Paul Hardcastle - Moonhopper

[thedrownedinsound2]

Topper!! = )

[josephfernanders]

Brilliant

[snakeph]

Fantastic song! This CD never leaves my car when I'm driving!

[chiperta]

My favorite one from mr hardcastle.

[katherine101able]

In my culture it is improtant

[circa1021]

@katherine101able You have no idea how self-centered that sounds.

[noelio]

pure rock

[jamesbond504]

OOOHH!!!!! I AINT NEVER HEARD OF THIS ONE , IM A SHAM,ED OF MYSELF THIS ONE GETS OFF!!!

[mightymikec7]

great song by hardcastle..he was truly ahead of his time...music nowadays cant compare to this

[katherine101able]

This is indeed timeless and transcends cultures.

rabbi dr katherine hans von rotes schild zitler

[mattdaddyful]

@katherine101able Who cares who you ARE???Matt,truck driver..Favorite color is red and number-7..

[circa1021]

@mattdaddyful LOL!

[Renagade70]

Moonhopper was on the 1985 album. That album had 19, King Tut and Rain Forest. I think the music industry was trying to rush it out instead of milking it. In those days a record or album will have 7 or 8 songs at least 2 would hit the charts. Three of the other tracks would make it to the airwaves. Good music

[unconquered46]

A musical genious indeed. I loved this album and particularly this song.

[partyboy2k6]

Love this track

[thedrownedinsound2]

Topper track.!!!

[paulporkster]

awssssome geezer,say no more.

[paulporkster]

the dogs nuts,always was .

[101moja]

this was the theme song for the late dl josh makwakwa back in the 80's on radio 3 H-twn. luv'ed it then & now luv it more!!!!!

[DopeBoiSS]

Simply Amazing Lullaby

[jdoggybizzle]

Aw man this is SLAMMIN'

[fun2010K]

GOOD work man

[DisabledVet2006]

Reminds me when I first joined the military. Used to have this on cassette tape! Old school :) Hug a Veteran today!

[3McDak]

vov ! krasné 1986 : ma dal do smutku Policalt ! ako si môžem uživať tento Song na motorke ? blbec slovenský !

[castlevania78]

which album is this from?

[CrashBandicootShaman]

This song makes me think of old video games.

[ahxkim]

i like the uk king tut version

[sharlarmar]

Great j-a-z-z , Hardcastle is so good with what he does.

[guessingmac11]

Totally sounds like old Sega fighting games. Walking around stabbing fuckers and throwing knives at their faces...lol.

[jahla24]

its another jam

[esoteric8057l]

LOL rezavs

[rezavs]

Takes me back to the days when I would tear up the south circular at 2 am in my Dad's Carlton with the speakers shaking themselves loose. I thought I was invincible. Now I'm 40. Thinning and taking it easy in the Transit.

[cky3000]

Nice one rezavs,that made me smile.

[dickbrockford]

@rezavs wow a mirrow image of my self buy some saw palemento it helps with thinning as well as collidialsilver peace

[Polysixchick]

@rezavs LOL!

[Polysixchick]

this is soooooooo cool, lovin the Roland TR808 drums, lol!

[ambrosesanti]

Brilliant :D!

[pbrstreetgang2]

Geat tune .. Paul Hardcastle sold Hi Fi before he hit the big time ! check out "rainforest" cool track ...was never a hit (well not over in the uk) and one of his first singles

[wagsouza]

Good !

[meloyelo76]

classic song..i was playin this in 4th grade on vinyl..

[supercooled]

For a 4th grader to be dabbling in such eclectic music I'm inclined to say you're far more keen than most people but the music of that generation was just a cut above the rest compared to the contemporary pablum they call music. Hell we had this kind of music in Saturday morning cartoons!

Sigh. Quality sure has taken on a new meaning.

[WolfgangAmadeusF]

Wow!godlike!so memorable electronica sounds! ive been looking for this forever!great!it works for imagination and its also quite funky-like sometimes.

ART!HARDCASTLLE-great composer

[QillerFox]

love paul hardcastle

[MMJxxxMORPHMEN]

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[leviticus7969]

I've been trying to find the 2nd track on the b side of 19 12" version, cant remember what it was called but i remember i loved it LOL

[1lyfetalive]

"Fly By Night"..it was also on the 7".

[DJJamminC]

It's called Fly By Night. It's posted up on youtube.

[pmsan29]

victornewman...could you please send me an mp3 of this song also!?!?!

I would really appreciate it, thanks!

[SpaghettiDinnerPhD]

The first 44 seconds reminds me of the original F-Zero music.  (I suppose it would be the other way around).

The catch in F-Zero "Silence" is almost the same as the part that kicks in at 0:27

[johnniebwalkin]

@SpaghettiDinnerPhD that made me break out my SNES and play Fzero :)

[emdfan78]

Hey Paul if you ever do a show in Chitown play MOONHOPPER!

[tekenareuben]

F..k 19, this tune and rain forrest are da bomb. Can't believe this wasn't on the top 5. In my opinion this is the best tune paul ever made

[treeZon1]

rainforest and dancing lights are my favs

[cr8xlns]

does any one have mp3 of this please.....contact me asap many thanks

[victornewman06]

Send me your email

[fatmanimpreza]

@cr8xlns buy the lp on amazon

[GeorgeJansen]

@cr8xlns ...any luck on finding this song? amazon dot com has it good luck

[djpo10tial]

Thank you for the post, The Wizard is in a class of his own, music truly stands out.

[floresed]

funny, i never thought "The Wizard" was that great. This jam blows it away!!!

[jazzfunk61]

thanks trent for share

[shiro80]

memories of being an air force brat

[pmsan29]

I often imagine if this is what aliens jam too in outer space.

Its what 20 years old now, but the way that hardcastle uses synths is so genius and that quality makes his music truly timeless.

Nothing out today can touch the beauty of this music.

[TheGreaterPhoenix]

@pmsan29 This is how I have always felt when trying to put his music into words. His use of the keyboard truly does make his work sound timeless. You're absolutely correct. :-D

[scientrophic]

@pmsan29 People dump on the 80's, but technology and musicality fused so beautifully in this era, in a way that still has yet to be matched. Artists like Opolopo, AD Bourke, and Amalia are recovering these threads, but the level of production and musicality needs to catch back up to the technology. Timeless, as you say.

[FeelGood30]

@scientrophic Spot on. It's always been a meme for the trendies to diss anything from the 80's. I could never understand their dislike. Compared to now, those were definitely good times and the music was 500 times better, that's for damn sure.

[mightymikec7]

@scientrophic well said..creativity today is not at level as it was in 80s..concerning music production or even in 90s for that matter

[capmac3]

Paul is a great artist. I wish he would put all of his 80's tunes on a 2 disc album.

[mastik36]

I love this guy

[vdoeschaal]

would be perfect for angle island in sonic 3 actually

[yellowdiva21]

no death egg zone in sonic 2

[vdoeschaal]

i guess it don't matter which sonic game but paul hardcastle would of been great for sega games.

[yellowdiva21]

I guess

[floresed]

only a retard like you can compare this wonderful tune to a damn video game.

[vdoeschaal]

not true sega genesis had tons of games with real good music. streets of rage 2, sonic 2 - 3 and plenty of games i could name. even nintendo with its 8 bit sound can some bad ass music for some of there games hell platoon for nes was sample by the artist Diplo for the song rhythm

[pmsan29]

@vdoeschaal So true...The super nintendo also had loads of games with some spectacular musical scores-Castlevania and Actraiser comes to mind!

[castlevania78]

@floresed It actually does sound very similar to some of the music in the early Sega Genesis games. Videogames deserve a little more respect. They go beyond simple stuff like Pacman, know what I mean? Anyway, search for "Yuzo Koshiro Streets of Rage" and check out the "Moon Beach" and "Violent Breathing" tracks. Obviously inspired by artists like Paul Hardcastle. Amazing that this was done on a dinky Sega Genesis.

[strikerk]

@floresed Video games are one of the most amazing mediums of digital music, especially synthesized digital music~ with timeless themes. Just because you haven't been exposed to a particular genre, doesn't mean you have the right to insult it. It's LITERALLY born out of complete ignorance.

[vdoeschaal]

I wish this music was in sonic 2 for the Sega Genesis.

[sastal]

And "Back in Time," the b-side of "Just for Money"?

[krsone92]

that is gooooooood

[mistarcraw]

i may be mistaken but i think "just dessert" always implies comeuppance, never a `turn in the sun` or praise or whatever

[mistarcraw]

okay i looked it up and i guess sometimes it's a reward

[Renagade70]

I don't remember hearing this song. But it has a cool blend of jazz, freestyle and funk. The radio stations didn't pick up on it back in the day. That's usual back then, the radio stations played anything that they felt the people liked. I like that sound.

[vdoeschaal]

at v98.7 in Detroit the Dj's at this jazz station still play Paul Hardcastle.

[Bryskens]

which album is this from?

i find it anoying that its so hard to find his complete discography on the net

[bellomarcello]

yes is very hard to find a best of with all the good and early hardcastle tracks!

I'm a happy guy, i have found in an dark and nasty second hand record store this HARDCASTLE BEST OF 14 tracks 1984-1988!

CD is printed in nederland. Look at ebay in england but is not easy to find!!!

[RomeTRocK]

You'll find it on the best of ... the one that's on the cover video of this one. goood Luck.

[kinmanyuen]

omg hes talented!

[TLDavis1230]

This is the kind of song you listen to on the drive home or on the way home from a long hard day...very relaxing yet upbeat. I remember this song from 1986...thanks for posting!!!

[Etnad77]

i THINK THAT JORDAN SPARKS SAMPLED HER TRACK "NO AIR" FROM THIS SONG!

[98transam]

Burn them boards up boy!!!

Paul is THE MAN!!!

[drezone]

This is such a great track, remember this as the B-side to "Don't waste my time"...

[Aardcore]

I honestly believe the soundtrack to the original StarFox game on SNES was inspired by Paul Hardcastle... seriously, anyone remember those jams? They're honestly just as soulful as PH's grooves albeit being 'video game music'. DIG IT!

[Kaspofunk]

Hehe, actualy i never thought of that.

[iknkn]

Yeah!,"Although" its not that they were inspired by Paul Hardcastle, its just that they used the same music genre i guess... but also one game that came to mine in the SNES days that had a simular sound like this was Super Mario Kart, and the stage i heard it on was called Rainbow Road, remember that!

[Aardcore]

Now I'm getting all nostalgic thinking about all this. They don't make games that go with the soundtracks like this anymore, and that's a shame... but whatever the case is-- Hardcastle set the standard for some good jazz funk, yes sir he did!

[iknkn]

"I know!"Like remember Sonic 3 for Sega Genesis, it is a stage on there call Hydrocity Act 1. That had a sound like it as well, "But I feel you", it is really to bad that they dont make music that goes with games anymore, the 2000s are just crap!

[AlbinFromFrance]

the best he did is fly by night (B SIDE ) 1985

[cooldude0118]

omg that cd is so rare..I had too get it imported at a record store which cost me $25 bucks but ahh well. thx for the upload!

[cyberion8]

Paul Hardcastle IS the MAN!!!!!!

[SweetDaddyBugg]

Paul Hardcastle is a BAAAAD man!

[jes102]

Thankyou, A great listen !

[RomeTRocK]

OMG!!!! Ive Been Waiting And WAitnig To Find This SONG posted..... I LOve This song, the This Dude Is the Bomb just listen to the way he burns up that Board...... Thanx Bro TROCK