How High The Moon
Charlie Parker and His Orchestra Lyrics
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How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
There is no moon above
When love is far away too
Till it comes true
That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music
How near, how far
Somewhere there's heaven
It's where you are
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon
Somewhere there's music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon
The song "How High the Moon" by Charlie Ventura is a love song that talks about the singer's yearning and longing for their loved one. The lyrics are set in a metaphorical context where the moon represents the distance between the two lovers. The song starts with "Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune, somewhere there's heaven, how high the moon." These lines suggest that even though the singer can't hear the music and can't see the moon, they know that they exist somewhere. They symbolize the hope that the singer has about their relationship with their loved one.
The second verse continues the metaphorical language, "Somewhere there's music, how near, how far, somewhere there's heaven, it's where you are." These lines express the idea that the singer's loved one is the "heaven" that they seek. They acknowledge that even though their loved one may be far away, they still bring joy and happiness to their life.
The lyrics then speak directly to the loved one, "The darkest night would shine, if you would come to me soon, until you will, how still my heart, how high the moon." These lines are a plea to the loved one to return to the singer, as the darkness without them is overwhelming. The love the singer has for their loved one is so strong that even the highest of the moon cannot capture it.
Line by Line Meaning
Somewhere there's music
There's a place where music exists
How faint the tune
It's barely audible
Somewhere there's heaven
There's a place where everything is perfect and wonderful
How high the moon
An ideal place, perfect beyond human imagination
There is no moon above
In a loveless world, life seems dull and uninteresting
When love is far away too
Without love, life seems incomplete and unsatisfactory
Till it comes true
Hope is kept alive because someday, love will be found
That you love me as I love you
True love only exists when both people love each other equally
How near, how far
The place where love exists can be very close or very far away
It's where you are
The place where love exists is wherever the person you love is
The darkest night would shine
Love has the power to make the bleakest situation brighter
If you would come to me soon
Having the one you love by your side can make everything better
Until you will, how still my heart
Without the one you love, your heart remains quiet and unfulfilled
How high the moon
An ideal place, perfect beyond human imagination
Somewhere there's music
There's a place where music exists
How faint the tune
It's barely audible
Somewhere there's heaven
There's a place where everything is perfect and wonderful
How high the moon
An ideal place, perfect beyond human imagination
The darkest night would shine
Love has the power to make the bleakest situation brighter
If you would come to me soon
Having the one you love by your side can make everything better
Until you will, how still my heart
Without the one you love, your heart remains quiet and unfulfilled
How high the moon
An ideal place, perfect beyond human imagination
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton
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@olebirgerpedersen
An extreme fantastic solo from a flying Bird.
@landongraff198
Is nobody going to mention that sick drum groove?
@mthzb
its the first ever recorded jungle or DnB drum pattern recorded
@brendonabney7207
Wow! Gave me chills. Everyone was great on this.
@miltonsalmeron900
Who can possibly dislike this masterpiece
@johnspelic9861
Very early use of tritone substitution at 1:49. Hardly anyone was doing it this creatively. Stravinsky influence coming through. That Bird heard this naturally and could use it intuitively is just incredible. Genius.
@raefblack7906
Nothing to do with Stravinsky gtfo
@NatSteeleMusic
This isn't early for tritones - jazz musicians had been making that substitution for a long time before this. Just check out the harmonic complexity of, for example, some of Lionel Hampton's playing in the 30s with Benny Goodman to see just how harmonically advanced jazz musicians were even back then.
@eddiebarbash
Coleman Hawkins used tritone subs all the time pre bird. The more obvious Stravinsky influence is the Petrushka quote at 2:26
@cjgreen4331
Godly, every musician on this
Dang that drumming is so goood