The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb)

[Andy Bartosh]

[AndyV]

Beautiful playing but the song was written by Jimmy Webb, not Jimmy Cobb.

[Cunamara]

Very nice! It's a tune I am not familiar with, other than the Heinlein reference in the title. Beautiful tone and feel! Alot of times with slow tunes we feel a need to fill up the space with too much filigree, you resisted the urge to do that and let the song come through.

[Andy Bartosh]

Beautiful playing but the song was written by Jimmy Webb, not Jimmy Cobb.

Right! I corrected that!

[sgcim]

Jimmy Cobbwebb.

[stringmann]

… See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
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

First heard Judy Collins do this, but not in a long time. Thanks for doing this song, and Thank God for Jimmy Webb.

[Hyppolyte Bergamotte]

very beautiful!

Here’s my version,4:years ago


https://youtu.be/eLu_jLIgLtg

[grahambop]

Jimmy Cobbwebb.

did he write the Spiderman theme?

[RobbieAG]

Very nice playing! There's a great version by Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden on the Missouri Sky CD.

[sgcim]

… See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky
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

First heard Judy Collins do this, but not in a long time. Thanks for doing this song, and Thank God for Jimmy Webb.

Great modulation on the JC version.

[Greentone]

Jimmy Webb songs are exceptional, but "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" is even more exceptional than Webb's usual achievements.

Nice job, Andy.

GT

[Marty Grass]

Jimmy Webb has had his heartbreaks.