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It is the best-known song from the film, and it is sometimes referred to as "The Wicker Man Song", [ citation needed ] although the film contains many other songs. The film tells the story of an upright Christian police officer investigating the disappearance of a young girl, the search for whom leads him to a remote Scottish isle inhabited by pagans.

While staying at the Green Man Pub, Sergeant Howie Edward Woodward is roused from prayer by the landlord's daughter Willow, played by Britt Ekland , who sings the erotic ballad through the adjoining wall of their separate bedrooms while completely naked. The song is an attempt to seduce Howie by accentuating Willow's sensuality. The music is played by the band Magnet.

According to the film's associate musical director Gary Carpenter , the screen version was sung by Rachel Verney [ 1 ] although some have believed that it was sung by the Scottish jazz singer Annie Ross. The version released by Trunk Records features the film version of the song. The version released by Silva Screen features an alternate recording in which Lesley Mackie who played Daisy in the film sang to the same backing tracks.

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According to Paul Giovanni, "The idea for the song was completely original with me—there was no indication of what it was to be in the script except a couple of lines of absolute filth," sourced by screenwriter Anthony Shaffer from various anthologies of lyrics that would be appropriate to spring pagan festivals. This version also appeared in an erotic scene in the horror film Hostel and the Spanish film Abre los Ojos.

In addition, a sample of the song was also used by British indie band Pulp on "Wickerman", from their album We Love Life.