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We open up our 50 Classic Rock Songs About The Moon list with the marvelous song entitled “Moondance.” This was the first one we thought of. Van Morrison’s iconic song is easily one of the coolest songs ever written.
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"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon.
- “Speak to Me” The line on Dark Side isn’t just that it’s a masterpiece, but that it’s a masterpiece because the album displays Pink Floyd at the apex of the members’ collaboration.
- “Breathe” Because the whooshing backwards chord segues from “Speak to Me” right into “Breathe,” the two compositions were most often combined into one track on digital era re-releases.
- “On the Run” Before “On the Run” existed as one of Dark Side’s most experimental tracks (as such, singled out for praise in a 1973 Rolling Stone review), it existed as a less exceptional guitar-driven jam.
- “Time” Everyone in Pink Floyd gets their shot at the spotlight in “Time.” Mason does his drum solo on the rototoms in the big build-up, Wright came up with some of the epic chord changes and offers his gentle lead vocal (for the last time on record until the ’90s) on the bridges, Gilmour’s snarling singing on the verses is only outdone by his blistering guitar solo and Waters (as throughout Dark Side) came up with the idea and wrote all the lyrics.
- “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress”
- “Moon at The Window”
- “Once in A Very Blue Moon”
- “Drunk on The Moon”
- “Shame on The Moon”
- “An Ending
- “Moonlight Serenade”
- “Pink Moon”
- “Walking on The Moon”
- “Man on The Moon”
Jimmy Webb is one of the great modern songwriters and his song “The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress” is a shining example of his lyrical prowess: “Though she looks as warm as gold/The Moon’s a harsh mistress/The Moon can be so cold.” Numerous star performers have covered Webb’s moon song, including Judy Collins, Linda Ronstadt, Joan Baez and Joe Cocker. T...
Joni Mitchell said that, though some critics dismissed “Moon At The Window’ as “eccentric,” she thought that in the song she had “gone closer to jazz than I have ever gone while working harmonically outside the laws of jazz.” Wayne Shorter plays some intimate soprano saxophone on a track that took its name from the Zen poetry of Ryoken (“The thief ...
Pat Algar is a respected country music songwriter whose compositions have been covered by The Everly Brothers, Garth Brooks and Crystal Gayle. One of his sweetest songs proved a seminal one for Nanci Griffith, when she recorded “Once In A Very Blue Moon,” the title track of her 1984 album. She later named her orchestra after the song. “Once In A Ve...
It is no surprise that Tom Waits has come up with original songs about the Moon, including “Grapefruit Moon.” Perhaps his best is “Drunk On The Moon,” which was recorded for the 1974 album The Heart Of Saturday Night. The jazzy, late-night atmosphere of the song complements inventive lyrics (“The Moon’s a silver slipper/It’s pouring champagne stars...
The first version of “Shame On The Moon” was cut by its creator Rodney Crowell (with wife Rosanne Cash singing harmony vocals). The song later became a massive hit for Detroit musician Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band. It was used as the single to promote his 1982 album The Distance, and the track features a sparkling piano solo by Little Feat ...
Brian Eno’s landmark album Apollo: Atmospheres And Soundtracks is being reissued, with an additional album’s worth of new recordings, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. The songs from Apollo, originally released in 1983, have featured in films, television shows and commercials. “An Ending (Ascent)” was used in the 2012...
Glenn Miller’s famous swing ballad “Moonlight Serenade” turned 80 in April 2019, and the bandleader’s signature tune is one of the most instantly recognisable melodies in popular music. Mitchell Parish subsequently wrote song lyrics – “I stand at your gate/And the song that I sing is of moonlight” – which were recorded by Frank Sinatra for a whole ...
Nick Drake played acoustic guitar and the minimalist piano solo on “Pink Moon,” the title track from his 1972 album, but his pretty solo seems out of kilter with the darkness of his lyrics: “Saw it written and I saw it say/Pink moon is on its way/And none of you stand so tall/Pink moon gonna get ye all.” This two-minute gem was written at a time wh...
Sting’s memorable song, which he said came to him as a riff one night when he was drunk in Munich, went straight to No.1 in December 1979. The success of the single was helped by a lively music video that had been filmed a couple of months before, at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The video features The Police miming to the track in among spa...
“Man On The Moon,” which appeared on R.E.M.’s eighth album, Automatic For The People, was a massive hit in 1992 and remains one of R.E.M.’s most popular tunes. It is the only entry in this list of songs about the Moon to deal with the conspiracy theories about the 1969 moon landing being faked. Mike Mills, who was credited as a co-writer of “Man On...
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Feb 23, 2024 · Bart Howard composed a song called “In Other Words” in 1954. He accompanied cabaret performers and had Cole Porter in mind when he wrote it. A publisher suggested changing some of the lyrics...
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“Fly Me to the Moon” is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled “In Other Words,” and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets.
"The Whole of the Moon" is a song by Scottish band the Waterboys, released as a single from their album This Is the Sea in October 1985. It is a classic of the band's repertoire and has been consistently played at live shows ever since its release. Written and produced by Mike Scott, the subject of the song has inspired some speculation. [2]
