Originally published at: Friday Freak-Out: The Moody Blues' "Ride My See Saw" (1968) - Boing Boing
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For those of you who enjoy deeply psychedelic cover versions:
Remember, Bongwater: Listen to it, don’t drink it.
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That’s true, but this song was written by John Lodge, and he and Justin Hayward sang vocals on this track, and both are still very much alive.
ETA: Also, while Lodge and Hayward weren’t original members of the band, they joined just like a year or so after the band was formed and all of the music most people associate with the Moody Blues included them. It’s a bit like saying Ringo Starr isn’t an original member of the Beatles. Technically true but completely irrelevant.
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Yeah, such an odd note to put on this song and this video! For those who don’t know them, that’s Lodge on bass and Hayward on guitar.
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Who are the fuckwits who ignore that the original was in 4:3 aspect ratio and decide to let it stretch horizontally to fill a 16:9 aperture? The uploader? YouTube?
Whoever is responsible deserves to be squashed vertically and stretched horizontally by the same amount, so we can all mock them mercilessly.
(And probably something about lawns.)
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That was a mostly wonderful thing. Thanks! I love this era of the Moody Blues. I’ve recently been digging into the archives psychedelic rock, and it’s been a fun trip (no pun intended). Here are a few of my favorites:
The Chocolate Watch Band: Voyage of the Trieste
Sam Gopal: Season of the Witch
Pierre Henry: Psyche Rock (May sound familiar)
Tomorrow: 10,000 Words in a Cardboard Box
Sandro Brugnolini: Cromaton
Enjoy!
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Great artists and great song!
But does anyone else think this looks lip synced? I mean in the late 60’s, television studio recording just wouldn’t be that great. I swear there’s a chorus there that isn’t on stage. And they just don’t look like they’re really singing.
[ETA] Oh. Look at the YouTube credits. They don’t use the word “re-dubbed”, but that’s how I read this:
LP version with “Departure” intro.
Original video edited and remastered with HQ stereo sound.
It does sound great!
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I love it when this happens! This song was buried in my brain, I recall hearing it a lot back in the day but would never have been able to identify the title.
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I saw the Moodys do this song at the Fillmore East and the rest of the LP of course
Too bad I couldn’t upload the photos I took.
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Welcome to the BBS!
Post a few more times to get a minimal ‘trust’ level and you can upload whatever you want, I’m sure.
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Curious did he buy or rent that Tux
Damn, these guys could rock!
Back in the ’60s, my dad had an incredible stereo system … Marantz tube amp and preamp, and Altec Lansing Voice of the Theater speaker enclosures!
One of my early albums was Days of Future Passed, and when I was home alone … I cranked that mother!
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