THE MOODY BLUES - NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN - FULL VERSION ( REACTION )

[@alleneh]

this was recorded 53 years ago... I was 19 years old.... still stands up today.

[@serenasorensen6734]

I grew up listening to this album, it was one of my mothers favorites. It is still a Top 10 of all time for me.

[@leestamper9451]

I wish I was around when all this stuff was new. Minus the turmoil of the war and societal upheaval. In my opinion, you grew up at the perfect time to witness the explosion of creativity in music. And I’m glad you’re still here with us “young” folks experiencing this stuff with fresh ears.

[@ballaz7307]

man you lived in the good good days.. Better Music, Better Cars, Better Clothes, Better Women, beside the bad sides of War and that the Mafia running NYC everything was better my grandpa said... wish we could time travel 😐

[@mikeriddle383]

See what we Boomers got to grow up on. So much from the 60's and 70's. Best music of all time.

[@dorathocker4575]

This song is from the album "Days of Future Past" which is a fantastic musical experience. Much like the prog rock gods, Pink Floyd, the Moody Blues have a style like no other...top notch writing, musicianship and production.

[@theghost6412]

Later on Dream Theatre as well. They mostly did all forms of Metal, but they did do Rock as well.

[@ZeeStranjelz]

The radio only plays the poem rarely, but I get my hopes up every time... Tuesday Afternoon is another great take you away song

[@cozmic112]

Yasss Breath deep the gathering gloom watch lights fade from every room.

[@blueskieskoda2833]

Tuesday Afternoon has always been my favorite song of all time. I don't know why but it just touches me.

[@ZeeStranjelz]

@@blueskieskoda2833 ♪♫ The trees are drawing me near I've got to find out why Those gentle voices I hear Explain it all with a sigh

[@blueskieskoda2833]

@@ZeeStranjelz "Tuesday afternoon I'm just beginning to see Now I'm on my way It doesn't matter to me Chasing the clouds away. " Such a lovely song.

[@kympridham8267]

Late lament

[@BlakeusAurelius]

Their albums are meant to be played straight through each song relates to the next and each album tells a story in its own right. They were meant take people on a journey when taking psychedelics in the 60s. To get the full effect just play the whole album through with your eyes closed and really listen. Love your reactions, keep it up.

[@carolyn64]

Don't forget the weed or whatever you prefer! Just get right , kick back with headphones on, insence burning, blacklight glowing with some posters and just listen from start of the album to the finish! That's how all of us"Old Hippies" did it back in the day!

[@shafersshafers5231]

@@carolyn64 Lol still do when the pass creeps up. Lol. 👍😎

[@r0kus]

The Moody Blues was a band that started our in the mid-1960s. Their works were often classified as "progressive rock" with elements of R&B and classical. The visuals were not from a movie (that I know of, anyway). It was common for that era to show psychedelic or atmospheric visuals, although I suspect these were done long after the song came out.

[@abovetheinfluence9361]

The song is incredible! I thought it was a score to a movie the way it takes the listener on a rollercoaster. They truly have an amazing sound! Thanks for the info!

[@mstewart109]

Yes. This was added fluff.dont need it....

[@hobbygamer6220]

What do you mean WAS ?? 😡

[@rinpocherags3169]

Psychedelic rock

[@signal12hvac]

The Mighty Moody Blues are the true masters of their craft

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

Like Pink Floyd’s “ Dark Side Of The Moon “ this is meant to be heard from start to finish . It’s a concept .

[@robichj]

Glad you enjoyed it! I was only a young boy when this song came out but i remember my parents turning it up whenever it played on the radio. It was quite a different type of song for 1967.

[@abovetheinfluence9361]

It's the kinda song you almost have to meditate to lol And I would've never guessed it came out in the 60's! Thanks so much for watching!

[@hobbygamer6220]

Youll see that on the Wildest Dreams video official

[@melissaward6311]

I was around 13 when it came out. Got hooked on them instantly.

[@wpollock1]

Graeme Edge - drums, percussion Mike Pinder - keyboards, vocals Ray Thomas - vocals, flute, percussion, harmonica Justin Hayward - guitar, vocals John Lodge - bass, vocals

[@leannmiller7153]

Days of Future Passed is a concept album. Listen to it in it’s entirety....epic eargasm ❤️❤️❤️

[@freddymo3339]

This band invented the MELLOTRON. A keyboard with each key actuating a playback head with the recording of a violin note and thus playing violins by keyboard. This song is the finale of a great album depicting the coarse of a day. DAYS OF FUTURE PAST , recorded in 1968.

[@patricklemeur6360]

oui le mellotron MK 2 !... joué par Mick Pinder ! une invention fantastique ....

[@shaunabeebeefrontyardgarde4574]

I say them live accompanied by FULL orchestra! You could FEEL the music in your chest 😯 like nothing I’ve ever experienced before or since. It was so beautiful I cried liked like a baby....

[@theghost6412]

this is one of those songs that you can lock yourself in the song room at home with wall to wall, floor to ceiling racks of vinyl records and an expensive stereo system with just a single comfortable recliner, if any of you have one of those, and just lean back and listen to this in dead silence with nothing to interupt it.

[@celecat7383]

I AM SO GLAD YOU LISTENED THROUGH THE POEM!!! Seriously, lots of times it ends before that and makes me sad. I love the Moody Blues. Another beautiful song from the same album is Tuesday Afternoon.

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

Loved this when it came out. There was nothing like it. Damn I'm getting old.

[@ppiechnik]

Listen to the entire album with headphones!!!

[@chrishickey7502]

Probably already mentioned but the “choir” sound comes from a mellotron.

[@daphneestes8694]

I've really been enjoying your reaction vids. Love progressive rock. Another great British progressive rock band is Yes. Love their song Roundabout. See you on the next reaction.

[@serenasorensen6734]

That's The London Philharmonic playing with them, by the way.😁

[@RobertERensch]

So much Moody Blues to hear. Try “Watching and Waiting” from the fabulous ‘To Our Children’s Children’s Children’ album.

[@miamomma3284]

I think every human being can relate to and feel "Watching and waiting"what a talented poetic band !!

[@jeffrichard9338]

The strings are a Mellotron, an analog sample keyboard. Justin Hayward wrote this to a girl when he was 17. I think they’re still married today.

[@tedharvick9010]

The whole album, Days of Future Passed, is the progression of a single day. Starting with The Day Begins to Tuesday Afternoon, Evening and ending with this song, Nights in White Satin. Great reaction, Sir

[@signal12hvac]

the spoken words are mike pinder laying on his back in the studio

[@rollomaughfling380]

Re: "strings": A lot of what's in there in the body of the song is a Mellotron (think analog keyboard sampler) string setting. The Moody Blues were a rock band, but real orchestra was added to the album because Decca Records wanted to demonstrate that rock music could work in stereo as well as their normal stereo classical stuff. (UK rock music was usually done in mono in those days-stereo mixes were an afterthought for exporting to America.)

[@brianrussell6570]

the "string " as you call them are the sound of an instrument called a mellotron...played by one man the singer can play over ten instruments

[@randy8297]

It's actually the London Festival Orchestra not a mellotron.

[@leonhuggins7579]

It's strings bro..... As in orchestra violins, violas etc

[@dannygriffith6185]

@@randy8297 .the first part of " Nights" IS mellotron!!!....then the real orchestra kicks in at the end of the song into the " cold hearted orb" part.Don't believe me?.Just ask Mike Ponder...he was playing it!!He is the original member & keyboardist.

[@randy8297]

@@dannygriffith6185 OK

[@kishka7winecountry]

That is a helluvan introduction to the Moody Blues! I remember seeing them live at the Oakland Coliseum! Awesome stuff.

[@dimitrasotirakoglou2553]

Another jewel from the '60's era. Loved it

[@carlalopez4820]

This is a fan made video. Watch their videos & you'll see the band. They usually had a full orchestra with them for concerts. This song is so beautiful ❣️

[@76006linda]

I think I remember a full orchestra playing this song along with the moody blues band.

[@wpollock1]

The London Festival Orchestra

[@jazzmaan707]

There music would always take you away from where you were, and how you were feeling at the time. They were the first group that used an orchestra in their music. There live video concert THE MOODY BLUES -LIVE FROM ROYAL ALBERT HALL, is one to watch and hear. They will blow you away. Thanks for playing and glad you enjoyed the song. The one talking was Mike Pender, who played the mellotron, forerunner to the synthesizer. The choir you hear, is them. I was lucky. I got to see them live in concert twice.

[@christinerobinson548]

Very glad to see you have the full version, those who don't miss out on so much. They are a group, several members write songs and sing, Justin does have the best voice.

[@terithompson6623]

Just found you enjoyed your reaction. I look forward to seeing many more.

[@daveofarrell7795]

Great reaction! True appreciation of real music! Try Question or Tuesday Afternoon, two more classics from this band.

[@hellokittyx7]

My husband took me to see Justin Hayward (the lead singer) in our first date, which was in 2014... he knew the way to my heart! The Moody Blues are still my favorite band! This song is an experience every time you listen to it! And yes, Justin sang this at the concert!

[@MrRadicalFish]

Glad you found this one. It's one of their best-known hits. The Moody Blues were an English band comprised of 5 guys who all sang, plus each played an instrument. They had lead guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboard, and flute. I saw them 5 times in concert. For a while they came out with a new album every year, each one with a central theme that ran through the album. Each one was a masterpiece. (I named my son after their front man, Justin Hayward)

[@evojy]

The short version of the song was my parents’s wedding song. Whenever I hear it I just think of how much they love each other. When I asked her about it, she said it was popular “make out” music lol. When my husband and I got married we had our parents’ wedding songs play. We had our reception at the same place as them so it was a beautiful continuation of life, which, to me is one of the meaning of the song.

[@robertaccornero7172]

the great Music of the Moody Blues is an entire world of unique dreamy and rockin' sounds that expands minds through the decades!

[@lisarainbow9703]

That poetry narration at the end was The Moody Blues drummer, Graeme Edge, who just left this earthly plane today... RIP, Graeme Edge. Excellent & insightful reaction.

[@brianrussell6570]

check out their Album ..called "To Our Children's Children's Children

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

"The Mellotron" the Keyboard of Prog !!! : D

[@patricklemeur6360]

MK 2 mellotron ...MICK PINDER ......

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

@@patricklemeur6360 Check out this Beautifully restored Mellotron Mk.ll from Mr Mellotron Man, he also has two dios with Genesis songs and one with Bowie : ) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bojdqXWsYr-AqK8 ...... Enjoy

[@jeffrichard9338]

Love that ‘tron

[@joannedungan8381]

This song takes me back to my warm safe bed as a child. My sister would play fm radio which at that time was the only way to hear songs longer than 3 minutes. Anyway when this song would play I could see images in my mind of lonely or old people. To this day it's my all time favorite song because it always takes me to my safe space

[@brinmoody]

I had the privilege to attend their 50th anniversary tour a few years ago which the second half of the show was the entire album this song was on. The tour itself was named after the album, Days of Future Passed, and let me tell you, that was perhaps the greatest concert experience of my entire life. This stuff live is absolutely magnificent and it brought it to a whole new level. It's magnificent just listening to it off of the album, but another thing entirely when you get to see them performing it live. The room was full of an energy there aren't even words to describe.

[@stephenross5617]

This epic and majestic Rock opera type orchestral piece was originally composed by front singer Justin Hayward I need to join the Moody Blues in 1966. Composed it when he was still a late teenager. He and fellow guitarist John Lodge are still active as the front men and have been involved in composing their iconic music Hayward has composed others such as Question in 1970, Tuesday afternoon and days of Future Past, Etc. The Moody Blues original drummer Frame Edge speaks the Epic and poetic late Lament epilogue or soloque. By the way he speaks fluent French as seen by a KZbin posting TITLED " THE MOODY BLUES--NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN FRENCH TV-1968" at the beginning of this video,Their late flutist and Harmony singer Ray Thomas passed away in 1992. The Moody Blues were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN help to inspire a 1987 movie by the same title which I have seen in the past. There are KZbin movie trailers of it including one posted by the Aussie Roadshow.. For one of the most awesome pictorial videos I've ever seen on this song at the time I saw your posting is that by the KZbin channel EssenrialDegnities in 2012 titled "The Moody Blues:Nights in White Satin--Late Lament. Viewing it well indeed "blow your mind". It's very Mystic and ethereal!!!. It is indeed"TIGHT"

[@shelter9236]

The Moody Blues are a folk rock group that had very spiritual life-living lyrics to their songs. They always sang songs that reflected inward and outward feelings and emotions. I love their music still, there are several that are very reflective. The images are of chakras and energy fields of humans as well as spiritual symbols, ying/yang, etc. Opening the third eye of clairvoyance, bringing in the age of Aquarius. Yeah, they sang a lot about the time in-between sleep and awake where you're mind reaches God. Tuesday Afternoon, Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band, etc.

[@cynthiabustamante2884]

Why does that last part always make me cry. And yet at the same time make me feel so alive.

[@Spazzmatazzz]

LOVED this reaction!

[@kimismail1173]

I saw them years ago with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and it was an incredible experience. Amazing band to see live. Definitely a treat for the senses.

[@ramseysolomon6410]

One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs you'll ever hear. Be blessed brother.

[@SMiles.21]

I saw them perform this live a few years ago with my mother during their Highway 45 tour. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever been privileged to witness. They sounded *exactly* the same and the standing ovation afterwards was hands down the longest I've ever been a part of.

[@johnkidwell3932]

Justin Hayward (Lead Guitar) was the lead singer and the writer of Nights in White Satin, Late Lament, the end which makes this an "extended" version, was written by Graham Edge (Drummer), and arranged by Peter Knight (The orchestra leader). It was sung by Mike Pinder, the Keyboardist

[@damalic.1571]

this song was very personal to me at one time and I still play the whole CD (Days of Future Passed) ...this cut and Dawn are my favorites

[@julianortiz4151]

Yes. Love the entire album but Dawn and Night are my favorites.

[@paulstrutt7017]

Nice. The voice you heard speaking at the end was Mike Pinder who is also an incredible singer/musician. He also played the Melotron which gives the dreamy, out of this worldly signature sound of the Moodys that compliments Justin Hayward so nicely. Ive been listening to the Moody’s since the early 70s and so glad they are now being discovered by a new generation.

[@donnagoodner8545]

They were so fantastic in concert!

[@MsAppeljack]

In Your Wildest Dreams is another classic of theirs. Enjoy.

[@starfire6122]

I really liked your reaction to this song..you get it...💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞💞

[@nadinemarie3811]

This song is a masterpiece. I Never get tired of it. Awesomeness.

[@kjd7351]

I like watching people's reactions to one of my most favorite song and album.

[@mikimike]

The spoken-word poem heard near the six-minute mark of the album version of the song is called "Late Lament". Drummer Graeme Edge wrote the verses, which were recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder.

[@lynnpaul6808]

Story in your eyes - great song Moody Blues

[@design_girl3345]

I just discovered you and I love watching your reactions so much that I was genuinely disappointed that you didn’t have a ton of videos already.😉 Keep it up! Love watching you experiencing this journey.🙂

[@Nastyfinger1444]

This came out when I was a kid. This song still resonates.

[@patcoats]

i grew up on the moody blues. they are a british band that came out in the 60's. they have always used orchestral stuff in their music. we used to drop acid in my teenage years and dig the moody blues... :) check out more of them...tuesday afternoon, question, in your wildest dreams, legend of a mind, a lot of good tunes...

[@davekriz7019]

Justin Hayward lead singer wrote this song for the love of his life and was 19 when he wrote it and was the ending song of an album which was wrote to be a rock symphonic opera in the mid 60s. DAYS OF FUTURE PASSED. A CLASSIC FOR THE AGES.

[@hobbygamer6220]

Its my band ! 🤘 A group started in 1963 USED a symphony orchestra for this album BACAME a symphony orchestra hereafter. All their albums are a complete journey in and of themselves. Its fun watching people discover music i love for themselves

[@hobbygamer6220]

Poem written by their drummer Graeme Edge, all his poems were recited in those days by their keyboardist, mellotron etc Mike Pinder. Today Graeme recites his own poems

[@greenyoshigamergamingvlogs5197]

They have a full orchestrata behind them

[@Frankincensedjb123]

I call this type of song a no bullshit song. The best songs have power and meaning, and they last because they hit deep. There's no pandering, no fakery or falsehoods, or pointlessness, a true gem.

[@markjudd585]

The Moody Blues is a group of British musicians who started in the 1960s consisting of (usually) five musicians. On this album, the group recorded with the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

[@fudgicle1936]

Watching this makes my soul shine so bright! There are SO many masterpieces out there! I'd have to do it alphabetically to even BEGIN a list. People are killin' it though! Somebody reached into my brain and hit PLAY. KEEP GOING!!

[@dougnelsin1480]

It is hard to believe that this song is 53 years old but it is. Thanks for the reaction. Not from a movie at all. Just way ahead of its time.

[@denystull355]

Every Moody Blues album is a movie...and a trip, some of the best music to come down from an LSD trip...or to sit in the Alps wondering if you'll ever see home again...another time, another place.

[@kathyhanks2750]

In like 2000 I was lucky enough to see Moody Blues live. It was great

[@laurawatters914]

Moody Blues is a band, very awesome!! I'm happy your listening to them, used to listen when a young teenager to calm me down.

[@cindyspangler3982]

The Moody Blues album, "Days of Future Passed" as I always understood it to be, is the story of one day, in very lonely man's life. It's beautifully heartbreaking. And a work of art. I saw them in concert about 20 years ago, and they still sounded just like the album. And the audience was so quiet as they sang, you could hear a pin drop.

[@zannemarie6591]

I was eight years old when this came out so I would have listened it to on the radio or on TV if they were on. I remember it had this kind of dreamy feel to it. I was too young to get the whole drug scene or how they took in this song. I just loved all of the different instruments and his voice is just haunting. I remember the words to this day, 53 years after it came out. Agree with the person below and give Tuesday Afternoon a try.

[@margaretannrice315]

Your reactions are good! I can see on your face how you are feeling the music, keep up the good work, thank you!

[@devinluoto873]

One of the best classics ever!!!

[@robertaccornero7172]

The spoken word is by the Moodies' drummer, Graeme Edge. he wrote all the poems and it is his voice we hear in many other cosmic Moodies' masterpieces

[@alanpeterson4939]

Hits you with the power of ten thousand butterfly sneezes.

[@stretchgilbert]

An Epic Masterpiece.

[@kayeaton1691]

Fantastic song fantastic band

[@byronmitchell3784]

This was on their Double Album. The Poetry was done by the drummer. He performed this on PBS. Moody Blues, Live at Red Rock.

[@johnandrews3151]

This song is from the concept album called Days Of Future Passed. It was recorded in 1967 and was light years ahead of it's time. One of the first concept albums. You will be in for a real treat when you hear it! This album was recorded using a full orchestra. The London Festival Orchestra.

[@stevehope6283]

You just shot up to the top of one of three of AUTHENTIC reaction vids. I know bc I grew up with this long long time ago!! I was blessed growing up with this 🎶.... maybe spoiled...yeah we were spoiled!!!😁💜 and Hope and Music 🎶

[@brianfisher6165]

When these brilliant songs from the 60-70's came out we didn't have video to watch and most songs like these the video's were made many years later and they can be very distracting from the song. They weren't movie sound tracks they were amazing songs are really for your listening pleasure! 👌👍✌

[@garytorborg8200]

The Moody Blues have a very large and interesting catalog for you to react to. "Nights in White Satin" is the finale of their album "Days of Future Passed", which is their 2nd album (1967). Their peak was the late 60s and early 70s, but they had great music well into the 80s (check "My Wildest Dreams"). In between, they had some of the best "prog" rock around. One of the best next tunes to check out (that I've not heard anyone else react to just yet) are the songs "Procession" and "The Story In Your Eyes". These are the first two songs, back to back, on the album "Every Good Boy Deserves Favor" from 1971. And wear headphones when you do - you'll thank me. Other great tunes: "Ride My See-Saw" (with "Departure" intro), "In The Beginning"/"Lovely To See You", "Question", "For My Lady", "I'm Just A Singer In A Rock n Roll Band", "Gemini Dream" and "The Voice" - AMONG OTHERS

[@greenyoshigamergamingvlogs5197]

A very inventive softer kinda rock ...I have seen these guys twice ....good band

[@ursulaturner7980]

ME and my mom saw them in concert in 2009 and they sounded just as great!!

[@victorianelisabeth]

I wish I remember hearing this for the first time! I remember smoking with some friends in the summer and rolling the windows down listening to it!

[@cliffbetton8893]

I was 15 when this was released and am now 68.. It was on the radio when I was revising for school exams and on 1 station they played it in full followed by The Doors - Light my Fire - full versions of both, at the same time every evening for about a week. The album is called Days of Future Past and it is about different times of the day from dawn to night. They were typical of the development of popular music in the late 60's. It was all very different - not all good, some rubbish - but the good stuff was there and you never knew what the next song was going to be. Check out King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Colloseum and of course The Beatles and the Stones and The Beach Boys, all vastly different but all worth listening to....still today 50+ years later.

[@clemdane]

Seconding 'Tuesday Afternoon.'

[@Fuphyter]

My ex and I went to Mohegan Sun, a gambling place in CT. We were walking around and saw that The Moody Blues were playing that night. It was around 2013. They were amazing!

[@stevenrider2444]

There is so much great music from that era (my youth) I was born in 65 . A great jam band Greatfull Dead maybe Casey Jones or later stuff like Touch of Grey

[@TallyDrake]

No voice compares to Justin Hayward's. So pleasantly surprised to hear the poem; it hardly ever happens. If you want to see a weird video, check out their The Other Side Of Life. Love the song, but the video is strange.

[@Opalbird1]

They were a British rock group who each played several instruments and were all musicians. They liked to add strings and an extra set of drums. I’ve had the privilege of seeing them live. Yes they did rock too., these were classic slow songs to slow dance to as well. Common with all rock bands during that era. No was not a movie sound track. A lot of rock bands added longer versions of their classic songs to their albums, either spoken or sung or instrumentals. It was somewhat of a competition to see how long of a song they could do. Nobody beat Jethro Tull...Thick as a brick. The whole song was one album, both sides.

[@signal12hvac]

every song of theirs is a musical journey. 7 concept albums in a row. with a total of about 30 studio albums between the moodies as a group and as individuals

[@guichogf5636]

The band was very musically educated. They tried blues, but found their niche with their concept album Days of Future Past, this song is from that album. I first heard this song on a transistor radio during a power outage, I was probably 13. A very haunting song. Another great song of theirs is Melancholy Man. Like Pink Floyd, they didn't write songs to put on albums, they wrote albums with songs that flowed together as a whole. The songs stand on their own, but they are even more powerful if you listen to the album start to finish.

[@guidosarducci]

Do you realize that this song is 53 years old? I was 17 when it came out, so obviously it has stood the test of time quite well. All of their music was meant to be played with an orchestra. I believe the voice at the end is Ray Thomas, one of the band members. I am just sayin' that you cannot go wrong listening to these guys...you simply can't. Thanks for your reaction/review. :)

[@susanfigueroa872]

This is my wifes' site but I've been listening to all this great music (again, we're in our late sixties), and enjoy everyones comments. I seen them three times, the first time they were stripped down, no orchestra and all though I enjoyed it the next two times I seen them they had a full symphony orchestra backing them up, just like the album. They were EFFIN' fabulous!

[@TheFoolintherainn]

The flute, woodwind theme is common to all ancient civilizations & cultures. Strings are the wind... Song comes from the sounds of nature - universal to all of us.