Bass worked as an A&R man for a small label, Jubilee Records, in the late 1950s, and spent much of the 1960s as a producer for Muzak, pumping out covers of thousands of tunes. He also produced and arranged without credit a number of albums for RCA's budget label, Camden. Percussionist Phil Kraus recalls a lightning-fast session with Bass during which they recorded an entire album--10 cuts--of covers of current rock-n-roll hits in under 90 minutes. Bass popped (credited) again late in the sixties with Moog Espana, adapting a full palette of electronic sounds to Latin standards, much as Marty Gold adapted it to Beatles tunes.
He died on June 19th, 1993 in Puney, Vermont.
How High Is the Moon
Sid Bass 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
One interpretation of the lyrics to Sid Bass's song "How High The Moon" is that the singer is expressing longing and hope for love. They describe music and heaven as being out there somewhere, faint and far away, but still present. The moon itself seems to represent both distance and possibility - when love is not present, the moon is "no moon above," but when love comes true, the moon is "how high." The singer calls out to their beloved, saying that their heart is still until they come, and that even the darkest night would shine bright if they were together.
Another possible interpretation of the lyrics is that they are describing the power of imagination and longing. The singer acknowledges that the music and heaven they imagine may not be real, but they still hold onto the idea that they exist somewhere. They recognize that love is often far away, but they still hold onto the hope that it will come true. The moon could be seen as a symbol of the imagination - it is always there, even when it is not visible or possible. The singer's heart is still until their beloved comes, suggesting that their imagination and hope sustain them until reality aligns with their dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
Somewhere there's music
There is a place where music can be heard
How faint the tune
The music is barely audible
Somewhere there's heaven
There is a place like heaven
How high the moon
This place is so amazing that it feels like the moon is very high up in the sky
There is no moon above
When there is no love, the world is bleak and empty, just like there is no moon in the sky
When love is far away too
When love is not present, it feels like it is far away from reach
Till it comes true
Until love arrives
That you love me as I love you
When the love is reciprocated, the feeling is like heaven on earth
Somewhere there's music
There is a place where music can be heard
How near, how far
This place could be near or far away from the singer
Somewhere there's heaven
There is a place like heaven
It's where you are
This place feels like heaven because of the presence of the beloved
The darkest night would shine
Even the darkest and gloomiest situation would turn into a brighter one
If you would come to me soon
If the beloved would come to the singer soon
Until you will, how still my heart
Until the beloved arrives, the singer's heart is still and longing
How high the moon
This place is so amazing that it feels like the moon is very high up in the sky
Somewhere there's music
There is a place where music can be heard
How faint the tune
The music is barely audible
Somewhere there's heaven
There is a place like heaven
How high the moon
This place is so amazing that it feels like the moon is very high up in the sky
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MORGAN LEWIS, NANCY HAMILTON
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