The Moody Blues was an English rock band formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire… Read Full Bio ↴The Moody Blues was an English rock band formed in Birmingham, Warwickshire in 1964, initially consisting of keyboardist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist Ray Thomas (died 2018), guitarist Denny Laine (died 2023), drummer Graeme Edge (died 2021), and bassist Clint Warwick (died 2004). The band came to prominence with the UK No. 1 and US Top 10 single "Go Now" in late 1964/early 1965 and subsequently embraced the psychedelic rock movement of the late 1960s with their 1967 album "Days of Future Passed" that established the band as pioneers in the development of art rock and progressive rock. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

The band began by playing rhythm and blues music. After some early lineup changes, the band settled on a line-up of Pinder, Thomas, Edge, guitarist Justin Hayward and bassist John Lodge, which would stay together for most of the band's "classic era" through the late 1960s-early 1970s. Their second album, "Days of Future Passed", released in 1967, was a fusion of rock with classical music and established the band as pioneers in the development of art rock and progressive rock. Days Of Future Passed has been described as a "landmark" and "one of the first successful concept albums".

The Moody Blues became known internationally by recordings of songs including "Go Now", "Nights in White Satin", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Question" and "Your Wildest Dreams". The band has been awarded 18 platinum and gold LP’s. The band sold 70 million albums worldwide. The Moody Blues were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.

The Moody Blues formed in 1964 in Erdington, a suburb of Birmingham in the county of Warwickshire. Ray Thomas, a young John Lodge and (occasionally) Mike Pinder had been members of El Riot & the Rebels. They disbanded when Lodge, the youngest member, went to technical college and Pinder joined the army. Pinder then rejoined Thomas to form the Krew Cats. Back from a disappointing spell in the Hamburg region a few months later, the pair recruited guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine and band manager-turned-drummer Graeme Edge. Pinder and Thomas initially approached their former El Riot bandmate John Lodge about being the bass player, but Lodge declined as he was still in college. They instead recruited bassist Clint Warwick. The five appeared as the Moody Blues for the first time in Birmingham in 1964. The name developed from a hoped-for sponsorship from the M&B Brewery which failed to materialise, the band calling themselves both "The M Bs" and "The M B Five", and was also a subtle reference to the Duke Ellington song "Mood Indigo". In an interview it was revealed that the band was named "Moody Blues" because Mike Pinder was interested in how music changes people's moods and due to the fact that the band was playing blues at the time. Around this time the band were the resident group at the Carlton Ballroom, later to become rock music venue Mothers on Erdington High Street.

The Moody Blues' "rich symphonic sound" influenced groups such as Yes, Genesis, the Electric Light Orchestra and Deep Purple. They also helped make synthesizers and philosophy "part of the rock mainstream".

The Moody Blues became members of the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. In 2013, readers of Rolling Stone Magazine voted for them as one of the ten bands that should be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ultimate Classic Rock called them "perennial victims of an unaccountable snubbing" and inducted them into its own Hall of Fame in 2014.

Writing for The Guardian in 2015, Rob Chapman described the band as "psychedelia's forgotten heroes". He stated: "Despite their success, rock critics rarely took the Moody Blues seriously, a pattern that continued for the next 45 years." He also wrote: "Despite the critical disapproval, the best of the Moody Blues music between 1967 and 1970 possessed grace and beauty. Like The Beatles, they understood how pop songs worked as ensemble pieces. None of them were particularly virtuosic or showy as musicians and their music is refreshingly free of the noodling longeurs that characterised the output of their more self-indulgent contemporaries."

In December 2017, the band were announced as inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. On 14 April 2018, they were inducted as part of the 2018 class. During his acceptance speech in Cleveland, OH, Justin Hayward said, "If you didn't know already, well we're just a bunch of British guys, but of course to us and to all British musicians, this is the home of our heroes and we all know that..." acknowledging the inspirational role of America's rock and roll icons. During the ceremony, Ray Thomas was included as a star that was lost in the past year.

On 11th November 2021 Graeme Edge died. Upon Edge's death, Justin Hayward announced that The Moody Blues had no longer been active since Edge had retired in 2018 (Edge being the only member to remain with the band from formation to ending). Founding member Denny Laine died on 5 December 2023.

Nights In White Satin
The Moody Blues Lyrics

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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 any more

'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

Overall Meaning

The Moody Blues’ Nights in White Satin is a timeless ballad that is widely recognized for its poetic and ambiguous lyrics. The song is about the singer's experience of unrequited love, melancholy, and self-discovery. The title of the song, Nights in White Satin, refers to a type of fabric used in high-end clothing, particularly of wedding dresses, that signifies purity, innocence, and transcendence. The song is composed of two distinct sections, the first of which is a slow, melancholic ballad with orchestral strings and a haunting flute, and the second section featuring a robust guitar solo that gives the otherwise delicate song some dynamic range.

The first verse of the song speaks about the singer's inability to express his feelings to the object of his affection. He refers to letters he has written but never meaning to send, which suggests a sense of regret and longing for things that could have been. The second verse speaks about the singer's sense of isolation, as he is in a crowd of people yet feels disconnected from them. The imagery used in this verse is significant, as it portrays the singer as an outsider, watching from afar. The chorus acts as an affirmation of the singer's feelings for his love interest, despite everything.

Line by Line Meaning

Nights in white satin
The singer is describing a romantic setting, where they are surrounded by smooth and luxurious white fabrics.

Never reaching the end
The experience of this romance seems infinite and timeless, never reaching a conclusion.

Letters I've written
The singer has attempted to express their feelings through written words.

Never meaning to send
However, the letters are not intended to be delivered, so they remain private and unsent.

Beauty I'd always missed
In this moment, the artist is able to see something beautiful that they have been unable to appreciate in the past.

With these eyes before
They are seeing this thing with their own eyes, but it is something they have overlooked or disregarded previously.

Just what the truth is
The singer is unsure of the reality of their situation, and what they are experiencing may be a fleeting moment of clarity.

I can't say anymore
The artist is at a loss for words and cannot express their feelings in a clear or certain way.

'Cause I love you
Despite the uncertainty and confusion, the artist knows that they have deep feelings of love for someone.

Gazing at people, some hand in hand
The artist observes others around them who are in relationships, holding hands and being affectionate.

Just what I'm going through they can't understand
However, the singer realizes that these outsiders cannot comprehend the unique feelings and experiences they are having.

Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend
Although others may offer advice or opinions, they are unable to fully articulate why the artist should think or feel a certain way.

Just what you want to be, you will be in the end
The singer believes that if one desires something deeply enough, they will ultimately achieve it in due time.

Oh how I love you
The singer repeats this phrase multiple times, emphasizing the strength of their love for the person they are addressing.

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Written by: Justin Hayward

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

deejaytrizay

1y↑9

"Thank you for sharing...the story of your mother...
Mother's always love us...like no other.........

Listening to music...and watching the snow
A wonderful memory...from long, long ago...

You wonder if she's dancing....In heaven above?
She's dancing in the snow...with her first love....

We love our thoughts...and memories of those close
Memories are a gift...to be cherished the most....."

JAY ELK

5y↑154

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

'Cos 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

'Cos I love you, yes I love you
Oh how I love you, oh how I love you
'Cos I love you, yes I love you
Oh how I love you, oh how I love you

[Late Lament - Graeme Edge]

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 and yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an Illusion?

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vixey riot

2y↑193

My mom passed unexpectedly at age 60 in March 2020. I remember this song coming on in the car one night winter 2003. The giant snowflakes coming down. We were pulled up to a school for a basketball game I was cheerleading at. We sat there & watched the snow fall & listened to the entire song. She would tell me about jr.high & highschool in the 1970's.. She said this song brought back memories of Jr.high dances in the gym... I wish I knew what my mom's memories looked like, but this beautiful magical song sweeps me away to a world where I can feel those days. It takes me there. What a powerful song... I imagine my mommy is dancing to this with her first love in heaven. Xo

james alexander

2y↑26

I am quite touched by your comment. I wonder why I still live at 75. Served in three armed conflicts and only have scratches to show for them. Why your mom was taken at only 60 is a question with no answer anymore why I still live despite a convoluted life.
This song also brings back tender memories I often can't hold back tears for my many failures and lost loves. Cold hearted orb ... It's all that is left in the end. Ill be dying soon enough and I leave you with this: in the grand scheme of things, nothing really matters. So hold on to your life and never let go, and love like you have never loved before, for that is all that counts in the end. Peace.

deejaytrizay

1y↑9

nam 67

1y↑4

I'm sorry you lost your Mom.... 😞

gus parra

1y↑4

🙏🏽🙏🏽

Vue U

1y↑5

I'm a few years younger than your mom was. The 1970's were a such good years for those of us lucky to be in those times for us. Things were simpler, quieter, boys and girls were good, respectful and kind (for the most part) where I grew up! More kids stayed in school and finished. There was once small period of time when there were racial riots in certain towns. We never had to see it. There was no such thing as "thug life" or being a "bad*ss".
We didn't have any of that and those who were heading in that direction were met head on with repercussions of some sort. I remember a few guys having it out with some teachers, right during class. Some girls smoked cigarettes, no drugs or drinking, nor did most guys.
Everything just seemed cleaner, brighter, more taken care of in most towns. Music was fantastic back then. All through the '70's., great music, from all the popular genres at the time. Neighbors helped neighbors. When we were kids, we could be outside till after dark, leave doors unlocked, go into town on foot at midnight or on our bicycles, without a worry about being kidnapped. It was such a good period of time in the '70's to find that right girl to hope to marry, and a for girls, that guy. When the 1980's started coming around, the shine of the '70's was losing it's luster. By the 1990's everything started tarnishing and turning to rust (so to speak). As far as the 2000's I feel bad for the younger generations. Their heads are filled up with totally false ideals, and fentanyl. My son has had a hard time of life. He'll be 30 this year, God willing.

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Paul Gonyer

3y↑156

This is as close to musical perfection you can humanly get!! This album is just fabulous!! 50 plus year's later it just doesn't get old.

The Truth Channel

2y↑1

I confess Ive never heard this before. For everything I dont like here theres about 100 things I do. Art didn't fall asleep. It was murdered.

Grand Merc

2y↑2

For sure. Class never fades. Ask Bach or Mendelssohn.

Mitchell Marcus

49w

Yes sir brother and damn right.

Terry Hennessy

37w

I agree ❤

Howiesangel45

4y↑172

I've loved this song since I was 10 years old. I'm 63 now. It NEVER gets old for me. This is the best copy I've found on Youtube, so thank you!

Rich Mattiford

2y↑8

Agreed! I’m 62, and I heard this when the “cool kids” in the neighborhood accepted me and turned me onto marijuana. Blew my mind as well! Maybe 1973.

scooter

2y↑6

64 here

Josh Gellis

2y↑8

53 YEARS of enjoying the same song...
how
EPIC. Good for you! 😉😎👌

Kilo 3 - 1

1y↑2

41 and it's in my top 10

lori

1y↑2

60 here and love the Moody Blues since a child.

FINNYBEATS

2y↑55

My father used to wait till the whole house was asleep and he would sit in his lazyboy that was in the middle of the room so he could get the full effect of his surround sound. I would sneak out of bed and sit behind him and listen to his favorite songs. This has, and always will, trigger the most fond memories of childhood that I can remember. Very much so a part of my soul. Just a great piece of work. As an artist myself, I truly hope one day that I can create something as memorable as this for someone else.

Motorizer

1y↑2

Wonderful visuals, thank you. Great comment.

Kirk Tingblad

1y↑1

What a great memory. Cherish it.

Keith Overton

36w↑1

Beautifully written.

Shed Man X

3y↑83

I was 14 in ‘71 when I first heard this. A year later I met my wife. We listened to this so many times together. We have been married 42 years. We still love the haunting melody of this song.

David Amyx

2y↑7

Shed Man you and I are the same age and growing up to such great music was great of my parents to let me do and I passed it down to my 4 sons

Robert Schultz

2y↑3

Congratulations on the long relationship, you truly are blessed to have it. I wish that I could have had the same thing but it's not in the cards unfortunately

Joel Bryant

3y↑26

The best symphonic rock ballad ever written. I still tear up listening to it after all these years. A Masterpiece

Frankie 🐯 Felines Always Welcome

3y↑37

In 1967 this was a mild hit on the radio. In those days only the short version was played. Then in 1971 someone requested the disc jockey, at a favourite radio station, to play this song. Upon that request, “Nights in White Satin” became a HUGE hit 4 years later of its original release, and shot up into the top 10 on music stations around the world. Not many people are familiar with this information. Thank you so much for posting this song.

James Oshiro

2y↑1

I was born in 1967 the month and year this song came out.

Donald J.

2y↑21

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever made

Grimm Dixie

4y↑50

I remember waking up late at night, as a little kid, and hearing this playing on my radio. I was TERRIFIED.
Now, many years later, I love this song.

Skye Flores

2y↑3

Lmao I've had a similar fear of this song, and paint it black by the rolling stones. No FR*AKIN clue why

Lisa Cz!

Bless you!!!

Greg Maday

2y↑5

I suppose to a child it would have an ominous feel about it... however, to my mature ear it is one of the greatest songs ever recorded.

Randall Jamison

The only song eerier is Revolution 9 by The Beatles.

Kristin Thomsen

7y↑233

This song is so haunting and the instrumentation is even more so. A true musician's' song. I remember when it came out; back then we called it groovy!

WavyJones

6y↑9

Was there anything beyond "far out"?

stev al

5y↑11

I appreciate this song and the instrumentation and the vocals more and more each day!! Love it at dusk or late at night even more!

Ontarioguy

4y↑5

@WavyJones Out of sight

Terry Kelley

3y↑4

Its stil groovy. Beyond groovy. Such a great song

Big Tom

2y↑4

i was there too kris i bought this when it hit the shelves and still own my vinyl

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Todd Holman

3y↑46

No question, "Nights in White Satin", is in the top 3 classic rock 'n' roll songs of all time. I would rate only Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", and "Light My Fire" by The Doors ahead of it. An unquestioned magnum opus. It will never be replicated or duplicated. A true masterpiece.

Leslie DeMarco

2y↑3

You have to put Stairway in that list too!! 😉

Bruce Banner

Terribly mediocre top 3 lmao

Todd Holman

2y↑5

@Bruce Banner the only thing terribly mediocre is...you...lmao.

RicksTalentedTongue

1y↑1

@Bruce Banner Nah, you are jaded

mark cornish

Stairway to heaven and free bird yes, not the two you mentioned, of course I hate Dylan and the doors

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gywkwakwa

1y↑10

A lot of young folks have never heard this masterful rendition.

Michael Lazzeri

2y↑15

I'm now 75 y/o, but I remember as if it were yesterday , that 1st time hearing this absolute Masterpiece. It was that Fall of '67, on KLZ-FM, in Denver. I was just stunned. This was not like anything, EVER. EVER ! So, I had to buy the album, & did; I got hack to my room, which I rented from a family, put on the record, & I was in awe, of what I heard. This album was so far ahead of it's time ! Peter Knight was a genius, as it his arrangements & orchestration, that made the album so incredible & original at the same time. To the men in the band : Justin Hayward--------John Lodge-----Ray Thomas------Mike Pinder, & Graeme Edge, i can only say my heartfelt thank-you, for all the music you have given us. I have 7 MB albums on vinyl, & I cherish every one of them. What a time it was ! You just HAD to be there. I am so blessed, I was. ---------------MJL< 75 y/o

Aura Țepeş

Dream on and rock on stranger. And may God bless your soul. Cheers

Steve Meyer

40w

I still have this album...in vinyl!! 👍

Weretyu7777

2y↑15

When that bass comes in around the four minute mark, you just feel it. The whole song is amazing, like seriously amazing, but that part really gives it some punch. And I've fallen in love with the longer version with the poem at the end recently after hearing on the radio, so when I saw that this one was even longer, I decided to give it a try. And it's really cool hearing that intro part transition into the beginning everyone knows. All in all, one of Moody Blues' best songs.

GARY DAVID DERBY

2y↑12

I'M IN MY 80S I'LL NEVER GET OVER OF THIS RECORDING

Andrew Wabik

2y↑30

Beautifully done. One of the greatest pleasures in life for me is music. This is gorgeous.

Jeff Taylor

4y↑29

Powerful love song and the arrangements are mind blowing.

Alley Keosheyan

5y↑377

The year is 1971, I'm 7 YO, sitting in our family car in the parking lot of a Chinese restaurant in Central California. My folks are inside picking up a carry-out order, and I am listening to the AM radio, which they always left on for me because they knew how much I loved music. This song came on, and even though it was the short version, my little mind was totally blown!

#Free to

4y↑20

Yeah ... "Mind blowing" had such a positive connotation in those days. Pretty much everything was positive! Boy, do I miss that attitude and talented expression 😎. Just listening to the radio was an uplifting experience back then.

Coffee Denise

4y↑17

Hey Alley! I love your story. I love this music. This album is how my husband and I first got together. It is still as meaningful to us as it was then. 44 years later!

bfandtesftw

4y↑2

A few ppl auditioned it for me or wanted me to listen to this song (-.-) as kid then teen.... they took and what did they give ?

Delightful Debi59

4y↑9

I got to enjoy this version first and it still holds an extra special place in my mind and my heart

swyman10

4y↑12

Coffee Denise I was 18 & in love with a girl named Ann. It was ‘72. We were in college at OSU. She & I lost our virginity’s to this music. She left me soon after. Even now after all these years I still Love her. I didn’t fall in love again until I met my wife in ‘76. We’ve been together since! Be well & Peace! ☮️

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Carissa McCormack

4y↑36

I'm 35 and I grew up listening to my parents' music. I remember hearing this song for the first time when I was very little and just falling in love with it. I still love it.

Captain Swan

3y↑2

Same here! ❤

NazareneSlain

3y↑2

Same.

ryan busuttil

3y↑2

36, I really do like house, jazz, techno, rap,rock and good old music like these are rare nowadays. One of my favourites

Debra Rakestraw

3y↑12

This is the song to be played at my funeral. I feel connected to it, always have since it came out.

Keith Lapsker

1y↑2

Agree

MovieMan1953

7y↑93

My sister bought this album and I wore it out. There was not a poor song on the whole album. I guess everybody know this but that album was about (1) one day from early morning to late night. It started with a big gong and ended with the same. I wonder what's in the mind of anyone who can write such music. Masterful.

John Churchill

4y↑8

This still send the shivers up my spine 52 years later...stunning

Carol Ogiwan

1y↑5

Sounds still amazing after all these years. I heard it as a pre-teen and I couldn’t believe it was possible to have an orchestra play in a pop song. Anything was possible. Music at that time was exploding for me ELP, Genesis, Yes, Wendy Carlos to name a few. This brings back so many memories. ❤

Jason Atkins

2y↑6

Simply one of the finest recordings ever committed to tape…It just doesn’t get better than this…

Ron Burati

5y↑39

This album owned my stereo for months when it was released. Still floors me.

Patti Brooks

6y↑68

Absolutely beautiful song!! One of the few albums that I listen to from the first song to the last without ever skipping a track.

linkbrent421

5y↑4

I play this album from start to finish every New Year's Eve. Along with Alan Parsons Project, Time. And Steve Miller Band's Fly Like an Eagle.

Donald J.

2y↑1

@linkbrent421 Great combo of music for new years eve

steve martin

1y↑1

56 years later , still a masterpiece

Allison Shaw

4y↑40

I learned to play this on my flute, along with a lot of flute riffs from other groups like Jethro Tull and Molly Hatchet. Copied lots of guitar riffs, too. Still playing my flute at nearly age 60 and still grooving on this.

Daniel Rodrigues

5y↑8

Sinônimo de perfeição... Lindíssima! A parte do meio dessa música me lembra muito o épico Ben Hur de 1959... Incrível a viagem que a música nos proporciona!

Vue U

2y↑4

I've heard this song and enjoyed it from all the way back to the early 1970's when I first listened to it when my brother played the LP on his stereo! I don't think I can even recall this extended version since then. They never played the extended version on the radio after all these years. Usually the shortest version. So I really appreciate this! Somewhat hidden history! Timeless. Tells the story of my life. The intro to this really sets it up nicely too. I wish the radio stations had included all of it.

Bernard Boka

3y↑10

Nights in white satin, Knights of old, troubadours tales, Chivalry, the anguish of love unrequited, the passion of love expressed….. and a poetry reading…. What a journey

Robert Haskell

2y↑1

This just might be THE piece of music, for me, that most represents the total beatitude it is a foretaste of. Heaven glimpsed and felt - my heart and mind feel once again that 1970 longing, and memories and faces and places throng before the mind's eye. God DAMN this is a powerful bit of mystical and musical magic. Words can't express it, but I have tried. Some people will get it, will know it.

judith mosely

38w↑1

I was 20 years old when I first heard this piece. It was 1970 and I was listening to Allison Steele on WNEW-FM here in NYC. She would play this around midnight with a double background of ocean waves crashing. IT WAS HAUNTING!!! After that I bought every MOODY BLUE ALBUM. I am in my 70s and it is STILL a HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL piece of music (without the ocean waves). RIP Allison Steele.

Norm Babbitt

1y↑1

Thank you so much for posting this. My heart is so moved. I am in my later years of life now and I just don't find anything even near comparable to the beauty of this music in our contemporary music scene. Music to bathe your soul in.

Raquel Escobar

4y↑13

An absolute timeless masterpiece!! Everytime I re-hear this song I fall in love with it all over again. Reminds me of you W.S.

Ken Gordon

2y↑5

“Nights in White Satin” by the Moody Blues arguably is the greatest orchestral recording made in the 20th century. If you like beautifully arranged music, this recording is your Magnum Opus.

bryan morgan

5y↑13

One of my all time favorite bands. This song will never get old.

Mitchell Marcus

49w↑6

As a three time suicide survivor . I can relate to breath deep to the gathering gloom watch lights fade from every room. Too anyone that reads this comment I promise life truly does get better.

Mike Barcikowski

38w↑1

awesome dude!!!!

Tashunka Suarez

38w↑1

We’re all proud of you!

Mitchell Marcus

38w

@Tashunka Suarez Thank you so much ❤️ That means so much to me.

James Weekley

1y↑2

If ever a song deserved to be called "haunting" this is the one. It still brings tears to me eyes and a lump in my throat. made it hard to type this.

Carbureted

1y↑3

I’m 21 now, been listening to this art piece for close to 10 years, my mother showed it to me and I fell in love with it instantly, it accompanied me in my loneliest of times, I just wish I was fortunate enough to find someone to share this song with. Where ever my special someone may be, I dedicate this song to you

Captain Swan

3y↑2

The song gives me chills. Hauntingly beautiful!

Brian kern

1y↑1

I still feel like this is one of the greatest masterpieces of pop psychedelia. I was born a year after this was recorded and I grew up with this music courtesy of my parents.

Paul Isaac

2y↑4

This is rightfully in every classic rock station’s holiday Top 100 or 500 best rock songs ever.

Patrick Bateman

2y↑4

The perfect song in my opinion. Long, melodic, poetic, and timeless.

J B

1y↑1

I was 12 in 67, begged my parents to buy this album for me , at the end when it's mentioned about senior citizens wishing they were young & me at 12 wondering about my future, I'll be 68 soon & wishing I was young, a melancholy memory but a good one ❤️✌🏾

Carbureted

47w

This version of the song was played on SirusXM one day, I was in the car with my mom when it did, we sat an smiled ear to ear listening to it, what a masterpiece of a song

LillikoiSeed

43w

This was a Absolumou one of my favorite. My mother has every single album. I know every word. And Progression. when I was 12, I won concert tickets. To see them. I was young and didn’t know as much but my mom did. Looking back on it now it gives me such great pleasure realizing that she put herself in a space that I was allowed to bring her to.❤

Daniel Shumway

5y↑62

Excellent composition, orchestral, romantic, brilliant! Still listening now, age 60, longing for those times, my young crush, Deborah E., while living overseas, attending a great International school, amazing experiences and memories, wow, wow, wow! The other song that made my heart yearn for true love was Long and Winding Road. Where are the long-awaited time machines!?!

Innomen

4y↑1

They are coming. The singularity is in sight. We make new discoveries about the universe almost daily now. I suggest cryonics if you're worried about the wait :)

TheNanabanana127

4y↑1

Brandon Sergent who is coming? Talk to me, tell me about the singularity

Innomen

4y↑1

@TheNanabanana127 The technological singularity is the point past which prediction becomes impossible due to the development of artificial general intelligence. We're already seeing advance per year that used to take a decade. :)

Juliet Reminiec

daniel, days of future passed is a great cd to listen to while meditating

Shiner Drinker

3y↑2

Where are the time machines??? I think you just traveled with one.

John Ries

42w

For me, "The Night" will always be the definitive version of "Nights in White Satin" from the initial orchestral segment to the final gong. Peter Knight did a superb job of orchestrating this track; and it feels to me like something is missing if I don't hear the "Late Lament" after Nights.

Teresa Kramer

3y↑1

Such a beautiful master piece. Music like this doesn't exist anymore.

Barbara Scotswoman

1y↑1

First album I ever bought. Still one of the best albums ever made

Barbara Scotswoman

Thickest wax I ever owned!

JAY ELK

5y↑154

Juan Luis Gallardo Oyarzún

5y↑4

Excelente

Eric Wood

4y↑4

JAY ELK : it is noted that JH wrote this at the age of 19 years old !!!!! 🙏❤️

John Hardesty

4y↑5

JAY ELK ...it’s “ Another useless day’s energy is spent.”

John Hardesty

4y↑2

Eric Wood “Late Lament” the poem was written by Graham Edge!

Delightful Debi59

I wish I could do a copy paste on this for my Facebook page

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DirtySouth

2y↑2

This song is .......it gives me mixed emotions!!!! Want to dance in a field full of flowers...but then blow my brains out!!! Always love it❤

BighornMT

5y↑12

I love the full version of this song, I really miss being in a band or orchestra!

Soul of Noctem

The trivia I remember about this song was this song brought The Moody Blues back from the brink of nothingness. And, they were the only band, at the time, to incorporate a full scale orchestra. If I'm wrong or right, doesn't matter much to me. I just know, this song is a trance, disappear, appreciate life and what you have song. AND I LOVE IT!!!

BroadCrawler

As a high school kid, there's no doubt in my mind this is one of the greatest songs ever created. So beautiful and reminds me of the beauty of the world. Modern music today will never ever come close to as something as beautiful as this!

Noel Dolor

Classic rock at its epic best indeed, a brilliant fusion of progressive/modern/psychedelic rock with smooth symphonic rhythms, haunting yet soothing at the same time. It takes a Gen-Xer like me, now in my 50s to greatly appreciate rock masterpieces like Nights In White Satin--and love it, with an aura of timelessness that is beyond compare and with amazing musicianship 🙂 Songs, or shall I say, rock masterpieces like this put today's music (which is all about style instead of substance) to shame! 😞

Sky Bishop

3y↑2

Love this to bits. Thanks heaps for uploading. It's beyond me why the full version isn't available on Spotify.

Andrie Alinsangao

Nope, it's available on Spotify.

Sean Gage

39w

A beautiful timeless classic.......perfection.....

Erez Harari

4y↑2

So beautiful! I knew the trimmed radio-version from my parents when I was young, and found this complete piece so much later, to finally understand the mood that the moody blues were trying to convey! :-)

ConsumerWarrior

7y↑21

This is the first time that I'm hearing this version of this song in its entirety. I was a toddler when this extended version of this song was released back in 1967. When I was a little kid, I used to hear the single of this song that was released on a 45 back in 1972, which is the only version of it that the radio stations that played pop music and contemporary music would play. However, there was this one heavy metal rock-and-roll radio station that I remembered as a teenager in my area, and they probably would have played this song if someone had called in and requested it. Even though I like musical variety, the one big advantage of those heavy metal rock stations is that every so often they played rare collectibles like this extended version of this song. In any event, thank you for posting this song. :)

Lilith Mourningstar

i first heard this in 1972 when i was 12 years old.
ive never stopped loving it and respecting the vast repertoire of
talent which encompassed its very creation.

Sergio Ferreira

4y↑3

It's rare to find this complete version !
Congratulations !
Great song!

Flashback 60's, 70's & 80's

4y↑1

This album was ahead of it's time. Just an excellent album!!

HighwaytoHellBarbie

52w

Most beautiful song from a beautiful era!

Proton Neutron

I can't believe it's been 55 years since this album came out. God, the years have flown by.

Frank Saumty

2y↑1

Some of My classmates are not among Us and this beautiful song brings Them back just while it's being played for Us to remember, Our Smiles says it all...

crimson

2y↑1

This was The birth of progressive rock. Thank you Moody Blues for creating this absolutely beautiful piece of music history

Thomas Fruge

2y↑2

Great song. Great group. Love how they add poems before and after their songs. Like Ride my See Saw, the Question and this one .

Christian Ormsbee

3y↑7

I was born 30 years after this masterpiece was penned out, and thanks to my mother, she's kept the music of the 60s, 70s and 80s alive within me to keep listening. Much better than today's music, that's for sure.

Erich Sturn

The first time I ever heard this song was when my father played it for me on his record player. I've loved it ever since.

Gary Raymer

This tune is a national treasure, it should be known for what it is, an instant classic, cannot say enough good things about it!!!!

seeburg220

Love the build up at the 6:15 mark, then it recedes, then it builds up again. Then, the poem. Then the gong! Masterpiece!

Abdur-Rahim Muhammad

7y↑11

I love this song since the first time it came out in 1967, I just like the atmosphere of the instrumental part after the lyrics it just takes me out there

KentD

Thank you for this full album version of NIWS. This album is a perfect example of the whole being greater than the sum of the parts (even with them being as good as they are)!

Joel Tyler

2y↑1

In one word: "Masterpiece"!

David Muzzatti

3y↑1

This is has always been & always will be, pure genius.

Leo Aguirre

3y↑1

Simplemente una obra de arte que me llega hasta el alma, gracias música por siempre estar ahí cuando nadie más estuvo.

Rob-in-hood

Very well put, music has always been my comforter as well

Kenneth Brown

1y↑4

When I met my wife in 1979 this was a song I played for her when we listened to music together. I sang it to her with all my heart. She is gone now, 7 years, and the world is much lonelier. Those were the best times of my life, and I miss her.

Janet Sminten

1y↑1

Sorry old timer, sounds like you two had an amazing thing going, that has to be hard. I'm sure she's listening to this song up in Heaven by the real Moody Blues though! Stay strong, you'll be with her some day my man. In the mean time, keep jamming out this magical song until that day comes.

T B

46w

@
Kenneth Brown... sorry for your loss. I totally understand. Lost my husband back in'92, and, at times, it still stings. We were young, but I've never remarried. Cherish the memories and be thankful. Some people never get to experience true love. 🫶🏽

Steve Rossi

3y↑3

A beautiful work of art.

Sugarbeet

51w

I remember after a horrible road trip and once being safe with friends requesting this song and having it granted❤.

Celtic SkyWoman

3y↑1

This song took me far far away, to a beautiful place as a child💖and still does so many years later

teebz R

37w

Absolutely a master of a song

Robert Trufant

2y↑1

When I was 7 years old in 1970 I had a romantic dream with this song in it. I swear to this day that I had never heard it before then. Some works of art exist outside of time. This is one of them.

Diary Of A Axeman

This has to be the greatest Symphonic piece ever put in any Rock content . Michael Kamen's string arrangements for Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb and Queensryche's Silent Lucidity are beyond excellent .... But Nights in White Satin is the Grand Daddy of them all !!!!

Sandy gomez

5y↑2

I always thought this album offered so much to someone like myself. Grand progressive sounds. Close to perfection.....❤️🎶🎶👍🤗🤗

dt81819

36w↑1

I was 13 years old when I first heard this song in 1971. It gave me chills and spooked me so much, that I turned off the radio! Seriously! The FM station I was listening to would play it every now and then. I’d listen but could only take in sections then I’d turn off the radio again. I eventually got to the end with the orchestration but the buildup really spooked me. So I turned off the radio again. The next time I heard it, I got past the orchestration part but I wasn’t ready for the spoken words. Off went the radio again! I think it was months later when I finally heard the song in its entirety. To say I was blown away is an understatement!

Thank you posting this classic!

rhsb

3y↑1

I fell in love with this in the 80's and bought the album.

I had no idea it came out the same year I did!

Peter S. Lust

2y↑1

This song always brings me to tears; even more so when I got to see The Moody Blues in person in Sacramento, California. As I write this comment, I want to cry so bad; however, I am in a public library, and I do not want to create a scene. Of all the Moody Blues songs, this one is the greatest; the one and only. Thank you, everyone. Appreciated.

Matty Hewins

3y↑1

Listening to this now, i cant help but feel that I've heard it before (the intro) when i was very, very young. A forgotten sound that stirs a feeling, not so much a memory, but a "I've heard this before and i was wonder struck" , as I am now...:)

AMIGOdelaHUMANIDAD

2y↑1

ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF POPULAR MUSIC

Hannah N.

One of my favorite songs, an absolute beauty of a song!

Karl Lieck

3y↑10

This is THE version of this powerful, beautiful, awe-inspiring masterpiece. Children of today: This is music. Get it?

Bag

What a masterpiece

Jermaine Johnson

I love the arrangements.🔥

Christopher Krafft

I haven't heard this version in YEARS! THANK YOU! The version I remember listening to on vinyl.

filter4now

I'm from a younger generation (EDM) I'm only 40 but I absolutely LOVE this track. I remember the "closed minded" type saying "bunch of acid heads" when I was like 11 riding in the car - but it's the plain truth. "We decide which is right - and which is an illusion?" Ever have something feel bad but in your heart you know its a lie because it just doesn't add up? That's the worst illusion I've ever experienced. Didn't involve any chemistry just people like that ("1984" Type)

MDFlorida

The part that starts at 7:20. So beautiful.

Ozwald Gardner

2y↑2

The version I love. Thank you.

John Hardesty

Real music for the far deeper individuals for whom find more than dawns and sunsets of this life, it’s the boketto of wonder, this song still brings me to that heightened sense. Still one of my favorites!

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