"Moonlight Desires" is a song by Scottish-born Canadian musician

Lawrence Gowan Lawrence Henry Gowan (born 22 November 1956) is a Scottish born Canadian singer and keyboardist. He was born in Glasgow and raised in the Toronto suburb of Scarborough, Ontario. Gowan has been both a solo artist and lead vocalist and keyboard ...

. Released in March 1987 as the lead single from his third studio album, ''

Great Dirty World ''Great Dirty World'' is the third studio album by Canadian musician Lawrence Gowan, originally released in 1987. The album reached multi-platinum status in Canada and spawned the singles, "Moonlight Desires," "Awake the Giant," and "Living in ...

'', it reached number ten in Canada. Yes’s

Jon Anderson John Roy Anderson (born 25 October 1944) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Yes, which he formed in 1968 with bassist Chris Squire. He was a member of the band across thre ...

, walking by the studio, heard the song being played, entered and asked if he can add a melody, and making it up on the spot, turned "Moonlight Desires" into a cult classic. This single also had a b-side called "Jet White," which was recorded in 1982 and originally appeared on Gowan's self-titled debut album.

Music video

The video was directed by

Rob Quartly Robert "Rob" Quartly is a Canadian music video, television and commercial director. During the 1980s, Quartly produced numerous Juno Award-winning music videos for artists, including Corey Hart, Gowan, Platinum Blonde and Rush. As both a di ...

and was filmed in Mexico, with several of the scenes being filmed at

Teotihuacan Teotihuacan (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Teotihuacán'') (; ) is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, northeast of modern-day Mexico City. Teotihuacan is ...

Popular culture

The song was used to soundtrack a key scene in the 2019 film '' Black Conflux''. It is also used in the

Degrassi ''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ad ...

television movie '' School's Out'' (1992), and as a title for the nineteenth episode of the fourth season of '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'' (2005).

Charts

References

1987 songs Lawrence Gowan songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub