Moonshadow

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"Moonshadow" is a gentle, folk-inspired song by Cat Stevens that reflects on resilience and optimism in the face of life's hardships.

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Moonshadow canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
artist Cat Stevens
countryOfInitialRelease United Kingdom
United States
genre folk
folk rock
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
vocals
hasMood hopeful
introspective
hasPrimaryAccompaniment solo singer-songwriter arrangement
hasSongStructure verse-chorus form
hasTempo slow to mid-tempo
includedOnAlbum Teaser and the Firecat
label A&M Records
Island Records
language English
lyricalStyle philosophical
reflective
musicalStyle acoustic
gentle
notableLyric "And if I ever lose my hands, lose my plough, lose my land"
"I won't have to work no more"
"I'm being followed by a moonshadow"
partOfArtistDiscographyPhase early 1970s folk period of Cat Stevens
performer Cat Stevens
recordingArtistBirthName Steven Demetre Georgiou
recordingArtistNationality British
recordingArtistStageName Cat Stevens
releaseYear 1971
theme acceptance of hardship
optimism
resilience
writer Cat Stevens

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cat Stevens notableSong Moonshadow
Yusuf Islam notableSong Moonshadow
Teaser and the Firecat hasTrack Moonshadow
Coverage hasTrack Moonshadow