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Harvest Moon (Neil Young song)

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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Harvest Moon

| cover = File:Harvest Moon single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Neil Young

| album = Harvest Moon

| B-side = Old King

| released = November 2, 1992

| recorded = 1992

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 5:03

| label = Reprise

| writer = Neil Young

| producer = Neil Young

| prev_title = War of Man

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = Unknown Legend

| next_year = 1993

| misc =

}}

'"Harvest Moon"' is a song written by Neil Young, and was released as the first single from his 1992 album 'Harvest Moon'. It reached No. 36 on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and composition



The song uses a moon motif, which Young has mentioned as being very important to him and having quasi-religious undertones. It is a tribute to his wife Pegi Young, and the two are dancing in a bar in the music video. Linda Ronstadt provides the backing vocals. The song is composed in the key of D Major, with Young's vocal range spanning from D3 to F#4.

Reception



'Rolling Stone' ranked "Harvest Moon" in 2014 as the 37th-best Neil Young song of all time. AllMusic's Matthew Greenwald strongly praised the song, stating that the song epitomized the album and "the power of nature and music, as well as a feeling of celebrating lifetime love are the focal points here, and Young captures it all in his typically literate, artless style." Greenwald praised the melody as "positively gorgeous, and it's one that could have easily framed a heavier song." "Classic Rock Review" called it an "absolute masterpiece of a title song" that "celebrates longevity in relationships and love affairs with a flawless melody backed by a perfect music arrangement." They went on to say that "from the upfront acoustic riffing to the picked steel guitar, subtleties of ethereal sounds, soft brush strokes on the drums, and beautiful background vocals, this song captures the essence of beauty and romance as well any song ever."

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