American mainstream pop audiences didn't know much about the influential British band Echo & the Bunnymen during their '80s heyday. But the alternative fans got it, making the band underground darlings. Much of their reputation was based on their brooding yet invigorating songs, and "The Killing Moon," from their 1984 album Ocean Rain, epitomizes that archetype. What is the song about? How did it come to songwriter Ian McCulloch in a dream? And how has McCulloch continued to bolster the song's reputation over the years? Let's go back to the '80s to find out all about "The Killing Moon."