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2 unusual facts about Nights in White Satin


Dawn of the Dickies

It included the UK hits "Nights in White Satin" (a high-speed cover of a Moody Blues song) which reached No. 39 in the UK chart in September 1979 and "Fan Mail" which made No. 57 in February 1980.

Go Now

The next chart successes for The Moody Blues would be with "Nights in White Satin" and "Tuesday Afternoon" in 1968.


Minor scale

In rock and popular music examples of songs in Aeolian include The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin", Blondie's "Call Me", and Spinal Tap's "Lick My Love Pump".

The Day Begins

Towards the end of the overture, the latter half of "The Day Begins" is played, making use of its excerpts from "Tuesday Afternoon" and "Nights in White Satin." Recordings of the overture from the orchestra-backed performances can be found on the Moody Blues live albums: A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Hall of Fame.


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