“An Ending (Ascent)” was used in the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. The songs from Apollo, originally released in 1983, have featured in films, television shows and commercials. But then we had to decide whether to use it or not because The Distance was going to be a real rock album… the next thing we know, the Capitol Records guys are saying, ‘That’s the single!’ I’m beholden to Rodney for writing it.” 15: “An Ending (Ascent)” (Brian Eno, 1983)īrian 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. “We cut it in like two hours, and everyone decided it was the miracle track. “It’s like a cowboy song and the track is flawless, the best and tightest track on the album,” said Seger. It was used as the single to promote his 1982 album The Distance, and the track features a sparkling piano solo by Little Feat member Bill Payne. The song later became a massive hit for Detroit musician Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band. The first version of “Shame On The Moon” was cut by its creator Rodney Crowell (with wife Rosanne Cash singing harmony vocals). 16: “Shame On The Moon” (Bob Seger, 1982) “There’s all different kinds of moons – silver slipper moons and there’s cue ball moons and there’s buttery moons and moons that are all melted off to one side, and “Drunk On The Moon” is about a muscatel moon,” said Waits. “Drunk On The Moon” was inspired by The Terminal bar in Denver, Colorado. The jazzy, late-night atmosphere of the song complements inventive lyrics (“The Moon’s a silver slipper/It’s pouring champagne stars”) and the track features fine playing from tenor saxophonist Pete Christlieb, who played with Louie Bellson, Chet Baker and Count Basie.
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. 17: “Drunk On The Moon” (Tom Waits, 1974) The Moon is an inspirational object for country musicians, and other leading country songs about the Moon include ones by Hank Williams (“Howlin’ At The Moon”), Lyle Lovett (“Moon On My Shoulder”) Patty Griffin (“Moon Song”) and Dar Williams (“Calling The Moon”). “Once In A Very Blue Moon” has been covered by Mary Black and Dolly Parton. She later named her orchestra after the song. 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. Pat Algar is a respected country music songwriter whose compositions have been covered by The Everly Brothers, Garth Brooks and Crystal Gayle. The thought of the loneliness of interstellar travel inspired David Bowie to write “Space Oddity” and led to Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s “Rocket Man”.Ĭlick to load video 18: “Once In A Very Blue Moon” (Nanci Griffith, 1984) In 1960, Mel Tormé went as far as to record a whole album for Verve based on moon songs, called Swingin’ On The Moon.Ĭarpenters even recorded a song in 1976, ”Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”, which aimed to send out a telepathic message to visitors from outer space. The Moon and outer space are often used in ballads to provide the imagery expressing the enormity of emotion. Moonlight”), The Rolling Stones (“Moon Is Up”) and Pink Floyd ( ”The Dark Side Of the Moon”).Īs well as prompting evergreen hits such as “Fly Me To the Moon,” the Moon has been the subject of comedy songs (Laurel And Hardy’s “Lazy Moon,” The Stargazers’ No.1 60s hit, “I See the Moon”), political songs (Gil Scott-Heron’s “Whitey On The Moon”) and numerous instrumentals (Enya’s “Moon Shepherdess”). There have also been songs about the Moon, by artists including The Beatles (“Mr. It has inspired words from Shakespeare, Wordsworth, and Joyce, and paintings from Rembrandt, Van Gogh, and Magritte. The Moon, the astronomical body that orbits Earth, is one of the most inspirational objects for human creativity.
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