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That’s Entertainment – Letter M

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MOODY BLUES – Isn’t life strange? That is one of many simple yet provocative questions posed by various Moody Blues songs. With unabashed earnestness, betraying their roots in 1960s youth culture, this British quintet pondered the riddles of existence with thought-provoking lyrics and bracing, adventurous music. They became one of the world’s most popular, beloved, and enduring bands. Their vast body of songs offered a counterpoint of hopefulness and idealism to the darker currents of a warring and polluted planet. Few artists of their stature devoted themselves so diligently to shining the light of love on a fraught, despairing world. But they also set rock on a boldly progressive course, infusing it with symphonic grandeur
and experimental reach. And they sold 70 million albums worldwide and helped usher in the album-rock era! Formed in Birmingham in 1964, the Moody Blues came to prominence playing rhythm and blues. After some changes in musicians, they settled on a line-up of members who stayed together for most of the band’s “classic era” into the early 1970s. Although best known for their psychedelic-era music and grandiose lyrics, the Moody Blues began with the hit single “Go Now”. In late 1967, the group released their landmark Days of Future Passed LPs. One of the first successful concept albums, it marked a turning point in the development of classical rock (an assemblage of musicians calling itself the London Festival Orchestra backed the band) and yielded two hits, “Tuesday Afternoon” and the signature “Nights in White Satin.” The Moody Blues went on hiatus in 1974, but the band effectively broke up in 2018; they were inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame that same year.

This is “Nights In White Satin” by the Moody Blues


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36 thoughts on “That’s Entertainment – Letter M”

  2. Not only am I pleased that you chose The Moody Blues, I’m thrilled that you picked Nights In White Satin for your song! Love it – love them.

    I told you before but I’ll tell you again – I actually saw Justin Hayward, the voice of the Moodys perform at my local theatre a few months ago!

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    1. They’re amazing, truly one of a kind. I’ll never forget when my husband was recovering from an accident way back in 1999, we were working on a jigsaw puzzle listening to the MBs and Isn’t Life Strange started playing. I just started crying like a baby, so thankful that Bill was ok. Music does that to us and the Moody Blues will always be among the most magical in our lives. Thanks for commenting, Blue 💙

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  4. I had all of their albums, my favourite being Every Good Boy Deserves Favour. Later, I played Blue Jays constantly. That’s the only one I have now, and that’s on a CD a friend did for me. Great choice today Nancy.

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  6. This song hits different now … “letters I’ve written, never meaning to send” is my therapy and in a few instances, I’ve sent those letters. So glad 😌 to see this day. Lifts my spirits 💕

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  10. Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 in Swindon a town in the UK, and titled the song after a girlfriend who gave him a gift of satin bed sheets.  Hayward was living in a two-room flat in Bayswater with Graeme Edge, the Moody Blues drummer and their girlfriends.  Hayward said that when he wrote ‘Nights In White Satin’ that he didn’t own many things in the world, but he did have this totally useless set of white satin sheets that an old girlfriend of his had given him.  He thought that they were impractical, but they looked quite nice, and they were quite romantic.  He had ended things with her and he had a new woman in his life.  The song is thought to be a tale of a yearning love from afar, telling a story of unrequited love endured by Hayward, as he was caught between ecstasy and despair, ruing the end of one love affair while embarking on another.  Hayward knew the group was expecting him to write something because he came to the group as a songwriter, so he started searching for some kind of metaphor for the emotional turmoil that he was going through, when he came across these sheets that just happened to be in his suitcase.

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  13. Listening to Nights in White Satin, Nancy, …it’s an iconic song, …or ballad?…whichever, it’s up there with the greats, …( we’ve painted the garden room all blue, …guess what the colours called ? Yup, moody blue, ….you can’t make it up, 😂) … 💫🤗💫💙💫

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    1. Penn, I was telling my husband the other day how much fun it would be to have a job naming nail polish or house paint colors; what a creative and imaginative thing to do! Moody Blue is a great name with a special connotation. I love it! Thanks so much!

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