The Flight of Dragons (Title Song) - Don McLean
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Lyrics:
Flight of dragons soar in the purple light
In the sky or in my mind
Flight of dragons sail past reality
Leave illusion behind
Is it the past I see
When I look up to the heavens
Believing in the magic
That I know could never be
I want to go where they are going
Into the world they've been
Can I open up my mind enough to see
Flight of dragons, heavenly argosies
Catch the wind, rise out of sight
Flight of dragons, pilots of fantasy
In the sky or in my mind
Flight of dragons
Flight of dragons
I listen and cry. Song of my childhood. The cassette with this cartoon is still alive. Thank you for the memories. Greetings from Russia.
Reality on a spiritual level i watched this movie all the time when I was little. Listening to this makes me emotional and tear up post everytime I listen to it
Cheers from Spain. It's a shame there's no soundtrack recorded for this.
This song now even has a russian version
You're not alone
Полёт дракона черт возьми😭🐉!!!
Anyone else still loving this song? A little wonderful musical memory from my childhood. They don't make them like this anymore.
I havent stopped loving this song.
I agree. It's strange that a film we have no actual connection with other than liking it can transport you back and make you feel the feel of a time gone by in your life. And this song does just that - I can even sense my old childhood living room!
Back when people put their heart and soul into creativity. Now everything is just a money grab mass production garbage
Gods... Back when I was just a kid and Blockbuster was still a thing, I'd always beg my mom to let me pick this movie. That and the Last Unicorn. This movie is what sparked my love for fantasy.
I know what you mean! Those two movies did the same thing to me :)
same here, those and the hobbit shaped my childhood
As William said, this and the Hobbit cartoon shaped my love of Fantasy to a huge degree.
DrekkiHawke FUCK YEAH BROTHER!! Same here!!
This movie Last Unicorn and Nausicaa From the Valley of the Wind
"Listen Don, we've made a cartoon about dragons n shit, with wizards and ogres and all that crazy stuff. We want you to do the theme song. But here's the twist, we want it emotional and sad and be able to rip right through the soul of any child who hears it. "
" OK no problem"
janner bey
So true
Childhood *sigh*
I miss you
man this was the fucking hist song of my childhood...
Flight of dragons
Intro:
Bm(plucking hi to lo repeatedly)
Strum chords:
Bm Bm D Bm
Bm Em A Bm
Strum Chorus:
G Em G A
D Bm A A# D
G Em G A
D Bm Em A Bm
Outro:
Bm
(plucking hi to lo repeatedly)
@@saifulissam636 I love you for this! I was thinking of learning it!
I cry , I cry , oh Why do I cry ? I cry so much that I wish that I could die ! To be without my Dragon dad and Unicorn mother I cry because I have no sister or brother of dragons or unicorns , I am an orphan on this side of the realm, I feel as if I am in Hell . ;_;
This was the single most important movie of my childhood
this , the last unicorn, and the hobbit ..... they changed my life for ever
We sing our newborn to sleep with this song. Thank you.
This song will stay with me my whole life...i was seven when I first heard it and now im 30. I love this song.
Whatever this world throws at me, I will always have Flight of dragons.
I still can't listen to this without bawling my eyes out. Aged 8, aged 38... doesn't matter, those first 16 bars set me off every time.
"The Flight of Dragons" is an actual book written in 1972 by a real person actually named Peter Dickinson. It is speculative natural history. He genuinely suggested that dragons could have been real and speculates on how their flight would work, and why there is no fossil evidence.
The "mechanics" of the dragons were based on "The Flight of Dragons", but the movie's plot was loosely based on the 1976 novel "The Dragon and the George", by Gordon R. Dickson, which is also where most of the characters come from. (The main difference is that its hero decides to stay in the fantasy world at the end, along with his wife, leading to a ton of sequels that were never made into films, though there are plenty of other differences as well)
@@zazelby The Dickson and the Dickinson
I don't remember what channel I saw it on but I think it had co-op work by the same people that did Walking with Dinosaurs. A young dragon was found in conditions not too different that some mammoths were preserved. Where they went over the "how" they might have had real flight & fiery breath.
@@RuralTowner That sounds like a lot of fun
@@RuralTowner "Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real", made by Animal Planet.
I’m convinced this movie began my journey to loving Dark Souls.
This movie and the last unicorn - true magic ❤️ I miss fantasy stories like this.
Fantasy was swallowed by the Nothing...
So true that it hurts....
@@tollban yes I agree so much even more now than ever
Ahh childhood memories, used to watch the fuck out of this film
i just managed to get hold of it again, it's weird watching a film like that which i have not seen in 20 years or so... fucking awesome.
I picked up the beta max tape for this when my mom let me choose what to rent from the shop. I just chose it because of the title. I was so surprised it turned out to be one of my favourite movies of all time. I still remember the song and it still haunts me from time to time just like now. It was 1982 and two years later I'd lose my mom to lung cancer.
My mom sang this to my once and now I forever hear a womans voice. It was the most beautiful thing I have and maybe will ever hear.
I was in single digits when I first saw this movie. I'm in my 30's now and I still remember this movie very fondly. I think the reasons I became fascinated with fantasy and dragons in particular was because of this movie.
I'm pretty sure I watched this 100 times as a kid.
Explains my absolute LOVE of Dragons!
"I want to go where they are going, into the world they've been" this lyric hits hard. I never grew up with this movie, but I have with a different series. I want to go to another world, another demention were theres peace and fantasy type magic. Were dragons exists as animals, and magical horses walking amongst the people
Man this takes me back to the old days. The days where these things told stories that filled your mind with wonder, and life with invitation to explore beyond reality.
2019 goosebumps everytime I here the theme
Man, I really love this movie, I saw it first when I was 6 in 1986, now I´m 34. I always cry of joy when I see it.
The perfect song about dragons. It paints them in a very noble, benevolent, and dignified light. The lyric “pilots of fantasy” is precisely how I define these fantastic mythical creatures.
Had this on VHS when I was a tiny kid. Might still have it somewhere. I came here after having just finished watching it tonight for what felt like the first time. What a shock to watch something with such nostalgia but it was refreshing too, I was soo little when my brother and I would play it over and over. I had no idea what it was ever really about, almost felt like a long-cherished dream I was able to relive so vividly. Understanding it now for the first time, my appreciation for this film is immeasurable. And its actually really good!
That was a true masterpeace!
I didn't realize that watching this movie years ago changed my life, it's perhaps the thing that eventually got me into book writing myself, writing fantasy books with dragons.
Saw this when it first came out, early 80s. It's hard to believe how fast time has flown, but you know, we're all still kids at heart. Great movie!
I'm 14 I saw this movie when I was 7 loved it watched it a million times, and then I forgot about it for years. I almost cried when I stumbled upon this. It holds up so well over the years.
37 here...
Man... You WILL love that tune FOREVER. I tell you.
Tears...
To The guy in this comment section that said he was in his 30's, I'm only 18 years old and I can relate... I didn't know the movie was so old, but I do too remember seeing it as a child and really feel good when I think about when I'll be a father and show my kids this movie.
It's good to see two different age groups in agreement. Keep going strong.
Flight of Dragons had such s profound effect on me as a child. I still watch it every year.
Even years later, this song still touches the place of my heart where no other song has. I still tear up and cry over this song, for it is the song of my childhood. May magic and Dragons inspire us all...
This song is awesome, and is my favourite film. To top it off the bad guy Ommadon is voiced by Darth Vader
Yeah
you mean count Duku
@@wolfin22 no
James Earl Jones I think you mean 😁
@@thefog7067 yep
Man, I was born in 86, this was one of my favorite movies asa kid! Thanks for the upload! Easily one of my favorite parts James Earl Jones ever voiced. Haha
one of the most influential movies of my childhood.
I wish this song was in iTunes right now. I could listen to this all day
Still one of the best scientific explanations for how a dragon biologically functions. Thanks for posting this!
Happy 40th Anniversary Flight Of Dragons!
every time I hear this song I get chills from my head all the way to my toes
This song is epic af
My family taped the movie off TV and my sister was a huge fan of this movie (I always thought it was cool too but she was older and grew up with it more than I did... So maybe 10 years ago after all the searching in the world I found it and got it for her as a joke/birthday gift along side a different gift that was her actual gift... She got ecstatic when she saw it! I think she liked the joke gift better!
You sound like my brothers but they're older than me. They both got me the VHS of it for one of my birthdays. Hubby got me the DVD about 8 years ago. 💕
I miss the 80s. The fantasy movies they produced back then were unapologetically fantastical. These days fantasy almost seems ashamed of what it is.
I've always loved this song, always wished I could buy a CD of it. I had a video cassette of the film that my parents recorded when they lived in Hong Kong during the 80s, which I regularly watched when I was growing up in the 90s and 00s.
I love this song!,it's the song that the world needs right now!
I watched this movie several times as a kid and often find myself humming the bits I remembered from this song.
This song is honestly amazing. I bet even today people could get into this song if they were exposed to it.
So enthrallingly enchanting!
after all of this yrs i finally found this song. one of my favourite movies from my early child hood. i still remember putting casette player close to tv speaker to record this song and instrumental from end credits
Truer words never truly capture the epicness of why we all find Dragons so fascinating in fantasy and lore. I will always love this song and movie. Thank you Rankin Bass!
This movie and tale aged so well. And this song just rips open the portal to childhood. 6 When i first saw it. 28 now and randomly felt compelled to search for this mesmerizing song and have a listen for old times sake.
I will never forget this, one day I'll tell my nieces stories of this & others about a time man & dragon were side by side.
Always a favourite of my sons'. One is now forty years old. What does that tell you? Dragons. Why not?
Спасибо за детство! Волшебная песня!
This was one of mine and my brothers favourite movies when we were children. We actually had to get the tape twice as we wore the first copy we had out. I so wish they would release it on DVD.
+AndrewJamesWilliams it is in america... sadly the uk gets the shaft again!
+AndrewJamesWilliams Check Amazon and Ebay; you can find the DVD there~ ;)
+ninjapirate47 I think if you were to offer certain Americans a shipment of jelly babies, they might be persuaded to send the DVD in trade. *hint, hint*
I'm not the only one!!! I cry at this too. I had a copy of the film on VHS recorded off the TV back in the 80's. Its never been shown since and is very hard to buy. The song just takes me back.
I feel like this is a dnd movie through and through and i feel like i understand why i became such a dnd nerd with how many times i watched this movie.
I grew up adoring this film with few to compete. Growing up, I discovered Don McLean as an artist and loved his works through and through. Then, one day, when I sought out Flight of Dragons and heard the intro... my jaw dropped. All these years, Don had been at the start of my favourite childhood film. Overwhelming and chilling and just thankful for it all.
Enjoyed this movie as a kid. Still enjoy the song as an adult.
What A great Movie!
I remember watching this great cartoon when i was a kid, good old days
This song, no this entire film makes me really homesick. I used to watch it all the time when I was five at my old home. This was the first old movie I had an interest in, I loved it and now I can't watch it. My dad doesn't have it anymore and I don't think I will find it on Netflix. My fantasy and love I have truly lost to a lack of ability to remind myself of it. I love this film and this will now be my song playlist's staple. This regenerates my memories. Thank you.
I have it on an old hard drive - a VHS copy quality. If you are interested...
Its online, want a link?
@@harper5323 Not sure if you know, but you can find it on DVD/Blu-ray (Region Free) on Amazon.
@@Eden356 yup, but thanks
I've found it on Amazon, in both Prime and in DVD, for under $25, not including shipping and handleing
This and the Last Unicorn really define the kind of stuff I lives as a child. Could not begin to get my kid to sit through this now.
BEST CARTOON OF MY CHILDHOOD..BEST SONG OF MY CHILDHOOD!!
Although i am only 17 im so incredibly grateful i was too poor to get a dvd player so i would watch this movie for hours and hours and would make sure to take care of that tape to this day if i had a dvd player i feel that i wouldnt have fallen in love with movies such as this, the last unicorn and the animated lord of the rings movies
You and me are exactly the same. This movie was my childhood.
Wow. This takes me back. I loved this movie as a kid.
I just got the chance to see this movie yesterday and i freaken love it! This song aint leaving my head anytime soon.
Awsome track and song writted by Don Mc Lean - remembering our chilhood
When one asked me what is your childhood soul song... I started humming it in his/her face 👀👀👀
Bring me my childhood back ❤
It's from the movie "Flight of Dragons" and I must have watched the movie many times.Truly enjoyable. Love the theme song.❤
90's kids...time capsolls in the 20th century...will never feel at home in this new world.
Pretty sure my mom still has the VHS tape we'd recorded it onto from TV. A classic from my year of birth. I have the DVD these days though, so easy to throw in the XBox & try not to cry at the one spot I always do.
Beautiful song
I've never seen the movie, don't know what it's about...but somehow, years ago, I heard the song and fell in love. It's always been magic and nostalgic to me, even if there was no reason why.
Love this .will remain with my all my life
Favorite film of all time, love the song too. Nothing compares. Yes, I do have the book ;).
I watch this movie when I'm high and I swear I feel fucking ethereally blessed every time
Has this song ever been released? Vinyl, cassette, CD, anything? I am so desperate to have it properly, in any format.
Great childhood memories
A reviewer once said that we all have that fantasy movie that helped to define fantasy movies for us. I think this is mine.
I miss this movie.
не сильно искал, но неужели ни одного русского комента...какой же все таки обалденный мульт был.
+1 :)
Ты не один Земляк)
When I lived in apartments when i was a kid, there was a Hastings just walking distance. My mom and I wouod walk there and if be allowed to get a few movies. Every time I saw this sitting there ,I snatched that VHS up. I never got tried of it.
still got this on vhs. loved this film as a kid
We had this taped off TV, I wore that cassette out. I have a newer copy, but have heard bad reviews of the blu ray (remastered but poorly cropped for widescreen). I wish WB would give it the love it deserves!!!
Golpezas el dragoncito :( que hermoso recuerdo era muy pequeño pero recuerdo esta pelicula, muchas gracias!!!
goosebumps.. just goosebumps 🥰
The feeling of nostalghia i get from hearing this is overwhelming
Love this song and movie. Thanks so much
I had it on VHS and wore the tape out. Such a definitive part of my childhood. Wish I was that kid again... safe in the knowledge that magic was real and what I wrote down would always be there.
I picked the vhs of this up at a car boot sale (flea markets in the u.s i think) when I was around 7 years old and it absolutely blew my mind,I think i may actually still have it somewhere,even though I no longer own a vhs player 😆
These were the good old days
I remember when this movie was on TV.....Great flick!!!
Beautiful but sad
Top song
Don was one of my loved artists We love you don! ישראל
Love this movie, thx for uploading
Thank you so much for posting this, I was talking about the movie on Twitter and this is making me so nostalgic. ;_;
YESSSSSS....today is my mom's birthday. She would've been 65 (#fuckalzheimers). She loved dragons, and this film, and so I love it too.
50 years old and only just found out dragons were the reason the levy was dry
magnific
Flight of dragons and last unicorn was popular in ex Yugoslavia 👍
My childhood theme song