{"id":388,"date":"2018-08-21T08:53:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T15:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/?p=388"},"modified":"2018-08-21T08:53:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T15:53:06","slug":"5-reasons-why-moon-river-is-my-theme-song-mfrwauthor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/5-reasons-why-moon-river-is-my-theme-song-mfrwauthor\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons Why &#8220;Moon River&#8221; is My Theme Song #MFRWauthor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/5-reasons-why-moon-river-is-my-theme-song-mfrwauthor\/moon-river\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_74284095_s-2015_MoonRiver.jpg?fit=500%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,395\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D800&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1432676017&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Moon river&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Moon river\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_74284095_s-2015_MoonRiver.jpg?fit=500%2C395&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-399 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_74284095_s-2015_MoonRiver.jpg?resize=186%2C147&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Moon River in Savannah, GA\" width=\"186\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_74284095_s-2015_MoonRiver.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_74284095_s-2015_MoonRiver.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 85vw, 186px\" \/>Ever since I first heard &#8220;Moon River&#8221; by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, I&#8217;ve been in love with it. It&#8217;s definitely my theme song and here&#8217;s why.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I&#8217;ve always had wander lust. Hubby and I at one time had six addresses in two years. Every two years now I&#8217;m ready to pack up and move somewhere new. &#8220;Moon River&#8221; defines wanderlust to me\u2014but only with the one I love.<\/li>\n<li>Mancini&#8217;s melody evokes a kind of laid back slow lifestyle where summer is long and the days are lazy. Just the kind of life a Southern girl appreciates.<\/li>\n<li>Johnny Mercer&#8217;s genius lyrics lead one to think of dreams and the longing to complete them. Andy Williams, my all time favorite singer, brought the words and melody to life.<\/li>\n<li>I requested that &#8220;Moon River&#8221; be played at our wedding to denote the kind<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"398\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/5-reasons-why-moon-river-is-my-theme-song-mfrwauthor\/couple-sit-under-strars\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_48787333_s-2015_overlookingCity.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,375\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Silhouette of young Asian couple sit on wooden ground above the city under stars.&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1403024000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;couple sit under strars&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"couple sit under strars\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_48787333_s-2015_overlookingCity.jpg?fit=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-398 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_48787333_s-2015_overlookingCity.jpg?resize=188%2C141&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Dreaming couple\" width=\"188\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_48787333_s-2015_overlookingCity.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Depositphotos_48787333_s-2015_overlookingCity.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 85vw, 188px\" \/> of life hubby and I planned. We&#8217;ve lived the life we wanted (and still are!), and no song represents us more than this one.<\/li>\n<li>The song never fails to make me a little melancholy, a little wistful, a lot happy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Have you never heard &#8220;Moon River&#8221;? Here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lDJJLZVkYqs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">link<\/a> to one of the best voices in music singing one of the best songs. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Read the next blog in the blog hop by going <a href=\"http:\/\/mfrw52week.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nomadauthors.com\/deesknight\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dee<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/viewBook.at\/Naval-Maneuvers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naval Maneuvers<\/a> When a woman requires an earth-shattering crush of pleasure to carry her away, she can&#8217;t do better than to call on the US Navy. Sorry, Marines!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I first heard &#8220;Moon River&#8221; by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer, I&#8217;ve been in love with it. It&#8217;s definitely my theme song and here&#8217;s why. I&#8217;ve always had wander lust. Hubby and I at one time had six addresses in two years. Every two years now I&#8217;m ready to pack up and move &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/21\/5-reasons-why-moon-river-is-my-theme-song-mfrwauthor\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;5 Reasons Why &#8220;Moon River&#8221; is My Theme Song #MFRWauthor&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[162,8,25,160,161,163,159,113,7],"class_list":["post-388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-andy-williams","tag-dee-s-knight","tag-erotic-romance-author","tag-hanri-mancini","tag-johnny-mercer","tag-love-song","tag-moon-river","tag-navy","tag-romance"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9wA33-6g","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":400,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions\/400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nomadauthors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}