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| Author: | DavidWrightSr [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
Watched a performance on our local pbs station this evening and saw Celtic Woman sing this song. Copyright by Jimmy Webb appears to be in the 70s'. Does anyone know if there is a Heinlein connection other than the title? I haven't looked at the lyrics yet. |
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| Author: | JamesGifford [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
Looks like zilch connection in the lyrics. I think Webb might have just liked the phrase. |
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| Author: | PeterScott [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
Heinlein sometimes slightly modified titles of existing, famous works, e.g., "Have Gun, Will Travel" -> "Have Spacesuit, Will Travel" (and only one year later). Is there any evidence that TMIAHM was based on a prior title? |
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| Author: | BillPatterson [ Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:00 pm ] |
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| Author: | BillPatterson [ Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:03 pm ] |
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| Author: | WillinNewHaven [ Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:57 am ] |
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| Author: | RobertWFranson [ Sun Nov 07, 2010 12:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
In my alternate world, I think I'd have Grace Slick writing lyrics and her own music for "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress", and singing a knock-out performance of it with The Great Society at the Fillmore. ... I'd also like a ticket and a time machine, please. |
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| Author: | DanHenderson [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 3:07 pm ] |
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| Author: | audrey [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:02 pm ] |
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I actually SAW Grace Slick at the Filmore once. She showed up unexpectedly late during a show by a band I cannot remember at all. I remember she was very good but unfortunately that is about all I remember about that concert.... It was a VERY long time ago. |
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| Author: | RobertWFranson [ Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:12 pm ] |
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| Author: | WillinNewHaven [ Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:09 am ] |
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| Author: | georule [ Thu Nov 18, 2010 6:17 pm ] |
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| Author: | audrey [ Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
The kids do not know about this forum - but even the older kids were not born yet when that concert happened- and Bob is 27 now. Btw he works as a photographer for a computer company in Silicon Valley and lives in Berkeley - and I (and some of you) can remember him as a 9 year old on Prodigy - now THAT makes me feel old! |
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| Author: | JusTin [ Sat Nov 20, 2010 4:43 pm ] |
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| Author: | JamesGifford [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 5:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
Old thread, new discovery: the song "Friends," written and sung by Andy Summers for The Police... is based on Stranger. It even uses "grok." That is all. |
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| Author: | PeterScott [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Jimmy Webb's "The Moon's a Harsh Mistress" |
He's... ALIVE!!! |
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| Author: | holmesiv [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:11 pm ] |
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| Author: | holmesiv [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:14 pm ] |
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| Author: | JamesGifford [ Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:30 pm ] |
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| Author: | holmesiv [ Tue Apr 19, 2011 8:17 am ] |
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