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“Glastonbury song” by The Waterboys
From the album Dream Harder (1993)
“Glastonbury song” by The Waterboys appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1993 on the album Dream Harder. Its best result is #1193 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #4,907 alternative song of all time.
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Mike Scott wrote "Glastonbury Song" back in 1991, at home on Hudson Street in Manhattan, an ocean away from the English town that gave it its name, working on a Roland FP-8 keyboard he had just bought. He has said its breathy choral voice and its string sound both ended up on the song, which Geffen put out in July 1993 as the second single from Dream Harder, the sixth Waterboys album.
The spark was Glastonbury itself, which Scott described as a place of pilgrimage, holy ground that fired him up just to visit. He produced the track with Bill Price, and it climbed to 29 in the UK and 12 in Ireland, with John Downer directing the video.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1549 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 1193 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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