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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Absolutely, think most of the other songs etc have not stood the test of time but that song will be poignant for decades still to come, sadly a much over looked love song.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it."
My grandfather had the 12inch vinyl and the sleeve used to scare me!
I have these lyrics in my head, "the chances of anything coming from mars was a million to one, but still they come"
Was like a nice mans singing voice |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it.
My grandfather had the 12inch vinyl and the sleeve used to scare me!
I have these lyrics in my head, "the chances of anything coming from mars was a million to one, but still they come"
Was like a nice mans singing voice "
I bought the vinyl when I was in Florida back in 1997, never played it, but I do occasionally listen to the cd and lose myself in the story. |
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....
I have a vision of you leaping expressively .  "
Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls... |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....
I have a vision of you leaping expressively .
Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls..."
They were in my image. I did an early waving my arms about dressed in blue lycra in 1979.
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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago
Hereford |
"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....
I have a vision of you leaping expressively .
Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls...
They were in my image. I did an early waving my arms about dressed in blue lycra in 1979.
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I remember it as an experiment whereby the girls and the boys would do PE together, and the nonplussed look on the face of the girls PE teacher who's job it was to make us "tell a story through dance".
Still, it got us out of cross country, although I never did find my feminine side.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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It was updated and extra tracks added for the 2014 final stage tour and the Richard Burton voiceover was rerecorded by Liam Neeson.
In the 2014 stage version he played the part of the journalist and his live action sequences were done using a hologram, it was fantastic and for those interested is available on Amazon. |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago
Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"I want to know how many people were permanently scarred by being forced to perform/endure an expressive dance piece to this.....
I have a vision of you leaping expressively .
Don't forget the PE shorts and plimsolls...
They were in my image. I did an early waving my arms about dressed in blue lycra in 1979.
I remember it as an experiment whereby the girls and the boys would do PE together, and the nonplussed look on the face of the girls PE teacher who's job it was to make us "tell a story through dance".
Still, it got us out of cross country, although I never did find my feminine side...."
I'll help you look if you like.  I've still got my original vinyl album from 1978.
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Oooh I LOVE this. Listened as a teen, then an adult, seen the stage show three times and know all the words lol.
Now my daughter loves it too.
Last time we went to the stage show my dad and daughter came, not many can appeal to threw generations!
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By *ezebelWoman
over a year ago
North of The Wall - youll need your vest |
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Still, it got us out of cross country, although I never did find my feminine side...."
Oh I just had a flashback then
Except it was Eleanor Rigby, Miss Walsh's class, and Im still looking for mine as well |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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How uncanny i was listening to that in the van on way home friday night, 2 hr journey so get to listen to whole thing.
Still amazing after all these years
Mark |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Anyone want to sell the album version . I'll be interested. Mail me plz xx
I should really as I don't have a turntable anymore.
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I do, vinyl sounds far better than digital. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I like both versions for different reasons, I like different castings from both liam neeson as the journalist and phil lynott as the parson nathanial ect, but I do prefer gary barlow over justin hayward as the journalist's thoughts |
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"Always liked this. My Dad had the vinyl double album and I remember listening to it in the car going on holidays
You had a record player in your car? "
Lol! I wish, just a crappy taped version of the vinyl. Still awesome though x |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"You should listen to the 1938 Mercury Theatre version with Orson Welles, brought mass hysteria to large parts of the USA. Wonderful suspense."
I've listened to that - a stunning piece of work and really chilling to listen to. I listen to the JW version on my bike, adore it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that human affairs were being watched from the timeless worlds of space .....
Just brilliant from start to finish (well apart from the track called Red Weed, that's a bit rubbish). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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My favourite album of all time, i have a dusty old one a digitally remastered one and the new one with Gary Barlow and Liam neeson, this album is the reason my sons middle name is Nathaniel, would of been his first name but the wife wasn't having that |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it."
Is it Richard Burton naratating. Fantastic album. Am always listening to it.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Just listening to Jeff Wayne's production, forever autumn totally blows me away everytime I hear it.
Is it Richard Burton naratating. Fantastic album. Am always listening to it.
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Yes it is - Jeff Wayne chanced his arm by leaving the script and a letter at the stage door while Burton was in a play in New York. While whiling away the hours, Burton had a stack of books to read and one of them was War of the Worlds. He wrote back saying 'it was meant to be' and did the recording in one day. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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One of my favourite albums. Wasn't keen on the remix version that came out in the early 90s. Not listened to the last version. Thinks it's called the new generation or something like that.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Such a great album. Richard Burton had such a great voice.
Broadsword calling Danny boy... "
To begin at the beginning...
The best male speaking voice. Ever. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Such a great album. Richard Burton had such a great voice.
Broadsword calling Danny boy...
To begin at the beginning...
The best male speaking voice. Ever."
Peter Ustinov
Brian blessed
Ian Macallen
All pretty close tho. |
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"I'd love to go & see the Live version. The special effects are supposed to be amazing. "
We went to see it and absolutley loved it. Watching Jeff Wayne conduct was incredible. He gets so animated.
Would recommend if it comes back again.
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One of my fav albums of all time, still wish they would make some kind of movie to go with the soundtrack, using the artwork on the album etc if it was done right it would be visually and aurally stunning |
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By *eesideMan
over a year ago
margate sumwear by the sea |
"One of my fav albums of all time, still wish they would make some kind of movie to go with the soundtrack, using the artwork on the album etc if it was done right it would be visually and aurally stunning "
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i6ckXQoBw2M
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By *ficouldMan
over a year ago
a quandary, could you change my mind? |
Last time I listened to the full album, it was very late at night, not a sole about, laying on my back, on the very top of a hill, stars out, music on full blast. Amazing album. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Farewell thunderchild!!"
Used to give me goosebumps. Still got the vinyl version.
Bought a keyboard in the 80's, originally to learn classical pieces. Ended up wearing it out, playing War Of The Worlds tracks |
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