Hard to believe a masterpiece could be improved on, but here we are. I lalways stop to listen to this song, and I love every single thing about this rendition.
One of my all time favorite covers. When the Waterboys sing it, it's "you saw the whole of the moon and I love you for it." When Fiona sings it, it's "You saw the whole of the moon and I'll never forgive you for it."
@@avidadolares thanks for your comment and your rapid assessment of my character. I wasn’t trying to quote the song, though; I was attempting to compare the two different meanings of the lyrics. I could have been more clear.
@@louisgreenstein6886 Where the actual lyrics end, then you add your bit after. So your first one would be - "you saw the whole of the moon" and I love you for it. As I said, I fully got your meaning, it was obvious to me, moving the quotes simply makes it clearer. 🙂
"The Affair" brought me here. There are just a handful of artists that can sing with their entire being .... Fiona is phenomenal with this song. To say I love it, would be a gross understatement. There are songs you remember over your life. I am 73 years old. This is something I will take to the grave with me.
Compare to you I'm a young hunk, 66 yrs old only. But I know this song since the late 90ies in original by The Waterboys. This version here is really mindblowing. She don't even know the lyrics, read it from a paper sheet... but she sing it like her own song. Honestly... it's far more better then the original. A song for my funeral... but I'm not in a hurry...
The voice is the whole body - some artists (Springsteen comes to mind too) very visibly emote. Fiona is always wonderful - i rec the pure imagination cover if u havnt seen it.
There is likely no bigger fan of The Waterboys than myself. The thought of another artist covering one of Mike Scott's gems seemed like heresy. I stand humbled and publicly corrected. Fiona Apple has delivered a definitive version of this marvelous song. The raw emotion and vulnerability of this performance is unmatched by anything I've seen before. And the physicality of the performance! I love the shot toward the end showing her foot keeping the beat! Wow. What a great song and interpretation.
God this is something else.......the build, the intensity, the rasp in her voice, the rich, warm sound of the band..... she's not 'singing' as much as releasing the lyrics out of her self. Transcendent.
I've been listening to this cover since it dropped. The way Fiona just *embodies* a song is incredible. She cannot half-ass anything. And when she has a song as transcendental as this, she just fucking soars.
@@nickhulston5842 It reminds me of the first time I heard the song. I think I screamed-sang along after hearing it over and over again. You're right it's transcendent!
I've been struggling a lot with mental health this year like many of us, becoming exhausted every day with just pulling myself out of the quicksand of spiralling negative thoughts and bad feelings, and the simplest tasks become monumentally difficult. But watching this just now gave me such a huge boost of strength and courage. I saw Fiona in Kingston, NY in 1997 when I was 14 (she was just 19 at the time!) and it's making me very emotional now to see this fierce woman still pushing on and doing this powerful work all this time, in spite of all of the forces in this world that try to tear down women and queer people like myself, as well as PoC and other marginalised people, to see Fiona in 2021 shining and looking so strong and fierce as ever in this video just set my heart ablaze. I'm gonna keep pushing on. I love you Fiona, Thank you for everything
I hear you - check out The Waterboys This is the Sea! It will help you expand and release the knot in you, Say yes and enjoy your life no matter what's going on! and write me anytime
I've been there, Jon. I'm so sorry. Please, please please remember to celebrate the small victories, ok? When you're lost in that awful darkness, doing even the smallest tasks become massive. Did you remember to eat today? That's awesome! If you got up, showered, reached out to someone, etc today, that is HUGE, and I'm so proud of you.
You know its a remarkable performance when you think to yourself, "This is fucking powerful...and I cannot explain why." If you can explain it, there is no magic, just mathematics. Fiona seems this collision of contrictions, deeply vulnerable yet fiercesome...
This will be the one song played at my funeral, in a church with a violin, and piano. The voice, passion, and acoustics will reach heaven you can be sure of that.
The true songs, books, and films reward and require deep and repeated examination. They always contain more to enjoy, understand, and uncover. Normal is an ordinary machine setting. It's no crime to be an extraordinary machine.
I was managing record stores when Fiona Apple released her debut. I was never a fanboy but I thought it was a good record. Never bothered me when all the employees played the hell out of it. I liked it. That was 1996 and towards the end of my record store days. I hung on till 1999. Flash forward and my wife says “Hey, check this out. I know you really liked The Waterboys.” I listened and watched. Then I listened and watched again. And again. It is just a perfect glimpse of an artist giving it all she’s got and losing herself in a song. Just fantastic to watch and damn fine version if I may say. I don’t comment on RUclips videos pretty much ever but props to Fiona Apple.
Wowee. Thanks record-store guy. Everyone who has ever shopped in a record store will be eternally grateful that your wife was able to pry your attention from your busy day (I'm guessing you're a day trader now.) to made a comment. We all just adored shopping at record stores. Um. Thank you for your service.
I can't get over how abruptly she goes from "genius artist possessed by the music" to "silly person who dances like a dork" as soon as she is done! (And I love it)
Yes! Haha, I noticed, with pleasure, that contrast as well. She WAS "possessed," wasnt she? All that coiled energy, you could tell she fckn LOVES this song, as we all do!
I've just stumbled across this and it's amazing. I lost what I call a brother in Syria and this was his song. My name is Neil and am from 1 Para regiment when I lost a brother and this song just got me. Even if you're reading the lyrics who cares but the haters, leave them to it. Love the song and love you
I love the ending, she is totally immersed throughout the whole song then finally that little double- take at the camera and she seems to come back from another place and realise she's in the room. Think that's one of the reasons I love this so much, illustrates how much passion she felt
Galway girl here, big fan of the Waterboys. I have seen them live several times over the years. I usually hate versions of original songs that I love, but this is raw real and really good. Love it!!!!
@@Mr.RodrigoGomez I love both versions. Fiona has a totally stronger delivery of every single syllable in these beautiful lyrics. The trumpets are the icing on the cake.
She's sounds as good as she did a quarter of a century ago. And that smile and dance at the end is as beautiful as she is at 43 without a stich of makeup.
For 25 years, she has appeared to be perilously balanced on a tightrope over full psychological breakdown. The music is the product of this anguish. I only hope that Fiona can keep making it to the other end of the line without falling out of our lives forever.
@@raymondfink9580 Absolutely, was thinking the same thing. And a cover that is quite opposite of this raw beauty is her take of Buddy Holly's "Everyday". So pristine and gorgeous.
maybe this will get some folks to check out Mike Scott and The Waterboys ... this song always pulls me to a place on the line of tears and night rain sounding distant trains
From my hometown of Ayr Scotland....saw them circa 1985 for the first time....a raw Celtic band of real musicians. Should also check out Kevin McDermott Orchestra
Lyrics I pictured a rainbow You held it in your hands I had flashes But you saw the plan I wandered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! You were there at the turnstiles With the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars And you know how it feels To reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truths You cut through lies I saw the rain-dirty valley You saw Brigadoon I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed, and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! With a torch in your pocket And the wind at your heels You climbed on the ladder And you know how it feels To get too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon! The whole of the moon! Unicorns and cannonballs, Palaces and piers, Trumpets, towers, and tenements, Wide oceans full of tears, Flags, rags, ferry boats, Scimitars and scarves, Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars Yes, You climbed on the ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail Too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon!
I never knew this existed. Mike Scott is a great great song writer. His songs have a real soul. This is a small bright spot on a tough day. The Universe gets it. And Fiona is as brilliant as ever. Raw passion. So good.
This was the first song I ever heard from The Waterboys, back in 1986 when the video came out and I've been a fan ever since. This song has always gotten to me - but listening to her sing it takes it to an entirely different level.
Sun literally just broke out of the clouds here in Boston almost immediately after I started this. Fiona, the effect your music has had on me is indescribable.
Fiona Apple is amazing when she sings anything at all. She pours her whole self into it and brings me to tears with the beauty of her work and her soul.
When I was at university we used to go to house parties in Glasgow. There was always a record player in the corner and either 'The magnificent Seven', The Clash, or the Waterboys were on constant play. Especially when you fell out of a cupboard in the morning after a big drink (It's a Scottish thing). Anyway, I've always loved the 'Whole of the moon', which connects me. So, to have heard this version by Fiona has blown me away. This is, absolutely, the best version of this song I have ever heard. It took me back AND moved me forward.
Love the original but if anything the angry delivery of the lyrics by Fiona is even more sublime. Love the way she is totally throws herself into the emotion and the sweet reaction at the end when she realises that she’s been photographed, smiles and does a comic jig. Also the fade at the end which she sings with a nod to Bowie
This is my fourth listen in a row. I love the original but this is just stunning. Such raw, naked emotion. This has prompted me to order Fetch The Boltcutters. Thank you for posting. You threw a drowning man a lifeline today.
I have always loved this song by the Waterboys, but Fiona has mastered actually being the song, feeling it with every fibre of her body and soul. A rendition that cuts across colour, age, whatever. So incredibly moving. 63 Quebec Canada.
Is there anything this gorgeous creature cant sing within an inch of its life? Ridiculous power ... still gives me chills every time she digs in with those vocal frys ... pure talent
Lol at the end 😂 I may have teared up from joy. I would love nothing more than for Fiona to get in the habit of sharing raw moments like this. For no reason than to share her gift with us who appreciate so much. Love to you both.
You oughta hear early Springsteen such as the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album (and indeed the title track is a great example of what you described). It's that much more convincing when the singer wrote it too.
What a unique person, this one. Always touched by her sensitivity. A true dedicated artist, some of her own songs you can't even imagine they might exist, a creative genius, talent cause her heart speaks.
I have never burst out crying unexpectedly to a performance before, but I just have...3 times. It must have been built up to get out! This is just amazing. I grew up with the original and never thought it could be equalled but I was wrong! Thank you Fiona.
There's something mesmerising about watching someone deliver an extraordinary performance, irrespective of their discipline. This is raw, brilliant, and extraordinary. I am transfixed!
I usually don't like cover versions that don't do anything new with the song, but on this one, the fact that the instrumentation stays pretty true to the original lets you focus on the raw beauty of her voice.
I pictured a rainbow You held it in your hands I had flashes But you saw the plan I wandered out in the world for years While you just stayed in your room I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon Hmm, you were there in the turnstiles, with the wind at your heels You stretched for the stars and you know how it feels to reach too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon I was grounded While you filled the skies I was dumbfounded by truth You cut through lies I saw the rain dirty valley You saw Brigadoon I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon I spoke about wings You just flew I wondered, I guessed and I tried You just knew I sighed But you swooned, I saw the crescent You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon with a torch in your pocket and the wind at your heels You climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels to get too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon The whole of the moon, hey yeah! Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers Trumpets, towers and tenements Wide oceans full of tears Flags, rags ferryboats Scimitars and scarves Every precious dream and vision Underneath the stars, yes, you climbed on the ladder With the wind in your sails You came like a comet Blazing your trail too high Too far Too soon You saw the whole of the moon
@@erikai1817 It’s so funny, because I always wondered why people would leave the lyrics in the comment section. It made no sense to me because I’m really good with remembering lyrics. Then one day I was watching this, and trying to sing along with it, and went to go Google the lyrics, and the song turned off because I closed RUclips. Suddenly it all immediately made sense! 😂😂
Or a male 54 year old fanatic with grand kids who dig this as much as i do, they both play piano as well as do i and want to hear Fiona every time they come over for their visit! :) Happy GramPa
Wow! Thanks for this. I remember Mike Scott's vocals being so vulnerable but empowered; Fiona expresses the same magnitude as a reminder decades later.
Always loved this song, & heard a few covers. With Fiona's version (heard for the 1st time), had to stop after 28 seconds (as i was already amazed). Played it again for a minute & 7 seconds, then the rest of the song. Darn! ....The voice, the shoulder sways & locks, the foot stompings, & the emotion she puts into the song! And such a natural beauty with a great smile! Now a fan, Fiona!
You know what? This if the first time I've actually heard the words ... I listened to the original song many times, and hummed along and thought, yeah, not bad ... now I hear the words for the first time, delivered with passion .. and, man, the whole thing just got a thousands times better!
I love Fiona, and I absolutely adore Phoebe Bridgers. I really appreciate covers, too. Yet every time I hear anyone cover this song I must immediately listen to the original recording. The best recording of any song produced in the 80s, I
I cannot stop watching this! There are cover versions and there are cover versions so stupendous that the whole world should see them. This is off the scale brilliant!!!
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Hard to believe a masterpiece could be improved on, but here we are. I lalways stop to listen to this song, and I love every single thing about this rendition.
Thanking everything for this woman
Do you know who this song is about?
Fiona is just gloriously gifted and she is so in love with her craft and i can enjoy her over and over forever and ever.❤
One of my all time favorite covers. When the Waterboys sing it, it's "you saw the whole of the moon and I love you for it." When Fiona sings it, it's "You saw the whole of the moon and I'll never forgive you for it."
Thats nice and all....but neither ever use those words. Those arent the lyrics. Thats just you trying to needlessly be profound and melodramatic.
@@avidadolares thanks for your comment and your rapid assessment of my character. I wasn’t trying to quote the song, though; I was attempting to compare the two different meanings of the lyrics. I could have been more clear.
@@louisgreenstein6886 I think the quote marks could have been placed better but I understand what you said, for whatever it's worth. 🙂
@@Elwaves2925 Ok I'll bite. Where could the quotes have been better placed? I mean, for what it's worth.
@@louisgreenstein6886 Where the actual lyrics end, then you add your bit after. So your first one would be - "you saw the whole of the moon" and I love you for it.
As I said, I fully got your meaning, it was obvious to me, moving the quotes simply makes it clearer. 🙂
I'm 70 and I'm a Fiona fan. Never too late to have a happy childhood!!
68 here and a recent convert. Her raw emotion is electric.
71 here...my first Fiona listenjng...❤
No age limits on great music!❤
"The Affair" brought me here. There are just a handful of artists that can sing with their entire being .... Fiona is phenomenal with this song. To say I love it, would be a gross understatement. There are songs you remember over your life. I am 73 years old. This is something I will take to the grave with me.
Compare to you I'm a young hunk, 66 yrs old only.
But I know this song since the late 90ies in original by The Waterboys.
This version here is really mindblowing.
She don't even know the lyrics, read it from a paper sheet...
but she sing it like her own song. Honestly... it's far more better then the original.
A song for my funeral... but I'm not in a hurry...
wow reading this gave me chills...
Watching The Affair brought me here as well. What a beautiful and perfect song .
The voice is the whole body - some artists (Springsteen comes to mind too) very visibly emote. Fiona is always wonderful - i rec the pure imagination cover if u havnt seen it.
There is likely no bigger fan of The Waterboys than myself. The thought of another artist covering one of Mike Scott's gems seemed like heresy. I stand humbled and publicly corrected. Fiona Apple has delivered a definitive version of this marvelous song. The raw emotion and vulnerability of this performance is unmatched by anything I've seen before. And the physicality of the performance! I love the shot toward the end showing her foot keeping the beat! Wow. What a great song and interpretation.
Grew up watching the Waterboys at Ayr Pavilion and Barrowlands....proud to be Scottish
ruclips.net/video/awBFsUDan9M/видео.html
Mike Scott himself shared this version on his socials. He loved it!
Fiona Apple also does an excellent version of Aross the Universe.
Yea she can do that: : Across the Universe, Pure Imagination
God this is something else.......the build, the intensity, the rasp in her voice, the rich, warm sound of the band..... she's not 'singing' as much as releasing the lyrics out of her self. Transcendent.
I've been listening to this cover since it dropped. The way Fiona just *embodies* a song is incredible. She cannot half-ass anything. And when she has a song as transcendental as this, she just fucking soars.
Passion
@@nickhulston5842
It reminds me of the first time I heard the song. I think I screamed-sang along after hearing it over and over again. You're right it's transcendent!
Well said
I've been struggling a lot with mental health this year like many of us, becoming exhausted every day with just pulling myself out of the quicksand of spiralling negative thoughts and bad feelings, and the simplest tasks become monumentally difficult. But watching this just now gave me such a huge boost of strength and courage. I saw Fiona in Kingston, NY in 1997 when I was 14 (she was just 19 at the time!) and it's making me very emotional now to see this fierce woman still pushing on and doing this powerful work all this time, in spite of all of the forces in this world that try to tear down women and queer people like myself, as well as PoC and other marginalised people, to see Fiona in 2021 shining and looking so strong and fierce as ever in this video just set my heart ablaze. I'm gonna keep pushing on. I love you Fiona, Thank you for everything
"use your powers for good"
Stay strong brotha...as u are ure more then gud enough.🌈🙂
I hear you - check out The Waterboys This is the Sea! It will help you expand and release the knot in you, Say yes and enjoy your life no matter what's going on! and write me anytime
I've been there, Jon. I'm so sorry. Please, please please remember to celebrate the small victories, ok? When you're lost in that awful darkness, doing even the smallest tasks become massive. Did you remember to eat today? That's awesome! If you got up, showered, reached out to someone, etc today, that is HUGE, and I'm so proud of you.
@@WobblesandBean this is so kind and thoughtful! Thank you for these kind words 🙏🏻♥️
She feels every damn word she is singing with every inch of her body. It's so mesmerizing.
You said exactly what I was feeling and going to post in my comment! She's a 100% kind of person and a great start for 2021!
Absolutely, I love her theme tune to "The Affair". Spellbinding.
@@ohiomoto go away, like, what makes you need to tromp on someone's joy? Truly? You must be a very sad person.
@@son_of_a_Bun okay bye
@@ohiomoto NO ONE ASKED YOU FOR YOUR OPINION!!! BYEEEEEEE!!!!
You know its a remarkable performance when you think to yourself, "This is fucking powerful...and I cannot explain why." If you can explain it, there is no magic, just mathematics. Fiona seems this collision of contrictions, deeply vulnerable yet fiercesome...
And she keeps getting better, it frightening
This will be the one song played at my funeral, in a church with a violin, and piano. The voice, passion, and acoustics will reach heaven you can be sure of that.
Speaks volumes for covers, own it, respect it and fkn bring it..
I have no words...the way she sings it...I'm stunned by her emotion...thank you Fiona, and the Waterboys
Impressive. I was afraid she will not be able to give the song justice but I enjoyed her interpretation
ruclips.net/video/awBFsUDan9M/видео.html this is a proper version
Amen Brother!
Have always loved this Waterboys song and Fiona somehow takes it one step further. Truly tremendous !
This song means so much to so many. It's 2023. Times are tough but keep this kind of energy going 🙌
I am addicted to this song and the pure energy within. Keep playing this over and over again. Is this normal? 🤔
probably not, but what the hell....
The true songs, books, and films reward and require deep and repeated examination. They always contain more to enjoy, understand, and uncover. Normal is an ordinary machine setting. It's no crime to be an extraordinary machine.
Me too :)
Yes!! Totally normal! It's passion - it's life - drink it in - play it forever!
Probably not ? But I understand
My daughter (22) and I (51) have really connected on this one. Perfect
This performance gives me chills. The way she performs is a really honest way to communicate feelings. Maybe there is hope for me, yet.
I don’t have words for how AWESOME this rendition of the song is. I absolutely love Fiona’s fire through her vocal expression.
I was managing record stores when Fiona Apple released her debut. I was never a fanboy but I thought it was a good record. Never bothered me when all the employees played the hell out of it. I liked it. That was 1996 and towards the end of my record store days. I hung on till 1999.
Flash forward and my wife says “Hey, check this out. I know you really liked The Waterboys.” I listened and watched. Then I listened and watched again. And again. It is just a perfect glimpse of an artist giving it all she’s got and losing herself in a song. Just fantastic to watch and damn fine version if I may say. I don’t comment on RUclips videos pretty much ever but props to Fiona Apple.
Wowee. Thanks record-store guy. Everyone who has ever shopped in a record store will be eternally grateful that your wife was able to pry your attention from your busy day (I'm guessing you're a day trader now.) to made a comment. We all just adored shopping at record stores. Um. Thank you for your service.
@@whitetigress7448 😂Thanks! You are so welcome.
🌙🤍🌙
Handsome dude with good taste in music
I think she improved on the Waterboy's original. She just gave it that much more emotion and intensity.
I can't get through the first two lines without bawling. It's not only the lyrics, it's Fiona's performance.
Yea, it’s cry time
Hit me like that too. We've all seen loved one upset in that way like she's tapping into and know it's real and are triggered probably. I know I was.
I can't get over how abruptly she goes from "genius artist possessed by the music" to "silly person who dances like a dork" as soon as she is done!
(And I love it)
Yes! Haha, I noticed, with pleasure, that contrast as well. She WAS "possessed," wasnt she? All that coiled energy, you could tell she fckn LOVES this song, as we all do!
Not for me 😂
Night Fiona
The rawness of her performance makes me want to tear myself into pieces, and the urge gets stronger with each new piece of her material. Sublime.
I suggest that you don’t listen while driving a car.
well said sir. well said.
I've just stumbled across this and it's amazing. I lost what I call a brother in Syria and this was his song. My name is Neil and am from 1 Para regiment when I lost a brother and this song just got me. Even if you're reading the lyrics who cares but the haters, leave them to it. Love the song and love you
Let me rewind it and start over 'cause it didn't hurt as it should. A masterpiece.
Not only sung, but feeling it...
Fkn great cover, get me to tears.
I’m not a great singer but it’s a fun song to sing too! Let’s some pain out.
THIS IS JUST GREAT. Fiona sings her heart out so beautifully. Can't get enough of this.
The power of Fiona’s delivery on this is just amazing. It doesn’t get any better than this.
It actually does, ruclips.net/video/awBFsUDan9M/видео.html
I love the ending, she is totally immersed throughout the whole song then finally that little double- take at the camera and she seems to come back from another place and realise she's in the room. Think that's one of the reasons I love this so much, illustrates how much passion she felt
Why does this song make me cry? Every time.
Galway girl here, big fan of the Waterboys. I have seen them live several times over the years. I usually hate versions of original songs that I love, but this is raw real and really good. Love it!!!!
No one should have such perfect taste... it hurts more to know someone felt like I do...
Truly a magical performance, from her soul to our heart.
Please release this officially so we can buy, instead of listening here over and over : )
You can always listen again and again the original version or one of their wonderful live renditions. The Waterboys.
@@Mr.RodrigoGomez I love both versions.
Fiona has a totally stronger delivery of every single syllable in these beautiful lyrics.
The trumpets are the icing on the cake.
She's sounds as good as she did a quarter of a century ago.
And that smile and dance at the end is as beautiful as she is at 43 without a stich of makeup.
For 25 years, she has appeared to be perilously balanced on a tightrope over full psychological breakdown. The music is the product of this anguish. I only hope that Fiona can keep making it to the other end of the line without falling out of our lives forever.
I'm really looking forward to Fiona doing a covers album soon. Her covers are always great.
They really are! I'm not usually into covers but Fiona's are always spectacular!
she is gonna make a cover album???
Check her out in the Laurel canyon Album with Jacob Dylan
@@raymondfink9580 Absolutely, was thinking the same thing.
And a cover that is quite opposite of this raw beauty is her take of Buddy Holly's "Everyday". So pristine and gorgeous.
@@markb20 Another one to check out is her and her sister covering "I'm in the Middle of a Riddle" (Fiona+Maude is always great)
I love her so much! Hard to express it all❤
You could hardly be more committed to song than this, Jeezo. I love that - cathartic - smile at 4:53. "Sobran palabras".
it made me cry. thanks again Fiona.
Unbelieavable, she sings with every inch of her Being
maybe this will get some folks to check out Mike Scott and The Waterboys ... this song always pulls me to a place on the line of tears and night rain sounding distant trains
this x 1,000
Beautify worded. I’ll listen to the original. Try watching the show she sang this for. Heart wrenching.
From my hometown of Ayr Scotland....saw them circa 1985 for the first time....a raw Celtic band of real musicians. Should also check out Kevin McDermott Orchestra
my cousin was their drummer about 10 years ago the waterboys that is
Lyrics
I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
You were there at the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truths
You cut through lies
I saw the rain-dirty valley
You saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed, and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
With a torch in your pocket
And the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder
And you know how it feels
To get too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
The whole of the moon!
Unicorns and cannonballs,
Palaces and piers,
Trumpets, towers, and tenements,
Wide oceans full of tears,
Flags, rags, ferry boats,
Scimitars and scarves,
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars
Yes, You climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon!
Wow. She doesn’t hold back!! I’m grateful to be living in the same time as Fiona Apple . 🙏⭐️
Highlights how a good song can translate across generations, gender, and arrangement. Great version!
A Waterboys song written by Mike Scott, a fellow Scotsman from Maybole in Bonnie Ayrshire! Great version lassie!
JESUS GODDDDDDD....this is one of my favorite songs of all time and with FIONA. My heart is about to leave my body.
Oh Fiona. You absolutely slayed this one.
THIS is how you cover a great song~! Thank you Ms. Apple. :)
I never knew this existed. Mike Scott is a great great song writer. His songs have a real soul. This is a small bright spot on a tough day. The Universe gets it. And Fiona is as brilliant as ever. Raw passion. So good.
Well, no need to add much commentary on this rendition. Goddamn, I love The Waterboys. Fiona really smashes this one.
A Gnostic Right is right. Great,great, music. Real doesn’t need commentary. Good day to you my friend.
That might be the most emotional lyrical performance EVER 🙏🏻❤️😊
This is one of my all time favorite songs, i wasn't sure if i should click on it and hear a different version.
I'm glad i did.
👍
just a fantastic performance
The sheer raw beauty and force in this performance literally blows me away...!!!!
Fiona Apple has an amazing voice - The Whole of the Moon shows how she puts everything she has into a song. Spectacular.
I just... love her. She deserves the world.
She got the whole of the moon
Incredible! I heard a lot of covers of this over the years since this song came out . I'm 55 and never heard it sang with such powerful emotions.
Check out her Elvis Costello cover of "I Want You". It's magnificent!
I love that it looks like she is happy and having fun at the end of the recording.
I think that is the perfect age to find an arist like this. Enjoy the music. No one is judging!
"But you SWOONED" @ 2:50....I am a Waterboys, and Mike Scott fan full on. But damn, that just cuts to the chase of the lyric. Bravo.
Absolutely breathtaking and heartbreaking… true… real… love. …🌙🤍🌙
spot on!
This was the first song I ever heard from The Waterboys, back in 1986 when the video came out and I've been a fan ever since. This song has always gotten to me - but listening to her sing it takes it to an entirely different level.
I can't stop watching this, and sharing with others. It's so raw, and so beautiful. Thank you, Fiona
Sun literally just broke out of the clouds here in Boston almost immediately after I started this. Fiona, the effect your music has had on me is indescribable.
That’s our girl! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
She sings the way great guitarists play! WOW.
That beautiful smile, jig and collapse at the end...she knows she's nailed it.
That was exhilarating to experience - she fully inhabits a song- 'mind, body and voice.' One of the greats!
Fiona Apple is amazing when she sings anything at all. She pours her whole self into it and brings me to tears with the beauty of her work and her soul.
When I was at university we used to go to house parties in Glasgow. There was always a record player in the corner and either 'The magnificent Seven', The Clash, or the Waterboys were on constant play. Especially when you fell out of a cupboard in the morning after a big drink (It's a Scottish thing). Anyway, I've always loved the 'Whole of the moon', which connects me. So, to have heard this version by Fiona has blown me away. This is, absolutely, the best version of this song I have ever heard. It took me back AND moved me forward.
What a deeply-felt performance. Wow!
Nothing like an artist covering a song with such passion.
This is stunning. It's my favourite song but Fiona, you have taken it to another level. I feel your emotion.
Love the original but if anything the angry delivery of the lyrics by Fiona is even more sublime. Love the way she is totally throws herself into the emotion and the sweet reaction at the end when she realises that she’s been photographed, smiles and does a comic jig. Also the fade at the end which she sings with a nod to Bowie
This song makes me cry! Fiona apple saved my life with her music! I hope she knows how great she realy is? I would of died! If it wasnt for her music!
70 yrs old and I know good music when I hear it and this women has been good for a good while, great lyricist superb vocalist
This is just perfect. The definitive version of a GREAT song. She is a force of nature and I adore her.
This is my fourth listen in a row. I love the original but this is just stunning. Such raw, naked emotion. This has prompted me to order Fetch The Boltcutters. Thank you for posting. You threw a drowning man a lifeline today.
Ha, same here...!
Genius. Simply genius.
One of the best songs ever written.
great song and performance
I have always loved this song by the Waterboys, but Fiona has mastered actually being the song, feeling it with every fibre of her body and soul. A rendition that cuts across colour, age, whatever. So incredibly moving. 63 Quebec Canada.
Is there anything this gorgeous creature cant sing within an inch of its life? Ridiculous power ... still gives me chills every time she digs in with those vocal frys ... pure talent
Lol at the end 😂 I may have teared up from joy. I would love nothing more than for Fiona to get in the habit of sharing raw moments like this. For no reason than to share her gift with us who appreciate so much. Love to you both.
No one. NO ONE can emote so much anger and pain into a song like Fiona!
Check out Sinead O'Connor's performance of Troy live Pinkpop festival 1988.
You oughta hear early Springsteen such as the Darkness On The Edge Of Town album (and indeed the title track is a great example of what you described). It's that much more convincing when the singer wrote it too.
The song is not about hate and anger though. She's just so passionate. This song always brings the best who ever covers it.
early Alanis Morrissette
Jarrod Gorbel?
Goosebumps received Mike ! Thanks for the warning ! Dynamic is taken to a whole new level ! Good wishes to all
What a unique person, this one. Always touched by her sensitivity. A true dedicated artist, some of her own songs you can't even imagine they might exist, a creative genius, talent cause her heart speaks.
I have never burst out crying unexpectedly to a performance before, but I just have...3 times. It must have been built up to get out! This is just amazing. I grew up with the original and never thought it could be equalled but I was wrong! Thank you Fiona.
Me too. Just as I read your comment. She's so magic. I was wondering where she was going with this, until the tears told me.
Yes, and still teary. I didn't know I needed that release. I rly feel she is an incredible gift to all of us
I think this is the best cover ive heard
Really? The killers covered this, check it out 👍👍
There's something mesmerising about watching someone deliver an extraordinary performance, irrespective of their discipline. This is raw, brilliant, and extraordinary. I am transfixed!
My god that was f***ing incredible
Mix one of the best songs in the world, with one of the best artists..... wow! Thank you!
I usually don't like cover versions that don't do anything new with the song, but on this one, the fact that the instrumentation stays pretty true to the original lets you focus on the raw beauty of her voice.
I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hands
I had flashes
But you saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
Hmm, you were there in the turnstiles, with the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars and you know how it feels to reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies
I saw the rain dirty valley
You saw Brigadoon
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
But you swooned, I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
with a torch in your pocket and the wind at your heels
You climbed on the ladder and you know how it feels to get too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon, hey yeah!
Unicorns and cannonballs, palaces and piers
Trumpets, towers and tenements
Wide oceans full of tears
Flags, rags ferryboats
Scimitars and scarves
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars, yes, you climbed on the ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
Thank you.🌚✌🏻
@@erikai1817 It’s so funny, because I always wondered why people would leave the lyrics in the comment section. It made no sense to me because I’m really good with remembering lyrics. Then one day I was watching this, and trying to sing along with it, and went to go Google the lyrics, and the song turned off because I closed RUclips. Suddenly it all immediately made sense! 😂😂
Thank You...! Always wanted to read these lyrics..! Surfs Up..!
Thanks Fiona..that will get me through the rest of my life. Amazing..
Or a male 54 year old fanatic with grand kids who dig this as much as i do, they both play piano as well as do i and want to hear Fiona every time they come over for their visit! :) Happy GramPa
I love this with all of my heart. I loved the original and Fiona's version kills me.
Holy be jeeezus this a hell of cover of one of the greatest songs ever written. I LOVES IT 👌👍💪💪💪💪
Wow! Thanks for this. I remember Mike Scott's vocals being so vulnerable but empowered; Fiona expresses the same magnitude as a reminder decades later.
Wow! Just wow.
Always loved this song, & heard a few covers. With Fiona's version (heard for the 1st time), had to stop after 28 seconds (as i was already amazed). Played it again for a minute & 7 seconds, then the rest of the song. Darn! ....The voice, the shoulder sways & locks, the foot stompings, & the emotion she puts into the song! And such a natural beauty with a great smile! Now a fan, Fiona!
You know what? This if the first time I've actually heard the words ... I listened to the original song many times, and hummed along and thought, yeah, not bad ... now I hear the words for the first time, delivered with passion .. and, man, the whole thing just got a thousands times better!
She really delivered them like Christmas presents to children, each wrapped perfectly, and chosen with love.
What an honour for us to watch this and listen to this. Thank you.
I love Fiona, and I absolutely adore Phoebe Bridgers. I really appreciate covers, too. Yet every time I hear anyone cover this song I must immediately listen to the original recording. The best recording of any song produced in the 80s, I
Awesome!!!! She lives and dies through the song.
I cannot stop watching this! There are cover versions and there are cover versions so stupendous that the whole world should see them. This is off the scale brilliant!!!
🤠 Sounds great! I always enjoy listening to heart-felt music! 😀🎹🎤🎸