{"id":12861,"date":"2023-10-28T18:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T23:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2023-10-29T08:40:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T13:40:54","slug":"dancing-in-the-moonlight-musically-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ericsiegmund.com\/fireant\/2023\/10\/28\/dancing-in-the-moonlight-musically-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Dancing In The Moonlight (Musically Speaking)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s a full moon in Horseshoe Bay tonight and for some reason, my mind turned to a 50-year-old song written by a guy named Sherman Kelly for his band Boffalongo. They recorded it in 1970, but it remained in obscurity until Kelly’s brother introduced it to a Paris-based band called King Harvest. Their version of Dancing In The Moonlight<\/a><\/em>, recorded in 1972, also languished until it was bought and released worldwide by another record label and became King Harvest<\/a>‘s one and only hit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DITM<\/em> has been covered by many artists since then, and its popularity is obviously due to its catchy melodic hooks and upbeat message. And because my brain is weirdly wired, I’ve decided to offer you ten versions of the song for no other reason than I really like it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What I did not know when I embarked on this project is the back story for the song, and it’s pretty horrible. Don’t take my word for it; here’s Sherman Kelly’s account of how the song came to be. It might mean even more to you after hearing his story. I know it does to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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