The Moody Blues - I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)

Music video by The Moody Blues performing I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band). (C) 1972 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

[@CaptainHandbrake]

This is one of the most kick-ass, energy packed numbers in all the rock genre. It is the audio equivalent of a supernova.

[@sarahdee374]

Incredible. and for giggles, compare the drummer with Animal drumming in the Muppet band. Epic. Always make me happy, and not a lot does in these times!!

[@Sasfoot]

John Lodge was/is known for writing the high energy, up tempo songs like this.

[@ladyhecate9450]

@@Sasfoot John is up tempo anyway. I've been to John's solo gig as well as Justin's (Justin's more so because I fell in love with that haunting voice in Nights in White Satin when I heard that song back in 1970.) Anyway, John's gigs are up tempo where Justin's is a little more mellow.

[@Sasfoot]

@@ladyhecate9450 I know. TMB were my parents' fave band and I practically got raised on them. They saw them multiple times and my mom has seen Justin a few since my dad died. It's ironic that you also mentioned Nights in White Satin since that was their wedding song.

[@ladyhecate9450]

@@Sasfoot Really.....Nights was their wedding song? But that is a song about a man whose love of his life broke up with him. It is a sad song. He was not really living until he met her and then saw things in a different light. Everything was brighter after he met her. Now that she broke up with him, It makes him sad to see other couples so in love, walking hand-in-hand, but he is hopelessly in love with the gal who broke up with him and cries out oh how he loves her. I have a DVD of one of Justin's releases and in that video, he said that when in love and a person breaks up with you, it is like a death. You mourn the loss and have to go throw the steps of grieving over the lost love and that is what the man in the song is going through. He said that he does not talk about that aspect because people see Nights as a romance song. For me, it is a sad song. He said he wrote that song after a gal broke up with him and then later met up with a gal who gave him while satin sheets. It is hard to believe, but he said several gals broke up with him. Poor guy. But that is the first song I heard and between his haunting voice, the music and the lyrics, I fell in love with that song. I think it is better than any Beatles' record regard they have ever made and I loved the Beatles. I even saw them the first time the came to America. It was awesome seeing them and all the screaming that went on. I just sat there and absorbed each moment. I was 12 years old.

[@johnsonpgd9164]

Every member in this band is working every single second of this song. A masterpiece!

[@ayhaque]

Well yeah except there’s no baritone sax on the song so Ray Thomas is just playing for the look.

[@catharinaketelaar7299]

Do do do agree , masterpiece like all music at their albums ! Why don’t excist no bands anymore like these ?

[@georgepruitt637]

@@ayhaque Lip synching ???

[@triciabyrne7761]

Yes!!! Blows my mind! 🤯🤯🤯

[@ireneleung5644]

I’m saddened by the fact that Ray Thomas was just mimicking playing the saxophone here.

[@jefflivengood1860]

Omg. Somebody please invent a time machine

[@ronnieneas]

me

[@christie883]

Haha, we have one, its called you Tube, my friend!

[@joanthomas6337]

I’m coming back with you!

[@stevenleslie8557]

50 years later and it still sounds amazing!

[@wac8516]

yes so timeless like so much of the music back then. most the music in 60s & 70s you could hear and understand the words. such a loving time then and the music that'll never die. I like watching vids of people hearing music of the time for the first time they're always blown away

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

Now Mike Pindet has left us.

[@Rl082992]

@@charlesallan-ks6gq RIP Mike

[@mariochartouni]

This song is epic, M0:00dy Blues replay it please

[@edgyteenager8577]

Makes me wanna rewind time

[@FauZhee]

That reminds me of my big tiddy goth ex boyfriend with a purple lipstick.

[@sabeeqfatih6224]

Yare..

[@plainperson7033]

@@edgyteenager8577 BITES ZA DUSTO

[@gillettjr3]

I'm here for the same reason

[@martijnvaassen]

You can put the sticks down now, Graeme. You've done your bit. Rest in peace!

[@michaelr3955]

EDGE IS NOW A LEGEND

[@joekosobucki2141]

Ray too!

[@sidthomas693]

What a band...take me back in time

[@whoarru3601]

RIP Mike Pinder. You were the best. The last of the original group.

[@0017Bulldog]

You said it buddy. RIP. These guys were beyond phenomenal.

[@benjamindeforest9363]

Sad.

[@melaniejean85]

as another band slips into history. I wept today, finally.

[@Rl082992]

and Graeme Edge.

[@spockb1186]

@@Rl082992 and Ray Thomas

[@davidgarcia-jk6nt]

I am 66 remember all these masterpieces being played by my 16 And 18 sisters. Now I realize just how truly great they were hearing them play on radios or records. Thank you Moody Blues for the memories

[@kansascomet8473]

Graeme Edge's drumming, especially during the intro, is superb. RIP GRAEME EDGE

[@Lina20164]

Yeah, that energetic intro draws me into this masterpiece & the song captivates the listener. His energy will live on forever

[@marvinthemaniac7698]

He died from metastatic cancer on November 11, 2021.

[@ericilsen864]

Now we know where the inspiration for Animal from the muppets came from.

[@montgomerydenzer8805]

Like a train coming up to speed

[@brothermaynardsbrother]

EXACTLY what I thought when I watched this for the first time (now MANY times as this is a damn addictive tune).

[@gregraines1599]

RIP to Mr. Edge. What a great drummer in such a great band.

[@darylfountain5198]

My wife took care of him in the hospital before he passed. Said he was a super nice guy. Rip

[@laurieshick1448]

@@darylfountain5198 Thank You to you're Wife. My Childhood Favorite Band ❤💜

[@frankbarnwell____]

Good people. That's all we need. Thank you.

[@Lina20164]

@@user-otzlixr That is so beautiful...

[@lilajagears8317]

When did he die?

[@user-ot9eo1of7t]

Still awesome in June 2024!!

[@christie883]

Yep, even in JULY, 24🤩

[@joanthomas6337]

@@christie883 Fantastic! The weather may be shit , but this is HOT

[@christie883]

@@joanthomas6337 Totally agree with you,, haha!:horrible wheather, AMAZING music! 🎵💜

[@donnamadej7459]

they just don't make bands like this anymore so sad

[@stephenclossick968]

Producer: We got a 5 minute song to record but only 4 minutes left on the album. Moody Blues: Hold my beer.

[@par1967ker]

Classic lol

[@leeroykincaid2172]

Most perfect comment ever posted.

[@tazzyjazzy2305]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nosman069]

Hit it animal

[@dancingtrout6719]

so they speeded it up and this is IT::::::::::

[@NilezII]

Justin Hayward is a very under-appreciated guitarist. He is Up There.

[@joanthomas6337]

His expression during that solo - blissed out totally.

[@sess122]

I haven't heard this song for years and what a treat to hear it again! THIS, ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls, is ROCK AND FUCKING ROLL by one of the greatest rock bands in history!!! And what are we exposed to today? Tribal chants accompanied by primitive jungle beats, aka: (C)rap. And NONE of those pushing it could even carry any of these guys' instruments. You have to feel sorry for today's youth being exposed to such garbage today, especially when compared to such iconic songs/groups like The Moody Blues.

[@candicewitzkoske3155]

No one today can touch the 70s bands!!

[@EugeneGeorgeWeaver3rd]

I understand exactly what you mean sir and thank you! Eugene Weaver sunstudiorocksnSamPhillipsis#1

[@sslaytor]

"Tribal chants accompanied by primitive jungle beats" - some people thought that of this when it was released! Just like most of rock and roll. We called them old people.

[@sess122]

@@sslaytor Well, I was one of those (now old) "rock and roll musicians" back in that era and I, along with many of my fellow musicians LOVED music from the Big Band era...Miller, Dorsey, et. al and we always admired how "tight" those swing bands were, not to mention talented. Granted, some of them did frown on R&R but groups like The Moody Blues, Yes and others really knew what they were doing, not to mention The Beatles of course. Even though "Story In You Eyes" is one of their "rockers", songs like "Isn't Life Strange", "Nights In White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon" have beautiful arrangements. Calling "(C)rap chants" music at all is an insult, even to us "classic rockers".

[@miltonchavez1262]

I am 66 and a bass player. Today's music is garbage with snippets from the past rock greats passing for creativity. Boston, Earth, Wind and Fire, Chicago, Moody Blues, The Who, Beatles, Tower of Power, Heart, Led Zepplin and many others created, sang, and played their music. Real rock.

[@s.powell335]

It makes you wonder how truly great musicians find each other and come together. Then add exceptional songwriting skills within the band as well! Legendary performance!

[@lisaspringer5093]

I wanna be a singer in a rock and roll band

[@DavidDuvall-um6mh]

I wish people would stop calling Pinder the last of the originals what are Justin and John chopped liver? Those two have been there on every major studio album and wrote most of the bands hits😮😊❤signed some one who knows more about goodies than anyone named my son justin😊😊😊

[@DavidDuvall-um6mh]

Moodies

[@curtislowe4577]

Read the Wikipedia article on Justin Hayward. It includes an account of how he came to be in the Moodies. An account that centers on Eric Burdon!

[@sailorgregor]

I saw Moody Blue twice (back then). What they did better than just about anyone is reproduce their studio sound immaculately, which considering the complexity of their sound, is quite a feat. Tempos, instrumentation and vocals were all spot on. Incredibly tight and talented performers. Hayward never gets credit for being one of the great guitarists of the age as he is often lost in the arrangements rather than the 'front'. Even so, his guitar work, timing and delivery, ranks with the best.

[@Glock-Tec1]

Spot on. It's a rare thing to see a band perform as well live as it does in studio. The Moody Blues was definitely one of the rare ones with that ability.

[@karennephew3576]

Oh I so agree! So many times you would go to a concert and the artists just didn't quite meet the mark of putting all of themselves in a performance. The music that came out of these guys is amazing. They are my fav band of all time. I have been a fan since the first time I heard them.

[@dclefevre]

I am lucky enough to seen them about 4-5 times including 2 times in the 90s accompanied by a local orchestra. The tours with the full orchestras were different but it almost seems like they were born for that, too.

[@allisgrace1313]

I love reading comments like yours here. Thanks for the first person accounting!

[@palcanon6888]

You blessed fo sho!!!

[@sligoson1925]

I have contended for fifty years that the Moody Blues are the greatest rock band in history. Their lyrics, orchestral compositions, and personas have never been matched. I have seen them several times, but the greatest was at The Gorge in Washington state. They had an eighty piece orchestra behind them on risers, and the crowd (26,000) watched the sun set over the Cascade Mts. as the Lads played Tuesday Afternoon. With the evening glow casting a hint of glory over the mountains they played Nights In White Satin. They rocked the darkness with such as I’m Just a Singer,... You get the picture. Thank you Ray, and farewell!

[@neilcarlson661]

Wonderfully expressed,yes The matchless Moodies!

[@oregongaper]

George at the Gorge is an amazing venue, bet that was a great show.

[@FRANKSNAKE71]

And you are 100% Correct!

[@lifetimes2983]

AMEN !!

[@zenpaganwarrior]

I am very sorry to have missed that -- with all the other great shows I've witnessed at The Gorge, and being from Wash. State I have no excuse. Saw Steely Dan, Yes, Rush, Sting, Supertramp, and Pearl Jam but would love to have seen the Moodies play there!

[@quetzalcoaxial7280]

People would argue it's over produced... but I don't think so... it's EXACTLY the amount of produced...

[@kevinobrien2735]

These guys are so sincere in their music. And they don't sound messed up playing live. Actually sounds like the record. Few rock bands can do that.

[@greghill1106]

It is the recorded version,lol!

[@ndogg20]

@@greghill1106, but hey, they lip sync so sincerely!

[@paulaepstein9051]

Beg to differ...

[@dreamdiction]

But the sound quality is TERRIBLE.

[@cliffords.8341]

I've been to many concerts in my day and the band that sticks out of just being out if sink or played like crap was Aerosmith in 1984 or 85 down in the Miami Baseball stadium if Florida.

[@msstevie1951]

I was 19 and a wife and mother when this came out! I remember dancing with my son in my arms in my living room to this song! Love it today as a 63 year old Great Grandma! ♥♥♥

[@rexrockandroll]

the best music..brings out our youths.....I don't want to get old..ha....

[@khloudzjia]

here a 65 yr old grandma fan as well! ;))

[@reksubbn3961]

msstevie1951 beautiful comment. Thank you. Their music just keeps sounding better all the time.

[@Sonny-xx9us]

I'm a great uncle. They all tell me how great I am!

[@jackypatterson6271]

Love them..always did and always will

[@jd291]

Moody Blues is just one of my favorite bands. Still listening since the 60's, almost 57 years ago. Great band though. ✌️😎✌️

[@TRUTHandLIGHT4809]

Playing this in your car gives you a 90% chance of getting a speeding ticket.

[@agoogleuseragoogleuser9349]

😆

[@TheMalibuDar]

I find that I get better gas mileage.

[@thomasbertsch7270]

So true

[@ellierose2661]

Lol! That's exactly what happens to me every single time Radar Love by Golden Earring comes on. I just spontaneously start speeding.

[@bernadettepotenti301]

Yes it does!!

[@thefutureisnow8767]

One of the best pieces of art created ever.

[@ladbeethoven9]

A time when Rock Band members actually played instruments and you could understand the lyrics....Rock on Moody Blues

[@QueeenCrimson]

understand the lyrics? actually play instrument?

[@tcma2008]

Indeed

[@jeffevans3193]

Today its all shit.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@jeffevans3193 old man

[@ourgloriousgodoursaviourbe2757]

@@lastnamefirst4035 JIJI!

[@muffs55mercury61]

Hit our airwaves (in the US) in Feb, 1973 and I knew it would be a big hit (reached #12) Classics like this make this old guy teary eyed. A great year for music. I hum this one frequently.

[@lisanolan2382]

what a song that guitar is unreal

[@curtsal]

Our bus driver listened to wABX 99.5 in Detroit everyday,first time hearing it at 8yrs old still takes me back to the best of times

[@curtsal]

As a 8 yr old hearing it on our bus drivers brown leather covered (Filco/ford)am/fm radio still takes me back to the best of times growing up South of Detroit

[@muffs55mercury61]

@@curtsal That's what memories are supposed to be made of. I was 18 in early 1973 and felt the same way.

[@TheSynthZone]

We listened at our assignment at HLMR testing 1973 lol seemed to echo more...

[@DOLRED]

One of the greatest rock songs of all time. The tempo and theme are the best.

[@josephsennhauser3492]

Yes! Yea Indeed

[@marktrail8624]

...and in typical Moody fashion, the lyrics are brilliant.

[@morriswilson2274]

I’m just a guitarist, singer 👩‍🎤 in a rock and roll band myself! Making music making people dance, making people sing and making them happy

[@LkOutMtnMan]

IF I remember correctly this song was an answer to the situation where the Beatles were accused of saying they were more popular than Jesus Christ. The Moody Blues made a clear statement that they were "just singers in a rock n roll band"! And what a band it was!

[@chuckyanus3563]

Interesting. Thanks.

[@Patrick-hb7bk]

How did you work that one out , just question .

[@LkOutMtnMan]

@@Patrick-hb7bk I believe it was from an interview I watched on KZbin of one of the band's members talking about the inspiration for the song. That the Beatles had just gotten a bunch of backlash about John Lennon's comment that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus now!

[@rockmegently4410]

@@LkOutMtnMan yeh-I think he regretted saying that

[@jimlucia3625]

I thought this song came out 6 years after the Beatles situation, which took place in 1966.

[@mikereiss4216]

This was their way of telling their fans that they are not gurus and not messiahs just regular guys in a rock band nothing more.

[@Shun-the-Sun]

And they did it in the most epic way.

[@disgruntledtoons]

And it turned out to be necessary. People were asking them to bless their children and things like that. This was probably because nobody's message was a positive as theirs.

[@kalinakimble5660]

and that is enough!

[@DRRwine]

That's one interpretation, but I have a different one. Sometimes artists give more thought to the issues of the day than we do, and we know the Moodies spoke out against humanitarian offenses of all kinds. So when they sing: "So if you want this world of yours to turn about you(rself) and you can see exactly what to do, please tell me I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band." I interpret that as a challenge to the narcissistic politicians of the day who would prefer to insulate themselves from criticism and not listen to the activism in the musical lyrics and demonstrations around them, preferring to dismiss musical criticism as nothing more than rock-n-roll. Not saying you're wrong, but I think that's why it's a faster, more aggressive song - it's a challenge to the existing powers. Peace.

[@chi303]

DRRwine As an African American Moodies fan,I couldn't agree more,I'm now in my late fifties and this song is as fresh as it was in high school in the seventies!

[@kande6916]

No recording makeup no fake nothing!!! The real deal and real talented musicians!!! god we miss that!!

[@Airamahrog]

You gotta admit, that after a while they really do need the make-up!? Except Ray Thomas that is. REST IN PARADISE!

[@iliketowatch.]

Although the song makes liberal use of the Chamberlin keyboard (precursor to the Mellotron and later, digital samplers) which some back then thought of as "cheating." From Wikipedia: "The Chamberlin has a piano-style keyboard. Underneath each key is a tape-playing mechanism. Each tape is prerecorded with various musical instruments or special effects. When the musician presses a key, a pressure pad pushes the tape against a tape head." All the sting and horn parts you hear in the song are played on the Chamberlin. I think it sounds great, but you know, there are always people out there that want to complain about something.

[@kande6916]

I understand that every group has recording makeup but the fact is these guys have the education and musical background to make great music!!!

[@nadinetasmania]

No auto tune - yes they had the tech of the time but they could really play! Epic song!

[@mdonnelly591]

Badass song. Way underrated band.

[@philt1771]

If this doesn't get you rocking your dead!

[@claudiabranch7613]

This song drives me so hard. I know exactly how you feel. They take me on a very fast ride on the Freeway!!!

[@DerekArmsden]

Fuck me there's a lot of song going on here. The most densely packed song in the history of songs. You could not squeeze any more song into this song.

[@andrewhoag6167]

This is exactly what I love about the Moodies: there is so much music in their music.

[@finnajane]

at 4 min 17 sec - head explodes 🤣

[@jamespfitz]

😆 Well said!

[@ralphduli1141]

I was 16 years old working an all night gas station on the weekends when this song came out and help me get through the night.

[@barryandreev8333]

Used to be a gas jockey in the '70s too. Spring of 1974, just after odd/even ended at an Esso station with 3 islands.

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@barryandreev8333 Ah! Good old gas-rationing in the seventies! Never thought I'd miss it!

[@jurgstreuli3093]

The music of our generation was the best music ever !!!

[@lisamcbride8921]

Amen!

[@robertastone7155]

@@lisamcbride8921 Amen also!!!

[@mapeymaple]

Shut up and listen to king gizzard

[@jeffevans3193]

Right on man.

[@solfege2753]

As a member of Gen Z, yeah, I can agree.

[@eduardoalmeida61]

I'm just another person who is frightened by the people who are scorching this earth. Thank you moodies.

[@sylphofthewildwoods5518]

Me, too.... 🔥🌎

[@DavidDuvall-um6mh]

Me too

[@stansroka5443]

God, I wish these kind of bands and music was back!!

[@wlodell]

Unbelievable! We are privileged to hear this music. I say this in part because the quality of this music is testimony of the measured rise and decline of humanity. The irony is that many who read this won’t understand what I am saying.

[@Russeaman]

You got that right!!!

[@DavidWright-xd9wi]

I'm 63 I know exactly what you're talking about!

[@wlodell]

@@DavidWright-xd9wi Thanks man!

[@h.antonionetzer8398]

So, sooo true, saw the Moody Blues WHEN this song came out, lyrics are right-on, need-not-say more, AMERICA IS falling... from within.,

[@wlodell]

@@h.antonionetzer8398 Thank you for the comment. I’ve been listening to Moody Blues music since 1970 and saw the band in concert at the Baltimore Civic Center in Oct 1972. I had just returned from Vietnam. Saw the Moody Blues again in concert Oct 2013 at the Paramount in Seattle. The lyrics in the songs of the Moody Blues are always thought provoking.

[@grannyjudi1]

rock us moody blues...one of best band ever...me so lucky to grow up with all this great music....

[@KDOERAK]

The drummer is a super high-energy guy👍

[@philc.9280]

Graeme Edge is his name and one of the leaders of this British band. Unfortunately, he died in 2020 of cancer and lived in Florida.

[@kevinobrien2735]

Honestly the most underrated band from the 60s and 70s.

[@marktrail8624]

Beatles producer George Martin called them "criminally underrated".

[@scootover7]

I didn't hear them until I think it was the Freedom Rock commercial , Story In Your Eyes, and then I was lead to Nights In White Satin, I slept on this group, and I was listening to I Know You're Out There Somewhere. I heard it played in some stores, but didn't realize it was the Moody Blues who sang it. This song is awesome.

[@mikewa2]

Not in my social circle! They were very highly rated. Very popular with the university crowd!

[@ghw7192]

@@mikewa2 Same here! They were VERY well known and popular!

[@frandanco6289]

Who ever proved they were "underrated"????? Just quit saying this b/s ok ????

[@TheMityquin]

They all looked like they loved performing this song and the drummer was especially crazy. What a performance!!! This was Rock and Roll!

[@sarahdee374]

The drummer reminds me of Animal on the Muppets, or vice versa. And watch at 3:36, and imagine he isn't playing the guitar. What kind of passion does that remind you of? They gave so much to the music. So blessed to have their music in my soul forever!

[@chrisbath3956]

The drummer was Graeme Edge. Very underrated but extremely talented as you can see from his performance here! He was really killing it in this song!

[@chitlika]

@@chrisbath3956 He principally wrote this song but didnt think just a drummer in a rock and roll band sounded right SO.........

[@elizabethrogers8306]

@@chitlika Written by bassist John Lodge, although Graeme, who wrote many spoken word pieces, did collaborate with Justin Hayward occasionally on later songs

[@palcanon6888]

Yes! Rock and Roll personified!!!

[@tadsomato1940]

Some: "The Moody Blues are too mellow for me." The Moody Blues: "Hold my beer"

[@kvernon1]

This song was written by John Lodge (the bassist) and was the closing song for their album "Seventh Sojourn". Wonderful performance by the band -- they really ended this album with an exclamation point!

[@muffs55mercury61]

Love that LP and still have it. Favorite is the lead off song "You & Me".

[@markmans1]

An unforgettable Drum-Intro that gets faster and faster . . . leading into John's melodic Bass--Groove and singing about the uncertainty going on in the World. In 74 or 75 when I was 13 or 14 years old = I walked into a dime store and bought a 2-record set entitled " This is the Moody Blues " - and after a week of listening I was Absolutely mesmerized and spell-bounded by this music and totally forgot what a Basketball or Sports was . . . and now its 2021 and I'm 60 years old and sad to hear of Graeme's recent passing. Whether physically on this planet / or not , Justin Hayward , John Lodge , Ray Thomas , Mike Pinder and Graeme Edge will always be COSMIC ROCKERS . Thanks boys - for filling my Brain with such great Melodies and Lullaby's .

[@bernarddougcook6787]

Indeed!!

[@stevecareskey6542]

Well said

[@westwindsailer]

Bought the same album = transfixed!

[@frandanco6289]

You were spellbound by the music.... Not spell bounded... :)

[@tomrussell3266]

Justin Hayward is a genius. Always the force of the Moody Blues! I have every album they've made. Wouldn't sell them for a million bucks!

[@MerleOberon]

+Tom Russell A part of our time! I know the feeling!

[@tomrussell3266]

Hello, there are many things I do not know about which is why I try to learn something new every day. Have you every met Justin Hayward and John Lodge?

[@stephenharper8935]

+Tom Russell I have those albums as well... and yes you can just take your milliion and keep movin on.

[@CB-xr1eg]

How about 2 million?

[@mjsmcd]

Tom Russell john lodges song here and pinders songs were sublime

[@conniewoods7857]

My husband and I saw the Moody Blues in New Orleans at the Loyola Field House in the ‘70’s

[@cynthiasmith4130]

Still listening to them, in 2023!!!! They are such great artist's!!!!! Justin, can sing!!!!! John can too!!!!!! So exhilarating, energy filled!!! Makes you want to get up and dance!!!!! 💃💃💃💃... 💙💙💙💙... 🌟🌟🌟🌟....

[@muffs55mercury61]

Oh this one gets me teary eyed. I was 18 in Feb, 1973 when this hit our top 40. So magnificent to say the least and lots of memories that year.

[@rosaleitegarcia6620]

2024 😊❤

[@sugarbooable]

❤

[@charlesallan-ks6gq]

RIP MIKE PINDER

[@Joe61055]

RIP Denny

[@xiropigado]

1965 -1975 music years will never be bettered

[@SeattleMartin]

I just watched this video with the Closed Caption on, so I could see the words. I've heard the song a hundred times but never got a handle on what the lyrics were. Wow. Those lyrics are very thoughtful and poignant.

[@cynthiasmith4130]

The most excellent band, ever!!! 💙💙💙💙💙!!!!!

[@user-ik4fd9ny4b]

At 70 yrs old I never was a M.Blues fan though I did like their songs. BUT - Seeing their videos gives a new meaning to their music! As "As a below commenter said "This is one of the most kick-ass energy packed numbers" !

[@henriettehald]

RIP Mike 🌹

[@debishelton9647]

They were a spiritual rock group; WAY ahead of their time. Loved them in 1972; and, Honor them in 2022!

[@trespatines8698]

#RIP Graeme Edge

[@themadcap1898]

The Moody Blues are probably one of the best bands ever! They're right up there with Pink Floyd! Omg they are geniuses!

[@2Zero8discipline]

The two bands that invented progressive RnR.☮️

[@kenmore01]

Better than Pink IMO.

[@Shawney-jf6kc]

@@kenmore01 yes...better than Pink.

[@marktrail8624]

Both bands different styles but both very sophisticated bands.

[@bernarddougcook6787]

Yes they are and were! I don't know why they never got the adulation and attention from the Rock press in general that they were indeed the greatest band with the greatest songs ever written! The only ones who have really appreciated them and have stayed true to them and what they wrote, are us...their fans!

[@bvwatcher2]

Such a kick ass piece and a great message too.

[@MarySmutny]

Their voices are magical

[@johnlenkes256]

So much energy, vitality, and a heavy drum beat to this song. Every band member does a stellar performance 👏 from beginning to end. "I'm Just a Singer in a Rock 'n Roll Band" is one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite groups. Even my grandchildren listens to them.

[@jerrymiller2891]

Why did no one ever tell me the moody blues rocked out like this. I LOVE THIS SONG.

[@sharonw4037]

One of my Dads favourite bands, truly amazing to listen to and watch, plus makes me think of Dad as well so a double whammy of joy❤

[@irisdainter6507]

Don't come much better than this period.

[@WilliamDoyle-rb6lt]

Thanks God for allowing me to be a teenager and in my 20s in the 60's and 70s.I actually feel sorry for the kids today. What they missed.

[@sarahdee374]

I say that if I had a time machine I would travel back and attend a LOT of iconic concerts : Beatles, Stones, Moody Blues, the Supremes, Temptations, the Who, Doors, Zeppelin, CCR, CSN, Jefferson Airplane, Mamas & Papas, Cream, Queen, Simon & Garfunkel for a start. Then I'd come back and have a shitload of musical memories to carry me till the day I die with a smile on my face.

[@BorisBadinahv]

With media wizardry, augmented reality and A.I., many young people can get close to the experience. They too can not only have memories but will be able to relive things. Even great music from the past that has been recorded will become timeless.

[@wilburpost7977]

Amen to that!!!

[@ronaldzent6321]

Sadly, Brian Wilson was just recently diagnosed with Dementia, truly one of the greatest voices and of composing some of rhe most beautiful melodies. Pray for him. My wife also suffers from Dementia, such an insidious disease. It literally takes everything a person has in the ways of just everyday living.

[@prezakid9]

That is terrible news and I am a huge Brian Wilson fan, but this post is a Moody blues track not The Beach Boys!

[@patchinhasinbiller7380]

Sometimes you get a group of creative, talented musicians who come together at the right time and place... The Moody Blues

[@allansbullet]

An incredibly talented band, playing a very complex piece of music, and playing it incredibly well - THAT was the Moody Blues!! One of my favourite bands of all time, and I've been listening to their music since the 70's!

[@truthful316]

This is SO LEGEND (from my teen years).. genius and brilliant.. one of the BEST rock and roll performances of ALL time in my opinion! I never get tired of this!

[@MikeJones-rk1un]

Certainly a sophisticated band. They endured and were wildly successful. Great part of music history.

[@kalinakimble5660]

They were an incredible band...are they still performing?

[@bkswanson2461]

Kalina Kimble....Absolutely!!!!!!!!!! going to be inducted in HOF2018,....they've never stopped touring...they are Brilliant!!!

[@neilcarlson661]

YEAH MAN!!!

[@randyventresca4152]

One of the greatest all-time rock song intros.

[@deanings]

+Randy Ventresca First time listener . Instantly captivated by the drums intro leading into the bass line . For me , the rest of the song has far too much going on. It's like a fight between the different instruments and the vocals to be at the forefront of the song . I think the song would benefit from being leveled better or lose one of the instruments in the main riff and give it an interlude part or something.

[@kelbu]

I love all the instruments together - part of what makes the song so great

[@tullfan7872]

The interplay of the instruments is what makes the song so good IMO. And, so true, it's a great rock intro. Love the bass in this and other songs in the early 70s period.

[@annualblood3032]

Unfortunately on the original album they faded it in (I guess the effect was to segue from the previous song and for the song to reach full volume once the band kicks in) so the effect of the drums picking up steam is greatly reduced. One of the few songs where the Greatest Hits version is vastly superior to the album version, if only for this reason.

[@moiraclark7862]

@@deanings That's exactly what I DO like about the song.

[@stephenroman9015]

I got to see bands like The Moody Blues, Emerson Lake and Palmer and King Crimson I consider myself very fortunate and glad that I grew up when I did

[@Modernaire]

Another baddass legendary drummer, GONE! But will not be forgotten, love you Graeme Charles Edge! Your drumming will last forever!

[@macausey2932]

good lord what a song, what a band!!!!!!!!

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

Moody blues so underrated . love these guys . they're coming to toledo in October and I want to see these guys play .

[@algeebop]

Hope you enjoyed it, I really did when I saw them about 3 years ago.

[@theband7737]

Jason Raczkowski the thing about being underrated is that its better than being overrated

[@mattdwyer9432]

@@theband7737 interest ing

[@Pulsatyr]

In the '70s, we were musicians experimenting with drugs, today it is drug addicts experimenting with music. - Steven Tyler He said this in the 1990s at the height of tha Grunge movement. The industry never recovered. Even show bands, like KISS, used to put more effort into the craft than bands do today. Moody Blues were craftsmen as well as artists who were dedicated to the music before the money, women and other rewards came.

[@IbanezArtist85]

A low-pitched saxophone creates such a huge droning sound. A brilliant musical concept from a brilliant band.

[@ColtraneTaylor]

Any other songs which do that?

[@ad8065]

RIP, Graeme Edge

[@ginnyboetel2891]

Everyone in this band was amazing. Just the best!

[@coolcat6303]

This classic song is proof that the Moody's could rock with the best of them. Also, Graeme Edge was a total beast behind that drum kit. The way he throws his body around kinda reminds me of Animal from the Muppets. Haha.

[@camgreer]

Tobias Chance That's so funny, when I looked at this I thought the exact same thing! Animal could have been based on him.

[@1954SCOTTIE]

Tobias Chance Never though about it, but you are right.

[@pamelamichaels221]

+Tobias Chance No shit you're right, Edge and the beast, one and the same moves, thanks for a good laugh....

[@citizenterryk]

+KoolCat ! yeah, for a second there I thought poor Graeme was gonna keel over on his drum kit!!!!.......

[@pamelamichaels221]

+Terry Knepper Right, no shit, when he was wound up I think they over did it....kinda like the energizer bunny, lol

[@maidacameron4093]

This song is like a rocket going 3,000 miles an hour. It’s other worldly.

[@johndefalque5061]

The transition from drums like a machine starting up to the base intro to the full band singing together to soaring organ, then piano, guitar solo-the transitions are so great! It brings me back to my youth in the car with my family driving up and down the lengh of Vancouver Island-good times!

[@Hubcapdiamondstarhalo]

Yeah, i agree. Its definitely tops.

[@nicholassanguinetti9147]

That drummer dont get enough credit

[@Marie-Jacobe]

I agree!

[@genestarwind1091]

45 years later and that song STILL kicks ass!

[@LJW55]

What makes me happy and content I guess is that I was alive and of an age when I could and did walk into a record shop and buy this piece of genius on vinyl and still have it in it's original sleeve on my shelf.

[@nev707]

One of the great intro’s of any Rock song- drums, then bass lead into the song. Very unique and clever. RIP Graham Edge and Ray Thomas.

[@craigmanning467]

I am obsessed with this song. Drummer 10/10, bassist 10/10 don't know what else to say. I have always loved The Moody Blues. Had a bad divorce and as consolation went to concerts to bands I liked. Saw them Live about 5-7 years ago. I had been going to lots of concerts at the time. I felt under dressed. I had jeans and a T-shirt. Everyone else 3 piece suits. WTF? They were awesome.

[@mjsimons9757]

OK Boys, let's take it from the top. But this time let's play it with a little bit more enthusiasm shall we... Damn, I got tired out just watching them play. They just don't play em' like that any more.

[@WebShaman01]

They sure the hell don't!

[@montgomerydenzer8805]

now imagine the lights go down in the Concord Pavillion- holding 2 glasses of wine for my date and myself then the shrooms kicked in and they go into Lovely to See you again

[@AnotherSpecialEdMom]

A little more cowbell, please.

[@sheronlyn2693]

they were never just singers in a rock and roll band. they were so much more.

[@jackspry9736]

RIP the two members of The Moody Blues Graeme Edge (March 30, 1941 - November 11, 2021), aged 80 Ray Thomas (December 29, 1941 - January 4, 2018), aged 76 You both will always be remembered as legends.

[@kurttrimas9005]

Love this tune, that intro on the drums will be interesting.

[@nancyleeorvinbrumby5856]

When I hear this song, every cell of my being feels like I am 20 years old again.... and talk about awesome artistic energy just bursting out of all of these guys...

[@rexrockandroll]

HAPPY WEEKEND NANCY..U ARE SO RIGHT ABOUT THIS ....PEACE..X0

[@Sterianos]

the band that made me happy a lot of times in my youth and I listen to them now and with great pleasure

[@paulbaker4120]

Love this song but when I see Hiwatt amps I think of Long Love Rock.

[@lindabergman3127]

Wonderful Harmony awesome musicians

[@blackwingvalleylover]

Watched it once and now I'm pregnant...

[@glenbard657]

A masterpiece written by John Lodge and what a great bass line at the beginning!

[@lyleanderson8160]

Something Carol Kaye was good at too!!

[@dalegilliland5929]

70s were the best decade for rock and roll

[@theinspiredgardener6434]

I love this video, we get to watch each musician giving it all they got, I especially enjoy watching “Animal” on the drums, I think Sesame Street made a muppet with him in mind 😎

[@traviscooper6883]

The most UNDERRATED band of all time. Took so long to get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their music has so many layers. Such a talented group of musicians.

[@marktrail8624]

Underappreciated more like it. Justin once said they weren't for everybody. Old souls click with their music.

[@swamifakkananda4043]

I personally think u r underrated too!!!

[@frandanco6289]

Prove this band was Every Underrated !!!! Hilarious !!!

[@beedevil11]

They're in, still waiting on J Geils.

[@angeloiodice9304]

That performance is one of the all time greatest in rock history.

[@rebeccaschmitz6782]

Love the drummer in this video!

[@JayJoJonny]

I had the pleasure to see them play this live at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina, 11/14/1978, it was a wall of sound that swallowed me up & I’ve been a fan ever since

[@bobbybernhardt5233]

who else is listening in August 2020. Timeless song!!

[@sliglusamelius8578]

Forget Stairway to Heaven, this could be the best rock song of all time. It's not artsy or pretentious or sophisticated, but just raw straight up rocknroll jam-bam from start to finish.

[@troyannbladsacker1811]

@@sliglusamelius8578 one of my favorites. I was 17 in the seventies when I started listening to the Moody Blues. Still love them. Listening in January 2021. In my opinion, the seventies was the best time to be a teenager. Best music.

[@simulatedbass]

*2021 :)

[@cs54721]

January 2021.

[@johnlow7621]

February 2021 in Munic during lockdown. Music helps to remain sane.

[@LastOfTheMaguas]

Thing is this is more of a classical masterpiece than a 'rock and roll' song. It's freaking epic musically. For me one of the cooooolest songs ever, totally unique

[@kimberlydixon4651]

Just f’ing magnificent!

[@stevehaahn677]

Its hard for me to believe that someone can write lyrics to a song like this and then add the right music.Outstanding.