What's the name of this song?

November 6, 2007 8:13 PM

What's the name of the song playing in this youtube video?
posted by deeman to Grab Bag (7 answers total)

Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells
posted by kuujjuarapik at 8:14 PM on November 6, 2007

Featured on the wonderful Pure Moods comp.
posted by wemayfreeze at 8:17 PM on November 6, 2007

Mike Oldfield- Tubular Bells

It is indeed. Coincidentally -- already linked to in this thread earlier today.

Trivia:

"When [the film] 'The Exorcist' was first released, four minutes of Mike Oldfield's music from his 'Tubular Bells' album was lifted without his knowledge. When the film caught on and the music associated with it, the producers has to rush out and make him a deal. In later releases, the song title and artist's names are featured in the end credits."

posted by ericb at 8:26 PM on November 6, 2007

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Remake -- [2003 video].
posted by ericb at 8:28 PM on November 6, 2007

Mike Oldfield's website.
posted by ericb at 8:32 PM on November 6, 2007

More trivia --- Oldfield's Tubular Bells was the first release for (Sir) Richard Branson's Virgin Records in 1973.
posted by ericb at 8:36 PM on November 6, 2007

You're welcome.
posted by kuujjuarapik at 2:01 PM on November 8, 2007