Mary O'Hara's Theme (previously known as Heaven and Dancing or Sing Higher) is a formerly-unidentified celtic fusion song by French band Mary O'Hara (shortened to O'Hara). It has a music video that was found in the Turkish music program "Pop Saati" and a European CD release.
Search History
On October 25th, 2006, user Farmeraway uploaded a 1 minute and 23 second clip of a music video to YouTube with the purpose of identifying the artist. They didn’t provide any information about the song.
On August 31st, 2008, the same user -now under the name Ocarinasky- uploaded an almost full music video to YouTube, lacking just a few seconds from the beginning. There has been no response to neither of them. It is known that the recording came from the music program "Pop Saati" broadcasted on Turkish national public television channel TRT 3 and that the recording would be between 1998 to 2000.
At the end of the video one can also see the beginning of another music video. Said video was identified as having been released in the year 2000.
The recording location of the music is Northern Ireland due to the appearance of the Giant's Causeway and the Dunluce Castle. As an aside, it can be deduced from the workmanship that resources were used to make the music video.
In June of 2024, it was discovered that Northern Irish fiddle player Dominic McNabb was featured in the video, as his obituary mentions that "to his great amusement, he appeared in a pop video, wrapped in rope while playing the fiddle at the Giant's Causeway," which also confirms the video's filming location as The Giant's Causeway in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
On July 4 2024, user Foxy_FR_ got in contact with Barejo productions who said that the song was by someone named Mary O'Hara. The song was then found on youtube under the name "Mary O'Hara's theme" and then confirmed via Discogs, the singer was actually Norwegian singer Benedicte Adrian.
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
[Verse 1]
Give me a song of heaven and earth, sing ay-di-oh
Say you’ll love me then I’ll go, sing ay-di-oh
Give me a song of fire and ice, sing ay-di-oh
Bring me a song from Paradise, sing ay-di-oh
Ay-di-oh
Ay-di-oh
[Refrain]
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
[Verse 2]
Give me a song of fire and ice, sing ay-di-oh
Bring me a song from Paradise, sing ay-di-oh
Give me a song of heaven and earth, sing ay-di-oh
Say you’ll love me then I’ll go ({hee-oh})
Ay-di-oh
Ay-di-oh
[Refrain]
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
[Instrumental break]
[Bridge]
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Sing
Ay-di-oh
[Verse 3]
Give me a song of heaven and earth, sing
Give me a song of heaven and earth, sing ay-di-oh
[Outro]
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo, yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de-yo-de yo
Yo-de-yo-de yo
O'Hara
O'Hara was a short lived celtic dance project.
The project consisted of Benedicte Adrian, Mourad Belhadj, Serge Gendrolini and Hervé Culoma.
In 1999, they released their first and only single, this song, with two versions.
- Mary O’Hara’s Theme
- Mary O’Hara’s Theme (Club Mix)
The video was produced by Barejo Productions and shot in Ireland.
In response to the song being found, Benedicte said this:
I was invited to make this song with a French team in 1999, just after moving to Paris. The song was never released, but I am overwhelmed by the reception this video has now on youtube.
Benedicte has also represented Norway in some editions of Eurovision. In 1984, she represented Norway with one of her bands Dollie de Luxe with the song Lenge leve livet. In 2024, she represented again with a different band: MISTRA, with the song Waltz of Death.
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