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"Under the Milky Way" is a single by Australian alternative rock band the Church, released on 15 February 1988, [1] and appears on their fifth studio album Starfish. The song was written by bass guitarist and lead vocalist Steve Kilbey and his then-girlfriend Karin Jansson of Curious (Yellow) .
"Under the Milky Way" was also featured in the 2001 film Donnie Darko. The song "Reptile" was used in Toy Machine's skateboarding video Suffer the Joy. A sheet music/guitar tablature book was released for the entire album by Cherry Lane. In October 2010, it was listed in the top 40 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. [13]
Singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist Steve Kilbey first played with guitarist Peter Koppes in a glam rock band called Baby Grande in Canberra, Australia in the mid-1970s. [5] [6] After each had left to travel and play in other bands, including Tactics (Kilbey) and Limazine (Koppes), they met again in Sydney in March 1980 and formed the initial three-piece version of The Church, with Limazine ...
"Under the Milky Way" appeared in the top-selling singles charts of both Australia and the United States (US). In late 2011 Kilbey revealed that, at the time of the interview, the song was still used for television programmes and advertisements. [13] The Church were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2012.
Other times a song really is the sum of the parts working magically together. This was the case with ‘Reptile’". [3] Sung by Kilbey, the song features lyrics inspired by an encounter Kilbey had after going with a woman to her hotel room. Kilbey explained, "I went home with this woman one night I met in Canters Deli.
The Best of the Church. Released: 16 November 1999; Label: Mushroom Records (MUSH332332) Formats: CD — 2001 Sing-Songs//Remote Luxury//Persia. Released: 15 October 2001; Label: EMI Australia (7243 5 35583 2 1) Formats: CD — 2006 Tin Mine. Released: 20 March 2006; Label: Liberation Music (TINMINE001) Formats: CD — 2007 Deep in the Shallows ...
"The Unguarded Moment" is a song by Australian alternative rock band the Church, released in March 1981. [3] It was the second single from their 1981 debut album, Of Skins and Heart. [4] It was written by Steve Kilbey, the group's frontman, singer and bass guitarist; and Mikela Uniacke (a.k.a. Michelle Parker), [2] who were married at the time.
The Killing Moon" later replaces "Under the Milky Way" by The Church during the party scene. "Under The Milky Way" can be heard in the car scene with Donnie and his father, played on the radio. Many of these tracks were originally meant to be on the soundtrack, but could not be obtained for licensing reasons. [citation needed]