Over the Moon for Chet Baker

I was going to post about "Moon" songs in general after I saw the moon in the middle of the day Wednesday afternoon. I think it's weird when that happens, that's the kind of thing that belongs on Endor, Tatooine or Alderaan (before it went ka-blooey) but that's an entirely different post.

Specifically, I was thinking of Chet Baker's song The Night We Called It A Day. It begins with the most melancholy "There was a moon..." and just unfolds from there; by the end of the song I'm fully relaxed and feel better than I do after an hour long massage. The only side effect is a slight case of ennui but, to be honest, life in general gives me that side effect. Sure, others have recorded it but I bet they don't sound as handsome and deep and troubled as Chet Baker. Can someone sound handsome? Yes. And what is more appealing than a deep and troubled musician? Not much.

In search of other moon songs in my collection, I noticed two more on my Moon-Romeo's album My Funny Valentine: Moonlight Becomes You and Moon Love and also Moonlight In Vermont on The Best of Chet Baker. So, I guess you could say Chet Baker lassoed the moon for me. *sigh*