Blue Moon

The words

A lonely singer sees his life changed when the moon that watched over his solitude suddenly brings him love.

This classic popular song tells of a person alone and without hope who unexpectedly finds love, as if the moon itself had answered him. It moves from loneliness to wonder in a few short verses. Dylan sings it in his gentle Nashville croon, with fiddle and a relaxed, easy backing that gives the standard a country lilt. To many listeners at the time, it was the clearest sign of how far Self Portrait strayed from expectations.

Words by Lorenz Hart