It's the first appearance of my favorite group in the Rob Witham 500.
We're over a quarter of the way to the number one song, which gets revealed one year from tomorrow, and this is the first of twenty appearances by the Moody Blues, by far and away the most songs by one artist in our musical journey.
Now, whether a Moody Blues song tops the list or makes say, the Top 20 is another story for next June. :)
In the meantime, their first entry, interestingly, though a staple in concerts to this day (including my seventh journey with the Moodies last March 25 here in Richmond), it was not released as a single from their "Seventh Sojourn" album in 1972. That honor was given to two other powerful Moody Blues songs: "Isn't Life Strange" and "I'm Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)".
And while I enjoy the original version, this song just gets stepped up another level live, and thus, today's video is from a live concert in 2014 up in New York. Getting to hear this right next to the stage, wow.
More of my concert stories with the Moody Blues down the road. For now, enjoy the first of their twenty contributions to the Rob Witham 500.
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