Jackson was still in high school when country singer Hank Thompson heard her sing on an Oklahoma City radio show and asked her to record with his band in 1954. She dated Elvis Presley, who encouraged her to step away from the country-tinged gospel she had been performing since childhood and try her hand at rock and roll. She developed her own distinctive voice and performed in a variety of styles, from folksy traditional tunes to country twang and high yodels to throaty, suggestive ballads. She was a prolific singer of songs with wry lyrics such as "Fujiyama Mama," which contained many references to the World War II bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; ironically, it became a #1 hit in Japan. Her biggest hit was 1959's "Let's Have a Party."
Jackson achieved great and continuing success throughout Europe, Asia, and Australia, but has never found the same level of fame in her native United States. She toured with rock and roll pioneers such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. She has been nominated for two Grammys, and has been awarded the Oklahoma Native Daughter Award. She has been inducted into the Oklahoma Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, the International Hall of Fame, the International Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, and the German Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2009 was finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an Early Influence.
A born-again Christian, Jackson and her husband/manager Wendell Goodman abandoned rock and roll in 1971 and spent the next 25 years performing gospel in churches.
In 1996, Jackson was invited by alt-country singer Rosie Flores to duet with her on an upcoming album. The two were so pleased with the results that Jackson joined Flores on a handful of promotional club dates which were soon extended into a five-week North American tour. Jackson, plesantly surprised to discover that she and her songs were known by a generation of rockabilly fans her grandchildren's age, soon assembled her own band and returned to clubs and festivals, where she continues to perform.
In recent years Jackson has recorded with such artists as The Cramps, Lee Rocker, Dave Alvin, and Elvis Costello. 2006 saw the release of a new Jackson album, I Remember Elvis.
In 2009, it was announced that Jackson would start work on new recordings with Jack White. The resulting album, The Party Ain't Over, was released on January 25, 2011. It included a cover of the Bob Dylan rockabilly song, "Thunder on the Mountain" and the Amy Winehouse song "You Know I'm No Good". On January 20, 2011, she performed with Jack White on The Late Show With David Letterman and again on January 25, 2011, on Conan.
There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder
Wanda Jackson Lyrics
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And an old love still in my heart
I remember now that I'm older
What you told me the day we had to part
You promised with the new moon
You'd be coming back to me
Since then I'm waiting patiently
There's a new moon over my shoulder
And an old love still in my heart
So I'll keep on praying
For your safe return someday
And that we'll be the same sweethearts
As when you went away
There's a new moon over my shoulder
And an old love still in my heart
The lyrics to Wanda Jackson's song There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder are about a love that has been left behind, but not forgotten. The beginning of the song describes a new moon in the sky, but there is still an old love in the singer's heart. As the song continues, the memory of the lost love is discussed. The singer remembers what the lost love told them when they had to part. They promised to come back, but many moons have passed since then and the singer is still patiently waiting for their return.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "there's a new moon over my shoulder and an old love still in my heart." This phrase ties in with the memory of the lost love and how the singer is still thinking about them. The song ends with the singer keeping the faith that the lost love will return and that they will be reunited as sweethearts once again.
The lyrics to this song capture the emotions of waiting for someone who has left, but not giving up on the hope of their return. It showcases how love can be timeless and how it can linger even when it is not present. The use of the new moon serves as a symbol of new beginnings and hope for the future.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a new moon over my shoulder
I notice that the new moon is shining over me, reminding me of new beginnings and opportunities.
And an old love still in my heart
I still have feelings for a person from my past, and those feelings remain constant even as time passes.
I remember now that I'm older
As I grow older, I recall things from the past more readily, including the words someone once said to me.
What you told me the day we had to part
I recall specific words that were said to me on the day that I had to say goodbye to someone I loved.
You promised with the new moon
The person made a promise to me, and the new moon represents a symbol of that promise.
You'd be coming back to me
The promise was that the person would one day return to me, perhaps bringing the possibility of us reuniting.
Now many moons have passed
A significant amount of time has elapsed since that earlier conversation or since the person made the promise.
Since then I'm waiting patiently
I have been eagerly waiting for the person to fulfill their promise for all this time, and I am doing so more patiently now than I was then.
So I'll keep on praying
Despite the passing of so much time, I still hope that the person will keep their promise and return to me, and I regularly pray that this might happen.
For your safe return someday
The prayer that I offer is not only that the person will return, but that they will do so safely and without incident.
And that we'll be the same sweethearts
When and if the person does return, I hope that we will be reconnected in the same way, as if no time had passed at all and our love was rekindled.
As when you went away
I hope that the relationship will be the same as it was at the time the person left or went away, with no hard feelings or lingering resentments on either side.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: EKKO WHELAN, JIMMIE DAVIS, LEE BLASTIC
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@miltonmoore5294
Wanda at her best!
(This is of course a technicality, but although it sounds
atmospheric and romantic to have a new moon over your
shoulder, and some think the moon is
shining over your shoulder
from the position in
which you are located, a "new moon" is the exact moment when all moonlight disappears
after the moon has waned, and it begins
it's new cycle of waxing gibbous until
it becomes a full moon again. At the
time I began writing
this the moon was 66
percent full. Bottom line is, if you are outdoors during a "new moon" you are
not able to see it
to know whether or not it is actually over your shoulder, or
just where it
is in the sky, although
astronomers surely
have a method of finding out. But symbolically to fit
the purpose of the song, a new moon brings with it
the beginning of a new cycle of light, and hopefully, the
renewal of lost love and its brightening
glory.
@miltonmoore8369
@@ruthboykin9873
THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
GRUMPY ABOUT MY SIMPLY POINTING OUT WHAT I DID, IN A VERY POLITE WAY.
I WAS THINKING OF YOU TOO WHILE SCROLLING AROUND TO GIVE YOU RECOMMENDATIONS.
GOOGLE DANNY WILLIAMS ON "STORY OF A STARRY NIGHT" ON THE FELIX BAUTISTA CHANNEL. BE SURE AND WATCH BOTH VIDEOS,
WHICH HAVE DIFFERENT
VIDEOS OF THE SAME SONG. ONE VIDEO HAS A THUMBNAIL OF A CELESTIAL BODY, THE OTHER A THUMBNAIL OF
TWO MEN. I ALSO LEFT A REMARK AN HOUR OR SO AGO ON THE JAN HOWARD SONG, "THE NIGHT WATCH", ON THE BE MISTY CHANNEL.
CHEERS!
YOUR FRIEND ALWAYS!
🌠✌️👏👍🤩🤪🐱🥳🌠
MILTON
@allansouthern7332
LOVE IT
@larkpraise
This lady needs to be in the CMA Hall of Fame! Many less deserving have been inducted. She deserves this honor.
@nilanisiriwardena5019
LOVE WANDA SINGING THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG..
@jet63919
This Lady is wonderful...
@jameswall8754
Hugs.and.kisses.for.a.lovely.person.
@charlesbennett2626
Wanda is or was a great singer love that voice
@maanefisker
Love this song and this version. The great Wanda !!!
@encouragerfulton
GREAT SOUND!
@miltonmoore5294
Tex Ritter popularized this
1944 country classic, but Wanda Jackson
turned in my favorite performance.
Song was written by Governor Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and
Lee Blastic.
@kennethmarchon9598
VERY MELODIOUS 👍👍👍