Just what the truth is/
I can’t say any more.

Another 1967 classic, “Night’s in White Satin” was written by David Lanz of the Moody Blues in a day. It would take several years until it finally caught on. The lyrics have something to do with his new perspective on life given his new love for a woman. It has caused him to think it has skewed his perception about certain things…for good and bad. But he is certain of his love and is happy for it.

The production of Nights in White Satin really makes the song. The background vocals are over the top: they make it sound like screams from a haunted house. (But in a musical way somehow.) The orchestration sounds great. They were a poor up-and-coming band when they bought studio time to for this.

Each instrument seems to have its own time to shine: the bass, the violin, the vocals, background vocals, flute, Mellatron. This song has a bit of everything that mixed together makes for a hauntingly lovely love song.

Nights in White Satin Lyrics

Nights in white satin,
Never reaching the end.
Letters I’ve written,
Never meaning to send.

Beauty I’d always missed
With these eyes before.
Just what the truth is,
I can’t say any more.

‘Cause I love you.
Yes I love you!
Oh how I love you.

Gazing at people, some hand in hand,
Just what I’m going through they can’t understand.
Some try to tell me, thoughts they cannot defend,
Just what you want to be, you will be in the end.

And I love you.
Yes I love you!
Oh how I love you,
Oh how I love you.

Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end.
Letters I’ve written,
Never meaning to send.

Beauty I’ve always missed
With these eyes before,
Just what the truth is,
I can’t say any more.

‘Cause I love you.
Yes I love you!
Oh how I love you,
Oh how I love you,
‘Cause I love you,
Yes I love you.
Oh how I love you.
Oh how I love you.

Songwriters: David Lanz

Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me?

In “Run To Me”, The Bee Gees’ demonstrate beautiful harmonies. Notice how they layer the vocals. They add one voice at a time during the chorus so that you can really hear their mastery of harmonizing. If you like harmonies, they are tier one, up there with The Beach Boys and Simon and Garfunkel.

I feel that “Run To Me” is on of The Bee Gees more accessible songs for non-Bee Gees fans as there is minimal falsetto, it is a rock song with a great melody, it isn’t disco and the vocal vibrato is mostly minimized. Sometimes Barry can go crazy with the vibrato—but that was his thing.

“Run to Me” asks an interesting question: “Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me?” That is, how much action should I take to make someone love me versus just hoping that someone will naturally be drawn to me. If I open up someone’s eyes, does that make the love any less pure? I don’t think so. Perhaps Cupid just needs a kick in the ass sometimes.

But it would be nice if life were like the movies were everything was a series of meet-cutes where we were stumbling into potential partners every day. Since it isn’t, we might have to actively open up someone’s eyes to receive love.

Run To Me Lyrics

If ever you’ve got rain in your heart
Someone has hurt you, and torn you apart
Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me?

And let it be like they said it would be
Me loving you girl, and you loving me
Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me?

Run to me whenever you’re lonely
(To love me)
Run to me if you need a shoulder
Now and then, you need someone older
So darling, you run to me

And when you’re out in the cold
No one beside you, and no one to hold
Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me?

And when you’ve got nothing to lose
Nothing to pay for and nothing to choose
Am I unwise to open up your eyes to love me

Run to me whenever you’re lonely
(To love me)
Run to me if you need a shoulder
Now and then, you need someone older
So darling, you run to me

Run to me whenever you’re lonely
Run to me if you need a shoulder
Now and then, you need someone older
So darling, you run to me

Run to me whenever you’re lonely
Run to me if you need a shoulder
Now and then, you need someone older
So darling, you run to me

Songwriters: Barry Gibb / Maurice Ernest Gibb / Robin Hugh Gibb

Last night I met a new girl in the neighborhood/
Somethin’ tells me I’m into something good.

Herman’s Hermits is an under-rated pop group from the sixties that focused on harmonies and created a couple really fantastic pop songs. This is one of them. “I’m Into Something Good” is written by Carole King song, but she never recorded it solo. She was a songwriter first before she became a performer.

Herman’s Hermits’ sound is kind of like the male version of The Supremes: the lead voice will be featured but the background vocals always play a huge part in establishing the sound of their song. It is no different in “I’m into Something Good”. Great background vocals and harmonies.

“I’m into Something Good” has a couple bright spots in production. Hand-clapping is used well. It adds a great organic beat that a drum in unable to replicate. The piano part also fits the song perfectly. Note that the left hand on the piano is playing the bass line. This song is very optimistic.  It is hard not to feel upbeat and happy for the singer for finding someone good.

I’m Into Something Good Lyrics

Woke up this mornin’ feelin’ fine
There’s somethin’ special on my mind
Last night I met a new girl in the neighbourhood, whoa yeah
Somethin’ tells me I’m into something good (Somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’)

She’s the kind of girl who’s not too shy
And I can tell I’m her kind of guy
She danced close to me like I hoped she would (she danced with me like I hoped she would)
Somethin’ tells me I’m into something good (Somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’)

We only danced for a minute or two
But then she stuck close to me the whole night through
Can I be fallin’ in love
She’s everthing I’ve been dreamin’ of
She’s everthing I’ve been dreamin’ of

I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn’t be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could
(I asked to see her and she told me I could)
Somethin’ tells me I’m into something good (somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’)
(Somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’, ahhh)

I walked her home and she held my hand
I knew it couldn’t be just a one-night stand
So I asked to see her next week and she told me I could
(I asked to see her and she told me I could)
Somethin’ tells me I’m into something good (somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’)
Somethin’ tells me I’m into something good (somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’)
To something good, oh yeah, something good (somethin’ tells me I’m into somethin’)
To something good, something good, something good
Songwriters: Carole King / Gerry Goffin