1931 HITS ARCHIVE: Moonlight Saving Time - Guy Lombardo (Carmen Lombardo, vocal)

Carmen Lombardo sings one of 1931’s more popular ballads. Competing versions were out there by Hal Kemp, the High Hatters, Ben Selvin, Ruth Etting, and others.
CD audio, originally issued on 78rpm: Columbia 2457 - (There Ought To Be A) Moonlight-Saving Time (Kahal-Richman) by Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians, vocal by Carmen Lombardo, recorded April 29, 1931
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[@tomwcs8997]

My grandma died yesterday. This song was number 1 on her day of birth. Never knew it until today. I love it.

[@davidtodora3153]

R.I.P. Sorry Tom! I lost my granny too at 103 years old. Last August. She was born in 1917. Thanks!

[@BebeLush2]

Another song you could listen to forever and ever.

[@jourwalis-8875]

"The sweetest music this side of heaven"

[@JonathanHorwitz]

My mom sang this song to me as a lullaby in the early '43-'44 when I was a tot and my dad was overseas in the war. The song came out in '31, they were married in '34. I guess it reminded her of their courting days. Such a sweet song. Like my mom. May dad lived to be 94, my mom 96. And now I'm pushin 80. Keep singing!

[@bery3392]

Did your dad have any stories from the war? Was he in the pacific?

[@JonathanHorwitz]

@@bery3392 Yes, Bery, he was in the Pacific. He was a Flight surgeon in the Navy, attached to a Marine fighter-bomber squadron. All the stories he told were funny quirky stories, never about the battles or what he had to do or saw. We talked about that when I got back from Vietnam in '66. It takes a lot of healing after coming back from a war. Wars are tragic.

[@bery3392]

@@JonathanHorwitz Wow, all my respect to you and your father. Couldn't imagine what it felt like to be so far away from home. Honestly, I could sit around for hours, listening to the things you've got to say about Vietnam.

[@JonathanHorwitz]

​@@bery3392 Thank You, Bery. Because of my experiences in that sad, sad and terrible war I became a pacifist. War solves nothing. It only makes new problems. The USA lost 282,000 young soldiers (mostly under 25 years old), the Vietnamese (north and south) over 1.1million, and over 2 million civilian deaths. These figures say nothing of the lives that were ruined, small children maimed and/or left orphan. It was so sad to see. Our camp was next to a orphanage. Tragic. I returned 33 years later and traveled with a Buddhist monk and adopted young woman. Now she is a Buddhist nun. What I learned is that life is not easy and that love, not war will heal the wounds. Take care of yourself, Bery, remember to smile and give a hand to those who need it. I'm 80 years old now. I've never regretted giving a had, but my unkind acts wake me up at night. May you life be blessed. May you never experience war. Jonathan

[@hopps3206]

@@JonathanHorwitz Your words are absolutely beautiful. God bless you and may luck be on your side.

[@cynthialewis-hart5981]

My 99 year old Mom was humming this the other day, so I had to look it up. I really like this arrangement!

[@milliebee4575]

Aww

[@cynthialewis-hart5981]

@@milliebee4575 thanks-I’ll pass on your comment!!

[@MarigoldIsMelancholy]

Your mom is into great music!

[@cynthialewis-hart5981]

@@MarigoldIsMelancholy thanks, Marigold. She sure is!!

[@kennethpogwizd1532]

What a charming little ditty!

[@davidtodora3153]

Best version I have ever heard! Carmen Lombardo sings perfectly for this 1931 Song. Awesome!

[@richardfinkel8789]

Absolutely fantastic golden oldie music.

[@hankwilliams150]

No others sound quite like Guy Lombardo EVER!

[@kennethpogwizd1532]

I love this song

[@clydep9870]

The Spanish says "Until the Last Little Moonbeam". As far as I remember learning, these songs were popular about 11 or 12 years after the implementation of daylight saving time.

[@CPorter]

Heard this exact one over 40s Junction a week ago. It's by far the most anachronistic thing I've seen across my years of listening that Sirius XM station.

[@user-in2sh4wp4y]

awesome, was looking for this exact version, thanks a million for uploading it, had the vinyl but doesn't play anymore ....

[@the78prof72]

You're most welcome!

[@michaeloleary1867]

Love it!

[@garyeyman1005]

love this song

[@Wolfhoundersful]

There oughta be a moonlight-savin' time So I could love that man of mine Till the birdies wake and chime good morning There oughta be a law in clover time To keep that moon out over time To keep each lovers lane in thyme till dawining You better hurry up get busy today You'd better croon the tune To the man on the moon and here's what I'd say There oughta be a moonlight-savin' time So I could love that man of mine Till the birdies wake and chime good morning You better hurry up get busy today Youd better croon a tune to the man on the moon And here's what I'd say There oughta be a moonlight-savin' time So I could love that man of mine Till the birdies wake and chime good morning There oughta be a moonlight-savin' time So I could say good morning

[@ZacharyWhite25]

I have a recording with Don Rodney doing the vocal chorus for this song. Still a wonderful tune.

[@raeorg]

The lyrics are really silly and sappy, so one might wonder why it was so popular. But the tune grows on you. I recently found the sheet music and I'm learning it on the organ.

[@raeorg]

Follow the tuba.

[@jourwalis-8875]

But what do they really mean by "moonlight saving time"?

[@nohaylamujer]

changing clocks so that nights would last longer

[@hgramofficial8982]

I believe this was in the midst of the development of daylight savings time, so it was likely a play on that

[@stevewood7598]

@@nohaylamujer Strictly speaking, we’re on "moonlight saving time" now. Nothing can make the day or night last longer, but Daylight Saving Time moves the sunrise one hour later by the clock, which is the best we can do. 🙂

[@philipanderson4673]

Just wishing there was more time to snuggle under the moon.....

[@potterinhe11]

First

[@irsw51]

Very sedate compared to Ambrose's recording.

[@basilpeewit3350]

Oh dear, the Lombardos.... Even in 1931 they were an anachronism. Unbelievable that this kind of band survived for another 40 years without any basic change of style (actually, they got worse) and had (and still has) a loyal following. So no, not all nostalgic music is good and worth listening to any more.

[@Crockerish]

Basil,that"s just cruel.uncalled for.

[@basilpeewit3350]

@@Crockerish It's not cruel, it's an honest assessment of the band's style, which in my opinion stinks.

[@aljmann]

The Lombardos, with their full bank accounts and sold out engagements, their decades of popularity, and millions of fans had the last laugh. In 2023 if I had to pick only one band to hear for the rest of eternity, it would be the Lombardos: the sweetest music this side of heaven 🎶♥️😇