“Once in a lifetime, you find that power
To break out and run from the devils deep clutch;
All that you need it's the finest hour
Is to believe in the magic touch.”

— Mike Oldfield

Song lyrics, Islands (1987)

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English musician, multi-instrumentalist 1953

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