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Van Morrison Belfast Irlanda Do Norte 31 De Agosto 1945 Nome Artístico De George Ivan Morrison É Um Cantor Compositor E Expoente Da Chamada Celtic Soul. Dedicou-Se Desde Muito Cedo À Música Porque O Seu Pai Coleccionava Discos De Jazz E A Mãe Era Cantora. Atingiu A Notoriedade À Frente Dos Them Banda Formada Em 1964 E Com A Qual Obteve Uma Série De Êxitos. Morrison Começou A Ficar Triste Devido À Grande Utilização De Músicos De Estúdio Por Parte Da Banda E Abandonou O Grupo Após Uma Digressão Pelos EUA Em 1966. Regressou A Belfast Com A Intenção De Deixar O Mundo Da Música Mas O O Produtor Bert Berns Convenceu-O A Regressar A Nova Iorque E A Gravar A Solo. Destas Primeiras Sessões De Gravação Saiu Uma Das Suas Músicas Mais Conhecidas “Brown Eyed Girl”. Em 1968 É Editado Astral Weeks Considerado Por Muitos O Seu Melhor Trabalho Muito Aclamado Pela Crítica Mas Não Tendo Muita Aceitação Por Parte Do Público. Morrison Geralmente Mostra Algum Desdém Pelas Opiniões Da Imprensa E Da Crítica. O Seu Trabalho É Sério Muitas Vezes De Natureza Espiritual Combinando Elementos Do Jazz R&B E Música Celta.
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"Moondance" Is A Popular Song Written By Northern Irish Singer-Songwriter Van Morrison And Is The Title Song On His 1970 Album Moondance. It Was Not Released As A Single Until 1977. The Song Is Played Mostly Acoustic Anchored By Electric Bass With Accompaniment By Piano Guitar Saxophone And Flute With The Instruments Played With A Soft Jazz Swing. It's A Song About Autumn The Composer's Favorite Season. Towards The End Of The Song Morrison Imitates A Saxophone. "Moondance" Is The Most Frequently Played Song By Morrison In Concert As It Is The Only Song Known To Have Been Played Over 1 000 Times. Morrison On The Writing Of The Song With "Moondance" I Wrote The Melody First. I Played The Melody On A Soprano Sax And I Knew I Had A Song So I Wrote Lyrics To Go With The Melody. That's The Way I Wrote That One. I Don't Really Have Any Words To Particularly Describe The Song Sophisticated Is Probably The Word I'm Looking For. For Me "Moondance" Is A Sophisticated Song. Frank Sinatra Wouldn't Be Out Of Place Singing That. In The Media "Moondance" Is One Of The Moon-Themed Songs Used In An American Werewolf In London A Comedy-Horror Film Released In 1981. This Song Is Featured In The 2007 Movie August Rush As Performed By Jonathan Rhys Meyers With Robin Williams Playing Harmonica And Also Features An Instrumental Version By Chris Botti. "Moondance" Is One Of The Songs Featured On The Compilation Album Michael Parkinson My Life In Music Which Is A 2-Disc CD Of Michael Parkinson's Favorite Songs. Acclaim "Moondance" Was Listed As #226 On The Rolling Stone Magazine's 2004 Feature The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. It Is Also One Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock And Roll. It Was Listed As No. 19 On The All Time 885 Greatest Songs Compiled In 2004 By WXPN From Listener's Votes.
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Van Morrison Belfast Irlanda Do Norte 31 De Agosto 1945 Nome Artístico De George Ivan Morrison É Um Cantor Compositor E Expoente Da Chamada Celtic Soul. Dedicou-Se Desde Muito Cedo À Música Porque O Seu Pai Coleccionava Discos De Jazz E A Mãe Era Cantora. Atingiu A Notoriedade À Frente Dos Them Banda Formada Em 1964 E Com A Qual Obteve Uma Série De Êxitos. Morrison Começou A Ficar Triste Devido À Grande Utilização De Músicos De Estúdio Por Parte Da Banda E Abandonou O Grupo Após Uma Digressão Pelos EUA Em 1966. Regressou A Belfast Com A Intenção De Deixar O Mundo Da Música Mas O O Produtor Bert Berns Convenceu-O A Regressar A Nova Iorque E A Gravar A Solo. Destas Primeiras Sessões De Gravação Saiu Uma Das Suas Músicas Mais Conhecidas “Brown Eyed Girl”. Em 1968 É Editado Astral Weeks Considerado Por Muitos O Seu Melhor Trabalho Muito Aclamado Pela Crítica Mas Não Tendo Muita Aceitação Por Parte Do Público. Morrison Geralmente Mostra Algum Desdém Pelas Opiniões Da Imprensa E Da Crítica. O Seu Trabalho É Sério Muitas Vezes De Natureza Espiritual Combinando Elementos Do Jazz R&B E Música Celta.
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"Moondance" is a popular song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and is the title song on his 1970 album Moondance. It was not released as a single until 1977.
The song is played mostly acoustic, anchored by electric bass, with accompaniment by piano, guitar, saxophone, and flute with the instruments played with a soft jazz swing. It's a song about autumn, the composer's favorite season. Towards the end of the song, Morrison imitates a saxophone.
"Moondance" is the most frequently played song by Morrison in concert, as it is the only song known to have been played over 1,000 times.
Morrison on the writing of the song
With "Moondance" I wrote the melody first. I played the melody on a soprano sax and I knew I had a song so I wrote lyrics to go with the melody. That's the way I wrote that one. I don't really have any words to particularly describe the song, sophisticated is probably the word I'm looking for. For me, "Moondance" is a sophisticated song. Frank Sinatra wouldn't be out of place singing that.
In the media
"Moondance" is one of the moon-themed songs used in An American Werewolf in London, a comedy-horror film released in 1981.
This song is featured in the 2007 movie, August Rush as performed by Jonathan Rhys Meyers with Robin Williams playing harmonica and also features an instrumental version by Chris Botti.
"Moondance" is one of the songs featured on the compilation album Michael Parkinson: My Life In Music, which is a 2-disc CD of Michael Parkinson's favorite songs.
Acclaim
"Moondance" was listed as #226 on the Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 feature, The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
It is also one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.
It was listed as No. 19 on the All Time 885 Greatest Songs compiled in 2004 by WXPN from listener's votes. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.