One of the greatest voices in rock history. Justin is still crushing it @ age 77. The man is a legend.

Find and listen to the long version, there is a poem at the end - you will like it. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom. Watch light fade from every room..." This song is part of an album-long exposition on a single day, with "Nights..." being the climactic ending.

@juliagrant3299

28 күн бұрын

Favorite part of reactions are getting a back story about songs that I grew up with and still love today.

@bigsteve6200

28 күн бұрын

The Long Version is called, The Night.

@robertgrimes7401

28 күн бұрын

I’ve always felt that the song is missing something when the prose/poem is left out!

@bigsteve6200

28 күн бұрын

@robertgrimes7401 Back in the 60's and 70's. Anything over three minutes. Was too long for raido play. Only the short version got airtime. With FM raido. The Night got tons of airtime.

@daveshriner8103

28 күн бұрын

Always loved Moody Blues . The poem came & comes off as pretentious,In 5 my humble opinion

The Official Nights in White Satin Live video on KZread with a full orchestra is Epic ! 40 + years later still sound Amazing !

@siobhanroberts8627

28 күн бұрын

Yea his voice is still as amazing as it ever was. One of my faves.

So many great songs to get into…”Tuesday afternoon” “Question” “The story in your eyes” “ride my see saw”

@jamespeck1250

28 күн бұрын

Agreed!!!!

@ryanr5319

28 күн бұрын

Love Ride my see-saw

@averyhugefan

22 күн бұрын

Dear Diary, Blue World, to name a couple others.

OMG, this version totally left out the full orchestra finale. The real full version of the songs with a poem and a gong. Most real fans don't feel it's complete without it. Listen to it during your free time. No reaction necessary. Just a reason to get the full vibe of the song.

@pjg58x

28 күн бұрын

This is the single version. Most reactors new to the song won’t know about the different versions unless they are made aware ahead of time.

@firedoc5

27 күн бұрын

Beat me it. LOL

Justin Hayward is 77 now. Still sounds great & still easy on the eyes. He was 19 when he wrote this song.

Wikipedia-Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar, which leads many aficionados to term it as a tale of unrequited love endured by Hayward. Hayward said of the song, "It was just another song I was writing and I thought it was very powerful. It was a very personal song and every note, every word in it means something to me and I found that a lot of other people have felt that very same way about it

@MC-fv4vv

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the story of the origin of the song.

Yes baby girl he's talking about nights in White satin sheets with her😅

@dicktrickle741

28 күн бұрын

Actually the song is a Klu Klux Klan anthem. Its "Knights" In White Satin 😂

The music is beautiful. The lyrics are gut wrenching about his broken heart. I'll walk you through the lyrics. "Nights in white satin Never reaching the end" she gave him a gift of white satin sheets that were too short, the sheets didn't reach the end of the bed. Shortly after she dumped him. "Letters I've written Never meaning to send" with 20 version of his letter in the trash he never mails her a letter to try and win her back, why? "Beauty I'd always missed With these eyes before" he is just recalling how beautiful she was. "Just what the truth is I can't say anymore" this is why he doesn't mail the letter he doesnt know if she really loved him. 'Cause I love you Yes, I love you Oh, how I love you "Gazing at people Some hand in hand" Seeing others in love just brings back the pain. "Just what I'm going through They can't understand" His friends just don't understand how broken hearted he is. "Some try to tell me Thoughts they cannot defend" Unless you have had your heart broken don't try to defend your lack of understanding. "Just what you want to be You will be in the end" this line is directed at her. He's saying I'm letting you go be what you want to be but above all he wants her to be happy. 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 '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 I cry every time I hear this song and wonder where she is and what she is doing. Because I still have a broken heart 50 years later I perfectly understand his song.

You guessed it He is talking about a girl he knew that gave him a set of satin sheets and now he realises that hge loved her The pleading in his voice is unreal. You should see a live version with fullorchestra This is 1 deep rabbit hole youve jumped into. Love your spirit and joy when doing reactions your the best

Pro royalty. “Question,” “Lovely To See You,” “The Story In Your Eyes,” “Ride My Eve-Saw,” “Legend of a Mind.” They switched to pop in the 80’s. “The Voice,” “Meanwhile,” “22,000 Days,” “iI Know You’re Out There Somewhere,” “Your Wildest Dreams,” “Painted Smile/Reflexive Smile/Veteran Cosmic Rocker.” There’s many more.

The live in Denmark 2006 performance is incredible.

@crankyyankee7290

28 күн бұрын

His voice seemed to have improved over time-and it started great....

Moody Blues are always a win. Go Now is a classic.

They are right. You need to see the live version with the orchestra. You said you like the live performance. You'll love this one!

as a hardcore Moodies fan since i was 10 back in 1968, the moodies have many musical firsts, 7 concept albums in a row, 16 studio albums. this song and in fact the entire album should be listened to end to end. they are the grandfathers of progressive rock and they play so many musical styles. great reaction and hope you do more

OMG, you need to check out the longer album version!!!

The wife, a good friend, and I went to see them at Tanglewood in Lenox, Mass. Sat in the front row, wonderful show.

Hey baby girl I heard this when I was 13 years old. There is a current live version from a few years ago you should look at that too the orchestra and his voice are amazing❤❤❤❤❤

One of the best bands ever!! Made beautiful music!!

Now that you listened to this version of this song, you should check out the live version with a full orchestra..! They are older in that performance but still sound fantastic..!

Two songs to slow dance close to your girl - Nights in White Satin and Whiter Shade of Pale. Warm summer nights of blessed memory is all that remains. Old age is the price I am paying for being there. I would not have missed it for the world.

21 years before Britt was born. Check out from them "Ride My See Saw" or "Tuesday Afternoon "

Moody Blues-for my lady- live at red rocks

The full length (album) studio version is an ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR!!..TRUST ME my music lovin' sister. 🎶 ❤

We just lost the last original member of the Moody Blues at the age of 82 a few weeks back. Mike Pinder died in N. California. What a great band. Mike's orchestral sounds on the mellotron were legendary. When others wanted to recreate the sounds they came to him for advice and guidance.

@averyhugefan

22 күн бұрын

Justin is still alive and well.

@dannymoore6886

21 күн бұрын

@@averyhugefan Yes, he is. But, he wasn't an original member. Denny Laine sang for them from the beginning. Check out their video of them doing Go Now here on youtube. No Justin Hayward.

@averyhugefan

21 күн бұрын

@@dannymoore6886 I misread, I apologize.

It's too bad you didn't get to see them live , simply fantastic !!!!

I've known and loved this song for 50+ years and just learned in the last couple days that yes!, that is a reference to satin sheets!

Moody Blues. They were my older sister's favorite when I was a kid. Grew to be a big fan from her. Great choice. Check out any of the songs suggested here. You won't be disappointed.

It's hard to believe that such a beautiful,, legendary & iconic song could come out of such a simple gesture of being gifted a set of satin sheets. ❤

Hello Britt, Brought back memories,danced to this at our senior prom in 1974. Lovely take care and God Bless you.

Now please listen to the album version and hear the poem at the end

For me it is one of those songs you can write a movie script around. I nearly did. I watched a singer in a local nightclub sing it to his girlfriend with all the passion. The next year I went to the U of O in Oregon and for a class project scripted a movie (now we call it a music video) for the whole album. It was a novel idea at the time 1968 or 9 and impressed my professor. I can't tell you how many times I played and replayed the old 33 record to do it. As for what Nights in White Satin means, let your imagination go wild, the song has all the tension of dark drama, hope, longing, and fear it won't last long enough. The album's name adds to the mystery, "Days of Future Passed".

My favorite song of theirs ❤❤❤

I have to admit that when I first encountered this song, while in high school in the 1960s, what I thought I heard was ‘Knights in White Satin.’ ’Knights Hospitaller’ or ‘Knights Templar’ sort of matched the initial aural image, but the rest of the lyric just didn’t gel. A few years later, when I had occasion to contemplate the song again, all of the other shoes metaphorically dropped, and a better fitting story was finally attached to the hauntingly beautiful music.

I bought the Days of Future Passed album when it was released in 1967 which contains Nights in White Satin. The entire album as has been mentioned in previous comments is a journey through a day. It is an album that one can listen through in its entirety and immerse yourself into an atmosphere of the musical greatness of which the Moody Blues were capable. A musical gem and an absolute classic. Britt, you reaction was lovely and were to listen to the album in its entirety would be even more intense.

I've seen this band 5x know kinda crazy.poetic .awesome in concert

This is perfect. Justin's singing voice is perfect. The Moody Blue's are perfect!! Perfect reaction❤

The poem at the end of the original, Late Lament”, written by drummer Graeme Edge and recited by Mike Pinder added so much to the song. In later years for live performances Graeme Edge would recite it. Such a classic.

It was the one-of-a-kind Britt-conceived Clarinet-Flute ! l o l God bless, girl.

Great band with many great tunes ! Cool that you listened Britt

Love your reaction as always. If you want to hear The Moody Blues step it up a notch, check out another hit of theirs, I'm Just a Singer in a Rock and Roll Band. It really moves but it's really melodic as well. The bass guitar line in it is so addictive. Tremendous vocals as always.

Like many old timers, i just don't feel that Nights in White Satin has its true and full climax until the gong is struck. This version just leaves many of us hanging. I think this was the AM radio version, most FM stations played the full length album version with beautiful poem reading and full orchestra. I think if they had tried to play the shortened version many would have gathered their pitchforks and met at the radio station

I love music too, love your reaction to this song 🎵🎼🎶

Breathe deep... The gathering gloom...

was lucky enough to have seen them in the mid 70's, they were fantastic and sounded just like their albums.

So wish you could find the much later on version of them later on in life on this song with the full orchestra behind them - absolutely brilliant

Now go back and listen to the extended version. It's 21 minutes long, and has a poetry towards the end. I think you will enjoy it. Take care

I really miss the orchestral ending that is in the original recording. Back in the day when this first came out after what people would call today an edible and we called a joint or hash pipe, this album could take you on quite a journey.

I have seen quite a few concerts. Bruce Springsteen, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams, The Turtles, Rolling Stones, Simon and Garfunkle, Grand Funk Railroad, Depeche Mode, Collective Soul, Three Doors Down, New Kjds, The Eagles, Lincoln Park...I could go on. Each time I stop and think which was the best...it is always The Moody Blues.💖 Bruce as my first concert in the Fourth grade is up there, too!

Omg, you've got to hear the Live at Red Rocks version of this beautiful song with a full orchestra backup. It is superb!

@nickrizzi4927

28 күн бұрын

Truly remarkable; agree!

@brittreacts

27 күн бұрын

I'll check it out!

This song is one of the first popular songs that I learned how to play on the piano.

You nailed it, Britt. White satin sheets. A ladyfriend had gifted them to Justin Hayward, which sparked his song.

I just love this song. Great reaction.

It's totally melancholic. BTW They have a song called 'Melancholy Man', really worth listening to.

I saw them when they appeared with the Des Moines Symphony. The sound with a full orchestra, live, was great.

This and A Whiter Shade Of Pale were like bookends to 1967. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

There album "Days of future Past" is one of the great ones.

Hola Britt, glad you enjoyed the most beautiful unrequited love song in Rock history. The Moody Blues is a more than extraordinary groups of all time. Keep going down this incredible rabbit hole.

@brittreacts

27 күн бұрын

Added!

There's a newer video with a full orchestra that is worth a watch. Saw em early 80s. Not a band i really followed , more a southern rock guy, but i was dating the timpani player in the Atlanta Symphony at the time so... Good show.

Britt! Thanks for this Tuesday afternoon daylight! It is lovely to see you again! These guys have an unreal story and unique catalog. Love it and thank you for the always great reaction!!

@brittreacts

27 күн бұрын

No problem!

Moody Blues "Candle of life", and "In your wildest dreams" (original video) ❤❤

@brittreacts

27 күн бұрын

Added!

Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 while touring in Belgium and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets. The song itself was a tale of a yearning love from afar,

I love me some Moody Blues Check out Your Wildest Dreams Great song, and the video is so spot on.

Was fortunate enough to see them in Oakland Ca, in the early 70s. Such a phenomenal show!❤

Thanks for reminding us of this wonderful song! xx

Saw them in '70.

"Nights in White Satin” by The Moody Blues is a song about the end of one love affair and the beginning of another and is supported by various sources. Justin Hayward, who wrote the song, has spoken about its personal origins and the emotional context in which it was created. The song’s lyrics reflect a deep sense of longing and introspection. White Satin represents the emotions with changing lovers....maybe it's allegorical.

I was 14 when that was released. It is still one of my all-time favorite songs. The entire Days of Future Past album is brilliant. They were one of the first bands to add a symphonic element to their music. Another great band who did that is Procol Harum. Check out their song A Salty Dog, or Grand Hotel. Love your react videos.

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. 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. ... The concert at The Royal Albert Hall was the best performance of this song IMO. It's on KZread. Subscribed 🙂

Beautifully written and perfectly arranged 👌 ❤️

@brittreacts

27 күн бұрын

I agree!

Yes, the nights in white satin refers to bed sheets. They were a gift from his girlfriend who was far away while he toured. I guess he was missing her, lol. The lyrics are very profound, ending with an amazing deep poem recited on the long version. The poem is brilliant and about life in general. (“Late Lament,” Poem by Graeme Edge; narrated by Mike Pinder.)

OH! They cut it right before the poem! Please return and do the long, album version. The poem completes the song.

Justin Hayward be still my heart!

I was on a school trip to England when I was 17 between my junior and senior year. We were on a bus headed to Stonehenge and the city of Bath. We were in the Stonehenge parking lot. A blonde girl in a Moody Blues crop top who had been sleeping stood up and stretched bending backwards with her arms over her head. I was transfixed. My buddy pointed to the tour bus next to us filled with men in suits who had all stood up and were applauding her. No lie. Anyways, I've always loved the moody blues.

As strange as it sounds. The Moody Blues big break is when they hired to record a classical album by Deca. Instead, they used the orchestra to record the album this song was on. Only sending the orchestra parts to Decca. But when their album blew up Deca stopped being mad at then.

Love this song!

This is the group that made me buy albums in high school. They primed the pump for my next fix, Pink Floyd.

This song is the classic baby maker.

"My first thought was wow, what a jawline. I'm not even going to lie to you. That was my very first thought." ... said the vast majority of women, and some men, everywhere on first seeing Justin Hayward. 😊 Nights in white satin sheets. You got it!

The Actor is a great song.

Standout voice, great song. I wonder what modern music would be like if they followed more of the Moody Blues style. Big, orchestral, but still modern. The perfect song to reach an angsty young woman. "Nights in White Satin" = "Nights in the Bedroom". Somebody needs to make a song like this for Cozy Earth sheets!

I love the moody blues. This is the song that I want at my funeral. The long version from the album up until the gong…not sure if you are playing that part or not. Also dust in the wind by Kansas my other song at my funeral

The crazy thing is they played yhis a few years ago and he still sounds exactly the same. I think he's on the Paul Rodgers diet and doesn't age like the rest of us. Especially his voice.

6:07 Once again we shall learn together. Thanks for sharing.

So nice, just beautiful

4:33 Best drum flam in rock history.

It's hard to believe this is their only song like this - which was released in 1966🤯. Incredibly they were held to only this as their lone #1 - yet they did have a huge song 20 years later. Give a listen to the song "Your Wildest Dreams. That is terrific and happy and just as wonderful as anything they did early in their career.

When this song came out, back in my day, we kind of understood "White Satin" as meaning, not sheets per se, but the product of a man and a woman in love, if you get my drift.

Dang you made me come back too one of your reactions. This in my opinion is their best song.

His girlfriend gave him white satin sheets which inturn is a wanted relationship from a far. That's basically how the song came about. He was 19 years old when he wrote the song Night's In White Satin.

The Moody Blues have quite a catalog of songs to listen to. From the same era as "Nights In White Satin" comes "Tuesday Afternoon (Forever Afternoon)." But I would recommend you listen to some of their other stuff to get a better idea of their range. Their very first hit featured a different lead singer, Denny Laine, who would later go on to be part of Paul McCartney's second band, Wings. Check out the Moody Blues' "Go Now." "Ride My See Saw" was another good one from their early years, as was the less remembered, "This Is My House (But Nobody Calls)." Then in the '70s, on the heels of tehir "Days of Future Passed" album which spawned "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights In White Satin," they became a bit more prolific. Check out their hits, "Question," "The Story In Your Eyes," and "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock and Roll Band),." You can't go wrong listening to any of these.

I can’t tell what concert this is, but they have done many concerts with a full orchestra because the music lends itself so well to all these classic sounds. The violins and horns and especially the tympani tuned to the right note gives such an impact.

The album is a journey through a day in peoples lives..

Hi Britt I have been a fan of The Moody Bules since 1970. This was about the time I started to listen to rock music I was 7 at the time. This was the first group I started following and I still follow them today. What does Nights in White Satin mean??? Well, that depends completely in the listener and the context. Taken alone many feel it represents the comfort of being in love. This is the last song on a concept album called "Days of Future Past. On the surface the album is about one day, and each song represents a time of the day. A deeper meaning that many get is that the album represents one life, and each song represents a period in a person's life from birth to death. You should listen to the whole album. Fun fact, this album was designed with an orchestra to test the first stereo system. There were two songs that made it to #1 from this album, "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon". I think it was also the first concept album, but I could be wrong on that point. One of the best things about the Moody Blues is that all of their songs mean something different to everyone. You can lose yourself in their music and let it take to your place and its OK if it is different than someone else. On the album there is a poem about the moon, part one is at the beginning of the album and part 2 is at the end after Nights in White Satin.

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Great Band Britt, I saw them in concert and they were Awesome !!!😊❤

@brittreacts

27 күн бұрын

Luck you!

The song...'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence'...by 'Gene Pitney'

This song is the last cut on the concept album Days of Future Passed which was meant to be listened to from beginning to end. Concept albums were a thing back in the day. This band and Cat Stevens are hands down my wife's favorite artists. You should really listen to the Albert Hall concert version of this song they did when they were all in their 70's! With a full orchestra and Justin Hayward could still belt that song! He had that cry in his voice that is so good! They have a deep catalogue! Tuesday Afternoon (from this album), The Question, the list is long! My wife and I saw them in concert at Paris, Las Vegas quite a few years ago and the show was fantastic! I mentioned to her at the time as they were all getting up there in age; what if your grandfather and his world famous band played your birthday party? How cool would that be? Sadly, many of them have passed now.

The Brits browed American music and took it to a new level. Thanks Brits. Check out Pink Floyd "money", or pretty much any of their songs.

Britt, how you feel about Justin's jawline is how I feel about your hands. Perfect! 😍😁