The Moody Blues — Ride My See-Saw
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Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
I worked like a slave for years,
Sweat so hard just to end my fears.
Not to end my life a poor man,
But by now, I know I should have run.
Run, run my last race,
Take my place
Have this number
Of mine.
Run, run like a fire,
Don't you run in
In the lanes
Run for time.
Left school with a first class pass,
Started work but as second class.
School taught one and one is two.
But right now, that answer just ain't true.
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
My world is spinning around,
Everything is lost that I found.
People run, come ride with me,
Let's find another place that's free.
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
Ride, my see-saw.
Ride, ride, ride, my see-saw.
Ride, my see-saw...
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
I worked like a slave for years,
Sweat so hard just to end my fears.
Not to end my life a poor man,
But by now, I know I should have run.
Run, run my last race,
Take my place
Have this number
Of mine.
Run, run like a fire,
Don't you run in
In the lanes
Run for time.
Left school with a first class pass,
Started work but as second class.
School taught one and one is two.
But right now, that answer just ain't true.
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
My world is spinning around,
Everything is lost that I found.
People run, come ride with me,
Let's find another place that's free.
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
Ride, my see-saw.
Ride, ride, ride, my see-saw.
Ride, my see-saw...
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There's no need skipping this stream tonight, absolutely! Everything is fine to me ;o)))
Wow! Great stuff! Thanks RP!
GREAT TUNE!! May Denny Laine Rest in Peace!
d48m02h1918 wrote:
I Agree completely!
How is this song not rated a perfect 10? Hayward's guitar is amazing to hear....the chorus.....BRILLIANT!! 
I Agree completely!
EXCELLENT!! Thanx RP! 
This group opened a whole new world for me!!!!! And it is still amazing!!!!!!!!!!
Everyone out there...Keep The Faith!!!!
Everyone out there...Keep The Faith!!!!These guys were our local band back in 1963-4 (at The Carlton in Erdington, Birmingham which became Mothers) - their name Denny (Laine) & the Diplomats. This female said, as did others, that they would go somewhere and they did, by 1965 they weren't our local band that we saw 4 times a week - they were in London recording. Macca became of friend of Denny, Brian Epstein heard them and Go Now was released. The rest as they say was/is history.
Other bands around at the time became The Move, ELO, Roy Wood & Wizzard.
By 1970 I was at the IOW festival watching Hendrix, what a wonderful time to be alive.
The music was awesome, as was life in general. We did think of the guys over the pond that were sent to Vietnam :( - our love was with them ❤️ and I still frequently listen to For What It's Worth 1967 - Buffalo Springfield ❤️
☮️
Other bands around at the time became The Move, ELO, Roy Wood & Wizzard.
By 1970 I was at the IOW festival watching Hendrix, what a wonderful time to be alive.
The music was awesome, as was life in general. We did think of the guys over the pond that were sent to Vietnam :( - our love was with them ❤️ and I still frequently listen to For What It's Worth 1967 - Buffalo Springfield ❤️
☮️
I just now noticed that vocal bridge they do, with the "ahh ahh ahh ahh" is the old Meow Mix melody.
I wish the lyrics captured the intro speech.
GREAT TUNE!! And, Iconic. Thank You RP!
xnavy wrote:
Been there; done that... to the Moodies, "To Our Children's Children's Children"
Heavenly...
Orange sunshine anyone
Been there; done that... to the Moodies, "To Our Children's Children's Children"
Heavenly...
I agree with LizardKing -- The Moody Blues are the absolute best to jam while psychedelics are playing Superconductor among our cerebral synapses. Floyd IS awesome to trip to -- especially Syd Barrett's solo records -- but I've seen people get paranoid and scary and lost in the dark tripping to The Wall -- and, when under the suggestive spell that trips put one into, The Doors can also be a bit too unnerving and wild in their unrelenting intensity. On the other hand, since Thinking Is the Best Way to Travel, I have found that it's better to be uplifted and gently guided through the mystical soundscapes of The Moodies when in these states...
cely wrote:
I can relate. I used to love them when they were big in the 70's. Now not so much. Others mention the song being a trip down memory lane. Perhaps that's the problem I have with them. There are a lot of not so great memories I associate with this music.
I don't know whether others feel this way, but I have an entirely mixed relationship with Moody Blues. On the one hand it's so delicious. Listen to the delctable guitar solo on this song. Also great harmonies and melodies. And yet something about them is sugary, bland, intentional, orchestrated. Despite the awesome rock and roll it's somehow not rock and roll. I'm sure this is just my problem, but they are an obviously good band that somehow just can't grow in my soil.
I can relate. I used to love them when they were big in the 70's. Now not so much. Others mention the song being a trip down memory lane. Perhaps that's the problem I have with them. There are a lot of not so great memories I associate with this music.
R.I.P., Graeme Edge. 
Birdman wrote:
You are (wrong).
Could be wrong but i thought this came out on Days of Future Passed
You are (wrong).
The bloody moose!
Could be wrong but i thought this came out on Days of Future Passed
My introduction to LSD was with the Moody Blues. Anything sounded fantastic.
baylees wrote:
They should be in Branson Missouri, where old people go to hear dead tunes
Some how I don't think the Dead get played much in Branson
They should be in Branson Missouri, where old people go to hear dead tunes
Some how I don't think the Dead get played much in Branson
VOCAL INTRO:
Be it sight, sound, the smell, the touch.
There's something,
Inside that we need so much,
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
The wonder of flowers, to be covered, and then to burst up,
Thru tarmac, to the sun again,
Or to fly to the sun without burning a wing,
To lie in the meadow and hear the grass sing,
To have all these things in our memories hoard,
And to use them,
To help us,
To find...
God...
SONG LYRICS:
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
I worked like a slave for years,
Sweat so hard just to end my fears.
Not to end my life a poor man,
But by now, I know I should have ran.
Run, run my last race,
Take my place
Have this number
Of mine.
Run, run like a fire,
Don't you run in
In the lanes
Run for time.
Left school with a first class pass,
Started work but as second class.
School taught one and one is two.
But right now, that answer just ain't true.
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
My world is spinning around,
Everything is lost that I found.
People run, come ride with me,
Let's find another place that's free.
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
Ride, my see-saw.
Ride, ride, ride, my see-saw.
Ride, my see-saw...
Be it sight, sound, the smell, the touch.
There's something,
Inside that we need so much,
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
The wonder of flowers, to be covered, and then to burst up,
Thru tarmac, to the sun again,
Or to fly to the sun without burning a wing,
To lie in the meadow and hear the grass sing,
To have all these things in our memories hoard,
And to use them,
To help us,
To find...
God...
SONG LYRICS:
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
I worked like a slave for years,
Sweat so hard just to end my fears.
Not to end my life a poor man,
But by now, I know I should have ran.
Run, run my last race,
Take my place
Have this number
Of mine.
Run, run like a fire,
Don't you run in
In the lanes
Run for time.
Left school with a first class pass,
Started work but as second class.
School taught one and one is two.
But right now, that answer just ain't true.
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
Ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah, ah ah ah ah ah
My world is spinning around,
Everything is lost that I found.
People run, come ride with me,
Let's find another place that's free.
Ride, ride my see-saw,
Take this place
On this trip
Just for me.
Ride, take a free ride,
Take my place
Have my seat
It's for free.
Ride, my see-saw.
Ride, ride, ride, my see-saw.
Ride, my see-saw...
suesblues wrote:
Not anything that I am aware of other than what you would once have found on a playground.
why do they play 'knights in white satin'. This song is great, a totally different band. Was a see-saw a 1960s metaphor for something?
Not anything that I am aware of other than what you would once have found on a playground.
84MacGuy wrote:
They should be in Branson Missouri, where old people go to hear dead tunes
Can you believe this album is almost 50 years old!
These boys really know how to rock, even in the 60s. Unlike most music from that era, stuff like Ride My See-Saw still sounds current. Too bad the Moody Blues have evolved into a band that plays Indian casinos. A sad conclusion to a brilliant musical career.
These boys really know how to rock, even in the 60s. Unlike most music from that era, stuff like Ride My See-Saw still sounds current. Too bad the Moody Blues have evolved into a band that plays Indian casinos. A sad conclusion to a brilliant musical career.
They should be in Branson Missouri, where old people go to hear dead tunes
Laptopdog wrote:
No you did not here something else. That was it: Ride.... it was contrived , fake, produced to make $
Ride my see-saw?! Really? That was the lyric all this time?!
I must've heard something else that made the song much cooler back in the day.
I must've heard something else that made the song much cooler back in the day.
No you did not here something else. That was it: Ride.... it was contrived , fake, produced to make $
marklaw wrote:
Speaking as a '70s kid, you have to put this in the perspective of their later record, "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band". You're comments were right, they are a bit orchestrated, I think it was meant to be that way. They made a record, said, essentially, "we know all, sit back and learn". We did, we dropped acid, took the trip on their magic carpet and they always brought us back safely.
NO wrong
Speaking as a '70s kid, you have to put this in the perspective of their later record, "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band". You're comments were right, they are a bit orchestrated, I think it was meant to be that way. They made a record, said, essentially, "we know all, sit back and learn". We did, we dropped acid, took the trip on their magic carpet and they always brought us back safely.
NO wrong
Bad song then still bad. Pretentious. No good MB exists, if it does kill it kill it with fire
CowboyJJ wrote:
Yup, birth, death, the all-knowing guru, the heavens awaiting, the search. Always the search.
Great song, but WOW that is some seriously creepy album cover art!
Yup, birth, death, the all-knowing guru, the heavens awaiting, the search. Always the search.
cely wrote:
Yeah, as much as I like TMB, it's something different from'Rock 'n Roll'. The 'Genres' listed are as good as anything. But if you dig it (or don't), doesn't really matter what you call it. Labels are for cans, right?
c.
I don't know whether others feel this way, but I have an entirely mixed relationship with Moody Blues. On the one hand it's so delicious. Listen to the delctable guitar solo on this song. Also great harmonies and melodies. And yet something about them is sugary, bland, intentional, orchestrated. Despite the awesome rock and roll it's somehow not rock and roll. I'm sure this is just my problem, but they are an obviously good band that somehow just can't grow in my soil.
Yeah, as much as I like TMB, it's something different from'Rock 'n Roll'. The 'Genres' listed are as good as anything. But if you dig it (or don't), doesn't really matter what you call it. Labels are for cans, right?
c.
cely wrote:
Speaking as a '70s kid, you have to put this in the perspective of their later record, "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band". You're comments were right, they are a bit orchestrated, I think it was meant to be that way. They made a record, said, essentially, "we know all, sit back and learn". We did, we dropped acid, took the trip on their magic carpet and they always brought us back safely.
I don't know whether others feel this way, but I have an entirely mixed relationship with Moody Blues. On the one hand it's so delicious. Listen to the delctable guitar solo on this song. Also great harmonies and melodies. And yet something about them is sugary, bland, intentional, orchestrated. Despite the awesome rock and roll it's somehow not rock and roll. I'm sure this is just my problem, but they are an obviously good band that somehow just can't grow in my soil.
Speaking as a '70s kid, you have to put this in the perspective of their later record, "I'm just a singer in a rock and roll band". You're comments were right, they are a bit orchestrated, I think it was meant to be that way. They made a record, said, essentially, "we know all, sit back and learn". We did, we dropped acid, took the trip on their magic carpet and they always brought us back safely.
I don't know whether others feel this way, but I have an entirely mixed relationship with Moody Blues. On the one hand it's so delicious. Listen to the delctable guitar solo on this song. Also great harmonies and melodies. And yet something about them is sugary, bland, intentional, orchestrated. Despite the awesome rock and roll it's somehow not rock and roll. I'm sure this is just my problem, but they are an obviously good band that somehow just can't grow in my soil.
Great song, but WOW that is some seriously creepy album cover art!
WOW, I'm starting to really appreciate the Moody's
contribution to rock music ...excellent indeed...
contribution to rock music ...excellent indeed...
I don't think I've ever listened to the intro to this song..., there's so much I missed the first time around, good thing it's never too late! Deafinately enjoying the new headphones and the Radio Paradise vibes Happy New Year!
d48m02h1918 wrote:
Well, I rated it 10, so I'm doing my part!!
Such a snapshot of the middle 1970s; psychedelic influences on top of frantic percussion and a driving bass line, with those soaring celestial vocals that typified the Moodies.
Oh yeah, the guitar work is "rock and roll" while remaining clearly different from Zep, Stones, Cream, or other contemporaries.
How is this song not rated a perfect 10? Hayward's guitar is amazing to hear....the chorus.....BRILLIANT!!
Well, I rated it 10, so I'm doing my part!!
Such a snapshot of the middle 1970s; psychedelic influences on top of frantic percussion and a driving bass line, with those soaring celestial vocals that typified the Moodies.
Oh yeah, the guitar work is "rock and roll" while remaining clearly different from Zep, Stones, Cream, or other contemporaries.
DanFHiggins wrote:
And for me, a memory of a trip through someone's lane!
Always a trip for me down memory lane!
And for me, a memory of a trip through someone's lane!
Simply a great band!
Always a trip for me down memory lane!
After 50 years I still love the sheer momentum of this song.
Ride my see-saw?! Really? That was the lyric all this time?!
I must've heard something else that made the song much cooler back in the day.
I must've heard something else that made the song much cooler back in the day.
Moody Blues. Auto- fast forward.
Piranga wrote:
The intro kinda harshed me out but I hear ya brother
The best trip band because their music was always uplifting.
The intro kinda harshed me out but I hear ya brother
marklaw wrote:
Love both these comments - couldn't have said it better. Was this really nearly 50 years ago? Zounds.
I know, right? The biggest positive I can think of for not having been around yet when this came out is that I'm alive still (as in, I didn't OD like I'm guessing I would have.)
Love both these comments - couldn't have said it better. Was this really nearly 50 years ago? Zounds.
I know, right? The biggest positive I can think of for not having been around yet when this came out is that I'm alive still (as in, I didn't OD like I'm guessing I would have.)
At long last, they have finally been inducted to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame! About time!
lizardking wrote:
Back in my "i'll try that" days, I would always suggest listening to the MBs for the same reason! Yes...I love the Doors and PF...but sometimes just a bit too downer for those shrooms, etc. Timothy Leary would approve of this message too I suppose.
Love both these comments - couldn't have said it better. Was this really nearly 50 years ago? Zounds.
Back in my "i'll try that" days, I would always suggest listening to the MBs for the same reason! Yes...I love the Doors and PF...but sometimes just a bit too downer for those shrooms, etc. Timothy Leary would approve of this message too I suppose.
I'm rating this one as an 8+1+9 for the album version with the vocal intro. Long Live RP!
Love both these comments - couldn't have said it better. Was this really nearly 50 years ago? Zounds.
Piranga wrote:
The best trip band because their music was always uplifting.
Back in my "i'll try that" days, I would always suggest listening to the MBs for the same reason! Yes...I love the Doors and PF...but sometimes just a bit too downer for those shrooms, etc. Timothy Leary would approve of this message too I suppose.
I'm rating this one as an 8+1=9 for the album version with the vocal intro. Long Live RP!
Man, its Friday evening / Saturday morning June 16th-17th 2016 and I am streaming RP whilst posting on another favorite site regarding trout fly fishing and I have to keep coming back to RP to post my appreciation for the tunes playing tonight. I am rocking out to RP this evening. Thanks Bill! Thanks Rebecca! Now,,,back to posting on the fly fishing site...
Put this band into the RnR Hall of Fame.
This band was so Important to Progressive Rock
This band was so Important to Progressive Rock
The best trip band because their music was always uplifting.
coloradojohn wrote:
I remember a concert on the Mall in DC with brown grocery bags and Frisbee's full of dope. Who was playing?
wine weed and chicks.
Ahhhhhhh
The good old days
Yeah, we always thought that this was a solid jammer, with psychedelic lyrics, to boot! Frisbee full of weed, open containers - PARTY!
I remember a concert on the Mall in DC with brown grocery bags and Frisbee's full of dope. Who was playing?wine weed and chicks.
Ahhhhhhh
The good old days
Proclivities wrote:
The R&R Hall of Fame is a hollow adornment. It's a privately-run, profit-making enterprise headed by Jann Wenner - the inductees are chosen by him and a handful of other non-musicians. Still; it's odd that The Moody Blues have not been inducted - I guess Wenner really dislikes them.
This.
The R&R Hall of Fame is a hollow adornment. It's a privately-run, profit-making enterprise headed by Jann Wenner - the inductees are chosen by him and a handful of other non-musicians. Still; it's odd that The Moody Blues have not been inducted - I guess Wenner really dislikes them.
This.
Yeah, we always thought that this was a solid jammer, with psychedelic lyrics, to boot! Frisbee full of weed, open containers - PARTY!
BarrettBonden wrote:
A lot of people in your (our?) generation had the same chill. It's hard to re-create the spectrum of music and musical tastes that existed in a certain era for younger generations; the best you can do is say, "Oh, that band was the Shins or Arcade Fire of the 70s" or whatever. The Moodies were pretty mainstream compared to Yes and Pink Floyd, but they made intelligent, emotional pop-rock that took your mind to beautiful places.
My brothers had a really nice stereo in their room that they had all saved up for, I think it was a Morantz with turn table and 12 inch reel to reel with a microphone they used to play around with. Anyway I was thirteen and would sneak in an play this album and was entranced by this song. It sounded like a call to something I could not name. 40 something years later, a couple of months ago one of my brothers and I got together for lunch and I apologized for probably scratching up all his old albums and he looked surprised and said he still had this album and it sounded fine! It was a reprieve from one regret at least. This song still puts a shiver up my back for something I cannot name. Some times it is more about time and place than the music.
A lot of people in your (our?) generation had the same chill. It's hard to re-create the spectrum of music and musical tastes that existed in a certain era for younger generations; the best you can do is say, "Oh, that band was the Shins or Arcade Fire of the 70s" or whatever. The Moodies were pretty mainstream compared to Yes and Pink Floyd, but they made intelligent, emotional pop-rock that took your mind to beautiful places.
...and now today's corollary to this, from another cornerstone of the era, still as fresh and relevant and important as it was then... perhaps more so. Listen and learn, young bunnies...
Run rabbit, run.
Dig that hole, forget the sun.
And when at last the work is done,
Don't sit down. It's time to dig another one.
For long you live and high you fly,
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race towards an early grave.
Run rabbit, run.
Dig that hole, forget the sun.
And when at last the work is done,
Don't sit down. It's time to dig another one.
For long you live and high you fly,
But only if you ride the tide
And balanced on the biggest wave
You race towards an early grave.
linden wrote:
The R&R Hall of Fame is a hollow adornment. It's a privately-run, profit-making enterprise headed by Jann Wenner - the inductees are chosen by him and a handful of other non-musicians. Still; it's odd that The Moody Blues have not been inducted - I guess Wenner really dislikes them.
Still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ridiculous.
The R&R Hall of Fame is a hollow adornment. It's a privately-run, profit-making enterprise headed by Jann Wenner - the inductees are chosen by him and a handful of other non-musicians. Still; it's odd that The Moody Blues have not been inducted - I guess Wenner really dislikes them.
Thank you DJ!
my spirit is rising up - through the tarmac
my spirit is rising up - through the tarmac
Wow! What a great song from RP, again ...
Transported me back to when I would play the Moodies continually. Saw them at the Royal Festival Hall in the 70s - fab, man!
Transported me back to when I would play the Moodies continually. Saw them at the Royal Festival Hall in the 70s - fab, man!
Still not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ridiculous.
Where's Lazarus?
His commune, spaceship and every else should be totally rocking out to this song!!!!
His commune, spaceship and every else should be totally rocking out to this song!!!!
Orange sunshine anyone
Should play more Moody Blues on here 
My brothers had a really nice stereo in their room that they had all saved up for, I think it was a Morantz with turn table and 12 inch reel to reel with a microphone they used to play around with. Anyway I was thirteen and would sneak in an play this album and was entranced by this song. It sounded like a call to something I could not name. 40 something years later, a couple of months ago one of my brothers and I got together for lunch and I apologized for probably scratching up all his old albums and he looked surprised and said he still had this album and it sounded fine! It was a reprieve from one regret at least. This song still puts a shiver up my back for something I cannot name. Some times it is more about time and place than the music.
Stingray wrote:
Well...I've no idea what the hell you're on about but this song was a part of my leftists political ideology so yeah, 12. ( I hate having to agree with you)
Clear INSIDE JOB! Better than 9-11, for me therefore a 12!
Well...I've no idea what the hell you're on about but this song was a part of my leftists political ideology so yeah, 12. ( I hate having to agree with you)
Geecheeboy wrote:
Just curious: what word did you think they were singing? Maybe it's better left unanswered.
After 40 years of hearing this song, can you believe this the first time I realized he says "my see-saw?"
Just curious: what word did you think they were singing? Maybe it's better left unanswered.
tlh wrote:
Doing my part .
Still has the same effect on me. Still love this song. And it stands up to anything else that has come along since. The rating average should be a lot higher!
Doing my part .
I wonder if they ever found that chord.
Clear INSIDE JOB! Better than 9-11, for me therefore a 12!
xtalman wrote:
9 → 10
8 → 9
9 → 10
Still has the same effect on me. Still love this song. And it stands up to anything else that has come along since. The rating average should be a lot higher!
John and Justin rockin' the house...splendid!
84MacGuy wrote:
No, it sounds so fresh and not remotely like an offering from a typical 60s hippy band! You would think it was recorded yesterday!
Can you believe this album is almost 50 years old!
No, it sounds so fresh and not remotely like an offering from a typical 60s hippy band! You would think it was recorded yesterday!
why do they play 'knights in white satin'. This song is great, a totally different band. Was a see-saw a 1960s metaphor for something?
Can you believe this album is almost 50 years old!
These boys really know how to rock, even in the 60s. Unlike most music from that era, stuff like Ride My See-Saw still sounds current. Too bad the Moody Blues have evolved into a band that plays Indian casinos. A sad conclusion to a brilliant musical career.
These boys really know how to rock, even in the 60s. Unlike most music from that era, stuff like Ride My See-Saw still sounds current. Too bad the Moody Blues have evolved into a band that plays Indian casinos. A sad conclusion to a brilliant musical career.
Pedro1874 wrote:
Cheers Pedro!!!
I'll settle for a California blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon named simply "?"
appropriate to the tune, n'est pa?
Just got in on a Friday night, mixed giant Margarita, woke up computer which is permanently connected to RP and a great Bose 5:1 sound system and this came on right at the beginning - oh yeah! 
Volume up to 11 and floorboards shaking 
More Moody's please Bill?
Volume up to 11 and floorboards shaking More Moody's please Bill?Cheers Pedro!!!
I'll settle for a California blend of Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon named simply "?"
appropriate to the tune, n'est pa?
8 → 9
Geecheeboy wrote:
Me too. I mean, what's that all about? And 'hanssachs' below got it exactly right. Unfortunately.
After 40 years of hearing this song, can you believe this the first time I realized he says "my see-saw?"
Me too. I mean, what's that all about? And 'hanssachs' below got it exactly right. Unfortunately.
They sound great after all these years. I haven't heard this song in decades. It works. :)
Just got in on a Friday night, mixed giant Margarita, woke up computer which is permanently connected to RP and a great Bose 5:1 sound system and this came on right at the beginning - oh yeah! Volume up to 11 and floorboards shaking More Moody's please Bill?
Volume up to 11 and floorboards shaking More Moody's please Bill?After 40 years of hearing this song, can you believe this the first time I realized he says "my see-saw?"
I just love the Moody Blues, especially Days of Future Past. I always have and I'm not exactly sure what it is besides great music. At this age it must just be nostalgia about when we were all young and beautiful.
Right on AJ. Crank it up. My ears gonna be ringing after.
Right on AJ. Crank it up. My ears gonna be ringing after.
mutepoint wrote:
And get a speeding ticket!
You cannot be drivin' in the car, hear this come on, and not crank it to 11. Impossible.
And get a speeding ticket!
Fantastic song, but terrible recording, even for 1968
Nah, I just can't ... even though I know all the words, even for the lead-in. Somewhere I've still got the Moody Blues, all on vinyl (I think I have a couple of their CDs), but they're one band that just reminds me of being adolescent, and unselfconsciously maudlin, not knowing what's going on ... either I got old, or they didn't age well, not sure which. File under: not needed in active memory.
A FAVORITE MB tune!!!
Timing is excellent. Some things, this song included, continue to turn me on like they always have.
Guitar work doesn't bring blazing fireworks, but manages to complement the quietly driving bass and tambourine. Masterfully orchestrated and produced.
Guitar work doesn't bring blazing fireworks, but manages to complement the quietly driving bass and tambourine. Masterfully orchestrated and produced.
Just might be a TEN.
smackiepipe wrote:
smackiepipe wrote:
Great 4-part harmonies, and the guitar break is cool as hell.
Just arrived home after a raging party at a local Irish pub, and heard this...cool! RIDE MY SEESAW, all Yin and Yang of it, BABY, YEAH!
vandal wrote:
Hey now!
Eat your heart out Fleet Foxes. . .
Hey now!
Cynaera wrote:
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..." 
Miss you so much, Cynaera...
love this song...
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..." Miss you so much, Cynaera...
love this song...
Let's follow this with a little alvin Lee and Ten Years After!
How is this song not rated a perfect 10? Hayward's guitar is amazing to hear....the chorus.....BRILLIANT!!
I think, therefore I am, I think!!!!!? .....therefore, I am.
Don't think, just have all of the Moody Blues albums at your disposal and every once in a few years when you need em most, you got em. My generation was a very lucky generation to have groups like the Moody Blues fill our souls with such variety of spirit.
Don't think, just have all of the Moody Blues albums at your disposal and every once in a few years when you need em most, you got em. My generation was a very lucky generation to have groups like the Moody Blues fill our souls with such variety of spirit.
Great 4-part harmonies, and the guitar break is cool as hell.
You ain't kiddin': and if you could get a girl to get high with you: nothing better Jeff09 wrote:
Moody Blues...some of the best make-out (and more) music ever recorded....
In high school, I was all over these guys - then rapidly got sick of them. Not really fair, they did some great stuff, this song still sounds good to me 45 years later, including the guitar break!
rdo wrote:
yeah. and also I learned at a very young age that the angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the heat of the meat.
now that got me laughing!
yeah. and also I learned at a very young age that the angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the heat of the meat.
Rockin
It's all about escaping, note the insane laugh. No matter, I escaped many years ago. 
A real tonic. Thanks RP. Om to all ...
Bill, you are tearing up with this set right now - keep it up!
paulmack wrote:
It's still profound-we just got old, jaded and had the hope slapped out of us. Try to remember why it was profound then and think about what changed.
It's still profound-we just got old, jaded and had the hope slapped out of us. Try to remember why it was profound then and think about what changed.
UltraNurd wrote:
In general (and I am not a sociologist), if you're indifferent, or only mildly positive or negative, there's little motivation to take the effort to express your opinion (even when it's so easy on the intersnaps). On top of that, even if you do express an opinion, you're less likely to use superlatives, hyperbole, and other extreme language to make your point unless you're on an extreme of one of the axes. You thus end up with a zipfian where something on the order of less than 10% of the listeners contribute more than 90% of the comments, and of those that do bother to comment, less than 10% of them say anything in a particularly riled up way. (The numbers are made up for the purposes of illustrating the Long Tail, but depending on the coefficients for a given forum, are probably roughly accurate.)
yeah. and also I learned at a very young age that the angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the heat of the meat.
In general (and I am not a sociologist), if you're indifferent, or only mildly positive or negative, there's little motivation to take the effort to express your opinion (even when it's so easy on the intersnaps). On top of that, even if you do express an opinion, you're less likely to use superlatives, hyperbole, and other extreme language to make your point unless you're on an extreme of one of the axes. You thus end up with a zipfian where something on the order of less than 10% of the listeners contribute more than 90% of the comments, and of those that do bother to comment, less than 10% of them say anything in a particularly riled up way. (The numbers are made up for the purposes of illustrating the Long Tail, but depending on the coefficients for a given forum, are probably roughly accurate.)
yeah. and also I learned at a very young age that the angle of the dangle is directly proportional to the heat of the meat.
Maybe seems a bit outdated now (after listening to this MANY times during High school).
But at the time, this was the shiz. Go MB...
But at the time, this was the shiz. Go MB...
Eat your heart out Fleet Foxes. . .
paulmack wrote:
Actually, I remember getting all hung up in the Moodies while in high school but then suddenly finding virtually all of it pretentious and silly even then. Except a few songs - including this one. I hadn't heard this one in a long time but it had popped into my head just last week and made a mental note to get it from iTunes. And here it is....
Cynaera wrote:
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..."
Baby_M wrote:
That's the Moodies for you. Excellent music, excellent musicianship, poetry that sounded profound at the time but pretentious or silly today—that's why I love them so.
Cynaera wrote:
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..." Baby_M wrote:
That's the Moodies for you. Excellent music, excellent musicianship, poetry that sounded profound at the time but pretentious or silly today—that's why I love them so.
Actually, I remember getting all hung up in the Moodies while in high school but then suddenly finding virtually all of it pretentious and silly even then. Except a few songs - including this one.
Cynaera wrote:
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..."
Baby_M wrote:
That's the Moodies for you. Excellent music, excellent musicianship, poetry that sounded profound at the time but pretentious or silly today—that's why I love them so.
Cynaera wrote:
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..." Baby_M wrote:
That's the Moodies for you. Excellent music, excellent musicianship, poetry that sounded profound at the time but pretentious or silly today—that's why I love them so.
Was going to hate on this song, but you know, life is short and the Moody Blues are one of the better examples of their era.
Baby_M wrote:
That's the Moodies for you. Excellent music, excellent musicianship, poetry that sounded profound at the time but pretentious or silly today—that's why I love them so.
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..."
That's the Moodies for you. Excellent music, excellent musicianship, poetry that sounded profound at the time but pretentious or silly today—that's why I love them so.
I love 'em, too. "Breathe deep the gathering gloom... watch lights fade from every room..." Bloody moos!
The opening "alert" always made the hair on the back of my neck stand up.
Of the song, I mean. Sort of.
Of the song, I mean. Sort of.
Ride my "see-saw"; yah, baby!
I think every Moody Blues concert I saw ended with this song. I say "I think" for a reason. I think I was at the concerts... or maybe I just imagined it. Thinking is the best way to travel.
daedalus wrote:
anabel wrote:
actually he died in 1996.
I heard he had just Turned On, Tuned In and Dropped Out and wasn't really dead the first time.
This song and to some extent the whole album was inspired by Timothy Leary who passed away this week...
anabel wrote:
actually he died in 1996.
I heard he had just Turned On, Tuned In and Dropped Out and wasn't really dead the first time.
daedalus wrote:
actually he died in 1996.
This song and to some extent the whole album was inspired by Timothy Leary who passed away this week...
actually he died in 1996.
Jeff09 wrote:
Moody Blues...some of the best make-out (and more) music ever recorded....
soulcollision wrote:
bah?
Should've said: "barf."
Moody Blues...some of the best make-out (and more) music ever recorded....
soulcollision wrote:
bah?
Should've said: "barf."
This song and to some extent the whole album was inspired by Timothy Leary who passed away this week...
Drop-kick my morning, thanks!
randerse10 wrote:
It's nowhere near as well-written or profound as just about anything by Theodor Seuss Geisel, but it is quite a good song.
Love it!
But somehow, the opening bit of poetry sounds like a Dr. Seuss book. :D
But somehow, the opening bit of poetry sounds like a Dr. Seuss book. :D
It's nowhere near as well-written or profound as just about anything by Theodor Seuss Geisel, but it is quite a good song.
Jeff09 wrote:
bah?
Moody Blues...some of the best make-out (and more) music ever recorded....
bah?
Great song and a great album cover.
lwilkinson wrote:
Ditto ............ Ditto ..............Ditto .....................
HEAD PHONES........HEAD PHONES...........MUST FIND HEAD PHONES ....................
Ditto ............ Ditto ..............Ditto .....................