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"Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and was the third single released from their third studio album ''Architecture & Morality''. The track has been described by OMD frontman Andy McCluskey as the group's "Mull of Kintyre".〔Stanley, Bob. (How to lose 3 million fans in one easy step ). ''The Guardian''. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 June 2013.〕 To prevent confusion with their previous single "Joan of Arc", the song was retitled "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" for its single release. Both songs are about the French heroine Joan of Arc and both reached the Top 5 of the UK Singles Chart—although this single was more successful internationally, topping the charts in several countries including Germany, where it was the biggest-selling single of 1982.〔 It also hit number 5 in Ireland and number 7 in New Zealand. The song was used during the climax and closing credits to the final episode of the second series of ''Ashes to Ashes''. Ned Raggett in AllMusic has described the song as "epic", concluding: "With another bravura McCluskey lead and a mock-bagpipe lead that's easily more entrancing than the real thing, it's a wrenching ballad like no other before it and little since."〔(''Architecture & Morality'' review ) at AllMusic〕 In 1989, Radio Veronica listeners voted "Maid of Orleans" the 60th greatest song of all time.〔(Super All-Time List - From 1989 ) at Rocklist.〕 In 1991, MTV Europe named the single's accompanying video as the 37th best ever made.〔"Top 100 Music Videos of All Time". MTV Europe. December 1991.〕 The single was the last release on the Dindisc label. ==The song== Maid of Orleans had originally been written by Andy McCluskey on 30 May 1981, the 550th anniversary of Joan of Arc's death. The song is in 6/8 time, giving it a waltz-like style. The main theme is a synthesized bagpipe tune (played on the Mellotron --- consisting of the "female choir" and the "3-Violins" presets). The intro is made of strange noises and was added later: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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