NEW * Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues {Stereo} 1968

Rest In Peace, Graeme Edge
1967-68.....#19....UK Singles Chart, #18 Germany, #1 France
1972....#2 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, #9 UK Singles Chart, #1 Canada, #8 Australia, #9 France
Single Version / Original video edited and AI remastered with HQ stereo sound.
"Nights in White Satin" is a song by the Moody Blues, written and composed by Justin Hayward. It was first featured as the segment "The Night" on the album Days of Future Passed. When first released as a single in 1967, it reached number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and number 103 in the United States in 1968. It was the first significant chart entry by the band since "Go Now" and its recent lineup change, in which Denny Laine and Clint Warwick had resigned and both Hayward and John Lodge had joined.
When reissued in 1972, the single hit number two in the United States for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 (behind "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash) and hit number one on the Cash Box Top 100. It earned a gold certification for sales of over a million US copies (platinum certification was not instituted until 1976). It also hit number one in Canada. After two weeks at #2, it was replaced by "I'd Love You to Want Me" by Lobo. It reached its highest UK position this year at number 9. Although the song did not enter the official New Zealand chart, it reached #5 on the New Zealand Listener's chart compiled from the readers' votes in 1973.
The two single versions of the song were both stripped of the orchestral and "Late Lament" poetry sections of the LP version. The first edited version, with the songwriter's credit shown as "Redwave", was a hasty-sounding 3:06 version of the LP recording with very noticeable chopped parts. However, many versions of the single are listed on the labels at 3:06, but in fact are closer to the later version of 4:26.
Some versions, instead of ending cold as most do, segue briefly into the symphonic second half ("Late Lament") and, in fact, run for 4:33 (but are also listed on the label as 3:06). For the second edited version (with the song's writing credited to Hayward), the early parts of the song were kept intact, ending early at 4:26. Most single versions were backed with a non-LP B-side, "Cities".
Although it only had limited commercial success on its first release, the song has since garnered much critical acclaim, ranking number 36 in BBC Radio 2's "Sold on Song Top 100" list.

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[martinthibeaux]

There were two greatest ever rock songs, this was first, then there was Stairway to Heaven. I was there, and both have commonality. BOTH are magical, mysterious, medieval and heavy on ethereal syrup. Both were my most favorite bands.

[KittyGrizGriz]

How lovely to be an audience member here, this is a favorite dreamy-mood song. A haunting 60’s masterpiece.
John Lodge’s bass strap, looks like he’s packing some ammunition haha

[ericfreund]

I’m pretty sure Justin Hayward wrote this at 18 or 19. Totally blows my mind. An Epic song that truly will last forever.

[TheRunner]

Thanks Sammy. I didn't know this video.
Please note that this song was #1 in France in Spring 1968 and have been very much played on the radio.
This song a several re-entries in the UK charts: #9 in 1972 and #14 in 1979.

[sandtalanders]

Moody Blues, love, love this. Song back in the day this band was one of the best. Thank you!! ☺💕🎸🎵🎶

[caringguy]

I so love this song, this song can inspire a society that seems lost.

[themagicsinthemusic]

Wonderful song from days gone by. A masterpiece, for sure. So great to see the video! Thank you so much :))

[mono_to_STEREO]

Superb Sammy! A timeless classic! Thanks! 👍👍

[fislyrics]

[Verse 1]
Em D Em D
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,
C G F Em
Letters I've written, never meaning to send.
Em D Em D
Beauty I've always missed, with these eyes before,
C G F Em
Just what the truth is, I can't say any more

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Rilisan November 1967
Nights In White Satin
Milik The Moody Blues

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Dicampakkan oleh pacarnya,
Justin Hayward teringat akan hadiah
Yang diberikan pacarnya
Dan mulai menulis lagu
Yang Mana Kelak
Akan Menjadi Lagu Klasik
Terdefinisi Era Dengan Penjualan Jutaan
Dan Tidak Menghasilkan Sepeserpun.

Itu menjadi hit tiga kali lipat,
Terjual jutaan di seluruh dunia,
Muncul di soundtrack film
Dan menginspirasi lebih dari
60 versi sampul.
Bahkan ada wahana taman hiburan
Yang dinamai menurut namanya.
Namun setengah abad
Setelah dia menulisnya,
Justin Hayward masih berjuang
Untuk menjelaskan daya tarik abadi
Dari lagu Moody Blues
Yang paling terkenal,
Nights In White Satin .
“Ini hal yang aneh, ” katanya,
“karena ketika saya
Mendengarkan rekamannya,
Hanya ada ruang kosong yang besar
Fan gema indah yang kami miliki
Di studio di Decca.
Tapi ada kekuatan aneh pada lagu itu.
Itu memberi kami gaya
Yang tiba-tiba tampak cocok untuk kami.
Saya pikir itu mengidentifikasi suara Moodies.

Pertama kali dirilis pada November 1967, Nights In White Satin adalah mahakarya yang menjembatani prog pop dan simfoni, dengan lirik yang diambil langsung dari kehidupan pribadi Hayward – menemukan dia terjebak di antara ekstasi dan keputusasaan, menghancurkan akhir dari satu hubungan cinta saat memulai yang lain .

“Ada banyak emosi yang masuk ke dalam lagu itu, ” tegasnya. “Saya berusia sembilan belas atau dua puluh tahun saat itu, tinggal di flat dua kamar di Bayswater bersama Graeme [Edge, drummer Moody Blues] dan pacar kami. Saya kembali dari manggung suatu malam, sekitar pukul empat atau lima pagi, ketika burung-burung baru saja berkicau, duduk di sisi tempat tidur dan menulis beberapa puisi. Satu-satunya orang yang menulis di Moodies saat itu adalah [pemain keyboard] Mike Pinder dan saya sendiri. Dia sedang mengerjakan sebuah lagu berjudul Dawn Is A Feeling, yang saya dengar dia bermain-main, dan saya tahu orang lain mengharapkan sesuatu dari saya saat latihan keesokan harinya.

Mencari semacam metafora untuk gejolak emosinya, Hayward teringat hadiah baru-baru ini yang diberikan kepadanya. “Pacar lain, yang bukan orang yang baru saja mencampakkan saya atau yang akan saya ajak pergi, telah memberi saya beberapa lembar kain satin putih. Mereka kebetulan berada di dalam koper saya dan saya mencobanya di tempat yang saya dan Graeme tinggali ini. Mereka terlihat sangat romantis, tetapi sama sekali tidak praktis.

Ketika Hayward mengambil inti dari lagu itu untuk latihan keesokan harinya, rekan bandnya tampak kurang antusias, setidaknya pada awalnya.

NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN
THE MOODY BLUES
Penulis Lagu Justin Hayward
Siu Kei Keith Chan & Zhong Li Fang

[Intro] |Em |D |Em |D

[Verse 1]
Em D Em D
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,
C G F Em
Letters I've written, never meaning to send.
Em D Em D
Beauty I've always missed, with these eyes before,
C G F Em
Just what the truth is, I can't say any more

[Chorus]
A C Em D Em D
'Cos I love you, yes I love you, oh, how I love you.

[Verse 2]
Em D Em D
Gazing at people, some hand in hand,
C G F Em
Just what I'm going through, they can't understand.
Em D Em D
Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend,
C G F Em
Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end.

[Chorus]
A C Em D Em D Em
And I love you, yes I love you, oh, how I love you.

[Solo]
Em D C B7
Em D C B7
Em C Em C
Am B Am B7
Em D C Em D
Em D

[Verse 3]
Em D Em D
Nights in white satin, never reaching the end,
C G F Em
Letters I've written, never meaning to send.
Em D Em D
Beauty I've always missed, with these eyes before,
C G F Em
Just what the truth is, I can't say any more

[Chorus]
A C Em D Em D Em
'Cos I love you, yes I love you, oh, how I love you.
A C Em D Em D Em
'Cos I love you, yes I love you, oh, how I love you.

[tonyedward]

HS dance 1974 Mount Saint Michael bronx, NY, 1st slow dance, wow! What a memory thanks!

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