Formed by a group of four American expatriates in Paris in 1970, King Harvest was best known for its one US hit single, "Dancing in the Moonlight", which was released in 1972. Although the band had a constantly fluctuating membership, it always included its four core co-founders: Dave "Doc" Robinson (lead vocals/bass/keyboards), Ron Altbach (keyboards), Ed Tuleja (guitar), and Rod Novak (saxophone), all of whom had previously attended Cornell University. At one time, the band consisted of three keyboardists, with Sherman Kelly (who wrote "Dancing in the Moonlight") joining Altbach and Robinson. Sherman Kelly's brother, drummer Wells Kelly, who would later go on to form the band Orleans, also served a brief stint in the group both in Paris and in the US. It was Wells who introduced the group to "Dancing in the Moonlight", but he left Paris before the song was recorded. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer and fellow expatriate from New York, joined King Harvest for their last six months in Paris, recording "Dancing in the Moonlight" and playing clubs and concerts in Paris and London.
"King Harvest (Has Surely Come)" is a song by The Band which originally appeared as the final track on their second album, The Band.
The song is credited solely to Robbie Robertson, although Levon Helm claims that "King Harvest" was a group effort. It is sung in first person from the point of view of an unnamed, poverty-stricken farmer who, with increasing desperation, details the misfortune which has befallen him: there was no rain and his crops died, his barn burned down, he has ended up on skid row. A labor union organizer appears, promising to improve things, and the narrator tells his new associates "I'm a union man, now, all the way", but, perhaps ashamed of his station, begs them "just don't judge me by my shoes." The events depicted in the song are most likely a reference to the organizing drives of the Trade Union Unity League which created share-cropper unions from 1928-1935, throughout the U.S. South.
Noted rock critic Greil Marcus called it "The Band's song of blasted country hopes" and suggested that "King Harvest" might be Robertson's finest song, and the best example of the group's approach to songwriting and performing. Author Neil Minturn praised its "dark, eerie earnestness."
Dancing in the Moonlight (Original Recording) - King Harvest
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
https://KingHarvest.us - Licensing: David Robinson [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in: Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy http://bit.ly/2fSrpVh Hallmark Channel, ABC's The Middle, Scorpion on CBS, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, Bates Motel,
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King Harvest - The Band (720p HD Quality High Def sound)
Filmed in 1970 at Robbie Robertsons studio in Woodstock, King Harvest is a song written by Robbie Robertson and is from the album "The Band" (also called "The brown album")
published: 22 Jul 2011
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Dancing in the Moonlight (King Harvest Through the Years)
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
Remastered 40th Anniversary Stereo Edition with photos from 1972 to 2012. King Harvest at http://kingharvest.us -- Licensing: Contact David Robinson at [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, The Big Leap, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, The 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, A-X-L, ESPN March Madness, Thoroughbreds, ABC's "Good Morning America", The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of ...
published: 07 Jan 2016
King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Remastered 2000)
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King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Remastered 2000) · The Band
Greatest Hits
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2000-01-01
Producer: The Band
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Richard Manuel
Associated Performer, Drums, Vocalist: Levon Helm
Associated Performer, Organ: Garth Hudson
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Rick Danko
Associated Performer, Piano, Producer, Co- Producer, Studio Personnel, Engineer: John Simon
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Andrew Sandoval
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Robbie Robertson
Composer Lyricist: Robbie Robertson
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published: 19 Apr 2017
King Harvest --- Dancin' In The Moonlight topomic video-clip
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published: 11 Feb 2012
King Harvest (Has Surely Come) - The Band (The Band 12 of 12)
KING HARVEST (HAS SURELY COME)
The Band
The Band (1970)
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me;
And I'm bound to come out on top,
That's where she said I should be.
I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say,
For he's the one who hands me down my pay.
Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay,
I'm a union man, now, all the way.
The smell of the leaves,
From the magnolia trees in the meadow.
King Harvest has surely come.
Dry summer, then comes fall,
Which I depend on most of all.
Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call?
Please let these crops grow tall.
Long enough I've been up on Skid Row,
And it's plain to see I've got nothin' to show.
I'm glad to ...
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-i...
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
https://KingHarvest.us - Licensing: David Robinson [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in: Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy http://bit.ly/2fSrpVh Hallmark Channel, ABC's The Middle, Scorpion on CBS, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, Bates Motel,
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King Harvest
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
https://KingHarvest.us - Licensing: David Robinson [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in: Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy http://bit.ly/2fSrpVh Hallmark Channel, ABC's The Middle, Scorpion on CBS, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, Bates Motel,
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King Harvest
Filmed in 1970 at Robbie Robertsons studio in Woodstock, King Harvest is a song written by Robbie Robertson and is from the album "The Band" (also called "The b...
Filmed in 1970 at Robbie Robertsons studio in Woodstock, King Harvest is a song written by Robbie Robertson and is from the album "The Band" (also called "The brown album")
Filmed in 1970 at Robbie Robertsons studio in Woodstock, King Harvest is a song written by Robbie Robertson and is from the album "The Band" (also called "The brown album")
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As seen in Avatar's film "Legend of Avatar Country: A Metal Odyssey"
Become a citizen and watch the entire film at avatarcountry.com
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As seen in Avatar's film "Legend of Avatar Country: A Metal Odyssey"
Become a citizen and watch the entire film at avatarcountry.com
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King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-...
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
Remastered 40th Anniversary Stereo Edition with photos from 1972 to 2012. King Harvest at http://kingharvest.us -- Licensing: Contact David Robinson at [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, The Big Leap, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, The 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, A-X-L, ESPN March Madness, Thoroughbreds, ABC's "Good Morning America", The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy, Hallmark Channel, The Middle, Scorpion , Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, and Bate's Motel.
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King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
Remastered 40th Anniversary Stereo Edition with photos from 1972 to 2012. King Harvest at http://kingharvest.us -- Licensing: Contact David Robinson at [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, The Big Leap, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, The 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, A-X-L, ESPN March Madness, Thoroughbreds, ABC's "Good Morning America", The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy, Hallmark Channel, The Middle, Scorpion , Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, and Bate's Motel.
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King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Remastered 2000) · The Band
Greatest Hits
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2000 Ca...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Remastered 2000) · The Band
Greatest Hits
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2000-01-01
Producer: The Band
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Richard Manuel
Associated Performer, Drums, Vocalist: Levon Helm
Associated Performer, Organ: Garth Hudson
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Rick Danko
Associated Performer, Piano, Producer, Co- Producer, Studio Personnel, Engineer: John Simon
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Andrew Sandoval
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Robbie Robertson
Composer Lyricist: Robbie Robertson
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King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Remastered 2000) · The Band
Greatest Hits
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2000-01-01
Producer: The Band
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Richard Manuel
Associated Performer, Drums, Vocalist: Levon Helm
Associated Performer, Organ: Garth Hudson
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Rick Danko
Associated Performer, Piano, Producer, Co- Producer, Studio Personnel, Engineer: John Simon
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Andrew Sandoval
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Robbie Robertson
Composer Lyricist: Robbie Robertson
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KING HARVEST (HAS SURELY COME)
The Band
The Band (1970)
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has sur...
KING HARVEST (HAS SURELY COME)
The Band
The Band (1970)
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me;
And I'm bound to come out on top,
That's where she said I should be.
I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say,
For he's the one who hands me down my pay.
Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay,
I'm a union man, now, all the way.
The smell of the leaves,
From the magnolia trees in the meadow.
King Harvest has surely come.
Dry summer, then comes fall,
Which I depend on most of all.
Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call?
Please let these crops grow tall.
Long enough I've been up on Skid Row,
And it's plain to see I've got nothin' to show.
I'm glad to pay those union dues,
Just don't judge me by my shoes.
Scarecrow and a yellow moon,
And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town.
King Harvest has surely come.
Last year, this time, wasn't no joke,
My whole barn went up in smoke.
My horse Jethro, well he went mad.
I can't remember things bein' that bad.
Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen,
Tellin' us our hard times are about to end.
And then, if they don't give us what we like,
He said, "Men, that's when you gotta go on strike."
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
KING HARVEST (HAS SURELY COME)
The Band
The Band (1970)
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me;
And I'm bound to come out on top,
That's where she said I should be.
I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say,
For he's the one who hands me down my pay.
Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay,
I'm a union man, now, all the way.
The smell of the leaves,
From the magnolia trees in the meadow.
King Harvest has surely come.
Dry summer, then comes fall,
Which I depend on most of all.
Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call?
Please let these crops grow tall.
Long enough I've been up on Skid Row,
And it's plain to see I've got nothin' to show.
I'm glad to pay those union dues,
Just don't judge me by my shoes.
Scarecrow and a yellow moon,
And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town.
King Harvest has surely come.
Last year, this time, wasn't no joke,
My whole barn went up in smoke.
My horse Jethro, well he went mad.
I can't remember things bein' that bad.
Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen,
Tellin' us our hard times are about to end.
And then, if they don't give us what we like,
He said, "Men, that's when you gotta go on strike."
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
https://KingHarvest.us - Licensing: David Robinson [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in: Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy http://bit.ly/2fSrpVh Hallmark Channel, ABC's The Middle, Scorpion on CBS, Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, Bates Motel,
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King Harvest
Filmed in 1970 at Robbie Robertsons studio in Woodstock, King Harvest is a song written by Robbie Robertson and is from the album "The Band" (also called "The brown album")
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King Harvest on the Midnight Special, June 1973
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3akikjCNP3M
King Harvest Interview -
https://www.greatsongpodcast.com/dancing-in-the-moonlight-w-rod-novak-of-king-harvest/
Remastered 40th Anniversary Stereo Edition with photos from 1972 to 2012. King Harvest at http://kingharvest.us -- Licensing: Contact David Robinson at [email protected] - Dancing in the Moonlight T-shirts at https://king-harvest-music.myteespring.co - Dancing in the Moonlight featured in Mascarade (2022 Cannes Film Festival), The Tender Bar, The Big Leap, Netflix Sweet Tooth, The Good Doctor, The 2019 World Series, Annabelle Comes Home, A-X-L, ESPN March Madness, Thoroughbreds, ABC's "Good Morning America", The Hitman's Bodyguard, Showtime's "I'm Dying Up Here", HBO "Girls", Guardians of the Galaxy, Hallmark Channel, The Middle, Scorpion , Better Call Saul, The Blacklist, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Paul, and Bate's Motel.
Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/kingharvestditm
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KingHarvest
Spotify http://spoti.fi/1zunn3l
For a good history of King Harvest and Dancing in the Moonlight check out Jeff Bull's blog at https://middleagemusicexpress.blogspot.com/2021/03/one-hit-no-more-no-63-dancing-in.html
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King Harvest (Has Surely Come) (Remastered 2000) · The Band
Greatest Hits
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2000 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2000-01-01
Producer: The Band
Associated Performer, Vocalist: Richard Manuel
Associated Performer, Drums, Vocalist: Levon Helm
Associated Performer, Organ: Garth Hudson
Associated Performer, Bass ( Vocal): Rick Danko
Associated Performer, Piano, Producer, Co- Producer, Studio Personnel, Engineer: John Simon
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Ron McMaster
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Andrew Sandoval
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Associated Performer, Electric Guitar: Robbie Robertson
Composer Lyricist: Robbie Robertson
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KING HARVEST (HAS SURELY COME)
The Band
The Band (1970)
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
I work for the union 'cause she's so good to me;
And I'm bound to come out on top,
That's where she said I should be.
I will hear ev'ry word the boss may say,
For he's the one who hands me down my pay.
Looks like this time I'm gonna get to stay,
I'm a union man, now, all the way.
The smell of the leaves,
From the magnolia trees in the meadow.
King Harvest has surely come.
Dry summer, then comes fall,
Which I depend on most of all.
Hey, rainmaker, can't you hear my call?
Please let these crops grow tall.
Long enough I've been up on Skid Row,
And it's plain to see I've got nothin' to show.
I'm glad to pay those union dues,
Just don't judge me by my shoes.
Scarecrow and a yellow moon,
And pretty soon a carnival on the edge of town.
King Harvest has surely come.
Last year, this time, wasn't no joke,
My whole barn went up in smoke.
My horse Jethro, well he went mad.
I can't remember things bein' that bad.
Then there comes a man with a paper and a pen,
Tellin' us our hard times are about to end.
And then, if they don't give us what we like,
He said, "Men, that's when you gotta go on strike."
Corn in the fields,
Listen to the rice when the wind blows 'cross the water.
King Harvest has surely come.
Formed by a group of four American expatriates in Paris in 1970, King Harvest was best known for its one US hit single, "Dancing in the Moonlight", which was released in 1972. Although the band had a constantly fluctuating membership, it always included its four core co-founders: Dave "Doc" Robinson (lead vocals/bass/keyboards), Ron Altbach (keyboards), Ed Tuleja (guitar), and Rod Novak (saxophone), all of whom had previously attended Cornell University. At one time, the band consisted of three keyboardists, with Sherman Kelly (who wrote "Dancing in the Moonlight") joining Altbach and Robinson. Sherman Kelly's brother, drummer Wells Kelly, who would later go on to form the band Orleans, also served a brief stint in the group both in Paris and in the US. It was Wells who introduced the group to "Dancing in the Moonlight", but he left Paris before the song was recorded. Steve Cutler, a jazz drummer and fellow expatriate from New York, joined King Harvest for their last six months in Paris, recording "Dancing in the Moonlight" and playing clubs and concerts in Paris and London.
We get it on most every night When that old moon gets so big and bright It's a supernatural delight Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight Everybody here is out of sight They don't bark, and they don't bite They keep things loose, they keep things light Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight Dancin' in the moonlight Everybody's feelin' warm and right It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight We like our fun and we never fight You can't dance and stay uptight It's a supernatural delight Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight Dancin' in the moonlight Everybody's feelin' warm and right It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight [break] Everybody here is out of sight They don't bark, and they don't bite They keep things loose, they keep things light Everybody was dancin' in the moonlight Dancin' in the moonlight Everybody's feelin' warm and right It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight Dancin' in the moonlight Everybody's feelin' warm and right It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight Dancin' in the moonlight Everybody's feelin' warm and right It's such a fine and natural sight Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight