal Garfunkel as a performer, but did not count on the fact that this would predict. However, Garfunkel was immediately agree einzusingen the song for the film.

Reception

In May 1979, the animated film below was published on the river together with the single Bright Eyes. Immediately, the song debuted at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed 19 weeks in the charts. By 2010, 1.7 million recordings sold in the UK. Overall, the soundtrack was in six different countries at the top of the charts. For Batt and Garfunkel, this was an unexpected success. For Garfunkel it was the breakthrough as a solo singer; He was until 1970 a member of the successful duo Simon & Garfunkel. However, Bright Eyes was his only successful song.

Known covers

The soundtrack to the bottom of the river was repeatedly gecovert; For example, in 1980 by the then six- year-old Matthew Butler in the television show Tiswas, the English version of the Mini Playback Show. This produced by Neil Innes version reached the 121 spot in the UK charts. The British composer Justin Hayward coverte the song in 1984 for his album Classic Blue.

In 2000, the bottom was produced at the river as a television series. The song was retained, but is newly by former Boyzone member Stephen Gately. 2003 there were for Gately version a nomination at the Gemini Awards for Best Original Music in a dramatic series.

Other cover versions

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