Moody Blues

While working late into the night yesterday to get things up to snuff in my courses, I turned on my Pandora, and this time I selected the "Crosby, Stills, & Nash" channel I had created a couple of years ago.  

Although my kids continually attempt to goad me into using their "youngin' preferred" app, Spotify.... I have been reluctant to try Spotify as I do very much like my FREE Pandora.  I also like that with Pandora, when I created a channel, they initially stated with a small handful of songs from the artist I created the channel about, but then regularly add "similar" styles of music from other artists that I can "thumb up" and keep in my channel or "thumb down" and eliminate from my channel.   I have been exposed to many new (to me) songs that I enjoy, including many of the lesser known C,S,N, & Y songs, and solo works by the C, S, N, & Y folks.  

But, what is ESPECIALLY nice is when Pandora rotates in a song from a different (but similar styled) artist or group.  This happened yesterday and it is the reason why I am writing about it. Yesterday, they added a new (to me) song by the Moody Blues.  Of course I know their biggest hits in the U.S. (Tuesday Afternoon & Knights in White Satin) which I enjoy, but I have been relatively unfamiliar with other work of theirs.  The song that was playing on my Pandora was utterly striking, and it was called "The Story in Your Eyes".  I was rather captivated by this song and looked it up.  It was quite popular in Canada, so I suspect AC will know it, but it had limited popularity on U.S. charts.  It is so good, I had to also look up the lyrics as they were beautiful as well.  I encourage you to listen to this song, especially if you are unfamiliar with it:

The Story in Your Eyes

by The Moody Blues

I've been thinking about our fortune
And I've decided that we're really not to blame
For the love that's deep inside us now is still the same
 

And the sounds we make together
Is the music to the story in your eyes
It's been shining down upon me now, I realize
 

Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We're part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day
 

But I'm frightened for your children
That the life that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for will turn to rain
 

Listen to the tide slowly turning
Wash all our heartaches away
We're part of the fire that is burning
And from the ashes we can build another day
 

But I'm frightened for your children
And the life that we are living is in vain
And the sunshine we've been waiting for will turn to rain
 

When the final line is over
And it's certain that the curtain's gonna fall
I can hide inside your sweet, sweet love forever more

Now look at this ACOUSTIC COVER of the song.  It is amazing.

So, it was a wonderful find that enhanced my late night work.  I am going to look for more Moody Blues as well, as I suspect there will be many more songs I may not know but would greatly enjoy.  

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I am looking forward to the Retiree's Cigar Group!  I shall be going soon!

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