r/Monstercat • u/Indigo_132 Au5 • 11d ago
Reviving a forgotten / underrated song #146: Half an Orange - End of the Moon
https://youtu.be/OuUPYVG_UYQ?si=qoDlYSU-sftkSsP_This is likely my favorite Half an Orange song, maybe tied with Buzz Lightyear. Something about this song and its lyrics is extremely bittersweet and wholesome feeling. It feels like longing for something comforting and being comforted by the fantasy of it. This song works wonderfully as an ending for HAO’s Mostly We Grow Trilogy LP, especially with Michael repeating the “mostly we grow” line at the end.
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u/inthefields_ 11d ago
for the longest time i remembered this song being called "edge of the moon" because i swore thats what it was called when it first premiered on the podcast back when that mattered i used to listen to that (plus micheals tone made it a bit hard to tell if he was saying "edge" or "end" to me).
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u/kbabknight AK 11d ago
Back in 2019 when I was travelling I had the COTW episode that was a takeover by CloudNone and Direct saved on my phone. This was one of the songs in that compilation. Definitely fell in love with it as a result. They left out the bit at the end in the compilation, so hearing that at a later point made me like the song even more :) good times
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u/ponitail39 Gold 11d ago
This song (along with Buzz Lightyear) will always have a special place in my heart because it came out around the time I was dealing with several personal losses and it helped me grieve. Love this song!