Derrick Morgan 'Moon Hop' (official audio)

Classic 1969 skinhead dancefloor filler celebrating the Apollo 11 moon landing, written and performed by the legendary Derrick Morgan.
Among the first recording stars top emerge in Jamaica, Derrick Seymour Morgan, first made his mark in the studio in the late 1950s, becoming the island’s premier performer soon after. By 1969 he had secured an unprecedented number of ska, rock steady and early reggae hits, with his success prompting an approach from London-based Afro-Caribbean music company, Pama Records.
The relationship that ensued spawned dozens of popular 45s, many of which were produced by Morgan in the UK, notably the rousing ‘Moon Hop’, written in celebration of the Apollo 11 moon landing in July ’69. After becoming a firm favourite on the London club scene, the single cracked the British pop charts early the following year, hitting Number 49 on 17 January 1970 and inspiring Symarip's popular follow-up, 'Skinhead Moonstomp'.
Both songs feature in the 2018 documentary, 'Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records".
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MOON HOP
Written by Derrick Morgan
Published by New Town Sound Ltd.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Do the Moon Hop
Do the Moon Hop
Mix it with the Kangaroo, jump
Mix it with the Kangaroo, jump
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh
#DerrickMorgan #MoonHop #skinhead
Mix it with the Kangaroo, jump
Mix it with the Kangaroo
Mix it with the Kangaroo
That's it, you're doing it fine baby, yeah
Now, put your right foot out now, yeah
Shake your hip, that's it.
Wow!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ooh, ooh
This is our new dance
Ooh, ooh
This is our new dance,
Come on and jump and prance
Come on and jump and prance
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
That's it baby, you're doing it fine
That's the Moon Hop
Dig it, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Do the Moon Hop
Do the Moon Hop
Mix it with the Kangaroo, jump
Mix it with the Kangaroo, jump
Wow! That's it baby
#DerrickMorgan
#MoonHop
#TrojanRecords

[@skinheadsoulbhoy2858]

Just bought a copy , my first crab 45 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@axehound3718]

Who’s with me? Let’s go, ska..ska!!! 🏁

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

This is rocksteady but a classic none the less

[@pointlesspeasant2275]

This makes working from home a little more interesting.

[@marionnye3690]

wow brings back my early early disco years

[@aprilporter7908]

Heard this track for the first time yesterday and think it would be ideal music for "break dancing lady" a la Paris Olympics

[@viejo6612]

JAH MUSIC 🎶❤🇯🇲🙏♾️!!!

[@ipeefreely2364]

PUNX, SKINS AND RUDE BOYS UNITE. OI!

[@rourose]

OI!

[@luisardas]

Never Surrender

[@spunkospunko4800]

Boss sounds

[@jockmanning9462]

Love this❤

[@edselsreadingchannel6724]

Yes!!!! Thank you for posting, Trojan!!!

[@yelux14]

killer!!!!

[@reuireuiop0]

At the time they recorded it, dint know yet how much fun twould be, doing hops on the moon !

[@santitofelipe6283]

Damnnn.. The Specials did a brilliant job covering this tune. Wow!

[@tony2658]

wtf

[@gomiladroogies5951]

I think you might mean "skinhead moonstomp" which is a song by Toots, which is inspired by this song.

[@spunkospunko4800]

Or even symarip

[@pyestarski]

@@spunkospunko4800 yep 2 wrongs!! 🤣🤣 moon hop is better than skinhead moonstomp too.

[@antoniogambardella785]

killer

[@paularob2829]

Ifrica's Father👍🏽🙂🇯🇲

[@rtrepsas]

Was recorded in honor of 1969 Moonlanding of human type beings

[@luisardas]

Epic Epic Epic ❤

[@michaellock9618]

Symarip based their skinhead moonstomp on this one.

[@WedgePee]

Yes. So much so that The Clan (a group also signed to Pama) released a single called Copy Cats!

[@barukkazhad8998]

I'm playing this great Ska to my 10 year old son and lamenting the state of modern "music "

[@jovany2219]

Mix it with the kangaroo jump 🦘

[@peterbolt9694]

Why is nobody writing cool songs about scientific-technological breakthroughs anymore?

[@a.champagne6238]

Any Mr. Show fan can answer that for you. "Megaphone Crooners."

[@WedgePee]

I’d ask the same. We should write one about the upcoming cancer vaccine!

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Was The Pioneers inspired to record Long Shot Kick De Bucket by this?

[@CatsandJP]

I’m here because of “Plebs” series 1 episode 2.

[@ge8165]

Plebs brought me here.

[@twatmunro9563]

First two seasons were great, then it went to shit.

[@ge8165]

@@twatmunro9563 you're completely right

[@geespot9006]

Listening to his daughter "ifrica"has shot down an old 1969 skinhead days hero of mine....seems he was not a loving father more a molesting one

[@westkingston3135]

Shut the hell up .u and her need help