Blackmore's Night - 'Sake of the Song' (official lyric video)

The moon must be an angel, her halo surely heaven sent
Watching from above should the bells forget to ring
And we but lonely travelers, following a ray of light
All become the same when we begin to sing

Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song

Could you ever fly without the fear of falling?
Does the night bird cease just because it's dawn?
Could a candle burn with any less resilience?
Should we never love for the fear that it may fade?

Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song

Could you ever be just for the sake of being?
Could a melody ever be wrong?
Could you ever sing just for the sake of singing?
Set your spirit free for the sake of the song

Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song

Round and round we all go
Where we stop nobody knows
Heaven meets on the earth
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song
For the sake of the song

Στις αρχές του καλοκαιριού του 1997 ο Ritchie Blackmore σοκάρει τους φίλους της μουσικής του (και τους ακροατές του) κυκλοφορώντας το ντεμπούτο των Blackmore's Night υπό τον τίτλο "Shadow Of The Moon".

Ο Ritchie αφήνοντας στην άκρη (όχι τελείως πάντως) τον ηλεκτρισμό των Deep Purple και των Rainbow μας παρουσιάζει ένα (ημι)ακουστικό σχήμα μεσαιωνικού / αναγεννησιακού folk κατά βάση, απόλυτα εναρμονισμένο με το προσωπικό του μουσικό όραμα.

Υπό μία έννοια οι Blackmore's Night αποτελούν μία άλλη πτυχή της ίδιας μήτρας που γέννησε και τους Rainbow. Το καλοκαίρι του 2001 κυκλοφορούσε ο τρίτος "ολοκληρωμένος" δίσκος των Blackmore's Night υπό τον τίτλο "Fires at Midnight". Τον επόμενο μήνα θα κυκλοφορήσει (σε διπλό cd) η αποκαλούμενη "25th Anniversary New Mix" του εν λόγω album.

Το τραγούδι "Sake of the Song", του οποίου του lyric video σας παρουσιάζουμε σήμερα, το πρωτογνωρίσαμε ως B-side του single "The Times They Are A-Changin'" και ως bonus track της Ιαπωνικής έκδοσης του δίσκου "Fires At Midnight"...

Δελτίο τύπου: «With shared love for the tradition of Renaissance and Folk-Rock music, legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore and award-winning lyricist and singer Candice Night founded Blackmore’s Night in 1997. They have been enchanting audiences around the world ever since.

After hitting off the celebrations for their 25th anniversary with a fully remixed edition of their debut album “Shadow Of The Moon” in 2023, this year Candice and Ritchie continue with the worldwide release of a very special edition of their acclaimed 3rd studio album “Fires At Midnight”. Originally released in July 2001.

On this album, Blackmore’s Night started incorporating electric guitar into their songs, alongside organic instruments like hurdy gurdies, shawms and harps. They had been touring for several years at this point and were playing concerts in castle courtyards, churches and theatres.

One evening, when leaving a venue in the Czech Republic late at night, the idea for “Fires At Midnight” was born. “It was bonfire night, and we could just see all of these bonfires that were lit on the hillsides”, Candice Night recalls, “and that inspired the idea of the song ‘Fires At Midnight’”.

The 25th Anniversary Edition of “Fires At Midnight” has been fully remixed from the original multi-track masters. The album will be released as a Vinyl LP for the very first time and includes all bonus-tracks from the previous editions as well as two brand new versions with new vocal parts recorded by Candice Night in 2024 (‘Written In The Stars’ and the album’s title track).

The iconic artwork has been enhanced and it includes never before seen photos & memorabilia, plus an extensive new interview with Candice and Ritchie, bringing back memories from 2001.»

Band: Blackmore's Night
Video: "Village On The Sand" (Castles & Dreams DVD, 2005)
Album: "Fires At Midnight" (25th Anniversary New Mix)
Type: Full length (Reissue)
Release Date: September 27th, 2024
Label: earMUSIC

Track listing: 01. Written In The Stars (2024 New Mix)
02. The Times They Are A-Changin' (2024 New Mix)
03. I Still Remember (2024 New Mix)
04. Home Again (2024 New Mix)
05. Crowning Of The King (2024 New Mix)
06. Fayre Thee Well (2024 New Mix)
07. Fires At Midnight (2024 New Mix)
08. Hanging Tree (2024 New Mix)
09. Storm (2024 New Mix)
10. Mid Winter's Night (2024 New Mix)
11. All Because Of You (2024 New Mix)
12. Waiting Just For You (2024 New Mix)
13. Praetorius (Courante) (2024 New Mix)
14. Benzai-Ten (2024 New Mix)
15. Village On The Sand (2024 New Mix)
16. Again Someday (2024 New Mix)
17. Possum's Last Dance (2024 New Mix)
18. Sake Of The Song (2024 New Mix)
19. Written In The Stars (2024 New Vocal Version)
20. Fires At Midnight (2024 New Vocal Version)