# My Huckleberry friend... 🌙 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [April 8, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015 "2024-04-08T17:32:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/61 "2024-04-09T17:40:33Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8iYMtyy8kEo/hqdefault.jpg "Moon over marin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iYMtyy8kEo) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/62 "2024-04-09T17:47:32Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iuqU5XSo-1U/hqdefault.jpg "Whitey on the moon Gill Scott Heron") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuqU5XSo-1U) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/63 "2024-04-09T18:44:34Z")
“Shine On Harvest Moon” - Leon Redbone [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jGUW0uAwDyw/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHwBIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgTSg-MA8=&rs=AOn4CLCcAWWgPTV7uS0Aq3hsu40-sdRC0g "LEON REDBONE - SHINE ON HARVEST MOON") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGUW0uAwDyw) ---
**Author:** ![ch51](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ch51/32/3111_2.png) [@ch51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ch51)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/64 "2024-04-09T19:11:34Z")
“Here Comes The Moon” by George Harrison. [https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dcu1dvIwk6pc&ved=2ahUKEwipj9e\_6rWFAxVCDjQIHeLNDwUQ78AJegQIEBAB&usg=AOvVaw24gQ31cFBd61ryRwl7qnsK](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3Dcu1dvIwk6pc&ved=2ahUKEwipj9e_6rWFAxVCDjQIHeLNDwUQ78AJegQIEBAB&usg=AOvVaw24gQ31cFBd61ryRwl7qnsK) Oh no! It must be a sequel to “Here Comes The Sun!” Ignore the naysayers. It’s just a beautiful song, that’s all. Let’s see if I pooched the link or not … ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/65 "2024-04-09T19:32:49Z")
I agree. That George Harrison song was beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/66 "2024-04-09T19:47:24Z")
[Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/67 "2024-04-10T02:43:47Z")
“Howlin’ At The Moon” - Hank Williams [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2onV5L_1kt0/maxresdefault.jpg "Howlin' At The Moon") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2onV5L_1kt0) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/68 "2024-04-11T03:32:30Z")
Doris Day & Gordon MacRae - “On Moonlight Bay” Song is at 3:30. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HuMEOtQCul8/maxresdefault.jpg "Doris Day & Gordon MacRae - On Moonlight Bay (1951) - On Moonlight Bay (w/ dialogue)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuMEOtQCul8) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/69 "2024-04-11T03:34:33Z")
And from the 1953 sequel. Doris & Gordon - "By Light Of The Silvery Moon [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/td7lCCO9aaQ/hqdefault.jpg "Doris Day & Gordon MacRae - "By the Light of the Silvery Moon"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td7lCCO9aaQ) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/70 "2024-04-11T06:19:04Z")
“Moonlight Bay” in classic arner Bros cartoons: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/GOms8lA6E_I/maxresdefault.jpg "Every Time "On Moonlight Bay" Was Used in Classic Looney Tunes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOms8lA6E_I&t=77/) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/71 "2024-04-11T06:25:06Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HCBWmI6vq_E/hqdefault.jpg "Shine On Harvest Moon from 1949 cartoon - Farm Foolery") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCBWmI6vq_E&t=6/) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/72 "2024-04-11T06:30:03Z")
**NB:** This was **not** part of a “Minstrel Show.” Stan and Ollie are in blackface because they’re on the run from the police, like Gene Wilder in _ **Silver Streak** _: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Rgux8axYfr8/hqdefault.jpg "Oliver Hardy (of Laurel and Hardy) sings "Lazy Moon" and "Shine On Harvest Moon"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rgux8axYfr8&t=34/) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/73 "2024-04-11T06:38:17Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kjxSCAalsBE/hqdefault.jpg "The 5th Dimension Age of Aquarius 1969") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjxSCAalsBE&t=12/) ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/74 "2024-04-11T06:39:49Z")
[Moon Over Miami](https://youtu.be/tjNEtM3gOac?si=KYL9-06K2k8_Mn1o&t=65) ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/75 "2024-04-11T06:39:52Z")
Damn, sometimes I almost forget how good a pop band DK could be. Thanks for reminding me. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/76 "2024-04-11T12:13:22Z")
The original karaoke? ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/77 "2024-04-11T14:11:40Z")
Growing up in the '50s and '60s, I got to see all those old Harveytoons on TV. I remember the lyrics to each and every singalong in them. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/78 "2024-04-11T14:15:50Z")
They were my favorite. Follow the bouncing ball! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/79 "2024-04-11T14:28:29Z")
Turns out they go back even farther. I did **not** know that! 😲 > [https://youtu.be/BZgqh6wHOyA](https://youtu.be/BZgqh6wHOyA) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015/80 "2024-04-11T14:48:35Z")
Thanks! That was amazing. 1931!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-huckleberry-friend/1000015.md?page=5)