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"Moonchild" is the fourth track from British progressive rock band King Crimson's debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.

"Moonchild"
Song by King Crimson
from the album In the Court of the Crimson King
Released12 October 1969 (1969-10-12)
Recorded31 July 1969
Genre
  • Progressive rock
  • avant-garde[1]
  • art rock[2]
  • free improvisation[3]
Length12:13
LabelAtlantic
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Peter Sinfield
Producer(s)King Crimson

Along with songs by Yes, this song was used in the 1998 movie Buffalo '66, in the scene in which Christina Ricci tap dances at the bowling alley.[4]

After having been rehearsed in 2013–2014 by King Crimson VIII, the song made its live debut after 48 years on 18 October 2017 in Austin, Texas.[5]


Composition


The first section, "The Dream",[2] is a mellotron-driven ballad, but after two and a half minutes it changes to a completely free-form instrumental improvisation by the band (called "The Illusion"[2]), which lasts until the end of the song. Robert Fripp plays a snippet of "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top" (from Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!") in this section.[citation needed] In the 2009 remastered version of the album, the track was edited by Fripp and colleague Steven Wilson, with around 2.30 minutes of the original improvisation (the reference by Fripp to "The Surrey With the Fringe on Top") being removed. This issue of the album does, however, offer the original version as a bonus track.

The song contains drummer Michael Giles performing a unique alternation between the ride cymbals,[6] which was praised by music critics and writers.[7] The song was described as a "space jam."[7]


Personnel



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References


  1. Macan (2009), p.24
  2. Smith (2009), p.72
  3. Barker (2006), p.180
  4. Lunn, Oliver. "things you didn't know about vincent gallo's buffalo '66". i-D. I-D MAGAZINE. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. "King Crimson Setlist at Bass Concert Hall, Austin". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. Everett (2008), p.16
  7. Martin (1998), p.159

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