Over the Moon
Apr 10
1 min read
With the Artemis II astronauts back on earth from the trip to the moon, it just seemed that I had to go with this.
The song was written by Bart Howard, and to my surprise the original artist who recorded it was Kaye Ballard in 1954. It was done as a slow ballad, and by the time Sinatra recorded it 10 years later, songwriter Howard estimated there had been around 100 cover versions. Sinatra's swing recording with Count Basie was arranged by Quincy Jones. And there's a reason it's the one associated with the number (which was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame as a "Towering song") -- which I think is pretty clear from its joyful spirit.
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