![]() ![]() Scott composed the song's piano part, which he described as "a self-taught rhythm with one finger doing one pattern and three fingers doing another", upon returning to the UK from New York. Demoed but not finished at the beginning of the recording sessions, the song was eventually completed in May 1985. Drummer Kevin Wilkinson had left the band by the time "The Whole of the Moon" was recorded and drums were played by session player, Chris Whitten. The band members at the time were Mike Scott, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Karl Wallinger, and Roddy Lorimer. The Whole of the Moon is about someone like CS Lewis, who seemed to see so much and explore issues much more deeply than most people, or it could be about a Jimi Hendrix-type person who comes "like a comet, blazing your trail" and is gone too soon, but it's not specifically about anyone. ![]() In a 2020 interview, Scott specifically rejected claims that it was about Sudden or Prince: he said that he wrote a message "on the record's label saying, 'For Prince, U saw the whole of the moon'" as a reference to discussions between himself and Karl Wallinger about creating a Prince-inspired sound when they were recording the song. Musician Nikki Sudden, with whom Scott had collaborated before forming the Waterboys, has claimed that the song was written about himself. Lewis, but explicitly states that it is not about Prince. The official Waterboys website's Frequently Asked Questions clarifies that Scott has said that the song's subject is "a composite of many people", including C. Scott himself says that he "couldn't have written" the song without having read Mark Helprin's novel Winter's Tale, but goes on to state that the song is not about Helprin. In each line, the singer describes his own perspective and immediately contrasts it with that of the song's subject, summarizing the difference with the line "I saw the crescent / You saw the whole of the moon".ĪllMusic instead suggests that its subject is a number of people who inspired Scott, including writer C. Like the Waterboys' first single " A Girl Called Johnny", the song is a tribute to an inspirational figure or figures. Scott added further lyrics to the song upon returning to his hotel and after his return to London. The song began as a "scribble on the back of an envelope on a wintry New York street", after Scott's girlfriend asked him if it was difficult to write a song. The subject of the lyrics has inspired speculation, some of which has been rebutted by the writer. Upon its re-release in March 1991, it reached No. It was the Ivor Novello Award winner " Best Song Musically and Lyrically" in 1992. Subsequently, it became one of the Waterboys' best-known songs and their most commercially successful. The single was not a big success when initially released in 1985, only making the lower ends of the chart, although it reached No. Written and produced by Mike Scott, the subject of the song has inspired some speculation. It is a classic of the band's repertoire and has been consistently played at live shows ever since its release. " The Whole of the Moon" is a song by Scottish band the Waterboys, released as a single from their album This Is the Sea in October 1985. ![]()
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