Ciarán Brennan – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals. In a Lifetime: Written by Pól Brennan and Ciarán Brennan. “In a Lifetime” has also been included on a number of compilation CDs including “Moods 2” (1994), “Celtic Spirit” (1996), “Celtic Myst” (1998), “Best of Celtic” (2003), “Greatest Irish Bands” (2004), and “The Celtic Circle” (2004).Ĭlannad have released a few live versions of “In a Lifetime”, most notably on the “Gaelforce” CD, but none of these live performances include Bono and are often sung with other vocalists. In each case the version of the song is the version recorded for “Macalla” but in some cases there are minor differences in level or length as these collections were mastered from a variety of sources. The song was also featured on the 1992 US release of the album “Anam”, as a bonus track.
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The “Sandman” series was a critically acclaimed and an award winning series, and Bono served as an early inspiration for the characters look.īeing one of Clannad’s biggest hits, the song has been released on numerous Clannad collections over the years including “The Collection” (1986), “Past Present” (1989), “Themes” (US Release, 1995), “Rogha: The Best of Clannad” (1996), “Celtic Collections” (1996), “In a Lifetime: The Ultimate Collection” (1997), “The Ultimate Collection” (1998), “Magic Elements” (1998), “Greatest Hits” (2000), “The Best of Clannad” (2001), “A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology” (2002), “The Very Best of Clannad” (2003), “The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime” (2003), “Songbook: The Very Best of Clannad” (2007), and “Celtic Themes: The Very Best of Clannad” (2008). The video inspired the artist Dave McKean in his early drawings and design of the character “Sandman” for DC Comics, and early sketches of the character found in the “Preludes and Nocturnes” graphic novel is unmistakably Bono taken from the video for “In a Lifetime”. The video was filmed in Gweedore, a small town in County Donegal in Ireland. Footage of Bono and Máire Brennen in the woods and on a cliff is also included in the video. It is set in the early 1900s in Ireland, and based on life in small villages back in those days, showing scenes of children walking narrow roads, a couple walking with a bicycle, old men drinking in a pub, and a hearse winding through the countryside. The initial single reached #17 in the UK singles chart, and thus it remains one of Clannad’s most successful songs.Ī video was filmed for the song, and it was filmed by Meiert Avis, who had worked on most of U2’s early videos. The song starts with Máire Brennan being heard teaching Bono Gaelic during the instrumental intro to the song. It was also released as a single on three occasions, first in January 1986 as the third single released from “Macalla” and in 1989 as a promotional track for the “Past Present” collection of songs, and finally in 1993 in Europe at a time when the song was being used as an advertising campaign for Jameson Whiskey. Recorded in 1985, Bono joined Irish band Clannad on the song “In a Lifetime”, which was initially released on the album “Macalla” in 1985. Also released at the same time was a VHS compilation that included the video for “In a Lifetime”. “In a Lifetime” was also re-released as a single in the UK to promote the release of this compilation. “Past Present” is the second Clannad compilation to feature the song “In a Lifetime”. "In a Lifetime" (Studio Version) - Clannad (featuring Bono) (03:10)."Past Present" - Clannad Compilation Album U2 Related Content:
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