{"product_id":"by-the-light-of-the-silvery-moon","title":"By the Light of the Silvery Moon","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy the Light of the Silvery Moon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFor some reason, moon songs became popular during the first decade of the 20th century, with this gem and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/perfessorbill.com\/pbmidi9.shtml#harvestmoon\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eShine On Harvest Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e leading the pack, spurred on by its predecessor, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eShine On, Harvest Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. And by this time, Edwards (no relation) and Madden were popular both as composers and performers (Gus Edwards would appear in some of the early sound shorts of musical acts). Actually, any opportunity to use that titillating rhyming word \"spoon\" was readily embraced. In Vaudeville, this quickly became a great soft shoe number (essentially shuffling on a sandy stage). The chorus was unusual for its time because it had a lot of space between the words, a vacuum which has long since been relegated to a backup chorus echoing the lead singer. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Books Art and Music","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51124715356445,"sku":null,"price":0.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0871\/1176\/2205\/files\/BytheLightoftheSilveryMoon.jpg?v=1775529145","url":"https:\/\/shadygrovebooks.com\/products\/by-the-light-of-the-silvery-moon","provider":"Books Art and Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}