This is definitely still "rock-and-roll with jazz influences" rather than a jazz song (I could go on a tangent about how a jazz combo would play this, but it would be horrendously boring to anyone but jazz-heads who would already know it anyway), but it wears the influence well. Autumn is underused as a romantic image and time; but this song makes up for it. There's a certain, almost predatory ring to some lines, both in the music and the words -- which is quite appropriate for the combination of moonlight and autumn which forms the central image.
This is definitely still "rock-and-roll with jazz influences" rather than a jazz song (I could go on a tangent about how a jazz combo would play this, but it would be horrendously boring to anyone but jazz-heads who would already know it anyway), but it wears the influence well. Autumn is underused as a romantic image and time; but this song makes up for it. There's a certain, almost predatory ring to some lines, both in the music and the words -- which is quite appropriate for the combination of moonlight and autumn which forms the central image.
Van Morrison can charm the birds out to the trees lyrically.
Van Morrison can charm the birds out to the trees lyrically.