Moody Blues: Higher And Higher~Eyes of a Child

Music of The Moody Blues:
"Higher and Higher" is the opening look of The Moody Blues 1969 album To Our Children's, Children's Children, a concept album about area travel.

"Higher and Higher", which begins the album, is basically describes area journey as one on man's best feats. The verses of the tune are spoken somewhat than sung. The track's spoken verses are supplied by Mike Pinder. Sound effects of a rocket launching start the track, they usually last for the first minute.

"Higher and Higher" was also the Moody Blues' first full size track that was written by the band's drummer Graeme Edge. Edge was normally the author of quick spoken-phrase interludes that appeared at first and end of previous albums. In the recordings, they have been normally recited by Mike Pinder.

Graeme Edge has said that his inspiration for the track came across seeing the Apollo eleven crew members Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first walk on the moon on July 20, 1969.

The Moody Blues continue to carry out "Higher and Higher" dwell in concert. Though, Graeme Edge now gives the lead spoken verses in live performance since Mike Pinder is now not with the band. This requires Edge to take center stage to recite the verses (the drums are carried out by their again-up drummer Gordon Marshall). At the end of the verses, Edge then returns to the drum set and concludes the tune on the drums.

Higher And Higher
Songwriters: Edge, Graeme;

Blasting, billowing, bursting forth
With the power of ten billion butterfly sneezes
Man, with his flaming pyre
Has conquered the wayward breezes

Climbing to tranquility, far above the clouds
Conceiving the heavens, clear of misty shroud

Higher and higher
Now we've learned to play with fire
We go higher and higher and higher

Vast vision must improve our sight
Perhaps at last we'll see an end
To our own endless blight
And the beginning of the free

Climb to tranquility, finding its real worth
Conceiving the heaven, flourishing on earth

Higher and higher
Now we've learned to play with fire
We go higher and higher and higher

Eyes of the Child:

Listen hear the sound
The child away
Wander all around
The child away
Now in his life he never must be lost
No thoughts must deceive him
In life he must trust

With the eyes of a child
You must come out and see
That your world's spinning 'round
And through life you will be
A small part
Of a hope
Of a love
That exists
In the eyes of a child you will see

Earth falls far away
New life away
Time it has no day
New life away
Here is your dream and now how does it feel
No words will go with you
And now what is real

With the eyes of a child
You must come out and see
That your world's spinning 'round
And through life you will be
A small part
Of a hope
Of a love
That exists
In the eyes of a child you will see

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[42BETWO]

I suspect the Moody Blues had these same images (and timing) in mind as inspiration for this music...To Our CCC is a masterful statement on one of humankind's crowning achievements...to man the moon. With philosophy arising from hearts sensitive to the larger picture of human evolution, the MB broke new artistic ground with cutting edge artistic vision acquainting so many of us (coming of age in the 60s and early 70s) with our inner philosopher / theologian...As for me, I was hooked...going on

[EssentialDegnities]

@42BETWO I agree

[satanick69]

beautiful lyrics ... I also liked the music, right video editing together, congratulations

[EssentialDegnities]

@satanick69 This was fun to make...Thank you for the comment!

[paullikesmusic]

Higher and higher begins with an actual recording of a Saturn V rocket, the kind used for the moon shots, launching. You can see one on display at the Johnson Space Center in Houston. Most lmpressive!

[EssentialDegnities]

@paullikesmusic Thank you ...I read allot about what the song and really what the whole album is all about. This is one of my favorite albums-space travel and time

[Viuomar]

@lskydrrn Indeed I think "Higher and Higher" is terrific on the album, but terrible in concerts! The Moodies as album artists were very serious and impressive, but the mellotron and, specially, Edge drumming on stages are a total mess, a deception. Moodies fans never praise Tony Clarke, but without him the Moodies would be no 7 core magnificent albuns.

[ejshepp1]

You captured the essence completely! Nothing will ever compare with those rocket blastoffs - not even Star Gates!! You are very intuitive, nice video to EOAC

[lskydrrn]

probably the worst song they ever did. Very poor acoustics.

[katballou11]

Magnificent. Both the music and the video.

[tinkerbell2u2]

This is brilliant !!! ~ The song and the video !!! Absolutely BRILLIANT !!! ~ Thank you !!!

[puckering1]

Great video & thx

[ragnorr1]

Simply Amazing!! great job!! (from a moodys fan since "67")

[donaldinks]

BEAUTIFUL JOB!