For the last two hours I've been really into the song "Dark Moon" by Bonnie Guitar. I guess Elvis did this song... and some other people, but I don't know if I've ever heard it before. It's the kind of song where you feel like you've heard it even if you haven't. I feel that way about a lot of songs. Then again, maybe that's because I have in fact heard them before. IN ANOTHER LIFE. WHOA.
Now what kind of name is Bonnie Guitar anyway? I don't know, but I'll be seeing about her other songs.
In this one she sings how I like to sing, with almost too much vibrato, a style which was basically abandoned by 1957, when this song was recorded.
In my head I can see the notes floating down the staff like feathers when she sings "away up high in the sky, tell me why, tell me why you've lost your splendor?"
I can't explain that but it makes sense in my head.
I want to record this song through a telephone onto a tape far away and then accompany it with harmonium organ, guitar effects and distracting static.
I want to sing it as a duet with Bing Crosby a cappella.
I guess I'll just listen to it one more time.



Dark moon, a way up high up in the sky
Oh, tell me why, oh, tell me why you've lost your splendor
Dark moon, what is the cause your light withdraws
Is it because, is it because I've lost my love

Mortals have dreams of love's perfect schemes
But they don't realize that love will sometimes bring a
Dark Moon (repeat)"