Moonlight Desires - Gowan
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- Опубліковано 28 чер 2012
- Gowan's "Moonlight Desires", from the album Great Dirty World. The remastered, deluxe re-release containing previously unreleased material is available NOW through Linus Entertainment - www.truenorthrecords.com/Album...
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It took me 30 years to find this song. Parts of the song (without words) were in my head since hearing it on the radio as a teenager in 1990. Who knows how many hours I spent scouring the internet trying to figure out the name/band to no avail. In 2020 I saw a random clip from a podcast that was playing a song in the background. I recognized the voice after 3 decades. It only took a minute after that and I found my unicorn. Listening to it for the first time in 30 years took me right back to where I was in 1990 when I first heard this song.
I could have helped expedite the process for you! Glad you found this great song again, Cheers!
Pour one out for the 2 or 3 songs I'm looking for the same way now
Shazam it next time! Just kidding. (Seriously !) but that’s awesome! Music can take us back to certain moments in time, the ultimate time traveler.
Your not alone.
This took me on a trip dude. Thanks for your story
An artist who never got the recognition he deserved.
Numerous talented canadian artists never got the recognition they deserved
When it comes to music, movies, video games, the 80s is the GOAT.
Only one video game. Vice city. 80s was a weird transiton from the 70s to 90s.
Never the GOAT. A cerain few, like Gowan should be im the Hall of Fame.
This song should have been wayyyy bigger then it was. What an 80s banger.
Does this ever get old? No.
We had such a plethora of gorgeously talented bands and musicians in the 80's in Canada. People did not know what they were missing.
Lauren Johnston I know exactly what you mean 😊
@@perryharper3085 (this, as I'm watching Saga Hurry Don't be late). Still so good.
Lauren Johnston exactly and the music from back in the day was something that I’ll never forget and I hope you think that same thing 😊
Lauren Johnston so true and I’m happy that I was a teenager growing up in the 80s 😊
I wish I was born in the 80's... But I can completely agree with that statement!
This guy should have been way bigger than he was. Serious creative talents
He sings for Styx now!
@@samsrg3025Can you imagine that audition? He’s brilliantly playing piano then
GOWAN: I’m sail-ing a-
REST OF STYX: You’re hired!
It's why marketing has to be a priority
this song and the Degrassi schools out special will forever be part of my eternal youth.
Ladies and gentlemen....may I present the most 80's, 80's music video on the planet. Nothing beats a guy dancing around some gorgeous scenery in a velveteen ruffled shirt with a killer mullet. Once you've watched this, you've watched the whole 80's.
Quite a cinematic feat for a Canadian act in those days. No CGI and on location. Great video
That and that sweet ass owl...
Gotta have a montage...
@@jayclark5538 yes sent a cease and decist on that one
@@MrKongatthegates The guy in white is Jon Anderson of Yes, so I doubt they were TOO mad about the whole thing.
How the hell is LG’s pre-Styx career not known outside of Canada. This is a true classic.
This made my evening…what a video…..what a song lol…..thank you 80 s pinnacle
I bought this cassette when it first came out in the 1980s. I'm still amazed that Gowan didn't catch on internationally. He has an incredible voice and talent. Not to mention a good dose of charisma and you can see in his videos a true love of performing.
He never sold his soul.
Gowan means owl in several of the Celtic languages, hence the image in this video clip.
Man...i was cracking jokes all over the comments about that owl...
Cool!
This song is so gorgeous that it makes me momentarily forget about his mullet. :D
Lmfao
Those fabulous things that made us who we are today lol
Haha dont disrespect the mullet
Wouldnt forget if it were on the end of me coq
Gotta admit it it suits him and this song
Summer of 1987 best year of my teenage life.
Such amazing song by Gowan thanks to DEGRASSI schools out fell in love with this.
Yup, that’s what brought me here…stupid Joey 🙄
@@davekemp4202 who is the guy with white face paint in the video
@@mehchocolate1257I honestly don’t know maybe a band member not sure exactly.
@@mehchocolate1257 Jon Anderson, singer of progressive rock band Yes.
@@jamesortiz6312 so who has a better mullet Gowan or Jon Anderson
Both beautiful Gowan and the miraculous voice of Jon Anderson are beyond words, pure magic, out of this world... I can't stop listening to it/them!
Few months ago taking my 5 yrs old son to his swimming class on a Saturday morning and this song was playing thru speakers in the centre. I was like what an amazing song but I couldn't find this song on UA-cam searched hours on end but I could not remember the lyrics. I was going insane. I kept humming the tune the chorus meanwhile my wife thought I went mad. Finally, this morning I woke up and said moonlight that's it !! and here we are. Add this song to my ultimate 80's playlist. I am so relieved. Didn't know the artist was Canadian.
I'd never heard this until yesterday but now I can't stop playing it! Great song! :)
This song is absolute fire. Heard it in the car with my mom the other day. Been listening to it ever since.
Really love this song, listening from kentucky 2022. enjoy
You Kentuckians have great taste :)
this was my favourite song of the 80s (and still is)
canadian musicians rule!!!!!!!! we have the best and i am very proud to be one of them!!!
My “Canada Moment “ Seeing Gowan perform @ Massey Hall, then, at the Labatt Blue backstage party, I meet Gowan and Kim Mitchell! I was NOT WORTHY! The beaver Kicker… I was 10!
This song NEVER gets old. Haven't heard it in a long time, listening on St. Patrick's Day 2021, from Ontario Canada.
It will forever remind me of being a young boy in the 1980s and my Mom, she loved Gowan back then
@@dannewfield6734 who is the guy with white face paint in the video
Canadian patriot!!!
@@mehchocolate1257singer of YES
Jon Anderson from a band called "Yes".
My favorite all time song. Absolute goosebumps ❤❤❤
Thank you for being a fan ❤❤
It's a stone cold classic
It took me 29 years to realize this is a guy lmao. Always heard it on the radio lol
One of the most underrated songs and videos of the 80s. Teotihuacan is very special to my heart; and made sure that I watched this video 2 and half years ago, immediately after visiting there. One of the most magical places I have ever visited. Hail Spearthrower Owl and Quetzalcoatl!
A tribute to the moon at the Pyramid of the Moon
@@snowflakepillow8697 Jon Anderson and Gowan are a great team
Incredible harmonies from Jon Anderson too.
Melody back up vocals by none other than Jon Anderson from Yes, adds an almost spiritual depth to this song. Love it :)
That's actually so cool! Makes me appreciate the song a bit more now!
He does that.
@@mikereiss4216 is Jon Anderson from the UK
This is a certified hood classic.
Keep amazing Canadian/English music alive! 🇨🇦 🏴
Jon's completely serendipitous inclusion on this exquisitely beautiful song just adds so much... He & Gowan sound phenomenal together! ❤️
ETA~ Gowan is amazing live!!
Gowan wasn't born in England. He was born in Scotland.
@@Eclipse2582 Jon Anderson is English.
@@Eclipse2582 Gowan is Canadian
Such a gorgeous, haunting voice. If I had Gowan's voice I'd never stop singing.
Have been listening to this song for over 10 years and literally today from TRUELY listening to the lyrics I've interpreted it completely different then what I've been hearing to exactly wtf I needed to hear even though it may mean completely different things to the artist or any individual listening. Song is truly timeless as it can speak to whoever is currently listening at the time they are listening. If anyone actually gives af to how I heard it today Holla below
One of the most visually spectacular videos ever.
Gowan on the temple of the moon and Anderson on the temple of the sun. Genius video. Great song.
I can never get enough of this song! The video only makes it better!
Id give anything to go back and live the 80’s again
I'm 27 and if I had a time machine that's where I'd be going, and staying 😍
This SONG and Album was produced by BOB EZRIN who did albums with Peter Gabriel, Pink Floyd, and many others...
Incredible arrangements and sound!
GOWAN is finally Touring Again, and he's AMAZING LIVE, so Try to catch his Shows!
GOWAN also is the Lead Singer currently of STYX and performs some Songs of his Too!
This video, song the way it's mixed, the musicians, Lawrence and Jon; it just keeps getting better and better everytime I watch and listen to it. Nothing wrong with going back in time when it's like this.
Who is still listening in 2020? This song is timeless.
2021 and still listening! I'm sad I had no idea this hidden gem existed! I knew of the song by name only because it was a Degrassi: The Next Generation Episode Name (common theme for their episodes, are song names) and it was also used earlier in the Degrassi High Series Finale/Backdoor Pilot to D:TNG
@@SheriffOutlaw funny you mentioned Degrassi. I have always liked this song, but I recently heard it when I binge watched Degrassi out of nostalgic desire. Awesome choice for the show.
@@jarednielsen my sister got me hooked on the show in 02' and I been into the series since then. Phenomenal storytelling and praise to them for not toning down the themes
I'm currently binge watching from Jr. High to Next Class
Me I loved the Eighties🥰
2021-06-12
I just saw him live, last night
This was the last song.
Took me back 37 years. It was 👏
Saw him on Friday in Vancouver, BC. Just wow! Underrated performer.
Joey Jeremiah and Tessa Campanelli banged for the first time to this song.
They sure did. Then Caitlin got to swear at Joey for the first time on canadian television, the big bad f word hahaha
First time I heard this song was at Expo 86 in Vancouver. Gowan performed a concert there and even though this song wouldn't be released until the next year, he played this one and another track from what would be his next album. Was a great show!
Awww I would of loved to see him perform! Mind you I would of been six when I was there so wouldn’t of cared at the time! 😂 loved expo tho from what I remember!
@@ibelievethesecret80 what Mayan God is Jon Anderson portraying in the video
have had this song stuck in my head for about 2 weeks, finally decided to re listen to it for the 100th time
YES!!
@@luvyesmusici4886 what Mayan God is Jon Anderson portraying in the video anyway
Of COURSE it's Jon Anderson of Yes singing. A perfect match for Gowan's voice.
Gowan has also had members of Peter Gabriel's backing band and Alex Lifeson of Rush play on his albums. I suppose it only makes sense he would squeeze a Yes guy in there too. ;)
Good to hear Jon Anderson on the backing vocals. His voice is always a nice surprise when it pops up on other people's recordings.
Aztec pyramids, Jon Anderson of "Yes" doing backing vocals AND acting as an Aztec shaman, and Gowan in a ruffled shirt and mullet - what is there not to love?
WOW thanks so much for posting this. Brings me back to my childhood in Canada. I love this.
Me too. My second favourite Gowan song, after A Criminal Mind.
canada whooooooooooo whoooooooooo i am canadian
Cool
@@dannyspicsdannyspics563 the guy with white face paint in the video is Jon Anderson
One of the rare pieces that get so much better with age.
This will always be to me the Joey and Tessa song from Schools Out Degrassi xx
Yup
Excellent
YESS
Yep! Watched it yesterday 😄
Tessa.
Happy Birthday! Thank you for the music and the grace with which you treat fans. It's much appreciated. I hope your birthday was awesome.
Gowan's mullet was magnificent
I've had my share of long hair and mullets, probably last in my 20s, but at 56, and with the whole Covid thing, still having great and dark hair, I've decided I'm only getting younger, been growing out the back for a year now to where I have finally have a mullet ( I can put it under a hat for work ) and I'm going to keep it going. Will it get back to Lawrence's and my length back in the day? Probably not. ;-) Wife hates it, but I could care less what she thinks. I'm a rock star! ;-)
First heard this song staying up late playing Pokemon Soulsilver, was around 2010 and I had the radio on
So proud that all the locations for this video are from my home country, Mexico. Jon Anderson (from YES) has always been a fan of Mexican mythology and spirituality.
It's beautiful.
makes you wonder if JA had anything to do with the filming location or theme of the video. So happy he did backing vox on this track - it really takes it to another level of awesome
What Is the mythology in this video, like what's with the pyramids and the white face paint?
@@BS-hq6iz Jon Anderson of Yes, is in replica Mayan Priest wear, giving tribute to the Colossus that the Mayan's were in their day, and their Total belief in the Moon and Sun Gods. A homage of sorts to them.
@@BS-hq6iz I remember reading it's at Chichen Itza, but I can't seem to confirm it. looks like it to me 'though.
The origin of my love for prog-rock can be traced down to this beautiful song. First heard when I was thirteen years old, bought the Great Dirty World cassette, really enjoyed all of it... But the vocal background by Jon Anderson on this song was my favourite part, and I had no idea who was Jon Anderson at that time... Then one or two years later the ABWH album came out, "I know that voice!!!" Bought the cassette, and that was certainly the most significant musical discovery in my life. Soon after, I found out that Anderson (and Bruford, Wakeman and Howe) were formerly in this old band called Yes... "Hmm, I wonder what Yes sounds like..." Got my hands on the first Yes album I could find. It was Close to the Edge. Need I say more? Today, I am venturing in this fringe sub-genre of prog -rock called Zeuhl, I first heard the band called Magma some ten years ago, and that was the second most significant musical discovery in my life. But it take years and years of Prog training to be able to properly enjoy the music of Magma. Between Yes and Magma, I listened to a lot of (dare I say) mainstream prog and classic prog...
Grew up without MTV so never knew this was a male lead singer until I saw this video. Never too old to learn something new!
I just recently heard it in Wolfcop and thought it was a female voice too. Now that I know it's a male voice it kinda reminds me of Russell Hitchcock from Air Supply.
I love this song and the angelic vocals of Jon Anderson make it perfect!
wow a mullet that overpowers ancient Aztec monuments, pure greatness
Ha - ha, that's funny !!! I think mullets were overpowering everything at that time.
tehotihuacan is not aztec. the teotihuacan civilization predates the aztecs.
@@stromghouls who has a better mullet Gowan or Jon Anderson
@erik freedom u would be the first one they sacrifice
WolfCop brought me here. Holy toledo, save for that bridge of cheese, this is fucking gorgeous.
This iconic song was part of Degrassi “Schools Out” soundtrack
Still the best. Love ❤️ Gowan
Love the Background Vocals from John Anderson from the Group Yes
Yo la escuché por primera ves en 1990 la busque y la encontré después de 30 años 2020 un temaso muchos recuerdos de mi Joventut qe llevo en mi corazón qe lindo es escuchar música buena m hace sentirme joven y ten 56 años
This song is so mesmerizing! It takes you away to that place in time.... His voice is so chilling and meditative. who is listening in October 2022 ! LOL
2021 ! Still going strong
I LOVE this song!!! It stirs my soul
I heard this song on Degrassi Jr High
+Raymond Solis Jr.
degrassi schools out movie was when this song was played
the eposide where wheels kisses one of the twins it's on that eposide during the party scene
Me too I saw that episode with this wonderful song playing in the background.
You were FUCKING Tessa Campenelli?!
@@nunyabidness4655 ha yep, that was it, quoting Caitlyn to Joey
AMAZING. NOTHING LESS.
Nice song, I am from the UK , too be honest I got to know about this song from Degrassi schools out but yes I agree with you amazing song , greetings from England
Thank you for being a fan ❤❤
Glad you found your unicorn. . I 1st heard this song on the Canadian show Degrassi High , when Joey was cheating! . . I was like 9 or 10 but my older brother Eric and Bob loved the show so i did too .. took me until my adulthood 2 find this jewel again!
I'm a huge fan of Yes, but it wasn't until I saw this video that I realized that Jon Anderson was singing on this! My mind: BOOOOM
Blew me away too
Thanks for the info Martin. I was wondering.
Also some of Peter Gabriel's backing band, and the drummer from Berlin etc.
as Larry told the story, he was recording in Vancouver at the same time Jon was at the studio. At the last minute he asked Jon to do harmonies with him and he helped him out. Awesome voice combination.
Me either just realized today july 2020
Whoever plotted out the video did a great job. Not only is the site glorious - Teotihuacan near Mexico City but much of the video shows and has Gowan moving around on the massive Pyramid of the Moon at that site. Absolutely perfect for a video for a song called Moonlight Desires!
The owl too.
I like to imagine 100 000 people thousands of years ago... Worshipping some priest or goddess that whole pyramid would have been packed
Lawrence said in an interview, this was all Jon Anderson's idea.
They got permission, somshow, and filmed this all early morning before it really opened up. Fantastic in every way! :-)
Jon Anderson's voice pairs quite well with Gowan's !!
A shame that this song doesn't have an hd video version... Doesn't seem to age, taking me instantly to the 80's with a big smile on my face !!!
Thanks. I've always loved this song. Brings back great memories.
Very Powerful! The puffy blouse shirt and sunset shots really sell it. What an optimistic time!
Make everyday optimistic, Justin! Each and every day is all we really have. One day at a time; make them all count! :-)
@@luvyesmusici4886 Jon Anderson is dressed as a Mayan God in the video with white face paint
This song is very very powerful, I was an addict for many years and can relate to this song a lot. 🖤
The level of hidden meaning and depth in this song goes beyond anything I could have imagined. When I was away in a long-term residential addiction treatment program in 2010, the chorus of this song was stuck in my head for several months. I didn't know anything about the song, other than I had heard the melody somewhere, but couldn't recall exactly where, who sang it, what genre it was, or what the lyrics were if it had any.
For 1,000s of hours in my head, there was something about this I couldn't resist, the song triggered VERY strange and powerful emotions I could not logically account for. Recently I've caught a glimpse into the dimension of my inner reality, there are reasons I can't yet fully explain but am starting to understand why this resonates with me on deep emotional level. I have a personal connection to this song, and many others, but this is one of the strongest. Meaning within meaning, a hidden context, a secret way of communicating. I know it's my subjective interpretation but it amazes me nonetheless. Especially the site where this video was filmed.
The song is magical!
Wishing you another Fantastic Birthday! And thank you for all the music, with and without owls.
Just a beautiful spirit to this song. Gowan, all day, an incredible look at those "Moonlight Desires", that all men have, for women they champion. Beautifully stated, in a way of purity, and beauty. Magical.
The Golden bubble Moon that I saw, I dedicate this, I return it back also to the creator.........
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wonderful song and video!! Great. I love it this. Thank you for sharing. ❤
For me the besto son and y stay looking for it for 30 years and i found it and carry me al 90 s ,are amaizing❤
just saw him live tonight in Peterborough, what a great performer. the whole band was great!
I agree I love the song too I found it when I was watching the movie wolf cop... This is a badass song I agree it's a nice song... These oldies songs are the best music ever because today music is crap
This is still the best video in the world. Wishing you Happy Birthday! And much happiness.
When music was good. Thanks for this!
Do do do do do do do🎶
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Do do do do do do do🎶
Do do do do do do 🎵
These Moonlight desires haunt me!🌙🔥
I remember hearing this song when I went to stores with my parents growing up or on the radio, I always liked it but kind of forgot about it as I grew up. I had a huge phase of 80s music when I was 23 and I just love this song so much its one of my go-to's
Nice avatar love that show
@@Johnlindsey289 same! Its one of my fave shows ever
Best quality on here. THANK YOU!!
Absolutelly awesome ... saw ar Oshawa Civic '83, just incredible -the talent.
Got an old Walkman from my grandma cause I’m big into 80s stuff. My mom gave me one of her old mixtapes and it had this absolute banger on it.
This song reminds me of a Degrassi episode where Lucy threw a house party while this song played in the background
so Canadian 😭🤣
@@stuartblittley3531 🤣you know
A true Canadian artist. Thank you
Best harmonies in life.
JUST AMAZING ! I MISS THE 80s !
2022 Dan Newfiled aged 45 in the snow covered foot hills around Vernon BC listens 🎶 to this 80s Canadian Masterpiece And within seconds his headspace is that of 8 year old Danny Newfield, in Kenora Ontario," my Mom really likes Gowan
I prefer Mad Magazine and my bike"
From a late 80s baby, I must say that this song is a major earworm. Not that I am complaining. It is just that catchy.
Thank you so much for this high quality version! I love it! :D
It's been at least 25 years .... golly. I haven't seen this in so long a time. I forgot his perfect non-mullet. (sigh) He's still so damned handsome. He and Dalbello made me proud to be Canadian.