Moonshadow
E577578
"Moonshadow" is a gentle, folk-inspired song by Cat Stevens that reflects on resilience and optimism in the face of life's hardships.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfInitialRelease |
United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
vocals ⓘ |
| hasMood |
hopeful
ⓘ
introspective ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAccompaniment | solo singer-songwriter arrangement ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasTempo | slow to mid-tempo ⓘ |
| includedOnAlbum | Teaser and the Firecat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
A&M Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Island Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalStyle |
philosophical
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reflective ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
acoustic
ⓘ
gentle ⓘ |
| notableLyric |
"And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land"
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"I won't have to work no more" ⓘ "I'm being followed by a moonshadow" ⓘ |
| partOfArtistDiscographyPhase | early 1970s folk period of Cat Stevens ⓘ |
| performer | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistBirthName | Steven Demetre Georgiou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtistNationality | British ⓘ |
| recordingArtistStageName | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance of hardship
ⓘ
optimism ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| writer | Cat Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Yusuf Islam