BOTB October 1st 2024 - Blue Moon - Results

 

A blue moon is a real astronomical phenomenon when a second full moon appears. When that actually happens depends on who you ask. The modern definition simply asserts that it's when two full moons occur in the same calendar month. The original definition, however, is a little more complicated. About every 2.7 years, there are four full moons in a season instead of three - the third moon, not the fourth, is dubbed the blue moon. The rarity of the occasion inspired the old saying "once in a blue moon."   songfacts.com

Many thanks to everyone who stopped by to listen and kindly cast a vote on my latest Battle of the Bands! 

Contenders                                    Song(s)                               Votes

Toby Keith                            Does That Blue Moon                  5 (Including Anon and me.)

Cowboy Junkies                          Blue Moon                            4

 

Since the first 1933 recording of the original Blue Moon song by the Marcels, it’s been recorded by more artists and featured in more movies than I could shake a stick at. In fact, the 1981 film American Werewolf in London presents versions by three different artists!  Here’s one of them:

Happy October, everyone!

BOTB October 2024 Blue Moon

 

Hi all! It’s  National Walk your Dog Day so walk ‘em if you’ve got them ;-) I’m not sure what the trouble is with my favorite BOTB music hunting ground, but I’ve had to toss two ideas before landing (with a heavy sigh) on one last moon theme. I’m guessing you haven’t heard of either Artist/Band, but I’m fairly sure one will strike your fancy.  Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart wrote a song entitled ”The Bad in Every Man” for a 1933 movie musical called “Hollywood Party” before it was cut from the film (!). The song was eventually used in “Manhattan Melodrama”, starring Clark Gable, but not before MGM demanded the title be changed to Blue Moon. The Marcels original doo-wop version (1961) was recorded in only two takes and although covered by a great many artists, was their most successful single reaching #1 

First up, the distinctive sound of Cowboy Junkies, featuring Margo Timmins

Next up, wildly popular Grammy Award-winning Country artist Toby Keith offered his own take on the Blue Moon theme in 1996

There you have it, folks! Which do you like best? And how come? Let me know in the comment section below. Oh! And, before you go, hop around and see the rest of today’s battles (participating sites are located in the top right sidebar of this page)

 Lastly, on the subject of Blue Moons, George Carlin's thought is one we can all appreciate.

~ “There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls”