Barbra Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand; April 24, 1942 Brooklyn, Ne… Read Full Bio ↴Barbra Streisand (born Barbara Joan Streisand; April 24, 1942 Brooklyn, New York), is an Academy Award-winning American singer, theater and film actress, composer, film producer, and director. She has won Oscars for Best Actress and Best Original Song as well as multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Golden Globe Awards and an honorary Tony Award. She received the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor on December 7, 2008. She is the most successful female recording artist according to the Recording Industry Assoc. of America (RIAA).

Barbra Streisand has recorded more than 60 albums, almost all with Columbia Records. Her early works in the 1960s (her debut The Barbra Streisand Album which won two Grammy Awards in 1963, followed by The Second Barbra Streisand Album, The Third Album, My Name Is Barbra, etc.) are considered classic renditions of theater and nightclub standards, including her version of Happy Days Are Here Again. Beginning with My Name Is Barbra, her albums were often medley-filled keepsakes of her television specials.

Starting in 1969, Streisand tackled contemporary songwriters; like many talented singers of the day, she found herself a fish out of water in attempts to tackle rock, but her vocal talents prevailed and she gained newfound success with the pop and ballad-oriented Richard Perry-produced album Stoney End in 1971. The title track, written by Laura Nyro, was a big hit for Streisand.

Streisand's 1980 album, Guilty featured the songwriting, production and vocal talents of Barry Gibb and was the best-selling album of her recording career. During the 1970s, she was also highly prominent in the pop charts, with number-one records like The Way We Were, Evergreen, No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (her duet with Donna Summer), and Woman In Love; some of these came from soundtracks of her films. She recently took part in supporting Haiti in singing "We are the World 25th anniversary.

When the 1970s ended, Streisand was named the most successful female singer in the U.S. - only Elvis Presley and The Beatles having sold more albums. [1]

[1] In 1982, New York Times music critic Stephen Holden wrote that Streisand was "the most influential mainstream American pop singer since Frank Sinatra."

Solitary Moon
Barbra Streisand Lyrics

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When the night
Is wrapped around us
And the dawn might come too soon
When the only light
That's found us
Is the solitary moon

When the songbird in the willow

Sings a soft and soulful tune
Once again
You share my pillow
Making love to me
Tenderly
Here, as we share
The silent moon

As it slowly sails above us
In it's solitary flight
Seems the moon
Must surely love us
As it bathes us in it's light

Say that we can spent the day
Through a sunlit afternoon
Let your kisses say
You'll stay here
And make love to me
Tenderly
Here, as we share
The silent moon.

Say that we can spent the day here
Through a sunlit afternoon
Let your kisses say
You'll stay here
And make love to me
Tenderly
Here, as we share
The silent moon
The solitary moon

Tender loving moon
The sedentary moon

Overall Meaning

In Barbra Streisand’s song Solitary Moon, the lyrics describe the intimacy and passion shared between two lovers underneath the moonlight. The moon is a recurring theme throughout the song, almost personified and offering its light and glow as a witness to the couple’s romantic encounter. The lyrics suggest the endearing nature of their time together, as the lovers remain wrapped in each other's arms, with only the moonlight and sounds of nature to accompany them.

The song also explores the theme of time and its fleeting nature, with the dawn looming on the horizon and the night slowly coming to an end. The verses suggest an attempt to make the most of the moment, even if they must part ways when the sun rises. While the night may seem long, the dawn always threatens to come too soon, hence the couple’s desire to make the most of their time together.

Overall, the lyrics depict a sentimental and romantic encounter, with the moon and nature serving as the setting and witnesses to the lovers’ passionate embrace.

Line by Line Meaning

When the night
In the darkness of night

Is wrapped around us
When we feel completely enveloped in the night

And the dawn might come too soon
And the possibility of the morning coming too soon exists

When the only light
When the only source of light

That's found us
That we have found

Is the solitary moon
Is the moon all alone in the night sky

When the songbird in the willow
When the bird in the tree

Sings a soft and soulful tune
Sings a gentle and deep melody

Once again
One more time

You share my pillow
You share my bed

Making love to me
Expressing affection through intimacy

Tenderly
In a gentle manner

Here, as we share
In this moment, as we are together

The silent moon
The moon that makes no sound

As it slowly sails above us
As the moon moves slowly through the sky

In it's solitary flight
All by itself, flying through the sky

Seems the moon
It appears that the moon

Must surely love us
Must have an affection for us

As it bathes us in it's light
As it illuminates us with its glow

Say that we can spend the day
Let's imagine that we could spend the daytime

Through a sunlit afternoon
In the brightness of the afternoon

Let your kisses say
Express your affection through kissing

You'll stay here
That you will remain here with me

And make love to me
And express that intimacy with me

Tenderly
In a gentle manner

Here, as we share
In this moment, while we are together

The solitary moon.
The moon all alone in the night sky.

Tender loving moon
The moon that provides a soft, affectionate light

The sedentary moon
The moon that appears motionless in the sky

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group
Written by: ALAN BERGMAN, MARILYN BERGMAN, JOHNNY MANDEL

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