Songs About the Moon

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot follow up a recent episode paying tribute to the sun with another set of songs about a celestial body. This time, they share their favorite songs about the moon — along with picks from the production staff.

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Featured Songs:

The Beatles, "Mr. Moonlight," Beatles for Sale, Parlophone, 1964

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Wire, "A Mutual Friend," 154, Harvest, 1979

R.E.M., "Nightswimming," Automatic For The People, Warner Bros, 1992

Songs:Ohia, "Blue Chicago Moon," Didn't It Rain, Secretly Canadian, 2002

Credence Clearwater Revival, "Bad Moon Rising," Green River, Fantasy, 1969

Janelle Monáe, "Many Moons," Metropolis: Suite I (The Chase), Bad Boy, 2007

Brian Eno, "St. Elmo's Fire," Another Green World, Island, 1975

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Luna," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Shelter, 1976

Mitski, "My Love Mine All Mine," The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, Dead Oceans, 2023

David Bowie, "Moonage Daydream," The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, RCA, 1972

Thin Lizzy, "Dancing in the Moonlight - Live," Live and Dangerous', Philips, 1978

Los Lobos, "Kiko and the Lavendar Moon," Kiko, Slash, 1992

The Rolling Stones, "Child of the Moon," Jumpin' Jack Flash / Child Of The Moon (Single), Decca, 1968

Nick Drake, "Pink Moon," Pink Moon, Island, 1972

Willie Nelson, "Darkness on the Face of the Earth," ...And Then I Wrote, Liberty, 1962

Emmylou Harris, "Luxury Liner," Luxury Liner (Expanded & Remastered), Reprise, 2003

Emmylou Harris, "Crescent City," Cowgirl's Prayer, The Grapevine, 1994

SOFT PLAY, "Punk's Dead," HEAVY JELLY, BMG, 2024

The Beach Boys, "Surf's Up," Surf's Up, Reprise, 1971

The Cars, "Drive," Heartbeat City, Elektra, 1984

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0:08.0	One, two, a Halloween night.
0:38.9	I'm Jim D. Regatus.
0:40.4	And I'm Greg Kott. Let's get right into it.
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1:57.8	Greg, we had our friend and hero Bill McKibbon on talking about songs about the sun to inspire people about trying to save it before humanity kills it.
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