Expert: Geoff Wickens - 8/28/2007

Question
Hi,

I have this song in my head that I have heard many times before and most recently was used as background music over images of 60's woodstock type hippie girls dancing (I believe it was a documentary about such times). I also think it is quite a famous song but I can't track it down :-(

All I can remember is the lyrics "As the moon rises....." (That is the entire line rather than me not remembering the rest of the sentence). Also "As" could in fact be "When" or "And". This is almost certainly part of the chorus of a slowish tempo song with the words "moon" and "rises" elongated for several beats.  It is sung by a man probably with harmonization.

All my lyric googling has failed I'm afraid (it is not "Bad moon rising", "Moon river" or "Moondance" for example).  Would dearly love and appreciate some help as I'd love to play it for my girlfriend :-)

Howard

Answer
Hey Howard - how's it goin'?

The song itself does not ring any bells (I'm sure it's one of those type that as soon as I hear it I would smack my forehead and say ... "Of course!").

Using all the lead words you gave me (and a few more that I threw in), all my bots could find was one song - and I doubt it is the one you're looking for:

Corky and the Juice Pigs - When the Moon Song

Sorry ....

Geoff