(A) Canadian pop/… Read Full Bio ↴There are numerous artists with this name, including:
(A) Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973.
(B) Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley.
(C) Irish traditional band active in the 1980s featuring Máirtín O'Connor.
(D) A symphonic power metal band from Italy.
(E) Karelian world music band from Petrozavodsk, Russia.
(F) British rock band from north Devon.
(G) Two American school teachers from Miami.
(A) The most prominent and oldest Skylark was a Canadian pop/rock band active from 1971-1973 and based in the Pacific Northwest. Their biggest single, "Wildflower", was a 1972 number one hit in Canada, making Billboard's Top 10, and selling over a million copies. It was written by guitarist Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson, who was a Victoria police officer at the time. "Wildflower" is an early example of the power ballad, featuring a strong, emotional lead vocal, a blend of electric guitar, strings and harp, distinctive "slow dance" percussion, and almost-gospel background vocals. It was featured on 70's era K-Tel compilations and has since been covered by Johnny Mathis, The New Birth, The O'Jays, Kenny Rogers, Aaron Neville, Gary Morris, Color Me Badd, Lisa Fischer, Hong Kong superstar Sandy Lam, and sampled by Tupac Shakur and Jamie Foxx.
(B) Skylark is Nic Fanciulli and Andy Chatterley
(C) Skylark was an Irish traditional band active in the 1980s comprising Andrew McNamara, Garry Ó Briain, Gerry O'Connor, Len Graham, and Máirtín O'Connor.
(D) Skylark is a symphonic power metal band from Italy. Formed by keyboardist Eddy Antonini, the current line-up is:
Kiara - Female Vocals
Fabrizio "Pota" Romani - Guitar
Roberto "Brodo" Potenti - Bass
Eddy Antonini - Keyboard
At the moment Skylark does not have a drummer. They have released a total of 8 albums, the latest one being Divine Gates Part III - The Last Gate.
Skylark is an incredible story of a metal band which reached unexpected results, writing a page destined to remain unique in the history of music. Starting as a cult/underground band in 1994 and built on the power symphonic compositions written and arranged by Eddy Antonini and Roberto “Brodo” Potenti, Skylark has never had the chance to enter the major world distribution, meeting the skepticism of the most important media and record companies. In spite of this, the band year by year has conquered a growing number of fans, scored amazing and incredible goals such as the sellings result, around 140.000 copies sold , and a series of powerful concerts all around the world sharing the stage with bands such as Royal Hunt, Running Wild, Edguy, Virgin Steel, Nightwish and Dream Theater. No other underground band can show such a kind of achievements. The place where Skylark music reached the top is for sure the Far East, especially China, where in 2008 they performed the longest tour for a foreign band in the Chinese history, and Japan where the band had the chance to perform in three wonderful live tours between 2003 and 2005, getting two sold outs in Shinjuku Loft and Shibuya Cyclone, nice gigs in Club Quattro (Osaka and Tokyo) besides a show in the famous, crowdy and excited Club Chitta in Kawasaki.
The record “Divine Gates part 3: The Last Gate” allowed the band to get its first deal in the US (first Italian power metal band printed there) and, above all, to reach the 3rd position in the HMV Rock and Pop Japanese Charts, 7th Overall, selling more than 25.000 copies worldwide despite the dramatic downtrend of the music industry.
In May 2009 the band will publish its first DVD “Divine Gates part 4: The Live Gate”, featuring the live show faithfully recorded and filmed in Phoenix- Arizona on May 2008.
(E) Karelian world music band from Petrozavodsk, Russia. They play traditional tunes, both from their native region and from other countries, including Sweden and Greece. Their line-up is entirely acoustic and reflects the Karelian music tradition, e.g. it includes instruments such as "kantele", the Finno-Ugrian zither. Skylark has frequently toured both in Russia and abroad, being one of the most renowned Russian world music artists. They typically play at smaller venues or at various folk and ethno festivals. Albums: Celtic Flame (2003)Reipas Tuuli (Racing The Wind) (2003)A Roving I Will Go (2005)Aurinko Vedellä (Sun On The Water) (2006)
(F) British rock band from north Devon.
(G) Two American school teachers from Miami. So far they are independent from any labels and are just writing and producing their own music. Their first album "I Shine Not Burn" contains a few covers, but the rest are original lyrics and music.
Moonlight Shadow
Skylark Lyrics
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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.
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.
Four a.m. in the morning,
Carried away by a moonlight shadow.
I watched your vision forming,
Carried away by a moonlight shadow.
Star was light in a silvery night,
Far away on the other side.
Will you come to terms with me this night,
But she couldn't find how to push through.
( Repeat Chorus )
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.
The lyrics to Skylark’s “Moonlight Shadow” tell the story of a woman who loses her lover in a violent incident and struggles to come to terms with his death. The song begins by describing the last time she saw him, as he was carried away by a “moonlight shadow” - a poetic way of saying he was taken from her suddenly and mysteriously. He was worried and warning her of something, and she herself was lost in a riddle that night.
The chorus of the song is a repetition of a prayer by the woman, expressing her grief and her hope to see her lover in heaven. The second verse describes the night her lover was killed, with trees whispering and singing songs of sorrow and grief. All she saw was the silhouette of a gun, and she couldn’t find a way to push through. The repetition of the phrase “carried away by a moonlight shadow” reinforces the idea that her lover was taken from her in a surreal, almost supernatural way.
Line by Line Meaning
The last that ever she saw him,
She saw him for the last time
Carried away by a moonlight shadow.
He disappeared suddenly and quickly, as if carried away by a shadow cast by the moon
He passed on worried and warning,
He left with a sense of worry and warning, possibly about something dangerous
Lost in a riddle that Saturday night,
He was perplexed and uncertain on that particular Saturday night
Far away on the other side.
He was physically far away and possibly emotionally distant
He was caught in the middle of a desperate fight
He was trapped and struggling in a dangerous conflict
And she couldn't find how to push through.
She felt helpless and unable to find a way to help or support him
The trees that whisper in the evening,
Surrounding trees make eerie noises at night
Sing a song of sorrow and grieving,
They seem to be conveying a message of sadness and mourning
All she saw was a silhouette of a gun,
The only thing she could make out was the shape of a gun
He was shot six times by a man on the run
Someone shot him six times while trying to escape the scene
I stay, I pray
She wishes to remain and pray for him
See you in heaven far away.
She hopes to meet him again in heaven, far from the pain of the present
Four a.m. in the morning,
It was early in the morning, at 4 AM
I watched your vision forming,
She watched a mental image of him forming in her mind
Star was light in a silvery night,
The stars provided a dim light in the dark, moonlit night
Will you come to terms with me this night,
She hopes to reach an understanding with him on that night
Caught in the middle of a hundred and five.
Trapped in a difficult situation
The night was heavy and the air was alive,
The night felt heavy and intense
But she couldn't find how to push through.
She couldn't find a way to move beyond the difficult situation
Carried away by a moonlight shadow.
The shadow of the moon seems to carry people away
Contributed by Tyler R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Alexander Kostrzewa
I keep finding power metal covers of this song and I keep loving them.
unger varg
manooo muito louuucoooooooo ficou loco versão metal
Fagne Luan
extraordinário
CyricRO
One of my favorite songs, covered by one of my favorite bands. Though, I do like the original song better.
juvefun90
love it :) i love lots version of MS Moonlight Shadow best song in history!:D
K.L.Denmark.
I love skylark, I have all their albums.
MrZod27
I love this song
iban martin
LOVE THIS VRSION!
Adolfo wampyre
que hermosa cancion u.u
Matias Aragones
i fuckin love this song there's something special with it.. it's not as good as mike oldfield original version, but this is good