Moonshake (song)

"Moonshake"
Song by Can
from the album Future Days
B-side	"Future Days"
Released	1973
Recorded	Inner Space Studio, Cologne
Genre	Psychedelic pop [1] funk [2] reggae [2]
Length	3:04
Label	Mute, United Artists
Songwriter(s)	Can
Producer(s)	Can
Official audio
"Moonshake" on YouTube

"Moonshake" is a song by the krautrock band Can, on their 1973 album Future Days . Unusually for this album, known for its ambient, lengthy tracks, the song is short and has a pop structure, and was released as a single, with "Future Days" as the B-side. ^[3]

The band Moonshake takes its name from this song.

Personnel

(From album credits)

• Holger Czukay – bass guitar, double bass
• Michael Karoli – electric guitar, violin
• Jaki Liebezeit – drums, percussion
• Irmin Schmidt – Farfisa organ and electric piano, electronics ^[4]
• Damo Suzuki – vocals, percussion

References

1. "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone . 17 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
2. Keylock, Miles (2005). "Can - Future Days". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die . London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 293.
3. "Can – Moonshake / Future Days". All Night Flight Records.
4. Doyle, Tom (July 2012). "Finding The Lost Can Tapes: Jono Padmore, Irmin Schmidt & Daniel Miller". Sound on Sound . Retrieved 2024-02-19.