Moon River Moon River "Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was originally performed by Audrey Hepburn in the 1961 movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's", winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song. The song also won the 1962 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. The song has been covered by many other artists. It became the theme song for Andy Williams, who first recorded it in 1962 (and performed it at the Academy Awards ceremony that year). He sang the first eight bars of the song at the
Marquee Moon (song) of the album. In 2004, "Marquee Moon" was ranked number 381 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and number 41 on its 100 Greatest Guitar Songs list in 2008. The guitar bridge from the song is quoted by Elvis Costello in his 1996 song "You Bowed Down". Marquee Moon (song) "Marquee Moon" is the title track from American rock band Television's first album, "Marquee Moon". It was written by Tom Verlaine. In the United Kingdom, "Marquee Moon" was released as a single on April 1, 1977. Its first pressing was as a 12"