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Over the Hills and Far Away (Gary Moore song)

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1986 single by Gary Moore
"Over the Hills and Far Away"
Single byGary Moore
from the albumWild Frontier
B-side"Crying in the Shadows"
Released8 December 1986 (1986-12-08)
Genre
Length
  • 4:38 (7" version)
  • 5:20 (album version)
  • 7:23 (12" version)
Label10
SongwriterGary Moore
ProducerPeter Collins
Gary Moore singles chronology
"Listen to Your Heartbeat"
(1985)		"Over the Hills and Far Away"
(1986)		"Wild Frontier"
(1987)

"Over the Hills and Far Away" is a song by Northern Irish musicianGary Moore, released in December 1986 by10 Records as the first single from his sixth solo albumWild Frontier. The song peaked at number 20 on theUK Singles Chart,[2] but was most successful inthe Nordic countries, topping the charts inFinland andNorway.[3][4]

The song featuresThe Chieftains, who also appear in the video.[5] Moore performed the song with the group at the TV show celebrating their 25th anniversary in 1988.

The single B-side, "Crying in the Shadows", was also written by Moore and was produced byMike Stone. It was also recorded by Japanese singerMinako Honda, titled "The Cross (Ai No Jujika)", with Moore on guitar. Moore's version of "Crying in the Shadows" was released as a single in Japan in October 1986, one month after Honda's version, with "Once in a Lifetime" from theRun for Cover album as the B-side.

Lyrics

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The song is about a man wrongfully accused of armed robbery, but won't tell who his alibi is as it is the wife of his best friend, with whom he was sleeping. So, he gets sent to prison "over the hills and far away, for ten long years". During prison he receives love letters from the woman and "he swears he will return one day", so "back in his arms is where she'll be".[6]

The song's subject matter is very similar to that of the 1959 country ballad "Long Black Veil", which also involves a wrongfully-convicted man who refuses to give an alibi because it would reveal his affair with his best friend's wife.

Track listing

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7" vinyl

  1. "Over the Hills and Far Away" – 4:38
  2. "Crying in the Shadows" – 5:00

7" vinyl double pack (limited edition, UK)

  1. "Over the Hills and Far Away"
  2. "Crying in the Shadows"
  3. "Out in the Fields" (Live)
  4. "All Messed Up" (Live)

12" vinyl

  1. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (Extended Version) – 7:23
  2. "Over the Hills and Far Away" (7" Version) – 4:38
  3. "Crying in the Shadows" – 5:00
  4. "All Messed Up" (Live atMilton Keynes) – 5:52

CD (1988, UK)

  1. "Over the Hills and Far Away"
  2. "Crying in the Shadows"
  3. "All Messed Up" (Live)

Charts

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Chart (1987)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]94
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3]1
Ireland (IRMA)[8]6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9]25
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10]22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11]43
Norway (VG-lista)[4]1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]27
UK Singles (OCC)[2]20
USMainstream Rock (Billboard)[14]24

Covers

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  • Ukrainian singerRuslana performed the song inUkrainian titledПонад горами (Ponad Horamy), the studio version appeared on her albumNaikrashche, released in 2001.
  • In 2000, it was covered by Swedishviking metal bandThyrfing on their third albumUrkraft.
  • In 2001, it was covered by Finnishsymphonic metal bandNightwish for theirEP of the same name, which peaked at number 1 in Finland as well as charting in several other countries.[15]
  • In 2004, for the Gary Moore tribute albumGive Us Moore, it was covered by Germanheavy metal band Domain.[16]
  • In 2015, it was covered by Finnish country bandSteve 'n' Seagulls on their debut albumFarm Machine.[17]
  • In 2018, it was covered byPatty Gurdy on the albumShapes & Patterns EP. The music video has been viewed over 14 million times.[18]

External links

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References

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  1. ^"Gary Moore".Metal Hammer (in German). Retrieved2022-04-25.
  2. ^ab"Gary Moore: Artist Chart History".Official Charts Company.
  3. ^abTimo (13 August 2015)."Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit MOK - MOY".Sisältää hitin. Retrieved2020-10-01.
  4. ^ab"Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away".VG-lista.
  5. ^"Chieftains, Tops in Irish Folk Music, Celebrate Their Silver Anniversary".Los Angeles Times. 1988-03-24. Retrieved2022-04-25.
  6. ^"Making sense of 'Over the hills and far away'".Itsacon's Log. 2011-03-12. Retrieved2020-10-01.
  7. ^Kent, David (1993).Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 207.ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Over the Hills and Far Away".Irish Singles Chart.
  9. ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Gary Moore" (in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.
  10. ^"Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away" (in Dutch).Single Top 100.
  11. ^"Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away".Top 40 Singles.
  12. ^"Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away".Singles Top 100.
  13. ^"Gary Moore – Over the Hills and Far Away".Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. ^"Gary Moore Chart History (Mainstream Rock)".Billboard.
  15. ^"finnishcharts.com - Nightwish - Over The Hills And Far Away".finnishcharts.com. Retrieved2020-10-01.
  16. ^Songfacts."Over The Hills And Far Away by Gary Moore - Songfacts".www.songfacts.com. Retrieved2020-10-01.
  17. ^"Original versions of Over the Hills and Far Away by Steve 'n' Seagulls | SecondHandSongs".secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved2020-10-01.
  18. ^"Over the Hills and Far Away" - Patty Gurdy (Gary Moore / Nightwish Hurdy Gurdy Cover), retrieved2022-06-19
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