Don't Let the Moon Catch You Cryin'
"Don't Let the Moon Catch You Cryin'" is a song that was originally an unreleased song by Ween, and was later recorded and released by the Dean Ween Group.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
In 2011, "Don't Let the Moon Catch You Cryin'" was included on The Caesar Demos, a semi-official compilation of Quebec demos.
Although "Don't Let the Moon Catch You Cryin'" is originally a Ween song, its only official release is by the Dean Ween Group on their 2018 album rock2. The Dean Ween Group also played the song live three times during their tour in support of that album.[1]
When asked about the song and if it was originally written for Quebec, Dean said:
"Yeah. But the words were bad, the verses were awful. The chorus was good, but the verses were not. And I never revisited it, and it always bummed me out. Because I always thought it was probably the best song that we wrote for that album, it was a gorgeous song. So we went back, and my friend and I [Adam Weiner from Low Cut Connie] rewrote the lyrics to it. It ended up being about like, all the personal relationships in my life, I’ll just leave it at that. I love that tune. It sounds like Bob Seger or something. It’s a song about self-loathing, I think, and it’s an “us against the world” jam. That’s really what it’s about."[2]
Dean also described the song's sound as the Eagles, but heavier like The Replacements. [3]
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Holding up a love that weighs close to nothing
Taking all the issues out to dry
Sun becomes a symbol, feeds the fire of evil
Put that flame of life back in my eye
Let the breezes sway your nighttime into day
Don't let the moon catch you cryin'
When all is said and done, you'll be left the only one
Who can cheat you out of having a good time
Why'd you say that thing about my friend Linda?
She's had a wet towel wrapped around her mind
The doubt you cast is hurtful, full of jealous anger
Get your poison talk out of our lives
Let the breezes sway your nighttime into day
Don't let the moon catch you cryin'
When all is said and done, you'll be left the only one
Who can cheat you out of having a good time
Cast out like a boat that's full of toxins
Crew's still got the bills they need to pay
Let 'em dock in the morning, get some cranes for lifting
Off that load and send 'em on their way
Let the breezes sway your nighttime into day
Don't let the moon catch you cryin'
When all is said and done, you'll be left the only one
Who can cheat you out of having a good time
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=770
- ↑ https://dangerousminds.net/comments/dean_ween_on_springsteen_bugs_bunny_and_the_greatest_pink_floyd_cover_jam_t
- ↑ https://consequence.net/2018/03/the-dean-ween-group-give-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-their-new-album-rock2-stream/