70s Icon TRACKED Down Old Flame...It was a DISASTER but Became 1986 COMEBACK Hit | Professor of Rock
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- Опубликовано: 21 май 2023
- Today, it’s a band that started off strong in the 60s continued to dominate in the 70s with great songs like Night In White Satin...then Went away for a bit only to make a huge comeback in the 80s with an entirely new sound The Moody Blues… and in the process released one of their most successful songs ever. Your Wildest Dreams…a #1 AC hit from 1986 and #9 on the Hot 100... It’s a nostalgic track that will have you wondering whatever happened to the one that got away… And in fact, it had the songwriter Rock icon Justin Hayward wondering the exact same thing. It was an old Girlfriend he couldn’t forget. So believe it or not, decades later Justin tried to track her down. But was that a good idea? Find out what happened… if this shot in the dark turned into a happy ending or an all-out train wreck. No matter what though he got a #1 hit out of it. The story of the band, this comeback song, and this songwriter’s leap of faith is coming up… NEXT on the Professor of Rock.
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So, it’s time for another edition of #1 in Our Hearts. This show honors songs that were so unbelievably great, they absolutely should've been #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. But for whatever reason, be it radio play, lack of marketing, label support, or just sheer stupidity, the song came up short. On previous episodes we have covered Steppin’ Out by Joe Jackson, Rosanna by Toto, and I Can Dream About You by Dan Hartman.
Today we are coming back to that dream motif, as we dig into one of the best songs of 1986. The undeniable ditty ‘Your Wildest Dreams’ by the Moody Blues. For most, the Moody Blues are best known for their lush psychedelic-era music and their grandiose lyrics. So we better go back to the start and trace their path to ‘Your Wildest Dreams’ from there. The original Moodies were formed in 1964 by Denny Laine, Mike Pinder, Ray Thomas, Graeme Edge, and Clint Warwick. During their formative months, they put together a strong London club following, and soon got their big break performing on the UK TV show ‘Ready, Steady, Go! ’. Newly signed to Decca Records, a few months later their cover of Bessie Banks’ ‘Go Now!’ hit #1 UK charts and went to #10 in the US.
However, Warwick and Laine left the band in November 1966. They were replaced by vocalist/guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge. They then signed to Deram Records, Decca’s newly-formed progressive outlet. This next phase began with the December 1967 release of Hayward’s ‘Nights In White Satin’, which brought the band back to the UK Top 20. Their 1968 landmark record Days of Future Passed was a massive success, going to #3 in the US and Canada, although only #27 in the UK. And their next 8 albums after that, from 1968 to 1981 all went Top 10 in the UK. 
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Poll: What is your pick for the greatest comeback song from a band or artist in the rock era?
...What Love DOES have to do with it, Tina!?? ; )
Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It.
Duran Duran- Ordinary World
John Lennon- Watching the Wheels
Murder Incorporated. Signalled Bruce getting the E Street Band back together
Animal Def Leppard
Owner of a Lonely ♥
Adam Ant - Room At The Top
Meatloaf - I Would Do Anything For Love
Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes
John Waite - Missing You
Please, Justin Hayward is not just a 70's icon..actually started as a 60s icon. He continues to produce material that always delivers on his solo CDs and tours that continue to this year as well. The Moodies being one of the only groups that kept full tours schedules with at least 2 tours each year through the 2018 Hall of Fame. Moodies fans know this and ❤ them and loyal..especially Justin..septugarion.. and still an iconic, genteel, perfectionist.❤
He's touring again in March 2024.
The Moody Blues is my favorite band of all time. I’ve been a fan since 1972. Fell in love with my husband and went to a few of their concerts. After my hubby died my friends took me to a Justin Hayward concert and I cried on and off for my lost love. Justin is a phenomenal songwriter. Glad they made the R&R Hall of Fame.
In 1992 The Moody Blues also put on an amazing concert at Red Rocks that was aired on PBS. Wow! After that, I couldn't get enough of them and saw them in concert twice after that. At the 2nd concert I remember the entire crowd going WILD after Ray Thomas' flute solo. They were spectacular!
I remember being so happy that the Moodies were able to score such a big hit with such a good song in such a rapidly changing decade. The mid 80s were full of great comebacks--Tina Turner, Boston, the Moodies, Heart, etc.
Good call! What was your favorite comeback of them all?
@@ProfessorofRock Probably Tina, because of how far she had to climb to come back & all the crap she had been through.
NO JOKE!!! We were so lucky to have lived in this time in the musical sense.
One tune after on another kicked rump on the Radio at all times. SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE!!!
Tina Turner had a badass comeback.
@@lewiscrow The great Tina Turner already made comebacks after leaving Ike; they just were not very successful until the "Private Dancer" album and its singles in 1984. Her previous album to that was an excellent 1979 disco album that didn't get label support.
Days of Future Passed is a masterpiece and just seeing the album on the rack behind Adam made me nostalgic for the time in my life when I could play an entire album from start to end without interruption (except for flipping the album) on a regular basis. It's one of those albums that lose a lot when the songs are only listened to in isolation.
It’s so rewarding to hear an album in full, just like Dark Side of the Moon.
yeh one of those best listended all the way except the ca chunk.of the 8 track haha was one of the leftovers in friends older brorhers hand me down car best on vinly
I remember when I originally dubbed my favorite tracks onto reel-to-reel tape back in the day. I dubbed "Tuesday Afternoon" without realizing that it 'morphed' into a completely different track "Time to Get Away".
I totally agree. Great album that must be played from beginning to end and over and over.
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I was a big fan of "The Voice" from 1981... Kinda had that ethereal vibe to it
All my favorite Moody Blues songs had that kinda dreamy feel about them, The Voice was and still is my favorite.
Good call. Thanks Flave! Saw you joined Patreon! Thanks!
Great song, along with Sitting at the Wheel.
One of the all time album openers.
I agree. _The Voice_ is on a whole other level of greatness. A perfect radio song as well as an in-bed in-the-dark headphone jam.
When I first heard the music of the Moody Blues it was while I was an American soldier in the war in Vietnam, 1971-72. In secure rear areas troops could have stereo systems and often shared and played a variety of music during off-duty hours. It was by no means an everyday occurrence but when it did happen, the music came over high quality speaker systems and many shared stereophonic headphones. Moody Blues albums ‘Every Good Boy Deserves Favour’, and ‘Question of Balance’, were (still are) astounding. The melodic, musical symphonic rock was a sound I had never heard before. For me, the music was practically therapeutic as it stretched my imagination taking me to places of peace and calm at the same time as it soothed my fears. It generated thoughts in all direction such that in a true sense expanded my consciousness. Part of the miracle of that extraordinary music is that it steered me away alcohol and drugs. I was so engrossed in the musical and lyrical sound that drinking beer or smoking ‘hooche’ would have been a distraction. Perhaps the Moody music is a miracle of God. In all of the albums there are no curse or swear words in the lyrics. There is no description of perversion or advocation of hate toward fellow man. However, there are two extraordinary songs, ‘Procession’ and ‘One Time To Live’, that are similar to each other and seem to sum up the existentialism of humanity leaning on the realities of good and bad. In my post Vietnam years I suffered with PTSD. The Moody music was instrumental in my coping with the pain and confusion of my war experience and facilitated my drive to stay on the straight and narrow. Within months upon my return from Vietnam I was a serious Moody fan. While stationed at Ft Meade, MD in 1973, I was fortunate to attend a MB concert in Baltimore. Now, well into my retirement years after a 24 year military career followed by a career in aerospace industry and education, the MB music still elevates me to places of wonder and awe. Every Moody Blues album is my favorite. Every song has place in my heart and mind. To me, the music of the Moody Blues ties in the Bible verses of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8; To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and ...(of course this is part of the lyrics made famous in ‘Turn, Turn, Turn’ by the Byrds). Yet, because words defy simple vocabulary as I am still unable to fully explain the allure of this music, not even to my children and grandchildren who politely and patiently wait out my efforts when I try to share this great music with them. I usually say to them, ‘It’s Up To You’.
What an eloquently beautiful and personal insight into your life. I’m also a Veteran, Gulf War Era. I discovered their music with the mystical I Know You’re Out There Somewhere in 1988 shortly before entering the Navy. I’ve been to three concerts. Now in my 60’s, I continue to discover new insights in their songs. I’ve recently had the joy of introducing my friend’s 8-month old baby girl to the Deluxe version of DOFP. She was very aware of the frequent tempo changes and seemed to “ride” along the musical “waves” with me in Nights in White Satin. I’m so pleased to see younger generations discovering the musical genius of the Moodier when I watch reaction videos on RUclips. In fact, one was put out by a Juilliard trained opera singer who had never heard Justin’s amazing vocal range until this first listen of Nights in White Satin. She was literally blown away!
@@ButterflyHummingbird Thank you for your reply. And thank you for your military service, well done. From your words, it sounds you indeed discovered the essence of the unique blend and quality of the music of the Moody Blues. Continue sharing your experiences, I wish you well and God bless you.
“The Voice” by the Moody Blues hit #1 on the mainstream rock chart in 1981. And the album from which it came-Long Distance Voyager-hit #1 on the Billboard album charts. “The Voice” should not be overlooked.
Great song!
Long Distance Voyager was their first album following the departure, in 1978, of keyboardist (and player and co-inventor of the Mellotron) Mike Pinder.
Long Distant Voyager might be their best album.
@@justinshannon9076 On the Threshold of a Dream and Seventh Sojourn are up there with LDV. I would rate Strange Times pretty high, if several of the slow ballads, mostly by John Lodge, were deleted.
This song, as well as the music video still make me cry like a baby every time I hear it. What a legendary band that never really gets credit for basically putting progressive music on the map in the late 60’s.
I love that video!
Even thinking about this track hits me deep inside, albeit not to the point of crying.
I was lucky enough to meet Justin Hayward in 1986 on tour when this song was out. I actually asked him if this was a true story, and he told me Yes! I didn’t ask anything else though 😂 He was so nice!!
I can't say enough about how core this band was to my life. I probably heard "Go Now" before the other songs, but it was the "In Search of the Lost Chord" album, specifically, "Ride My Seesaw" that captured my attention. I soon became a fixated follower of all their music, even later when, primarily Justin Hayward went solo. The album "Question" played an important role for me personally. I enlisted in the Marine Corps a year after it's release, and the music I heard in my head, while engaged in isolated duties, carried my mind into deeper thoughts. It actually spurred me on to independent reading on philosophy. Such was the domain of listening to albums such as "To Our Children's Children's Children", thought provoking material, besides great melodies and rhythm.
They changed, or evolved when Mike Pinder (keyboards) left the group. Then in more recent years, the retirement and death of Ray Thomas (flute, percussion and vocals), later the death of Graeme Edge (drummer), has left two active members. Each of them after 2018 have gone solo. All of them very talented on their own, but collectively the Moody Blues were better than the sum of the individuals. My own children, who have their own children, also liked listening to the Moody Blues.
They're like no other, and deserve to be remembered as one of the greatest Rock and Roll bands who were on top of their profession for decades.
Excellent comment, Michael! You left out the exclamation point in "Go Now!" The second song you mentioned is written "Ride My See-Saw." The album with "Question" was called "A Question Of Balance," not just "Question." I was disappointed about the "Strange Times" album not doing better, and about how the industry largely only wanted them to be an oldies act after that.
Thanks for serving our country 🙏
"Ride My Seesaw" transcends the universe. What a song. How did they do it?
The only major group I've seen more than once. Five times to be exact.
@@limogerryI’ve seen them seven, including with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra! That was amazing!
It's great to see you do an episode on The Moody Blues. They are one of the great British Invasion bands of the 1960's. They've had a great, long career and have explored and experimented with many musical styles from orchestral rock to pop rock. Love their music from the 60's through the 80's
Thanks Stephen. I will try and get an interview with Justin.
They were adaptable!
Putting it like this reminds me of The Hollies, whose journey could generally be described as such.
I Know Your Out There Somewhere from 1988 is one of their best tracks in my view. Forever Autumn by Justin Hayward is one of the saddest and most evocative songs of the last fifty years to my ears. It reminds me of hearing it on the radio in the morning just before going to school in the late 1970s. So long ago but the memory of a bygone time remains.
Andy Rourke of The Smiths RIP, on a different and altogether more sombre note. Peter Hook of New Order was running in the Great Manchester Run yesterday morning and was interviewed on the BBC shortly before it began. He mentioned Andy Rourke and said he has gone too soon.
....I KNEW IT! ...I knew 80'sM would love "I Know..."!! ...played that 45 to DEATH, Summer of '88, along with "Missed Opportunity" from Hall & Oates! ...MAN, how do I store all these memories in me NOGGIN!??
@@RBS_ I thought my taste in music was eclectic and sometimes unpredictable but it turns out it is just.....predictable!! The song really grabbed me in 1988- I taped it off the radio ( sorry Abba, who warned people against the sins of home taping, but I digress) and played it a lot. Listening to some Hall and Oates yesterday, really great band.
A bygone era for sure. Love both their later hits. What is your favorite Moodies song ever?
@@ProfessorofRock ....."I Know..." by a LANDSLIDE!! ....I still shout it in My Gym Lockeroom....much to the dismay of the Dudes! ...ha-HAA!!
@@eightiesmusic1984 ....was LITERALLY listening to Daryl's 1993 solo CD, "Soul Alone" yesterday...look up his psuedo-cover of Marvin Gaye's "Stop Loving Me, Stop Loving You"....and stay away from that atrocious single version used in the Video! ...ha-HAA! (The Video was ace, though...)
The Moody Blues were my Father's favorite band, and ihe The supremely underrated "Octave" marked the change that would see them through the rest of their careers: They became a straight Rock band..."Wildest Dreams" made my Father so happy, hearing Justin sing a popular song on the radio during his Sons' teen years...I miss my Father a great deal, and The Moody Blues are indelibly linked to many great times with Father...
What a great comment! Thanks!
My dad has passed too, and I miss him everyday. Though the tears of sadness have become tears of joy, I remember all the good times we had together and there were a lot of good time indeed.
My dad said, a few weeks before he died, that the best gift you can give someone is a good memory. A good memory never gets old, will always fit and you can carry as many as you want.
I’m no longer at odds with God for taking my dad away from me just when we had become good friends, but now I just thank God that my dad and I had become friends. I feel blessed that those few months in the hospital before he passed it allowed us to talk, nothing was left unsaid and I couldn’t have asked for anymore.
Take care my friend and remember the good times. Keep those in your back pocket for the time you miss him most and pull them out when you feel sad and those tears will become the tears of happiness.
"The Day We Meet Again" by Justin is the last song of the ethereal sound from the original Moodies. Why?
No Mike Pinder.
I’m so pleased to hear this.
@@brenturquhart7090 Very moving comment. I am sorry for your loss.
Fun Fact: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Denny Laine was an original member of the Moody Blues, and was with Paul McCartney and Wings during its entire 10-year run.
That's right.
Was he on the recording of Nights in White Satin???
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 No! Based on Google, Denny left Moody Blues in 1966, and Nights in White Satin came out in 1967.
@@alansmith4734 Oh wow.
I met him in '05 in New York and what I had to say was that I was delighted to meet the person who wrote "Say You Don't Mind" (Colin Blunstone). I always read my liner notes. He was kind of pleased at that.
Wow. Do I have a memory of "Your Wildest Dreams"! I was a big fan of the Moodies and absolutely loved the song and the video, so I was excited when the Moodies came to Charleston, WV, my hometown, on October 15, 1986. I had tickets on the 6th row. I had asked the woman I had a major crush on to the show, but she said she had other plans that night (I saw her sitting on the side of the auditorium while the warm-up act the Fixx played, lol), so my "date" was a coworker who knew about my crush and whose husband was out of town, and was a great guy and cool with the situation (Yeah, I know. But it was one of the most fun strictly Platonic "dates" I've ever had). Anyway, the show was great and the Moodies were, of course, just note perfect in their playing and singing (they were too professional to "mail it in"), but Justin seemed a bit distant, almost preoccupied as he performed. It became particularly evident when he, almost sadly, introduced "Your Wildest Dreams" with, "This one is for someone far away tonight." Now, that could easily have been what he said every time he performed it, but I had to wonder, because, when the show had ended, as the band left the stage (to ready for the encore) the two female backup singers came to the front of the stage, reached down to people on the front row, and pulled up a sign on a bedsheet the read, "Happy birthday, Justin!"--the day before, 10/14/1986, was Justin's 40th birthday. Suddenly, it hit me that Justin was here in the states on his 40th birthday, and very likely his wife was back in England with their 16 year-old daughter. She was indeed far away that night. I've carried that memory with me for more than three decades.
I must add that, when "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" and its video came out, I was captivated. It was just like when I first heard Harry Chapin's "Sequel" and knew that the story had a happy ending despite never being able to go home again. Now, I cannot listen to "Your Wildest Dreams" without listening to "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" (nor can I listen to "Taxi" without listening to "Sequel).
Thanks for this one, Professor!
I enjoyed your story a lot.
I've always loved RIDE MY SEE-SAW...GREAT intro!
Good one!
I remember putting a list together of bands that are long overdue to be in the Rock Hall years ago. The Moody Blues were on that list and I never thought they'd get in. While they were finally inducted, it should have happened more than a decade before they actually were. Their early material was "epic" in many ways.
They were way overdue, like 75% of the other deserving inductees.
I 'd hoped you would cover these songs one day. Art mirrors life. In 86 my wildest dreams were of her. I'd moved out of state for work and we lost contact. Then, I know you're out there somewhere is released and that made me seriously try to find her. It took till 2020 to find her. I finally got to see her in Sept of 2020. The love between us hadn't diminished. Sometimes you can go home
Rock on 🤘
One of my most favorite bands! And I actually loved their 80s sound. It was different, but still amazing.
Agreed. Such a catchy song!
Ear candy.
I was 14 years old the summer of 86, I remember that summer as one of those wonderful summers that seemed like it went on forever. This song still has the same soothing feeling to me now as it did back then.
My mom was a rising senior in high school.
One of the oddest concerts I ever attended - The Fixx opened for the Moody Blues. I arrived to the show and noted that it seemed I was the oldest guy in the crowd, and then the intermission and when the Moody Blues came on stage, it seemed I was the youngest guy in the crowd. Great show!
I went to that concert too. The fixx opened for the moodies. It was the best concert i ever attented. Both bands were great and I became a fixx fan also.
The Moody Blues were the soundtrack of my life from about age eleven through forever! Hayward’s songwriting inspired me to begin writing poetry and by the nineties partnering with a singer-songwriter and co-writing several songs with him. One song actually received airplay on a German radio show. Also, beginning in 1969
I became an avid Yes fan. So, the Moodies and Yes played big roles in my life! Never saw Yes in concert, but I was able to catch the Moodies five times over the years and Hayward solo in 2016.
That Supertramp album in the background gets my vote for not only one of the greatest albums of the rock era, but one of the greatest album COVERS of the rock era. The late, great Kate Murtagh's smiling image in the Statue of Liberty pose is at once joyful AND hilarious! She passed away in 2017 at the ripe old age of 96. (Several years after _Breakfast in America_ was released, Kate appeared in the Supertramp video for "It's Raining Again.")
Love Supertramp! What song should we cover?
@@ProfessorofRock "Take the Long Way Home" would be my pick. "Breakfast in America" is a close second. Everyone else has already covered "The Logical Song" to death.
Crime of the century, which to me is far and away there best album. The title track is my favorite. This album, like DSOTM should be listened to in order. On another subject: the rock n roll hall of fame- how about some love for Grand funk railroad. Their live performance of inside looking out is amazing. Keep up the good work👍🥴
@@ProfessorofRock Please do "The Logical Song."
“Bloody Well Right”
The moody blues the other side of life is such a special album for me it was my introduction to this extraordinary band and the first moody blues album I owned then I discovered their back catalog and then I was totally blown away Justin Hayward what a unique songwriter and vocalist there's nobody else like him
Nobody like him! You're exactly right my friend. Have a wonderful Monday!
@@ProfessorofRock absolutely it's a holiday for us Canadians today Victoria day so I'm enjoying an extra day off today
yeh agree hes coming tp my town friend of mine working om tickets well see i have am original threshold double this is one of best ghits in the rock era plus blue jays few others hopefully we can get tickets nice theatre with great sound also
@@marktait2371 Blue Jays is a great album with John lodge those guys have such fantastic harmonies together
He is one of a kind.
Discovered this tune in 1986 on the radio growing up in suburban Detroit... then a friend of mine in sophomore English class in the fall 1987 lends his Moody Blues Greatest Hits cassette. My life changed at that seemingly insignificant moment. The Moody Blues have been the soundtrack to my life... embracing the Core Seven albums, all their solo work, the classic hits and the deep album cuts. I've seen them in concert at least 15 times. They had to wait far too long to be recognized by the RRHOF... and I cried when I learned heard Ray Thomas and Graeme Edge had passed respectively. Although I've never met any of them, through their music they seem like old friends who've walked with me along the road of life.
As you cleverly said in this video, Professor, Your Wildest Dreams wasn't as much a come back as a reassertion of who they were and are. Yes, they redefined their sounds in the 1980s due in large part to the subtraction of Mike Pinder and addition of Patrick Moraz... but they had a #1 album in 1981 with Long Distance Voyager, powered by the strength of singles Gemini Dream and The Voice. But a solid album top to bottom. Your Wildest Dreams is by far their most radio-friendly single and catchiest tune. By their own admission, it introduced a new generation of fans to their back catalog and saw a renewed surge of sales of the Core Seven albums worldwide. Your Wildest Dreams provided a second and third generation of Moodies fans.
THANK YOU for including the Moodies in your series...
P.S. - I enjoy sharing your channel and work with my students... which usually sets in motion some great conversations about music, songwriting, production, and pop culture. Keep on, keeping on, Professor!
I have ALWAYS viewed The Moody Blues as the single most underrated classic rock band! People only seem to know Knights in White Satin, without knowing just how amazing their other works are.
Back in 1981 when I was in the military and my first time away from my childhood I played and replayed and replayed again The Moody Blues Long Distant Voyager. To this day it is my favorite album of theirs.
I was in the military when this song was out. I was 21 that summer. So many great memories!
I'm so happy that you've finally featured The Moody Blues on your channel! I think the reason that they don't often get the recognition that they deserve is precisely because they've never had number one hit songs. That being said, the amount of really great music spanning 3 decades, their successful experimentation, and how much of an influence they've had in the crafting of rock music going forward can't be overstated. I've seen them in concert several times, and no one puts on a better show!
For myself, the “real” Moody Blues is represented by their first 7 albums. Those are untouchable. But, “time hurries on,” and those mystical years of searching for enlightenment, gave way to the modern world and seeking happiness in more traditional ways. The Moody’s had to change with the times if they wanted to be considered relevant musicians. And, so they did. Everybody deserves to make a living. The good thing about it is that it hooked younger people to the Moody Blues, and they explored the vintage treasures of this very iconic and unique legendary band from the 60’s.
This is a magical song that brings back so many great memories. I think most can relate to it, and every time I hear this it puts a smile on my face.🙂
Thank you for your high quality coverage of our favorite groups and the stories behind the music. The Moody Blues have been my favorite band since I discovered “The Story In Your Eyes” in 1981. You are a gifted storyteller about the music that has become the soundtrack of our lives.
I nearly wore out my album Days of Future Passed. It's great that they were able to come back with such a different sound and have such a huge hit. I still prefer the '70s Moody Blues, but that's just me. Thanks for another great episode, Adam. Have an excellent day.
Thanks Jill!
They were good in all eras.
A favorite 70s Moody Blues song of mine is "Driftwood" from Octave (1978).
My dad has this album, I always loved it when it got to Nights in White Satin.
Everyone seemed to prefer the ‘70s Moody Blues who actually became really relevant in 1968 with their 1967 album, DAYS OF FUTURE PAST with John Lodge, to the ‘60s Moody Blues, with Denny Laine, who started on top with “Go Now” in 1965 but could never capture the success of that hit. As for me, I enjoy every album by the Moody Blues.
Probably my favorite group ever. There used to be a Los Angeles FM station that played "Your Wildest Dreams" every night at midnight... for years. You never got tired of it. And back in 1972, as I'm heading off to a strange place called "Southeast Asia", my g/f (now ex, but still very good friends) sent me off with a Moody Blues lyric that we still think about and smile, 50 years later... "When the final line is over, And it's certain that the curtain's gonna fall. I can hide inside your sweet, sweet love, Forever more".
Amazing writing produces decades of timeless songs.
The Moody blues did that. Album after album.
Another extremely powerful British English invasion sound. When records were albums we just loved!
Including the days of future passed.. symphonic rock. Soundtracks we still hear today..
Justin still tours today.
This song introduced me to the MBlues. The intro just sends chills up the spine. Such a beautiful and timeless song.
As Adam said, it gets stuck in your head for good reason.
I still listen to this song when reminiscing of my 1st love. It came out when we 1st broke up, and though we made a couple half hearted attempts to rekindle for a few years after words, we never could get the timing right. One or the other was just getting over a recent relationship, and just wanted our freedom for a second, or we had just started a new relationship with someone else when the other was finally ready to take a shot at it. As everyone knows timing is EVERYTHING in life. I still catch myself thinking of her, when a song comes on, or at a certain restaurant, or maybe see a woman with the same body and haircut as she wore all those years ago, but, I've been with my wife for 17 years and wouldn't trade her in for the world. And can say we are still very much in love and laugh WITH each other daily. I think more than anything we trick ourselves, USING a past love to feel the strong feelings of our youth. When you find that 1st love and it's the strongest emotion you've ever felt. Until you lose that 1st love, then THATS the strongest feeling you've ever felt!!! This song makes me feel some of those feelings IMMEDIATELY!!! Just a great song. Thank you Moody Blues and thanks to the professor. The song that helped me put the past to rest is actually a country song, Garth Brooks "Unanswered Prayers". It's the perfect answer for Wildest dreams.
Best wishes to an everlasting marriage.
@XxLilly_playsXx Kiz Thank you. I absolutely have one. She means the world to me. And you know that "LOOK" someone gives you when they like you? Or have a crush I guess is a better way to say it, well she still looks at me that way. And, let me tell you, my smile Is off the charts when she does that. I don't know what we'd do without each other. It's really funny because our son gets annoyed when we're in the kitchen, cooking, and we hug and kiss. Lol. He's like, you guys are stupid!!!! All 3 of us are perfect for each other. Couldn't ask for a better son. He's loved, and he loves his parents in return. Me and him play football in the yard, and today were playing golf in the yard. (We have 11 acres, so it's pretty easy to hit golf balls). But, anyways I'm the luckiest man in the whole world. But, I can honestly say we have a better, more loving relationship today than we did last year, or ten years ago, or 15 years ago. Unanswered prayers. Right? I am really thankful those times me and my puppy love tried to get back together never worked out, cause I would have missed out on ALL THIS!! GOD, how empty would my life have been?
A wise comment. 🙂
is this where we came in?... "USING a past love to feel the strong feelings of our
youth" Wow ! So true !
My brother from another mother, your thoughts are so in sync with mine. Uncanny. I’ve been married to my eternal companion for 33 years, and she will always be the one. Still, I’ll be forever grateful for the other prior, wonderful relationships as well, and wonder if some of them were also meant to be, just for a different time and purpose, but still part of the big picture.
Awesome episode Professor! The Moody Blues have always been a favorite! Thanks for keeping the music alive!
An all time favorite band. I’ve seen them many times over the years. I took my teenage daughter to see them on opening night at the Hollywood Bowl. What an incredible concert with a full orchestra. Even went on a Blues Cruise.
From the first time I heard this song, I knew the person in my life it personified--the cutest boy in the second grade that I would reconnect with many times over the course of my life. We could never get the timing right, but every four or five years, we'd give it another go, only to walk away time and again. The last time I saw him, twenty years ago, I had nothing left to give. The song still makes me smile, though, and I have very fond memories of time spent withhim.
Justin Heyward's blistering solo on "Just a Singer" is absolutely etched in my memory. And its reprise.
Truly great song.
Love this song. One of my favorite concert memories is seeing the Moody Blues with my brother who passed away several years ago. Thank you for rekindling fond memories.
What a fabulous show! Thanks for bringing me back to a magical time in my life, Professor! It's time to pull out those albums and fire up the turntable.
Professor, not throwing any shade, but you totally could've released this video on Tuesday Afternoon... (Also, there are times when listening to Nights in White Satin--even tho it was released a bit before I was born--will move me to tears.) Just a great sound sound & song-writing being discussed today!
Good one! Thanks Sandy>
Right!
My father raised me on their music, and would put me to sleep nightly as a child to the album 'Days of Future Past'!
The music is just as amazing to me as Queen and ELO! Thank you for posting this story!
I remember that video, Also the single 'I know you're out there somewhere' - Listening to say you can never go back and I learned that myself - again thank you for posting this story
They do sound like ELO’s output.
This is a song that brings me back to growing up. My Dad who I miss very dearly who brought me up on so much great music introduced my siblings and I to the Moodies. This song in particular takes me back to family vacations where my Dad had this song and blasting on the radio in the tape deck. I can still smell, taste, see and feel everything in that moment. The obligatory junk food and sandwiches in the cooler my Mom packed. A Gameboy in my hand and seeing my Dad in the driver's seat with his dark sunglasses, dark hair and beard with contentment on his face. Such a fond memory. God, I wish I could go back and relive that time and be that young boy again just for a moment. Love you so much Dad!
I can picture you guys cruising to this song down the highway right now.
My husband and I have been married 51 years. He introduced me to the Moody Blues in 1971 when we started dating. They were our favorite band. When we married we continued to buy their albums, attend their concerts when we could and introduced our children to their music. We still have all their albums. When feeling nostalgic I pull out an old CD ( yes, we even have all their music on CD’s) and listen . It brings back many fond memories. Such great music!
Justin Hayward sings the beautiful song “Forever Autumn” on one of my favourite albums ever Jeff Wayne’s “War Of The Worlds” which l hope you will do a video on one day. “ Your Wildest Dreams” is such a great song sung by one of the truly best vocalists ever. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada 🍁
Agreed, fantastic song.
Forever Autumn. I had that song played at my Brother's funeral. It was his favorite Season. And it broke my heart. I still cry when I hear that song. My Brother was The Moody Blues biggest fan. God, I miss him so much.
@@debbie4503 My deepest condolences. Your brother had a wonderful taste for music and chose a brilliant song as a tribute to him.😢
Great song. Cheers 🥂
@@debbie4503 Sorry for your loss. It is a deeply moving song and very apt for a funeral because it is so poignant.
One of my all time favorite 80s songs! One of those songs that always seems to have an emotional relevance or connection to whatever situation I'm in at the time. Something special in that song for sure
Thank you for doing a segment on The Moody Blues!!!! Love this song and its sequel. Love all their songs. I hope you get to talk with both Justin Hayward and John Lodge. I saw them in concert in Dallas in 1991, 1993, 1994, and 1996, the last in Las Vegas at Caesar's Palace. At the 1991 concert I was in the second row, clapping with my hands over my head. John Lodge looked right at me, clapped his hands over his head a few times then clapped toward me. Made my night. In Las Vegas, they had a moment of silence before they started as they reported the passing of George Burns earlier that day. Very classy guys. They are my most favorite band.
I remember this song well because at that age of MTV my dad didn't care much for the music but he loved this one by an old familiar band he grew up with lol and he turned me on to the rest of the moody blues catalog!!!
So cool! Same thing with my dad! Thanks Ken!
Even the older folks caught on.
I LOVE your work on all the songs! Love the backstory of the artists and their songs. Moody Blues are a band I’ve loved. Even being born in 67. Keep up the awesome work. ❤😊. The way you tell the stories draw me into the story.
Thanks! What would you like to hear next?
Something on Journey or Fleetwood Mac
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!I can't believe I didn't know who the band was until now. I listened to the radio constantly as a kid growing up in the 80's. This is one of many songs that just felt good then and still does today. I knew about their 60's and 70's stuff cause of my dad. But this song is just amazing
The Moody Blues are one of my Moms favorites! I took her to see them about 15 years ago and they were amazing! She has gone on to see Justin live several times since then. I discovered them in the 1980’s and got to go back to discover there 20+ year catalog. Great memories.
even though i'm a drummer by trade, i gotta admit my favorite part that got me hooked on this song was the interplay between the bass and keyboards and how together they weave an extremely lively and happy internal melody into the song, one complementing the other tone-wise perfectly but still maintaining their separate feel and sound.
It’s a bittersweet melody that uses impeccable harmonies.
I saw the Moody Blues at the Hollywood Bowl in '17 - I only knew them from In your wildest dreams (one of my favorite songs) but the rest of the crowd was 10-20 years older than I (I was 47 at the time) - tie-dyed, pot smoking (and more) suffice to say much bigger fans of the white satin era than '80's. Wildest Dreams was kind of buried in the second act but I had a blast dancing along with it while the rest of the crowd caught up on their bong hits. Great contact high.
THanks Matt!
Being the pariah was worth it.
Professor I can not thank you enough....you brought to remembrance some great songs I had forgotten about.......how about "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band" or "Question"....man those are great songs...thanks for pulling up some great old memories....keep doing what you are so great at.
My wife and I had the opportunity to see the Moody Blues in concert back in 2007 if my memory serves me. And what a show they put on! Probably the best I had seen since I saw the New York Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble in the late 1960's! This particular concert was probably one of the last before Ray Thomas passed away! I think one of their first songs that really struck me was "Ride My See Saw" followed by "Legend of a Mind" and of course "Nights in White Satin". It took me a while to find the lyrics and guitar chords for Nights in White Satin, and I still like to play it even today! I once read someone who posted a note about The Moody Blues who said, "They sure know how to write love songs!" And I know that my wife will testify on that fact, when I play "For My Lady" a song that was written and sung by the late Ray Thomas! Another great love song!
I've always loved this band. I finally got to see them live in '86 in Los Angeles up close. Loved the hits off that LP
Good for you.
I'm going to have to listen to both of those songs again. For some reason as I've approached my later years, I've thought about old girlfriends and wondered what trajectory life would have taken had I pursued these relationships a little further. The sentiments Justin Hayward expresses here is a direct reflection of some of those reminisces.
Thanks Mike. It's a question we all wrestle with I think!
Your life might be a lot different, I suppose.
I used to love this song in the 80's and a few years ago I heard it on SiriusXM randomly. It's in full regular play in my playlist. Love it.
I really enjoy your channel, Adam. You highlight songs from the past that I've forgotten about, and they sound so much better now than they did. I really appreciate the work you put these videos, and your commentary is always full of energy and love!
Holy smokes, I never knew the Moody Blues played this song! I grew up listening to them on the oldies channel with their classics, but never paid attention to their modern music. Perhaps I should have! Thanks for blowing my mind again professor!
Thanks Ken! The more you know!
Wow!
For the longest time I thought this was A Grateful Dead song.
I have been a Moody Blues fan since the 1970s and was so lucky that to see them perform twice - the first time in the late 80s and then twenty years later. Both concerts were fabulous and when they played Your Wildest Dreams the crowd went wild. It was definitely one of the highlights and one of my favourite songs.
Glad you had fun.
I was working in the telemetry room on night shift when Moody Blues were touring this album. Me and my co-worker had 10 lines at our disposal. We used to SLAY the local radio station call-in giveaways! My Dad loved the Moody Blues. I remember winning him a Pair of tickets to the concert AND an autographed copy of the CD!
Moody Blues were my very first concert❤ I have adored these guys for decades. We lost Ray in 2002, and Graeme in 2018, but theycwill forever be remembered for their music. I was there the night they lost Timothy Leary. Ray played such an emotional flute solo in his memory. True groundbreakers
"Nights in White Satin" sounds phenomenal on vinyl!
"In Your Wildest Dreams" has a special place in my heart though.
I love them both.
When I saw the title for this episode, I was certain the song being covered was "I Know You're Out There Somewhere". The videos for both of these songs is one of the best music video love stories of the MTV era, along with Bryan Adams' trilogy of videos with "Summer of '69", "Heaven" and "Run to You".
I covered both. So true! Bryan had his video vixen!
Good point on Bryan.
Adam, thank you sincerely for doing a video about the Moody Blues. 🦋 I have loved this band since I was a child singing along with Nights in White Satin. After I married in '89, I bought their greatest hits cassette tape, and I swear I almost wore the sound off it! 😊 It turned out that I was a bigger fan of MB than both of my parents, although they loved MB music, too. I used to listen to that cassette when I was driving home to my home that was an hour from the local town in southern Oregon. I still remember 🥰 driving up Elk Creek in the summer with the music blasting and the warm 🥵 air blowing past the window. This song plus many others was a big part of my first years being married. Who knew that "I know you're out there somewhere" was about my husband who I was to meet less than a year later. 💚
Thanks Professor for covering this band that is first in many hearts! In 1991 the Moody Blues were going through divorce proceedings with their keyboardist so they didn't release any of the songs he had helped work on from their album "Keys of the Kingdom" including "Say What You Mean Pts 1&2" which probably would have been a hit.
It would be great if you could get an interview with Justin and/or bassist John Lodge, they've lived through Rock's glory days and have all kinds of stories !
If asked who my favorite band is, the Moody Blues is definitely on the list. I became a fan with the release of Long Distance Voyager (from Columbia House 😃, don't get much more 80s than that), and listened to it on repeat, later purchasing their older works as well. I have seen them in concert a few times, and they haven't disappointed. A pop culture fact: Hard Rock opened a short lived theme park in Myrtle Beach, SC in 2008. One of the attractions was the Nights in White Satin: The Trip, a dark ride based on the song. They also performed in the opening concert for the park, along with the Eagles. I didn't make the concert, but was able to ride the ride before the park changed hands, later that same year.
I heard of that ride on the news once.
So awesome! Turning what seemed like nothing into something. The very definition of a comeback. Cheers
Isn't that something? Thanks RC32. Always a pleasure!
@@ProfessorofRock Thank you! It's my pleasure to tune in
Turning nothing into something! Cheers 🍻
I saw and photographed the Moodie Blues more than any band of my times and was most impressed with Nights in white Satin and Your Wildest Dreams, I was honored with the opportunity to see , listen and photograph one of the best bands of my era, I lived My Wildest Dreams , and it continues ❤️✨
Thank you for reminding me of this song. I liked it when it came out, and I kind of forgot about it after a while. Nice to hear it again and bring back some memories
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Love the Moody Blues! From Orchestra-Rock to all out Pop, they had many great songs.
Actually, their comeback was in 1981 with Gemini Dream, and 1984s The Other Side Of Life. Your Wildest Dreams was also a compliment to I Know You're Out There Somewhere.
The Moody Blues remain a great band. I still prefer I'm Just A Singer In A Rock and Roll Band. 😊
Thanks Professor!
Love your stuff.
Roger!
Their comeback had them experimenting with intriguing new wave music.
I found the one that got away ten years after. I actually had friendship in mind, just staying in touch since the distance between us was so great. We had many conversations and even spent a few days in a cabin she owned somewhat nearby. It was such a relaxing trip and we only hugged. I thought we would continue our friendship but I think we were different people and the closeness we felt a decade ago wasn't there anymore. It kind of felt forced which I didn't understand how because we were so close before. The one thing that changed was time. We were both a little different and didn't mesh the way we did before. We stopped contacting each other within a few months after our cabin trip. I don't regret trying to stay in contact with someone I cared about but If it doesn't feel right it's time to move on.
Absolutely. And you moved on from that situation, rightfully so.
It's fun learning more about the songs and bands that I know, but what's even better is being reminded of songs that I haven't heard or thought of in years, like this one.
The Moody Blues are going on my (long) list of bands to get onto my playlist.
Thanks, im so glad i found this channel. 😊
Awesome! What's your personal favorite from this band?
Go ahead and put them on there!
I discovered the Moody Blues after I started my radio announcer career, in 1969. The first time I heard To Our Childrens Childrens Children I thought the Earth had just stopped rotating. I was floored. It sounded so mysterious, epic, I just couldn't get enough of it. TMB were precursors. But very underappreciated.
I still get a kick out Justin Hayward naming his daughter Doremi - "Do Re Mi".
Me, too; he and the Moodies are great. My longtime favorite Japanese singer Marie Suzuki's first single was called "Doremifa Soda de Kanpai," posed with a green soda on the cover and sang in a club called "Doremifa-Kan."
Doremy is actually a city in France
@@slbarbieri1725 True, but Justin named his daughter Doremi because of his passion for music and that her name was built out of three notes -- Do Re Mi, not for a city in France.
Isn’t that cool?
The Other Side Of Life was an awesome album. Wore out that LP.
Amen!
It really was. Rock on 🤘
Loved this song as soon as it came out. I was only 15 and knew next to nothing about the Moody Blues but adored this song. Still have the 45. The vocals bring the meaning home. The way it is sung as "in your wiiiildest dreams" makes it more beautiful and heart breaking.
Old flames fall into 2 categories. “Coulda beens” and “Oh thank Gods” 😂
In my case, even the “Could’ve been” encounters served as “Thank God” resolutions. If you’ve found someone who’s just right for you, you understand why things didn’t work out with others to your liking.
I remember like it was yesterday when Your Wildest Dreams first came out. I was living along a dirt road and was standing next to that road barefooted and enjoying the day when a vehicle passed by with that song playing. I was like “Once upon a time..... what is that, a song about a fairytale?”
I’m not sure how many days went by before I caught it on the radio myself. But I was like, “Hey! That’s the song I remember first hearing a part of on the side of the road.
Thanks for sharing Shane! Very cool.
In a desert area?
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 A dirt road hollow with a nice cool creek to play in, and good neighbors. Sadly, the area is now empty with no more houses.
@@shanestewart4814 Like the Sun Belt, I imagine.
Was introduced to the Moody Blues in 1967. Totally hooked. "In your wildest dreams" is one of my favorites too. True gems.
Your Wildest Dream is one of my favorites from the Moody Blues, the one that I turn up is I Know You're Out There Somewhere! Love them all!
Both are GREAT songs!
Me too.
Before “Your Wildest Dreams”, Hayward explored lost love in a beautiful tune called “Who Are You Now” on the Blue Jays album.
I remember.
Hell Ya!!!! Moody Blues fing rule!! 0:48. Wildest Dream is one of those that coulda easily made an awesome country tune
Why do you say that? Just curious..
@@ProfessorofRock its lyrics/story has the awesome classic “cry in your beer” feel/vibe and pace to it. If it was stripped down to just an acoustic guitar, maybe adding a steel guitar & maybe back up singers, the blue print for a country &/or saloon song are all there.
It’s perfect just the way it is.
I only knew of them from this song , but then saw a PBS special with Justin Hayward & loved everything on that special. I picked up the CD Box set, Time Traveller, the next day. Such a great collection of songs.
I’ve waited a long time for you to do The MB - thanks for a great episode.
My favorite MB track - Driftwood, with For My Lady a close 2nd.
I totally guessed this song from the intro. It was such an odd hit so far away from their other hits. I was wondering what other bands released such a great song so far past their prime.
It's a classic. Let's make a list... Could be an episode. Thanks Eric.
Me too!
The Kinks, The Rolling Stones…
Love this tune, I love it just as much as Nights in White Satin!
Same! both Masterworks! What is your favorite album?
@@ProfessorofRock Probably Days of Future Passed. How about yourself?
Me too.
I have 'lived' this song a number of times, being an inherently deeply nostalgic person. I would sometimes sit looking through old yearbooks, wondering. Then I would work at reconnecting. Sometimes, it was amazing, the complete fulfilling of dreams. Sometimes it was just a warm & friendly reconnecting. Sometimes, it left me literally in tears for days, as I found out I had waited just a little too long, and the person I had cared about So much, had already passed. I don't regret any of my searches. -- Amazing song. And Wonderful installment, Professor. & I want you to know, for whatever it's worth, I appreciate you.
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I would love to see an interview with Justin Hayward and delve further into the Moody Blues.
Me too.
The Moody Blues is fantastic traveling music, especially at twilight. Such feel good laid back sound. This whole album was fantastic great episode professor. I would let it be#1 over invisible touch
I think that's a good call.
Good call on the breezy feel of their music.
They say checking on an ex's status is creepy, but I think Justin would say, we all do it. The Moody Blues are amazing, their ENTIRE catalogue. Their poetry laid against music therory perfect rock and roll never ceases to amaze. Justin's vocal range is right within my own, so I can't help singing along with any Moody's song. Saw them live in 1979 in Tucson, AZ, Amazing.
I’m guilty as charged too.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Ahh, my favorite young replier, hope you are well.
My original comment got vanished, probably, cause I used the word for FB.. In that comment I stated The Moody Blues entire catalog was among my top 3 acts, the other 2 being Meatloaf, and My Chemical Romance.
Those who say their early work is better, dont know music. The poetry laid against music therory perfect rock and roll is the hallmark of Moody Blues music, from begining to end.
@@joejackson6205 They were excellent the whole time and still are.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 have you ever heard 'Tired of Toeing The Line' by Rocky Barnett or 'Mama Let Him Play' by Jerry Doucette? Both are available on youtube. Curious as to your opinion.
@Adam_Reader.... curious, you are the distinguished Professor of Rock, I am just a 66 year old over the road truck driver. What did you want to talk about? I really have no interest in prizes, and cant afford to take time off for events outside family.
I never get tired of Your Wildest Dreams and I Know You're Out There Somewhere. I loved the videos for both. The story is continued in both song and video.
I appreciate you doing a segment on The Moody Blues. This group has been the soundtrack of my life. I became a fan in 1972 and they have had my heart ever since. It did not matter if they were in the number one spot. It was the music that kept me.
The Moody Blues were separate and apart from all in the music industry at the time. A unique experience of relaxations at the time.
Absolutely. Great band.
I do ❤ this song. The bright melody inspires hope.
For sure. It's a song that gets stuck in your heard that your glad when it does... Thanks Catherine.
It’s so jaunty and catchy.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 🥰 A terrific song to start the week.
@@catherine6653 Yes indeed.