![]() ![]() ![]() The chords of the song were based on David Bowie's " Space Oddity", played backwards. It’s never happened before or since." McCulloch attributed the use of astronomical imagery in the song to a childhood interest in space. That’s why I’ve always half credited the lyric to God. He will wait until you give yourself to him.' You don’t dream things like that and remember them. One morning, I just sat bolt upright in bed with this line in my head: 'Fate up against your will. In a 2015 interview McCulloch said: "I love (the song) all the more because I didn’t pore over it for days on end. ![]() In a retrospective review of the song, Allmusic journalist Stewart Mason wrote: "The smart use of strings amplifies the elegance of the tune, bringing both a musical richness and a sense of quiet dignity to the tune." Lyrics Īccording to the liner notes of Echo and the Bunnymen's Crystal Days box set, Ian McCulloch woke up one morning with the phrase "fate up against your will" in mind. Ian McCulloch has said: "When I sing 'The Killing Moon', I know there isn't a band in the world who's got a song anywhere near that." It is one of the band's highest-charting hits, reaching number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, and often cited as the band's greatest song. It was released on 20 January 1984 as the lead single from their 1984 album, Ocean Rain. " The Killing Moon" is a song by the band Echo & the Bunnymen. For the 2012 fantasy novel, see The Killing Moon (novel). ![]()
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