Moon Hop
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| "Moon Hop" | |
|---|---|
| Template:Infobox song/link by Derrick Morgan | |
| A-side | "Moon Hop" |
| B-side | "Harris Wheel" (Reggaeites)[1] |
| Released | 1969[1] |
| Genre | Reggae[1] |
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| Label | Crab Records[1] |
| [[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]] | Derrick Morgan (Moon Hop)[1] Joe Willis (Harris Wheel)[1] |
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"Moon Hop" is a 1969 single by Derrick Morgan. Backed with the Reggaeites' "Harris Wheel", it reached #49 on the UK Singles Chart. The British Afro-Caribbean ska and reggae band Symarip covered "Moon Hop" as "Skinhead Moonstomp"; whilst unsuccessful on first release, in the wake of the 2 Tone revolution it was re-issued and charted at #54.
Background
"Moon Hop" was written to commemorate the July 20, 1969 landing of the Apollo Lunar Module on the moon.[2] Symarip's version was released shortly afterwards and many see a strong similarity between the two.[2] The Symarip version includes a vocal introduction: "I want all you skinheads to get up on your feet/Put your braces together and your boots on your feet/And give me some of that old moonstomping" which was based on Sam & Dave's "I Thank You.” The screeching guitar and lyrics were intended to appeal to skinheads. When released for the first time, Moonstomp sold 5,000 copies, and Symarip named their album after it.[2]
Chart performance
"Moon Hop" was the first version to chart on the UK Singles Chart; backed with the Reggaeites' "Harris Wheel", it spent a week at #49 in January 1970.[3] Although Symarip's version didn't chart on first release, it was re-released ten years later in 1980 in the wake of the 2 Tone revolution, and spent three weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1980.[4]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Derrick Morgan/Reggaeites - Moon Hop/Harris Wheel". Discogs. 1969.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Skinhead Moonstomp". AllMusic.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 379. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 544. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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