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Post by comet on Mar 27, 2018 9:17:28 GMT
Darn.  Missed this by just 15 minutes. And the winner only got it for $10!   Not likely to see that again any time soon. Probably even rarer than WITA! -Taylor I saved these pictures back in 2012 when Taylor spotted this item on ebay. I had the first picture as my background screensaver for years and I saw it every day. I was being notified of searches on ebay under several keywords every day. I looked through new items listed every day for 5 years. I had hoped one of our members had won the one that Taylor had spotted but it was never mentioned again. I obviously missed it twice early this year in January and February. I opened my email notifications one morning in late February and I thought I was seeing things, it was there. Do you think I could bid for it, every thing that possibly could go wrong did, Passwords locked, cards out of date, computer not responding, arggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. After about forty minutes I got the impression I had secured the item.. Whew ! |
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Post by martindn on Mar 27, 2018 11:05:11 GMT
WOW,never seen that before. Looks fascinating. Commiserations!
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Post by comet on Mar 27, 2018 15:51:02 GMT
No Martin, no commiserations needed, I got it.   after delays with US Customs on the way out of the States and more delays with the snow in Europe it was delayed for several weeks. But it finally arrived, in perfect condition, just a few fingermarks on the discs. A recording from 2004 that I had never heard before. It took a while to locate Hayley's parts on the recordings, two songs, about 6 minutes in total and various bursts of vocal sounds (Elvish) in many parts of the recording. One of them is Gollum's song. The other is Into the West. Interestingly there is no May it be on the performance. A version of Gollum's song like Hayley's version is on this video sung by Emilianna Torrini with lyrics in the information section that seem to be about the same as the lyrics Hayley sings. A version of INTO THE WEST similar to Hayley's version |
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Post by Joe on Mar 27, 2018 23:15:56 GMT
Hello Paul!
You were certainly very determined to own that very rare recording...now you can sit back and enjoy your good fortune!
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Post by Libby on Mar 29, 2018 4:54:05 GMT
Here is a much more pleasant version of Gollum's Song, for those of us unfortunate enough not to hear Hayley's.  |
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Post by comet on Apr 6, 2018 15:41:14 GMT
Hayley Westenra used these lyrics
7th or 8th October 2004
Gollum's Song written by Fran Walsh
The Lord Of The Rings Symphony
with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Where once was light
Now darkness falls
Where once was love
Love is no more
Don't say - goodbye
Don't say - I didn't try...
These tears we cry
Are falling rain
For all the lies
(You told us) omitted
The hurt, the blame !
And we will weep
To be so alone
We are lost!
We can never go home
So in the end
I will be - what I will be
No loyal friend
Was ever there for me
Now we say - goodbye
We say - you didn't try...
These tears you cry
Have come too late
Take back the lies
The hurt, the blame !
And you will weep
When you face the end alone
You are lost !
You can never go home
You are lost !
You can never go home |
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Post by comet on Apr 6, 2018 15:44:10 GMT
Hayley Westenra used these lyrics
7th or 8th October 2004
Into the West
Written by Fran Walsh, Howard Shore and Annie Lennox
The Lord Of The Rings Symphony
with the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
Night is falling
You have come to journey's end
Sleep now
And dream of the ones who came before
They are calling
From across the distant shore
Why do you weep?
What are these tears upon your face ?
Soon you will see
All of your fears will pass away
Safe in my arms
You're only (sleeping) dreaming
[Chorus]
What can you see
On the horizon ?
Why do the white gulls call ?
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home
And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
(All souls pass) omitted
Hope fades
Into the world of night
Through shadows falling
Out of memory and time
Don't say we have come now to the end
White shores are calling
You and I will meet again
And you'll be here in my arms
Just sleeping
[Chorus]
What can you see
On the horizon ?
Why do the white gulls call ?
Across the sea
A pale moon rises
The ships have come to carry you home
And all will turn
To silver glass
A light on the water
Grey ships pass
Into the West |
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Post by cloudbusting.heights on Apr 7, 2018 2:30:24 GMT
Annie Lennox contributed to the lyrics....interesting...
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Missed this by just 15 minutes. And the winner only got it for $10! 
