By the mid 30’s Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (who wrote the song) had had enough success on Broadway that they moved to Hollywood to try their hand at the movies. 
“Blue Moon” was originally written for a Jean Harlow movie but didn’t start as “Blue Moon”- it was first called “Prayer (Oh Lord Make Me a Movie Star)”- but was cut from the movie. Larry Hart rewrote the lyrics a second time changing the title to “Manhattan Melodrama” for an MGM movie of the same name but the producers didn’t like it and asked him to rewrite the song a THIRD time for another scene in the movie. That version was called “The Bad in Every Man.” It was recorded but nothing came of it. 
Not long after Hart ran into the MGM movie executive he had worked with who insisted that he rewrite the lyrics again! Exasperated, Hart said, “Oh, I suppose you want me to write something corny like Blue Moon!” Ah, yes….. that will work….

Fed Sokolow- guitar     Tony Jones- drums   Gabe Davis- bass        
 Joe Turano- B3
Michael Monagan- solo
Tony Phillips- mix
Maura Monagan- photo       Kylie Monagan- graphics

You can find “Blue Moon” as well as (“I Got Rhythm/Christopher Columbus,” “The Nearness of You”, “Fever” and “(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons”) in all the usual places: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Amazon Music, etc. “Hey Siri! Play Blue Moon by Michael Monagan!” “Hey Alexa!”

"Blue Moon"

maybe we'll agree to disagree
maybe we'll see thru the trees
maybe we'll walk hand in hand
maybe we'll fall
maybe we'll stand

maybe we'll look in and see what we can take
maybe we'll brush it off
and learn to live in a new way
maybe we'll take a stand
maybe we won't stand for anything
maybe we'll just relax
upon the old decrepit swing

maybe we'll just rejoice
about the time that remains
maybe we'll just hold on for our lives

Michael Weber's Album

a new way

a great song from the 60's about comforting someone who's having a tough time. things will get better. some tunes are like a lifeline.

O-o-h Child

When your heart is touched by another, space and time can stand still, years can pass, but those feelings never die. Way Down Deep celebrates in a modern ska-like style the profound effect we can have on one another.

Way Down Deep

The Jack, Queen and King were real folks around Ithaca. The Ace, well, she's the one who saves you...Billy Selman had written lyrics, "Travel Tree, don't regret me..." and I had done his music in our Original Power Trio (yikes!) Brother Odin. So I stole that tune for my own, and a bit of the chorus.  Thanks, Bill!

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Pop [Prod. Kensho]

My latest project The Melodic Moon is an album of standards- from the great American songbook. I plan on releasing one a month for 10 months. 
During the pandemic time I released a few singles, as you can see here.
My third album- Michael Monagan and The Sound was released in 2019- Restless
My second album (first with The Sound) was released in 2017- Soul Survivor.
My first solo album was released in 2014- Echo
Before that I released 4 albums with The Kids of Widney High.
monagan.com
Contact: michael@monagan.com

"Blue Moon"

Michael Monagan

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