June Moon Top Ten: There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder (#7)

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Ouch. The nerve in my back in pinched, and anyone who’s had it knows that it’s a new adventure in pain. Oh, well, it’ll go away (or it won’t, one of the two). You know something else that won’t go away? This dad-gum country music! The next two songs on the list of “moon” songs are reruns from the 100 favorites lists (which goes to show you why they were on the 100 favorites lists). Let’s start with country and a man whose very name screams “Linda? NO!!!!!” #7: There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder - Tex Ritter What a dynasty. Tex Ritter was an actor and a western singing star. His wife also played in western movies. His son was a popular actor. He has two grandsons (Tyler and Jason) who are actors. And, as long as the Country Bear Jamboree existed in the Disney theme parks, he was the voice of Big Al!!! There’s a million versions of this song out there (including a ballad rendition on the Jim Reeves album that contained the song I used earlier in the countdown), but I’ve always been particularly fond of Ritter’s version. So here it is, back again, to give you a headache. There’s a New Moon Over My Shoulder Written by Jimmie Davis, Ekko Whelan, and Lee Blastic Recorded by Tex Ritter Released as a single, 1944 So far there’s not a line: