Moonlight Saving Time is a playful early 1930s fox-trot written by Irving Kahal and Harry Richman. The first recording and release were by the Carlton Dance Orchestra in 1930, with publication in 1931 by Leo Feist, Inc. It sits in the popular music genre with a foxtrot rhythm and was commonly published for piano, voice, and ukulele. The lyrics wink at romance and time, opening with “Birdies fly with new ambition, spring is in their song” and centering on the idea of a moonlight saving time to keep lovers in tune as the days grow longer. Notable early covers include Annette Hanshaw (1931) and Blossom Dearie (1955); the song has been recorded by many artists and appears in various song collections and sheet music archives rather than tied to a single album.
