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When The Moody Blues took the BBC2 Colour Me Pop stage on 14 September 1968, they didn’t just play a song—they invoked an otherworldly mantra as Mike Pinder’s mellotron shimmered like cosmic stardust, Ray Thomas’s flute spiraled heavenward, Justin Hayward’s sitar wove Eastern mysticism, John Lodge’s cello anchored the soul, and Graeme Edge’s tabla beat summoned ancient rhythms in a hypnotic chant of “Om” that felt less like music and more like a meditation you could see.

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I streamed The Moody Blues’ stunning 1972 classic ‘You and Me’ from their chart-topping Seventh Sojourn album—and for its four-minute sweep of Justin Hayward’s soul-soaring vocals, Graeme Edge’s subtle drums and that haunting Chamberlin swirl, I felt transported back to autumn in ’72, when prog-rock first learned to sound like pure, human poetry

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Last night, I pressed play on a 45-year-old recording and felt the chill of autumn settle in my bones: Justin Hayward’s voice glides over gentle guitar picks and swelling strings, weaving a tale of love lost and memories that never fade—each note feels like a whispered promise under a silver moon, and for seven breathtaking minutes, you don’t just listen, you live every heartbeat of “Forever Autumn.”

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In one transcendent moment, The Moody Blues’ live take on “Gypsy” unfolded like a time capsule from 1970—Mellotron echoes swirled like cosmic fog, Justin Hayward’s voice trembled with both nostalgia and hope, Ray Thomas’s flute danced like a wandering spirit, and Graeme Edge’s drums pulsed like a heartbeat in the warm summer air; this wasn’t just a performance, it was a soul-stirring odyssey you had to witness.