Song Title »

The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress

Authors »

Jimmy Webb

Year Written »

1974

Lyrics »

See her as she flies Golden sails across the skies Close enough to touch But careful if you try Though she looks as warm as gold The moon's a harsh mistress The moon can be so cold Once the sun did shine And lord it felt so fine The moon a phantom rose Through the mountains and the pine And then the darkness fell The moon's a harsh mistress It's hard to love her well I fell out of her eyes I fell out of her heart I fell down on my face, yes I did And I tripped and I missed my star And I fell and fell alone The moon's a harsh mistress The sky is made of stone The moon's a harsh mistress She's hard to call your own

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Running Time 3:03 Performers Linda Ronstadt (Vocals), Russ(ell) Kunkel (Drums), Bob Glaub (Bass), Danny (Kootch) Kortchmar (Electric Guitars), Dan Dugmore (Pedal Steel), Bill(y)/William Payne (Piano), Bill(y)/William Payne (Strings Arranged By), Bill(y)/William Payne (Strings Conducted By), Peter Asher (Produced By), Val Garay (Recorded By), George Massenburg (Recorded By) Comments Recorded & Mixed at Record One & the George Massenburg Studios between August 10th, 1981 & August 15th, 1982. Appears On Get Closer (0000) Linda Ronstadt

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(C) 1974 White Oak Songs/ASCAP

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2007-10-09