{"id":251,"date":"2026-07-10T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/?p=251"},"modified":"2026-07-10T14:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:33:47","slug":"pink-moon-by-nick-drake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/pink-moon-by-nick-drake\/","title":{"rendered":"Pink Moon by Nick Drake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Drake had a short career, publishing two albums which got little attention, then he released the\u00a0 acoustic solo album Pink Moon in 1972.\u00a0 \u00a0It had mixed reviews, but there was a number of critics and followers who thought it was top-notch, a blend of singer-songwriter blues, melancholy, and creativity.\u00a0 \u00a0He had depression and mental health issues, though and he died of an overdose in 1974 at age 26.<\/p>\n<p>Since his death, there are still some dedicated fans, enjoying his honest, but rhythmically complex songs.\u00a0 \u00a0 The title track to his solo album is a simple song and it is included here-<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/6iI2ukRVUb6kOafA5mWWZU?utm_source=generator&#038;si=4f380cbc0b514cf4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Drake had a short career, publishing two albums which got little attention, then he released the\u00a0 acoustic solo album Pink Moon in 1972.\u00a0 \u00a0It had mixed reviews, but there was a number of critics and followers who thought it <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/pink-moon-by-nick-drake\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tunes","tag-singer-songwriter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Pink Moon by Nick Drake - Tales n Tunes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/pink-moon-by-nick-drake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pink Moon by Nick Drake - Tales n Tunes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Nick Drake had a short career, publishing two albums which got little attention, then he released the\u00a0 acoustic solo album Pink Moon in 1972.\u00a0 \u00a0It had mixed reviews, but there was a number of critics and followers who thought it &hellip; Continue reading &rarr;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/pink-moon-by-nick-drake\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Tales n Tunes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-10T21:33:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-07-10T21:33:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/rambleon.ca\/talesntunes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nick-drake.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"820\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"D. 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