10. Band Aid – Do They Know It’s Christmas
We speak of the original of course. I don’t know which is worse, the second or the third, but regardless, this one is brilliant. For me, it’s not even that it’s for a worthy cause, it’s that it’s actually quite good! The “FEED THE WORLD” chorus has a kind of sing-a-long-in-the-car element to it. Sadly it’s a bit preachy, but the song is laced with so much nostalgia and Christmassy feeling that I can actually ignore the message in the song. Happy days.
9. Kate Bush – December Will Be Magic Again
It’s just different, isn’t it? I love her bizarreness and this track sounds like something Danny Elfman composed. The atmosphere is great and the chorus has that eerie sense of magic to it (no pun intended). It’s not like you can dance or jump to it, but you can watch Kate Bush being a bit of a freak, and that’s why we love her. Or I love her, at least.
This article is for anyone who is seeking more information on the rare Fly II and/or having difficulty in obtaining it. On this page you can learn of its origins, details of what is on it, where to get it, and where else individual songs can be found other than on Fly II. Each song will be discussed individually.
This is a pleasant album from Sarah Brightman, the first of many and ongoing collaborations with German producer Frank Peterson (one of the creators of new age group Enigma). The influences from Peterson’s visions of chant, electronic and chill out music are easy to recognise on this album. Indeed, there are not really any chants in the same way Enigma has them, but the opening track ‘Dive’ and other conjunctioning songs such as ‘Cape Horn’ and ‘Siren’ are definite indicators with their ocean sounds and whale vocalisations. This album is also a pioneer of a tradition that Brightman still practices today, which is to link all of her material with a common theme. In this case, it is the ocean. 
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