Hung The Moon by Grace Joyner

I always try to understand why a musician affects me this way. This magic, why this narrow band of artistic expression – words, melody, chords, rhythm – makes me feel. Much better than having a perfect voice is having a unique voice. And this sleepy, cool, understated singer always seems to be tugging me closer. This is a Tuesday afternoon at a bar storyteller, easy and sly. In terms of craft – the punches in this song start hitting in the pre-chorus, the slow build up of “I guess you never knew how to say it… somehow you always got that wrong…“ and then the knock-out hook-filled chorus leads to the final line “I thought you hung the moon.” This is magic. 

Want to hear us talk about this song? Check out episode #102 of our podcast at hlycrp.com.