Probably one of the best Moody songs that were ever made. Written by Mike Pinder 1969. The group had an absolutely gorgeous sound in the studio recordings. Pics show my sisters mum dad and dad's aunt, everything shot by dad in 1959.
Thanks for commenting. Yes dad has been a pioneer and trail blazer in many ways, and not restricted to "home video". None of my peers can boast anything similar to this. Not only did he buy good equipment, but he also had an ambition to shoot like the "pros", to tell a little story, to plan the scenes, to direct the "actors" and finally to cut/edit the raw film into a proper "movie" that was entertaining to watch, at least in a family setting.
I've loved the Moody Blues thanks to my dad since childhood. To see so many new comers to this song due to a recent TV show Agents of Shield is amazing and makes me smile with a tear. Good taste everybody. Now I'm gonna check that TV show.
Absolutely beautiful piece of work. A gorgeous song! Thank you for sharing the video. So neat to see back then vs now. I would rather live back then. I remember a harder but yet simpler time decades ago....not the same decade as video but the 70's, 80's. My mom would play the Moody Blues on her 8 track throughout the house in the '70's, so grew up listening to & loving them... (along w/other bands too). Even took "nap time" to music being played through the house.
Wow, life can be so great and simple, living near the nature, coutryside, have a farm, cute kids, live was simple these day`s. AND great music, very moving in totall.
1959, 500 km north of stockholm along the coast, take the E4 and turn right after 500 km, called hoga kusten, the high coast in tourist parlance. Spectacular scenery and on the Unesco list of world heritage sites. The ground still rises 0.8 cm/years ever since the last Ice age.
Nice...! How lucky you are to have such treasrued moments of your youth saved on film. Wonderfully done & w/ the Moodies adding audio texture to it all... Great memories & a great group.
Your Dad did an awesome thing recording these slices of life from back then. I think he was ahead of his time. I've seen some of your other vids - this Moody Blues tune (one of my favorites), seems to fit naturally to them. Nice work by your father and you!
My plesure! Im not an expert on the live sound, its only what I hear on the youtube clips thats suggests that the fantastic studio sound might be hard to produce live, Ive never visited their concerts in person (sad to say)
Im afraid I was a bit trigger happy, always itching to upload as quick as possible but it wasnt ready. Funny you should mention the sand shoe, talked with dad about it on the phone yesterday as I edited it. Turned out that he restaged what he did himself 30 yrs earlier in her age, he planted the shoe-idea in her and she acted gladly on it, and he let the cam roll. Funny the way you can get a new angle on things when you least expect it!
Ja visst är det? :) fast man blir ju lite lack när man inte är med själv... Ska göra om den här å lägga in en annan låt också, låten är jättebra men ojämn, det bombastiska slutet är jobbigt, stay tuned!
