Upside Down
The co-founder, keyboard player, and one of the three principal singers of … Read Full Bio ↴The co-founder, keyboard player, and one of the three principal singers of the Moody Blues, Mike Pinder was a very visible presence in early progressive rock circles. A pioneering user of the early electronic keyboard instrument the Mellotron as a substitute for a full orchestra, Pinder's work served as the model for the playing of musicians such as Barclay James Harvest's Woolly Wolstenholme, Blue Weaver of the Strawbs, and, to a lesser degree, Ian McDonald of King Crimson, though the latter group quickly evolved its own sound with the instrument. During his years with the Moody Blues, Pinder was known for the lush, dense sounds he generated from his Mellotrons (which yielded such high volumes in concert that the sound off his speakers created wind currents on the stage), which he modified so extensively by the beginning of the 1970s, that they became known unofficially in the rock press (which covered the Moody Blues extensively in those days) as "Pinder-trons"; and for his compositions, which were frequently steeped in a brand of mysticism that recalled the English Romantic poets. During the group's mid-'70s hiatus, Pinder recorded a solo album, The Promise, which grafted elements of what would later be called New Age music onto his established Romantic sound. He returned to the group's lineup for one reunion album (Octave) and then retired to California, rather than embark on a world tour. Since then, Pinder has released several CDs of new age-oriented material on his own One Step label, including A Planet with One Mind and A People with One Heart, both beguiling CDs built around mythological tales and images (intended for children, but accessible to general listeners) drawn from different cultures around the world, told with lush and lyrical musical accompaniment. Pinder was one of the few truly gifted Mellotron players in rock, capable of coaxing extraordinarily rich sounds from this rather restricted instrument. His departure from the Moody Blues took him off the rock world's musical stage, but the continued popularity of their early albums ensures that his music and playing are still widely heard and regularly rediscovered.

His album The Promise is currently unavailable on last.fm.

Upside Down
Mike Pinder Lyrics


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When your life is in confusion
And you cannot find a place where you feel at home
You feel so alone
Yet beyond this blue horizon
Lies a land of mystery where the future is grown
Including your own

When you feel your world is upside down
Just remember love can turn it around
And where ever life will lead you to
You're gonna find someone who feels like you

Everybody has a love light
Everybody has a right time
Everybody has a time to fall in love

Long before your own conception
Where there is no day or night or the pain of need
It then was agreed
That you would make a connection
An appointed rendezvous here in space and time
Through love's work sublime

When you feel your world is upside down
Just remember love can turn it around
And where ever life will lead you to
You're gonna find someone who feels like you

Everybody has a love light
Everybody has a right time
Everybody has a time to fall in love

Long before your own conception
Where there is no day or night or the pain of need
It then was agreed
That you would make a connection
An appointed rendezvous here in space and time
Through love's work sublime

When you feel your world is upside down
Just remember love can turn it around
And where ever life will lead you to
You're gonna find someone who feels like you

Everybody has a love light
Everybody has a right time
Everybody has a time to fall in love

Everybody has a love light
Everybody has a right time
Everybody has a time to fall in love

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Overall Meaning

The opening lines of the song "Upside Down" by Mike Pinder expresses the feeling of being lost and unable to find a place where one feels at home. This creates a sense of loneliness and confusion that one experiences in the journey of life. However, beyond this confusion and loneliness, there’s a land of mystery where the future is grown, where one's destiny lies.


The lyrics highlight the power of love in turning around the world when it feels upside down. It emphasizes the belief that no matter where life leads one, there is someone out there that feels the same way they do. Everyone has a right time to fall in love, the song reminds us.


Additionally, Pinder underlines the concept of an appointed rendezvous in time and space through love's work sublime. This verse reflects the notion of fate or destiny and the idea that one's relationships and connections are meant to be, and there is a higher power above that predestined everyone's life.


Overall, the song "Upside Down" emphasizes the importance of love in our lives and how it can have the power to lead us back to where we belong.


Line by Line Meaning

When your life is in confusion
During times of confusion and uncertainty in your life


And you cannot find a place where you feel at home
When you can't seem to find your true calling or where you belong


You feel so alone
Experiencing feelings of loneliness and isolation


Yet beyond this blue horizon
Beyond the present circumstances or limitations


Lies a land of mystery where the future is grown
There is a mysterious and unknown future waiting for us to discover


Including your own
This future includes your own potential and possibilities


When you feel your world is upside down
During times of turmoil and confusion in your life


Just remember love can turn it around
Love has the power to change and transform our circumstances


And where ever life will lead you to
No matter where your path may take you


You're gonna find someone who feels like you
You will meet someone who shares your experiences and feelings


Everybody has a love light
Everyone has the capacity for love and kindness within them


Everybody has a right time
We all have our own timing for finding love and happiness


Everybody has a time to fall in love
There is a moment in our lives when we will experience love


Long before your own conception
Before you were even born


Where there is no day or night or the pain of need
In a timeless and painless existence


It then was agreed
It was predetermined or planned


That you would make a connection
You were destined to connect with someone or something


An appointed rendezvous here in space and time
Your meeting was scheduled to happen at this moment in time and space


Through love's work sublime
Through the transformative power of love


Everybody has a love light
Everyone has the capacity for love and kindness within them


Everybody has a right time
We all have our own timing for finding love and happiness


Everybody has a time to fall in love
There is a moment in our lives when we will experience love


Everybody has a love light
Everyone has the capacity for love and kindness within them


Everybody has a right time
We all have our own timing for finding love and happiness


Everybody has a time to fall in love
There is a moment in our lives when we will experience love




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Comments from YouTube:

Doug Klein

GREAT song. He was so necessary for The Moody Blues “Mystique.”

Andy Trullinger

Christian, thanks for the upload. Cool track. Has a bit of an Adrien Belew feel, which can only be good!

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