NEW 📀 Ride My See Saw - Moody Blues {Stereo} 1968

1968......#61 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #42 UK Singles Chart
LP version with "Departure" intro.
Original video edited and remastered with HQ stereo sound.
"Ride My See-Saw" is a 1968 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was written by the band's bassist John Lodge, and was first released on the Moody Blues' 1968 album In Search of the Lost Chord. It was the second of two singles from that album, the other being "Voices in the Sky".
Billboard described the single as a "blockbuster rocker" that "comes on strong with all the ingredients to spiral [the Moody Blues] to the top in short order" and a "mover from start to finish." Cash Box called it a "dance track with powerful teen attraction" and "polished vocals."

[@smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

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[@rjwintl]

Next best thing to a real time machine !!! … let me know when the flux capacitor is fixed and we’ll go see them in person !!!

[@vasilescarpet7665]

Thanks! Great music!

[@Vitalik346]

Данная музыка выглядит так как будто её записывали для фильма стражи галактики 3 где в самом начале фильма начинается полет корабля и там Питер Квил слушает данную песню подаренный одним из земляков в месте с новыми наушниками.

[@Vitalik346]

This music looks as if it was recorded for the film Guardians of the Galaxy 3 where at the very beginning of the film the flight of the ship begins and there Peter Quill listens to this song donated by one of the countrymen in a place with new headphones.

[@jimries625]

Yep. Yep. Yep

[@davidotis5598]

I was so lucky to be born and grow up with these guys. 60s and 70s. What a time for music

[@vince1638]

Berzactly. Me Too!

[@Krisesakes]

me too 😃

[@HeatherMcCall-kelly-yv6sb]

I agree wholeheartedly

[@MareShoop]

Takes me back to my hometown in Chandler, Az. What a time to be! ❤

[@Krisesakes]

@@MareShoop nice place

[@redeemed5554]

Still a great song in July 2024...😂

[@PeterWhite-q1k]

The live version of this at their concert in Colorado at Red Rock was an amazing version, really amazing imho

[@darylhall4796]

Crank it up

[@joelcampbell1491]

Yes 😊

[@RonBroste]

What times we enjoyed

[@toddsweasy9529]

Working on the assembly line, it's Friday and I'm enjoying the time go by with these guys. ❤️‍🔥✌️

[@jimlewis2395]

Timeless masterpiece. This will ALWAYS sound good

[@gustelios8385]

Are you still listening i am August 2024

[@madnbad1408]

Right here G 🌶

[@rayogrady4349]

I'll never stop listening. Never

[@Blues-tf1uc]

Of course

[@PhilSpectorTheZombie]

Are still spamming the comments a$$hatz? 😂

[@Jim-yv5hm]

Yep

[@edsmith6464]

I used to love driving long trips at night on the interstate…and firing up the Moody Blues on my 8 track. Amazing time to be a late teen.

[@njlauren]

Did you experience what I did, that certain tracks would always cause the 8 track to change channels? On days of future passed it was usually twilight time that never finished. Piece of trivia, the same guy invented the 8 track and the lear jet.

[@Gmar69]

70 years old and still enjoying them..

[@stevenrobert8567]

they seem more talented today than ever.

[@jerryw5508]

I have their vinyl album somewhere. 🙂

[@RobertodelaVega-t3w]

Same here!

[@leemagrish3432]

65 and still listening.

[@JaysonTripp-r5d]

@@Gmar69 my aunt Paula seen them play back in the 70s my mother liked the Moody Blues too when I was a kid me and mother would sing up a storm in the car R.I.P. Mom 🌹🤘them playing live at the Isle of White in the late 60s early 70s was awesome it was pretty much an English Woodstock concert that must of been something lot of acid going around during that show 🤣

[@michaelgeraghty3989]

What an era. Guys in suits, bursting with positive energy, smiling, making great music.

[@graphguy]

Imagine that. Try to get the trash bands nowadays in a suit and have talent? Not possible

[@pennykloter1614]

​@@graphguy so true!! And they're covered in tattoos.

[@Rogerkknull]

No kidding. Don't see that anymore. 😢

[@fhh640]

@@pennykloter1614 Who cares if they have tattoos? I am there to hear the music. FYI, I do not have any tats nor will I ever get one.

[@fhh640]

@@graphguy Have your been on stage in a suit? The lights will melt you

[@richardmoore890]

Even after 55 years I cant believe how much their music influenced my generation. Really, no words are enough.

[@dawnevans4518]

It’s better than ever!

[@amcone8268]

It’s a kinda funny 😁 song.

[@billyzee261]

Really happy song, excellent video that makes me smile!

[@briane173]

My most enduring favorite band. The _fathers_ of progressive rock. RIP Ray, Graeme, and now Denny Laine.

[@mtnman6557]

The Moody Blues took us along as we all explored new horizons through their music & lyrics. Their songs became the foundation of my philosophy on life. Man, these guys were dialed in!@@Broody58

[@ZOIDRAB]

One of the best Rock songs of all time.

[@torybrown7730]

I love this song. It will NEVER sound dated. It's so well done!! Their harmony is so perfect!!

[@gerardwallis8709]

Agree!

[@udrinkit]

Word.

[@aceyorba]

Not to mention the dance moves...

[@Robert-tj3qq]

​@@aceyorbathings were beautiful

[@jamestonybrown1712]

Timeless treasure! 1968 nice to see not everyone was tripping on acid...or were they?

[@blairsterling6141]

Moody Blues created some of the greatest sophisticated rock albums of all time. From 1969 through about 1975 no group reached such great heights of pure genius. Every song took us on incredible trips. They were so influential in rock history.

[@richardharrold9736]

They were a good psychedelic pop band, but to put them above Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin? Not a chance.

[@bismarkia52]

Actually, their finest music was recorded between 1965 to 1971.

[@james-jg8iu]

You are forgetting the dark side of the moon. Sorry to say they were on the same level

[@james-jg8iu]

Did you stop listening to the moody blues in 71 because some of there music was un comparable Like money from dark side of the moon

[@james-jg8iu]

⁠@@richardharrold9736they were every bit as great as Led Zeppelin I have seen both bands multiple times I saw Led Zeppelin every year from 68 to 75 and I think you didn’t see Pink Floyd enough how about Go Now there first hit in 61

[@peterg.bassist]

This sounds as GREAT today here in 2023 as it did when I first heard it in 1968! Long Live Quality Music!

[@imkluu]

Some music is timeless.

[@morbidmanmusic]

define quality in regards to music, please?! sounds excluding and selfish.

[@peterg.bassist]

@@morbidmanmusic Created with great imagination;-) (Thank you for asking)

[@jimlewis2395]

@@morbidmanmusic Quality as in wayyyyyyyyy better than MC-Bodybag, Fifty Cents and all the other ridiculous garbage that they put out today

[@ledhed927]

Their entire discography belongs on the shelves of every serious record collector 👏

[@donaldrhodes8761]

I have 2 vinyl records and always get a thrill whenever I listen

[@ledhed927]

@@donaldrhodes8761 Nice, which ones!?

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Agreed!!!

[@Cinemagoer_64]

Great great band very important band they bridged symphonic pop and progressive rock.

[@cahillgreg]

@@ledhed927 no

[@richardthomas6331]

R.I.P Denny Laine, Clint Warwick, Graeme Edge, Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder.

[@antoniodelrey164]

Are they all gone? No way. Tell me please. That so hard to believe…

[@richardthomas6331]

@@antoniodelrey164 Denny Laine, Clint Warwick, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, and Graeme Edge have passed. Justin Hayward and John Lodge are the only two left.

[@antoniodelrey164]

@@richardthomas6331 thanks 6331. That’s sad. Hard to believe most have passed on but we’re all getting up in age…

[@PalaniRides]

@@richardthomas6331 : Who are Justin and John in this video?

[@richardthomas6331]

@@PalaniRides Justin Hayward plays electric guitar and John Lodge plays electric bass

[@brucebarnes9638]

Went to my first Moody Blues concert in 1968. The music, lyrics and energy were incredible. This song brings back such wonderful memories.

[@MillieVallejos]

My boyfriend took me to see them,my first concert,we just celebrated our 50th.Anniversary last month!

[@kevinwilson2082]

How wonderful! Peace.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

My wife in June 1984 took me to my first concert. (her fav,,,,John Denver) 36 years ago she became ex wife. Looking back, I would much rather see the Moody Blues. Such is life.

[@gazzpazzer]

Saw them in Tahoe 1992. They were still great.

[@guslakis]

Awesome comment, thank you!

[@John-jd7mm]

I grew up in the 1960s. Being semi-retired, I work at a college, tutoring young students, mostly in the 18-24 age group. You would be surprised at how many of these folks LOVE this music! This proves that the 60s sound is truly CLASSIC rock!

[@kristianjohnson1789]

And now they listen to Taylor Swift. Ugh

[@TralfazConstruction]

Upon leaving home after getting married years and years ago I left my collection of Moody Blues 8-track tapes and Motorola player to my younger brother who was 13 at the time. Little did I know at the time how he'd come to embrace the band. My brother remained a Moody's fan up until the moment of his untimely passing at age 47 a little under 13 years ago. He would go to see the Moody Blues anywhere within a 300-mile radius of home. My dear, dear brother.

[@relic69]

So sorry for your untimely loss. My youngest brother now in his 50's, became hooked when I recited Lament to him when he was wee.

[@royrobles7423]

I am so very sorry for the loss of your brother

[@peteraustin370]

Have fun while we can...you just don't know what's round that corner.....or how close that corner is...!!!!

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@relic69 Thank you for your kind and caring thoughts. Best wishes.

[@TralfazConstruction]

@@royrobles7423 I appreciate your kindness and thoughtful comments. Best wishes to you.

[@BarryStanky]

I just saw John Lodge, who wrote “Ride My See-Saw”, last night. He’s 81 years old now, recovering from a stroke he had last Christmas, and he still put on a phenomenal show. This song was his encore. It brought the house down, along with other great Moody Blues songs he performed.

[@swimlaps1]

So Cool!

[@johntinker3457]

Got a few great shots of John Lodge from JULY 2019 when his band, Carl Palmer and his band opened for Yes....Anyone want to see these pics, just send me your e-mail and I will send to you....

[@CharlesEngbers]

Lucky you!!! Thanks for sharing.....Peace.

[@ronpfeiffer9157]

@@BarryStanky love to John from a guy from the sixties wow

[@devildog2328]

100 times better than the garbage music of today!!!😢

[@mtnman6557]

Make that 1 trillion times better!

[@madnbad1408]

Straight Away!!!!

[@randytellez2451]

@@mtnman6557 I'll see your trillion and raise you 1k-trillion...lol

[@mtnman6557]

@@randytellez2451 The Moody Blues are indeed worthy of that as they were a band like no other; simply incredible music & lyrics.

[@raychambers3646]

I was in a store today they were playing new music , just sounded like someone whining ,painful.

[@gordonnovotny9365]

Like all groups of the 60s - 70s, they are slowly passing away, SIGH Music these days doesn't hold a flame to these musicians, never will.

[@Rogerkknull]

Well said, friend.

[@Dave-lq2le]

@@gordonnovotny9365 So true!!

[@KMK7355]

There are some good groups. St Motel is very good.

[@a1chemist1]

Only two left. Pinder, Thomas, and Edge are gone

[@stephenstone8480]

That's because the "music' that is being created today is mostly made by people who aren't musicians.Too much technology, not enough musical talent, creativity, or imagination.

[@HardRockMaster7577]

R.I.P. Graeme Edge

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

R.I.P Gorge Floyd

[@davidg3944]

@@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419 And his brother, Pink.

[@ianmacdonald9201]

Gorge Floyd, Pinks mentally challenged older brother @@davidg3944

[@g-man7938]

Troll.👎

[@TimothyWilson-uh7os]

" Ride my See Saw" and way so many more of those Moody Blues songs are the absolute greatest and I am glad to be in a part of the time frame that they are in, even though Ray Thomas and Graem Edge are no longer with us. Rest in peace!

[@cliffhouser9138]

The Moody Blues, pure class!!! I still listen to them after 50 years and never grow tired of their greatness. Truly timeless!!!

[@robertknowles2699]

'Knights in White Satin ' lives on.

[@steffanmaximum]

The first seven albums from Days of Future are classics.

[@TramJizzle]

The Moody Blues have never made bad music, amazing band !

[@bobbybishop368]

Really only one bad song in all of their discography.......Top Rank Suite.....I wish they never did it.

[@artistjoh]

Amazing musicians, amazing talents.

[@Birdwatching754]

It would take forever to explain their impact in music history. In my college days we wore out moody blues albums playing day after day. It was a privilege to be listening to them in their time.

[@mtnman6557]

We wore out Moody Blues 8-Track tapes even quicker, but cruising through the mountains w/ their music playing was the coolest! IMO, they had no rival; their music was & still is incredible.

[@wedgesmudge6893]

I'm almost 67 yrs old. I knew this song from years ago but god I forgot how absolutely cool and ahead of it's time it is. Thanks. Nice to see and hear it again.

[@smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

Thanks.

[@kellypurdue1990]

69...with ya brother

[@JONNYHOTROD]

68 with you also 👍🏻

[@Bilko-kd2sm]

Same

[@CbasCBAS416TO]

❤

[@TucsonDude]

That drummer is a hell of an athlete to maintain that beat for over 4 minutes.

[@Focusembedded]

Graeme Edge in his prime was a monster. But playing like that is a younger man's game. I saw the Moody Blues on tour around the time that "Live at Red Rocks" came out, and there were two drummers. Graeme Edge was on one kit, and another nameless fellow was helping him. He still had the beat, but by the 1990's, he was already too old to play a few of the songs he'd played in his youth. I went to the concert when I was somewhere around age 30 myself, and having been born in 1965, I was just old enough to remember as a kid when their music was all over the airwaves. My date was a few years younger (although still GenX), and that slight difference was enough that when I asked her, she said, "The Moody Who?" By the end of the concert, she had to admit that she'd missed a few things for being born in the early 1970's. I was also amused when she asked for my binoculars. (We had lawn seats, way back.) Her comment: "That singer looks really cute, and I want a closer look." Whatever Justin Hayward had in 1968 as a twenty-something, he still had it in about 1992 as a forty-something. Or so thought my date, who could have been his daughter.

[@TucsonDude]

@@Focusembedded Very interesting. Thanks for the thoughtful reply. :)

[@MrStevos]

And in a suit & tie !

[@johndenman371]

Superb track . . . . God Bless Mike Pinder, passed away yesterday . . . . the King of the Mellotron.

[@theresaakins2317]

Yes Pinder, like Brian Jones and a few others could play many instruments and odd ones at that. RIP to one of the Moodies, all true artists. I was lucky to see them in 1980. I think Pinder had left by then.

[@coreyfagan1019]

Was the last surviving original band member as well 😕

[@ianstuart5660]

Yes, definitely, RIP. Him and John Paul Jones for Mellotron!

[@ianstuart5660]

​@coreyfagan1019 The rest have all passed? 😢😢

[@annaforehan7784]

​@@ianstuart5660 Yes, all the original members, which doesn't include Justin Hayward and John Lodge.

[@leemagrish3432]

I like watching Ray do his dance.

[@peecee1384]

It did make me laugh but in a good way 🤣

[@leemagrish3432]

Ray Thomas always looked so much older than the other band members, but they eventually Caught up. Ha

[@leemagrish3432]

Ray Thomas was darkly handsome.

[@LydellFisk]

Didn't he have a side project called The Dancin' Maitre D'?

[@MarkAffeltranger]

It is very delicious 😋

[@georgeralph8031]

One of the oddest, yet most beautiful, songs ever recorded....IMHO.

[@Hendrixrides]

Dig the foot shuffle and ties...

[@RobertPlant-rh9ro]

I'm 70 this is my number 1 band of all time!!!! Had the opportunity to see them on their many tours. Solid music STILL withstands the test of time ageless

[@dougalexander7204]

I’m 70 also. There is a woman whom this music brings back memories.

[@MK-su6eg]

You were truly blessed to see them live! 64 years old and remember my older cousin turned me on to the MB! RIParadise my favorite cousin! Aloha

[@bobgoble2228]

72 here and loved this band. Had all of it on 8 track!!!

[@beezalporquait]

Was in high school back then was my favorite band, some of my classmates thought I was strange because I liked them, graduated in 1969.

[@Maldoror200]

💀..as in R.Plant..?..(he's KILLIN IT on that Telecaster..Ohh Yah..!!)

[@SS-yx3oz]

Grew up Listening to the Moodys in the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties because my Mom was a huge fan ,I still listen to them this Day in Aug of 2024! One of my All time Favorite Bands!

[@ChippinFlint]

I was born in ‘88 and I grew up listening to it with my dad in the 90s. Just going through “The Very Best of” playlist and it’s bringing back some memories and I definitely have my favorites!

[@charlenemack7040]

I miss music like this. I have a few of their albums… awesome! I’m 72 I never thought I’d live to be that old.

[@TomKatKittyKat]

I am 55yo and LOVE The Moody Blues. My favourite band since I was 16.

[@philc.9280]

Haven't heard this song in years. Glad I ran into this. What a wonderful time in the late 60's. Sad to hear the drummer Graeme Edge passed away in 2021 in Florida of cancer..

[@timothyruth4980]

Well he was stylin cool here! He looks like a cooler Ringo. ✨😼

[@allenperry9481]

Perhaps the most underrated band ever.

[@xxrandmlinksxxbruh2419]

No cardi B is more underrated tbh

[@gogoyubari366]

What makes you believe they're underrated?

[@UptheStairs2]

@@gogoyubari366 Yeh. I always thought they were way over-rated.

[@romancandle416]

@@gogoyubari366 Radio rarely plays them anymore, and it took them a long time to get in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@michelekurlan2580]

Def a more sophisticated niche.

[@davidkastin4240]

Love their music. They were in a league of their own.

[@jlandon6028]

No one had a sound like them or wrote songs like them. They were like Cream totally different.

[@LastDaysADDaniel]

These guys fvcked our minds up as young, They were a tornado and just toooo close. . . I love them for this. . .

[@terryandrews7271]

If you grow up in the 60s and 70s you knew that The Moody Blues were special Every now and then you have to have something a little special besides hard rock and they are kind of hard rock but in a real mellow way

[@mathematrucker]

"a kickass rock band" --Ann Wilson

[@Catlover53-lu9wy]

I am so glad I grew up in an era with this wonderful music of the 60s and 70s. The Moody Blues are my favorite band and their music will never go out of style.

[@KarenStuart-f8y]

I saw them with San Diego symphony. It was awesome. My number one band of a ll time with or without acid

[@rodneydavenport4646]

I can remember walking through Piedmont Park on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon hearing The Moody Blues or a San Francisco rock band softly blaring in the background…what a great time!

[@vinto34]

Great tune...Ray's shuffle is everything in this.

[@chinchillaq1]

I love Ray in this. Makes me smile every time.

[@cd3694]

Any Hollies fans out there? He’s channeling Allan Clarke

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Ray’s got his “swerve” move going on big time here, love it!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@cd3694I love the Hollies! 😅

[@njaneardude]

Yeah, I was digging that!

[@rolandsingh]

December 12th, 2023 - Now THIS, is MUSIC ! Mind-boggling Talent on display here, as relevant today as it was back in the Sixties !! The UK has given us several of the greatest performers ever, way too many to name as the list is incredibly long ❣ 🇬🇧 Roland Singh, Canada 🇨🇦

[@debswatching]

Yes it is!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

British Invasion and the Moodies are da bomb! 😉 ♥️

[@gjhf11]

Good on yer Roland!

[@Mister_Pedantic]

Lots of talent here, a shame that they couldn't have played live.

[@larrygucciardo3801]

I was sweet sixteen when this song came out. My girlfriend and I would listen to this and the Moody Blues other songs and make out in her living room. Flower children we were and will always be. Thank you, Moody Blues, for these great songs that are timeless. They mean so much to me and my teenage memories.

[@c.m_astro]

This song rocks. The drummer's head action, thumbing technique of the bass player, fancy footwork of one, and the guitarist getting that extra bit of vibrato by grabbing and swaying his guitar at 3:12 make this extra special.

[@marieblue]

Authored by bass player John Lodge, “Ride My See-Saw” (1968) was one of two singles from the concept album “In Search of the Lost Chord.” The B-side was “A Simple Game” in the UK, and “Voices in the Sky” in the USA. The uptempo, vibrant rock and roll song has been A HUGE LIVE FAVOURITE❕ “See Saw” has frequently been reserved for the finale performance in stage shows, with a lengthy keyboard and drum duet before the Moody Blues’ return onstage for the oh-so-expected encore. Lyrically, it delivers a scathing criticism of people’s urge to be part of the so-called rat race, yet all done with sly humour. “See-Saw” was one of the first releases to be recorded on an eight-track reel-to-reel magnetic tape. ONE PSYCHEDELIC ROCK KNOCKOUT… STILL‼️ 💚🎼💜

[@jaybreese7416]

Thanks for sharing this info. Never knew this but it's nice to know being that it makes my appreciation for this song even more.

[@Maldoror200]

@marieblue..Righteous grrl, GO 2 thee head ov thee class..!!..(btw, LOVE your name..!!🎉)

[@davidblankenship2720]

Wow man

[@vancegilmore245]

The Moody Blues used such meaningful metaphors and emotional expressions in their songs. Their music is very spiritual.

[@johansterk354]

A true gem of a song, the guitar solo is addictive, and that one note just keeps hanging in the air ...

[@nancynewman1465]

They have some great guitar playing in a lot of songs just brilliant musicians

[@kennyhagan5781]

The classiest rock band of the 60s and 70s. This is the good stuff.

[@dickgoesinya9419]

not good enough for the rock hall of fame though, but the beastie boys are.

[@patriciahampel4665]

The best song and video ever.

[@KMK7355]

Shocked this only hit #61 on The US Billboard Hot 100. Should have been top 20!!!

[@jamespn]

These guys were way ahead of their time, what an excellent band.

[@deaddocreallydeaddoc5244]

Nope, sorry... they were in their time and they reflected and influenced it.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

R I G H T {{ON}} T I M E!!👌♥️

[@ryanhoskins458]

*These fellas have always been & will always be groovy* ☮🎸🎶

[@rjwintl]

and far out , man !!!

[@danielbrown3461]

The Association blew them off stage at the monterey pop festival.

[@davanmani556]

The Association were great musicians and performers who could write songs but not like the Moody’s.

[@sean9960]

It's like taking LSD without taking it

[@nancyWood-c2h]

No it's not. But the moodies were on every "playlist" when we dropped. Unfortunately/fortunately I gave away a crate full of albums--several M.B.s--years ago. But I know I put some GREAT music out there to be carried forward 😸☮️. And still have CD and cassettes of Every Good Boy Deserves Favor and greatest hits stuff. 🌻

[@dhollerbach1]

Wow! I was seven years old when this came out and don't remember ever hearing it. Over 50 years later and it blows my mind. The Moody Blues were amazing and the period of psychedelic rock between 1965 and 1969 is some of the best music ever made!

[@smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

It sure is!

[@DogFoster000]

This is one of my favorite songs by the Moody Blues ! 🎸🎸🎸

[@KittyGrizGriz]

This gets me going like no other, I feel like a little girl again chasing friends around the playground equipment, going up and down on the wooden see saw with metal handles, using feet to propel higher. John Lodge is a monster bassist and carry’s us along until we are ready set go for blastoff 💥🚀!!

[@OVTraveller]

These guys still produce original music in 2024..... weren't we lucky to hear them first time round?

[@Me97202]

Ray Thomas is hilarious in this video, with his dance steps.

[@joycerichardson1810]

Very handsome, talented man.

[@williamwilson6499]

I remember lying in the dark as a 9 year old in 1968 with this song playing in my head.

[@davidsouth3988]

Great memory

[@keithbyrd-MysticRuby0117]

Such a great band, with so many songs from my childhood..Memories that I still cherish today❤

[@lesleymorgan01]

Wow, that closeup of Justin Hayward's playing just blows my mind. Thank you so much for posting this - it's one of my favorite Moody Blues songs.

[@smurfstoolsoldiesmusictimemach]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@sbearly]

He did a good job of pretending to play. None of the instruments or mics were plugged into anything. The guitars didn't even pretend to have cables. It must have been terrible having to fake live music back then.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Love looking at-watching musician’s fingers-hands too; their “instrument” also…Justin’s a fab guitar slinger

[@edlawn5481]

I won't use the U-Word here, but Hayward is a fantastic guitar player.

[@jamievidd775]

Timeless classic. The beginning is such gold.

[@1955canuck]

What an absolute masterful musical production! I feel so blessed to have witnessed music of this caliber when it was originally released.... and I'm still able to rock to it all these years later. The Moody Blues, one of the greatest bands ever.

[@fritshits65]

Jagger sung it already ` what a drag it is getting older..`...but hey I count myself só lucky to have been part of these years and to have experienced the great 60/70ties , even the 80ties. I just can't imagine that in 40 years from now when I'll be long gone people talk about the years were now living in like we do about our youth/teenage years. Thank God I was there !! ;-)

[@hemi71x]

This song has got to be one of their best. A favorite of mine. Seen the Moody Blues 5 times in concert, throughout the years. My favorite band from back in the day.

[@scuzzytwo7556]

Look how young these guys are makes me feel old.

[@kenseibert144]

Excellent 1968 video The Moody blues and doesn't get any better than that it's priceless it's perfect and every way The moody blues were the best band in the 1960s my opinion❤❤❤❤❤

[@davidlincoln78240]

The drummer of any band makes or breaks the band. He fucking rocks

[@samuelparker9882]

AGREED

[@ilovekansas]

RIP Graeme Edge ….. performed the opening poetry

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Graeme was a very powerful man~drummer~time keeper, he’s fantastic! 😅

[@danielbrown3461]

Bill Ward of Black Sabbath was better....so was Buddy Rich and Neil Peart.

[@aiames]

​@ilovekansas Wrote it, too.

[@Jangocat]

I was 2 years old when this song came out, I vaguely remember the 60's, this song was a radio staple until the 80's. I heard it thousands of times until I was in my 20's.

[@rtwhitson3]

Not the hard, ass-kicking, blues stuff I treasure, but there was no other band that consistently released songs that moved me emotionally like TMB. They were, they are, they will remain Love. Bless them all.

[@donaldrhodes8761]

Great dance moves!

[@bismarkia52]

One of the greatest rock songs ever recorded. Total wow. Thank you! The Moody Blues are in a class by themselves.

[@ILoveMusicfromthesonwards]

14th September 1968 edition of the BBC2 music show, Colour Me Pop. R.I.P. Ray and Graeme

[@jazzander5314]

The harmony is just perfect! None better!

[@subspace7999]

So short but some of the very best of the’60s. Love the guitar solo.

[@mikeyj.3605]

That driving beat! Love this song!!!!

[@timoteo950]

My exact thought too. Driving throughout.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Running In Place; cool rhythm section 😅

[@nickrichards3841]

Many years ago Justin used to come to my restaurant with his family. He was always really nice, down to earth and never seemed to mind people coming up to his table asking for autographs while he was having dinner! Nice chap 😊

[@suziecreamcheese211]

Where was that and what is the name of your restaurant?

[@nickrichards3841]

@@suziecreamcheese211 this was in Penzance in Cornwall and the restaurant was called Bugsy Malone’s

[@misternewoutlook5437]

Such a cool group. To this day they have an army of fans in the millions.

[@denniskoller5662]

One of the most talented bands of all time.

[@avolite719]

LoL.😆

[@1813corona]

Oh lucky me,going to see Justin hayward in October for my 76th birthday...cant Wait!!

[@LynetteBono]

The music was great and the musicians were amazing and awesome the music never gets old

[@brendendesimone9278]

My favorite Moody Blues song

[@lisaparsons9068]

One of my favorite Moody Blues songs!!!

[@Philmoscowitz]

This song rocks!

[@jkitto2008]

Man, do I miss the old days😅

[@jeanmarieboucherit7376]

I don’t

[@DBiagas-wt2ht]

Great old 🎵 music 🎶 still sounds Great today.😅😊😂

[@hoppes9658]

Wouldn’t matter in upper Michigan in 1968. We had country WTCM and soft rock WJML. That’s it.

[@paultreadaway102]

When we were Riding See Saws,Merry Go Arounds,Flying Foxes etc etc.Moodies from 64-88 bases covered many genres and generations that time frame.Time is fast flying by us now.From Class of 85-89 in me

[@paultreadaway102]

Monkey Bars hating life now getting old really suxs don't see the point.Least it ruled these times when u were young or a kid not knowing the novelty factor what was goin on or happening.I guess that will finish us whatever age u make and pass on

[@shb8124]

I grew up with this, there are no words and In Search Of The Lost Chord is still an utterly amazing album. Thanks dad ❤❤❤

[@kobalt77]

thank you ! I will check it out !

[@jml-rj5re]

The best.

[@Fourwheeljive]

Still as fresh and thrilling to me at 72 as it was the first time I heard this song those many years ago. I still have all those history making albums. Amazing music!

[@CatDaddySteve]

Such a happy song, I first heard it as a 10 year old in the evening on the school playground in southern Californiaholding a cheap am radio while swinging on the swing set radio in hand all by myself 😁

[@cynthiasmith4130]

The best band EVER!!!!! They are so phenomenal!!!! I have all their albums, they are so very great..... They are my favorite band.... 💙💙💙💙....

[@KevCassidy-es2qp]

What a great tone on that lead guitar and Rays moves, it is dad dancing at it's best.

[@rjwintl]

Thank you Sharon Piontkowski for turning me on to the Moody Blues in your bedroom at your brother’s birthday party … two years older and wiser , really pretty and oh so cool 😎 !!!

[@Folk-Cowboy-Songs]

According to Bob Dylan, a song is about the lyrics. According to Elton John, a song is about the melody. According to John Lennon, a song is about the overall sound of a song. This song by the Moody Blues, is a perfect example of what John Lennon was talking about.

[@kel-in5gi]

The Moody Blues is an adventure in each song!

[@debbieahrens8953]

Really dig Ray Thomas's fancy footwork!

[@esthergarcia1373]

Saw the Moody Blues in concert a couple of times. Still sounded great..very innovative group❣

[@HighwayRamos]

Welcome to our grandparents were way cooler than us.

[@antonbruce1241]

Darned right we were! We had THESE gents!!!!

[@gregghernandez2714]

My brother came home from his service in the Army at about this time. I remember his duffle bag, and his suitcase full of Lps! This album was one of them. We spent many hours in his room listening to everything from The Yes Album, to Black Sabbath's Paranoid to The Door's Live Album to Sugarloaf (Green eyed lady) to The Carpenter's Close to you. We would never just hear one song, but usually the entire album. That was how we could tell how good a band was. Such great memories of my late brother.

[@bhaebe6671]

This song came out when I was a teenager. I’ve loved it ever since. I did not realize they had cordless guitars back then.

[@robertjamison1463]

They didn't have cordless guitars then but often TV performances wee mimed.

[@TimothyWilson-uh7os]

Yes, that is the studio version and they " lipped synched" that song. A lot of other bands also faked their studio versions.

[@peaches911]

Such a fabulous group! Loved Days of Future Passed. The 60's and 70's were awesome!

[@willvidzz5569]

Timeless!