"London. It was hard to be serious about the whole thing. I was bemused, much to Stewart [Copeland]'s disgust."" According to Copeland, the song was ""too cerebral for [the band's] early audiences,"" so Sting would call it 'Three O'Clock Shit', the title of a rejected Police song that appears as 'Three O'Clock Shot' on """". ""Walking on the Moon"" has a ""sparse"" arrangement, centred around a three-note bass riff. Sting performs lead vocals on the song. It is one of The Police's more reggae-influenced songs. The song is mentioned in the episode of ""Only Fools and Horses"" called The Long"
"sung on the Moon by NASA Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan on the 1972 Apollo 17 mission. Schmitt started by singing ""I was strolling on the Moon one day..."" when Cernan joined in. Cernan kept with the original ""merry month of May"", however, while Schmitt sang ""December"", which was the actual date at the time. After a brief debate, Schmitt resumed, singing ""When much to my surprise, a pair of bonny eyes..."" until he could no longer remember the lyrics and began vocalizing the notes instead. Moments later, Capsule Communicator Robert A. Parker cut in from Houston, saying ""sorry"
"Walkin' on the Moon ""Walkin' on the Moon"" is the third single by The-Dream from his second album ""Love vs. Money"". The song features rapper Kanye West. ""Billboard"" magazine gave the song a positive review, saying: ""The third single from the-Dream's critically acclaimed album ""Love vs. Money"" finds the R&B artist tipping his hat to Michael Jackson, in a futuristic way. Kicking into a techno beat, the-Dream crafts a melodic pop tune that manages to fit nicely into the current uptempo R&B trend, while creating some new sonics of its own. With MJ-imitated ""woo-hoo's""; a clever, flirtatious rap interlude from"
"Man on the Moon (song) ""Man on the Moon"" is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M., released as the second single from their 1992 album ""Automatic for the People"". The lyrics were written by lead singer Michael Stipe, and the music by drummer Bill Berry and guitarist Peter Buck, and credited to the whole band as usual. The song was well received by critics and peaked at number 30 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains one of R.E.M.'s most popular songs and was included on the compilations """""
"Walkin' on the Sun ""Walkin' on the Sun"" is the debut single by American rock band Smash Mouth, from the album ""Fush Yu Mang"". Released in July 1997, it was Smash Mouth's first major single, reaching No. 1 on the ""Billboard"" Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 Airplay singles chart. It is written in the key of A-flat minor (G-sharp minor). Smash Mouth guitarist Greg Camp said about ""Walkin' on the Sun"": The song is a playable track in the video game ""Rock Band 3"". The song was also featured in the television film"
"Walking on the Milky Way (song) ""Walking on the Milky Way"" is a song by the British band OMD. It was released as a single in August 1996 and appeared on their ""Universal"" album a month later. The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first UK Top 20 single in over five years, and their last UK Top 40 entry to date. The group were flanked by a full string orchestra for their ""Top of the Pops"" performance of the song broadcast on 16 August 1996. Characterised by an ethereal and melancholy sound and"
"1979 (song) ""1979"" is a song by American alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1996 as the second single from their third studio album, ""Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"", ""1979"" was written by frontman Billy Corgan, and features loops and samples that were uncharacteristic of previous Smashing Pumpkins songs. The song was written as a coming of age story by Corgan. In the year 1979, Corgan was 12 and this is what he considered his transition into adolescence. The song was popular with critics and fans; Allmusic's Amy Hanson called it a ""somewhat surprising hit"". The song"
"A Walk on the Moon A Walk on the Moon is a 1999 Australian-American drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The film, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, it was highly acclaimed on release, particularly Diane Lane's performance for which she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. Pearl Kantrowitz (Diane Lane) and her husband Marty (Liev Schreiber) are a lower middle class Jewish couple in New York City,"
"Anna Sun ""Anna Sun"" is a song by American rock band Walk the Moon, originally for their 2010 album ""I want! I want!"". The song was written by band members Adrian Galvin, Nick Lerangis, Nicholas Petricca and Adam Reifsnyder. It was included on the band's 2012 major-label debut album, ""Walk the Moon"". It was released as a commercial single on February 7, 2012. ""Anna Sun"" peaked at number 10 on the ""Billboard"" Alternative chart and number 20 on the ""Billboard"" Rock Songs chart. Written by lead vocalist Nicholas Petricca and New York-based singer/songwriter Nick Lerangis towards the end of their"
"symbolically signposted for its own good"". A Walk on the Moon A Walk on the Moon is a 1999 Australian-American drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The film, which was set against the backdrop of the Woodstock festival of 1969 and the moon landing of that year, was distributed by Miramax Films. Directed by Tony Goldwyn, it was highly acclaimed on release, particularly Diane Lane's performance for which she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead. Pearl Kantrowitz (Diane Lane) and her husband Marty (Liev Schreiber) are a lower middle class"
"of October 18, 1969 on San Francisco radio station KYA. The single never reached a wide national audience and only made it to Number 118 on ""Billboard's"" Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart. A nearly 10-minute-long version also appeared on the 1972 live album ""It's a Beautiful Day at Carnegie Hall."" It later appeared on nine compilation albums and four more retrospective albums. The 1982 television series ""Knight Rider"" featured the song in an episode named for the song during the first season. The song was also used in the soundtrack of ""A Walk on the Moon"", a 1999 American"
"Baby, Walk On ""Baby, Walk On"" is a single by American country music singer Matraca Berg. It was her first single release, and it appears on her 1990 debut album ""Lying to the Moon"". A second version, titled ""Walk On"", was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1995. As with most of the tracks on ""Lying to the Moon"", Berg wrote the song with Ronnie Samoset, with Josh Leo and Wendy Waldman as producers. Instead of a B-side, the commercial single release featured three snippets from the album. Berg's version was also the B-side of her 1991 single ""It's Easy to"
"Howlin' at the Moon ""Howlin' at the Moon"" is a song written and recorded by Hank Williams. It rose to #3 on the country singles chart in 1951. The up-tempo ""Howlin' at the Moon"" celebrates the giddiness of true love. Lyrically, the song reflects Williams' sense of humor and love of hunting. The title is punctuated by the hound dog yodels of fiddler Jerry Rivers. In his book ""Hank Williams: The Biography"", writer Colin Escott observes, ""The performance tears along...It was but a short step from there to rockabilly."" Williams recorded the song at Castle Studio in Nashville on March"
"Walking the Dog ""Walking the Dog"" (or ""Walkin' the Dog"") is a Rufus Thomas song. It was released on his 1963 album ""Walking the Dog"". It was his signature hit and also his biggest, reaching number 10 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 in December 1963 and remaining on the Hot 100 for 14 weeks. The lyrics make references to children's nursery rhymes, especially Miss Mary Mack. The song was recorded several months later by the Rolling Stones in 1964. Unlike most Stones' recordings, the song features harmony vocals on the chorus solely by Brian Jones (most early Stones songs feature"
"favorable, stating that it ""gives this progenitor a chance to fully strut her vocal stuff."" Baby, Walk On ""Baby, Walk On"" is a single by American country music singer Matraca Berg. It was her first single release, and it appears on her 1990 debut album ""Lying to the Moon"". A second version, titled ""Walk On"", was released by Linda Ronstadt in 1995. As with most of the tracks on ""Lying to the Moon"", Berg wrote the song with Ronnie Samoset, with Josh Leo and Wendy Waldman as producers. Instead of a B-side, the commercial single release featured three snippets from"
"Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant song) ""Walking on Sunshine"" is a song by Eddy Grant, originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album ""Walking on Sunshine"". Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later by Rockers Revenge, a studio project assembled by producer Arthur Baker. The single, with vocals by Donnie Calvin, peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top thirty in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. The single did not chart on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, but was number one on"
"Walking on Air (Anise K song) ""Walking on Air"" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist and producer Anise K. The song originally features guest vocals from American rapper Snoop Dogg and American singer Bella Blue. In January 2014 it was re-released worldwide with additional vocals by Lance Bass and specially for Belgium featuring Lance Bass and Ian Thomas. ""Walking on Air"" was written by Anise K with KC Porter and rap parts by Snoop Dogg, while production was handled by Anise K, KC Porter and Seth Johnson. The song was originally produced with the intention of having Rihanna"
"Shame on the Moon ""Shame on the Moon"" is a song written by Rodney Crowell and first recorded for his eponymous 1981 album. It was subsequently covered by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, as the lead single from their 1982 album ""The Distance"". Glenn Frey joins Seger on background harmony vocals on the song. The song spent four weeks at number two on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 pop singles chart (blocked from the top spot by Michael Jackson's smash hit ""Billie Jean"") and topped the adult contemporary chart. The song also went to number 15 on the country"
"Movin' On (Merle Haggard song) ""Movin' On"" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in May 1975 as the third single and partial title track from the album ""Keep Movin' On"". Originally, it was the theme song to the 1974-1976 NBC-TV series of the same name and references the lead characters of the series, Sonny Pruitt and Will Chandler, by name. A full-length version of the song was released as a single in 1975, and it topped the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles chart that July. In addition to"
"Moon Hop ""Moon Hop"" is a 1969 single by Derrick Morgan. Backed with the Reggaeites' ""Harris Wheel"", it reached #49 on the UK Singles Chart. The British Afro-Caribbean ska and reggae band Symarip covered ""Moon Hop"" as ""Skinhead Moonstomp""; whilst unsuccessful on first release, in the wake of the 2 Tone revolution it was re-issued and charted at #54. ""Moon Hop"" was written to commemorate the July 20, 1969 landing of the Apollo Lunar Module on the moon. The British Afro-Caribbean ska and reggae band Syramip's version, Skinhead Moonstomp, was written shortly afterwards and although they claimed that there was"
"Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant album) Walking on Sunshine is the title track of the 1978 album by Reggae and Soca artist Eddy Grant on the Parlophone music label. It was the follow-up to his 1977 album ""Message Man"". It features the hit singles, 'Living On The Front Line' and the title track. The former introduced Grant to the mainstream in the UK in 1979, peaking at number 11 in the charts while the latter was Grant's debut in the lower reaches of the US R&B charts (#86). The title track was covered in 1982 by Rocker's Revenge featuring Donnie"
"a “slow and solemn version” in 2012 at the national memorial service for Apollo 11 mission commander Neil Armstrong. Fly Me to the Moon Fly Me to the Moon, originally titled In Other Words, is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. Kaye Ballard made the first recording of the song the year it was written. Since then, it has become a frequently recorded jazz standard, often featured in popular culture. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions to the Moon. In 1999, the US-based Songwriters Hall of Fame honored ""Fly Me to the Moon"""
"Walking on Air (Katy Perry song) ""Walking on Air"" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, ""Prism"" (2013), included as its fourth track. It was released to digital retailers on September 30, 2013, by Capitol Records, as the record's second promotional single, following the release of ""Dark Horse"". The song was part of a poll promoted by Pepsi, along with ""Dark Horse"", where fans could vote for which song they wanted to become the first promotional single from ""Prism"". Inspired by CeCe Peniston and Crystal Waters, ""Walking on Air"" is a deep house"
"Walk on Air ""Walk on Air"" is a song by British band T'Pau, released in 1991 as the second single from their third studio album ""The Promise"". It was written by Carol Decker and Ron Rogers, and produced by Andy Richards. ""Walk on Air"" reached No. 62 in the UK and remained in the charts for two weeks. A music video was filmed to promote the single. The 7"" single's B-side, a live version of ""Hold on to Love"", was exclusive to the single and described as a previously unreleased alternate ""unplugged""-style recording of the track from ""The Promise"". The"
"Tightrope (Walk the Moon song) ""Tightrope"" is a song by American rock band Walk the Moon. It was written by Chris Robinson, Eli Maiman, Kevin Ray, Nicholas Petricca and Sean Waugaman. The song appeared on the band's first major-label debut album, ""Walk the Moon"", and was later included on its own self-titled EP as the lead track. Joe Robinson from Diffuser praised the song's production with its ""infectious melodies, swirling guitars and party-starting dance beats all swirled together through an electronic pulse."" Although never released as an official stand-alone single for download, ""Tightrope"" peaked at number 15 on ""Billboard's"" Alternative"
"song in a medley on his album ""101 Gang Songs"" (1961) A few bars of ""The Fountain in the Park"" were sung on the Moon by NASA Astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan on the Apollo 17 mission. Schmitt started by singing ""I was strolling on the Moon one day..."" when Cernan joined in. Cernan kept with the original ""merry month of May"", however, while Schmitt sang ""December"", which was the actual date at the time. After a brief debate, Schmitt resumed, singing ""When much to my surprise, a pair of bonny eyes..."" until he could no longer remember the"
"Moving On Up (M People song) Moving on Up is the seventh overall single from British band M People, and the second single from their second album, ""Elegant Slumming"" (1993). Written by Mike Pickering and Paul Heard and produced by M People, it was released on 13 September 1993. The song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, and was the biggest selling M People single. The song also became a Top 40 hit on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and number one on the ""Billboard"" dance chart. ""Billboard"" wrote that Heather Small and the band “deftly blends"
"Walk on Water (Eminem song) ""Walk on Water"" is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring vocals by American singer Beyoncé. It was released on November 10, 2017 as the lead single from Eminem's ninth solo studio album ""Revival"" (2017). The song is written by Mathers, Hafermann, and Beyoncé, and produced by Rick Rubin and Skylar Grey. It has reached the top 10 in Australia, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, and the United States. The music video received a nomination for Best"
"the ""Billboard"" Hot Dance Club Play charts for one week and peaked at number 63 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Black Singles chart. The song's bassline would later be sampled in Eleanor's 1988 song ""Adventure"", itself a number-one Dance Club Play hit in 1988. Walking on Sunshine (Eddy Grant song) ""Walking on Sunshine"" is a song by Eddy Grant, originally released as a single and the title track of his 1979 album ""Walking on Sunshine"". Grant's original version was not a hit, but the song was remade three years later by Rockers Revenge, a studio project assembled by producer Arthur Baker."
"the American astronauts on Apollo 11 landed on the moon on July 20, 1969, when Kennedy was a seven-year-old boy living in Belfast. A month later, Jimi Hendrix's appearance as the final act at the Woodstock Festival with a performance of ""Hey Joe"" served as further inspiration. The opening song on the album, ""America"", reflects on Kennedy's childhood memories dreaming of all things American and when cowboys and the astronauts of the Apollo 11 spacecraft were his heroes. ""The Skinny"" comments that ""Album opener America is a sentimental look across the ocean with a slow and smooth acoustic-driven beat with"
"Shine On, Harvest Moon ""Shine On, Harvest Moon"" is a popular early-1900s song credited to the married vaudeville team Nora Bayes and Jack Norworth. It was one of a series of Moon-related Tin Pan Alley songs of the era. The song was debuted by Bayes and Norworth in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908 to great acclaim. It became a pop standard, and continues to be performed and recorded even in the 21st century. During the vaudeville era, songs were often sold outright, and the purchaser would be credited as the songwriter. John Kenrick's ""Who's Who in Musicals"" credits the song's"
"international hit ""Armstrong"", a tribute to the historic 1969 moon landing by American astronaut Neil Armstrong is now included in a time capsule at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Ted Egan (AM) began recording in 1969 and has released 28 albums, mostly themed around outback life, history and Aboriginal affairs. Eric Bogle's 1972 folk lament to the Gallipoli campaign ""And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda"" recalled the Celtic origins of Australian folk-country. Singer-songwriter John Williamson, (OAM) began to build his reputation as an iconic Australian entertainer with his 1970 performance of his first song ""Old Man Emu"" on"
"Walk On By (song) ""Walk On By"" is a song composed by Burt Bacharach, with lyrics by Hal David for singer Dionne Warwick in 1963. The song peaked at number 6 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and number 1 on the Cash Box Rhythm and Blues Chart In June 1964 and was nominated for a 1965 Grammy Award for the Best Rhythm and Blues Recording. Isaac Hayes recorded the song five years later, in 1969, and reached number 30 on the Hot 100 chart and number 13 in the R&B charts with his version. ""Walk On By"" has since"