I Dreamed Last Night - Justin Hayward & John Lodge, studio track, 1975 + Justin, solo, acoustic, 2004

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8. "Lovely To See You" has always been one of my favorite Moodies songs, too. I posted it earlier

this month, but have also posted it in other threads here. A couple of them:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/103478312

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1034107568

What a sweet, and sad, story about the girl you fell for and shared that time with later marrying someone else. But for the best for you, since your marriage has worked out so well.

Thanks for the tip re that Beatles concert!

It's really fun seeing you rediscovering the Moodies. And I'm glad I didn't offend you by mentioning that some Moodies fans are strange. I don't think any of their fans here are like the stranger fans I encountered or heard about.

Btw, there is another subset of Moodies fans I found a bit odd - the ones who loved the Moodies' early albums but didn't like their later albums, especially the ones produced by Tony Visconti, who gave the band the sound they wanted and the hits they needed in the 1980s. I read somewhere that some of those fans staged a walkout at one concert to show their disapproval of the new music, then realized outside the venue just how stupid they'd been, and the Moodies had no sympathy for them acting that way. Justin has made it clear over the years just how much he likes and admires Tony Visconti, and any music fan who knew what a wide range of artists Tony worked with (including the Strawbs) should have known Tony would have produced whatever sound the Moodies wanted. But I've met Moodies fans who think one of the band's biggest hits was more like sacrilege.