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Gregory Alan Isakov — That Moon Song
Album: This Empty Northern Hemisphere
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Released: 2009
Length: 3:33
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The tail lights burn red
They were hotter than hell,
And I've been long gone; couldn't you tell

The smoke in the air
Couldn't hide my shame,
Saw it lit up on that silver screen

And ahh that full bellied moon, she's a-shinin' on me
Yeah she pulls on this heart like she pulls on the sea

And you came on strong like some running wave
And your beauty left me broke and hungry
Left me begging to the birds for a bone or an offering
Left me saying nothin'; nothin', like I always say

And ahh that full bellied moon, she's a-shinin' on me
Yeah she pulls on this heart like she pulls on the sea

Ahh she's shinin' on; she's shinin' on me
And those broken-hearted lovers,
They got nothing on me
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Another great musician I would never have heard if not for RP!
Posted 2 days ago by lynnefredricksen    [ Reply ]

And ahh that full bellied moon, she's a-shinin' on me
Yeah she pulls on this heart like she pulls on the sea


'nough said. In the most positive sense.
Posted 2 months ago by hopper99    [ Reply ]
 thisbody wrote:

Reminding of Mumford & Sons, not much "new" here. RP tends to get more boring despite promising the opposite.



Oh so sorry you've decided to leave RP
Posted 2 months ago by GarrySR07    [ Reply ]
I missed the height of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Hendricks, Joplin. But I'm right on time for GAI. 
Posted 6 months ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
Going to see Mr. Isakov in a couple weeks and I cannot WAIT. 
Posted 8 months ago by rosacays    [ Reply ]
Reminding of Mumford & Sons, not much "new" here. RP tends to get more boring despite promising the opposite.
Posted 11 months ago by thisbody    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:

Every once in a while a song comes along which has that certain undefinable “something”. I’m tempted to call it “magic”, as cliché as that may sound, because I can’t think of a better word to describe it. Such songs are timeless, they survive decades, generations, and never lose that something. Every time you hear them they lift you up to a higher level. Maybe they make you smile, maybe they make you cry, but they always make you feel something. Suddenly whatever petty problem you were concerned with drifts away.

The fact that one or more human beings sat down with a guitar or at the piano and actually created these mini-masterpieces is nothing short of miraculous, in my humble opinion. I am eternally grateful to those songwriters, whose talent created these timeless gifts.

This is one such song, to me anyway. The lyrics, the performance, and the vocals always grab me and won’t let go until the last sublime note fades.

Thank you, Gregory Alan Isakov (and all you other musical magicians).



No cliche. Just the truth my friend.
Posted 1 year ago by jot    [ Reply ]
Looking on that label, listening to the music, I would rate this 6, but after having read the latest comment, schwupps, it went up on 8. Astonishing!
Posted 1 year ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
Thank you thank you for playing Gregory!   You made my day!  
He is amazing!!
Posted 1 year ago by emmahound    [ Reply ]
Posted 1 year ago by Alanna    [ Reply ]
Hey! Play that moon song.......
what moon song?
THAT Moon Song!
Posted 2 years ago by Michaeljcovel    [ Reply ]
Great tune. If you're a fan of Isakov, you may want to look up Royal Wood - a fantastic Canadian artist who seems to have struggled to break out beyond our long and lonely borders. I know his older stuff better, so I'll recommend "Juliet" and "Do You Recall" to start.
Posted 2 years ago by Timbits24    [ Reply ]

I guess I've never thank RP for the fact that "introduced" this man in my music playlists. This Empty Northern Hemisphere is the album that brought my boyfriend and I together, in a tent from Chamonix campsite, while we were just friends back then and in love, but we didn't knew.  

Posted 2 years ago by Elena_Neacsu    [ Reply ]
I recall hearing this on RP when it came out. I was in the best part of Setagaya-ku, in the best part of Tokyo, before the Fukushima meltdown, when I thought I'd be there forever... It struck and impressed me mightily. Now, I'm back in good old Boulder. Mr. Isakov is here, too. The Universe will truly surprise you sometimes.
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Cool, Gregory and I share the same birthday...though many years apart.
Posted 3 years ago by Lenora    [ Reply ]
This is another one of those artists that RP has introduced me to, that has that certain something. I got the album for Christmas, and I tell you, every song on it is gorgeous.
Posted 3 years ago by Chewie    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
 simon.martin83761 wrote:
Same guy on this album cover as on Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Agents Of Fortune’! Waoooo
 

Just twins.
Posted 3 years ago by nicknt    [ Reply ]
Any tune that brings tears to my eyes gets a 9. Lovely. 
Posted 4 years ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Same guy on this album cover as on Blue Oyster Cult’s ‘Agents Of Fortune’! Waoooo
Posted 4 years ago by simon.martin83761    [ Reply ]
Beautiful.
Posted 4 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
I am inspired by this vision, more so every time I hear it.....
Posted 4 years ago by k_trout    [ Reply ]
 khardog145 wrote:

You perfectly described the feeling that washed over me while listening to this song.  I'm going to play it this weekend under the very dark milky way filled sky in Northern Wisconsin this weekend with my true love!
 

Cheers, khardog145!   
Posted 4 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Amsterdam  also sends me to another place. Just something about GAI compositions and performance that can appeal to a wide range of musical tastes!
Posted 4 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
Yet another artist that RP introduced me to!! Love this! 
Posted 5 years ago by cmcisaac    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Every once in a while a song comes along which has that certain undefinable “something”. I’m tempted to call it “magic”, as cliché as that may sound, because I can’t think of a better word to describe it. Such songs are timeless, they survive decades, generations, and never lose that something. Every time you hear them they lift you up to a higher level. Maybe they make you smile, maybe they make you cry, but they always make you feel something. Suddenly whatever petty problem you were concerned with drifts away.

The fact that one or more human beings sat down with a guitar or at the piano and actually created these mini-masterpieces is nothing short of miraculous, in my humble opinion. I am eternally grateful to those songwriters, whose talent created these timeless gifts.

This is one such song, to me anyway. The lyrics, the performance, the vocals always grab me and won’t let go until the last sublime note fades.

Thank you, Gregory Alan Isakov (and all you other musical magicians).
 
100% agree. And Gregory has done it more than once - Stable Song is another one. It's been 10 years and I've never had even the briefest of "I'm sick of this" moments with these tracks. 
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Every once in a while a song comes along which has that certain undefinable “something”. I’m tempted to call it “magic”, as cliché as that may sound, because I can’t think of a better word to describe it. Such songs are timeless, they survive decades, generations, and never lose that something. Every time you hear them they lift you up to a higher level. Maybe they make you smile, maybe they make you cry, but they always make you feel something. Suddenly whatever petty problem you were concerned with drifts away.

The fact that one or more human beings sat down with a guitar or at the piano and actually created these mini-masterpieces is nothing short of miraculous, in my humble opinion. I am eternally grateful to those songwriters, whose talent created these timeless gifts.

This is one such song, to me anyway. The lyrics, the performance, the vocals always grab me and won’t let go until the last sublime note fades.

Thank you, Gregory Alan Isakov (and all you other musical magicians).
 
You perfectly described the feeling that washed over me while listening to this song.  I'm going to play it this weekend under the very dark milky way filled sky in Northern Wisconsin this weekend with my true love!
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
The into, particularly the strumming rythym and suspensions, reminds me of another moon song, Nick Drake's Pink Moon
Posted 5 years ago by sjccroquet    [ Reply ]
For some strange reason this reminds me of my earliest childhood.
Posted 5 years ago by markus333    [ Reply ]
Beautiful...
Posted 5 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
Such a great song! A 10 with no hesitation.
Posted 5 years ago by nickmetalx3317    [ Reply ]
7 to 9
Posted 5 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
Just a wonderful mellow song for a Tuesday
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 minimole wrote:
I'm getting Mumford & Sons here ...
 

Me too, with a pinch of fields of gold.
Posted 5 years ago by kopfhoerer    [ Reply ]
beautiful song - thank you for sharing!
Posted 5 years ago by markus333    [ Reply ]
Every once in a while a song comes along which has that certain undefinable “something”. I’m tempted to call it “magic”, as cliché as that may sound, because I can’t think of a better word to describe it. Such songs are timeless, they survive decades, generations, and never lose that something. Every time you hear them they lift you up to a higher level. Maybe they make you smile, maybe they make you cry, but they always make you feel something. Suddenly whatever petty problem you were concerned with drifts away.

The fact that one or more human beings sat down with a guitar or at the piano and actually created these mini-masterpieces is nothing short of miraculous, in my humble opinion. I am eternally grateful to those songwriters, whose talent created these timeless gifts.

This is one such song, to me anyway. The lyrics, the performance, and the vocals always grab me and won’t let go until the last sublime note fades.

Thank you, Gregory Alan Isakov (and all you other musical magicians).
Posted 5 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Every time I hear the beginning of this song, I think that Bill is playing a Royal Wood song.  Both artists have a voice that soothes the soul.
Posted 5 years ago by dandueck07    [ Reply ]
Ahhhhh . . . {#Meditate}
Posted 6 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 Spiderwoman wrote:

 
Thanks for reposting - I'd forgotten about that image. Many years later, still embracing the song as a 10-rater...
Posted 6 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 Spiderwoman wrote:

If you like this, check out his other music. It's all outstanding. Here's a vote for playing a wider variety of GAI.

 
second that!
Posted 6 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 minimole wrote:
I'm getting Mumford & Sons here ...
 
You should probably take an antibiotic for that.
Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Good song...really...it is...just kinda tired of hearing it so much.

 
If you like this, check out his other music. It's all outstanding. Here's a vote for playing a wider variety of GAI.
Posted 6 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
Fine  song, but it doesn't quite fit a sunny spring day.
Posted 7 years ago by ench    [ Reply ]
 minimole wrote:
I'm getting Mumford & Sons here ...

 
brutal
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Sounding more Rufus to me.  Great song,
Posted 7 years ago by melzabutch    [ Reply ]
I'm getting Mumford & Sons here ...
Posted 8 years ago by minimole    [ Reply ]
And it is indeed a full moon tonight.
This is one of the best songs in recent memory.
Posted 8 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I love i!
Posted 8 years ago by Dav3thedog    [ Reply ]
ARRGGGHHHHHHHHH. Where are the words? Love this even more than before. 
Posted 8 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
nice Troubadoring here
Posted 8 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
Sounds like Steve Wilson
Posted 8 years ago by xnavy    [ Reply ]
several good ones by him that RP plays
everything sounds so natural and effortless  
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
Anyone else notice the similarity to The Head and the Heart?  (That's a good thing.)
Posted 8 years ago by raulman1    [ Reply ]
Posted: Jun 17, 2010 - 14:43
 
has to be her, right?  this is wonderful.
 Blackfoot wrote:
I thought I recognized Brandi Carlile in there.  Their voices go well together.
 
bump
Posted 8 years ago by FamilyMan    [ Reply ]
 eveliko wrote:
You know you're on RP when this tune comes in.

 
Another reason to listen to RP.


Posted 8 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
And that full bellied moon, she's a-shinin' on me
Yeah she pulls on this heart like she pulls on the sea

Damn fine.
Posted 9 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Full Sturgeon Moon, Aug. 29, 2:35 p.m. EDT (1835 GMT)
A few tribes knew it as the Full Red Moon because the moon rises looking reddish through sultry haze. Other names are the Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.
Posted 9 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
You know you're on RP when this tune comes in.
Posted 9 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
wonderful
 
agreed, my friend.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Saw him with the boys and a full symphony.  So, so, so phenomenal.
Posted 9 years ago by Hortense    [ Reply ]
 Beaker wrote:
This dude and his music totally sounds like Royal Wood.

Who came first?  :-) 

 
Both of their first recordings were apparently released in 2003.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 A wonderful album, but Bill, please, please, please play 'Master and the Hound" off the same LP; it is the most beautiful song I've ever heard. My daughter actually came down the aisle for her wedding to this tune (minus the lyrics), after getting Isakov to send her just the soundtrack for the event. She thanked him in person in Nashville when he played at a small venue there a year ago.
Posted 10 years ago by pinem    [ Reply ]
Hadn't heard this one for awhile - since it was on RP heavy rotation, maybe a year or two in the past. My whole life is completely different now. Funny how a song can kind of bookmark a chapter of life, and then pull you right back there when you hear it again down the track.
Posted 10 years ago by izycrzy    [ Reply ]
{#Daisy} ... nice tune -  "most excellent"
Posted 10 years ago by Peter_Bradshaw    [ Reply ]
 Spiderwoman wrote:
 
 
{#Daisy}
Posted 10 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
wonderful
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 RabbitEars wrote:



I hope GAI somehow gets to see this
 


Posted 11 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
 Tuesday1 wrote:
New GAI album coming out July 2013!  Can't wait to hear it on RP.

 
Mine's preordered :)
Posted 11 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
ooo I like this one
Posted 11 years ago by Rachoh    [ Reply ]
New GAI album coming out July 2013!  Can't wait to hear it on RP.
Posted 11 years ago by Tuesday1    [ Reply ]
I'm a sucker for this melancholy stuff.
7+
Posted 11 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Funny reading the previous comment - I was going to write that 2 of my favorite GAI songs are The Stable Song and That Moon Song. But Black and Blue is what turned my head, I can tell you exactly where I was when I first really listened to 3 am's lyrics, and and..... Thanks for being a GAI fan!!!
Posted 11 years ago by Spiderwoman    [ Reply ]
 jules44 wrote:
Good song...really...it is...just kinda tired of hearing it so much.
 
Seconded. This song got me all excited about GAI, but after a while I started preferring his other songs because I hadn't heard them played so many times.
Posted 11 years ago by q4Fry    [ Reply ]
Went to see if Mumford and Sons finally had SOME change going on... {#Rolleyes}
Posted 11 years ago by eve_silver    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Droa-oh-ah-oh-ah-oan {#Sleep}. The sixth Ho-Hum on the trot - thank feck for dub to keep me awake.

 
Fred, you need to chill out and relax man!! You're oviously working too hard!
Posted 11 years ago by oilydwarf    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
Droa-oh-ah-oh-ah-oan {#Sleep}. The sixth Ho-Hum on the trot - thank feck for dub to keep me awake.

 
Where you be, Fred? Feckless?
Posted 11 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Mee too.
Posted 12 years ago by darcand    [ Reply ]
Love this song.
Posted 12 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
..marble-mouth?..
Posted 12 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
yawn.  The only thing worse then the droning is droning with what I perceive as a twang.
Posted 12 years ago by hschlossberg    [ Reply ]
 dwlangham wrote:
What's with all the "droning" male vocals? Droning onnn and ooonnnnn. Well, it's not all bad, but enough already.
 

I know!  Right?  Apparently it's the new cool.
Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I like this one.
Posted 12 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
whining, predictable and ... boring
Posted 12 years ago by tutakea    [ Reply ]
I haven't heard this in a while, and absence has not made the heart grow fonder. Down from "acceptable" to whatever a "3" is (ho-hum?).
Posted 12 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
 Misterfixit wrote:
Ah yes, the old moan and groan...
 
seems he's getting a lot of play lately on RP. it all sounds so depressing and slooooooow.
Posted 12 years ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Ah yes, the old moan and groan...
Posted 12 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
What's with all the "droning" male vocals? Droning onnn and ooonnnnn. Well, it's not all bad, but enough already.
Posted 12 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
I have missed this song.  I was thinking about it yesterday.
Posted 12 years ago by 2cats    [ Reply ]
Good song...really...it is...just kinda tired of hearing it so much.
Posted 12 years ago by jules44    [ Reply ]
I saw Gregory live a few times.  Go see him if you get the chance.  He was great.  I am addicted to this record.  It's all great!
 
Posted 12 years ago by Tuesday1    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before... pretty darn cool
Posted 12 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
Again, only on RP
Posted 12 years ago by Blastcat900    [ Reply ]
awesome.
Posted 12 years ago by yayo    [ Reply ]
I first heard him in an episode of Californication. I love this entire album.
Posted 12 years ago by sonnysavage    [ Reply ]
:) he has been mumfordized to some extent, not as extreme though.

 dwlangham wrote:
The good news: This isn't Mumford and Sons.
 


Posted 12 years ago by gigikent    [ Reply ]
The good news: This isn't Mumford and Sons.
Posted 12 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Takes you in, floats along the slow-flowing stream, lovely.
Posted 12 years ago by LizK    [ Reply ]
This guy is an awesome and very modest songwriter. Once, he mentioned during a show after the intermission that he valued the fact nobody had left yet :P
Whole album deserves at least an 8!
Posted 12 years ago by Vinni_NL    [ Reply ]
 dwlangham wrote:
I loaded the comments page expecting to complain (again) about Mumford and Sons, only to learn that there's another artist with that same moooany grooooany sound. Sigh.

  Lovin' the moooany grooooany sound. Sigh.


Posted 12 years ago by FooledAgain    [ Reply ]
I loaded the comments page expecting to complain (again) about Mumford and Sons, only to learn that there's another artist with that same moooany grooooany sound. Sigh.

Posted 12 years ago by dwlangham    [ Reply ]
Somehow, I had only given this an 8. WHAT??
Posted 12 years ago by pinnyrat    [ Reply ]
Love this!
Posted 12 years ago by salzburg4321    [ Reply ]
Yup, had to check as well

 ploba wrote:
definitely - i thought it was him til I looked

 apd wrote:
Any Canadians getting a Royal Wood vibe?
 
 

Posted 13 years ago by linz_bobinz    [ Reply ]
Droa-oh-ah-oh-ah-oan {#Sleep}. The sixth Ho-Hum on the trot - thank feck for dub to keep me awake.

Posted 13 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
definitely - i thought it was him til I looked

 apd wrote:
Any Canadians getting a Royal Wood vibe?
 


Posted 13 years ago by ploba    [ Reply ]
Not too many in my list make it to "OUTSTANDING" ... but I'm upgrading this one.  Right now it moves me.
Posted 13 years ago by gjones    [ Reply ]
Such a sweet song, so much texture on a close listen. Great song.
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
Little Glen and Marketa in there. 
Posted 13 years ago by estprophet22    [ Reply ]
I looove this song!
{#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by modrakocka    [ Reply ]
Very nice sound, I'm paying attention now...
Posted 13 years ago by tphord    [ Reply ]
Here it is again.

I can hear this song forever.
Posted 13 years ago by Malcolm_Ray    [ Reply ]
Its good to relax.
Posted 13 years ago by Brianp73156    [ Reply ]
Instantly likable.
Posted 13 years ago by Malcolm_Ray    [ Reply ]
Any Canadians getting a Royal Wood vibe?
Posted 13 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
It's Monday morning, but I feel like I'm in an old cabin in the wilderness of New Hampshire, watching the stars appear between the tree branches. Thanks for playing, Bill!
Posted 13 years ago by rpfan101    [ Reply ]
 CasaE wrote:
It's a lot slow for friday night. We're not old grandmas going to bed! Trying to get the party started here!
 
Not everywhere its Friday night, my friend! And not all grandmas go to bed early!!


Posted 13 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
It's a lot slow for friday night. We're not old grandmas going to bed! Trying to get the party started here!
Posted 13 years ago by CasaE    [ Reply ]
I'm so in love with this one... It's got a lovely feel to it..

8 —> 9
Posted 13 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]