Live Science - Harry Baker • 1d. For the 2009 song by The-Dream, see, Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings, When the World Is Running Down, You Make the Best of What's Still Around, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walking_on_the_Moon&oldid=1006222125, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Walking on the Moon" (Edit) – 3:59 (This edit has never been officially released on CD. Album photo commémorant les 40 ans du premier pas sur la Lune. Directed by Peter Kosminsky. [2] Guitarist Andy Summers came up with the chord "which hits after the bass notes" throughout the song.[2]. In his autobiography, Sting implies that the song was partially inspired by an early girlfriend:[3]. The song was written by the band's lead vocalist and bassist Sting. A television split-screen shot shows President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office speaking with the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon as Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong walk … By Joan Acocell a. July 20, 2009. Michael Jackson in motion. Save this story for later. Magnificent Desolation - Walking on the Moon (IMAX) (2005) Starring: Tom Hanks, John Corbett: was an exceptionally fine IMAX film production which I rate at four stars. That was all. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/armstrong-walks-on-moon This catchy and great melodic pop tune features rapper Kanye West. This article is about the 1979 song by the Police. It reached #9 in Australia and did not place in the US charts. The song is set in space, but it's an allegory for how Sting felt when he was on the road, confined to hotel rooms and stages as the world kept turning. The song was The Police's second number one hit single in the United Kingdom after "Message in a Bottle", but didn't chart in the United States. The last human on the Moon — to date — was Gene Cernan in 1972. In the cool light of morning I remembered what had happened and I wrote the riff down. Theoretically, walking the circumference of the moon could be done faster than previously predicted. With Elliott Tiney, Lucas Rush, Flora Newbigin, Kate Gartside. We have an official Walking On The Moon tab made by UG professional guitarists. Bright, capable of looking after himself, streetwise, he's the last person you'd expect to become a victim of bullying. Marty's there weekends; he repairs TVs in Brooklyn. Picking up the pace During the Apollo missions, astronauts bounced around the surface at a casual 1.4 mph (2.2 km/h), according to NASA. I was drunk in a hotel room in Munich, slumped on the bed with the whirling pit when this riff came into my head. But after he comes to the aid of a victimized school-friend, Daniel becomes the … 1 single "Message in a Bottle" in late 1979. [2] The riff, which is played on the bass, was described as "weird" and "jazzy" by Sting. REMASTERED IN HD!Listen to more from The Police: https://ThePolice.lnk.to/EssentialsDiscover how Walking On The Moon shot The Police into the stratosphere: http://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/giant-steps-police-took‘Every Move You Make: The Studio Recordings’ is out now: a 6CD box set featuring all five of The Police’s studio albums, plus ‘Flexible Strategies’, a bonus 12-track disc of non-album b-sides: https://ThePolice.lnk.to/6CDBoxset Experience The Police on Half Speed Mastered Vinyl LP: https://ThePolice.lnk.to/VinylReissues Listen to the complete playlist on Spotify here: https://ThePolice.lnk.to/CompleteSign up the official newsletter: https://ThePolice.lnk.to/Newsletter Follow The Police online:Facebook – https://ThePolice.lnk.to/Facebook Website – https://ThePolice.lnk.to/Website - LYRICS -Giant steps are what you takeWalking on the moonI hope my legs don't breakWalking on the moonWe could walk foreverWalking on the moonWe could live togetherWalking on, walking on the moonWalking back from your houseWalking on the moonWalking back from your houseWalking on the moonFeet they hardly touch the groundWalking on the moonMy feet don't hardly make no soundWalking on, walking on the moonSome may sayI'm wishing my days awayNo wayAnd if it's the price I paySome sayTomorrow's another dayYou stayI may as well playGiant steps are what you takeWalking on the moonI hope my legs don't breakWalking on the moonWe could walk foreverWalking on the moonWe could be togetherWalking on, walking on the moonSome may sayI'm wishing my days awayNo wayAnd if it's the price I paySome sayTomorrow's another dayYou stayI may as well playKeep it up, keep it upYo yo yo yoMusic video by The Police performing Walking On The Moon. If I were to win her heart, there's nothing I wouldn't do for her. According to Sting, the song was originally recorded "as a rocker" in early versions, but it was reworked. 1 hit in the UK. Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins. [4] It also reached No. "Some may say, I'm wishing my days away, no way". Save this story for later. Uh! Sting has said that he wrote the song when he was drunk one night after a concert in Munich. 1 hit in the UK. From our vantage point on Earth, the moon looks small. Made for IMAX using a skillful combination of computer animation, live actors and sets offered a very credible simulation of the missions on the lunar surface. In Walking the on the Moon, British writer Chris Campion tells the full, uncensored story of the spectacular rise of the Police. Walking on the Moon Lyrics: My mind is blown / Lose all control / Cut me loose / Uh! Daniel Mitchell is a typical 13 year-old boy - mad about space,'The X Files' and Pamela Anderson. She would make me so happy. The camp's a Jewish fish-bowl. A music video for the song was shot at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on 23 October 1979. Dave Scott, Apollo 15, 1971: "As they all tell you, it’s beautiful up there. "Walking on the Moon" is a 1979 song by The Police, from their second album, Reggatta de Blanc. The next morning he wrote down the riff and decided that "Walking round the room" was a stupid title so he changed it to an even more stupid one, which was "Walking On The Moon." It was hard to be serious about the whole thing. The song was the Police's second number-one hit single in the United Kingdom. The B-side to the song, "Visions of the Night", was written by Sting. video. It went on to become the band's second No. REMASTERED IN HD!Listen to more from The Police: https://ThePolice.lnk.to/EssentialsDiscover how Walking On The Moon shot … Both Sting and Andy Summers strum guitars (not bass) in the video, and Stewart Copeland strikes his drumsticks on a Saturn V moon rocket. "Walking on the Moon" is a song by English reggae rock band The Police, released as the second single from their second studio album, Reggatta de Blanc (1979). Furthermore, Sting performed it over two decades later as part of the Bob Marley tribute which graced the 2013 Grammy Awards. It went on to become the band's second No. Walk the Moon (stylized as WALK THE MOON) is an American rock band based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Check out the tab » He said of the song, "This was the first song I wrote after going to London. Summer, 1969: men on the moon, and Woodstock happening near the cabin where the Kantrowitz family stays every summer. Walking on the Moon. The Police perform "Walking On The Moon"http://vevo.ly/UKkolr 1 hit in the UK. The song was written by the band's lead vocalist and bassist Sting. But 'Walking Round the Room' was a stupid title so I thought of something even more stupid which was 'Walking on the Moon'. 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