“Music” by John Miles

"Music" first came out in 1976 on John Miles' album Rebel, produced by Alan Parsons, and it's a grand, sweeping piece, all swelling drama and sudden gear changes, including a passage that lurches along in 7/8 time. Miles wrote it himself.

It was a big hit in Europe, reaching number one in the Netherlands, three in the UK and 10 in Germany, though it only made 88 on the US Hot 100. A Dutch reissue in 1982 climbed to four, and in 2009 Miles cut a dance version with the Belgian act Sylver, which counted his guitarist son John Miles Jr. as a member; that one reached 11 in Belgium.

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