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Also this one. There are a couple of songs about dancing in moonlight, but this Thin Lizzy one is my favourite.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unnh0T2Ftro[/youtube]

Dancing In The Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)


When I passed you in the doorway
Well You took me with a glance
I should have took that last bus home
But I asked you for a dance

Now we go steady to the pictures
I always get chocolate stains on my pants
And My father he's going crazy
Say's I'm living in a trance

But I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight
It's alright, alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night

It's three o'clock in the morning
And I'm on the streets again
I disobeyed another warning
I should have been in by ten

Now I won't get out till Sunday
I'll have to say I stayed with friends
Oh But it's a habit worth forming
If it means to justify the end

'cause I'm dancing in the moonlight
It's caught me in its spotlight
It's alright, alright
Dancing in the moonlight
On this long hot summer night
it's so god damn hot

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8eip3bgBs&feature=related[/youtube]

Lyrics of this song by Toploader if you don't have sound. (Which are a bit repetitive really. It's better with the music)


"Dancing In The Moonlight"

We get it on most every night
when that moon is big and bright
its a supernatural delight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight


everybody here is out of sight
they dont bark and they dont bite
they keep things loose they keep it tight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

dancing in the moonlight
everybodys feeling warm and bright
its such a fine and natural sight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

we like our fun and we never fight
you cant dance and stay uptight
its a supernatural delight
everybody was dancing in the moonlight

dancing in the moonlight
everybodys feeling warm and bright
its such a fine and natural sight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

we get in on most every night
and when that moon is big and bright
its a supernatural delight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

dancing in the moonlight
everybodys feeling warm and bright
its such a fine and natural sight
everybodys dancing in the moonlight

I always liked that song Starr!

To The Moon & Back lyrics
SavageGarden

(Verse 1)
She's taking her time making up the reasons
To justify all the hurt inside
Guess she knows from the smiles and the look in their eyes
Everyone's got a theory about the bitter one
They're saying
Mama never loved her much
And daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot
To come (and she'll say to him)
She's saying

(Chorus)
I would fly you to the moon and back
If you'll be if you'll be my baby
Got a ticket for a world where
we belong
So would you be my baby
Ooh-ooh

(Verse 2)
She can't remember a time
When she felt needed
If love was red then she was colour-blind
All her friends they've been tried for treason
And crimes that were never defined
She's saying
Love is like a barren place
And reaching out for human faith is
Is like a journey I just don't have a map for
So baby gonna take a dive and push the shift to overdrive
Send a signal that she's hanging all her hopes on the stars
(What a pleasant dream) just saying

(CHORUS x2)

Mamma never loved her much
And daddy never keeps in touch
That's why she shies away from human affection
But somewhere in a private place
She packs her bags for outer space
And now she's waiting for the right kind of pilot
To come (and she'll say to him)
She's saying
(REPEAT CHORUS TWICE)


And Here is the Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZLiA1hJm4M&feature=RecentlyWatched&page=1&t=t&f=b[/youtube]

she lived alone except for a nameless cat

[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=_aU02NIFdQM[/youtube]

Oh I love those vids!

Bazza, I love that song, and the film, it's one of my favourites, it's definitely a curl up on the sofa with a box of chocs and tissues for the sad bits, type of movie. A classic. (With a kitty too!)

Thyme, those lyrics are wonderful even without the music. Thanks for posting that, I've not heard that song before.

(btw it's a full moon tomorrow )



Moonshadow
By Cat Stevens

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGNxKnLmOH4[/youtube]


Oh, I'm being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...
Leapin and a hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...

And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land, Oh if
I ever lose my hands, Oh if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough,
lose my land I won't have to work no more.

Oh, I'm being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...
Leapin and a hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...

And if I ever lose my eyes, if all my colours all run dry, Yes if,
ever lose my eyes, Oh if I ever lose my eyes, if all my colours
all run dry, I won't have to cry no more.

Oh, I'm being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...
Leapin and a hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...

And if I ever lose my legs, I won't moan and I won't beg, Yes if
I ever lose my legs, Oh if I ever lose my legs I won't moan and I
won't beg, I won't have to walk no more.

Oh, I'm being followed by a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...
Leapin and a hoppin' on a moonshadow, moonshadow, moonshadow...

And if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth, north and south, Yes
if I ever lose my mouth, Oh if I ever lose my mouth, all my teeth
north and south, I won't have to talk...
Did it take long to find me? I ask the faithful light.
Did it take long to find me? And are you gonna stay the night?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smnGFfMHaIk&feature=related[/youtube]





Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival

I see the bad moon arising.
I see trouble on the way.
I see earthquakes and lightnin'.
I see bad times today.

CHORUS:
Don't go around tonight,
Well, it's bound to take your life,
There's a bad moon on the rise.

I hear hurricanes ablowing.
I know the end is coming soon.
I fear rivers over flowing.
I hear the voice of rage and ruin.

CHORUS
All right!

Hope you got your things together.
Hope you are quite prepared to die.
Looks like we're in for nasty weather.
One eye is taken for an eye.

OK, maybe that is enough moon songs?
But perhaps just one more for the Linda Ronstadt fans

Linda Ronstadt & Jimmy Webb

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALZJAA_Ch4Y[/youtube]


The Moon's a Harsh Mistress

written by Jimmy Webb

See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
Close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon's a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold

Once the sun did shine
And lord it felt so fine
The moon a phantom rose
Through the mountains and the pine
And then the darkness fell
The moon's a harsh mistress
It's hard to love her well

I fell out of her eyes
I fell out of her heart
I fell down on my face, yes I did
And I tripped and I missed my star
And I fell and fell alone
The moon's a harsh mistress
The sky is made of stone

The moon's a harsh mistress
She's hard to call your own.

going with the grand piano theme and moon => honeymoon

Another bride Another June
Another sunny honey moon
another season, another reason
for makin' whoopie

Alot of shoes, alot of rice
the groom is nervous. he answers twice
its so Killin that he's so willin'
To make whoopee

Picture a little love nest
down where the roses cling
picture the same sweet love nest
Think what a year can bring

He's washing dishes and baby cloths
He's so ambitious he even sows
but don't forget folks thats what you get folks
for makein whoopee

Another year or maybe less
what's this I hear? Well you can't you guess
She feels neglected and he's suspected
of makin' whoopee

She sits alone most every night
He doesn't phone her he doesn't write
he says he's busy but she say's "is he?"
He's makin' whoopee

He doesn't make much money
only five thousand per
some judge who thinks he's funny
says you'll pay six to her

he says now judge suppose i fail
the judge says budge right into jail
you better keep her i think it's cheeper
then makeing whoopee

you better keep her
I know it's cheaper than makin' whoopee

(from the Fabulous Baker Boys - another favorite movie)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TULYBRHBAs[/youtube]

How can I just let you walk away, just let you leave without a trace
When I stand here taking every breath with you, ooh
You're the only one who really knew me at all
How can you just walk away from me,
when all I can do is watch you leave
Cos we've shared the laughter and the pain and even shared the
tears

You're the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now, oh there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me,
just the memory of your face
Ooh take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against all odds and that's what I've
got to face

I wish I could just make you turn around,
turn around and see me cry
There's so much I need to say to you,
so many reasons why
You're the only one who really knew me at all
So take a look at me now, well there's just an empty space
And there's nothing left here to remind me, just the memory of your
face

Now take a look at me now, cos there's just an empty space
But to wait for you, is all I can do and that's what I've got to face
Take a good look at me now, cos I'll still be standing here
And you coming back to me is against all odds
It's the chance I've gotta take
Take a look at me now

Against All Odds...Phil Collins

Those are beautiful lyrics, Kilroy. When I read them I can hear the music to the song in my head.

Any Waterboys fans here? I love the lyrics to so many of their songs, they're like poetry set to music.

The Whole of the Moon

the Waterboys

I pictured a rainbow
You held it in your hand
I had flashes
You saw the plan
I wandered out in the world for years
While you just stayed in your room
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

You were there in the turnstiles
With the wind at your heels
You stretched for the stars
And you know how it feels
To reach too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

I was grounded
While you filled the skies
I was dumbfounded by truth
You cut through lies
I saw the rain dirty valley
You saw "Brigadoon"
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon

I spoke about wings
You just flew
I wondered, I guessed and I tried
You just knew
I sighed
And you swooned
I saw the crescent
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

The torch in your pocket
And the wind on your heels
You climbed on a ladder
And you know how it feels
To get too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon
The whole of the moon

Unicorns and cannonballs
All the season's fears
Trumpets, towers, and tenaments
Wide oceans full of tears
Flags, rags, ferryboats
Citadels and scars
Every precious dream and vision
Underneath the stars
Yes, you climbed on a ladder
With the wind in your sails
You came like a comet
Blazing your trail
Too high
Too far
Too soon
You saw the whole of the moon

Occasionally when I was walking my dogs, I used to see Mike Scott - he lived near me in Scotland. 'Whole of the Moon' is a timeless classic.

I've had this song running through my head all day. It's definitely one of my 'Desert Island Discs'.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsHKoJM8uv8[/youtube]
When you were here before,
couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel,
your skin makes me cry

You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so very special

But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin here?
I don't belong here

I don't care if it hurts,
I wanna have control
I wanna perfect body
I wanna perfect soul

I want you to notice
when I'm not around
You're so very special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin here?
I don't belong here, ohhhh, ohhhh

She's running out the door...
She's running out
she runs, runs, runs, runs...
runs...

Whatever makes you happy
Whatever you want
You're so very special
I wish I was special

But I'm a creep,
I'm a weirdo
What the hell am I doin here?
I don't belong here

I don't belong here...

heard this on the radio earlier today. I havn't heard of the artist before - Robbie Fulks:

I like chocolate pie, clear blue sky,
A glass of C�tes du Rh�ne
I like summer, I like fall,
I like music, but most of all
I like being left alone

Talkin' about sales reps
Talkin' about the government
Talkin' about the children
I'm talkin' about you, you, you
My time is like a sweet plum
Everybody wants some
I'd rather be lonesome
I'd rather be blue

I like being left alone
Keeping well away from the P.D.A.
The traffic and the telephone
I don't care how little, how much I earn
If I could get one thing in return
I just like being left alone

We don't have to sit and hold hands
You've already got the gold band
You say I'm talking like an old man
And maybe that's true
What's the harm to sit and think some
Add words of little wisdom
You can paint the town crimson
I'll just stay blue

I like being left alone
I like chocolate pie, clear blue sky,
A glass of C�tes du Rh�ne
I like water, I like air,
I like space, but not to share
I like being left alone
Yeah, I like summer, I like fall,
I like music, but most of all
I like being left alone
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoLFfZq19mY[/youtube]

The Land of Dreams

Awake, awake, my little boy!
Thou wast thy mother's only joy;
Why dost thou weep in thy gentle sleep?
Awake! thy father does thee keep.

'O, what land is the Land of Dreams?
What are its mountains, and what are its streams?
O father! I saw my mother there,
Among the lilies by waters fair.

'Among the lambs, cloth'd in white,
She walk'd with her Thomas in sweet delight.
I wept for joy, like a dove I mourn;
O! when shall I again return?'

Dear child, I also by pleasant streams
Have wander'd all night in the Land of Dreams;
But tho' calm and warm the waters wide,
I could not get to the other side.

'Father, O father! what do we here
In this land of unbelief and fear?
The Land of Dreams is better far
Above the light of the morning star.'

William Blake, who was born 250 years ago, this year. Happy birthday WB!

Let's swim to the moon, uh huh
Let's climb through the tide
Surrender to the waiting worlds
That lap against our side

--The Doors, Moonlight Drive


Starr, are you aware of Nightwish? They have lots of dark, mysterious lyrics, many about the moon.

I hadn't heard of Nightwish, Zee, but I've just checked them out on Youtube, they're brilliant! Thanks for that.

The Doors; too

Magical intro to this one:-

Riders on the Storm
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCHvwO5NdJg&feature=related[/youtube]

Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out on loan
Riders on the storm

Theres a killer on the road
His brain is squirmin like a toad
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
If ya give this man a ride
Sweet memory will die
Killer on the road, yeah

Girl ya gotta love your man
Girl ya gotta love your man
Take him by the hand
Make him understand
The world on you depends
Our life will never end
Gotta love your man, yeah


Riders on the storm
Riders on the storm
Into this house we're born
Into this world we're thrown
Like a dog without a bone
An actor out alone
Riders on the storm

That's a great song too!

There's also the Tea Party--they're 90's alternative sound, but the lead singer looks and sounds very much like Jim Morrison. They also have kind of dark, mysterious lyrics, you might enjoy them as well.