Walter Egan -Fool Moon Fire

[BlkCoyote1]

i love this song werewolves rule

[rosereasons]

how can 12 people not like that? nuts

[TracyBeth87]

I had this song on vinyl!!! :)

[ristobenjie]

This was a great memory pleaser. I remember seeing this video and song when I was in middle school on a show called MV3. Looked for it for years but had the title wrong, I thought it was FULL moon fire. This is great.

[stormshadow55]

In a word -WOW.

This was one of those half remembered tunes.. just a line of it, and thinking "sure noone else would even remember this one". Thanks a lot for posting it :)

[jwmellott]

I heard this a few times in '83 and not since

never forgot it though.

[CRDT]

I've been looking for this tune for so long. I didn't know it was Walter Egan. Great tune. Thanks for posting. :-)

[thegreatestperfect]

I agree. Very underrated. I just saw this video but the song is fantastic. Way better than a lot of the music I hear nowadays. Musicality is excellent.

[lakings13]

Walter Egan was a greatly underrated artist and writer, his music is timeless!

[drummerlovelace]

this guy subs at my school! this is cool haha! Walter Egan

[PupuTheClown]

,,is he really a teacher ?, has he taught you well ?

[texasiceman2057]

@PupuTheClown He Is I live in columbia tn, and he is here in franklin see him on occasion

[acdblnd]

@drummerlovelace

I heard he was teaching now. Tell him he still has fans! :)

Was born in 1985 so I'm just discovering his stuff, but he rocks!!

[jupitr2]

I LOVE this song but had never seen this video. Hilarious and superbly done! In the end, guy gets girl AND car! Thanks for the post of a song that never got it's due.

[lvn4life]

Damnit if I dont remember this video! I've been humming the end of this song for years "full moon fire,....."

[LFMayor]

Awesome... I hadn't seen this since the grand old days of Night Tracks, happened to hear it on an "oldies" channel. TY for putting this vid up.

[robbatkinson666]

Damn this is good!

[zachhoran]

The US version of Catch Phrase has never aired anywhere since its original airing. A website with an interview with Egan had Egan stating he won four games. The 80s run of Scrabble did air on USA Network from 1991-95.

[zachhoran]

Scrabble had LA-area DJ Charlie Tuna as its announcer from late 1985-1990 and in 1993. IIRC Charlie Tuna recognized the title Magnet and Steel during his appearance. Andrew Gold appeared with his family on Family Feud in 1990 in 1991, and Ray Combs didn't know he'd recorded Lonely Boy or Thank you for Being a Friend(the Golden Girls was still in first-run using the cover of the song as the theme)

[daphnelikesimprogo]

yeah, Walter was also a contestant on "Catch Phrase" in 1985. They show it sometimes on the game show channel. He won four days in a row.

[PGSegal]

You know, it's been so long since I'd heard this one, I was beginning to wonder if I'd made it up. Glad to see it.

[dingecibbs]

I don't know if Wild Exhibitions is on cd or not, but it's by far my favorite Egan record. At first, I didn't like it, but after hearing it twice I was hooked. Every song is catchy.

[zachhoran]

Thriller hit the top 10 in March 1984, but of course the album came out in Fall 1982. This album came out a few months later. I don't know when exactly either video came out. Walter Egan also appeared on the short-lived Art James-hosted US version of the popular UK game show Catch Phrase in 1985.

[VampireNinjaPickle94]

omg ok so i am a freshman in high school and we had a sub for chorus class and he's walter egan. we couldn't believe it! one day he brought in a dvd of a bunch of his music videos. he said this one came out about 8 mounths b4 thriller and he has a hunch that it inspired thriller. the woman in the beginning he siad is his wife.

[Annrau]

really????? thats cool

[Ms87GN]

THAT IS SOOOOOOOO COOL!

[ariesgirl29]

Man - I have been looking for this song everywhere and never thought to look here! I absolutely LOVED this song when I was young and played my 45 over and over until I wore it out. Gotta say it's still a great song!

[TracyBeth87]

I had this song on a 45; I played it over and over as well. I still love this song! :)

[intense4200]

i loved this song as a kid and recorded it off of the radio. i am having a hard time finding a legal link to add to "playlist" for my space page. so what is Egan's official web page?

this song is sooo much fun to sing along with.

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[toothbrush5190]

I believe that if you go to Walter's website you can download this song for free.

I also think that the girl who is Walter's date in this video is Walter's ex wife Tammy Ann, who he wrote a song on this lp about. And I also think that the popcorn girl is her sister Jennifer.

Oh My Gosh......grrr

[dingecibbs]

I dug this whole LP. I found it in the cutout bin, and I think it's his best record.

[Ariamaluum]

Looks like Dave Matthews was influenced by this song with the violins. The guitar sounds like John Fogerty's Centerfield.

[KiwiDave68]

I specially love the male backing vocals that hum-drones the harmony between lines. Its pretty unique and hooked me the first time I heard it. Its a get up & paint the town red sound

[Ariamaluum]

I noticed that it was 1983, the same year Michael Jackson's, Thriller was released. I wonder which was first?

[lindsaythomas]

yeah, this video predated Thriller by 7 or 8 months, but you can't copyright a video concept...Egan is the Forrest Gump of r'n'r!

[Ariamaluum]

Five years after this video, I saw him on a this game show with Chuck Woolery called "Scrabble." When he was given the bio intro, Chuck says: "you say you are a musician who is well-known; what kind of songs and music have you done." Walter responds "Magnet and Steel" and hums the tune. Chuck says he never heard of it with that tone, coming across as arrogant but naive.

Walter maintained good composure but thought Chuck was lying and trying to put him down.

[pablotheporkchops]

this one was first

[Eddiewilsonmusic]

@Ariamaluum This was 1st!!!!!!

[landreaulover]

Never saw the video -- this was before we had MTV where I live. Still have the 45.

Didn't realize until many years later that he also sang one of my favorite 70s songs -- Magnet & Steel (with Buckingham & Nicks on backup).

[milson5707]

Great song. Have the LP. Been looking for video for a long time.

[smiley283231]

thanks for the post and memory, old goodnight la video wow....love him....

[dolfin8]

Yeah, he was(is?) great. One of my favorites in the late 70s and 80s.Definitely underrated...

[rocketpress]

This song really caught me at the time. I have Egan's earlier, Fleetwood-like albums -- they are super -- but I think the more alternative sound on this album should have made him a huge star. I guess there was a label dispute. My tape of "Wild Exhibitions" finally fell apart last year. I don't have a record player and this isn't on CD. Walter, come back to Long Island and I'll book you a "welcome back" concert.

[jk70s80s]

This is a great song! Super-catchy, very melodic, with a great riff. Walter's voice suits this song well. I like the guitar in the bridge, too.  This single went to #46 on the Billboard chart in May, 1983, but it should have been much bigger--it's an ideal radio hit.

[rocketpress]

I forgot there was a video. I love this guy. Way underrated and largely forgotten. I have these songs on cassette. No CD?

[dhonzik]

Never came out on CD, how strange...I remember this video on Night Tracks