"Moonlight Desires" is a song by Scottish-born Canadian musician
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Henry Gowan (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish people, Scottish born Canadians, Canadian singer and keyboardist. Gowan is a solo artist and has also been vocalist and keyboardist of the band Styx (band), Styx since May 1999. His mus ...
. Released in March 1987 as the lead single from his third studio album, ''
Great Dirty World'', it reached number ten in Canada.
Yes
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Education
* YES Prep Public Schools, Houston, Texas, US
* Young Eisner Scholars, in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, and Appalachia, US
* Young Ep ...
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Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson, 25 October 1944) is a British, and latterly American, singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the former lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassis ...
, walking by the studio, heard the song being played, entered and asked if he could add a harmony vocal, and made it up on the spot. This single had a b-side called "Jet White," which was recorded in 1982 and originally appeared on Gowan's self-titled debut album.
Music video
The video was directed by
Rob Quartly and was filmed in Mexico, with several of the scenes being filmed at
Teotihuacan
Teotihuacan (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Teotihuacán'', ; ) is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, northeast of modern-day Mexico City.
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Popular culture
The song was used to soundtrack a key scene in the 2019 film ''
Black Conflux''. It is also used in the
Degrassi television movie ''
School's Out'' (1992),
and as a title for the
nineteenth episode of the fourth season of ''
Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2005).
Charts
References
1987 songs
Lawrence Gowan songs
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