Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Cartoon Party part 2

Cartoon song 2
It is not from a cartoon but from an animated film, but it my favorite.

"Bright Eyes" is a song written by Mike Batt, and performed by Art Garfunkel. It was used in the soundtrack of the 1978 British animated adventure drama film Watership Down and as such is considered the theme song of the film and the later television series adaptations. The track appears on UK and European versions of Garfunkel's 1979 Fate for Breakfast and on the US versions of his 1981 album Scissors Cut. It was the biggest selling single of 1979 in the UK.

Watership Down is a classic heroic fantasy novel, written by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in south-central England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural environment, they are anthropomorphised, possessing their own culture, language (Lapine), proverbs, poetry, and mythology. Evoking epic themes, the novel is the Aeneid of the rabbits as they escape the destruction of their warren and seek a place to establish a new home, encountering perils and temptations along the way.

Richard George Adams (born 9 May 1920) is an English novelist who is best known as the author of Watership Down. He studied modern history at university before serving in the British Army during World War II. Afterward he completed his studies and then joined the British Civil Service. In 1974, two years after Watership Down was published, Adams became a full-time author. 
He is now semi-retired.

Arthur Ira "Art" Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is a Grammy-award winning American singer, a poet, and a Golden Globe nominated actor. He was also half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel, which split in 1970, at the height of their popularity.

Highlights of his solo music career include a top 10 hit, three top 20 hits, six top 40 hits, 14 Adult Contemporary top 30 singles, five Adult Contemporary number ones, two UK number ones and a People's Choice Award. Through his solo and collaborative work, Garfunkel has earned six Grammys, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1990, he and former musical partner Paul Simon were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Bright Eyes lyrics

Is it a kind of dream,
 Floating out on the tide,
 Following the river of death downstream?
 Oh, is it a dream?

There's a fog along the horizon,
 A strange glow in the sky,
 And nobody seems to know where you go,
 And what does it mean?
 Oh, is it a dream?

Bright eyes,
 Burning like fire.
 Bright eyes,
 How can you close and fail
 How can the light that burned so brightly
 Suddenly burn so pale?
 Bright eyes.

Is it a kind of shadow,
 Reaching into the night,
 Wandering over the hills unseen,
 Or is it a dream?

There's a high wind in the trees,
 A cold sound in the air,
 And nobody ever knows when you go,
 And where do you start,
 Oh, into the dark.

Bright eyes,
 burning like fire.
 Bright eyes,
 how can you close and fail
 How can the light that burned so brightly
 Suddenly burn so pale?
 Bright eyes.

Bright eyes,
 burning like fire.
 Bright eyes,
 how can you close and fail
 How can the light that burned so brightly
 Suddenly burn so pale?
 Bright eyes.

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