He became a Hawaiian, moody, distant, hungry for the message of the night; and for hours he would sing with his men, one song after another.

"This unique, moody, blues-style song from the Southern mountain country is like a bottomless treasure box of folk-song elements," wrote James Leisy in his 1966 book "The Folk Song Abecedary."

Everett finds this song more moody, meditative and evocative than Lennon's use of a similar poetic idea ("It's been a long time") as the opening lyric in "Wait".

A tape recording of several slow, moody songs by Enya, the New Age Irish singer, was played before the bride appeared, which made her arrival feel as mystical as the arrival of an angel.

Known for melodic, moody songs, they combined introspective, sensitive lyrics and vocals with an inventive and experimental use of guitars and a more "classic rock"-style rhythm section.

In between these outbursts are muted, moody songs that could almost be religious meditations.

It's a dark, moody song that Geoff actually puts a bit of passion into, but it's the sole diamond on this release.

Penned as a "counterbalance to some of the slower, more moodier songs" on the album, "How I Roll" sees Mars acknowledging his myriad demons, even celebrating their essential place in his complete being.

"Drygioni" is a song about "sleaze [...] about good versus evil, and a person's need for both", and "Y Gwyneb Iau" is a "moody song about war" whose title is a Welsh insult that translates into English as "Liverface".

Robin said this was inspired by Enya's moody songs, and he gets some of the slow dreamy feel of her music.