Sun Is Still Shining
The Moody Blues
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Sun is still shining, look at the view Moon is still dining with me and you Now that we're out here, open your heart To the universe of which we're a part Everything's turning, turning around See with your mind, leave your body behind Now that we're out here open your heart To the Universe of which we're a part But if you want to play Stay right back on Earth Waiting for rebirth. Sun is still shining, look at the view Moon is still dining with me and you Now that we're out here, open your heart To the universe of which we're a part But if you want to play Stay right back on Earth Waiting for rebirth.
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Band History"The Moody Blues" are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1964. The band initially came to prominence playing rhythm and blues music, but their second album, "Days of Future Passed", introduced their signature symphonic rock style, which was a pioneering development in progressive rock.
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Song Release"The Sun Is Still Shining" is a track from their sixth album "To Our Children's Children's Children", which was released in November 1969.
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Album ConceptThe album "To Our Children's Children's Children" was a concept album focused on eternal themes, looking at the past and future of humanity, inspired by the moon landing of 1969. The song "Sun Is Still Shining" fits in this theme.
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Song Writer"The Sun Is Still Shining" was written by Mike Pinder, who was one of the founding members of the band. He contributed many songs to the band's repertoire, especially during the 1960s.
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Music StyleThe song, like many of the Moody Blues' songs, falls under the progressive rock genre. It exhibits the band's stylistic fusion of rock with classical elements, complex orchestration, and poetic lyrics.
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Unique InstrumentThe band, including in "Sun Is Still Shining", frequently used a Mellotron, an early keyboard instrument that produced sounds using a series of tape loops. It was one of the first instruments to successfully reproduce the sounds of other instruments.
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Album Performance"To Our Children's Children's Children", the album featuring "Sun Is Still Shining", peaked at #2 in the UK and #14 in the U.S. It went gold in both countries but did not yield any hit singles.
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Longer Track"Sun Is Still Shining" is one of the longer tracks on the album, running over 3 minutes, which was unusual for pop music in the late 1960s.
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VocalistThe lead vocals in "Sun Is Still Shining" were performed by Mike Pinder himself, demonstrating his skill as a singer, as well as a songwriter and keyboardist.
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Lyrics MeaningThe lyrics of "Sun Is Still Shining" appear to be about love, nature, and spirituality, key themes in many of the Moody Blues' songs. The central message of the song is the continuity of life, a part of the broader concept of the album.
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