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
Carolina Moon (song) instrumental version. The song contains the memorable chorus:- "Oh, Carolina Moon keep shining". "shining on the one who waits for me". "Carolina Moon, I'm pining," "pining for the place I long to be". It describes the feelings of parted lovers , connected by the knowledge that the same moon shines on them both. Carolina Moon (song) "Carolina Moon" is a popular song, written by Joe Burke and Benny Davis. Written in 1924, the song was first recorded in 1928 by American crooner Gene Austin whose version charted for 14 weeks, seven of them at #1. A version of "Carolina Moon"