This was written and composed by the lead singer, who you see here, Justin Hayward when he was just 19 years old. Imagine a 19 year old young man making something like this.
Nice! My 90 year old father in law just lost his wife of 65 years last month. He cannot be consoled! So sad. There is something to be said about so many of these old school couples that kept on loving each other until the end....
I'm 71 years old and was a teenager when this song came out. It struck me so hard that a song could be so beautiful. I went to sleep singing Nights in White Satin as my eyes gently closed and I went into dreamland. The addition of the orchestra to the marvelous voice of Justin Hayward made this song absolutely most memorable.
I'm 41 and this song came out long before I was born. This is far from the first time I heard it but it will be last thing on my mind tonight before falling asleep. I haven't lost all faith in modern music by any means but nothing like this will ever be made again. It's a masterpiece.
I agree, this was still an epic belt, but the studio version can show you what he did without today's vocal manipulation software. This brings me back to times where we had so much less to worry about.
@@straycatttt2766 and now we have Cold War, the War on Terror, ISIS, the Middle East, Iran with nuclear weapons launching 300 missiles, riots covering everything from race, to the environment, to the G8 Summit, to the Presidential Elections, Trump, Biden, Covid, Joblessness, 8 Billion people on the planet, polluted oceans, AI taking jobs, food shortages everywhere from Madrid to Calcutta to towns in southern France, the Panama Canal both blocked and in danger of water shortages, drones as weapons, a hundred fold increase in school shootings, murder and rape, Detroit half abandon, Houthi Rebels shooting missiles as US ships, fentanyl epidemics in every city, a 20-fold increase in homelessness in the US, and the list goes on. So, yea, you really showed us how little has changed.
Released in 1967.... There is a poem at the end of the original release..... 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 colours from our sight Red is grey is yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion
The Moody Blues is a band that seems to be often forgotten about, but they have a wide range of hits. Isn't Life Strange, Your Wildest Dreams, The Story in Your Eyes, and I Know You're Out There Somewhere are good songs that will not disappoint.
This song was on an Album called “Days of Future Past” and on the album this song ends with a beautiful poem called “Late Lament” “Breathe deep the gathering gloom, Watch lights fade from every room, Bedsitter people look back and lament, Another days useless energy is spent, Impassioned lovers, wrestle as one, A lonely man cry’s 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 grey and yellow white, But we decide which is right, And which is an illusion.” And was preceded by another poem titled “Morning Glory” “Cold hearted orb that rules the night, Removes the colors from our sight, Red is grey and yellow white, But we decide which is right, And which is an illusion. Pinprick holes in a colorless sky, Let insipid figures of light pass by, The mighty light of ten thousand suns, Challenges infinity and is soon gone, Night time, to some a brief interlude, To others the fear of solitude, Brave Helios wake up your steed, Bring the warmth the countryside needs” Poems were written by the drummer Graem Edge.
There first big hit which put them on the map was “Go Now” in 1965. One of their last hits was “I know your out There Somewhere” 1988. 23 years of hits. They also had a song from 2003 called “December Snow”.
The times over the years I find myself quoting those words!!! Sometimes when out walking on a moonlit night, sometimes just because the feelings are rising. Always from the soul as that's how Graeme wrote them.
My favourite song! I knew the lead singer Gary Brooker very well. I grew up in the same village he lived in. We drank at the same pub. He played it live on his own on the pub piano for my 21s birthday. Best present ever!
This song was so personal to me. When I was young I used to sing this song to my new wife while we were on road trips. We listened to the entire cassette. I put the Moody Blues at a class of their own. Not rock,pop,easy listening. I really could not classify them. But I loved them and gave them utmost respect.
The lead singer Justin Hayward wrote this masterpiece when he was 19 and here in this live performance he's 65 years old. A rare talent. Also, even at his older age he has such crystal clear, emotional and fine vocals. What a perfect song it is and always will be.
I believe this was from their concert in Royal Albert Hall in May of 2000. Justin would have been around 43 years old at that time. He is 77 years old now and still making beautiful music with his solo tours in the USA and UK. He is a one of a kind talent for sure. The Moody Blues were a special band and do not receive near the attention and credit they deserve. But those of us who love their music get it!
Justin Hayward is such a fantastic and enigmatic singer. I can certainly recommend listening to the studio version as well; the high notes reach even higher and really grab you and drag you along. In the same vein, I can very much recommend Crowded House with "Don't dream it's over", *especially* the version from their goodbye concert; it's SO emotional and beautiful.
In my "humble" opinion, this is the greatest love song ever. The rising and falling of so many different kinds of instruments, the lyrics, the vocals from beautiful harmony to voice cracking pain. In my experience, this ranks up there with Shakespeare's ability to describe love in poetry. All these decades later, I still get goosebumps.
Justin Hayward listens to some of the reactors listening to their songs. He replied to one of my comments on another reactor's reaction to this song. We exchanged a couple pleasantries across the comment section. I saw them live in 86 when their current hits were, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" and "Your Wildest Dreams" and "The Voice" if memory serves me. It was a great concert.
I'm trying to recall when and where I saw them, but I believe it was on the same tour. In the midst of their set, I looked up and saw a satellite coming apart as it re-entered the atmosphere. Maybe I can work out where I was; I think somewhere in Indiana--maybe Indianapolis.
Justin Hayward, the lead vocalist, is still performing live and hasn't lost a step. I'd go as far as saying his voice is stronger live than in studio due to the emotion actually being more honest in his songs. I'd suggest you check out any performance of his solo-song "Forever Autumn" live in concert from recent years. If you liked "Nights" I have no doubt you'll definitely love "Forever Autumn".
This song is from the album, Days Of Future Passed, where the record company wanted to alternate The Moody's music with brief orchestrational interludes. Between 1967 and 1972, The Moody Blues recorded 7 albums which are the recordings that established the band as an innovative progressive rock band. The mellotron is used in these recordings and each album is unlike anything you've ever listened to. Of course after those albums there are so many others. Other great songs from The Moody Blues are, Tuesday Afternoon, Ride My See-Saw, You And Me, The Balance, The Word | OM, Peak Hour, Your Wildest Dreams, English Sunset and so many others.
I saw them in Pensacola in 1994 with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. The Moody Blues would travel the world and send their sheet music ahead for the local orchestra to learn. So, each city got to see their local orchestra perform with the Moody Blues. The studio version has a poem added to it, so it's worth a listen.
Whenever I see a reactor hearing this for the first time I feel so freaking fortunate. The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd were all over the radio starting i my high school years. Not to mention a number of other bands. People growing to adulthood without hearing those two bands in particular just makes me sad for them. They made my younger years so much better.
I cry every time I hear this song. It's been 50 years and I still wonder where she is and how she is doing. Damn this song all to hell its sooo beautiful and totally gut wrenching. Let me help you understand the lyrics. "Nights in white satin Never reaching the end" is referring to the satin sheets that she gave him as a gift just before she dumped him. The sheets didn't reach the end of the bed hence the lyrics. "Letters I've written Never meaning to send" with 20 versions of his letter in the trash to try and win her back he never mails the letter why? "Beauty I'd always missed With these eyes before" he's telling you how beautiful she was. "Just what the truth is I can't say anymore" this is why he never mails the letter, he just doesn't know if she ever loved him. 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you "Gazing at people Some hand in hand" seeing others in love just brings back the pain. "Just what I'm going through They can't understand" unless you have had a broken heart you can't understand. "Some try to tell me Thoughts they cannot defend" you just can't mend a broken heart. "Just what you want to be You will be in the end" he wrote this for her. He is saying he is letting her go and above all he wants her to be happy. 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
Saw them in 1987 in Miami. No orchestra. This was a special event. Check out the record version, there is a lament at the end. Also "Ride My Seesaw", "Tuesday Afternoon".
He wrote this song when he was 19. I was 19 when they released it. They don't make music like this anymore. You need to listen to the version on their Days of Future Past album. There's an additional 8 minutes at the end that will blow your mind.
This band deserves so much more modern attention. I was able to see them live with a full orchestra outdoors at sunset in the 90s, maybe one of the most beautiful events I have ever seen.
What I am enjoying the most about your reactions, is the pure emotion that you are experiencing from listening to the greatest music ever written. Which is the music of the 1960's, 70's & early 80's
Nights in White satin has been one of my most favorite songs since it was first released. I am so glad that you were so moved by it! Your reaction to such a renowned song being it so old made me cry as well ❤
❤how true, 👍and I tend to get a little teary😢 listening, totally due to the appreciation of the emotion these artists put into their craft🥰 How lucky are we!!! 🤗
And in this one there is an orchestra and backup singers. The Moodys are Rock & Roll Hall of Fame good!! Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend. Just what you want to be, you will be in the END! " What a great line...... They don't use a lot of flash. Just great music!!!! Build-ups like waves at the ocean crashing on shore! You are getting emotional. Don't cry, this is a joyful & happy song! With a orchestra this size covers all of the frequencies...... Beginning around 7:20 something. Tears!!!! If your eyes are dry and itch just watch this!!!!!! All Moody Blues music is good, all of it!!!!!! Can you imagine someone writing this just for YOU???!!!!!........... Later beautiful.
Logically, your next listen should be: “Procession/The Story In Your Eyes”, Aileen. Enter the MB’s deep Rabbit Hole - as leagues of us have over 50+ years of musical Moody time travel. Many reactors don’t understand Procession and its three-word lyrics. You will appreciate how the Moodies can transport their listeners across time and space. 💙 th-cam.com/video/A6EFytM1sxM/w-d-xo.html
The Moody Blues were basically the first prog-rock band. The album Days of Future Passed was recorded with a symphonic orchestra. Pretty progressive for 1967. The band also featured a Mellotron, an early version of the synthesizer. The band is known for their poetic lyrics and big sound but they did blues rock, love songs, psychedelia and more
Just had to say real quick, you always look so pretty in every reaction but especially this one with the bangs 🥹 Couple minutes in, already love how much you’re feeling the music with your facial expressions how it carries you ❤️
The Moody Blues are a great band! There music is more than great it's an experience and a Vibe that transports you another dimension! I Luv this song! Thanks for sharing Aileen ❤️💛
In the late sixties and early seventies, there were people who believed that musicians in general and The Moody Blues in particular had the answers to the worlds' problems. The Moody Blues response was the song "I'm just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band). It's a great song to check out.
From the first prog rock album ever. And they never took that right foot off the floor. I was 17 when I first heard this and I listen to them at least once a day at 71. Heard the voice, had no choice, say it with love !
I love your reactions Aileen. Whether you are dancing and smiling or crying you wear your heart on your sleeve and get emotionally involved. You are lovely to watch.🙂
A beautiful woman reacting beautifully to a beautiful song. What more can you ask for? Please also try the following great Moody Blues songs: The Question Forever Autum Tuesday Afternoon Ride My Seesaw. Love your heartfelt reactions!
I first heard the Moodies in 1968. I was blown away, as I was by the group Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears. The orchestral sound, the horns. WOW! I did a hitch in the USMC, and had myself together in 1973, upon my discharge. Saw the Moodies in 1974. Saw them again in 1977 and 1980. All the concerts were, as you noticed, heralded by the audience being silent as they performed. It was magical. Still is. Music such as they made will never grow tired or get old. Neither will it ever be composed to their level again. I am so pleased to have grown in an era which had such marvelous musicians. Thank you for your review.
I have been a long time fan of the Moody Blues and still say they are one of the best to every play. Live at Red Dock was a hell of a concert. Love ya Aileen.
1967: Seattle, WA. Eagles Auditorium. Moody Blues played their first album. It blew our minds, and LSD helped. We cheered so long for more, more. Justin told us no one had ever cheered them or wanted more music. They played their set again.
Perfectly imperfect is what is missing in a lot of recent music. I've listened to this since it was released still brings me to tears. moody Blues was one of the first Progressive Rock bands. Love seeing young people discover this type of music.
The Moody Blues Was the greatest groups of the Sixty's and even today they still bring Joy to our ears, Anouther increadable song and singer, Very well done!!!
This is a timeless song relevant for any era so beautifully written and this performance is stunning. Consider that Justin sounds this great this late in his career amazing. The orchestra is so powerful at the end makes me emotional when I watch this version. Thank you great reaction thanks for the trip back in time to my teens much appreciated. 🤘🤟
I am 71 years old so I grew up with wonderful music like this. I love Aileen's reaction. Her facial expression shows how she is taking in every note and nuance of this amazing song.
Hi Miss Aileen Here are 3 more you might enjoy 1) Tuesday afternoon 2) Forever Autumn 3) In your wildest dreams As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊
My favorite Moody Blues song is "Questions" When the tempo slows down the lyrics really grab you "It's not the way that you say it When you do those things to me It's more the way that you mean it When you tell me what will be And when you stop and think about it You won't believe it's true That all the love you've been giving Has all been meant for you I'm looking for someone to change my life I'm looking for a miracle in my life And if you could see what it's done to me To lose the love I knew could safely lead me through Between the silence of the mountains And the crashing of the sea There lies a land I once lived in And she's waiting there for me But in the grey of the morning My mind becomes confused Between the dead and the sleeping And the road that I must choose I'm looking for someone to change my life I'm looking for a miracle in my life And if you could see what it's done to me To lose the love I knew could safely lead me to The land that I once knew To learn as we grow old the secrets of our souls"
Aileen, the Moody Blues are one of this 68 year-old's favorite bands of all time, and this is one rabbit hole worth falling deeply into. There are SO many awesome songs to listen to. My personal #1 go-to is "(The music to) the story in your eyes." For one of their more popular hard rockers, try "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band." I love watching you rediscover the cherished music of my youth!💖
Watching you react to this beautiful music, our music, took me back to 1967 when I heard it for the very first time. It's unsurpassed and Justin is still touring and touching hearts whenever he sings this, the most wonderful song ever written (In the opinion of a generation of Moodies fans). Thanks
O.K. beautiful you have selected one of their best, This was one of their biggest songs in the states. Justin, the man singing wrote this when he was 19.. Save a little because this song builds up near the end that is enough to make you cry!!!! I hope you like it! I got to see them in Raleigh, NC way back ib 1985. It was great! It was like listening to a recording. It sounded just like this. I do not recall if they did this classic. They are so darn good. I think ALL of their music is good!!!!! ALL OF IT.............. Bye for now.
An epic composition... This song has always mesmerized me... Almost a haunting quality to it, especially the album version that features a spoken word at the conclusion
Hey Aileen! One of my favorite songs of all time. I haven't watched the reaction yet, but I'm pretty sure they never actually play the ending of the song during a live version, which is sad and you should listen to the full version on your own time. Fun fact though, my sister followed them around for years on tour and the drummer proposed to her. She said no because she didn't think she could handle the lifestyle of either always being on the road or being left at home until the tour was over, plus relocating. Meh, to each their own. I think she missed out tbh.
Moody Blues had many many hit songs. When I was in university in the dorm someone played Tuesday Afternoon every night while I went to sleep. It was a pleasant experience. A few of the many songs to check out I'm Just a Singer, For My Lady, Melancholy Man, and Never Comes a Day.
I still remember hearing this for the first time. Because of it's length, it was relegated to late at night on the radio. I would often stay up in hopes of hearing it again. My brother had the opportunity to play in the backing orchestra when Moody Blues came through town. Awesome stuff
I can think of a lot of bands that are as good live as on record. Pink Floyd and Supertramp come top of mind. Nightwish and Peter Framptpn are better live than on their records!
His voice had an even better range back in the day, still brilliant here a lot later on. I believe he was a teenager when he wrote this song. Definitely worth listening to the studio version. I have an original copy on vinyl. Love to just lay down and listen to it!
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This was written and composed by the lead singer, who you see here, Justin Hayward when he was just 19 years old. Imagine a 19 year old young man making something like this.
Old soul
It was these guys that introduced the Beatles to the melotron.
People who can do things at a level like this are amazing. I thing when Steve Winwood wrote I'm a man he was only 17. That's crazy.
Imagine how much better his voice was 50 years earlier.
@@AndyViantGod, it was pretty darn nice here and now.
Justin is still married to the same girl that he wrote this song about. They got married in 1970, 3 years after it was released in 1967. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Nice! My 90 year old father in law just lost his wife of 65 years last month. He cannot be consoled! So sad. There is something to be said about so many of these old school couples that kept on loving each other until the end....
@AudiophileTubes I'm so very sorry for your loss. My wife of 52 years passed away 3 years ago and her memory is all I have left.
Justin wrote the song in 1966. He met his future wife in 1967.
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@@williamhoppe4500 Thank you. I'm very sorry for your loss as well. May her memory be eternal.
I'm 71 years old and was a teenager when this song came out. It struck me so hard that a song could be so beautiful. I went to sleep singing Nights in White Satin as my eyes gently closed and I went into dreamland. The addition of the orchestra to the marvelous voice of Justin Hayward made this song absolutely most memorable.
I'm 41 and this song came out long before I was born. This is far from the first time I heard it but it will be last thing on my mind tonight before falling asleep.
I haven't lost all faith in modern music by any means but nothing like this will ever be made again. It's a masterpiece.
The studio version shows you his voice is even better as a youngster
I agree, this was still an epic belt, but the studio version can show you what he did without today's vocal manipulation software. This brings me back to times where we had so much less to worry about.
@@OriginalVenomZA, many people worried about the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the Middle East, and race riots back then.
@@straycatttt2766 and now we have Cold War, the War on Terror, ISIS, the Middle East, Iran with nuclear weapons launching 300 missiles, riots covering everything from race, to the environment, to the G8 Summit, to the Presidential Elections, Trump, Biden, Covid, Joblessness, 8 Billion people on the planet, polluted oceans, AI taking jobs, food shortages everywhere from Madrid to Calcutta to towns in southern France, the Panama Canal both blocked and in danger of water shortages, drones as weapons, a hundred fold increase in school shootings, murder and rape, Detroit half abandon, Houthi Rebels shooting missiles as US ships, fentanyl epidemics in every city, a 20-fold increase in homelessness in the US, and the list goes on.
So, yea, you really showed us how little has changed.
... especially the full-length version with the spoken word poem at the end.
I listened to them in the 60’s, and Justin’s voice still has that gorgeous, emotional, power that he’s always had!
Every time I see someone younger react to older music (the music that has been the soundtrack to my life) like this, it restores my faith in humanity.
Same
A lot of young people today are listening to and enjoying those songs. It's nice to see our music carrying on.
@@glassman56garner76❤agreed my nephew used to borrow my vinyls,😮 I loved lending them to him, glad he enjoyed REAL 🎶 music!!🎉🎉
One of the greatest pieces of music ever written.
Released in 1967.... There is a poem at the end of the original release.....
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 colours from our sight
Red is grey is yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion
And after all the music and poem, it ends with a gong.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful ending! I remember listening to the WHOLE song to the end. Soooo beautiful ❤
I remember it well. Thanks
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❤ poem was so haunting and mesmerizing, wow, what a finish!!
The Moody Blues is a band that seems to be often forgotten about, but they have a wide range of hits. Isn't Life Strange, Your Wildest Dreams, The Story in Your Eyes, and I Know You're Out There Somewhere are good songs that will not disappoint.
I have never forgotten the Moody Blues. The granddaddy of progressive rock.
I'll also add "The Question" and "Autumn Forever" as two of their masterpieces.
Pretty much every song off Long Distance Voyager was on the radio. People know the songs but forget who sang them.
"Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?)", "New Horizons", "I'm Just A Singer in a Rock and Roll Band", "Ride My See-Saw".
In Search of the Lost Chord was my first MB album. Mind blowing.
that is how you do a love song, none of this auto tune crap
Absolutely
Amen 🙏
This song was on an Album called “Days of Future Past” and on the album this song ends with a beautiful poem called “Late Lament”
“Breathe deep the gathering gloom,
Watch lights fade from every room,
Bedsitter people look back and lament,
Another days useless energy is spent,
Impassioned lovers, wrestle as one,
A lonely man cry’s 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 grey and yellow white,
But we decide which is right,
And which is an illusion.”
And was preceded by another poem titled “Morning Glory”
“Cold hearted orb that rules the night,
Removes the colors from our sight,
Red is grey and yellow white,
But we decide which is right,
And which is an illusion.
Pinprick holes in a colorless sky,
Let insipid figures of light pass by,
The mighty light of ten thousand suns,
Challenges infinity and is soon gone,
Night time, to some a brief interlude,
To others the fear of solitude,
Brave Helios wake up your steed,
Bring the warmth the countryside needs”
Poems were written by the drummer Graem Edge.
There first big hit which put them on the map was “Go Now” in 1965. One of their last hits was “I know your out There Somewhere” 1988. 23 years of hits. They also had a song from 2003 called “December Snow”.
The times over the years I find myself quoting those words!!! Sometimes when out walking on a moonlit night, sometimes just because the feelings are rising. Always from the soul as that's how Graeme wrote them.
Exactly!
The correct title fo the album is "Days of Future PASSED" not "Past" 😊
I saw Graeme recite it live in the 1970's
Justin also sang on Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of War of the Worlds. His vocals on Forever Autumn are sublime!
Agreed, Forever Autumn is one of the highlights of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds.
That album was on constant replay in my car when it came out. LoL the days of mini cassette players.
The Question is another gem. The Word and Om should be listened to together. Tuesday Afternoon is also nice.
Procol Harum ...Whiter Shade Of Pale ❤❤❤❤
My favourite song! I knew the lead singer Gary Brooker very well. I grew up in the same village he lived in. We drank at the same pub. He played it live on his own on the pub piano for my 21s birthday. Best present ever!
Yes this song 100%
Love it. But this is better, to be honest. Not by much, but it is.
This song was so personal to me. When I was young I used to sing this song to my new wife while we were on road trips. We listened to the entire cassette. I put the Moody Blues at a class of their own. Not rock,pop,easy listening. I really could not classify them. But I loved them and gave them utmost respect.
_musical Ballads_ would be a good descriptor for them
I’m 70 years old, we had the best music❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥
Yes we Boomers were blessed with the best music ever, BTW, I’m 72 🙏
Yes we did ... sad to hear about Mike Pinders passing ! 😢
&2 years old, 73 soon - yup!
Amen, my sister, amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m 68 we were truly blessed
The lead singer Justin Hayward wrote this masterpiece when he was 19 and here in this live performance he's 65 years old. A rare talent.
Also, even at his older age he has such crystal clear, emotional and fine vocals. What a perfect song it is and always will be.
I believe this was from their concert in Royal Albert Hall in May of 2000. Justin would have been around 43 years old at that time. He is 77 years old now and still making beautiful music with his solo tours in the USA and UK. He is a one of a kind talent for sure. The Moody Blues were a special band and do not receive near the attention and credit they deserve. But those of us who love their music get it!
He was 53 during this concert. It took place in May 2000 at the Royal Albert Hall.
Justin Hayward is such a fantastic and enigmatic singer. I can certainly recommend listening to the studio version as well; the high notes reach even higher and really grab you and drag you along. In the same vein, I can very much recommend Crowded House with "Don't dream it's over", *especially* the version from their goodbye concert; it's SO emotional and beautiful.
In my "humble" opinion, this is the greatest love song ever. The rising and falling of so many different kinds of instruments, the lyrics, the vocals from beautiful harmony to voice cracking pain. In my experience, this ranks up there with Shakespeare's ability to describe love in poetry. All these decades later, I still get goosebumps.
Justin Hayward listens to some of the reactors listening to their songs. He replied to one of my comments on another reactor's reaction to this song. We exchanged a couple pleasantries across the comment section. I saw them live in 86 when their current hits were, "I Know You're Out There Somewhere" and "Your Wildest Dreams" and "The Voice" if memory serves me. It was a great concert.
I'm trying to recall when and where I saw them, but I believe it was on the same tour. In the midst of their set, I looked up and saw a satellite coming apart as it re-entered the atmosphere. Maybe I can work out where I was; I think somewhere in Indiana--maybe Indianapolis.
The Voice is one my favorite Moody Blues songs
Wait till you hear the album version!!
🤯🤯🤯
one of the most amazing voices to come out of the 20th century.
Justin Hayward, the lead vocalist, is still performing live and hasn't lost a step. I'd go as far as saying his voice is stronger live than in studio due to the emotion actually being more honest in his songs. I'd suggest you check out any performance of his solo-song "Forever Autumn" live in concert from recent years. If you liked "Nights" I have no doubt you'll definitely love "Forever Autumn".
I can't stress enough these people are artists
This song is from the album, Days Of Future Passed, where the record company wanted to alternate The Moody's music with brief orchestrational interludes. Between 1967 and 1972, The Moody Blues recorded 7 albums which are the recordings that established the band as an innovative progressive rock band. The mellotron is used in these recordings and each album is unlike anything you've ever listened to. Of course after those albums there are so many others. Other great songs from The Moody Blues are, Tuesday Afternoon, Ride My See-Saw, You And Me, The Balance, The Word | OM, Peak Hour, Your Wildest Dreams, English Sunset and so many others.
I saw them in Pensacola in 1994 with the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra. The Moody Blues would travel the world and send their sheet music ahead for the local orchestra to learn. So, each city got to see their local orchestra perform with the Moody Blues. The studio version has a poem added to it, so it's worth a listen.
Whenever I see a reactor hearing this for the first time I feel so freaking fortunate. The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd were all over the radio starting i my high school years. Not to mention a number of other bands. People growing to adulthood without hearing those two bands in particular just makes me sad for them. They made my younger years so much better.
I cry every time I hear this song. It's been 50 years and I still wonder where she is and how she is doing. Damn this song all to hell its sooo beautiful and totally gut wrenching. Let me help you understand the lyrics.
"Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end" is referring to the satin sheets that she gave him as a gift just before she dumped him. The sheets didn't reach the end of the bed hence the lyrics.
"Letters I've written
Never meaning to send" with 20 versions of his letter in the trash to try and win her back he never mails the letter why?
"Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before" he's telling you how beautiful she was.
"Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore" this is why he never mails the letter, he just doesn't know if she ever loved him.
'Cause I love you
Yes, I love you
Oh, how I love you
"Gazing at people
Some hand in hand" seeing others in love just brings back the pain.
"Just what I'm going through
They can't understand" unless you have had a broken heart you can't understand.
"Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend" you just can't mend a broken heart.
"Just what you want to be
You will be in the end" he wrote this for her. He is saying he is letting her go and above all he wants her to be happy.
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
You know that a particular song is good when it not only moves your heart but your soul.....
Saw them in 1987 in Miami. No orchestra. This was a special event. Check out the record version, there is a lament at the end. Also "Ride My Seesaw", "Tuesday Afternoon".
He wrote this song when he was 19. I was 19 when they released it. They don't make music like this anymore. You need to listen to the version on their Days of Future Past album. There's an additional 8 minutes at the end that will blow your mind.
The poem read by the drummer.
This band deserves so much more modern attention. I was able to see them live with a full orchestra outdoors at sunset in the 90s, maybe one of the most beautiful events I have ever seen.
What I am enjoying the most about your reactions, is the pure emotion that you are experiencing from listening to the greatest music ever written. Which is the music of the 1960's, 70's & early 80's
Nights in White satin has been one of my most favorite songs since it was first released. I am so glad that you were so moved by it! Your reaction to such a renowned song being it so old made me cry as well ❤
One of the original symphonic rock bands. Timeless!!
I've had the absolute honour to see Justin Hayward live on stage singing Forever Autumn. I was like "I'm not worthy"
Songs aren't written and performed like this anymore.... What talent and special time in music history!!! 💕
❤how true, 👍and I tend to get a little teary😢 listening, totally due to the appreciation of the emotion these artists put into their craft🥰
How lucky are we!!! 🤗
And in this one there is an orchestra and backup singers. The Moodys are Rock & Roll Hall of Fame good!! Some try to tell me thoughts they cannot defend. Just what you want to be, you will be in the END! " What a great line...... They don't use a lot of flash. Just great music!!!! Build-ups like waves at the ocean crashing on shore! You are getting emotional. Don't cry, this is a joyful & happy song! With a orchestra this size covers all of the frequencies...... Beginning around 7:20 something. Tears!!!!
If your eyes are dry and itch just watch this!!!!!!
All Moody Blues music is good, all of it!!!!!! Can you imagine someone writing this just for YOU???!!!!!........... Later beautiful.
Justin also did "Forever autumn" on Jeff Wayne's 1978 musical version of "The war of the worlds", widely regarded as a fantastic album.
Still one of the most powerful love songs ever written!💘💘💘
The song has ALWAYS AND ALWAYS WILL BE a "experience"....
I've seen The Moody Blues 8 times in concert. They never fail to bring down the house...
Another Moody Blues great is The Story in Your Eyes ❤😊
Logically, your next listen should be: “Procession/The Story In Your Eyes”, Aileen. Enter the MB’s deep Rabbit Hole - as leagues of us have over 50+ years of musical Moody time travel. Many reactors don’t understand Procession and its three-word lyrics. You will appreciate how the Moodies can transport their listeners across time and space. 💙
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The Question and The Story In Your Eyes are two absolute gems(as is everything else they recorded!)
Every time I hear Night in White Satin live, as it ends I want to say 'Breathe deep the gathering gloom, watch lights fade from every room...'
The Moody Blues were basically the first prog-rock band. The album Days of Future Passed was recorded with a symphonic orchestra. Pretty progressive for 1967. The band also featured a Mellotron, an early version of the synthesizer. The band is known for their poetic lyrics and big sound but they did blues rock, love songs, psychedelia and more
Just had to say real quick, you always look so pretty in every reaction but especially this one with the bangs 🥹 Couple minutes in, already love how much you’re feeling the music with your facial expressions how it carries you ❤️
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One of the greatest songs in history .
The Moody Blues are a great band! There music is more than great it's an experience and a Vibe that transports you another dimension! I Luv this song! Thanks for sharing Aileen ❤️💛
In the late sixties and early seventies, there were people who believed that musicians in general and The Moody Blues in particular had the answers to the worlds' problems. The Moody Blues response was the song "I'm just a Singer (in a Rock and Roll Band). It's a great song to check out.
This is such a stunning performance
This is probably from their concert in Royal Albert Hall. That concert should be heard in its entirety.
what a good choice to watch this song Aileen👍🏼 Beautiful beautiful song
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I've met Justin Hayward 4 times and can attest that he is a gentleman and a sweetheart, his music flows from a beautiful soul.
This was amazing first heard on radio and after 55 years later, still arouses my mind and emotion.
Everytime I watch this , it brings tears to my eyes. It's just unbelievably perfect and beautiful!!! Love you Justin!!! Love the Moody Blues!!!❤
Moody Blues Essentials should be in your playlist. Luv you Aileen!
Great song and reaction!
One of my favorite songs
100 years from now, this will be looked at the same as the work of all the great Masters.
for sure masterpiece status
From the first prog rock album ever. And they never took that right foot off the floor. I was 17 when I first heard this and I listen to them at least once a day at 71. Heard the voice, had no choice, say it with love !
I love your reactions Aileen. Whether you are dancing and smiling or crying you wear your heart on your sleeve and get emotionally involved. You are lovely to watch.🙂
A beautiful woman reacting beautifully to a beautiful song. What more can you ask for? Please also try the following great Moody Blues songs:
The Question
Forever Autum
Tuesday Afternoon
Ride My Seesaw.
Love your heartfelt reactions!
I first heard the Moodies in 1968. I was blown away, as I was by the group Chicago and Blood, Sweat and Tears. The orchestral sound, the horns. WOW! I did a hitch in the USMC, and had myself together in 1973, upon my discharge. Saw the Moodies in 1974. Saw them again in 1977 and 1980. All the concerts were, as you noticed, heralded by the audience being silent as they performed. It was magical. Still is. Music such as they made will never grow tired or get old. Neither will it ever be composed to their level again. I am so pleased to have grown in an era which had such marvelous musicians. Thank you for your review.
The first time I saw this video, I had the same feelings about the performance. I heard it as a kid in the ‘70’s, but this moved me so much more.
I have been a long time fan of the Moody Blues and still say they are one of the best to every play. Live at Red Dock was a hell of a concert. Love ya Aileen.
1967: Seattle, WA. Eagles Auditorium. Moody Blues played their first album. It blew our minds, and LSD helped. We cheered so long for more, more. Justin told us no one had ever cheered them or wanted more music. They played their set again.
Perfectly imperfect is what is missing in a lot of recent music. I've listened to this since it was released still brings me to tears. moody Blues was one of the first Progressive Rock bands. Love seeing young people discover this type of music.
Beautiful is exactly what that performance is 🫶🏼
The Moody Blues Was the greatest groups of the Sixty's and even today they still bring Joy to our ears, Anouther increadable song and singer, Very well done!!!
The Moody blues were/are the type of band where you can start listening to a find yourself still listening to them hours later.
This is a timeless song relevant for any era so beautifully written and this performance is stunning. Consider that Justin sounds this great this late in his career amazing. The orchestra is so powerful at the end makes me emotional when I watch this version. Thank you great reaction thanks for the trip back in time to my teens much appreciated. 🤘🤟
Great choice for a reaction video well done.
Saw them live in the 70s .
I am 71 years old so I grew up with wonderful music like this. I love Aileen's reaction. Her facial expression shows how she is taking in every note and nuance of this amazing song.
Hi Miss Aileen Here are 3 more you might enjoy
1) Tuesday afternoon
2) Forever Autumn
3) In your wildest dreams
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My favorite Moody Blues song is "Questions" When the tempo slows down the lyrics really grab you "It's not the way that you say it
When you do those things to me
It's more the way that you mean it
When you tell me what will be
And when you stop and think about it
You won't believe it's true
That all the love you've been giving
Has all been meant for you
I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
And if you could see what it's done to me
To lose the love I knew could safely lead me through
Between the silence of the mountains
And the crashing of the sea
There lies a land I once lived in
And she's waiting there for me
But in the grey of the morning
My mind becomes confused
Between the dead and the sleeping
And the road that I must choose
I'm looking for someone to change my life
I'm looking for a miracle in my life
And if you could see what it's done to me
To lose the love I knew could safely lead me to
The land that I once knew
To learn as we grow old the secrets of our souls"
Its so beautiful.
Love how she seems to really feel and appreciate this amazing song.
One of best songs ever ❤
Can you imagine being in that room , when the orchestra builds for the finale ? I get goose bumps just imagining the enormity of that sound !
Aileen, the Moody Blues are one of this 68 year-old's favorite bands of all time, and this is one rabbit hole worth falling deeply into. There are SO many awesome songs to listen to. My personal #1 go-to is "(The music to) the story in your eyes." For one of their more popular hard rockers, try "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band." I love watching you rediscover the cherished music of my youth!💖
I'll always thank the Moody Blues for bringing me a touch of classical culture beyond the rock music I normally listened to at the time.
Back in the day Justin Hayward was known as "The Voice."
I’ve been loving this song since 1967 when I was 10 years old. I really love the version with the poem at the end.
Absolutely beautiful.
Watching you react to this beautiful music, our music, took me back to 1967 when I heard it for the very first time. It's unsurpassed and Justin is still touring and touching hearts whenever he sings this, the most wonderful song ever written (In the opinion of a generation of Moodies fans). Thanks
MASTERPIECE!
O.K. beautiful you have selected one of their best, This was one of their biggest songs in the states. Justin, the man singing wrote this when he was 19.. Save a little because this song builds up near the end that is enough to make you cry!!!! I hope you like it! I got to see them in Raleigh, NC way back ib 1985. It was great! It was like listening to a recording. It sounded just like this. I do not recall if they did this classic. They are so darn good. I think ALL of their music is good!!!!! ALL OF IT.............. Bye for now.
Breath deep the gathering gloom, watch lights fade from every room
She needs to listen to the studio version.
An epic composition... This song has always mesmerized me... Almost a haunting quality to it, especially the album version that features a spoken word at the conclusion
Hey Aileen! One of my favorite songs of all time. I haven't watched the reaction yet, but I'm pretty sure they never actually play the ending of the song during a live version, which is sad and you should listen to the full version on your own time. Fun fact though, my sister followed them around for years on tour and the drummer proposed to her. She said no because she didn't think she could handle the lifestyle of either always being on the road or being left at home until the tour was over, plus relocating. Meh, to each their own. I think she missed out tbh.
Moody Blues had many many hit songs. When I was in university in the dorm someone played Tuesday Afternoon every night while I went to sleep. It was a pleasant experience. A few of the many songs to check out I'm Just a Singer, For My Lady, Melancholy Man, and Never Comes a Day.
The entire album is epic
I still remember hearing this for the first time. Because of it's length, it was relegated to late at night on the radio. I would often stay up in hopes of hearing it again. My brother had the opportunity to play in the backing orchestra when Moody Blues came through town. Awesome stuff
Gods of Prog/classic/symphonic rock.
This is one of the earliest songs in my memory. My parents played this for me on vinyl when I was a toddler, and I always remembered it. Love it.
Written in 1967. They are one of the few bands that sound the same on stage as they do on records.
Very true. SO hard to do
Saw them in their hey day many many times at Red Rocks with symphony. Wow. Also saw them without symphony still AWESOME
I can think of a lot of bands that are as good live as on record. Pink Floyd and Supertramp come top of mind. Nightwish and Peter Framptpn are better live than on their records!
His voice had an even better range back in the day, still brilliant here a lot later on. I believe he was a teenager when he wrote this song. Definitely worth listening to the studio version. I have an original copy on vinyl. Love to just lay down and listen to it!
John Lennon said it was the greatest Love song ever.
I so much enjoy watching reactions to music I grew up by reactors that are hearing these songs for the first time and Aileen is one if the best.