Saturday 20 June 2020

R.E.M. - Man On The Moon (Official Music Video)





The Moon, the astronomical body that orbits Earth, is one of the most
inspirational objects for human creativity. It has inspired words from
Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Joyce, and paintings from Rembrandt, Van
Gogh and Magritte. There have also been songs about the Moon, by artists
including The Beatles (‘Mr Moonlight’), The Rolling Stones (‘Moon Is Up’) and Pink Floyd (‘The Dark Side Of the Moon’).


As 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’). The Moon and outer space are often used in
ballads to provide the imagery expressing the enormity of emotion. Enjoy your walk to class this week with some songs about the  moon

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