A rendition of a lovely piece of music.. Sunset, produced by Mike Oldfield from the album Light & Shade.

Dedicated to my Wife, Louise.

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Rendition arranged & produced by Mike Hilton, 13/12/24.

No copyright infringement intended.

Instruments;

Takamine 6-string acoustic guitar.

Fender Stratocaster.

Cakewalk VST - Piano, Strings, Bass Guitar. Synth & Percussion.

Soft-Synth, ART Pyrite.

Cover Photo - Pexels

A tribute to Mike Oldfield with a Guitar Instrumental rendition of the classic tune, Moonlight Shadow.

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Information gathered from Wikipedia;

Released as a single on the 6th May 1983 by Virgin Records, and included on his eighth album, Crises, of the same year.

It has been suggested that the lyrics of the song are a reference to the murder of John Lennon, despite the fact that the events in the song do not correspond with those of Lennon's murder.

When asked whether "Moonlight Shadow" is a reference to John Lennon's murder in a 1995 interview.

Oldfield responded..

"Not really... well, perhaps, when I look back on it, maybe it was. I actually arrived in New York that awful evening when he was shot and I was staying at the Virgin Records house in Perry Street, which was just a few blocks down the road from the Dakota Building where it happened, so it probably sank into my subconscious. It was originally inspired by a film I loved – Houdini, starring Tony Curtis, which was about attempts to contact Houdini after he'd died, through spiritualism... it was originally a song influenced by that, but a lot of other things must have crept in there without me realising it".

— Mike Oldfield

Lyrics;

[Verse 1]

The last that ever she saw him

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

He passed on, worried and warning

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

Lost in a riddle that Saturday night

Far away on the other side

He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight

And she couldn't find how to push through

[Verse 2]

The trees that whisper in the evening

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

Sing a song of sorrow and grieving

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

All she saw was a silhouette of a gun

Far away on the other side

He was shot six times by a man on the run

And she couldn't find how to push through

[Chorus]

I stay, I pray

See you in Heaven, far away

I stay, I pray

See you in Heaven one day

[Verse 3]

Four A.M. in the morning

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

I watched your vision forming

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

Stars move slowly in the silvery night

Far away on the other side

Will you come to talk to me this night?

But she couldn't find how to push through

[Chorus]

I stay, I pray

See you in Heaven, far away

I stay, I pray

See you in Heaven one day

[Guitar Solo]

[Outro]

Far away on the other side

Caught in the middle of a hundred and five

The night was heavy and the air was alive

But she couldn't find how to push through

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

Carried away by a moonlight shadow

Far away on the other side

But she couldn't find how to push through.

Mike Hilton - lead, rhythm, electric & acoustic Guitars.

Original composition written, produced & recorded from Feb - April, 1983 by Mike Oldfield, & released ©️ 6th April 1983 by Virgin Records.

Cover photo - From my backyard Astrophotography.

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This audio contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.

The above-mentioned audio on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information. I do not own the backing soundtrack to this music.

Our Father - produced by Mike Oldfield from the album Light & Shade.

Another homage to the legend, keeping his music alive with a guitar cover of this great piece of music.

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Words from the man himself;

"I worked on it around the time Pope John Paul II died, 2005, and what a fascinating and wonderful life he had; when he died, it didn't feel like he was gone, and it all just seeped into my consciousness, and ended up with this title. For me, it encapsulates the whole man's lifetime, and his death"

— Mike Oldfield

Guitar - Mike Hilton

Original Composer - Mike Oldfield, Our Father, from the album Light & Shade, released by Mercury Records © 26/09/2005.

Background photo - The Vatican, courtesy of Pexels.

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A Mike Oldfield tribute, keeping the legend and his music alive, with a guitar cover of this classic track.

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Jungle Gardenia with its haunting melody was released as a single b-side with Crime of Passion, 03/01/1984 on the Virgin label.

It also featured on the album "The Complete Mike Oldfield" 1985 on the Virgin label, the "Elements" album, 1993 on the Virgin label, and "The Mike Oldfield Collection" 2009 on the Mercury label.

Mike Hilton - Guitar.

Original Composer - Mike Oldfield, Jungle Gardenia, ©️03/01/1984, Virgin Records.

Background photo - ahmad-nawawi, Pexels.

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A tribute to Mike Oldfield, keeping the genius and his music alive, with a Guitar & Piano cover of this unique & talented composer.

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Mike Hilton - Guitar & Piano.

Original Composer - Mike Oldfield, Angelique, from album Light & Shade, released by Mercury Records © 26/09/2005.

Background photo - Caio (pexels)

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Collaboration with Aedificium & myself featuring a scubadiving video.

Video - https://youtu.be/DBMVA2SFzeQ?si=AWRjvZLsiei_kB-2

Arranged and produced by, Mike Hllton &, Aedificium © 10/04/2024

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Mike Hilton - Electric, Acoustic & Bass Guitars

Aedificium - Percussion & further arrangement.

Cover Art - Victor Harbour, South Australia.

A Surf Rock track inspired by a visit to Bells Beach, Australia 1988, on a stormy day.

Arranged and produced by, Mike Hllton © 10/05/2022

Cover art - Mike Hilton

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A collaboration with https://soundcloud.com/aedificium and myself about the extinction of the Dinosaurs in the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago.

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Arranged and produced by, Mike Hllton &, Aedificium © 22/11/2023

You-Tube - https://youtu.be/2izIAqiFSTU

Mike Hilton - Electric, Acoustic & Bass guitars

Aedificium - Percussion & further arrangement

Cover art - New York Times

A cover of the classic rock ballad Lucky Man by, Emerson Lake & Palmer.

I'm dedicating this cover to, Daniel Hoffay a.k.a https://soundcloud.com/kogwonton here on Soundcloud where you'll find many more of his great covers.

Daniel sent me his guitar recordings for this track just before he sadly passed away 19/05/2022. R.I.P Dan, this collaboration is for you.

The origin of the song, as stated by Greg Lake in interviews is that it was the first song he wrote when his mother bought him a guitar when he was just 12 years old. With the first chords he learned (D, A minor, E minor, and G), he wrote an acoustic version of the song. In early 1968, Lake would later rehearse the song with King Crimson.

The song came to be used on Emerson, Lake & Palmer's debut album when they needed one more song. Lake played the version he had written from childhood, but the rest of the band did not like it, feeling it would not fit with the other album tracks. Lake, then worked on it in the studio with, Carl Palmer. Lake, added numerous overdubs of bass, triple-tracked acoustic guitars, electric guitar, and harmony vocals until it "sounded like a record." This version of the song — with a second electric guitar solo in place of where, Emerson, would later overdub his Moog solo is featured on the album's deluxe edition.

Unlike several songs on the album, which use a distorted fuzz bass to sound like a guitar, "Lucky Man" is an acoustic ballad. The lyrics tell the story of a man who had everything, went to war, and died.

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Cover credits

Daniel Hoffay - acoustic, electric guitars.

Mike Hilton - lead vocal & assisted backing vocals.

JamKazam - further backing arrangement.

Mix produced & arranged by Mike Hilton 09/08/2023.

Cover Art - A composite image featuring E.L.P in concert at Riverfront Coliseum May '77.

Lyrics

He had white horses

And ladies by the score

All dressed in satin

And waiting by the door

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

White lace and feathers

They made up his bed

A gold covered mattress

On which he was laid

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

He went to fight wars

For his country and his king

Of his honor and his glory

The people would sing

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

A bullet had found him

His blood ran as he cried

No money could save him

So he laid down and he died

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

Ooh, what a lucky man he was

Songwriters: Gregory Lake, © 1968

Lucky Man lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Music Sales Corporation

Lorcán ~ an Irish given name meaning " little fierce one "

Arranged and produced by, Mike Hllton © 05/02/2023

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Instruments

PRS Custom 24

Takamine Acoustic Guitar

Double Bass

Bodhrán

Vocal Pads

Chimes