THE MOODY BLUES - Nights In White Satin ( Full Version ) | REACTION

[@aguywithwood9293]

Young Sir. It seems so quickly I find I'm an old man. It touches my heart to see your reactions to key moments of many of our life experiences. I'm glad you seem to like most of the videos I've watched you react to so far, but I'm truly happy you appreciate the craft and the intended poetic messages. Thank you for being open to embracing the past!!

[@andya857]

Thanks for your awesome post...Peace...

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

Amen,Jamal I too am so glad that you appreciate the beauty in the music of my generation.

[@Telephonebill51]

Tell me about it! I just found out Graeme Edge has been with them for FIFTY SIX YEARS. NOW I feel old...

[@ellavader4411]

For an old man, it's great that you're still "a guy with wood" !!!!!

[@aguywithwood9293]

@@ellavader4411 Thank You. I'm a bit grateful as well even though the only people i ever get to share it with are the ones following my woodworking page! Your comment did make me smile though. Thank You.

[@stuartbogle1722]

The record label didn't want to do the album because they felt, "you can't dance to it". The lead singer replied, "but you can make love to it." Then suddenly they had a record deal.

[@emilyflotilla931]

Oh yeah...

[@suzannegriffiths8254]

oh, and we did...

[@rachellewis3180]

Oooh snap!

[@trucker8666]

Wow first time I heard that, and so true

[@trucker8666]

@@suzannegriffiths8254 you can't go wrong with music like this , men or women

[@mikerayland]

Good memories , hair down my back, swaying in a crowd, looking forward to my future, and all of a second I'm 70 years old......

[@helenbradley3123]

So true!

[@lawnmowermanlawnmowerman9930]

I know that feeling all too well

[@snowysnowyriver]

I know how you feel. And it's scary.

[@AdriennePS]

I'm feeling ya babe.

[@apsaraa8209]

same at 65!

[@maryannprzybycien2013]

Back when magic was made with real instruments and real voices. That's talent!

[@lynnchotoocho9713]

True magic , what a powerful orchestra and oh those voices . I got to see the Moody Blues in Honolulu 1970 - middle of the 7th row. Was transported to another dimension .

[@robertm8780]

@@lynnchotoocho9713 -Did they play Ride My See-Saw? One of my all-time favorites.

[@frankbarnwell____]

the London festival orchestra. stock music from BBC. but very well arranged

[@frankbarnwell____]

@@robertm8780 yes. on their next album

[@rockydennis4497]

Quite possibly one of the top 5 songs ever penned and recorded...sure...it's subjective..but for me it gets not much better!!!

[@challenger2ultralightadventure]

This music was written and performed before "video" was ever contemplated. They relied on the listener to close their eyes and let the music paint the images and pictures, instead of some directors imagined interpretation. I can remember when this album was first released. We sat in the attic of our house, which was easily accessible with a staircase and was almost another livable space in the house. Turning on the black lights which made posters glow, and putting this record on the player. No one said a word. We just sat back and listened, and let the music and our imaginations take us on a trip.

[@fishordie1992]

Well spoken my Brother!

[@jonmnelms]

Exactly !! I was there too.

[@damalic.1571]

"let the music and our imaginations take us on a trip"..that sums it up

[@RYANDEOROCK]

Hell yeah dude. Im 45 & me & my best buds still do this type shit. Lights off, put the tunes on, have a beer or 7, smoke a doob or 7, maybe eat a shroom or 7. Boom its like u went on a vacation!

[@TheAsiavol]

...Ride ride my seesaw....

[@markwheeler202]

They will be playing this song a hundred years from now.

[@haskellbob]

That is probably true. Hell, it's been 50 years since it came out, and it hasn't faded.

[@mikelsh9827]

Music for centuries from musicians for centuries !!!

[@lindanorris2455]

RIGHT ON.

[@randybarnett2308]

And it'll still be awesome !👍💪😎

[@tinman7065]

This should have been put on the golden records sent outbound on Voyagers 1 & 2

[@Luxlad]

It is actually a joy to see Jamal discover this music. He’s a true music lover and nice to see him engage so much with the lyrics.

[@raymondweaver8526]

Roll him a fat one for this CD

[@mrstamaldeo]

Couldn’t say it any better.. good music

[@cherylhulting1301]

I so enjoy Jamel's reactions! He makes me remember how fantastic it was to hear this music for the first time.

[@wody738]

So true! It’s like experiencing it again for the first time!

[@double00spy]

It's always true. Jamal "gets it" every time. Watching his reactions is like turning on a friend to the music for the first time. And it's been 50 years ago, since I actually did that with these songs.

[@darynletton5400]

And lets not forget that Justin Hayward was a teenager when he wrote this classic. A special talent indeed.

[@juliagulia5823]

Are you serious?!

[@darynletton5400]

@@juliagulia5823 Yes he was 19, hard to believe.

[@pierceelyhibionada342]

Uh, we all Can Write Songs, If You had a Word for it.

[@RobertKekuna]

And a teenager when he recorded it. One of the most underrated vocalists in rock.

[@Javelina_Poppers]

Justin Hayward and John Lodge of the Moody Blues teamed up for an album titled Blue Jays in 75 when the band was on hiatus. I liked it a lot as it had lots of Moody Blues overtones to it. I understand it was re-released on vinyl in 2019, but I still have my old original vinyl from 75. I get rid of nothing related to music.

[@deannadrake2040]

I worked a Moody Blues show back in Raleigh in the late 90's, they had an actual orchestra with them. When this song started, the entire staff stopped where they all were & just listened. It seemed like the entire world stopped just for this song. The orchestra brought this song in particular to an entirely different level altogether. Absolutely breathtaking.

[@louderone6042]

I would’ve given a body part to experience that.

[@detroitlady9282]

Saw them back in 70s with an orchestra. Almost unheard of back then, with exception of ELP who did as well. Unbelievable concerts , so much talent back then. Glad I am old enough to have seen and experienced them and many others.

[@jayniesgottagun]

@@detroitlady9282 I would bet that the ticket price was less than $12. I saw the Stones in 72 for 8.00 (Stevie Wonder opening). Did we live in the best of times or what?

[@waynesweeten6211]

The pleasure watching a young person validating the music of my generation is incredible. It proves it wasnt just our music but the music for our children, and their children too. Timeless.

[@frankrobertson7325]

To Our Children's Children's Children

[@donconry7894]

Indeed

[@donconry7894]

Without a doubt one of the very best groups of all time ❤and yes music can be timeless thank you for sharing I was lucky enough to see them in the 80s in Seattle Washington I’m 69 now simply one of the best

[@michellerenee92580]

oh you did!!!

[@dathorndike4908]

The emotion in the song is off the charts. It moves something inside of me every time I hear it.

[@SylverGryphon33]

This was one of my Mom's favorite songs. Trying not to cry, I really miss her.

[@jimdomarus4650]

Mom let me play them loud. SHE liked the big band type sound on some songs .

[@carlperry5932]

Charlie , glad you have that Memory You Mom Had good taste !

[@mikebradshaw6484]

Go ahead and cry if that's what you feel like doing. It's the Moody Blues.

[@maryannkom299]

Me too, this was my dads favorite song. He passed young. We all miss him.

[@michellerenee92580]

me too my mom is gone and moody blues was her band xo

[@clydeb7713]

This group was a force over many decades. Justice was finaly served when they were inducted in the rock and roll hall of fame in 2018 after being eligible since 1990!

[@TexasMagnolia]

You would love “Tuesday Afternoon”; a must hear! Moody Blues did not get the accolades they deserved.

[@figgiepooh81]

I agree..they were genius & highly underrated. Tuesday Afternoon & Your Wildest Dreams..wow

[@sherrifrazier5722]

Yesssss

[@leonardlarrisey7525]

"" Go Now ""

[@leonardlarrisey7525]

"" Ride my See-Saw ""

[@Shawney-jf6kc]

They are in the r&r hall of fame now

[@dennisyounkin644]

You know Jamel i just thought of how jealous i am of you!!! Im sitting here watching you trully enjoy a lot of songs for the very first time. I can only imagine i had the same feeling and look that you have for these songs 45 years ago!!! Trully enjoy the journey Brother!!!

[@marypharris7629]

I've got my hubbs watching reaction videos now...I said the same thing. Hes getting to experience all these great musicians for the first time! Stuff we've had in our souls...its amazing! And hes truley enjoying the moment!

[@joelegoffic5414]

I also like to think that your reactions are the same as the ones I had the first time I heard these songs you listen to. I remember listening to the moody blues, and many other old bands live here in Nova Scotia we had a lot of them start here and then we got to share them with the rest of the world so we all were blessed with their songs. Todays music is ok but in my opinion they can't be compared to the classic rock I grew up listening too. I hope you keep discovering and enjoying the music of my youth. I know I enjoy watching you discovering them.

[@rastomasstanford7708]

Amen

[@Two4Brew]

This is me and my wife's song. 2 February 2021 will make 43 years as a couple. We've seen the Moodies about 6 times together.

[@pallavbhatt4276]

Love from India ❤️

[@keywestconch8]

Congratulations for being life long lovers. Many more to you and your wife.

[@frankrizzo890]

The singer Justin Hayward was *20 years old* when he recorded that. SO MUCH SOUL for his age.

[@flossygallaway6565]

The most haunting love song of all time .

[@trenchant2]

I love haunting songs.

[@MrDeadstu]

@@trenchant2 try "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot

[@Ozzy_2014]

@@MrDeadstu did that yesterday. Lucky you.

[@lisaannbarriner9633]

flossy gallaway , very much so.

[@yolandajohnson8685]

I like the way you described this song...haunting. This song is such a MASTERPIECE!!!!

[@BeastrealDT]

This is such a great song. The Moody Blues were said to be 15 years ahead of their time. Over 50 years later and still think that they are ahead of their time. Have seen them perform this song live twice. At the Greek Theater and at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. #Fortunate

[@emilyflotilla931]

Saw them 4 years ago in an Art Noveau theater in South Bend, Indiana...BEST CONCERT EVER in my 66 years of life!

[@garybregel4606]

You are vary lucky to have seen them live.

[@kyleandrewsmasterson3359]

This song makes me super emotional I can't get through this song without shedding tears!

[@ernestolopezdevictoria8512]

Moody blues is all about the listening...closing the eyes and taking it all in...

[@ianmunro5677]

Such a smart guy. Don't watch, just close your eyes and listen.

[@christinerobinson548]

Justin Hayward has such a lovely voice, yes, just sit back, close you eyes and appreciative the quality of his singing.

[@donmacdonald9861]

In college I used to listen to this and fall asleep at night . Nothing has ever clmed me ever since like this . There is a special place in Heaven for the Moody Blues

[@cavscout62]

Just a quick tidbit, each member of the Moody Blues has a formal Masters Degree in music.

[@CrochetCrochetJoyJoy]

Where did you hear this from? I've been following the Moodies for at least 30 years and I've never heard this

[@charliemorris2338]

So?

[@RedDawg]

I cannot find anything on them having a Master's degree.

[@christinekelly8766]

@@charliemorris2338 true so Their music is pissha

[@drkjk]

That would be news to Justin Hayward who never went to college, and John Lodge who has an engineering degree. Now other members might have those degrees, but Hayward and Lodge penned all the major hits for the Moody Blues.

[@zoniekat]

Beautiful, angelic vocals of Justin Hayward. Its amazing that someone could write such a beautiful, complex song at age 19.

[@angieallen9129]

Wow! For real...19?

[@betsyh2503]

I had such a crush on Justin!!

[@SK-or4lw]

First time I heard this song I was about 13, a poor poor girl in the mountains of Kentucky. I was listening to an old beat up radio and couldn't pick up anything on the FM side so I was listening to the AM and I heard only a few moments of it and was undoubtedly the most beautiful thing I had ever heard. That was back in the early 80s and it still moves me today.

[@garysarratt1]

Must have been WLS 890 AM in Chicago; I did the same thing.

[@traceyc2576]

It is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard

[@boydbob64mcpeek87]

Timeless music like this song moves rich and poor alike, including poor boys like me who grew up in Eastern KY...

[@kenpatton8761]

WLS Chicago was the only good station we could pick up on our old AM radio‘s...even in Louisville KY...back in early seventy‘s. A megawatt station!!!

[@rastomasstanford7708]

That's a beautiful story. Reminds me how I found Mr Bungle the first time. I heard a song by them on the 📻 but didn't know who it was then a friend had the album Disco Volante and it was on it and I lost my Sugar Honey Ice Tea. Sorry just wanted to share.

[@donnabennett8546]

Hits you in the feels, doesn't it? Definitely a song that needs to be heard in one's lifetime~

[@silaswhite1972]

I admit I was nervous when I saw you were doing this. You responded just the way you should . To many of us this song is an emotional and spiritual trip. So glad you took it.

[@Kate98755]

A beautiful trip

[@evojy]

Vavy Lozano it was my parents’ wedding song too it will always be in my heart because of that. Whenever I miss them, I always listen to the song but the long version. It just one of those songs that stays because of the intense declaration of love.

[@michelleburkholder2547]

To feel the collective unconcious. I played this to death when I was 14, 1975. Ya, still transcend. I don't realize others had the same experience

[@miamidolphinsfan]

agree this song almost evokes a religious feel for those of us that grew up in the 60's....hit #1 twice...in 1967 & 1972

[@michelleburkholder2547]

@@miamidolphinsfan Transendent

[@coloringwdeborahl.mcdonald7621]

"Just what the truth is, I can't say any more. "2020 hurts in so many ways.

[@lindanorris2455]

YEAH, BABY.

[@garybernstein685]

So true

[@lindaclark3457]

So true for 2020!!

[@nickming8027]

How magical it would be to able to discover a masterpiece like this. Where is it to be found in today's music?

[@tdistel]

Have you heard of Porcupine Tree, Riverside or, Lunatic Soul?

[@nickming8027]

@@tdistel I will check it out.

[@debbieverret4033]

I rank this as the number 1 album of all time. I say that because they had the guts to do this and now look where they are today.

[@laustcawz2089]

Try "Hand Over My Heart" by Secret Sisters.

[@dapto234]

This doesnt st with so called music of today it is soaring through the cosmos way over the top of everything else.riding along with Timothy Leary.

[@dustdevl1043]

I first heard this on a transistor radio in 1968. I was only 10, but this song set me on a rock journey that lasts to this day.

[@joycekunzelman7435]

Yes yes yes! I was 12 - used to sneak the radio under my pillow and listen to far away stations in the dark in the middle of the night for hours ❤

[@ckstaff]

And this song came back for a second time bigger and better in 1972.

[@rickscott6127]

Same

[@cucolopez1942]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written.....

[@chriscollesano8463]

As a kid in the 70s this song would frequently come on the car radio. I remember feeling deep sorrow when I’d hear it, as just a little boy.

[@russellwalker3837]

man, you just read my mind. damn. and it still takes me there to this very day.

[@chriscollesano8463]

russell walker 😄👍🏼

[@CantWaaait]

Haunting as hell, makes you yearn for I don't even know what!

[@chriscollesano8463]

CantWaaait makes you yearn for love, compassion, understanding. But loss,and regret becomes the reality.

[@TheLuv4tankian]

Sorrow!! That is a perfect word! I also always use melancholy to describe it.

[@jessicamarie1160]

Literally my favorite band of all time. I’m 26 and have seen them almost a dozen times. Justin Hayward is one of the most amazing songwriters of all time in my eyes.

[@davidgoza5620]

I would suggest more Moody Blues, but dear Lord, there are so many masterpieces. One of the greatest groups ever and my first concert.

[@rickhandlang6488]

While I like ur reactions you will never understand. This is one of the best songs ever,and it wasn't just sitting back listening,it was trippin,sitting back listening ....best of times so long ago

[@frankgregory6845]

The poem being read at the end was their drummer, Graeme Edge. He would read that standing at a microphone then go to the drum kit and perform. The Moody Blues were one of the first 'rock' bands to have concept albums. 'In Search of the Lost Chord", 'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour', etc. 20 years ago they went on tour and they would travel as just their band but would send the sheet music ahead to the next venues. The local orchestra there would learn the songs and play with the Moodys on stage. I got a chance to ask the lead singer Justin Hayward once if they were still nervous when they got up on stage to play. He replied that performing on stage with an orchestra they had never hit a note with was one of the most nerve wracking things they had ever done. Check out the album 'Moody Blues, Red Rock' kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJ2li31_oc1mn5I They are one of my favorite bands, and I hope they become one of yours.

[@jr8870]

Mike Pinder, who played the Mellotron, did the spoken word portions on all their albums until he left the band after Seventh Sojourn... Graeme Edge took over at that point...

[@bigk4755]

That album: The Moody Blues with The Colorado Philharmonic at Red Rocks was a magical show. We were lucky and got to see the second night of that, there were no filming distractions and associated bs like the first night endured. The high quality of the sound bouncing around at Red Rocks was incredible. We had 6’th row near center seats or something like that, right in front of the sound booth. Magical and special.

[@johnpartington8873]

@@jr8870 Mike Pinder left after Octave not Seventh Sojourn. He didn't tour the Octave album.

[@haskellbob]

A friend of mine is a percussionist. He once played in the symphony orchestra that accompanied the MB's. They used his gong to end the show.

[@quantumleaper8396]

I LOVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ITS LIKE WHEN I TOOK MUSIC APPRECIATION

[@Sascha_Germany]

still such a beautiful song . it would be a hit in every decade. always takes me on a trip, sitting in a car watching through the window and listening to the song . for me its not important what video it is, i feel it

[@_Lisa_S_]

Ahhhh -- timeless !! Written by one of the band members at age 19 -- incredible ! The song was a tale of a yearning love from afar ... love the songs that have made their mark then, and are still relevant now. (love your channel !)

[@jamelakajamal]

Thank You🙏🏾

[@mikewalter1111]

Lisa speaks truth. 😊

[@cristiona22]

Justin Hayward the lead singer wrote it.

[@mandje2002]

@@cristiona22 love his voice!!

[@joseanl]

being english a second language I always listened to this song while being a kid and felt it had kinda like a spooky, eerie vibe to it. with the weird choir and everything. It was cool but a bit terrifying as well

[@debigoodaker6841]

Jamel aka Jamal - absolutely AMAZING to hear your reaction to this classic. Truly great music stands the test of time.

[@sonyakennedy7324]

I was super lucky in the 80s for my mom to take me to see the Moody Blues. They had a full orchestra behind them, and this song was mindblowing with a full orchestra. I love this song so much.

[@margaretfogler1848]

Yay! I went to see them in the late 80s - I think I would appreciate them even more today.

[@michaelsheedy9354]

Lived it as a teenager, saw there fairwel tour in my 50's

[@BrendaChristensen]

Justin Hayward wrote this song when he was 18. He was installed in the Songwriters Hall of Fame more than 30 years ago. He is one of the most successful, prolific and greatest songwriters of the 20th century.

[@HEllis-qu5nn]

it still makes me tear up- it is just so profoundly human...we can all relate to that powerful stirring of emotion

[@laura-gt3zc]

Me, too!

[@haskellbob]

Me too. I'm getting hooked on reading all this reminiscence, remembering how those days were, and having my experience confirmed by others.

[@joep3499]

Yassss!!!!

[@ernaanspach473]

It's called "mood music". Bsck in the day when a group of friends, and maybe even a couple of strangers, could come together just for an evening of wine, music and some pleasant conversation. Memories....ty.

[@jeffheywood152]

Your the reason I’m remembering music, that I can’t believe I’ve forgotten about. Thx 🤝

[@Sisterfifi]

If you liked this you would also like The Hollies. ‘The Air That I Breathe’.

[@PJEmbree]

Try kd lang’s version. I heard it on you tube and immediately decided I’ve never heard a better version of Air That I Breathe.

[@charliebronco9029]

Justin Hayward was 19 years old when he wrote it completely true artists

[@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros4419]

But it needs to be adressed that the melodic part was taken almost entirely from a clasical piece of music, the band's input was some arrangement and the lyrics

[@charliebronco9029]

And Justin Hayward wrote the classical piece of music at 19 years old

[@FD2003Abc]

Justin and Greg Lake (RIP). Prodigies and now even if they are out there "modern music" provides no platform to deliver such genius.

[@debrafranklin8285]

Didn't he write it for his wife? That's what I read somewhere.

[@annereidy7981]

@@rodrigoodonsalcedocisneros4419 and the lyrics are meaningless! I agree with you, melodrama without substance, not like Pink Floyd, but how did they get it together, where did money and opportunity come from? No, this is not a meaningful song! Drama Kings?

[@carls1959]

This song was one of the biggest ballads of the psychedelic rock era.

[@justineapril7922]

"Nights in White Satin"/" Late Lament" closes the (at the time) experimental album. Released in 1967, shortly after Justin Hayward (vocals, guitars) and John Lodge (bass, vocals) joined the band. This album, "Days of Future Passed" was a surprise for both the record label and for contemporary music audiences. Justin Hayward was only 21 when he sang "Nights...." The poem at the end, "Late Lament" was written and spoken by Graeme Edge (drums, percussion). The Moody Blues consisted of the 3 aforementioned musicians, plus Ray Thomas (vocals, flute) and Michael Pinder (mellotron, vocals). These 5 men made up The Moody Blues from 1967-1978, and released 8 albums, all of which went gold and platinum. Quite an extraordinary prog rock group!! Michael Pinder quit the band in 1978, right before they went on their American tour. He was "replaced" by Patrick Moraz, who went on to record 5 albums with them between 1981-91.

[@gmccorr8207]

We called this "head music". You put on your stereo headphones, lay back, and tripped out on the music. No drugs needed. Good days.

[@RobwLPOC]

You don't need drugs to enjoy Moody Blues or Pink Floyd. However, you need Moody Blues and Pink Floyd to enjoy drugs

[@michaellaflamme1213]

GMc. No drugs were needed but they were greatly appreciated. Yes it's beautiful on its own but get a little buzz and put them headphones on and float away!!!!!

[@chrysb52]

Headphones on, eyes closed. That's how we listened to it.

[@charlesjohnson335]

That is the correct way to listen to it. ! Yep.

[@helenbradley3123]

Yes who cares about video . Your mind can make it so much better

[@Kate98755]

my preferred method, dim lighting, good music

[@kevinmcconnell9426]

This album came out during a time where you picked up a new favorite song off the radio so you went down to your local music store and bought vinyl, and took it home put it on the record player, and plopped on your bed and listened, first side a, then side b.

[@chiconeededthemoney]

The whole album, Days of Future Passed, is amazing.

[@jenbcamping]

I always liked to our children's children children but that was the one I heard first being born in 79

[@Alondro77]

I've listened to it many times. "Tuesday Afternoon" is another great one from the album.

[@MrChoobsabre]

Days of Future Passed and In Search of the Lost Chord are both so good start to finish

[@jdrodi]

Days of Future Passed is my all time favorite album :)

[@MontyVonT]

No kidding... I was struggling in a dysfunctional family at 17 back in 1969 and played side 1 every night when I went to bed; it was such a fitting soundtrack to my yo7ng hippy angst.

[@HornetVF103]

You need to buy the album “Days of Future Past” and listen from beginning to end. Best heard in a dark room and just let your mind wander to the lyrics!

[@jonahjohnston6909]

& long distance voyager

[@xe2ac]

I was 12 years old when I first heard this amazing song, leaving lasting impression for the rest of my life

[@haskellbob]

I was 15 when I first heard it, and it had the same impact on me. I can recite "Late Lament" to perfection, in synch with Graeme Edge - that's how completely this song has possessed me. It is good to hear from others who were affected the same way! It is like sharing a religion, without the claptrap and absurd dogma. Sharing just the beauty of a transcendent musical experience.

[@charlesjohnson335]

Ditto

[@KAS6558]

Right now, my curtains are closed, the lights are off and I'm 18 years old when I heard this song for the first time on a darkened street and I'm on my way home from my fast food joint job. I had to stop nd listen to this. I have the album, and it is one you have to listen to and drift away with....

[@racheldavis6581]

Those are the best kind. I love his reactions to Pink Floyd too.

[@maxbrazil3712]

Pure auditory art, the complete opposite of today's popular music.

[@belindanightingale6657]

The entire album was a God send in my 17th year of existence back in 1972, a few years after my parents and family were lost from me. It doesn't stop.

[@hockaday2fer2]

I was Eighteen on 3-3-72,,sorry for your loss, but we sure had the Best music

[@artistjoh]

You had it round the wrong way - Michael Jackson was sounding like The Moody Blues. The Moodies invented the concept album, they were the first rock band to write for the orchestra. Pop songs had always had sound engineers who layered-in orchestral backing, but that was backing. The Moodies treated the orchestra as an essential component of music from first conception, and their relationship with the London Symphony Orchestra has been a long and fruitful one. It was the Moody Blues who inspired the Beatles to create concept albums and use their producer to arrange orchestral experiments, but they themselves were not writing for the orchestra themselves. The Moodies have been one of the most underrated bands ever. Their work can be sublime. Nights In White Satin is one of those.

[@juliaalexander5788]

This song definitely is a vibe that mimics everything from Bowie, Pink Floyd, Beatles, Led Zepplin, Sam Cooke. Billie Holiday

[@rastomasstanford7708]

So did Ray Charles.

[@CandleLight1974]

@@labradoriteatheart Hahahaha! That old chestnut. CORRECTION: 'Days of Future Passed' was recorded and ready for release months before 'Salt and Pepper's Oily Chip Shop Van' but was stalled because the most overrated act in music history was releasng a "concept" album.

[@CandleLight1974]

@V P Bullshit.

[@ZaphiroAnejo]

@@CandleLight1974 doesn't really matter, since they released it before, so technically Sgt Pepper's did it first.

[@debbiehorne3047]

My ABSOLUTE ALL TIME FAVORITE SONG! Born in 1960 and I cannot begin to say what power this song holds in my memories 💖💞💖

[@susanball692]

Now imagine that you're a kid listening to the radio and this comes on and becomes a regular part of the rotation. Oh, and Led Zeppelin, CCR, etc. Soul changing and inspiring. Everyday!

[@catbyte0679]

We might be older than dirt now, but we had one helluva soundtrack to our lives.

[@anthonyblakely399]

Absolutely

[@raatoons]

I couldn't have said it better ...

[@anthonyblakely399]

@@raatoons And we didn't even think of it that way...the groups and music gods were created by us...and we didn't know....lol....hahaha...we just knew they came from us and was conveying music and lyrics about our culture!!!

[@anthonyblakely399]

@JP McCray Oh absolutely....absolutely...I just bought "Going For The One" by Yes....I am in HEAVEN!!!!

[@michaelsheedy9354]

The Amazing thing about them they could repeat this sound live in concert.

[@terryb5803]

Yeah, I saw them a couple of years ago and they nailed it perfectly. So good!!

[@jvsmith7888]

Yeah, they never pulled a Beatles and said they couldn't tour anymore because they couldn't recreate the sound live. This band went to great lengths to learn to play their songs 2 ways. One way in the studio which required each member to play several instruments for recordings (since they were often acting as an actual symphony orchestra) and another way for live shows (recreating the orchestra using synthesizers and such). I think they later simplified this process and just used the electronics to create the sound in studio. However, this song is from the album "Days of Future Passed" (an early effort) and here they recorded the album with the London Symphony Orchestra. They would, on occasion, perform live with an actual Symphony Orchestra backing them up, which was really cool.

[@Yoda8945]

I love the Moody Blues and have every vinyl recording they made. I saw them in concert some 25 years ago and we were Milli-Vanilli'd. The bass player broke two strings and the bass line didn't quit. The flute part started before the flute was up to his lips. Absolutely terrible! The original drummer was on the stage waving sticks, but not really playing and his drums were not mic'd. Plus that he was sucking oxygen between songs. There was another drummer next to him actually playing.

[@donaldleider7382]

The beauty of this song is that it means something different to everyone that listens to it!

[@kjova251]

That's exactly what I was thinking

[@hannaolssen668]

That’s what music is supposed to mean

[@hyacinthbucket3281]

Donald And the meaning is????

[@PolyphonicSigma]

This song evokes the somber aura of an autumn night, or winter. It so perfectly captures angst, regret, as well as a specific time/season for me that I can not hear it without being whisked to the dead of night on a chilly autumn evening, reflecting on a wasted past...it just defies space and time...or more precisely, pinpoints it forever to a specific spot and with a specific feeling

[@albertmurillo7522]

I love his open mind. Very refreshing to see a young person who appreciates great music

[@taffybear1]

You NEED to listen to the whole album, it is cinema for the ears!

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

Mary Aker yep. The whole album is meant to be played like PF DSOTM was.

[@johnwilles4636]

Absolutely one of the most beautiful albums ever recorded. I saw them play it live in its entirety a couple years back for its 50 year anniversary.

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

John Willes I’m jealous! I always wanted to listen to this in a planetarium! I can’t imagine what you experienced! I’m going to have to blue tooth this to my head phones ! I miss those years !

[@ssshadowwolf6762]

Mary Aker got my head phones on!

[@johnwilles4636]

@@ssshadowwolf6762 Jeremy irons did the poem. First half of the concert was their biggest hits. My buddies and I were stoned and drinking beer. One of the best nights of my life. A night in white satin.

[@ccpperrett7522]

So I had never heard the full version of that song. I laughed so hard at your reaction to the end part. I was listening to it for the first time also. Oh my goodness! What an experience. You were great.

[@JanArzooman]

Can you imagine we used to hear this whole song on the radio? STILL gives me chills

[@Prozak63]

This song can definitely draw you into a different world.

[@chrisfranks5926]

MARRIED MY WIFE TO THIS SONG 32 YEARS AGO - IT WAS OUR WEDDING DANCE, I LOVE HER MORE EACH DAY 3 KIDS 3 GRANDKIDS AND SHE IS STILL SMOKING HOT- HAVE NEVER KISSED ANOTHER IN WAR AND PEACE SICKNESS AND HEALTH SHE IS MY ALL , AND ALWAYS WILL BE.

[@EDMEMC]

😍❤💚💜

[@SinginHigh]

You got it Right!!! Congratulations!!!!

[@susanthompson3025]

What a lovely thing to say Chris. you and your wife must have a great marriage. best wishes from Ireland

[@donburgio936]

Just celebrated my 31st with the most beautiful person on the planet. I wish you and your wife many, many more decades of love and good health.

[@catherinedull4818]

How wonderful and beautiful the way you speak of your wife!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@maureentuohy8672]

I was waiting for this one! “Nights in white Satin” is a 60’s classic. This is a masterpiece of sound and lyrics. So filled with deep meaning and anguish. So SIXTIES. True Boomer Music. Actually thrilling to watch this young man hear it for the first time!!!!! He is right. This should be listened to with your eyes closed and looking within. Wait for it...the last poetic lines. Thrilling. PS When they did this music, there were no videos. You just listened.

[@etepmaximus5886]

To be fair, the Boomer era ended a few years before this album dropped in 1964.

[@skull4663]

This is a classic i grew up in this era

[@Lindzeeann2uuu]

Etep Maximus The last of us boomers were born in 1964. In 1971, this was our music. 🌷

[@ill_iill_llname7652]

@@etepmaximus5886 not for this “boomer”

[@mikes.4170]

You can’t live your life without hearing this song.

[@thejake4363]

I never really liked this song until one night, a few years ago, I was on a long car ride, completely exhausted. It came on the radio (satellite radio, so they played the whole song) and I just decided to let it play because I liked the station (classic vinyl). For some reason, it took me on a journey I completely didn't expect. I felt calm. I felt at peace like nothing was wrong with the world at that time. It was like a hallucination, but I wasn't hallucinating. I was just completely enthralled and in the moment, floating through a dark night alone on the highway in pure bliss. Been one of my favorite songs of all time since then. It's amazing how a person's opinion can change based on the time and place and mood they're in when they hear something. It's like hearing it for the first time. Makes me cry every time.

[@douglasgreen437]

That is deep...

[@themightythor1160]

Funny I had a similar experience - it feeling like a hallucination. I routinely fall asleep listening to music. When I was young, one night I was awoken in the middle of the night by the poem at the end. Absolutely mesmerizing and haunting. Terrifying yet calming.

[@fernandogalindo5370]

Amen!

[@hollydatsopoulos7998]

Time of the Season by the Zombies was like that for me. Never cared for it until one night I was just in a certain mood, and it came on the radio, and it was like, “Oh! I get it now!” Loved it ever since!

[@evec3832]

Something very similar happened to me with this song. I actually didn't like it for a long time until hearing it during a very atmospheric love scene n a movie i think called "Shattered" and absolutely loved it ever since! Completely changed it for me.

[@asraharrison]

This song is so haunting. I loved it when I was a kid, but it always haunted me.

[@allisonb6921]

I haven't listened to the Moody Blues in eons! They're one of the reasons why I learned to play the flute!

[@dtulip1]

Justin Haywards voice used to send me to sleep with dreams I didn't even know I could have ..my all time favourite song of his is Forever Autumn

[@pearlschoice1988]

Thank you for mentioning Forever Autumn. It is a haunting, beautiful song. ❣️

[@lynneedwards4538]

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Justin in the recent War of the World's show. He reprised his original role singing Forever Autumn. I didn't even get to the first note before I was sobbing.

[@MrBobbyz24]

Nice! Another great Moody Blues song is "Tuesday Afternoon"

[@noracola5285]

and "Timothy Leary's Dead"!

[@noracola5285]

aka "Legend of a Mind"

[@jayjohnston4365]

Tuesday Afternoon!!!

[@stephenulmer3781]

Hell yea!!

[@jimfrederick3907]

There are at least a dozen more greats!

[@rsmyth75]

Getting Stoned and listening to this was an awakening back in 1969!!!

[@buckcubmandingo6772]

Same in 79', brother

[@cjw2661]

My parents listened to this in quad. The music would wrap around you.

[@lisac8509]

Yes 1972 just a little high.lol

[@jeanportway3128]

really makes me miss my teens

[@geminikb]

Cj W That’s a lovely way to describe this song and MB in general.

[@CindyArchibaldBruni]

"Classic sixties boomers music" indeed! Reminded me of Emerson Lake and Palmer's "From the Beginning" hauntingly beautiful love song.

[@jayniesgottagun]

Without a doubt, this is the best slow dance song ever. So much of the vibe you would get would be from the memories of where you were and who you were with. You would remember the smell of her hair, the softness of her skin, and so much more that you would take with you for decades to follow.

[@TheGoldbaxter]

It's called talent man, now you know why we think todays music is less than music!

[@johnjohnon8767]

You know it

[@okiewade917]

Indeed!!!

[@effigytormented]

You won't hear greatness on the radio. You'll dig in youtube and sound cloud for the new geniuses

[@the-NightStar]

There's still good stuff today, you just need to know where to find it. Just because it's less prevalent doesn't mean it's not there. This is true for all ages in history in some form or another.

[@mnob1122]

ᵗʰᵉNight★Star Yeah, right, good luck finding it. Most of the so called music today is crap. I’m sure it is there. Somewhere. Just not in abundance as it once was. The only new music I listen to is coming from blues artists.

[@glenndespres5317]

Love your reaction to the ending... yeah. How that album was recorded is a story by itself. They walked into a studio to record and found it already booked by a full orchestra. Guess what happened. The best thing since chocolate and peanut butter.

[@lymangreen5020]

Glenn Despres actually, the record company wanted a record to demonstrate the brand new technology of stereo recording. The original idea was Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” for orchestra and rock band. The Moody Blues had been working on a song cycle based on an ordinary day. An orchestrator was hired to score sections for orchestra with melodies already developed by the Moody. The drummer wrote out the poetic sections to “bookend” the piece. A brilliant idea to use a reverse Gong to start the piece off and then end the grand finale with a gong stroke!! Awesome and powerful!!

[@elainewaller-rose9707]

@@lymangreen5020 Wow! I've never heard the backstory. Thank you.

[@godisbollocks]

Pretty sure all of that orchestration was recorded on the Mellotron keyboard, not played live by an orchestra in the studio.

[@lymangreen5020]

godisbollocks, Please check the history behind the recording of this record. Both the orchestra and mellotron were use. Also, Ray Thomas played flute.

[@lymangreen5020]

godisbollocks go look at the booklet that comes with the CD. There are mellotron parts during the rock band sections but there is also a full symphonic orchestra.

[@edh7071]

"One of those songs that needs to be heard." So, so true! My tears recalling the first time I heard this.

[@moonbeanification]

This was one of my dad's very favorite songs. The album (In Search of the Lost Chord) was frequently played on the stereo when I was growing up. It's very dramatic and deep ... a real listening experience. At the end of his life, when my dad was in hospice, he had this CD and portable CD player at his bedside. This song was playing the night before he passed. That's how much he loved it. It will always remind me of him. I think he would've appreciated your generous, thoughtful reaction. God bless you !!!

[@arthurbishop3173]

The song came from the album Days of Future Past-not In Search of the Lost Chord

[@amyfionna]

The Moody Blues ❤️ Perfect name for this band. They touch a part of my heart that I keep on lockdown.

[@debbiewashabaugh9891]

The entire album “Days of Future Passed” was about different parts of a day. Another big hit from the album was “Tuesday Afternoon”. The entire album was best listened to the first time start to finish in one sitting. This band still performs together.

[@laura-gt3zc]

Tuesday Afternoon is an all-time favorite of mine!

[@raymondweaver8526]

He has to listen from beginning to end

[@marinamartinez6886]

Even better after they invented CDs so we didn't have to turn the record over.

[@passwordbosco407]

Camping in the desert music in '74 as a high school kid and all of us quiet after the party and staring into the fire at 4 am. My girl Carla and I in a reclining lawn chair. Great music from good times. It was great being a kid then.

[@jasongraham5648]

There’s nothing like professional musicians. An Orchestra is so beautiful

[@dianemalone9496]

This is the most beautiful, soulful song ♥️♥️♥️

[@amysolley4268]

That poem at the end contains one of my favorite lines of all time: "Breathe deep the gathering gloom."

[@jbrn4500]

The "guy" on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" doing the narrations was the late, great actor Vincent Price most notable for his many horror genre films. But, he was indeed, a great actor ...of stage, film, and radio, across many genres. He was the Horror-Master of a generation (or two...)

[@suemommie]

jbrn he was also a great patron of the visual arts (painting, etc)

[@theheartland1861]

He was also a great cook

[@rachelrbayuk]

You don’t just listen to The Moody Blues; you experience The Moody Blues. So beautiful. Thank you!

[@TheLuv4tankian]

Btw, they went into the studio and recorded this song in one take. The band members all left completely shaken.

[@mwfmtnman]

Truly?

[@crescentfreshbret]

Was the orchestra part of this single take, or were they recorded separately?

[@priesty4783]

Actually they recorded the track over the course of a very long day, not a single take. No wonder they left shaken - they were knackered.

[@TheLuv4tankian]

@@priesty4783 Thank you for the correction!

[@rigut229]

TheLuv4tankian DRUGS WILL DO THAT

[@carolyndavis1045]

I remember as kids we would have the radio on when we'd go to bed, and just as you'd start to drift off to sleep, this would start to play. It was hauntingly beautiful then as it is now.

[@ilovemydogsam950]

ProcolHarum = Whiter shade of pale Edit: it’s a real pleasure to listen along with you

[@luvdylanstar]

I was just thinking of that, they go together well ♡

[@linnymaemullins3319]

Great song!

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

Yes!

[@joshuadeshaies7266]

Whiter shade of pale is a great song. My dad danced to that song at his senior year prom. 1967.

[@lindakellogg7890]

Needs to be the extended version with 4 verses

[@TheRugby23]

Justin was 19 years old when he wrote nights in white satin about one love affair ending and another beginning. A girlfriend gave him satin sheets.

[@nitrospeed2513]

That was the London Symphony Orchestra, from the Moody Blues album from 1971 Days of Future Passed. Fantastic album. I grew up to this album back in the early 70’s. Mind blowing for sure.

[@folkmusic99]

Yes! "Passed" not "Past". You do the artists a great service by getting the titles of their work correct. Thank you. Dates are not as important, but this album was released in November 1967.

[@bradhill1099]

I thought it was the London Festival Orchestra....

[@folkmusic99]

​@@bradhill1099 A quick review of the original LP cover confirms you are correct about "Festival." Now, have we fixed every error that has been uttered about this album? :-)

[@bradhill1099]

@@folkmusic99 I believe it was recorded in 67 and not 71...

[@michaelmorgan4408]

Actually, I came out in '67, and the London Festival Orchestra that performs on the album.

[@timmcfarland2853]

This is one of the greatest songs ever recorded. I'm not a big Moody blues fan but damn.

[@deborahcornell171]

It has always reminded me of a tragic tale of lost love straight out of medieval literature. Beautiful & mournful. I've loved it since childhood and love that you appreciated it.💙

[@eddydianne]

Beautiful and Haunting Anthem 😍 ❤️ ♥️ 💕 💖 💗