Here Comes the Moon
| "Here Comes the Moon" | |
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| Song by George Harrison | |
| from the album George Harrison | |
| Published | Oops/Ganga |
| Released | 20 February 1979 |
| Genre | Folk pop |
| Length | 4:48 |
| Label | Dark Horse |
| Songwriter(s) | George Harrison |
| Producer(s) | George Harrison, Russ Titelman |
| George Harrison track listing | |
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10 tracks
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"Here Comes the Moon" is a song by English musician George Harrison from his 1979 album George Harrison. Harrison wrote the song while on holiday on the Hawaiian island of Maui in February 1978. His inspiration for the composition was the appearance of the moon in the evening sky, just as the sun was setting. Although the lyrics focus on this natural occurrence rather than on the symbolism it suggests, in the manner of Harrison’s Beatles track "Here Comes the Sun", the song is seen as a sequel to that similarly titled piece.
Harrison recorded "Here Comes the Moon" at his home studio, FPSHOT, in Oxfordshire. Reflecting the circumstances of the song's creation, the recording features a lush musical arrangement that includes acoustic and slide guitars, layered harmony vocals, orchestral strings, and sitar drone. An edited version of the track appeared on his 1989 compilation Best of Dark Horse. Harrison's solo demo of the song was included as a bonus track on the 2004 reissue of George Harrison.
George Harrison wrote "Here Comes the Moon" while in Hana on the Hawaiian island of Maui in February 1978. The purpose of the visit was partly to write material for his first album in two years, titled simply George Harrison, and partly for Harrison and his girlfriend, Olivia Arias, to enjoy a holiday after learning that they were to become parents for the first time. As with several of the songs on the album, Harrison drew inspiration for "Here Comes the Moon" from his surroundings on Maui. In his 1980 autobiography, I Me Mine, he recalls seeing "marvellous" sunsets there and regularly sighting whales. On this particular occasion, Harrison adds, "the full moon was coming up as the sun was going down – all this and here comes the moon! Too much." His experience was heightened by the effects of either LSD or magic mushrooms, the last of which provided inspiration for another new song, "Soft-Hearted Hana".
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