There are 3 artists with this name, 1. Experimental artist Louis Hardin, 2.… Read Full Bio ↴There are 3 artists with this name, 1. Experimental artist Louis Hardin, 2. A project of Walter Schreifels, 3. A short lived band fronted by James Freud formerly of Models.
1) Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999). Hardin was a blind New York City street musician, influential composer and former beat poet. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, wearing a cloak and Viking-style helmet, sometimes busking or selling music, but often just standing silent and still. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore all his life, including a horned helmet, cloak and spear. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as "Moondog" (1969) on the CBS label. The track Stamping Ground, with its odd preamble of Moondog saying one of his epigrams, was featured on the sampler double album "Fill Your Head with Rock". A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird's Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track Get A Move On.
Hardin played drums for the high school band in Hurley, Missouri before losing his sight in a farm accident involving a dynamite cap at the age of 16 After learning the principles of music in several schools for blind young men across middle America, he taught himself the skills of ear training and composition. He studied with Burnet Tuthill and at the Iowa School for the Blind. The music of Moondog in the 1940s and '50s is said to have been a strong influence on many early minimalist composers; Philip Glass has written that he and Steve Reich took Moondog's work "very seriously and understood and appreciated it much more than what we were exposed to at Juilliard."
A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had. The two CBS albums were re-released as a single CD in 1989.
In a search for new sounds, Moondog also invented several musical instruments, such as the "Oo", a small triangular shaped harp, and the "Trimba", a triangular percussion instrument invented in the late 40s. The Original Trimba today is still played by Stefan Lakatos, Swedish percussionist, close friend and pupil of Moondog, who also taught him how to build the instrument.
Moondog had an idealised view of Germany ("The Holy Land with the Holy River" — the Rhine), where he settled in 1974. A young German student named Ilona Goebel accommodated him, first in Oer-Erkenschwick, and later on in Muenster in Westphalia, Germany, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Moondog visited America in 1989, at the invitation of the New Music America Festival in Brooklyn, stimulating a renewed interest in his music.
He recorded many albums, and toured both in the US and in Europe — France, Germany and Sweden.
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2) Moondog was the name of the post-Gorilla Biscuits, pre-Quicksand project-band of Walter Schreifels, started due to his desire to sing for a band, and to follow the path Gorilla Biscuits had been on before their break-up (one Moondog song, “Distance”, was actually written for the 2nd Gorilla Biscuits full-length that never happened). It’s now being sold as a digital download at Anthology Recordings The band also featured Gorilla Biscuits’ drummer Luke Abbey. The band’s only recorded output is a series of demo-recordings (recorded at Don Fury’s legendary Lower East Side recording-studio). These sessions had Abbey playing drums, with Schreifels handling both guitar, bass and vocals. The few times they played live, Abbey switched to bass, with Armand Majidi (Sick of It All, Rest In Pieces) on drums, and the guitars being handled by Tom Capone (Beyond, Bold, Quicksand, Handsome, Instruction) and Howie (Alone in a Crowd). Although further sessions were planned (which most likely would have led to official releases), the band ultimately collapsed before this took place, with Schreifels shifting focus towards his new band Quicksand, who were initially meant to inherit some of the Moondog-songs, but with the band going in a very different direction than Moondog, that idea was eventually scrapped.
The band only played a handful of live shows (at infamous locations like CBGB and ABC No Rio), and the only officially released Moondog-track (Expression) appears on the “Look At All The Children Now” compilation LP (Evacuate Records, ‘90). Another post-GB band, namely CIV (featuring GB-singer Anthony “Civ” Civarelli, -bassist Arthur Smilios and -drummer Sammy Siegler) also recorded the Moondog-song “They Said We Were The Best” for their first full-length record (“Set Your Goals - an album that Schreifels also helped write songs for).
A bootleg 7” of Moondog-songs did appear sometime in the early 90’s, featuring 2 songs from the demos, making them gain a certain cult status. After years of pressure from fans, Schreifels recently (2006) “released” a number of songs from the demos through the online label Anthology Recordings, making them officially available for the first time.
1) Moondog was the pseudonym of Louis T. Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999). Hardin was a blind New York City street musician, influential composer and former beat poet. From the late 1940s until 1974, he was a permanent fixture on 54th Street and 6th Avenue in Manhattan, wearing a cloak and Viking-style helmet, sometimes busking or selling music, but often just standing silent and still. He was known not only for his music and poetry, but also for the distinctive Viking garb that he wore all his life, including a horned helmet, cloak and spear. He routinely gave away copies of his work to anybody who would take them. In this way, he came to the attention of producer James William Guercio, who took him into the studio to record an album, released as "Moondog" (1969) on the CBS label. The track Stamping Ground, with its odd preamble of Moondog saying one of his epigrams, was featured on the sampler double album "Fill Your Head with Rock". A brief phrase of another track on the album, Bird's Lament (In memory of Charlie Parker) was sampled by Mr. Scruff as the basis for his 7-minute track Get A Move On.
Hardin played drums for the high school band in Hurley, Missouri before losing his sight in a farm accident involving a dynamite cap at the age of 16 After learning the principles of music in several schools for blind young men across middle America, he taught himself the skills of ear training and composition. He studied with Burnet Tuthill and at the Iowa School for the Blind. The music of Moondog in the 1940s and '50s is said to have been a strong influence on many early minimalist composers; Philip Glass has written that he and Steve Reich took Moondog's work "very seriously and understood and appreciated it much more than what we were exposed to at Juilliard."
A second album produced with Guercio, and featuring both himself and his daughter as vocalists, contained song compositions in the forms of canons and rounds. It did not make an impression on popular music as the first had. The two CBS albums were re-released as a single CD in 1989.
In a search for new sounds, Moondog also invented several musical instruments, such as the "Oo", a small triangular shaped harp, and the "Trimba", a triangular percussion instrument invented in the late 40s. The Original Trimba today is still played by Stefan Lakatos, Swedish percussionist, close friend and pupil of Moondog, who also taught him how to build the instrument.
Moondog had an idealised view of Germany ("The Holy Land with the Holy River" — the Rhine), where he settled in 1974. A young German student named Ilona Goebel accommodated him, first in Oer-Erkenschwick, and later on in Muenster in Westphalia, Germany, where he spent the remainder of his life.
Moondog visited America in 1989, at the invitation of the New Music America Festival in Brooklyn, stimulating a renewed interest in his music.
He recorded many albums, and toured both in the US and in Europe — France, Germany and Sweden.
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2) Moondog was the name of the post-Gorilla Biscuits, pre-Quicksand project-band of Walter Schreifels, started due to his desire to sing for a band, and to follow the path Gorilla Biscuits had been on before their break-up (one Moondog song, “Distance”, was actually written for the 2nd Gorilla Biscuits full-length that never happened). It’s now being sold as a digital download at Anthology Recordings The band also featured Gorilla Biscuits’ drummer Luke Abbey. The band’s only recorded output is a series of demo-recordings (recorded at Don Fury’s legendary Lower East Side recording-studio). These sessions had Abbey playing drums, with Schreifels handling both guitar, bass and vocals. The few times they played live, Abbey switched to bass, with Armand Majidi (Sick of It All, Rest In Pieces) on drums, and the guitars being handled by Tom Capone (Beyond, Bold, Quicksand, Handsome, Instruction) and Howie (Alone in a Crowd). Although further sessions were planned (which most likely would have led to official releases), the band ultimately collapsed before this took place, with Schreifels shifting focus towards his new band Quicksand, who were initially meant to inherit some of the Moondog-songs, but with the band going in a very different direction than Moondog, that idea was eventually scrapped.
The band only played a handful of live shows (at infamous locations like CBGB and ABC No Rio), and the only officially released Moondog-track (Expression) appears on the “Look At All The Children Now” compilation LP (Evacuate Records, ‘90). Another post-GB band, namely CIV (featuring GB-singer Anthony “Civ” Civarelli, -bassist Arthur Smilios and -drummer Sammy Siegler) also recorded the Moondog-song “They Said We Were The Best” for their first full-length record (“Set Your Goals - an album that Schreifels also helped write songs for).
A bootleg 7” of Moondog-songs did appear sometime in the early 90’s, featuring 2 songs from the demos, making them gain a certain cult status. After years of pressure from fans, Schreifels recently (2006) “released” a number of songs from the demos through the online label Anthology Recordings, making them officially available for the first time.
Duet
Moondog Lyrics
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Andriette Ek loop alleen, ek dra my eie siel, my eie…
Aygün Kazımova Aygün Kazımova: Mən istərəm ki, açasan sən ürəyini... Namiq …
Black Eyed Peas Uh, hmm Hurry up a bit Yeah, yeah [Chorus: Repeat x3] I lik…
Breaks Co-Op spinning around again got the universe in my soul again go…
Brigitte Kaandorp & Herman Finkers Luisteraar, hij is knap, hij is leuk Hij is intelligent, hi…
Charlie Burg Dan da doo doo, dan da doo doo, dan da…
charlie mingus jackie mclean j.r. monterose mal waldron willie jones She look like a goddess I beat that shit like Gervanta That…
Charlotte Church and Sarah Brightman Under the dome epais Or the white jasmine A the…
Count Basie & His Orchestra Paradise can not refuse us Never such a happy pair Everybod…
Elisabeth Andreassen Beams of light touch me when you sing Warming me like…
Everything Everything Do you feel left behind? Like there's something not right? …
Frankie Cosmos you got nice eyes they're very blue that is why i look at…
Ghostwolf There once was nothing But nothing needed something To hold …
Gonjasufi Where did you find me? Baby, don't you undermine me. You c…
Gonjasufi & Gaslamp Killer Oh, ooh, yeah Now listen to this Where did you find me? Bab…
H A S T [Arthur] Est-ce que tu aimes, dans les westerns Quand les In…
Harryan Yoonsoan Oh Lover hold on till I come back again For these arms…
Herman Finkers B: Luisteraar, hij is knap, hij is leuk, hij is intelligent,…
Inara George with Van Dyke Parks A lot can happen in a little Your eyes get darker…
J.S.Bach ・ Koopman ・ ABO & Ch 왠지 너보다 더 나은 남자가 있을 거라 생각이 들다 결국엔 널 떠나 혼자서…
Jan Werner Beams of light touch me when you sing Warming me like…
Jimmie J.J. Walker 왠지 너보다 더 나은 남자가 있을 거라 생각이 들다 결국엔 널 떠나 혼자서…
Liesbeth List Hou van mij als de wind Het verloren blad weer vindt Het…
Lily and The Tigers [Lily] You creep into my heart And make my heart burn…
Lucie Vondrackova;J. Skorpik 왠지 너보다 더 나은 남자가 있을 거라 생각이 들다 결국엔 널 떠나 혼자서…
Melodrom If I'm in the north and you in the south…
N. Hefti Yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Nna ka kgokga ka maatla, Wena Wa…
Nell 이유 없이 가슴 한켠이 먹먹해 정신 나간 사람처럼 웃다가도 순간 눈물이 맺혀 울리지도…
Paris - Concert J. Issac: I search the world looking for a song…
Penny and Sparrow feat. Stephanie Briggs I bet your shoulders can hold more than Just the straps…
Percy Faith Paradise can not refuse us Never such a happy pair Everybod…
R. Olbrychski Poprzez mgły i kształty dawnych słów dawnych ludzi Można prz…
Rachael Yamagata Oh Lover, hold on Till I come back again For these arms…
Rachael Yamagata (feat. Ray LaMontagne) Oh Lover, hold on Till I come back again For these arms…
Rachel Yamagata ft. Ray LaMontagne Oh, lover, hold on 'Till I come Back again For these arms…
Rafał Olbrychski Poprzez mgły i kształty dawnych słów dawnych ludzi Można prz…
Ramses Shaffy Hou van mij als de wind Het verloren blad weer vindt Het…
Rob De Nijs Een van ons heeft een keer Ver van huis zijn hart…
Scott Matthew YOU WHAT A PIECE OF ME THE VERMIN BIRDS HAVE DONE…
Simon Wickham-Smith & Richard Youngs She's cute, I guess She smells nice too Chloe, why do you…
slnm you've got nice eyes they're very blue that it's why, i look…
slnm feat. Clairo You got nice eyes They're very blue That is why I look at…
St. Philips Boys Choir MULUTKU MULUTMU Song Writter & Arr By : Sign1st /…
Stephen Colbert and Barry Manilow [Lily] You creep into my heart And make my heart burn…
Svihadlo Sám tady stojíš s hlavou v dlaních Sám tady stojíš, nevidíš …
Teabe Te do a do be Młynar jak tak jak tam SSK'a Nie chodzę…
The Airborne Toxic Event I've been away for far too long I've had my mind…
The Black Eyed Peas Uh, hmm Hurry up a bit Yeah, yeah Chorus: I like the way yo…
The Gaslamp Killer feat. Gonjasufi Oh, ooh, yeah Now listen to this Where did you find me? Bab…
Tom Verberne I'm upset, I'm upset I'm upset, I'm upset I like…
TVXQ (동방신기/東方神起) ふたりで交わす言葉 それが歌になるのなら 君が気に入ったのは どんな melody なんだろう? 急にこの世界が 昨日…
U.S Steel Cello Ensemble Revelación Infinito Destino El destino te ha traído inevitab…
vamp ねぇ こんなふうに想いながら よく似た手を重さねてたのかな? 鍵盤の上 紡ぎあってゆくメロディ あぁ こんなにも愛してく…
Wes Mack I remember you were sitting on the porch swing Radio playing…
Wes Mack feat. Carly McKillip I remember you were sittin on the porch swing Radio playin…
wszedzieZUBER Jest ich dwóch ta pada pada z moich ust Między nami…
정창훈 자그만 너의 얼굴을 감싸고 있는 나의 두손에 느껴지는 아름다운 미소 가만히 온기를 느끼며 나를…
해리안 윤소안 (Harryan Yoonsoan) Oh Lover hold on till I come back again For these arms…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Moondog:
All Is Loneliness all is loneliness here for me loneliness here for me... lone…
All is Loneliness II all is loneliness here for me loneliness here for me... lone…
Choo Choo Lullaby CHOO - CHOO LULLABY Choo - Choo Lullaby, sing oh me…
Do Your Thing Do your thing! Be fancy-free to call the tune you sing. Do…
Enough About Human Rights Enough about Human Rights What about Wal Rights? What about …
Enough About Human Rights! Enough about Human Rights What about Wal Rights? What about …
Fujiyama 2 富士の山よ 私を連れ去っておくれ あの人が死んでしまったから この人生はもうおしまい 富士の山よ 何処にあの人が佇み、…
High On A Rocky Ledge High on a rocky ledge lives a Mädel, Edelweiß. She has…
I'm In The World I'm in the world where young and old Are bought and…
I'm Just A Hop Head I'm just a hop-head, and so I'll be till I'm…
I'm This I'm That I′m this, I'm that I′m shy, I'm clad I'm young, I′m old I′m…
Moondog Monologue No matter where I came from, I say, No matter where…
Moondog Monologue (Remastered 2019) No matter where I came from, I say, No matter where…
Moondog Monologue - Remastered 2019 No matter where I came from, I say, No matter where…
New Amsterdam New Amsterdam was her name Before she was New York New Amste…
Pigmy Pig Pigmy Pig, how big you are, big as Pigmy Seal. Pigmy…
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