One of my fave Moody Blues songs ever. When I was a kid in the 70's hitch hiking all over, when my Mom needed to hear from me, all she had to do was put on the Moody Blues and think of me. I'd call within 24 hours. Worked every time. True Story. The Power of Music.
This is one of their best songs in my opinion. Pinders mellotron is unbelievably powerful. Lyrically it might be my favorite song. But I could go on about almost anything these guys have done. Favorite band hands down.
The most under-rated rock band ever. I have been an apostle since 1971. Forget the later stuff with the pressure of writing whatever...the early stuff, like this, was stunningly original.
Michael... I don't think the 80's stuff was under pressure writing. It was all very well written and performed. They had just went onto a slightly different lark. Gemini Dreams, The Voice were great tunes.
I agree with you 100% This is the REAL Moody Blues when Mike was still with them God bless the Moodies and long live the memory of the late 60's in our collective hearts(I was THERE!) What a creative mindblowing time! Love and Light to ALL!
The later stuff is still better than 99% of what's being passed off as music even in the 90's. I assume you're not happy with songs like "Gemini Dreams," "The Voice," and "The Other Side of Life." If The Moody Blues didn't exist before those songs and they released those in the 90's and early 2000's, they'd still be ranked as one of the best if not THE best. But you're right, their earlier stuff is more conceptual.
@@TopazShane The earlier stuff was MUCH better than the later stuff but that was mainly because the VIBE and creativity in the late 60's -early 70's was at it peak..(plus Mike left who was the heart and SOUL of the Moodies).after he left it all went to shit...although there were 2 or 3 songs half decent as you mentioned
Heartfelt. Full of class and integrity. I met the Moodys in the old Detroit airport in 96. Justin Hayward was kind snd accommodating as I fumbled over my words to tell him that they were NOT just “singers in a rock and roll band”...and that the beauty and grace they had provided to the world was without equal.
When my daughter was eleven years old, she came down with mysterious low grade fevers and other health issues. As my husband and I prepared to take her to the hospital, I could hear my husband sobbing on the phone to his father. She stayed in the hospital for a week. During that time the inner strength I gained from listening to the Moody Blues was comforting. I wish I could find a way to send a message of thanks to Justin Hayward and the rest. After her surgery her health was regained. R.I.P Ray Thomas. Your voice was magnificent and now it is angelic.
Hardly “god”...but the Moodys DID pretty much create an entire genre of rock...lets call it “trancendental” and the late 60’s and early 70’s...with all the unrest and war were their backdrop. And so they appealed to my sensibilities...right when I was coming out of HS...my first year at college...my stint in the Navy and beyond. So it might not have been like talking to a god...but for me it was “elevating”..
For me, the most awesome song ever!!!! These guys just never got the recognition they deserved....but maybe that too shows how great they truely are.....a gift from the universe,
Michael Hirst said it perfectly 7 wonders of the world from 1967 to 1972 and we all know them and love them they didnt have to promote themselves just their message! listen to ray incredible on the flute the rock and roll hall of fame is a joke they should of been in the day after they opened the doors!
Last time I saw the Moodies was early 2000's and they played this song and I about jumped out of my seat with joy. As to the HOF you have to please Rolling Stone mag and they were never big MB fans.
THIS SONG IS SO FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME IT SAYS SO MUCH WHEN PEOPLE WANTED TO HEAR MUSIC FOR ME THAT WASNT ENOUGH I UNDERSTOOD IT AND IT MADE ME A MORE ROUNDED BETTER PERSON!
I was sitting in a dorm room at Case Western when on the Threshold of a Dream came out in 1969. I was stunned...especially when I learned of their earlier albums, Days of Future Passed and in Search of the Lost Chord. My life seemed to bloom at that moment and 50 years later I'm still listening and appreciating. What a time for music and creativity and actually, hope.
I agree with you guys about the originality and the power of the music. I've known it since I was a young boy of 4 or 5 listening to this in the early 70s. Nothing can compare to it
I just brought this one up in a songwriting class I'm taking. We were doing a word-building exercise and I had all these "ion" words and immediately remembered this song!
Like the first light of dawn, this music opens the eyes to new promises and all the wonders of nature. Evocative of belief in the afterlife and powers beyond observation, these pieces pull the strings of the heart, draw nostalgia and awaken loves, skinned lives and sleepy watchmen !
This song and most of the Moody Blues music has had a profound impact on my life. Very well done imagery and the message portrayed is needed now more then ever.
Wonderful video and song I love it and God bless your Mother she raised a wonderful son and thank you for this I love the Moodies and everything they have done
You honour Mom. When listening to the Moody Blues, I read their lyrics. John Lodge’s “One More Life to Live” makes me think of Scotland's Bard, Robert Burns. “One more time to live and I have made it mine Leave the wise to write for they write worldly rhymes” Thank you for putting graphics to what John must have thought while writing his creation...in the early 70's. ~ Janet
Kendrick Shackleford....thanks for posting this wonderful song my John and Mike. Your video has captured the very essence of the message. One of the best I have seen......and I have seen them all!!!
The moodies mentioned pollution--there is always more of it every day, along with more people every day. No wonder they called themselves the moody blues. I'm blue too. Will always love their music for it is thought provoking
@kennyshackleford Beautiful Work Ken. My favorite band ever. One more time to live is so Powerful. Great video you put with it. Thanks alot. Just remember Timothy Leary and Love with all your might, before it's too late. Have a great 2012. ~~~PEACE & LOVE~~~
This song reminds me of my English Literature teacher, Miss Marilyn Millar, at John Taylor Collegiate. She was one of my fave teachers and I had a crush on her.
My dad commented about this song on a trip to Mexico. I told him to not try and figure out the meaning because each person has his own interpretation of a Moodies song. This one is no different.
I like the visuals and the way it's put together, but I do have one comment. If the hand forming the peace sign was just a hand without the stars and stripes on it, it would make the video more universal, in my opinion.
As John Lodge said just the other day, the sentiment of this song, the words are evermore meaningful at this time, 2023.
This was one of my favorite songs back in the day and still today. I think i was around 14 when it came out.
Nothing has changed
Doesn't get any more BEAUTIFUL and meaningful than the MOODY BLUES!!!!
the moody blues music will never grow old, its just gets better every time I listen to it.
I've listened to their music for 50 years, love their wonderful songs even more today.
One of my fave Moody Blues songs ever. When I was a kid in the 70's hitch hiking all over, when my Mom needed to hear from me, all she had to do was put on the Moody Blues and think of me. I'd call within 24 hours. Worked every time. True Story. The Power of Music.
Ich habe das Album es ist für mich das beste was die Moody Blues gebracht haben .Immer wenn ich gute ruhige Musik hören will ist die Platte drauf
This is one of their best songs in my opinion. Pinders mellotron is unbelievably powerful. Lyrically it might be my favorite song. But I could go on about almost anything these guys have done. Favorite band hands down.
Lucas Cecil I had this song on in my car tonight coming home from work. Still impressive after all these years.
Mike's mellotron sounds are like no other. Sure wish somebody will come along and take us to new heights of beautiful music.
Mine too. For 50+ years.
It is not all an illusion or confusion. Read the Bible, folks.
@@dougsweaney6609 Got that! I just love the gift they were given. Been praying for them for decades.
The most under-rated rock band ever. I have been an apostle since 1971. Forget the later stuff with the pressure of writing whatever...the early stuff, like this, was stunningly original.
And futuristic, and just plain beautiful , and inspirational..
Michael... I don't think the 80's stuff was under pressure writing. It was all very well written and performed. They had just went onto a slightly different lark. Gemini Dreams, The Voice were great tunes.
I agree with you 100% This is the REAL Moody Blues when Mike was still with them God bless the Moodies and long live the memory of the late 60's in our collective hearts(I was THERE!) What a creative mindblowing time! Love and Light to ALL!
The later stuff is still better than 99% of what's being passed off as music even in the 90's. I assume you're not happy with songs like "Gemini Dreams," "The Voice," and "The Other Side of Life." If The Moody Blues didn't exist before those songs and they released those in the 90's and early 2000's, they'd still be ranked as one of the best if not THE best. But you're right, their earlier stuff is more conceptual.
@@TopazShane The earlier stuff was MUCH better than the later stuff but that was mainly because the VIBE and creativity in the late 60's -early 70's was at it peak..(plus Mike left who was the heart and SOUL of the Moodies).after he left it all went to shit...although there were 2 or 3 songs half decent as you mentioned
Still makes me feel the way I did the first time I heard it, Love this!
No wiser words can be said: "He who wants to fight begins the end of time"
......For I have riches more than these.....
Heartfelt. Full of class and integrity. I met the Moodys in the old Detroit airport in 96. Justin Hayward was kind snd accommodating as I fumbled over my words to tell him that they were NOT just “singers in a rock and roll band”...and that the beauty and grace they had provided to the world was without equal.
When my daughter was eleven years old, she came down with mysterious low grade fevers and other health issues. As my husband and I prepared to take her to the hospital, I could hear my husband sobbing on the phone to his father. She stayed in the hospital for a week. During that time the inner strength I gained from listening to the Moody Blues was comforting. I wish I could find a way to send a message of thanks to Justin Hayward and the rest. After her surgery her health was regained.
R.I.P Ray Thomas. Your voice was magnificent and now it is angelic.
@Gerald Colgrove Your welcome. Yes the Moody Blues's music is comforting to the mind as it is to the soul.
Wow! It must have felt as though you were in the presence of God, almost.
Hardly “god”...but the Moodys DID pretty much create an entire genre of rock...lets call it “trancendental” and the late 60’s and early 70’s...with all the unrest and war were their backdrop. And so they appealed to my sensibilities...right when I was coming out of HS...my first year at college...my stint in the Navy and beyond. So it might not have been like talking to a god...but for me it was “elevating”..
JanieUnknownWriter Great to know Janie...inner strength...me too.
For me, the most awesome song ever!!!!
These guys just never got the recognition they deserved....but maybe that too shows how great they truely are.....a gift from the universe,
They have so many good ones....God bless them...
No they haven't! Not by a long shot!
well put
The Greatest Musical Band Ever.
When i first played their songs i knew they we special, music that is way beyond our time and timeless!
Highly Evolved Band and Music, They have Lived Many many Lives
Michael Hirst said it perfectly 7 wonders of the world from 1967 to 1972 and we all know them and love them they didnt have to promote themselves just their message! listen to ray incredible on the flute the rock and roll hall of fame is a joke they should of been in the day after they opened the doors!
I wholeheartedly agree. Especially about the R&R Hole of Fame
Not only that. They should name the RRHOF after the Moody's!
Last time I saw the Moodies was early 2000's and they played this song and I about jumped out of my seat with joy. As to the HOF you have to please Rolling Stone mag and they were never big MB fans.
@@gregjeffcoat4258 ….. piss on Rolling Stone
THIS SONG IS SO FAR AHEAD OF ITS TIME IT SAYS SO MUCH WHEN PEOPLE WANTED TO HEAR MUSIC FOR ME THAT WASNT ENOUGH I UNDERSTOOD IT AND IT MADE ME A MORE ROUNDED BETTER PERSON!
Yes it did make me a better person . I never thought of it , but you are absolutely right . Thanks
Eines der besten Alben höre ich öfter zum Entspannen müsst ihr mal machen ist herrlich
An absolute masterpiece.
Moody blues is water.
No life without it
Here, hear. One more tree will fall......For I have riches more than these.....
I once said that about the Moody Blues. I now say that about Procol Harum and Tim Buckley.
This may be John's greatest work. A social commentary appropriate in 1971 today and for eternity.
I just saw him. That's just what he said a few days ago.
I was sitting in a dorm room at Case Western when on the Threshold of a Dream came out in 1969. I was stunned...especially when I learned of their earlier albums, Days of Future Passed and in Search of the Lost Chord. My life seemed to bloom at that moment and 50 years later I'm still listening and appreciating. What a time for music and creativity and actually, hope.
You are a good person. My dad was born in 1919 and died in 1961. I still miss him every day.
So too was my dad -1919. And as yourself, much missed..
I agree with you guys about the originality and the power of the music. I've known it since I was a young boy of 4 or 5 listening to this in the early 70s. Nothing can compare to it
Truly one of The Moody Blues most creative and meaning songs ever written, love it.
Kendrick, RIP for you mother, she had excellent taste in music. One of my favorite bands of all time. Lyrics and everything is perfect :)
Moody Blues, greatest rock band ever. Been listening since forever
greatest band of all time. this mini orchestra is to tune in to the everlasting light!
Amen.Amen.
One of the first environmental songs, and one of my favorite Moody Blues songs.
I can't listen to this song without tears in my eyes. As another commenter said, it sums up what the Moodies have been singing all these years.
I just brought this one up in a songwriting class I'm taking. We were doing a word-building exercise and I had all these "ion" words and immediately remembered this song!
What an absolutely apt song for these times. The words and their meaning, the instrumentation. An amazing composition.
Love this song! Love The Moody Blues!
Like the first light of dawn, this music opens the eyes to new promises and all the wonders of nature. Evocative of belief in the afterlife and powers beyond observation, these pieces pull the strings of the heart, draw nostalgia and awaken loves, skinned lives and sleepy watchmen !
The Moody Blues are just so wonderful ~
Oh the memories this brings bact, I love these guys!!!
Your picture says you are too young to have memories of this era. Am I missing something.
Music thats hard to forget, just sticks there forever!
The greatest band of all time !
I was thinking God send them to us....
Perhaps Moody has sent God to human being
Amen, amen.
No doubt they all graduated from the same metaphysical school of thought.
This song and most of the Moody Blues music has had a profound impact on my life. Very well done imagery and the message portrayed is needed now more then ever.
This song is so before it's time
Wonderful video and song I love it and God bless your Mother she raised a wonderful son and thank you for this I love the Moodies and everything they have done
ididnt mean thumb down
Sophisticated, with one word .....
Ich liebe dieses Album
MOODY BLUES, MOODY FEELINGS, MOODY MEMORIES. A SONG FOR ETERNITY. THANKS MR KENDRICK FOR SHARING.
what lovely music for the self, thank you Moodies ive absorbed your music since 1970 , still touches a chord
Part of my life, a BIG part! :)
I would like to echo Irene's comment. To the discerning, truly Human mind, such lyrics and associated music takes us afar and yet finds us at Home.
On it, Janusz
My favorite song on the album
we played this in 38 states and 12 countriesand everyone loved it
GOD BLESS YOU MOTHER MR KENDRICK. YOUR VIDEO IS A BEAUTY HOMAGE.
..and that, dear sir, is a beautiful gesture on your part...callemos los brutos E !!!
Every Good Boy Deserves Favor
The Moody Blues led me inside, The music is so pure.
Bless the sacred memory.
One of John's finest creations :-)
Brilliant
Magnificent
Yet again.
Excellent Mr Kendrick. Your video is beautiful.
You honour Mom. When listening to the Moody Blues, I read their lyrics. John Lodge’s “One More Life to Live” makes me think of Scotland's Bard, Robert Burns.
“One more time to live and I have made it mine
Leave the wise to write for they write worldly rhymes”
Thank you for putting graphics to what John must have thought while writing his creation...in the early 70's. ~ Janet
the live performance is incredible!
Kendrick Shackleford....thanks for posting this wonderful song my John and Mike. Your video has captured the very essence of the message. One of the best I have seen......and I have seen them all!!!
superb video overall audio attenuation though 👌 love this 🎵 song
Fantastic song
Such an underappreciated song, wish I could've seen it live, it's currently off the setlist :(
The Absolutely best live song circa 1972 Fabulous Forum Inglewood California
There is a live performance with Norda, Julie and Alan on TH-cam and it is stunning. Be sure to check it out.
th-cam.com/video/Nt5NBYGEOko/w-d-xo.html
I saw them do it live, in the Paramount Theater, Seattle. Maybe 12 years ago?
Just saw John Lodge perform it live a few days ago. He said the words seem more timeless these days more than ever.
The moodies mentioned pollution--there is always more of it every day, along with more people every day. No wonder they called themselves the moody blues. I'm blue too. Will always love their music for it is thought provoking
YOUR VIDEO IS GREAT. THANKS FOR UPLOADING THIS PRECIOUS SONG AND ADD YOUR WORK.
EXCELLENT KENNY, BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO, what a wonderfully soulful tribute to your Mom, just excellent
Kendrick ..I cry and pray for your mother daily ..this is such a beautiful song and tribute
@kennyshackleford Beautiful Work Ken. My favorite band ever. One more time to live is so Powerful. Great video you put with it. Thanks alot. Just remember Timothy Leary and Love with all your might, before it's too late. Have a great 2012. ~~~PEACE & LOVE~~~
Love you all.
I have this album 🎸🎶👍
Beautiful!
AS THE BABY BOOM GENERATION SLOWLY FADES AWAY
You did an awesome job !!! Keep up the good work !!! :) What a wonderful tribute to ur Mum.
I miss mine also ... she's been gone since 1984.
This song reminds me of my English Literature teacher, Miss Marilyn Millar, at John Taylor Collegiate. She was one of my fave teachers and I had a crush on her.
What a beautiful montage and what a beautiful song. The Moodies are such a great band, next to Pink Floyd the best ever in my honest,humble opinion.
Great video to go with this beautiful song. Good work.
This was added to my playlist, "Isn't Life Lodgey" :)
The band of the universum
que gran cancion de un gran grupo
What a great job you did putting this video together.. Thank you for sharing
nicely done, 'kennyshackleford', nicely done . . . great vid to go with great tune by a great band . . . bravo!
Great music!
Every good boy deserves favour.
Thank you!
God Bless you Kenny ..your Mother is Blessed by God to have such a good son as you ~j~
Thank you for your posting!
thanks my friends!!
Wonderful
good job with the video!!
1972 Fabulous Forum brought down the house.
Super
Compassion ~ Solution
My dad commented about this song on a trip to Mexico. I told him to not try and figure out the meaning because each person has his own interpretation of a Moodies song. This one is no different.
for I have riches more than these
I like the visuals and the way it's put together, but I do have one comment. If the hand forming the peace sign was just a hand without the stars and stripes on it, it would make the video more universal, in my opinion.
#ThanQ🌹🕊✨
two words: cutis anserina (goose bumps!) :D
They forgot one word. Education.
Godly.
COMPASSION-SOLUTION
For I have riches more than these