Today, I celebrate the harvest coming in here in upstate New York.
I live in apple country, and thought, why not find some songs mentioning apples, or harvests, or even the harvest moon.
First up, is a song from my early teenaged years - Apple Peaches Pumpkin Pie by Jay and the Techniques, a singing group from Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Next, we are going to go into the past. Way into the past. Shine On Harvest Moon, here, was debuted in the 1908 Ziegfeld Follies. This version is from the 1931 Ziegfeld Follies, as sung by Ruth Etting. Writing this blog post allowed me to learn more about the Ziegfeld Follies. I know there is some connection between the Follies and the city I work in, Binghamton, but I couldn't find much on it in the limited time I had to write this.
But the song goes even further back than that. How about a version from 1909, as sung by Ada Jones and Bill Murray?
From 1972 - Dancing in the Moonlight, by King Harvest, a band that originated in Paris, France. The song is still with us, being incorporated into the soundtrack of a current movie called "Hitman's Bodyguard".
Neil Young - Harvest Moon. Doesn't this song make you want to dance in the light of the harvest moon with someone you love?
I will end with a 1962 song from Judy Collins which was an adaptation of a Yeats poem - Golden Apples of the Sun, here sung live in 1976. It begins "I went out to the hazelwood..." The imagery of the poem is amazing, especially if you read it approaching your senior years.
Come join this blog hop and do some dancing and apple eating. Tomorrow, follow along while I make an apple cake for Wednesday evening.
Join this #MusicMovesMe blog hop every Monday - here are the people responsible for it:
X mas Dolly is the Conductor of this trip, and the other Conductors are her fellow bloggers Callie of JAmerican Spice, ♥Stacy of Stacy Uncorked♥ and Cathy from Curious as a Cathy.
Great choices, as always
ReplyDeleteInteresting choices. Thanks for reminding me of King Harvest, too!
ReplyDeleteUnique theme. Some cool songs
ReplyDeleteAnd to think, Bill Murray looks so young! Bwaa. Had to add that one. I like the more current songs, you know from the 70s. At least I was around for those. Fun songs! I've always been a Neil Young fan. Is that Gina Davis in his video? I didn't know she sang.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Monday and enjoy them apples!
Well I learned something new, I always thought it was a Van Morrison original song, 'Dancing in the Moonlight'! It is fall and it is apple season and harvest season and this is a nice change from apple recipes and tomato uses.
ReplyDeleteGreat classic songs. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOooh ooh ooh! I love your 'harvest' theme! I love this time of year, and especially all the yummy fruit to harvest! You know, not only to eat, but make yummy foods, jams, and of course wine! :) And all your song choices were perfect! Thanks so much for the dance! :)
ReplyDeleteMost everytime I read your Monday posts I am wondering who are these artists. We have completely different tastes in music. Although I am familiar with Ziegfeld.
ReplyDeleteYou have Ruth Etting in here twice, but I found the 1909 version here:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLOyFwwFKIw
I like the older one, myself, not that Ruth Etting did a bad job with it.
The rest of these are great!
John, thank you for the correction (correct now)! It was so appreciated. The error was so obvious "how did I miss it?"
DeleteSuch lovely songs that bring back many memories! Thank you for this post. The results of last week's survey
ReplyDeleteI've always liked Shine on Harvest Moon. Your first song reminded me of Presidents of the United States 'Peaches'. For some reason that song always makes me smile.
ReplyDelete~Mary
I have only heard dancing in the moonlight... I will check out others. What a great list. 😀
ReplyDeleteAlana,
ReplyDeleteFuntastic theme! You definitely need to pitch this one to Marie. I betcha she'll love it, too. "Apples Peaches Pumpkins" is a song I haven't heard in some time. I love apples but sadly it's so hard to get good one in the grocery store. :( My MIL used to make a good apple pie. Yum! I was thinking about making apple crisp this fall. I haven't made one in years. It was DH's favorite as a kid. This is a dessert I was introduced to by him but not until after we were married. That's interesting to know that "Shine On Harvest Moon" debute in the Ziegfeld Follies. Incidentally, I share a post on Ziegfeld Follies at the close of 2016 A to Z challenge. It's really cool what you learn when you dig around on the Internet. "Dancing in the Moonlight" is a great tune to boogie to. The "Hitman's Bodyguard" looks like it could be a fun film to see. I have it on my watch list. Have you seen it? Neil Young's "Harvest Moon" soothes my mood this morning and it makes me wanna slow dance with DH. :) Judy Collins has lovely, simplistic vocals. My favorite apple variety is golden delicious. Do you remember her version of "Amazing Grace"? It's excellent. I heard it for the first time several years ago and it blew me away. Thanks for hitting the dance floor and for boogie with me! Have a tunetastic week, my friend!