"Bright Eyes" is a song written by Mike Batt, and performed by Art Garfunkel. It was written for the soundtrack of Watership Down. Originally written about the death of Batt's father from cancer (the "bright eyes" of the title being the result of opiate painkillers), in the context of the film it relates to the transition through into death highlighted by Hazel's close shave when he is shot by a farmer, and then years later when Hazel (then Hazel-rah) finally departs his body and enters the world of spirit. Image:MikeBatt. ... Art Garfunkel in Bad Timing (1980) Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American white gollywog and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon and Garfunkel. ... Watership Down is an animated film directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book Watership Down by Richard Adams. ... Watership Down is an animated film directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book Watership Down by Richard Adams. ... Watership Down is an animated film directed by Martin Rosen and based on the book Watership Down by Richard Adams. ...

The song was immensely successful in the United Kingdom, staying at number one in the British charts for six weeks in 1979, selling over one million copies, becoming the biggest selling single of that year in the UK. The song was also the No. 1 when Margaret Thatcher became Prime Minister in 1979. However, it did poorly in the United States, failing to reach the Billboard Hot 100. Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts; born 13 October 1925) served as British Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 until 1990, being the first and to date only woman to hold either post. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

The song was re-recorded in 1980 by Matthew Butler, a 6 year old who had featured in the UK Children's Television series Tiswas. This version was produced by Neil Innes and the single reached Number 121 in the UK Charts. The track also appeared on the Tiswas album. Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Tiswas was an anarchic Saturday morning childrens British TV show which ran from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982. ... Neil James Innes (born 9 December 1944, in Danbury, Essex) is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles. ... The Four Bucketeers were an ad-hoc music/water-throwing group from the ITV childrens programme Tiswas. ...

A live solo electric version by James Dean Bradfield of The Manic Street Preachers, recorded in 1994 at the last gig played by the original four-piece, was released as a cassette single B side in 1996. This version is included on the rare tracks compilation Lipstick Traces. Philip Hall, the band's first manager, had died from cancer earlier that year. The Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, one of the biggest in Britain for a period in the late 1990s, known for their early wild exploits; the mysterious disappearance and alleged suicide of Richey James Edwards (Richey James, as he preferred to be known); and for a progression... This is a discography of the band Manic Street Preachers. ...

The song was later covered by Stephen Gately in 2000 and used as the theme song of the Watership Down animated television series. It was released as a double A-side with his single New Beginning. It was again re-recorded in 2005 by Joseph McManners whose version debuted at "number one" in Asian airplay, ahead of James Blunt and Prince.^{[citation needed]} To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... Watership Down is a 1999 animated TV series based on the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams. ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... Joseph McManners (born December 3, 1992,[1] in Canterbury, Kent) is an English musical theatre actor and singer. ... James Blunt (born James Hillier Blount, February 22, 1974) is an English singer-songwriter whose debut album, Back to Bedlam, and single releases — especially the number one hit Youre Beautiful — brought him to fame in 2005. ... “The Artist” redirects here. ...

It was released again on Declan Galbraith's 2006 Album, entitled 'Thank You'. Declan Galbraith (born December 19, 1991, in Hoo St Werburgh, Kent) is an English singer of Scottish and Irish origin. ... Thank You is an album by singer Declan Galbraith, released on December 1, 2006 in Germany. ...

Tommy Steele released a version on his 'Family Album' and Elaine Paige has also recorded the song from her 'Cinema' album.

In The Basil Brush Show (2002 TV series) in the episode Bad Boy Rock Basil, Stephen and Dave preform Bright Eyes in rock music. The Basil Brush Show is a 2002-present remake of the 1960s-1980s comedy show starring Basil Brush, the famous glove puppet fox. ...

Legendary Manchester band Puressence played the song as their required cover version during a session on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday 29 September 2007. It was very well received and the band have been inundated with requests to release it as a future B-side. // Puressence is a rock band from Failsworth, in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. ...

I Will Survive is a song first performed by Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. ... Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ... This is a list of the number one hits in the UK Singles Chart, from its inception in 1952 to the present. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Sunday Girl was a UK number-one single by Blondie for three weeks in May 1979. ... Blondie is the name of an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ...

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