No autotune ,pure talent on display..musicianship and full commitment to their craft! That's the music and musicians I had the pleasure of listening to growing up!
As in a previous comment, I would highly recommend A Whiter Shade of Pale. Denmark 2006. Gary Brooker is the vocalist. If you watch the Denmark performance you will see Gary is much older, but still great.
As the comment previously, I agree , but the song you should be reacting to by Procol Harum and Gary Brooker at the same venue in Denmark is ( Conquistador.)
The lead singer, Justin Heyward, wrote this at 19 years old. Amazing song! I'm 68 and grew up with this music. Music in the 60's and 70's was melody and lyric driven, which makes it so much better than the music now. Loved you guys reaction to it!
Did you know that he wrote this about a girl he liked but was too afraid to tell her? When he finally approached her, she became his friend, his lover and is still his wife these many years later.
Welcome to MY GENERATION. The 1960s never to be repeated. We had the Greatest. I love their On a Treashold of a Dream. My grandson "borrowed" it 6 years ago.
I'm 73 and the Moody Blues are my 'growing up' group. So many albums and so much good stuff that will last forever. I've their stuff on vinyl, cassette, CD and now it's in the cloud. The soundtrack to a life. Justin Hayward's "Forever Autumn" will never be beaten as a classic.
🇨🇦 In my humble opinion, the Best music created, written, sung or played in the last Century, was performed between 1959 - 1989 ! And yes, they wrote all the music for the entire Orchestra too ! #BoomersRock 🇨🇦
lyrics; Nights in white satin Never reaching the end Letters I've written Never meaning to send Beauty I'd always missed With these eyes before Just what the truth is I can't say anymore 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Gazing at people Some hand in hand Just what I'm going through They can't understand Some try to tell me Thoughts they cannot defend Just what you want to be You will be in the end And I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Oh, how I love you Nights in white satin Never reaching the end Letters I've written Never meaning to send Beauty I've always missed With these eyes before Just what the truth is I can't say anymore 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Oh, how I love you 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you Oh, how I love you Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Justin Hayward Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined The Moody Blues in 1967 and wrote this song for the album "Days of Future Passed" that year which was possibly the first Progressive Rock album which included classical themes. They are still performing this song as solo acts today. They toured with the Moodies from 1967 until drummer Grahame Edge passed in 2022. This concert is from around 1992 and is not really a reunion, since they had been touring continuously for many years.
Some corrections: Justin and John joined in 1966, when the band was still doing their R & B act after Denny Laine and Clint Warwick left. Justin is the sole credited writer for "Nights in White Satin." Justin and John didn't really start writing together until their solo project, Blue Jays, in 1975. They didn't tour as the Moody Blues after 2018 when Graeme retired, after which time Justin and John continued separately as solo acts. The concert footage here is from 2000 at the Royal Albert Hall, not to be confused with the concert at Red Rocks from 1992.
That was a tough watch... my grandfather passed away in 2007 and as the funeral service came to an end, this song was being played as his coffin was being carried away... - Great performance from The Moody Blues there, amazing composition, my first time hearing it live also! Cheers guys, keep doing what you do!
A great old Brummie band.A person from the English city of Birmingham. You might know this song but have a look at Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006.Another great old band cheers both and all the best from England.
Chosen in terms of art generally, and music specifically... Yet WE let the world go to shit, as our boomer prez & past prez running yet again illustrate.
Most of us gave up, @@TheCornishCockney, while the rest joined the looters. Gotta face up to the fact that we are leaving the world in a much worse place, imo.
Late at night the Radio Station I listened to in the late 70's would randomly play the full version including the following. I learned and Memorized it as it struck such a chord with me. The spoken words at the end of the original recording of "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues are known as "Late Lament." These words are a poem written by the Moody Blues' drummer, Graeme Edge, and are often recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. The poem is accompanied by orchestral instrumentals in the background . Here are the spoken words of "Late Lament": "Breathe deep the gathering gloom, Watch lights fade from every room. Bedsitter people look back and lament, Another day’s useless energy spent. Impassioned lovers wrestle as one, Lonely man cries for love and has none. New mother picks up and suckles her son, Senior citizens wish they were young. 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?" These spoken words serve as a poetic reflection on life, love, and the subjective nature of perception. They add a contemplative and introspective element to the song, inviting listeners to ponder the complexities of existence and the choices we make in determining what is right or wrong
In 1993 or 1994, I attended a Moody Blues concert at an open air venue on a mountain top at Wolf Mountain in Utah. Listening to this masterpiece, along with all of their other amazing songs, under the stars, was an unforgettable experience. Check out their other songs, won't disappoint.
Back in the day when I was a youth this was the kind of standard and talent we listened too and just took for granted. The youth of today accept the crap they put up with because they don't know any better. Glory days.
This is not a reunion or comeback show they have never stopped playing and touring throughout their career which has brought much joy to my life. Justin is not just a great singer but a HIGHLY under rate under noticed guitarist.
I have this concert on DVD. You need to watch the entire show because you will not be disappointed. I have watched this DVD at least a hundred times and it never gets old!
This is from the album ‘Days of Future Past, released in 1967. It is a Concept Album that takes you through the day culminating in this track. The original album was with a full Orchestra. The band have always been together. Their albums generally tell a story!
Hi Guys greetings from England 🇬🇧 and you really should check out an English 60s Progressive rock group called PROCUL HARUM and there song " A Whiter Shade of Pale" there live performance of this song in Denmark 2006 in a musical masterpiece which will blow your socks off because its so good!!! A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of the most famous iconic songs of the 60s and you will love it!!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. No, this wasn't a reunion or comeback tour. The group stayed together for decades, finally hanging it up a few years ago when the original drummer died leaving just guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge.
This was played at my brother's funeral 28 years ago and today is the first time I've been able to hear it without crying. My brother took me to see the Moody Blues in 1991, this was his favourite song.
You say it over and over again that listening to The Moody Blues is an experience. Yes, you are right, every song they sang, every chord played and every backup genre that was out there is an experience. I am so glad I lived through those years, the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We had everything where music is concerned. And The Moody Blues was and still is, a great part of it.
Not a reunion. A continuation of greatness! Truth is, the bad ones go away (good thing) but the great ones remain with us for Centuries. It's not over for music by any means! Greatness will rise again.
Ive been a fan of the Moodies for more than 50 years and heard this track thousands of times, but your reactions brought tears to my eyes. Thank you both so much.
Yep ....an iconic band ......an iconic song .....backed by the London philharmonic ...at Londons Prince Albert Hall ........the result is pure magic . !!!!!
Check out the original recording of the Moody Blues entire album done with the London Symphony Orchestra from beginning to end, Days of future Passed is meant to be heard as a story.
I was blessed to see the Moody Blues 3 times in the STL! Once at the Fox Theatre & twice at the outdoor Muny Opera in Forest Park where it rained during a performance & nobody cared because the lightning was a natural light show I’ll never forget!
Did you know the Moody Blues were the Supporting Act for the Beatles? The Moody Blues sold 70 million albums worldwide, including 18 platinum and gold LPs.
Justin did a great job, singing this so well decades after the song was first released. If you ever get a chance to hear the original, though, you'll really hear the absolutely stunning voice that he had back in the day.
Ok 2 things, just because you’ve got 3 kids doesn’t mean you don’t need music in your life like this 😊😊😊 2nd , now watch the original 60s video of them singing this , trust me you will love it 🥰
I'm a 71 year old man, and the music that I listened to when I was growing up, will always remain as hits, no matter what age you are. Music back then was truly amazing, and it will always stand the test of time. I remember some years ago, I bought the Beatles anthology albums ( the blue and red albums), as I listened to those songs when they were released. I played them for my daughter, and she asked if she could have them, so I gave them to her and bought myself a second set of them for myself. Music back then was really magical, and today's music is garbage. Sure, there are some good songs today, but the songs that we have today could never match up to the songs that we had when I was growing up. When I was growing up, it seemed like every week, a new song was released that was really good, so we never got tired of hearing the same old songs over and over, because we were constantly being introduced to new songs every week. We all had transistor radios, and we always carried them around with us to hear any new song that might be released. Those years were a great time to be alive...
Justin wrote this song to his girlfriend who gifted him some white satin sheets. It's a love song to her. This was a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. That's BIG TIME. Enjoy the journey, the MB's will take you on mind journeys. Buckle up.
I was in high school when this song was released as the last track on their "Days of Future Passed" album in 1967. This album was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and has a narrative poem about experiencing the moon inserted in the orchestral part towards the end of the song. I believe this concert occured around 2002. The band was still touring in 2014, when we attended their concert at Wolfe Trap in Vienna, Virginia. Justin and the band still sounded just as good as during the concert on this video.
Justin Hayward, one of the best male vocalists the UK has produced. His best song is probably Forever Autumn (also on YT). He used to practice in his car. I had the pleasure of playing with this band once in the late 70s. This version is c2000 I think.
Whoaaa!!! Back the truck up here!!!! You've NEVER heard this before??? Holey moley...... it's over 50 years old. The singer has a fantastic voice and did one of the very best songs ever, Forever Autumn (War of the Worlds)......... still can't get over the fact you've never heard this.
The band continued to play through the decades from 1964 when they formed up untill 2018 when the drummer Graeme Edge, the last original member retired, they officially disbanded after the death of Edge in 2021. They took a gap in mid 70's for about 3 years to follow solo projects, but did not officially disband. All incredible musicians who I grew up with
As a 65 year old I love seeing the first time listeners reaction this is the reason I purchased top of the line Amp turn table and speakers with the volume up you could transport yourself into your own world
Love the Moody Blues! Grew up listening to them, and a number of other great rock bands. Still listening all these years later. This concert took place at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000. The studio version was recorded in 1967. Edit: The singer/guitarist, Justin Hayward, wrote this song when he was 19 years old.
The MOODY BLUES were a group from the 60's but they continue touring and playing music to this day. At the time of the original version of this song it changed the way of modern music.
I was born in 1955 and the music as I was growing up was fabulous. There are very few good singers today and the songs do not move you like in the 60's and 70's.
They did the performance when they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. The song is the last song from one of the first progressive rock albums -- Days of Future Past. A concept album comparing life in a day to the stages of life. It includes a full orchestra blended with a rock band. This song actually ends with a "tone poem" that this concert that you reviewed did not include. The lead singer, Justin Hayward wrote this song when he was 17/18 years old.
Legends…..period.Justin,lead singer,wrote this song at 16 years old. I was lucky enough to see them here in Atlanta with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Hearing it live would almost make a person cry.
As with the others who have commented, I grew up in the 60s. The Moody Blues were special to us through high school and college. I strongly recommend that you listen to the original studio recording. It contains an anthology at the end. In 1967 it blew us away.
This was from Royal Albert Hall in London. Gorgeous place to view a concert. They were on tour at this time and whatever town they went to, they used the local symphony orchestra to back them up. They were great every place on this tour.
I find it amazing, the number of songs from thec60's and 70's, now being showcased with orchestras some twenty or thirty years after they originally became huge hits.
In the 60's I was a teenager in London, it was unbelievable. So many singers and groups writing and playing fabulous music. Not forgetting mini skirts, it was a great time to be young.
The Blues toured for years and years. Many concerts included an orchestra, many times the group using that town’s symphony. When you get bored find their concert from the late 90s recorded at Red Rocks in Colorado
song for eternity, it's a shame that it doesn't exist anymore. The music of the 60s and 70s was my time. So creative today I always get goosebumps, sometimes even tears
There's nothing to apologise for! Many people, including youngsters, listen to Mozart, Beethoven, Bach etc and those composers were born hundreds of years before this group!
The Moody’s are most definitely one of a kind. No other comes close to their musical artistry, genius & uniqueness. Listen to them early & often, their sound never grows old...
I'm so glad I lived through the 60s and 70s. We had some awesome music back in the day
I once saw a t-shirt for sale which said "I may be old but at least I have seen all the great bands".
I agree. It was a great time to be alive.
It was the best of times for the music.
The 89s were v good also.
Yes we did. I played sax in an all girl rock band in 1970
No autotune ,pure talent on display..musicianship and full commitment to their craft! That's the music and musicians I had the pleasure of listening to growing up!
Absolutely
this song is from the 60's....he just singing it 50 yrs later , and nailing it.....
Any day with a song from Moody Blues is a good day.
As in a previous comment, I would highly recommend A Whiter Shade of Pale. Denmark 2006. Gary Brooker is the vocalist. If you watch the Denmark performance you will see Gary is much older, but still great.
My word, it's just perfect that one, isn't it?.
That's Whiter, not writer.
As the comment previously, I agree , but the song you should be reacting to by Procol Harum and Gary Brooker at the same venue in Denmark is ( Conquistador.)
@@BillBlogs-t2i I know. It was a Typo. At 79 you tend to make errors. You may find that out one day.
Fully agree
The lead singer, Justin Heyward, wrote this at 19 years old. Amazing song! I'm 68 and grew up with this music. Music in the 60's and 70's was melody and lyric driven, which makes it so much better than the music now. Loved you guys reaction to it!
Did you know that he wrote this about a girl he liked but was too afraid to tell her? When he finally approached her, she became his friend, his lover and is still his wife these many years later.
I didn't know that part of the story. Thanks for the info.@@ewetoobblowzdogg8410
Why wouldn’t she with such lyrics and voice?
Welcome to MY GENERATION. The 1960s never to be repeated. We had the Greatest. I love their On a Treashold of a Dream. My grandson "borrowed" it 6 years ago.
I'm 73 and the Moody Blues are my 'growing up' group. So many albums and so much good stuff that will last forever. I've their stuff on vinyl, cassette, CD and now it's in the cloud. The soundtrack to a life.
Justin Hayward's "Forever Autumn" will never be beaten as a classic.
Same Here! 😊
The rest of Jeff Wayne's 'War Of The Worlds' ain't bad either!
They should check out "Thunder Child". For an orchestral rock-opera, that song rocks! But, sadly, no Justin Hayward.
are the Oldies better than new ....a yes from me
I`m 70 and feel so lucky to have been born in a time when the music was at it`s best, so so many great bands breaking ground, with new sounds
I'm 78 User and right with you!
I too am an oldey 79 and with you mate.
I'm 74 yrs old. Our music was the best EVER.
I grew up listening to this kind of music. Today's music is just not the same.
🇨🇦 In my humble opinion, the Best music created, written, sung or played in the last Century, was performed between 1959 - 1989 !
And yes, they wrote all the music for the entire Orchestra too !
#BoomersRock 🇨🇦
lyrics; Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Gazing at people
Some hand in hand
Just what I'm going through
They can't understand
Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end
And I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I've always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Justin Hayward
Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward.
The only downside is It's missing the lament at the end.
Justin Hayward and John Lodge joined The Moody Blues in 1967 and wrote this song for the album "Days of Future Passed" that year which was possibly the first Progressive Rock album which included classical themes. They are still performing this song as solo acts today. They toured with the Moodies from 1967 until drummer Grahame Edge passed in 2022. This concert is from around 1992 and is not really a reunion, since they had been touring continuously for many years.
Some corrections: Justin and John joined in 1966, when the band was still doing their R & B act after Denny Laine and Clint Warwick left. Justin is the sole credited writer for "Nights in White Satin." Justin and John didn't really start writing together until their solo project, Blue Jays, in 1975. They didn't tour as the Moody Blues after 2018 when Graeme retired, after which time Justin and John continued separately as solo acts. The concert footage here is from 2000 at the Royal Albert Hall, not to be confused with the concert at Red Rocks from 1992.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
Born in 1952 it was a great time to grow up. Being a teen in the 60's, there was a lot of great music! This one came out in 1967!
I’m 60 and grew up with this stuff but your honest, emotional reactions make me feel it again like it’s the first time. Tears in my eyes. Thank you!❤️
That was a tough watch... my grandfather passed away in 2007 and as the funeral service came to an end, this song was being played as his coffin was being carried away... - Great performance from The Moody Blues there, amazing composition, my first time hearing it live also! Cheers guys, keep doing what you do!
I'm an 84 year old Brit so it's great to hear the music I enjoyed in the sixties .MEMORIES !! Love Jess Lovely girl .
Your comment, "I can listen to that over and over again"... made me smile. I have...for over 50 years...
I too have been listening to this music for over 50 years - oh my goodness - still love it.
A great old Brummie band.A person from the English city of Birmingham. You might know this song but have a look at Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark 2006.Another great old band cheers both and all the best from England.
WHAT an era.
Us boomers were the chosen generation.
Best generation.
Chosen in terms of art generally, and music specifically... Yet WE let the world go to shit, as our boomer prez & past prez running yet again illustrate.
@@fredkrissman6527 yeh,like we could do anything about that.
We also have donkeys for leaders.
Most of us gave up, @@TheCornishCockney, while the rest joined the looters. Gotta face up to the fact that we are leaving the world in a much worse place, imo.
Absolutely
You enjoyed this... You MUST watch Procol Harem, Gary Brooker, A Whiter Shade of Pale, live in Denmark.. Your mind will be blown!! Incredible...
❤ cant agree more
Absolutely agree
100% agree! They'll love it!
Yes it is good but this is better.
YES!!!
Justin Heyward also did "Forever Autumn" from "The War Of The Worlds" well worth a listen!!
One of the best record's in the world
Late at night the Radio Station I listened to in the late 70's would randomly play the full version including the following. I learned and Memorized it as it struck such a chord with me.
The spoken words at the end of the original recording of "Nights in White Satin" by the Moody Blues are known as "Late Lament." These words are a poem written by the Moody Blues' drummer, Graeme Edge, and are often recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. The poem is accompanied by orchestral instrumentals in the background .
Here are the spoken words of "Late Lament":
"Breathe deep the gathering gloom,
Watch lights fade from every room.
Bedsitter people look back and lament,
Another day’s useless energy spent.
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one,
Lonely man cries for love and has none.
New mother picks up and suckles her son,
Senior citizens wish they were young.
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?"
These spoken words serve as a poetic reflection on life, love, and the subjective nature of perception. They add a contemplative and introspective element to the song, inviting listeners to ponder the complexities of existence and the choices we make in determining what is right or wrong
I was born in the early 1950's. It' s a shame that you young ones only get to hear real music via this medium. Happy listening. 🙂
Justin Hayward is singing the lead here, he wrote this sing at 19 yrs old. He’s 78 today & still performing in the U.S. 👍👏👏👏♥️♥️
In 1993 or 1994, I attended a Moody Blues concert at an open air venue on a mountain top at Wolf Mountain in Utah. Listening to this masterpiece, along with all of their other amazing songs, under the stars, was an unforgettable experience. Check out their other songs, won't disappoint.
He actually wrote this when he was 17 years old!!!! Here he is probably around 55 years old and his voice is divine!!!
Correction: 17 years old !
Justin was 53 when this was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000.
Ray Thomas (Flute) passed away in 2018 and Graeme Edge (drums) passed in 2021 RIP and thank you for the music.
They are missed!!!
And Mike Pinder in 2024
Back in the day when I was a youth this was the kind of standard and talent we listened too and just took for granted. The youth of today accept the crap they put up with because they don't know any better. Glory days.
Brought tears to this old gals eyes. Days of the distant past.
It's taken me more than 6 decades, but I finally understand fully what "Days of Future Past" was referring to.
@@michaelstamper5604I understand exactly
@@michaelstamper5604 71 here!!! It's "Days of Future Passed". But your point still holds!!!!💯❣
moody blues, ELO, Alan Parsons, Pink floyd, Led zeppelin, Deep purple,.Pioneers in music.
This is not a reunion or comeback show they have never stopped playing and touring throughout their career which has brought much joy to my life. Justin is not just a great singer but a HIGHLY under rate under noticed guitarist.
I have this concert on DVD. You need to watch the entire show because you will not be disappointed. I have watched this DVD at least a hundred times and it never gets old!
This is from the album ‘Days of Future Past, released in 1967. It is a Concept Album that takes you through the day culminating in this track. The original album was with a full Orchestra. The band have always been together. Their albums generally tell a story!
This was 45 years after the original recording
@@jackbridges2775 ❤️🌞 doesn't everyone wish that they sounded as good 😲as Justin Hayward and Gary Brooker did after all these years!! RIP Gary!! 😔
Hi Guys greetings from England 🇬🇧 and you really should check out an English 60s Progressive rock group called PROCUL HARUM and there song " A Whiter Shade of Pale" there live performance of this song in Denmark 2006 in a musical masterpiece which will blow your socks off because its so good!!! A Whiter Shade of Pale is one of the most famous iconic songs of the 60s and you will love it!!!
I just knew this recommendation was coming before I even looked at the comments. Totally agree! Get to it!
Concur.
100%
AAH, you beat me to it.
Great shout mate
Moody Blues is best listened to as an album. One song leads to the next.
A warm summers evening, lying on the sofa with headphones on.
Not a single song disappointed.
Agreed.
Wonderful band with many hits from the 60s onwards. Way ahead of their time.
I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
No, this wasn't a reunion or comeback tour. The group stayed together for decades, finally hanging it up a few years ago when the original drummer died leaving just guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge.
This was played at my brother's funeral 28 years ago and today is the first time I've been able to hear it without crying. My brother took me to see the Moody Blues in 1991, this was his favourite song.
I'm sorry for the loss of your brother Barbara, always cherish those great memories! ❤
@@joeb-5150 I do, thank you for your kind words❤
You say it over and over again that listening to The Moody Blues is an experience. Yes, you are right, every song they sang, every chord played and every backup genre that was out there is an experience. I am so glad I lived through those years, the 50s, 60s, and 70s. We had everything where music is concerned. And The Moody Blues was and still is, a great part of it.
❤😢❤That warble in Justin's voice and harmonies, PURE BLISS!! Not to mention the instrumental perfection! 🎉💕🎉
Ray's flute solo😘chefs kiss!!
Nights in White Satin, released in 1967. I was 12/13 years old that year. I remember this song very well, a classic of the era.
Not a reunion. A continuation of greatness! Truth is, the bad ones go away (good thing) but the great ones remain with us for Centuries. It's not over for music by any means! Greatness will rise again.
And people want to know why our music was so special back in the sixties,just listen to the Moody Blues and other artists you might learn something
Ive been a fan of the Moodies for more than 50 years and heard this track thousands of times, but your reactions brought tears to my eyes. Thank you both so much.
the whole album is a story about one day from morning to night, just wonderful
Yep ....an iconic band ......an iconic song .....backed by the London philharmonic ...at Londons Prince Albert Hall ........the result is pure magic . !!!!!
Check out the original recording of the Moody Blues entire album done with the London Symphony Orchestra from beginning to end, Days of future Passed is meant to be heard as a story.
It was the "London Festival Orchestra". Please check out the wiki entry either for this song, or the entry for the orchestra itself.
YES! I own the album (old style record) and it still gives me the chills!
Nights in White Satin is one track from a concept album, "Days of Future Passed". Listen and be blown away again only more so.
It's definitely an album to listen to all the way through.., " Tuesday Afternoon " soothing song.. brings back some good memories
I was blessed to see the Moody Blues 3 times in the STL!
Once at the Fox Theatre & twice at the outdoor Muny Opera in Forest Park where it rained during a performance & nobody cared because the lightning was a natural light show I’ll never forget!
These guys started in their 20's and this is them in their 50's.
A classy band indeed.
Did you know the Moody Blues were the Supporting Act for the Beatles? The Moody Blues sold 70 million albums worldwide, including 18 platinum and gold LPs.
Justin did a great job, singing this so well decades after the song was first released. If you ever get a chance to hear the original, though, you'll really hear the absolutely stunning voice that he had back in the day.
Ok 2 things, just because you’ve got 3 kids doesn’t mean you don’t need music in your life like this 😊😊😊
2nd , now watch the original 60s video of them singing this , trust me you will love it 🥰
I'm a 71 year old man, and the music that I listened to when I was growing up, will always remain as hits, no matter what age you are. Music back then was truly amazing, and it will always stand the test of time. I remember some years ago, I bought the Beatles anthology albums ( the blue and red albums), as I listened to those songs when they were released. I played them for my daughter, and she asked if she could have them, so I gave them to her and bought myself a second set of them for myself. Music back then was really magical, and today's music is garbage. Sure, there are some good songs today, but the songs that we have today could never match up to the songs that we had when I was growing up. When I was growing up, it seemed like every week, a new song was released that was really good, so we never got tired of hearing the same old songs over and over, because we were constantly being introduced to new songs every week. We all had transistor radios, and we always carried them around with us to hear any new song that might be released. Those years were a great time to be alive...
Justin wrote this song to his girlfriend who gifted him some white satin sheets. It's a love song to her. This was a concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. That's BIG TIME. Enjoy the journey, the MB's will take you on mind journeys. Buckle up.
"Go Now' is my favourite Moody Blues which pre-dates thid song and captures the band in the early days
I was in high school when this song was released as the last track on their "Days of Future Passed" album in 1967. This album was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and has a narrative poem about experiencing the moon inserted in the orchestral part towards the end of the song. I believe this concert occured around 2002. The band was still touring in 2014, when we attended their concert at Wolfe Trap in Vienna, Virginia. Justin and the band still sounded just as good as during the concert on this video.
Yeah saw this same concert in the early 90s in Charlotte NC. Just fantastic.
Justin Hayward, one of the best male vocalists the UK has produced. His best song is probably Forever Autumn (also on YT). He used to practice in his car. I had the pleasure of playing with this band once in the late 70s. This version is c2000 I think.
Whoaaa!!! Back the truck up here!!!! You've NEVER heard this before??? Holey moley...... it's over 50 years old.
The singer has a fantastic voice and did one of the very best songs ever, Forever Autumn (War of the Worlds)......... still can't get over the fact you've never heard this.
The band continued to play through the decades from 1964 when they formed up untill 2018 when the drummer Graeme Edge, the last original member retired, they officially disbanded after the death of Edge in 2021. They took a gap in mid 70's for about 3 years to follow solo projects, but did not officially disband. All incredible musicians who I grew up with
In 2017 the 50th anniversary of the album Days of Future Passed was performed by them live for a PBS special for Great Performances.
tiz a good feeling watching people fall in love with music that affected you the same way 40 50 60 years before. . .
I grew up with this. Moody Blues songs lent them self to full orchestration, and truth be told, made segue into Classical music appreciation so easy.
My all time favorite song since I was 15. I'm 65 now and still mostly only listen to the Moody Blues.
As a 65 year old I love seeing the first time listeners reaction this is the reason I purchased top of the line Amp turn table and speakers with the volume up you could transport yourself into your own world
Love the Moody Blues! Grew up listening to them, and a number of other great rock bands. Still listening all these years later. This concert took place at the Royal Albert Hall in 2000. The studio version was recorded in 1967.
Edit: The singer/guitarist, Justin Hayward, wrote this song when he was 19 years old.
The MOODY BLUES were a group from the 60's but they continue touring and playing music to this day. At the time of the original version of this song it changed the way of modern music.
I was born in 1955 and the music as I was growing up was fabulous. There are very few good singers today and the songs do not move you like in the 60's and 70's.
Me too. November 1955.
You two definitely had a "lovely" night after watching this lol music for the soul ❤️
I saw them live in the 1990’s with a symphony orchestra. Phenomenal concert and band.❤❤
They did the performance when they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. The song is the last song from one of the first progressive rock albums -- Days of Future Past. A concept album comparing life in a day to the stages of life. It includes a full orchestra blended with a rock band. This song actually ends with a "tone poem" that this concert that you reviewed did not include. The lead singer, Justin Hayward wrote this song when he was 17/18 years old.
It's actually "Days of Future Passed".
Legends…..period.Justin,lead singer,wrote this song at 16 years old. I was lucky enough to see them here in Atlanta with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Hearing it live would almost make a person cry.
Thank you once again for taking me back to my youth. I haven't heard this song with an orchestra for many, many years. Great reaction! 👍👍
As with the others who have commented, I grew up in the 60s. The Moody Blues were special to us through high school and college. I strongly recommend that you listen to the original studio recording. It contains an anthology at the end. In 1967 it blew us away.
From the same concert, "Question" is an excellent performance too!
This was from Royal Albert Hall in London. Gorgeous place to view a concert. They were on tour at this time and whatever town they went to, they used the local symphony orchestra to back them up. They were great every place on this tour.
This song gave me nostalgic vibes, every time i've heard it, from the first time I heard it. It creates that mood.
I find it amazing, the number of songs from thec60's and 70's, now being showcased with orchestras some twenty or thirty years after they originally became huge hits.
You’re right, nobody is making this sort of music anymore. I think that’s why these old tunes are making a comeback in movie soundtracks
In the 60's I was a teenager in London, it was unbelievable. So many singers and groups writing and playing fabulous music. Not forgetting mini skirts, it was a great time to be young.
Used to get high and listen to them for hours in the late 60’s. He sounds just like when it came out. Justin wrote the song as a very young teenager
The Blues toured for years and years. Many concerts included an orchestra, many times the group using that town’s symphony. When you get bored find their concert from the late 90s recorded at Red Rocks in Colorado
Am 67 and was 10 when this came out. TY for taking me back. Masterpiece!
I saw the Moody Blues in the early 90s on a beautiful summer night. It was one of the most amazing cincerts I've ever been to.
Yeah, I think that is their best performance of that song ❤
That thumbnail for this video......oh lord......the look that launched a thousand ships. Never ever change, you two. The world needs more of that xx
song for eternity, it's a shame that it doesn't exist anymore. The music of the 60s and 70s was my time. So creative today I always get goosebumps, sometimes even tears
From the album, Days of Future Past. A fantastic thematic piece of music.
One of my favorite bands. I have many of their albums.
A flute-playing pop star (6:20). Who'd have thought it?! Ray Thomas was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Yes, you just watched a masterpiece.
Love your way of reacting. The music really affects you, as it was designed to do. I'm 75, lived through it all :)
There's nothing to apologise for! Many people, including youngsters, listen to Mozart, Beethoven, Bach etc and those composers were born hundreds of years before this group!
The Moody’s are most definitely one of a kind.
No other comes close to their musical artistry, genius & uniqueness.
Listen to them early & often, their sound never grows old...
I was 16 when this was first released, it has several versions, the Live was great, but Listen to the version with a Poem at the end, it is surreal..