Album: Watermark (1988)
Lyrics excerpt:
From the North to the South, Ebudae into Khartoum,
From the deep sea of Clouds to the island of the moon,
Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never been,
Carry me on the waves to the lands I've never seen.
Reasons to love this song:
To some people, "Enya" has become not only the name of a single artist but also the name of a whole genre. Consequently, her name has also been used derisively by some people, as a synonym for bland elevator music. Well, I think these people are very silly and they don't know what they're talking about.
I still remember how I felt when I first heard this song in 1988 -- the video came up on MTV and I thought it was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and heard, unlike anything I had heard before. The fact that her music has been emulated so much has never, for me, cheapened its appeal.
Once, in the nineties, I was traveling by ferry to a Mediterranean island and they were playing Watermark (the whole album) on the ship's stereo. Listening to this album and looking at the blue sea what an unforgettable, dreamlike experience.
Link to Amazon preview:
Orinoco Flow
YouTube link:
The official video
