The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin (Reaction)

[@jimwallington437]

It was a lot better being in my 20's in the 70's than it is being in my 70's in the 20's.

[@carlsmith4878]

Absolutely!

[@rhondaserges5136]

Yup ..

[@eddieh3394]

This comment was the deepest thing I've read in awhile

[@drackmere]

Truth.

[@BypassOne]

Born in 71 and I think just like you...

[@jrfoster4225]

What’s amazing to me is, a 19 year old wrote the lyrics AND music for this incredible song. That’s genius. The song is emotional, reflective and powerful .

[@cherylhulting1301]

JR, yes. I was watching a guy react to the Moodies' "The Story in Your Eyes," which I love so much. At one point he cut the music and just read the lyrics back to us. I pointed out to him how young Justin was when he wrote that song. Justin was already a profound songwriter at such a young age. His wife Marie, who has been married to Justin for 50 years, said she was attracted to his depth and that there are still parts of him that she loves but doesn't quite understand.

[@stretchgilbert]

One of The Most Beautiful Pieces Of Music Ever Written. This Is Why I'm Grateful To Be A Teenager In The 70s. We Were Exposed To All Types Of Music Of All Genres.

[@tacbear]

Amen Brother...Class of 79!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rogerevansen2882]

This was released in 1967.

[@armadillotoe]

Being old now is a small price to pay for being young during the most creative time for popular music ever. Class of 70.

[@sharoncrawford3042]

Class of 1974.

[@rickmorrow2674]

Class of 73

[@MH3GL]

"How is he getting his voice to do that?" 😂 Well, they didn't have "autotune"... That's what's known as TALENT my dear 👍

[@steveclapper5424]

That is not what auto tune does.

[@markbarrera6807]

yes yes. this generation reacts in strange ways.

[@mikedo6]

Also, he was in his early 20's when this was recorded...so there is that!

[@Wolverines77]

That is not talent, that is a God given ability...

[@jono.pom-downunder]

Voice modulation it is a skill that real singers can master, it's an incredible device called talent.

[@ericfaulkner7751]

When you keep in mind that this song was released as you just heard it in 1967, you get a whole new appreciation for it. This band is in the rock and roll Hall of Fame for a reason.

[@jamesaron1967]

That entire year probably ranks as THE best in the last century for music. I can't think of a better year although 1968 comes very close. It's a gradual downhill course from there with a few exceptions.

[@LlyleHunter]

We had ten successive years of incredible music of every genre.

[@wasamata4u]

I agree. It's such a shame that it took so long for them to get inducted into the Hall of Fame. Ray Thomas deserved to enjoy that moment just as much as anyone else in the group.

[@charliewhite7596]

@Bipolar Nana thinking is the best way to travel

[@deantait8326]

As i eas graduating from H.S in the LA area. What a ride.....😁

[@wasamata4u]

That instument, my dear Sushi, was the late Ray Thomas on the flute. He died shortly before the Moody Blues were voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Justin Hayward on lead guitar and lead vocal, John Lodge on bass guitar and backup tenor vocals, Mike Pinder on keyboard and narrative voice of Late Lament, Ray Tomas on flute and vocals . . . and finally, Graham Edge on drums and writing poetic lines of Late Lament. Nights In White Satin is from the Album "Days of Future Passed", which was basically a theme album of the events of a day put to music and lyric. My oldest surviving sister turned me on to the Moody Blues when I was a teen. If you want another Moody Blues song, you might want to consider "The Actor".

[@ninline2000]

The record label lost their mind when they came out of the studio with this. It's not rock, its Moody Blues. A masterpiece.

[@deborahmillar-jervis5916]

I always find it interesting to see the reaction of black folks! “ what... these white dudes can sing!” Music has NO colour NO colour It’s music We are All PInk on the inside

[@lindae2524]

Yes, the record label expected a modern interpretation of Dvorak's New World Symphony. One guy saved it from being canned when they heard it. Thankfully! It was supposed to be a vehicle to showcase the "new" stereo sound. 😁

[@viksox13]

@@deborahmillar-jervis5916 I've been saying it for years, Soul has no color

[@unknownx7252]

Indeed a masterpiece

[@unknownx7252]

@@deborahmillar-jervis5916 mostly an American thing, I'm from Haiti so from day one I listen to different music and knew who the artist were. Plus radio was lest segregated when I was coming up.

[@keegan773]

That sound doesn't come from the voice, it comes from the soul. It's timeless. I was 16 when this came out, right time, right place, takes me right back.

[@texadan314]

Yesterday was my birthday, I turned 61. I was talking to my sister about reaction channels and how a new generation was reacting to, and more, enjoying the old songs. I love this. Don't stop. Keep spreading it.

[@texadan314]

@Dan Thomas Thank you.

[@terrimobley6067]

I turned 61 in Jan too. Love watching the reaction vids. Young people discovering the Golden age of music

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

Youngster! Okay so I'm only 63.😎🤣

[@texadan314]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographer That was a year ago. I'm 62 now, old timer.

[@chrissaunders4703]

Would love to hear your thoughts on sugar mice by marillion from 1986/7

[@CamiMack5616]

Justin Hayward wrote this masterpiece at age 19, during a bad breakup with his girlfriend. 😔

[@IamAmericasDaughter]

He did write the song at age 19. But it was when he was sent satin sheets as a present. He said it’s about love that’s out of your reach. But I feel you can read anything into it, which I believe makes a great song.

[@stevemonkiewicz9771]

REMEMBER: this was in 1967. There had NEVER been anything like this (classic and rock combined) before. This the kind of thing that made the late 60s and very early 70s so amazing. It was the music NOT money that drove the psychedelic era. Everything you do today falls FAR SHORT...GENIUS BEFORE PROFIT...

[@maureensanday6367]

I put the Moody Blues and Electric Light Orchestra in similar categories... PURE GENIUS!!! Never duplicated.

[@ksmith9050]

Don’t forget Procul Harum.

[@joemiles5094]

This particular album was recorded and released in 1970

[@guykatz3592]

Yes. Progressive rock is just something else.

[@guykatz3592]

@@joemiles5094 This song was originally featured in the album Days of Future Passed which came out in 1967.

[@royjunior3349]

I’m an old white guy who still gets choked up when I listen to the Moody Blues. Brings back memories that I wish I could forget.

[@joebradshaw5247]

Amen Brother

[@pontiuspilot5887]

Bitter sweet. At 72 still trying to make peace with those memories - Peace and Love Roy.

[@leannmiller7153]

This is from a concept album called Days of Future Passed. The album follows from morning to night. Gorgeous album! Justin Haywood, lead singer, was only 19 when he wrote and composed this album. This was released in 1967. I’ve been listening ever since♥️♥️♥️

[@jdolew]

Justin Hayward

[@timothyparsons8327]

There was much innovation around this period 1967... the mellotron features prominently on this and many other Moody Blues songs but there is orchestration which was a major part of their concept album...Days Of Future Passed. I would suggest playing it through to understand it better. This version of Nights In White Satin is from the LP, which includes the “poetry” at the end, spoken by Mike Pinder, who also plays the mellotron.

[@josephchristopher5209]

ALL the members wrote this . A 'concert'ed effort .

[@larryd4352]

I was 10 years old when I first heard this song at my cousin's house. I was hooked on the Moody Blues from that day forward. Hard to believe that was 53 years ago... If you want to listen to more Moody Blues, try "Tuesday Afternoon"...another of their great songs.

[@ronlheureux7623]

An what an album it was and is. It really was a milestone.

[@franksfiddle9031]

Lady - you really have a soul. That part where his voice shifts as you describe it, to me is the difference between him singing from his throat and then from his heart. When he opens his voice box and his soul sings the words

[@deborahbarchard5957]

Pure angst.

[@jimbeau8838]

I've seen the Moody Blues live five times over the years, with and without an orchestra. That was the late Ray Thomas playing the flute. I've also watched numerous interviews with Justin Heyward and he claims that he wrote it when he was 19 going on 20, when he was leaving one relationship and heading into another, and he just wrote down random thoughts he felt while living the life of a rock star, sang it from his heart, but never thought people would like it, let alone turn it into one of their signature songs. He never intended it to be a single (45rpm).

[@kissedbyfirewyrms7312]

Justin Hayward’s voice is, and always will be, one of my favorite bits of alchemy in this amazing and beautiful world. He still sings with the voice of an angel. He’s one of a kind, and the music of the early Moody Blues was like lightning in a bottle. We’ll never see its like again.

[@sequoyahwright]

Indeed.

[@robertbold5509]

@@sequoyahwright... i thought emerson lake and palmers Lucky man was moody.blues for years.Lol. 0

[@williamrankine8323]

Don’t forget his work with Jeff Wayne in war of the worlds, especially forever autumn, his voice full of emotion

[@jonshepherd2550]

Him and Bobby from the righteous brothers... Could Justin do it as masterfully as Bobby live? Honest question

[@marysella3836]

To me the feeling is pure melancholy...When I hear it, it zooms me back to being parked on a street next to a lush, green park in Ann Arbor, Michigan when I was seven, listening to this song on the radio, waiting for my mom to come out of the doctor’s office. She was dying of leukemia. This song, my dad chain-smoking Camels, feeling like my world was ending. Exquisite pain.

[@joannedungan8381]

I can't think of suggestions after this song because I'm taken back to being a child all warm in my bed while my sister puts on FM radio. I'm laying there hoping they play this song and when they do I curl up and just listen. I then hope it's the long version with the poem. It is and I am so happy so warm. My only thoughts drift to how sad the lonely man is and how the senior citizens wish they were young. I'm safe because I'm just a child in my mom's house all tucked in. Great memories

[@TexasMagnolia]

JOANNE DUNGAN same here! How was that?

[@joannedungan8381]

@@TexasMagnolia awesome. Omg so awesome

[@pontiuspilot5887]

Yes Joanne. I had a transistor radio and would listen to stations across the border ( I live in Ont. Canada) at night. I turn 72 next week. Now I am that old man. Peace and Love and Happy New Year dear

[@josephchristopher5209]

Quite well done . Drawing pictures with words .

[@kentclark6420]

Pretty heady stuff for a child! You were ahead of your time!

[@mikebunner3498]

This is one of favorite bands. Another import from jolly old England. And I got to see them in concert. Breath taking!

[@mrmsmcgill]

This is what we used to call music back in the 20th Century. Great music. Timeless beautiful music.

[@kingoffire9373]

"Cold hearted orb that rules the night, removes the colors from our sight..."

[@laurenpeck3609]

That is a flute. One of the most beautiful love songs ever.

[@steffanhoffmann8937]

Mellotron

[@Jelperman]

@@steffanhoffmann8937 Both.

[@DeterminedGoat]

😂

[@williampearson9679]

lauren smith Ray Thomas was the one with the enchanting sound of the flute. He played the with an amazing sound on several songs of The Moody Blues over the years. He wrote songs, sang and played other instruments as well.

[@EricIrl]

@@williampearson9679 And sadly passed away not that long ago.

[@bruce7223]

A 7 minute love song the studios were skeptical about, because you can't dance to it, but they forgot that you could make love to it !

[@TTTzzzz]

I did. More than once!

[@jono.pom-downunder]

But only if you put it on repeat

[@TTTzzzz]

@@jono.pom-downunder True.

[@deborahbarchard5957]

Can't dance to it?? Says who??

[@sinbrown1501]

so very true indeed. well said

[@j.w.matney8390]

The good old days when bands were comprised of musicians. People who could read and write music, imagine that.

[@sbearly]

Right. Those good old days when a generation of kids grew up having the good fortune to hear a great, wide variety of new and interesting music and now look back thinking the music they listened to back then was the only good music ever made. How sad. What happened to those kids?

[@allensaunders449]

There are still real bsnds out there search instead of complaining

[@SuperCer054Real]

@@allensaunders449 who is complaining? Those who seek will find,

[@philipem1000]

These kinds of bands were still relatively few in the day. The genre is progressive rock, a genre made up of bands that did complex music requiring lots of talent, most of them from people with classical training. There were still lots of bands made up of people of much more limited musical virtuosity or just wanting to make simpler music. The other Prog Rockers were really diverse in the sounds they created, experimental in their work. YES, King Crimson, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, and prog rock in general were my taste but as it takes time to build music like this it takes time to absorb it. You listen to this over and over to enjoy the depth of thought, the complex pulse and composition, the unusual instrumentation, the experimental sounds. Doesn't mean pop and other kinds of rock aren't good or done by people with talent. In fact it does stand out against the average music of the era, but I'd argue the current pop era still has a tone of great music in it. Music that makes you think. Music that's beautiful, music that emotes. I guess waht I'm saying is, it's all good, and Moody Blues for instance stands out because it is unique now, was unique then.

[@kens32052]

@Nick te Lindert Might as well add Stevie Ray Vaughn to the list too lol.

[@geraldwilkerson5703]

This is a song written by one of the band members named Justin Hayward. He liked a girl who gave him satin bed sheets as a gift. He fell in love with her, and she didn't return his affections the same way. One of the lines in the song is "lonely man cries for love and has none", and this is perhaps the biggest indicator of the entire meaning of the song. Beautiful masterpiece for sure.

[@ronaldcomtois8663]

I was 15 when this came out and it blew my mind. One of the greatest songs of all time. Justin Hayward is a genius.

[@cherylhulting1301]

Yes he is!

[@larryrichards6106]

I totally agree with you. Can't believe these kids neve heard this great music, and can't relate to it like we did in the seventies.

[@allanpolk2681]

This song is about love lost. Remembering nights with his lover between sheets of white satin, and the melancholy heartbreak of losing his lover, and no one understanding what he is going through. What is also so amazing about the Moody Blues, other than their stellar composition, is the fact that they played all of the instruments heard on the recordings themselves . Phenomenal musicianship and diversity; In a class all of their own.

[@onlyme114]

Music from the days of bell bottoms and peace signs. MISS THOSE DAYS !! ✌

[@lukeslayer]

One of my favorite songs of all time. I'm 28, i grew up with my parents playing the classics and I'm blessed to have heard so many amazing songs.

[@cameraman655]

"The Lament" at the end, gets everyone, even when I was 9 years old and heard this for the first time as my older brother was playing it (an actual LP).

[@timfurnier7061]

It's what drew me to the song, then the album, and then the group! They're one of my all-time favorite groups!!!!!

[@galupas]

I still have all of their LPs 😁

[@julietenning7981]

Me too. I was 8. Too young to understand the true meaning, but I knew on hearing the first time ,that I wanted someone to feel like that about me one day. Lucky me I did, twice. Unfortunately, I survived them both..

[@margaretwomacque1247]

I was listening to this album on a record player, while sitting on my bed listening to last draft for Viet Nam in 1972 -- my fiance's birthday never got drawn. This album and song are iconic -- one of the greatest bands ever !

[@sciwiz57]

This song reaches deep into your soul-it did into mine way back in the 70’s. It literally helped save my life when in a serious depression. It is 100% emotion and that is so rare these days. It is a day in all our lives-no matter how old you are. Glad you listened Sushi-try “Tuesday Afternoon”.

[@unity1016]

And Lazy Days!

[@Oldclimber1]

Bullshit !!! This is the crafting of emotional expression through applied thought and hard work, however wrong with the ending of " ... we decide ... ". The songs of today are 100% flatulent emotion, with no thought beyond the payday, and are mostly the gruntings of the souls of, or to, burgeoning beasts.

[@anthonymichel4660]

If I'm not mistaken I believe that was a flute. The arrangements in this masterpiece are preformed by The London Philharmonic orchestra. A group has to be something pretty special to have musicians like them to be on their album. It never gets old hearing this. 🌹🌹🌹

[@sandwichman100]

from a time when musicians would create 'concept' albums, several of the moody blues early albums were like one long track, no real breaks. they were masters of the concept album that told a story.

[@allensaunders449]

One of my favorites albums is s concept album out right now. The warning. Queen of the murder scene. Great bands and albums still exist

[@Agislife1960]

It's a profound love song, typical of the deep feeling song writers of the 1960's and 70's

[@malcolmdmuir5408]

The Moody Blues had a distinctive sound and when ever you here one of their songs come on the radio, you KNOW it's the Moody Blue's. Wonderful and enchanting. And they are still touring and packing them in. Great music always lives on !

[@bigdicklarryc]

*hear #issahomophone 😫

[@mikebunner3498]

Yes, my dear. The moody blues are Wow. I have been to their concert. They are masters... So good. One of my all time favorites. Thank you so, very much.

[@jonmills6927]

Darlin' this comes from a time when music was heart felt, imaginative and told stories. Not like all this three cord, repetitive, gimic shit they produce nowadays.

[@williamgallucci9913]

If anyone doesn't feel this in their souls I will never understand this masterpiece

[@philtarbox8256]

"Cold hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colors from our sight Red is grey and yellow is white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion" This poem has been etched in my memory since the early 70's... one of my all time favorite songs

[@gabbajay9739]

Beautiful words.

[@O.O.O.K999]

I think the line that gets me is "Bedsitter people look back and lament, another day's useless energy spent" possibly because that's how many young - and not so young - people lived, especially when starting work. I started work in 1974 and lived in a bedsitter, no tv, no phone, 2 bar electric fire for heating, shared bathroom. It was tough because inflation and tax were very high, but it was pretty much the norm so we didn't consider ourselves poor or deprived.

[@ronbeck201]

I spent many a night in the moon light back on the farm, If you're out there long enough you can start to make out colors when your eyes get fully adjusted.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

Amazing that this lyrics sheet read: "cold hearted LOVE" (not ORB [as in MOON]). Wrong, wrong, wrong.

[@papercup2517]

@@Blue-qr7qe Yes, IKR, and I've been trying really hard to ignore those apostrophe crimes - 'Night's in white satin... Letter's I've written..." Really?!! Oh - damn, there I go, now I'm a grammar Nazi...

[@anthonydidonato7692]

This is one of the most beautiful song ever made remember its 57yrs ago just wow

[@lsp3]

Tuesday Afternoon is another great song among many others by them.

[@PcPilot82]

Great song

[@joelbusald6416]

The whole album is Great

[@jeffsukut2148]

Greatest concert I've ever seen was in Houston. Moody Blues with the Houston Philharmonic orchestra behind them. Awesome!

[@aragorn50th]

Moody Blues is what was called psychedelic very melodic. Great band.

[@brucegreg1859]

You "GET IT GIRL" So nice to have younger than I love their talent!

[@marialeon4097]

I fell in love with this song as a teenager and has continued to be one of my favorites my entire life.

[@diplomasaurus4232]

More than a song, it's like a whole 'overture', very dramatic. Beautiful vocals

[@k1hasard]

You chose the right version, that's the full length version, not the radio version.

[@stlpaulie]

I guess I was lucky, KSHE always played the album version.

[@hilarywilkes7853]

Agreed! I hate when the radio does that!

[@denisbellars9260]

This song is just great , the feeling of it overtakes you and sends you on a trip , what a joy to hear it !!!

[@judywalker1505]

50 year old masterpiece.Legends.Orchestra gives chills at the end.Live version made me cry twice.You have a great heart,my dear.Powerful.

[@ElleCoyote]

Oh I LOVE this song. Thank you. Always makes me cry and get goose bumps.

[@michaeljerauld9757]

When the Moody Blues were first given their chance to record a full album, the record company wanted them to work with the label's symphony orchestra and get a rock an roll version of Dvorak, the arranger for the orchestra having heard the MB's tunes asked them to let him make the arrangements with their music. The rest they say is history because this first album defined the Moody Blues sound for their career. Welcome to the Moody Blues

[@Frank-pe9pk]

I was just a young teen when this song came out. To this day it is still one of my favorite songs to play on my guitar. The melodic chord changes are incredibly soothing.

[@connieleighton4375]

One of the most beautiful albums ever made, this came out in 1967 and was one of my mother's favorites. Tells the story of a busy day from dawn to nights in white Satin... grab a bottle of wine and sit down with your man and listen to it, I promise you will love it. Love your Elvis reactions and now this song so I'm gonna go subscribe now, thx for sharing...♡

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

Before this album they were known as an R&B cover band. This song is part of a concept album -- the whole thing covers a day in the life of an ordinary man. The other big hit from the album is "Tuesday Afternoon," but to get the full impact you need to listen to the entire album in order.

[@keithterrill2303]

This is the end of the concept album "Days of Future Passed". It is the Moody Blues second album. You are correct in that it is meditative. It is also a love song. My wife and I consider this "Our song." To listen to this correctly, or to get the original impact like we did when it came out you need to put on top quality head set, lay back in a bean bag chair, and listen to the whole album from begining to end with out interruption. For me it helps to close your eyes. Welcome to the Moodies.

[@jazziered142]

Justin Hayward, the lead singer, was 19 years old when he wrote and composed this song. That fact always blows my mind.

[@shawnj1966]

I met the band when I worked at Universal Studios. Didn't have a clue that they did this until years later. Great guys! Beautiful song!

[@DSanto-qt8eh]

They released a song in the eighties called "In Your Wildest Dreams". Every time I see the video, I have flashbacks. I'm glad I got to see these guys in concert. They were amazing.

[@smittycal]

Classic song right there. Just straight emotions.

[@matinuskathundrrphukk3233]

I love how you are so moved by the songs, a good one can touch your heart.

[@a_squuared7530]

So nice to see a young person start listening to high quality and timeless classics.........all while realizing the stuff she "used" to listen too was literally garbage. Makes me smile, Sushi. :)

[@SuperPacificcoast]

Sushi missed all this music because she is so young. I'm glad I listened to these songs when they came and during the times they came out. Nothing will replace the music.

[@joannedungan8381]

My all time favorite song. I love my Elvis but this song by the moody blues has and always will be my all time favorite

[@musickf]

I absolutely love the transition from the song to that poem. It gives me chills, each and every time.

[@kellygnow1]

This song pulls my heart out, very intense in the best kind of way.

[@kouricarter1783]

They "re-emerged" back in the late 80's with a couple of songs that went mainstream. "Your wildest dreams" along with the accompanying video shows the MB's sustained ability to really tell a story.

[@captaintrips2980]

"Nights" was so good it was rereleased again in '72, when it went to #2 on Billboard's chart. The flip side on the 45 was an under appreciated tune called "Cities"

[@sciwiz57]

Going through tough times at home growing up- abuse when there was no 1 800 number, the Moody Blues help save me.

[@TheMike_I]

I always loved that song, great choice. big hit on classic rock radio. it was recorded n 1967, still sounds great.

[@patroscher6240]

Moody Blues always had this haunting quality in their music. Saw them twice back in my youth and they didn't disappoint me. Thus song will endure for many more generations to come. The poem at the end is deep as well.

[@zackaryxbinks]

This song is so simple musically, but it's so elegant.

[@jkm49us25]

One of my all time favorites, the Hall waited to damn long to induct them, if they had. I was fortune to see them live in London with the symphony accompanying them at the Royal Festival Hall. 2nd Row middle section. The stars aligned that night for me and my friend, they hard 2 cancellations and we got them.

[@armadillotoe]

Glad to see you dipping your toe into classic rock. I know this type of music, because I grew up with it. This song is from a concept album which had musical representations of morning, afternoon, and night. There was also poetry introducing some songs. That was a flute you were listening to. In the way back, my group of friends would impatiently await the next Moody Blues album, then get together to listen to it. It created a type of stereo war in which we were always upgrading our stereos. LOL Good times. Many of my friends are gone now, but I still have the music.

[@chethoumann3658]

Love your appreciation for some of the greatest music ever performed! Beautiful!

[@gabbajay9739]

Justin Haywoods voice gives me goosebumps.... 52 yrs old, same as me.

[@xScooterAZx]

He's 74 now.

[@brookebenton8192]

I love to listen to this song right before sunset while I walk through a beautiful wooded area near my house. It transports me through time and space:)

[@timfurnier7061]

If you think this is good, you should listen to the whole album. IT'S AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!

[@matthewbracht940]

As is Threshold of a Dream

[@angelreading5098]

What a lovely intuitive young lady,it is very interesting hearing your appraisals of these songs from yesteryear,thank you.

[@gregh7400]

Released 52 years ago and still as relevant today as it was originally. Justin Hayward recorded a song called "Forever Autumn" as a solo, but you can find the song on Moody Blues CD's. It's a really cool song as well. You should give it a listen if you get the chance.

[@dlordmeister]

One of my all time favorites! I hope she reacts to it 🙂

[@allanmawson3578]

One of the greatest love songs ever written and performed. No gimmicks just powerful lyrics and a voice that pierces your heart and soul

[@matthintz9468]

You have to listen to the whole album. Do that and the entire thing makes even more sense, and is that much more powerful.

[@shayleeledevre6401]

When he hits that " Oh how I love you " , I feel that to the bottom of my soul and I am not even in love with anyone. Classic.

[@sequoyahwright]

I've heard and deeply felt the pain and sorrow in his expression of those lyrics many times over the years. I have been in and out of love at various points during those times. Looking back now, I much prefer the times I was not in love when experiencing this music. The emotion expressed has more purity, I think, when uncorrupted by feelings of love for another, especially considering the fact that all those lovers are gone now, off living their lives wherever they may be. And yet I can feel this music and soak myself in the heartache and longing of the lyrics, and feel the pure beauty untarnished. This song is truly a work of art. Without it, my life would have been less rich.

[@cherylhulting1301]

@@sequoyahwright This is so beautifully said. It's funny but you're right. "Nights" has just as much impact if you are not in love and listening as it does when you are. Perhaps even more.

[@sequoyahwright]

@@cherylhulting1301 Thank you, Cheryl. :)

[@bcaffrey98]

Listening to the "Oh how I love you" has, to me, always been his shouting his love to the heavens. It's as if he puts his entire soul into declaring his love. The whole piece wraps around the theme about the "love of my life". Powerful yet romantic.

[@daletwin1]

It gives me goosebumps every time and I have heard this song countless times.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

This song is pure poetry! Beautiful and meaningful! It gives me chills everytime I listen to it.

[@Gledge9]

They're fantastic live. This is sooo haunting to hear live

[@121dough]

I fell in love during many a slow dance to Nights in White Satin. I can still remember their warm skin next to my face, the smell of their hair, their soft breathes....yeah.....this song was the accompaniment to so many wonderful dances in the dark.

[@TexasMagnolia]

Holy Hell! Girl you just don’t know how great this is! Welcome to Rock Opera. I stopped a movie to watch this. You are hearing a full orchestra...a flute is what you’re asking about. This always seemed to play at night on FM radio right when I was going to bed (70’s).

[@vickitrotter7947]

This is NOT ROCK OPERA.....they did often play with a symphony or orchestra.....They are in a niche all of their own ...no one compares....❤

[@ricknbacker5626]

Fantastic video T.S. At around 5:30 you point out Justin Hayward's vocal delivery on the line, 'Oh how I love you'. Certainly one of music's most powerfully delivered vocals. It conveys his longing and his desperation alongside those downbeat string stabs driving the beat Your reaction at 4:40 through 4:50 is beautiful. Your look is of one being swept away in the moment. It perfectly reflects the atmosphere of the song at that time. WOW! Thanks for sharing, RNB

[@donaldleider7382]

The word your looking for to describe his voice is ‘ Ethereal ‘ , Meaning celestial or heavenly !!!

[@487shawntower4]

When you don't see the live version you realize how amazing the live preformance is transforming

[@frankiek2269]

Fun fact: This is Simon Cowell’s favorite song. He says this is the most perfectly sung song.

[@jamespasifull3424]

Is it? In every show he does on TV, he says 'Summer Wind', by Frank Sinatra has always been his favourite. Mind you, wtf does Simon Cowell know about music?

[@michaelstaub8690]

It is. Jim Morrison, from the Doors did some entries like that. It creates an additive mood of wanting to transport to another world of bliss. Another, cheaper more commercial way, was acid rock. Even the Beatles wrote music, like 'Lucy in the sky, with Diamonds'

[@thominaduncanson7596]

“Unchained Melody”-1965 live version, by Bobby Hatfield. Absolute perfection...just ask any woman who hears it. Good thing that most guys can’t carry a tune in a bucket, or the birth rate would double. 😉

[@cherylhulting1301]

Really? It's true that Justin' Hayward's vocal is one for the ages. The most moving performance of this song I've ever seen happened about two years ago in Dallas, Texas. Justin was on his solo tour with his small band. Justin had lost his voice temporarily to laryngitis and had mostly recovered.. But he found suddenly that he couldn't sing the soaring chorus for "Nights." Suddenly, out of nowhere, the audience started singing, "Yes I love you, oh how I love you!" for him. Justin continued to sing the verses and the audience sang the choruses back to him until the song was done. When it was over, Justin stepped back from the microphone with tears in his eyes and I was crying myself. That's the power of this song as a shared experience.

[@neelparekh3448]

Who cares about him anyways...

[@slideshowjojo]

This song always brings tears to my eyes, in a good way. My father used to play this when I was a child. It brings back amazing memories. Thank you ❤❤❤

[@Kiwinan1701]

It’s a flute. This is a beautiful composition. I was in my early teens and this blew me away...

[@K4rouWS9]

When I listen to this music .. so do my neighbors!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

It's "coldhearted orb, that rules the night", not "coldhearted love." A reference to the moon looking down impassively upon us.

[@biform13]

It is a reference to black and white TV, removing the colors from our sight. The cold-hearted orb now rules our lives.

[@paulkoller8104]

@@biform13 Ummm...............no.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

@@biform13 The moon. Which reflects such a low level of sunlight as to stimulate only the rods and not the color-sensing cones in our eyes. en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/orb "which rules THE NIGHT"

[@MrRadicalFish]

"Cold hearted orb that rules the night, removes the colors from our sight. Red is Gray, and Yellow White, but we decide which is right (and which is an illusion)" When those words are spoken at the beginning of Nights in White Satin, the emphasis is on "...but WE decide...". When spoken again after the song ends, the emphasis is "...and WHICH IS an illusion?..." I believe it refers to the fact that colors appear different in sunlight than they do in moonlight. Color is not objective, not absolute. It is more subjective than we realize. By extension, 'things' are more subjective than we often realize. But that's a whole other can of worms.

[@jackndew2]

The correct line at the end is "Cold hearted ORB that rules the night...." He is talking about the full MOON that ..."removes the colors from our sight." Perfect interpretation of what we actually see in the moonlight. I appreciate your reaction, this is a very relaxing song that you can just get comfortably lost in.

[@BackyardEngineer334]

70’s was the best music hands down.

[@rhwinner]

I believe this dates from '67...

[@danilleblanc7487]

@@rhwinner You beat me to it! Thank you.

[@systemafunk]

@@rhwinner Well, Essentially 67 to about 1975, maybe all the way to 1977m was a musical era. The era of progressive rock.

[@bobair2]

1960s

[@dakotaconners107]

you missed the 60's when the great music and live bands started

[@bamacopeland4372]

This song really hit home for me. This was one of my dad's favorite songs. Not been able to really listen to it since he passed away on the 9th of March. Thank you that's all I can say.

[@Chris-op7lg]

An absolute classic

[@danielbenincasa770]

Saw them in concert. They are amazing. Legends