Fly Me to the Moon

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Michelle Walker takes the Flood in a whole ‘nother direction with the great standard from the 1950s. “Fly Me to the Moon” is often associated with Frank Sinatra, of course, but his version wasn’t recorded until 10 years after Bart Howard wrote the song. Over the years, it’s been recorded by everyone from Nat King Cole, Count Basie and Earl Grant to Connie Francis and Doris Day. More recently it’s had a rebirth in the movies, used in the opening titles of Oliver Stone’s 1987 film, “Wall Street” and in the closing moments of Clint Eastwood’s 2000 film, “Space Cowboys.” Incidentally, the tune was originally entitled, “In Other Words,” but became popularly called “Fly Me to the Moon” because of its first line. It took the publishers a few years to officially change the song’s name.

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This was recorded live at the Flood's Wednesday night jam session. For more free music, visit the Flood's Digital Jam Session page.