June Moon Top Ten: Southern Moon (#4)

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Good news: this is the last “Linda? NO!!!!!” warning for this countdown. Next month’s “sun” songs aren’t looking too promising for avoiding that, though. Oh well. Here’s another song from a previously-used list, showing up again…which means I really like it. #4: Southern Moon - Louvin Brothers I had planned on using the Delmore Brothers’ original; however, it has what was then an acceptable term that is now considered offensive, so I’ll use the Louvins’ version from 1960. They recognized the changing times and “cleaned up” the song (even though they used the same term in one of their songs three years earlier!). Their version of this song takes the happiness of the Delmores’ original and slows down the tempo to make it more wishful (as opposed to the Delmores’ anticipatory celebration). The Louvins and the Delmores were from opposite ends of Sand Mountain in northern Alabama, a generation apart. They had more in common than just being legends in Alabama country music history (they’re both in the Alabama, Country Music, and Nashville Songwriters halls of fame): they created timeless harmonies. This album, a tribute to the influence the Delmores had on the Louvins, tied them together forever. It’s one of my favorite albums, and one I’d reach for if they told me I had to grab albums in 30 seconds to go to a desert island. Southern Moon Written by Alton and Rabon Delmore Recorded by the Louvin Brothers From A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers, 1960 I want to meet my sweetheart there in the lane: