5 on Friday -- Set 276

Spinning Friday tunes since 2010...

For anyone who wants to join in, simply choose five pieces of music and post them for other bloggers to enjoy. Then check out the set posted by the other 5 on Friday blogger -- you can sign in over at Golch Central's Rambling Stuff.

I didn't know until a few years ago that there was such a thing as a selenophile -- someone who loves the moon, is captivated by the moon, who feels a sense of excitement as dusk settles and night takes over.

All I knew was that I loved the moon and moonlight in a way that sunworshippers seem to love their sunny days. Actually, no -- the sun lovers' relationships to sunny days seems to be more of an extrovert thing, while they fill their blue-sky days with lots of activity and feel happy doing it.

My relationship with the moon and the night fits with my introverted self, filling me with a quiet joy, yet a very intense joy. It's just me and the night and no desire to do anything but be. 

1 - Moonlight Bay - Leon Redbone 

2 - By the Light of the Silvery Moon - A Capella Trudbol (Julien Neel) 

3 - Moonlight and Roses - Jim Reeves 

4 - Harvest Moon - Neil Young 

5 - Moonlight Drive - The Doors 

  

5 on Friday - Set 139

Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.

Here at A Piece of My Mind the mists of October have rolled in, heralding the approach of Halloween and all that goes bump in the night.

This week's set looks skyward toward the moon. Will it shine brightly enough to illuminate those shadowy figures darting for cover? Will it stay in front of the clouds long enough for you to make your way to the safety of your door? 

1 - Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley

2 - Harvest Moon - Neil Young

3 - Drunk on the Moon - Tom Waits

4 - Dancing in the Moonlight - King Harvest

5 - Moon Over Bourbon Street - Sting