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I wonder if this image was photoshopped. I don't care. I like the image.
When I ran across this image, I thought of songs. First I thought of all those Tin Pan Alley songs about Moon, June and Spoonin' such as By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Blue Moon, How High the Moon, Moonlight Becomes You, No Moon at All, etc.
Then the 1970s song Moonshadows recorded by Cat Stevens came to mind. This happended despite the fact that I don't like the song very much. I do remember it seemed to be on the radio constantly back in the 1970s. The melody was unappealing to me. Stevens does tell a nice story though about how he came up with the song. When he appeared on The Chris Isaak Hour in 2009, Stevens said of this song: "I was on a holiday in Spain. I was a kid from the West End (of London) - bright lights, etc. - I never got to see the moon on its own in the dark, there were always streetlamps. So there I was on the edge of the ocean on the beach on a beautiful night with the moon glowing, and suddenly I looked down and saw my shadow. I thought that was so cool, I'd never seen it before."
Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, considers Moonshadows his favorite of his old songs. Stevens practices Sufism, a branch of Islam. It's one of the songs that he feels has an uplifting message that can help people. I looked up the lyrics, because I didn't know them. One thing I would say for sure is don't play this on the overhead speakers in a dentist's office!
MOONSHADOWS, Cat Stevens, 1971
Yes
I'm bein' followed by a moon shadow
Moon shadow
Moon shadow.
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moon shadow
Moon shadow
Moon shadow.
And if I ever lose my hands
Lose my power
Lose my land -
Oh
If I ever lose my hands
Ooh
I won't have to work no more.
And if I ever lose my eyes
If my colours all run dry
Yes
If I ever lose my eyes
Ooh
I won't have to cry no more.
Yes
I'm bein' followed by a moon shadow
Moon shadow
Moon shadow.
Leapin' and hoppin' on a moon shadow
Moon shadow
Moon shadow.
And if I ever lose my legs
I won't moan and I won't beg
Oh
If I ever lose my legs
Ooh
I won't have to walk no more.
And if I ever lose my mouth
All my teeth North and South
Yes
If I ever lose my mouth
Ooh
I won't have to talk.
Did it take long to find me? I asked the faithful light.
Did it take long to find me and are you gonna stay the night?
I'm bein' followed by a moon shadow
Moon shadow
Moon shadow.
Leapin' und hoppin' on a moon shadow
Moon shadow
Moon shadow.
This song is much beloved by many people around the world and there are some like me who don't particularly care for the song. For an insight into the responses people have had to this song visit:
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