It’s a record bathing in nostalgia, and there isn’t a genre out there that can conjure sentiment and wistfulness as well as country and folk. “I made Harvest Moon because I didn’t want to hear any loud sounds,” Young stated in a 1995 interview with Mojo Magazine.īecause Young’s hearing had become softer, he was forced to pack away all the chaos, clutter, hype, and scrutiny that had been following him for 20 years to make space for an album where he was able to recline back into a much gentler and tender sound, and it turned out to be the making of Harvest Moon. I'm not sure i really believe that, but I think it's worth considering.When they did, another thrashing effort from the Godfather of Grunge was impossible and the decision to make an abrupt return to his country origins on Harvest Moon, while surprising to his new fan base who were awaiting a follow up to White Line and F*!#in Up, was inevitable. The "when we were strangers." verse all seems to be in past tense, including the "when we were lovers." This could mean that all that is in the past, yeah? The only other thought I might have is that he's visiting a old lover, someone he's not with but managed to stay on good terms with.
However, if we're using the day as a metaphor for their life, wouldn't it make more sense for it to end when the sun goes down? And why would he want to dance just as the moon comes up? I'm not sure I'm with this theory. Certainly a Harvest Moon is red, which could indicate blood and death. It may have a longer term meaning as well. But he's still in love with them, and still loves to dance. He's been with this person a long time, I think, perhaps has even married them and had kids. It sort of has an immediate meaning, I think. But guess what, I didn't come into this or any other topic and do it, because it's obnoxious. And what's with the list? I could probably name 50 songs I like better than this one too. Sveden, why did you come onto this song's page and say all that? You didn't even say why you didn't like the song, you just said "it's a lame, wussy song." I'm sorry, but acting like having feelings is lame doesn't make you cool. While I realize it's silly to chastise someone for something they said almost a year ago. I do not think the separation is particularly desired by either party.
I understand this song as a deep love that will always exist, though the two involved were separated and probably always will be. I feel that this just also correlates to the fact that years have passed between their being together, and he wants their reuniting to be wondrous, ethereal - such like childlike dreams. He is reflecting upon this intense love that he still feels in his older years for a person he wishes to be with again, even if briefly for a single evening/dance.Īnother line: "Just like children sleepin', We could dream this night away" is also being interpreted too literally. I believe the harvest moon parallels a calendar year to the seasons of life.suggesting that his life is soon ending. This song is not about a marriage or couple, but rather an all-consuming (perhaps unrequited) love that still exists. "When we were lovers, I loved you with all my heart" clarifies that the relationship is in the past. I agree with the above comment by lazyesq.
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