Dennis Wilson Song?

[Decarlo]

someone mentioned to me Dennis singing a song, live, called "The Moon is a Cruel Mistress"I have never heard of or heard this song. Do I have it named properly,and what is the time frame of this song and is it available? Thanks for all of the info!!
 

[Andrew G. Doe]

There's a Jimmy Webb song called "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress", but for the life of me I can't imagine Dennis singing that, and in any case it was on Webb's 1977 album El Mirage.

[Decarlo]

Thats the proper name,I was told that Dennis sang it live but I do not know where or when,Thanks!!

[NHC]

There's a Jimmy Webb song called "The Moon's A Harsh Mistress", but for the life of me I can't imagine Dennis singing that, and in any case it was on Webb's 1977 album El Mirage.

Exactly right.  I always figured Webb took the title from the Robert Heinlein sci-fi book of the same name, where, as I recall, the term "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch" appeared as the title of one of the chapters as "T.A.N.S.T.A.A.F.L.". Or perhaps that's from Stranger In A Strange Land.  No matter, Dennis singing it would be intriguing to say the least.  There is a slight BB connection in any event, Glen Campbell having sung it in concert decades ago (don't know if he recorded it otherwise) as part of his Jimmy Webb mini-set to complement his Beach Boys medley. It's on a London concert album from the late 70's.