I’m 60 yrs old, and I remember when I was in preschool, the teachers played this album to teach us what an orchestra sounded like. My teacher must’ve been so cool.

Justin Hayward wrote this song when he was 19 years old. It is kind of unbelievable that someone reached that level of talent by that age.

When you hear "our" music from the 60's and 70's, yiu understand why we say "what happened to music".

Makes me feel old 😂❤60-70’s BEST MUSIC🎉🎉

Seen em twice, with orchestra and let me tell you, it was as close to spiritual that you will get this side of heaven

Breathe deep the gathering gloom Watch lights fade from every room Bed sitter people look back and lament Another days useless energy spent Impassioned lovers wrestle as one Lonely man cries for love and has none New mother picks up and suckles her son Senior citizens wish they were young Cold hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colors from our sight Red is gray and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion

In 1970, I was walking around Duke University. In front of the iconic Chapel, four guys were sitting, playing guitars and singing. I thought to myself these guys are good enough to play music for a living. Later that night at the Moody Blues concert, I realized they were the guys from earlier that day. Both performances were excellent.

My oldest brother has 3 favorite bands-Beatles, Pink Floyd and Moody Blues. I thank him for making sure I had a great music education like this.

This was back when music WAS music. Back in my youth. 😊

When I was 16 years old I worked in a large department store in Fulham, London. Justin used to come in the store, and always came to me to be served. I was always so bowled over by his absolute gorgeousness I could barely speak 😂 He was so sweet though, and always gave me a wink and a beautiful smile.

Am 68 and this song still gives me chills!

This rendition of Nights in White Satin never fails to move me with its beauty and fullness. Such a great band! I am so sad to see them one by one leave this realm. They have other gigs to play in other dimensions, perhaps.

One of the greatest groups ever. You mentioned what kind of music. The Moodies are all categories--classic rock, prog, symphonic...And pioneers in each.

When my older brother came back from Vietnam, he brought back a Teac reel to reel, a set of quality headphones, and the best music of the late 60s/early 70s. He also took me and my brother to a Moody Blues concert, his favorite group. Back when the cops and security stepped back and left the crowd to do what they wished, including pass joints up snd down the aisle. God, was I lucky to grow up in the golden age.

Justin wrote this when he was 19 years old 19 ,.... where has all that talent gone ....

MB helped this young man navigate smoothly from Rock exclusivity into Classical Music appreciation. Most of their music lent itself to orchestration…the leap to traditional Classic music easy.

67 here. The Moody Blues were one of my favorite bands.

I have seen them 5 times from 1972 to the middles 2000s and they never disappoint.

Moody Blues, absolutely awesome band with many great albums!!!

You back an iconic group , with an iconic tune , backed by the London Philharmonic ......in Prince Albert Hall ......and you get pure magic .

When I was far away in a country as a soldier, my mother send fig newtons and a cassette of the Moody Blues. I killed that cassette of overuse. Perhaps if I live to a 1000 years old, this song will always remind me of my mother. All the best to you and yours. Cheers.

I saw Justin Hayward last year in a performance of War of the Worlds. He has a great voice that doesn't seem to have aged!

I got to experience that "once in a lifetime" chance to hear them sing this live 5 times. I'm 66 now and have been a huge fan of the band since I was in high school. Cool factoid: Justin Hayward, the lead singer, wrote this for his girlfriend and gave it to her as a gift (along with a set of white satin sheets). They had been apart for a lengthy time and he gave the gift upon her return. He was 19 at the time.

Im 66 now...when i was a teenager i was in love with Justin Hayward so much....hes always had the most gorgeous voice and was gorgeous too.😅😅

The Moody Blues sound is like no other. My favorite band. They are more other worldly than progressive and more Rock than they get credit for.

As I’ve said 100’s of times before an orchestra compliments modern music so magically, I love it. ❤️🤘🎸🎻🦘

I was lucky enough to see the Moody Blues live in concert years ago, it was SO BEAUTIFUL, one of my favorite concerts ever. Still remember hearing the entire album for the first time when it came out, with a bunch of my university friends, sitting on the floor, with candles lit......it was an unbelievable listening experience that night on the first listen. NONE of us said a word until the entire album was played. We were all so blown away, that we were speechless for a few minutes, after it finished.

I'm 67. The number one album for me is Days of future pass. They took a chance with this album and the rest is history. One of the greatest bands ever!

There’s a video of this song when it first came out. They looked very young and appear to be playing in a school auditorium. Just as inspiring!

Saw these guys live around 85. Great concert feel from a band that loved to perform music with real meaning. Beautiful experience during the second half of the show thanks to their sound engineer for doing his best in the acoustically infamous Calgary Saddledome. If he ever reads this I'm sure he'll remember it as one of his toughest challenges. The volume had to be low but we got the true concert (spiritual) experience of this world class band. Thanks for reviewing.

IMO one of the top 10 pieces of music ever written.

Live you guys. Thanks. Keep going. Until next time stay well and poppin for fresh

Greatest unrequited love song in rock history from one of the Top 5 Greatest Bands of ALL TIME.

I love the Moody Blues.Great reaction

Saw them live. They were phenomenal. Love them. Love all of my generation's music. People say their to inner space what Pink Floyd is to outer space. Saw Pink Floyd too. Lucky me.❤

This is a great live performance. "Nights In White Satin" is their most famous song. Moody Blues are one of my favorite groups from the 60's-80's. Love their mix of rock with classical music. Lots of great songs such as "Go Now", "Tuesday Afternoon", "The Story In Your Eyes", "Question", "Ride My See-Saw", "I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)", "Gemini Dream", "The Voice" etc. All of their music is great! Many of their records are concept albums & meant to be listened to all at once. Sadly Ray Thomas their flute player & singer passed away in 2018 & their drummer Graeme Edge passed away in 2021.

I love the play on words using "Nights" in white satin to represent sleeping with satin sheets as well as "Knights" in white satin being the unsent letters. Brilliant.

I saw them in a small venue of about 600 and what a great show with an intimate setting. I have been a fan since the mid-sixties and they did not disappoint.

This made me cry,just unbelievable how this is part of my musical past😊😊😊

Nice, great performance and they still had it live later in their career. I saw them 3 times, once with a full orchestra, they were an amazing band, both live and in studio. Their albums from 1967 - 1972 are all classic and everyone is worth a listen. They had elements of Rock, Prog, Pop, Classical, Psychedelia and New Age in a perfect blend that was the Moody Blues. For a great live performance when they were in their prime, search YT for them in Paris 1970, they are in an intimate venue and the audience is spellbound, they are amazing there and urge you catch it sometime. Enjoy! 🔥🎵🎸🎤🎸🎹🎻🎶🔥

All of the bandmembers are so beautiful "on the outside" too. To put it short: handsome men❣️❣️❣️

I saw them Live with a symphony orchestra in the mid 1990’s. Epic performance.

"Question" is definitely another of their songs worth checking out.

The Moody Blues and Procol Harum were not afraid to use an orchestra in their music. ❤❤

I was 4 or 5 the first time I heard this song (I was introduced to it by my Mom and Dad) ... I fell in love. To this day I will say that Justin is one of my all-time favorite vocalists. When I first heard Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds album I found my favorite Justin song, Forever Autumn. In the early 2000s a full anniversary stage show was created for it in which Justin came back to "update" his performances live on stage. Needless to say, that new live version of Forever Autumn blew the original away ... which is saying a lot. Justin live (as well as the Moody Blues live) is just an unforgettable experience that doesn't leave you wanting for more. Any of the bands performances from Red Rocks shouldn't be missed.

This song (including the ending poem, not done here) is one of the most beautiful works of art ever created. I cannot experience it in full without shedding tears.

Great reaction! I saw them live in 2003. They sounded the same then as they had 30 years before.

i'm old , but i got to see alot of the great bands live ; fantastic

One of my all time favorite songs. On my forever Playlist. This performance is fire 🔥 Great reaction guys and Peace out 🙏 ✌️ ☮️

This song is from the album "Days of Future Passed". On the Original recorded version of "Nights in White Satin" there's a Spoken Word Poem ,at the end of the song that's called " Late Lament" The poem was written by drummer Graeme Edge and are recited by keyboardist Mike Pinder. To me the song isn't complete without the Spoken Word Poem at the End...

best live version been a hardcore moodies fan since i was 10 back in 1968

A whole generation was conceived to this song.

This is one of those songs that transcends everything, it's so good and so emotional. It is absolutely iconic and the orchestra makes it so much more of an experience.

Damn! Those cellos at the end…. Wow, what a touch!

On the original album it was recorded with this same orchestra. This song itself was a poem to the heart's yearning for love, peace, and fulfillment. Great reaction guys. Everytime I listen to this, I am reminded of nights spent under the moon and stars stargazing and pondering the wonderous nature of the universe. This music lends itself so easily to that endeavor! Thanks for doing this live version. I knew you guys would do it justice with your reaction!

The first time I saw The Moody Blues was the first time I wept at a concert.

You have to remember, Justin and the boys wrote this when they were teens back in the mid 60's !!

A favorite song from the early 70s. Glad you like it too. They have no bad offerings.

I am a new subscriber, and I have been a fan of the Moody Blues since their release of the Motown cover of "Go Now" was a hit for the band and Clint Warwick was the bassist with Denny Laine on lead vocals. Denny Laine and Clint Warwick left the band with Denny Laine later going to Paul McCartney's group Wings. In 1966, Justin Hayward was hired as lead singer and guitarist, and John Lodge as the bassist as well as backup vocals. The group changed direction from their earlier Blues based music, and in 1967, was filling a contract to Decca, who the band still owed some recording time. Decca also sold early stereo equipment and wanted to experiment with a sound to advertise their new stereo speakers. At this time the band was made up of Justin Hayward lead vocals and guitar, John Lodge bassist, and vocals, Mike Pinder keyboards, and vocals, Ray Thomas woodwind instruments, and vocals, and Graeme Edge percussion, and vocals. Each of the band members contributed to writing songs and singing, as well as providing background vocals. Decca brought the Moody Blues into the studio with the London Symphony Orchestra and wanted them to record a classical piece. The band had been working on a stage play, and Justin Hayward had already written the songs "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights In White Satin." Mike Pinder, the keyboardist who worked at a factory making and repairing Melotrons, which could tape any other instrument and play that sound back in a loop, had written the song "Dawn Is A Feeling." Justin Hayward met with Peter Knight, the conductor of the Orchestra, and asked him if he objected to them recording something else, and Knight agreed. The band locked themselves in the studio and began writing the songs on the concept album Days Of Future Passed, which was released in 1967 and deals with both the chronological order of a day in a person's life as well as the order of a persons lifetime as a deeper concept. When the album was played initially for the Decca studio management, they didn't like it and said that that kids couldn't dance to the music on the album. There was a representative from the Decca office in New York City at the meeting who was impressed with the album and said that he could sell the album. The Moody Blues toured the U.S. for the first time in 1968 but the band had no publicity and were not well known and had very little funds to tour on. They traveled around the U.S. on an old bus and worked at small venues to help pay for their travel across the country. The first release of the album Days Of Future Passed in the U.S. was in 1968, and that's when I bought my copy, which I still have along with all of their other albums released in the 1960s and 70s. The song "Nights In White Satin didnt become popular in the U.S. and start receiving radio play until 1973. The band released their eighth album with this lineup of musicians in 1978 that was called "Octave," and Mike Pinder had married a woman who owned a ranch in California and didn't tour that album. His replacement was Patrick Moraz, who was to originally just replace Pinder for the tour, and Mike Pinder wanted the band to record in his studio in California and just have a replacement for touring. Mike Pinder had already had one failed marriage and had children by his first marriage that he wasn't close to. Pinder wanted to work on his new marriage and still take his musical career seriously. The rest of the band failed to come to an agreement with Mike Pinder, and he was replaced on a permanent basis with Patrick Moraz. The Moody Blues released eight albums before Mike Pinder left, and the decade of the eighties came in, and their musical directection changed and, in my personal opinion, was never as good and was more commercialized. I have some of the albums from the eighties, but I have never really listened to them more than the first initial time. Between 1967 and 1978, they released "Days Of Future Passed" 1967. "In Search Of The Lost Chord 1968. On The Threshold Of A Dream 1969. To Our Childrens Childrens Children. 1969-70. Question Of Balance 1970-71. Every Good Boy Deserves Favour 1971. Seventh Sojourn 1972. After a short time off Octave 1978. I was fortunate enough to see the Moody Blues in concert twelve times before Mike Pinder left the band, and three of those times, they performed with a Symphony Orchestra. I took my wife to the Octave concert in early 1978, and she was expecting our first daughter who inherited my love for the Moody Blues and for all good music. I also took my younger sister. It was my younger sisters first concert and my wife's first Moody Blues concert. Our youngest daughter and her husband bought us tickets to see the Moody Blues at a casino in 2012. Justin Hayward, John Lodge, and Graeme Edge, the drummer, were the only original members, but they still sounded great and played mainly their older songs from the 60s and 70s. My wife and I have been married for over 50 years, and I started going to rock concerts in the 60s. I went to more concerts than I could count before my wife and I were married, and I have seen some incredible bands and performers and some great shows, but I can honestly say that the Moody Blues were more than just a rock band and they always sounded amazing live. Unfortunately, Justin Hayward, the John Lodge, are the only members of the band who are still alive. I have a massive album collection from the late 50s through the 80s, and I love all types of music, but the Moody Blues will always be my favorite.

All these years on this is still exquisite.

Bands like The MB's, and Procul Harum, from the UK, brought the orchestral element to Rock, which made you look at Rock in a whole other light, back then. The Beatles, and the Who, as well, went way beyond the typical 2 guitars, Bass, and drums thing, very often..Ironically, The MB's have a song, "I'm just a singer in a Rock 'n Roll band," which they were, but came to be so much more...I saw them twice, and they didn't disappoint, either time.

Along the lines of the Moody Blues is a classical rock group called Renaissance. The group is lead by opera-like vocalist Annie Haslam. They were most popular is the 1970's with their "Live at Carnegie Hall" double live album being their most popular. Their more popular songs are "Can You Understand", "Mother Russia", "Ashes Are Burning" and "Carpet of the Sun". They are best appreciated live. There are great live performances from 1974 on youtube.

🎉🎉prom song can't go wrong with the moody blues

The Moody Blues has such a cool, mellow sound. 😎

The live version is great, but the long version from the album is quite an experience.

Thank you Phil, for reacting to this song while wearing your best Moody Blue shirt!! And props to Sam for going contrarian on us!!

I saw them live at the Sacramento Memorial theater, in Sacramento, CA. Out of all the concerts I have ever seen (and I have seen a lot of concerts) this was, by far, the best concert.

Great life performance video love this song love your videos

I am glad that you got around to this specific performance. It is incredible. If you have not yet listened to their album "Days of Future Passed" released in 1967, please do. It is a piece of work. I was lucky enough to see The Moody Blues live some years ago. Great reaction..

I noticed your Cat pass by the door Seeing bands/musicians "live" is a true test of their talent (especially without pre-recorded tracks, like many today) I was so glad thAT THE MODDY'S did get into the Rock Hall, before a few of them died. They waited several years as they were eligible - yet, a band that deserved the acknowledgment!

I listen to the Moody Blues when I was very very young and listening to this live concert figuring it would sound different but it did not it sounds exactly the same as the original and to me that is just amazing. I enjoyed your reactions to this beautiful song.

Really great song by them, love it!!❤❤

It's never complete without the poetry at the end, as on the album! "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."

There is a longer version that includes the poem at the end. It is a very theatrical performance.

thank you for pulling me away from current events. the planet is in discord yet a lovely tune moment in time. cools my heart.. ty.

The official video is amazing (filmed in the 60s, the clothes, fashion was filmed around England at the time, its fire)..

It's a masterpiece.

Beautiful real music with real talent and real instruments... Can't beat it.

"In search of the lost chord" was my first prog album. What a classic.

Without the coda, the song is incomplete. Now, as for my opinion of the Moody Blues, I always put their albums on when I was entertaining a young lady (I was also young at the time). The lush sound, the intelligent lyrics, helped put her in a good mood. They always appreciated the lyrics.

Great album...Great song...

In a class all by themselves .. magnificent

I’ve had the pleasure of seeing The Moodies in concert many times. Love, love, love them!

This is my nominee for the most hauntingly beautiful, moodiest (no pun intended) song from the 70s. We listened to this song in dark rooms and let the music and spirituality take us on an extended journey. Again, the Moodies prove, as does Procol Harum's Whiter Shade of Pale, that rock, symphony, and choir go together, as Sinatra intoned, like love and marriage. Simply otherwordly.

This one always takes me back to my senior prom here in Michigan, 1971. It was always a favorite, especially is was a nice looooooong 'slow song' to dance to. LOL A classic. Laugh at us 'Boomers' if you want to, but we had the best music.

Outstanding and yes they are that good live in concert. I saw them in concert 6 times in the 60's and 70s including an outdoor concert backed by the St Louis Symphony Orchestra. Easily in my top 5 concerts of all time

Had this played at my mum's funeral back in 2022

We went to see John Lodge in May of last year where he played the entire Days of Future Past album. An unexpected surprise was that Keith Emerson of ELP was his production manager for the show and he came out to introduce himself to the audience.

The Moody Blues and Santana were my first two 33 RPM vinyl records.

The first record I ever bought was the Moody Blues A Question of Balance. That must have been 1970 or 1971. I still remember the sun that day. There was that cobalt blue sort of cloudless sky that Australia is famous for. I remember the look of the shop, paying for it, and then the walk down main street to the car. I even remember the first listen to it at home, and then writing a letter about it to a girl, Laura, and reading her reply about a week later. She was so much more knowledgeable about music than I was. Unfortunately she would get a job on a cattle station in Western Australia a few weeks later, so I was never to see her again. She had exceptional skills with horses, so I am sure she did well, and would have been popular out there. The richness of the tapestry of life is inextricably entwined with memories of the music of the Moodies. I was 15, and it was a privilege to start my musical collection and journey with what was one of the greatest assemblages of musical talent in history. This song is right up there with Beethoven's Ode To Joy as one of the greatest of song compositions, ever.

You should watch the whole concert it was great!

Every live video, from the facial expression to the effects are the best.

Studio is always better than live. They can’t duplicate live what they can do in the studio.

Yes, seeing The Moddy Blues live is an experience. I've seen them 3 times, and they don't diisappoint!

spectacular live performance

I saw them in Illinois and Texas. Great shows. One of my favorite bands along with the Doors, CCR, and the Eagles.

the Moodies are considered one of the major founders and definers of Progressive Rock, especially in Ray Thomas' (RIP) flute solo.

Back in the 70's listened to this song many times under a black light smoking a bowl of primo weed.

Great reaction, you used the perfect word to describe this song, "Epic." Despite the title of one of their biggest hits, the Moody Blues are much more than just a rock band, they are masters of melody and brilliant at combining rock with classical music. Other Moody Blues songs you might enjoy are Question, The Story in Your Eyes, The Voice, Your Wildest Dreams, and of course, I'm Just a Singer In a Rock and Roll Band. Thanks for your great insights!

Masterpiece!