This song has been my favorite song since the first time I first heard it in the mid 70's when I was a teenager. I haven't seen anyone that glistened to this song that didn't think it was amazing. I'm glad newer generations can enjoy a song from many generations past.
His name is Justin Hayward and he is closing in on 80 years old. He wrote this song when he was 19 years old. Continue to explore and experience the moody blues. They are one of the most significant groups of recent history.
Saw these guys in Germany in '72. This was taped in the Royal Albert Hall. Sold out at over 5400 seats. Sadly, this was one of the last few live performances for Ray Thomas (flute). He died a year or so after this performance. The drummer, Graeme Edge, has sadly passed as well, leaving only two of the original members still in the group. Justin Hayward (vocals) and John Lodge (bass). 50+ years together...remarkable.
The singers name is Justin Hayward, and he wrote the song when he was 17 years old and recorded it with the Moody Blues when he was 19, you should check out Forever Autumn a song by Justin Hayward from the musical version of War of The Worlds by Jeff Wayne it's beautiful
The song Forever Autumn is special to me. My wife and I (both big Moody Blues fans) would often go for really long walks in the woods here in the central California Coast . We were married for 25 years but together for 30. The only girl I ever Kissed. She passed away from Pancreatic Cancer back in 2009. Those leaves lay undisturbed now, because she's not here.
@@MatthewPettyST1300 sorry for your loss, she sounds like a very special person. The power and beauty of music is it can evoke memories that keep our loved ones alive in our hearts forever.
Justin wrote this song when he was 19 to a girl he adored from afar. Someone told her a few years later it was about her. She asked him if it was true. They got married. They're still married.
He still sounds great but Justin Hayward this is quite possibly the weakest I've heard him sing. His voice isn't nearly as powerful as normal. I cannot say I "saw" them, but Moody Blues played with the Vancouver Symphony outdoors at Nat Bailey baseball stadium in Vancouver BC. We sat on the side of little mountain across the street. The stage was in centre field facing the seats behind home plate facing away from us so you couldn't see the stage at all. We heard it perfectly fine and it was a great show. They were then banned from playing at Bailey again because Moody Blues and the Vancouver Symphony... were too loud.
This song was unique i think in that Rock music was melded with a full orchestra (on purpose that is!). The Moody Blues were innovative - and Justin Hayward was gorgeous!!! oh, and he can sing!!!!
I grew up in the 90's and my dad was a big fan of MB - we listened to them a lot. Justin Hayward was my first crush, when I was probably as young as 6. I was really confused and a bit disappointed when I left homeschool for public school at age 9 and found out all my age peers were insane about Justin Timberlake and the Backstreet Boys. They'd picked the wrong Justin and I knew it, even if they didn't.
Actually, there was no orchestra on the album. The "BBC Festival Orchestra" never existed. The record complany didn't think people would believe it was all done on the Melotron, so they made it up. Made a great legend, however and it has since come true in some of their live performance.
Donatelo.... you know your named after a turtle right...... what the he'll does who you voted for have anything to do with this song? Back in your shell sis
Justin was around 60 for this performance. The music was around 40 years old. This version is missing a spoken part at the very end. 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? Morning Glory: Cold hearted orb that rules the night, Removes the colours from our sight, Red is gray and yellow white, But we decide which is right. And which is an illusion? Pinprick holes in a colourless sky, Let insipid figures of light pass by, The mighty light of ten thousand suns, Challenges infinity and is soon gone. Night time, to some a brief interlude, To others the fear of solitude. Brave Helios wake up your steads, Bring the warmth the countryside needs.
The original recording was long before this video, and his voice was just as beautiful back then. What's amazing is that with time he just got better. Please check out their other incredible, ground-breaking (for the time) music. Great reaction, you guys!
The voice, the melody, the lyrics. What a masterpiece. This is a prime example of the power of great music. Justin Hayward, who wrote this and is singing, really hit it out of the park with this song.
When a singer professes his love for his woman, he generally does it quietly, even a whisper. What makes this so powerful is he shouts it out at the top of his lungs.l....She's gonna get it.
The Moody Blues are so great, plz react to their 80’s hit “your wildest dreams” its way different than their early stuff, but a classic in its own right. Also “go now” is an awesome one from them in the early days. Love your reactions 💗👍🏽
You really should listen to the Full Studio Version. This was an excellent live performance without a doubt but, it was not the full version of this song.
Bob, I think you mean the 60s & 70s and they put out a few songs in the 80s also. Though one of best groups of all time, I don't think they qualify as a super group or at least the current definition of a super group which is members are already successful as solo artists or as part of other groups or well known in other musical professions then form a group such as the Traveling Wilburys where each member was already famous before forming this super group. The members of The Moody Blues were not famous before starting the Moody Blues though Justin Heyward did a few solo projects while still in the Moody Blues.
I'm 31 years old, I was raised on this music. My dad and I have seen the Moody Blues live at least 5 or 6 times. They are the most underrated classic rock band of all time.
Saw them in 1968 at the Eagles auditorium do their first album. We all went crazy loud in cheering them, screaming more, more. The singer told us thanks, then said no one has ever cheered for us as we did. Then he said they had no other music to play for us. So he said they would play their set again, they did. No recording ever equals their life sounds.
Moody Blues are a lot like Pink Floyd . . . . . ya got'ta do the album, all at once. Ya missed the second half of the song . . . . ."breath deep the gathering gloom, watch (the) lights fade from every room, bed sitter people look back and lament, another day's useless energy spent, . . . . .FINISH THE SONG! ! !
This is from the concert at Royal Albert Hall and the whole thing is just phenomenal - if you get a chance to see it - they are timeless, some of the best.
You don't have to do a react vid to it, but you 2 should sit down one evening and listen to the entire Moody Blues Days of Future Past album. It is truly transcendental.
Had the pleasure of seeing the Moody Blues twice in my life. They never disappointed and put on a great show. Nice reaction to one of the best songs ever. Good choice.
you know this is a masterpiece and you're taking all the enjoyment and great sensation out of it when you keep stopping it to give your thoughts or whatever on it! I stopped watching after the third or fourth time you interfered with it! I don't understand why you so-called 'music lovers' do this?!?
Do yourselves a huge favor. This song is on the album Days of Future's Past. Get a set of headphones for each of you if you don't have them. Get this album. Hit play and and relax for the next 45 minutes or so. You won't be disappointed
I was super young when I heard this song for the first time. I could hear the depth and longing for love in the music. Its also one of the songs that made me fall in love with the written word.
The power of music, all of a sudden these aren't just old men, they're god's, angels of sound on stage sharing their beauty with the world. No matter what age or Creed, everyone stops to bask in the glow of these men's brilliance. Listen to procol harum playing whiter shade of pale live as an old man for a similar experience
The Moody Blues were a very innovative band from the late 60s and 70s like Pink Floyd,Procol Harem,Led Zeppelin and a few others I came up in the 60s and I wouldn't have missed it for the world love your classic rock reactions
Livie, just so you know, the conductor of most orchestras are usually masters of many instruments. The musicians in the orchestra depend on the conductor to oversee the timing of 40-100 musicians all at one time to produce that amazing sound.
This is a brilliantly romantic song. I got to see them in concert in the' 90s. I was in like the 12th row. They came with a full orchestra. They sounded fabulous! When they performed Nights in White Satin it was beyond reality.
This song still gives me goosebumps after all these years. Justin Hayward has such a gorgeous voice. Please check out Rush The Garden live from their Clockwork Angels tour. It is absolutely beautiful as well. ✌
I saw these guys live in 1983. Stevie Ray Vauhan opened for them. It was the greatest show I ever saw. The Moody Blues had an entire orchestra behind them on stage, and Stevie Ray sat at the edge of the stage with his legs hanging over and he said, "I'm gonna play this guitar for you now.", and did he ever. BTW Nights in White Satin as in white satin sheets.
The Moody Blues is and has always been otherworldly amazing. Sadly the flute player and just recently, the drummer have now passed away. These guys are all in their 70’s now. I believe the bass player still tours but the singer recently retired from touring as it was just too much.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT OUT THE FINAL REFRAIN! The drummer speaks; "Breath deep, the gathering gloom. Watch lights fade from every room!. Bedsitter people sit back and lament, another days useless energy spent. 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 grey and yellow white, but WE decide which is right, and which IS an illusion!" in 1968, a "Rock & Roll" song was asking me to ponder some heavy "life" shit? It stuck with me! Oh well. Life goes on.
Master musicians playing a masterpiece of a song. I've seen the Moody Blues in concert several times-sadly, I never will again, so I'm thankful for these videos.
You gotta love that as a bunch of guys in their mid 70's sound just as good now as when they first came on the scene in the 60's... Epic sound without Auto tune or beat boxes....
The reason he sounds like he did when he was young is no one was throwing auto tune and computerized quantizing on their original tracks, so he sounds like he did 50 years ago.
Your reaction to this song made me follow you. I'm happy that you have come to love music that is over 50 years old. It was good music to grow up with and still evokes emotional reaction today.
There is a lot of enjoyment in learning about great musical groups from day's gone by. That's the fun for myself, but people my age lived through it all personally. It never gets old for me even listening to music for over 63 years old. It keeps me young in my heart and mind, even when my body argues with me now. Hahaha
Baton guy is a conductor. He not only keeps the beat but interprets each aspect of the song - speeds up, slows down, highlights certain instruments, etc. Having said that, I also think I can do his job. 😂
So much enjoying watching you you young people on your wonderful journey of discovery, we love you.🇺🇸🗽🇺🇸👨👩👦👨👩👧👨👩👧👧👩👦👦👩👧👧👩👦👨👧👧👨👦👦👨👩👧👨👧👧❣🇺🇸
Great band, and Justin Hayward is a really nice guy met him years ago, he was going to see his mum in hospital and I was dropping my mother off, I was star struck but he was just a normal down to earth guy...fantastic spoke for about 20mins..what a memorable day
Greatest song of all times by a group that has been around since the 60's. Finally on August 2018 the band was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. TUESDAY AFTERNOON and THE STORY IN YOUR 👀 EYES are also worth a listen, actually that's a small sample of their massive catalog of songs.
This is Justin Haywood vocals, John Lodge on bass, the late Ray Thomas on flute and Graham Edge on drums, this is the Moody Blues with the World Festival Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall 2000
And he was a very young man when he first played this song... imagine it... his voice got sweeter with time... elder singers... masters of their craft! I've seen these guys 3 times while in the military, traveling the world, well twice while serving, once while vacationing
The singer is Justin Hayward he’s a beautiful voice but they were a brilliant group you don’t get singers like this anymore i miss the 60s and 70s they were just so amazing back then I miss those good times they were the best Love 💕 from Denise in Yorkshire England 🏴❤️👼👼👸🏻👸🏻🦶🦶🥰👏👏👏💕👋
If you enjoyed that orchestra try the Danish Philharmonic Orchestra playing The Good The Bad and The Ugly. It will astound you. Its from the film same name.
Jeez! This groups from my hometown Birmingham England.I always thought they were America group.Hey you two,You're doing a bostin job and you get the home of your dreams.xx
