Octave was an underwhelming reunion effort from Moodies. Justin's ballads were effective as usual & Level With You is a solid tune but Slide Zone is one of their weakest hits, Ray's 2 contributions are forgettable, Top Rank Suite sounds as awkward today as it probably did in 1978, & Moody-style epic numbers on side 2 sound more like ELO imitations than bold & exciting compositions on those 7 classic albums. Their 1980s stuff was very inconsistent but had more memorable moments than Octave.
Ok, I am the one Justin sings about, pretty sure. My daughter took me to see them live in KC for Mothers Day, Fantastic to this day! Was supposed to meet Justin next to my car, but had to leave. Maybe next time!
And there was I, hearing this song for the first time while going to the Hastings Grammar School in 1978 as a proper Dutchie! Missed this version, but I was back in Eindhoven by Summer 1979, alas. Still love the Moody Blues and Justin Haywayrd, especially after having listened to Justin's efforts on War of the Worlds in the dark, in our house on 13 Lower Park Road, so eerie but wonderful!
Hard to believe that Justin is turning 65 in October.....He still sounds as amazing today as he did then......I can never make up my mind but I think that this track is my all time favourite....although if you ask me in a month I will have probably changed my mind. Too many excellent songs recorded by this exceptional band to choose just one, right? :-)
i love you forever andever and ever and ever...i would take care of you forever and tavel everywhere with you...love ya too john! the whole band...sending love from america...
I think it is safe to say, ....that we women have been " in Love " with both Justin and John...the only two devoted husbands of the Moody Blues....how awesome is that !!!! With the liffe style they lead...High five for the wives...!!
Remember that Justin has millions of adoring women fans, Jusfriend1. I know just how you feel though, he is simply adorable, handsome, and divine.!!!!!! I have been in love with him and his music, for well over 30 years now.......no one can take his place for me!!!!! "Had To Fall In Love" is yet another very beautiful love song, penned by the master. Excellent video and sound quality. Much love Angie.~#~ K.
The Moodies never wanted to be 'worshiped' for their music. They claimed to be just a Rock band. However, they were 'used' by God to provoke a higher understanding of many things. In this particular song, they speak to Love that is worth waiting for...forever if that be the case....Wait.
O! Wolf! I love this video still...Thank you again for posting this! I keep coming back to it! I just can never get enough! I love it so!!! I love our Justin and think he is the most beautiful and talented man in all the heavens. Gosh! I have loved this voice and this man for around 40 years. I do not ever want to change that! His voice brings me such a peace as I have never known with any other singer, and The Moodies music has seen me through many storms in my troubled sea of life! Hugs!
@hereinthebronx he left in the middle of this album octave with a slight controversy the group said in the legend of a band rockumentary that he left because he couldnt take people climbing through windows to ask him the meaning of the cosmos but he said he always socialized with fans he thought the album wasnt strong enough to tour with .
Had To Fall In Love is song with the to-the-point clarity of technical writing; this is a kudos: compliment of the highest order. The big difference here is that tech writing is what you want to read (or hear) only once, whilst this song wants to be heard forever, at least. This slow, voluptuous beauty, this soft subtle magic, this evocative experience of Justin's heart becomes our heart, a universal heart for humans, all creatures: plants, animals, rocks, & rivers great & small.
@davidfaubion when you say technical writing do you mean non fiction like writing a book about spy satellites?and song writing is fiction like a novel?
@spacepatrolman Thanks for your question (so I'm back to hear this gem). No, tech writing is non-fiction; it the writing that comes with your gadgets; writing that tells how to use, assemble, dispose of, modify ... Tech writing is concise, precise, coherent, explicit writing; you get it the first time you read or you never will. Had to fall in Love, IMHO, is a technical writing of love song: no mincing words, to the point, you get it: true love, or you never will: truth & beauty & passion
Sweetness... sweet Jesus... Who needs desert? We have the freshest Moody Delicioso Delights (R) you will ever hear! Spicy too, with ginger 'n cinnamon swirls sweet sorrow: misty falling leaves of luscious love, lovely colors and textures -- Hard to pick a favorite, they are all sooo sweet, tasty, tasteful beyond imagination, well, no not that far ... seriously loving the song, never stop, cannot get enough of this sweet stuff ...
Justin is such a gorgeous, gorgeous man!! And what a voice!! A voice of an angel!! It just peirces your heart with its beauty!! Justin just melts my heart for sure!! Love him!! The Moodies are of pure brilliance!! Pure beauty!! ILY Justin!! The Moodies forever my friends!! ♥
Justin is just amazing!! His voice is so entrancing and he is so gorgeous!! What an amazing man indeed!! And The Moody Blues, what a beautiful and magical band that just captures your soul . I feel so lost in their music. It takes me to another place full of happiness and innocence. What a truly phenomenal band! The Moodies are timeless! Their music still touches souls today as it did back then. They are truly amazing in every aspect. Just beautiful!! <3
This video was evidently made during the tour. Mike had left the band following the recording of it and, as you can see, he is absent from this video. But his background vocals are ever so present. Miss you Mike. The band lost so much when you left. It became the Hayward-Lodge Band.
So beautifull !!!! I'm a 26 brazilian girl and just LOVE it... I've got marriage with talking out turn playing, it was so lovely !!! thanks for the post.
I like this band a lot ever since I heard their music from their first album "The Days of Future and Past up to this 8th album "Octave". Ray Thomas and Justin are superb in writing songs and the sounds they make. I hope I could hear some of their songs they created in the 70's and 80's..
@julesmoody Thanks! I really appreciated that coz the moment I hear the sounds of their music as if my spirit is being lifted up and carried away by a soundwave to a place somewhere in the universe. Sometimes I wonder if these people (the moody blues) are angels sent by God for whatever purpose He had in mind. Calling?!. I think so.
Why this music is not being made any longer? Many reasons, yes. The world changed, dreams changed so did expectations. Is there less hope or love or illusion in music today ?
@tubellarbells Honest to goodness, I have tried to listen to the current pop music, but it is simply awful. It has no harmony, no pathos, and no dignity. I am excluding some current folk, country, and international music from this appraisal. (And, classical music is a world unto itself.) But the music called "hip hop" and all of its variants is profoundly nihilistic & execrable. It is one reason why record (CD, etc.) sales have plummeted.
Justin is SO beautiful! But why do I feel so sad when I think of him? Is it because I want him and need him so much? I don't know. All I know is I get teary-eyed whenever I think of Justin. I love Justin so!
@Jusfriend1 This would make good background music for a shake n bake commercial! oh btw Hayward hires people to keep nuts like you away from him. cry about that !
Man do i miss ray thomas playing the harmonica and flute when they sold out the fillmore east for 3 days straight in 1969 they had an interview with him in the window explaining how the group got together on the album to our childrens children .
Encore une superbe ballade des Moody Blues. Même si cet album marqua le début d'une baisse évidente de la qualité de leur musique (de 1978 à ce jour), cette chanson tirée de l'album 'Octave' (1978) est un pur bijoux.
A ceux qui veulent découvrir ce groupe légendaire, je conseille les albums qui vont de 1967 à 1972, bonheur musical garanti !
edorevis, thank you. You have my deepest sympathy, such news is devastating. You and your wife are in my thoughts and prayers. She'll always be with you as long as you have this song. Peace be to you.
I don't know if you received an answer from me that I just now sent, it doesn't appear in the comments section.
Anyway, I've been blessed to see and hear the Moodies five times. The last in 2000 in Portland, OR. IMHO it was their best!!! I've noticed, and I'm sure many others have as well, that all of the MB songs have such tremendous meaning. Peace to you and your wife.
This was my late wife's favorite song! It touched us both as we, too, were searchers until we found each other - "The writing on the wall..." and we had to fall in love with each other. God, I miss her!
merrilee53, thank you so much. She'll be gone 13 years next month. And, you know, I still expect her to walk around a corner like she used to do...so much life, love, and beauty! Such a sorrow that she was taken from me. Thanks again.
My wife is recently diagnosted with terminal cancer. A year ago I had send this song as a link to her. She replied that watched it about 4 times, and had cried for an hour. May all the strength be with you, Titus
My wife is recently diagnosted with terminal cancer. A year ago I had send this song as a link to her. She replied that watched it about 4 times, and had cried for an hour. May all the strength be with you, Titus
@julesmoody Yeah it was Octave album when they got back together sadly Mike Pinder did the album then left the band hence the four man line up, Patrick Moraz was brought in to take up the keyboards on the following tour then and went on to play on the bands albums over the next 15 years.
Yes, it was Octave. I sat 17th row at Chicago Stadium in 1979 for this concert. I fell in love for the 1st time there while this song and others the album played. I'll never forget, at one point, I stood during a song and looked around at the folks there on the main floor. Everyone was glued to the stage with their jaws dropped. It was a magical night and an awesome album.
I'd say the reason John isn't singing harmony in the video is because it's Mike Pinder's part, and in reverence to him Justin sings alone. I'm just glad Mike was on this record, even though he quit the band before they started doing press. Long live TMB
As far as the founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, former foundation director Suzan Evans, and writer Dave Marsh, being the effete snobs they are and their undue arrogance over who should and shouldn't get in to the RRHOF, f**k them AND the RRHOF!!! The Moody Blues are BETTER than the RRHOF!!! All they use it as is a way to self gratify their own humungous egos! If they had any real talent of their own, they would probably be shut out of the RRHOF too... lol
Sort of like fellows who start lirtle league baseball teams so heir kids could play who couldn'"t otherwise...instead of doing it out of altruism or civic mindedness...eh?
I wholly agree with you regarding recognition of the Moodies collectively and individually. In the U.K. we have an honours system that rewards the most talentless no marks with OBE's and MBE's. In my view the guys should have been recognised years ago.
Yes, I think they have been underrated throughout their long career together. They deserve much more - a brilliant group indeed! Regards from Bulgaria!
Who would like to support me to get The Moody Blues, i.c. Justin Hayward honoured by a NOBEL MUSIC PRIZE in 2009?? If support for my initiative is substantial, I'd like to spend quite some hours to realize that dream. I think they deserve such an honour because of their top class music for decades and more than one generation of countless people.
Beautiful song, first time I've heard that one. Rolling Stone Mag and R&R Hall of Fame would have you believe that Rock music is about sneering, drinking whiskey and shtuping 16 year old groupies, and tour breaks are for rehab. The Moodies have always been snubbed by the "too cool" crowd because their airiness, feyness and elegance embarasses people atracted to density.
Sing on, you voices in the sky, and thank you :-)
Yes, Justin's voice is angelic. And so is his soul. He is the most underrated singer-songwritier of the 20th Century. The Moody Blues are the most underrated band of the 20th Century. If everyone bought all their albums, listened to them, and put those ideas into practice, our world, our country, and our lives would be a better place to be.
I agree absolutely with you. As a musician, I think The Moody Blues is one of the most talented bands of all times. Its music has no comparison. Moreover, the integrants have angel and are great musician. Someday, when they dye, people will remember this band as it should be.
I've always loved this song, and the album - the first I ever bought for myself of the MB. It holds some very special memories. It's funny how you notice details later on about songs, like the vocal harmony, with Mike's deeper vocal tones blending beautifully with Justin's. You notice this especially during the first verse. A shame this was Mike's last album with the band. I really missed his contribution and influence in subsequent albums
I wish I could say the same. This was also the first Moody Blues album I bought. However, much as I love the Hayward, Lodge and Thomas stuff from 1967 onwards, I can't say I missed Pinder when he left and was glad for the update that Patrick Moraz and Justin and John's subsequent compositions gave the band in 80s.
I've been a Moodies fan since 1966 when they came out with the "Boulevard de la Madelaine" single. Yes, as an American I have to hand it to you English, there is no camparison to the Who, the Stones, or the Moody Blues, and no comparison to this love song.
Legends From The... Dawning....Infinite Legacy....So Very English....And Beautiful...All Of.... England....Is Proud.....And Thats Just Part of The.... Universe....Mount Olympus....They Are.... Amazed.......Sorry....Didn't Mean To Drift into....The English Sunset....
Justin my Dream..Justin stay Forever..What is the.. Secret of Your..Soul..What..Natural Forces..Can Mortal Women..Look into your Eyes..Let Me..Hold Your Hand..is Your..Hair Golden Sunshine..The..Stars..Sparkle to your..Voice..Are Your..Natural Forces..Warm..Justin my Dream.. Justin stay Forever..Goddesses'..Mortal Women..The Mist..Is Your..Kiss Beautiful..Take me to the Enchanted Forest..In the..Morning Dew..Unleash..Your..Natural Forces..I am not ..Afraid..Justin my Dream..Justin stay Forever..
Octave was an underwhelming reunion effort from Moodies. Justin's ballads were effective as usual & Level With You is a solid tune but Slide Zone is one of their weakest hits, Ray's 2 contributions are forgettable, Top Rank Suite sounds as awkward today as it probably did in 1978, & Moody-style epic numbers on side 2 sound more like ELO imitations than bold & exciting compositions on those 7 classic albums. Their 1980s stuff was very inconsistent but had more memorable moments than Octave.
industrialsun 3 weeks ago
Ok, I am the one Justin sings about, pretty sure. My daughter took me to see them live in KC for Mothers Day, Fantastic to this day! Was supposed to meet Justin next to my car, but had to leave. Maybe next time!
sleepygrammy 1 month ago
What great Harmonies! I loved this tune,and still do!
mrmjb1960 1 month ago
And there was I, hearing this song for the first time while going to the Hastings Grammar School in 1978 as a proper Dutchie! Missed this version, but I was back in Eindhoven by Summer 1979, alas. Still love the Moody Blues and Justin Haywayrd, especially after having listened to Justin's efforts on War of the Worlds in the dark, in our house on 13 Lower Park Road, so eerie but wonderful!
Maxiclaudi 1 month ago
Hard to believe that Justin is turning 65 in October.....He still sounds as amazing today as he did then......I can never make up my mind but I think that this track is my all time favourite....although if you ask me in a month I will have probably changed my mind. Too many excellent songs recorded by this exceptional band to choose just one, right? :-)
Thanks for posting this.
Kimcrawley 4 months ago 4
i love you forever andever and ever and ever...i would take care of you forever and tavel everywhere with you...love ya too john! the whole band...sending love from america...
robertahartley1 5 months ago
Timeless.
wegertje1 5 months ago
I think it is safe to say, ....that we women have been " in Love " with both Justin and John...the only two devoted husbands of the Moody Blues....how awesome is that !!!! With the liffe style they lead...High five for the wives...!!
judith1751 5 months ago 6
Happy Birthday John...many Blessings....
judith1751 5 months ago
Five people think Justin Beiber is awesome. How sad.
cwazymbfan 5 months ago
Remember that Justin has millions of adoring women fans, Jusfriend1. I know just how you feel though, he is simply adorable, handsome, and divine.!!!!!! I have been in love with him and his music, for well over 30 years now.......no one can take his place for me!!!!! "Had To Fall In Love" is yet another very beautiful love song, penned by the master. Excellent video and sound quality. Much love Angie.~#~ K.
maryrose456 5 months ago
All you Sweeties can HAVE Justin...Just save that JOHN LODGE for ME!!!
Oh Yeah!!! I'd love to get my hands tangled in that hair!!
son2muzic 7 months ago
@son2muzic
Would love to get my hands in that hair too! I have loved John for a million years!
mbfan1 6 months ago
.....i just H A D to fall in love..........
fritshits65 7 months ago
such romantic looks and very very touching songs...not vain, just well groomed , but ....oh the music!
stevensondavid096 7 months ago
The Moodies never wanted to be 'worshiped' for their music. They claimed to be just a Rock band. However, they were 'used' by God to provoke a higher understanding of many things. In this particular song, they speak to Love that is worth waiting for...forever if that be the case....Wait.
buckdowner 7 months ago
This song is my reminder of how wonderful my life is!
DieselProductions11 9 months ago
mmmmmm lovely!
Poopaloo55 9 months ago
5 dislikes, more Bieber infiltrators:)
bugibbab0y 9 months ago
I love this song!
DieselProductions11 9 months ago
O! Wolf! I love this video still...Thank you again for posting this! I keep coming back to it! I just can never get enough! I love it so!!! I love our Justin and think he is the most beautiful and talented man in all the heavens. Gosh! I have loved this voice and this man for around 40 years. I do not ever want to change that! His voice brings me such a peace as I have never known with any other singer, and The Moodies music has seen me through many storms in my troubled sea of life! Hugs!
gamoodybluesfan 11 months ago
Beautiful man, with a beautiful voice, singing a beautiful song! I Love you Justin! :) x
Hugs4Michael 11 months ago
Mike pinder must have left the group by this time.
hereinthebronx 1 year ago
@hereinthebronx he left in the middle of this album octave with a slight controversy the group said in the legend of a band rockumentary that he left because he couldnt take people climbing through windows to ask him the meaning of the cosmos but he said he always socialized with fans he thought the album wasnt strong enough to tour with .
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
@spacepatrolman Thank you
hereinthebronx 1 year ago
@hereinthebronx Right before this video he departed. Justin and John had to finish the keyboards for the album Octave because of this.
DieselProductions11 1 year ago
excelente rola....... me recuerda los dias de otoño
rorty1900 1 year ago
I won Octave in a Sunday morning radio station contest. This is one of my favorite tunes from the album. Nice video, too.
ottlakerambler 1 year ago
Had To Fall In Love is song with the to-the-point clarity of technical writing; this is a kudos: compliment of the highest order. The big difference here is that tech writing is what you want to read (or hear) only once, whilst this song wants to be heard forever, at least. This slow, voluptuous beauty, this soft subtle magic, this evocative experience of Justin's heart becomes our heart, a universal heart for humans, all creatures: plants, animals, rocks, & rivers great & small.
davidfaubion 1 year ago
@davidfaubion when you say technical writing do you mean non fiction like writing a book about spy satellites?and song writing is fiction like a novel?
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
@spacepatrolman Thanks for your question (so I'm back to hear this gem). No, tech writing is non-fiction; it the writing that comes with your gadgets; writing that tells how to use, assemble, dispose of, modify ... Tech writing is concise, precise, coherent, explicit writing; you get it the first time you read or you never will. Had to fall in Love, IMHO, is a technical writing of love song: no mincing words, to the point, you get it: true love, or you never will: truth & beauty & passion
davidfaubion 1 year ago
Sweetness... sweet Jesus... Who needs desert? We have the freshest Moody Delicioso Delights (R) you will ever hear! Spicy too, with ginger 'n cinnamon swirls sweet sorrow: misty falling leaves of luscious love, lovely colors and textures -- Hard to pick a favorite, they are all sooo sweet, tasty, tasteful beyond imagination, well, no not that far ... seriously loving the song, never stop, cannot get enough of this sweet stuff ...
davidfaubion 1 year ago
such a nice song!
graafmar 1 year ago
Justin is such a gorgeous, gorgeous man!! And what a voice!! A voice of an angel!! It just peirces your heart with its beauty!! Justin just melts my heart for sure!! Love him!! The Moodies are of pure brilliance!! Pure beauty!! ILY Justin!! The Moodies forever my friends!! ♥
twinklebear22 1 year ago 2
come up with any dream and life, fornunately, is our own dream!!!!
fredyjosh 1 year ago
great song and music the boys can't go wrong
TheGoodbrandclan 1 year ago 5
Justin's been married forever, like since before he joined the group!
jimbowie09 1 year ago
@jimbowie09 Actually, he got married in '69
DieselProductions11 1 year ago
how could someone dislike this video?!?!?!!
moodybluesbaby67 1 year ago 2
Magnifico!!!! Thanks for posting ...special memories of Octave.
adkpeakboy 1 year ago 2
I recently got Octave. It's a great album, should be up there with the first seven!
DieselProductions11 1 year ago 3
beautiful...
lashmana108 1 year ago 2
These guys are so good!
DieselProductions11 1 year ago
Love how this song just falls into it's mellow groove.
hubiex 1 year ago
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DieselProductions11 1 year ago
I know the original writer of this song from the late sixties...he didnt want to be credited...he still is a special person with a wonderful soul...
mcdonaldmariem 1 year ago
How great they are
chairdude1 1 year ago
Justin is just amazing!! His voice is so entrancing and he is so gorgeous!! What an amazing man indeed!! And The Moody Blues, what a beautiful and magical band that just captures your soul . I feel so lost in their music. It takes me to another place full of happiness and innocence. What a truly phenomenal band! The Moodies are timeless! Their music still touches souls today as it did back then. They are truly amazing in every aspect. Just beautiful!! <3
twinklebear22 1 year ago 2
This video was evidently made during the tour. Mike had left the band following the recording of it and, as you can see, he is absent from this video. But his background vocals are ever so present. Miss you Mike. The band lost so much when you left. It became the Hayward-Lodge Band.
LashBridges 1 year ago
sweetest song ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blkmanbat 1 year ago
Very good song and high quality video.
Zippertheslipper 1 year ago
Justin's voice always makes me zone out. I can't seem to focus on anything except that. But I will say, John looks very nice in this video.
wouldntyoulike2know 1 year ago
I bought this album when it was released. What memories.
Pure genius.
Used to listen to their album A Question Of Balance on an old record player when it was released. Trully magical album.
It's just not the same anymore.
da162da 1 year ago
So beautifull !!!! I'm a 26 brazilian girl and just LOVE it... I've got marriage with talking out turn playing, it was so lovely !!! thanks for the post.
clarinhanatel 1 year ago
@clarinhanatel Yes that was a great song also. One of my favorites.
jghunlimited 1 year ago
This Song is my favorite on Octave. I love the Moody Blues. They are the greatest band ever.
Numberofperfection 1 year ago
There is magic in Justin's voice, and SO much beauty in his soul! I love Justin so!
Jusfriend1 1 year ago
Justin and the Moodies are just awesome---Gods of late 20th century popular music.
bboucharde 1 year ago
To my one and only Marie P,P,P Love always D-Knight Derek XXX
mcqueen5 1 year ago
My dearest Lenochka, i think you know this song echoes what is in my heart for you.... Я должен был влюбиться love always, your Manny
MeIancholyMan 1 year ago
I like this band a lot ever since I heard their music from their first album "The Days of Future and Past up to this 8th album "Octave". Ray Thomas and Justin are superb in writing songs and the sounds they make. I hope I could hear some of their songs they created in the 70's and 80's..
MrJune610 1 year ago
@MrJune610 You will find lots here on youttube
julesmoody 1 year ago
@julesmoody Thanks! I really appreciated that coz the moment I hear the sounds of their music as if my spirit is being lifted up and carried away by a soundwave to a place somewhere in the universe. Sometimes I wonder if these people (the moody blues) are angels sent by God for whatever purpose He had in mind. Calling?!. I think so.
MrJune610 1 year ago
OK...Let's get the Moody Blues into the RRHOF! If we all comment at sites like 'rate it all' and 'future rock legends' they can't ignore us for long!
Poopaloo55 1 year ago
Beautifull song! Relaxing music.
altijdhebikjelief 1 year ago
Justin Hayward makes me so horny.
follyfoot13 1 year ago 3
In my opinion, Octave was the best album the Moodie did....amongst all that incredible music, this one was my all-time favorite.
Jinchengfan 2 years ago 2
Ask and ye shall recieve...BLESS YOU for posting this!
Jinchengfan 2 years ago
Two words..."Moody Blues."
finbarfay 2 years ago
Why this music is not being made any longer? Many reasons, yes. The world changed, dreams changed so did expectations. Is there less hope or love or illusion in music today ?
tubellarbells 2 years ago
@tubellarbells Honest to goodness, I have tried to listen to the current pop music, but it is simply awful. It has no harmony, no pathos, and no dignity. I am excluding some current folk, country, and international music from this appraisal. (And, classical music is a world unto itself.) But the music called "hip hop" and all of its variants is profoundly nihilistic & execrable. It is one reason why record (CD, etc.) sales have plummeted.
bboucharde 1 year ago 2
What album is this from?
lisar915 2 years ago
Octave!
Scottmaster84 2 years ago
Beautiful song.
lisar915 2 years ago
Look how young they are there...I have seen @ least 15 of their concerts but was never fortunate enough to see them perform this one...
Rock on Moodies...
ucrazydiamondu 2 years ago
@ucrazydiamondu lucky i always loved them havent had the opportunity to see them once.
wildwindsca 1 year ago
OCTAVE
mrREDBIRDFAN 2 years ago
Im 23, and i just heard this song on the radio and im so in love with it!
xxcharmed1xx 2 years ago 3
i love this song i play the tenor sax the flute and harmonica
MOONGLOW658 2 years ago
I was 17 when I bought the vinyl record in '78 and I've still got it. One of my favourite songs of all time.
Tezza
KRN525 2 years ago
Simplesmente maravilhosa esta cadencia musical, uma harmonia perfeita. Do melhor que temos ouvido e visto. The Great Moody Blues! Forever!
calandronio 2 years ago
I wish this song was played at my wedding.
mrREDBIRDFAN 2 years ago 2
I love Ray's harmonica on this track. Like him, I play both flute and harmonica.
goldheartbadge 2 years ago 9
@goldheartbadge if you can sing his songs you could get a job with them since he left they havent been doing his songs
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
everytime when the line begins with 'in the mirror.. ' I really become more happier.. fantastic line wich makes the whole song great :D
longbow857 2 years ago
This song exemplifies everything good about Justin Hayward's talent. It ranks up there with 'The Actor' as one his best,
finbarfay 2 years ago 4
great tune by the moody blues..... wish they could play like this every consert.
1982Reagan 2 years ago
one of my fav bands.......but this just sounds ok......more of a meditative song i guess.
posthumanhero 2 years ago
my fave song. just great stuff. good song to play for my girlfriend
blkmanbat 2 years ago 2
Justin is SO beautiful! But why do I feel so sad when I think of him? Is it because I want him and need him so much? I don't know. All I know is I get teary-eyed whenever I think of Justin. I love Justin so!
Love, Jusfriend1
Jusfriend1 2 years ago 13
@Jusfriend1 :
I know what you mean, I need him to,....I don't know how I would make it through graduate school without doses of Justin and John and the rest....
LindaMewhirter 1 year ago
@Jusfriend1 Oh dear, you've caught the Justin bug too...It will never go away. I had it for years...and I don't want it to go away!!
moodies4me 1 year ago
@Jusfriend1
Justin Hayward is an angel sent to earth for us humans to hear, see and enjoy. he is perfection.
keetain 10 months ago
@Jusfriend1 This would make good background music for a shake n bake commercial! oh btw Hayward hires people to keep nuts like you away from him. cry about that !
jsilence418 4 months ago
so underrated as an album!! god i miss the 70's
blkmanbat 2 years ago 4
@blkmanbat
def underrated---very interesting album.-I didnt like the 80s Moodys as much
atombomb31458 2 years ago
love this song
UnknownComic121 2 years ago 5
Supreme tune.
BionicEd 2 years ago 3
Had to fall in love with the Moodys. Been a fan for 40 years. How could anyone not love their music.
foreverjustinfan 2 years ago 5
Man do i miss ray thomas playing the harmonica and flute when they sold out the fillmore east for 3 days straight in 1969 they had an interview with him in the window explaining how the group got together on the album to our childrens children .
spacepatrolman 2 years ago
Seems to me the measure is how the heart responds to the Moody's . For they truly are the cardiac kids !
marislacis1 2 years ago
Well said!
Stargazer57702 2 years ago
this is my favorite song by them
guiltarguy 2 years ago 2
Never heard a harmonica in a Moody Blues song before.
Microsloth 2 years ago
Love this song and love Justin
tte2007 2 years ago 4
dit is het beste van het beste of nie dan moody blues rules
teet555 2 years ago 2
first and last time i heard it was on the radio 20 years ago.. a fond thanks for posting it, beautiful rendition, great audio/video quality
i9pc 2 years ago 2
Love love love this song!! Thanks for posting!
acwink 2 years ago 2
Encore une superbe ballade des Moody Blues. Même si cet album marqua le début d'une baisse évidente de la qualité de leur musique (de 1978 à ce jour), cette chanson tirée de l'album 'Octave' (1978) est un pur bijoux.
A ceux qui veulent découvrir ce groupe légendaire, je conseille les albums qui vont de 1967 à 1972, bonheur musical garanti !
eppomanta 2 years ago
edorevis, thank you. You have my deepest sympathy, such news is devastating. You and your wife are in my thoughts and prayers. She'll always be with you as long as you have this song. Peace be to you.
TitusBass1 2 years ago 2
Thank you Titus. I was fortunate to see the Moody Blues in a similar dutch show performing Singer in a Rock 'n Roll band.
That's why it is even more meaningful to me: "The places I've seen, and the road in between". Make the best of it, Titus
edorevis 2 years ago
I don't know if you received an answer from me that I just now sent, it doesn't appear in the comments section.
Anyway, I've been blessed to see and hear the Moodies five times. The last in 2000 in Portland, OR. IMHO it was their best!!! I've noticed, and I'm sure many others have as well, that all of the MB songs have such tremendous meaning. Peace to you and your wife.
TitusBass1 2 years ago
jjusttt so beautiful.. words and music from heaven...
merrilee53 2 years ago
thanks for bringing back the bittersweet memories...
omitnot 2 years ago
This was my late wife's favorite song! It touched us both as we, too, were searchers until we found each other - "The writing on the wall..." and we had to fall in love with each other. God, I miss her!
TitusBass1 2 years ago 3
You have my deepest sympathy at the loss of your wife, I too have a special memory of my late mother and best friend who bought this album for
me in 1978 and this is the song that reminds me of such a special woman.
tz125r 2 years ago
I'm sorry .. you must've loved her alot...
merrilee53 2 years ago
merrilee53, thank you so much. She'll be gone 13 years next month. And, you know, I still expect her to walk around a corner like she used to do...so much life, love, and beauty! Such a sorrow that she was taken from me. Thanks again.
TitusBass1 2 years ago
My wife is recently diagnosted with terminal cancer. A year ago I had send this song as a link to her. She replied that watched it about 4 times, and had cried for an hour. May all the strength be with you, Titus
edorevis 2 years ago 2
I am very sorry...
alexandrayou 2 years ago
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My wife is recently diagnosted with terminal cancer. A year ago I had send this song as a link to her. She replied that watched it about 4 times, and had cried for an hour. May all the strength be with you, Titus
edorevis 2 years ago
what album is this from please?
julesmoody 2 years ago 3
The song is from "Octave", 1978.
redbaron863 2 years ago
@redbaron863 some promotinal copys of octave were issued with a timming sheet for djs pasted on the front page
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
@julesmoody Yeah it was Octave album when they got back together sadly Mike Pinder did the album then left the band hence the four man line up, Patrick Moraz was brought in to take up the keyboards on the following tour then and went on to play on the bands albums over the next 15 years.
paulspalace 1 year ago
@julesmoody
Yes, it was Octave. I sat 17th row at Chicago Stadium in 1979 for this concert. I fell in love for the 1st time there while this song and others the album played. I'll never forget, at one point, I stood during a song and looked around at the folks there on the main floor. Everyone was glued to the stage with their jaws dropped. It was a magical night and an awesome album.
BigO92627 1 year ago
I'd say the reason John isn't singing harmony in the video is because it's Mike Pinder's part, and in reverence to him Justin sings alone. I'm just glad Mike was on this record, even though he quit the band before they started doing press. Long live TMB
MacGrurry 2 years ago
That is so beautiful...wouldn't you know it....it comes when you least expect it and everything is, or seemingly in an upheaval.
ILUJ
Wildsage1212 2 years ago
the greatest group ever and still going. a moodies fan since 1967.
Voicesinthesky 2 years ago
To all the Moody band members past and present, LOVE YOU ALL!!! To all my fellow Moodies out here, love you too!!! ;)
MeIancholyMan 2 years ago 2
As far as the founder of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, former foundation director Suzan Evans, and writer Dave Marsh, being the effete snobs they are and their undue arrogance over who should and shouldn't get in to the RRHOF, f**k them AND the RRHOF!!! The Moody Blues are BETTER than the RRHOF!!! All they use it as is a way to self gratify their own humungous egos! If they had any real talent of their own, they would probably be shut out of the RRHOF too... lol
MeIancholyMan 2 years ago 2
Sort of like fellows who start lirtle league baseball teams so heir kids could play who couldn'"t otherwise...instead of doing it out of altruism or civic mindedness...eh?
Tom in Utica
telsport 2 years ago
Brings tears to my eyes almost everytime.
lurch321 2 years ago 2
I agree and in many different halls of fame all over the world and in my world , THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME!!
flitster5 2 years ago
When will this Legend of a Band be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, There time is way over due
moester46 2 years ago 2
Wow, rare video and in great shape! Has this been officially released? Classic-era Moodies is so sadly sparse.
thesithempire 3 years ago
Some of the best love ballads of all time came from The Moody Blues.
HauntedByThePast 3 years ago 2
I wholly agree with you regarding recognition of the Moodies collectively and individually. In the U.K. we have an honours system that rewards the most talentless no marks with OBE's and MBE's. In my view the guys should have been recognised years ago.
401405411 3 years ago
Yes, I think they have been underrated throughout their long career together. They deserve much more - a brilliant group indeed! Regards from Bulgaria!
pandvale 3 years ago 2
it makes me sad that my generation doesn't have great bands and music like this...music today is just crappy...
zuzieqz 3 years ago
waht ever hapend to ray
steffhess 3 years ago
Who would like to support me to get The Moody Blues, i.c. Justin Hayward honoured by a NOBEL MUSIC PRIZE in 2009?? If support for my initiative is substantial, I'd like to spend quite some hours to realize that dream. I think they deserve such an honour because of their top class music for decades and more than one generation of countless people.
Jan Goeijenbier (Rotterdam, Holland)
Goeijenbier 3 years ago 3
the moody blueszijn super. De beste band ooit! Echt super en we luisteren bijna niet naar andere muziek liefs van een moody blues fan uit Veen
helliepellie2 2 years ago
this is my favorite moodys song !!!!!
Burlinx 3 years ago
so nice aaah!
iluvthemoodys 3 years ago
I wish that Ray was still with them.
byrd1beverly 3 years ago
there's no words this song is just amazing the moodies is one of the greatest band
yimbo65 3 years ago 2
e saber que eu era apenas um garoto qd eles faziam tanto sucesso.....linda musica e eles tem tantas assim com essa qualidade
zezojp 3 years ago
i love the moody blues music .i have every album theyve made . 40 yrs n counting . long live their music
h3dhunter 3 years ago
Very emotional song, very strong brought in Holland then in 1978!! Thank you redbaron
ludo281160 3 years ago
Beautiful song, first time I've heard that one. Rolling Stone Mag and R&R Hall of Fame would have you believe that Rock music is about sneering, drinking whiskey and shtuping 16 year old groupies, and tour breaks are for rehab. The Moodies have always been snubbed by the "too cool" crowd because their airiness, feyness and elegance embarasses people atracted to density.
Sing on, you voices in the sky, and thank you :-)
scarechrome 3 years ago
Well said.
finbarfay 3 years ago
A world full of Moodies...I like the thought of that !
shedbedder 3 years ago
MMMM me too! Especially Justin. He's so gorgeous. I would love to be on a desert island with him!
valzoom 3 years ago
Why in Sam hill aren't they in the Rock and Roll hall of fame?
CosmicZodiac 3 years ago
Yes, Justin's voice is angelic. And so is his soul. He is the most underrated singer-songwritier of the 20th Century. The Moody Blues are the most underrated band of the 20th Century. If everyone bought all their albums, listened to them, and put those ideas into practice, our world, our country, and our lives would be a better place to be.
KENZOWAL 3 years ago 5
Great Promo Video for the Octave Album (1978)...it's too bad they took so many years off.
To Ray >>> One cool talented musician. You are missed !!
dupontarc 3 years ago
I agree absolutely with you. As a musician, I think The Moody Blues is one of the most talented bands of all times. Its music has no comparison. Moreover, the integrants have angel and are great musician. Someday, when they dye, people will remember this band as it should be.
waweva 3 years ago
OMG Justin was such a sweet looking guy.And he still is.
kenfan57 3 years ago
Love the harmonica piece....
Ginatheroma 3 years ago
JUSTIN HAYWARDS VOICE IS ANGELIC
MOODYANGELS 3 years ago 2
his voice makes me happy.
love
helliepellie2 3 years ago
"Had to fall in love" with his songs ^^
kyoshintama 3 years ago
I am always totally blown away!
SisterRainbow66 3 years ago
Justin's voice makes me fall to pieces.
melissainokc 3 years ago
Excellent!
Pmls1972 3 years ago
One of my faves By the Moodies. If you sing this to a Girl and she doesn't like it.....Leave her she isnt good enough for you. lol
Numberofperfection 3 years ago 5
Moodys ..... Long Distance Voyagers.....This Voyage....Love.... Your Destiny.....I Am Beguiled.....
honeystayforever 3 years ago
I've always loved this song, and the album - the first I ever bought for myself of the MB. It holds some very special memories. It's funny how you notice details later on about songs, like the vocal harmony, with Mike's deeper vocal tones blending beautifully with Justin's. You notice this especially during the first verse. A shame this was Mike's last album with the band. I really missed his contribution and influence in subsequent albums
jedsonbass73 3 years ago
I wish I could say the same. This was also the first Moody Blues album I bought. However, much as I love the Hayward, Lodge and Thomas stuff from 1967 onwards, I can't say I missed Pinder when he left and was glad for the update that Patrick Moraz and Justin and John's subsequent compositions gave the band in 80s.
geminifab1964 3 years ago
patrick moraz soslo albums are great
spacepatrolman 3 years ago
I've been a Moodies fan since 1966 when they came out with the "Boulevard de la Madelaine" single. Yes, as an American I have to hand it to you English, there is no camparison to the Who, the Stones, or the Moody Blues, and no comparison to this love song.
Sheikhbinorubbish 3 years ago
Moodygal51 you summed it up best on how I feel about Justin.. Beautiful indeed oh how my heart aches.
jhmbfc 3 years ago
stunning
HJW12 3 years ago
How do you write a love song masterpiece ?
This is how.
finbarfay 3 years ago
so very good so very english makes me proud
davemun23 3 years ago 2
Legends From The... Dawning....Infinite Legacy....So Very English....And Beautiful...All Of.... England....Is Proud.....And Thats Just Part of The.... Universe....Mount Olympus....They Are.... Amazed.......Sorry....Didn't Mean To Drift into....The English Sunset....
honeystayforever 3 years ago
Justin my Dream..Justin stay Forever..What is the.. Secret of Your..Soul..What..Natural Forces..Can Mortal Women..Look into your Eyes..Let Me..Hold Your Hand..is Your..Hair Golden Sunshine..The..Stars..Sparkle to your..Voice..Are Your..Natural Forces..Warm..Justin my Dream.. Justin stay Forever..Goddesses'..Mortal Women..The Mist..Is Your..Kiss Beautiful..Take me to the Enchanted Forest..In the..Morning Dew..Unleash..Your..Natural Forces..I am not ..Afraid..Justin my Dream..Justin stay Forever..
honeystayforever 3 years ago