- Departure (The Moody Blues song)
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"Departure" Song by The Moody Blues from the album In Search of the Lost Chord Released 12 October 1968 Recorded 12 June 1968 Length 0:48 Label Deram Records Writer Graeme Edge Producer Tony Clarke In Search of the Lost Chord track listing - Side one
- "Departure"
- "Ride My See-Saw"
- "Dr. Livingstone, I Presume"
- "House of Four Doors"
- "Legend of a Mind"
- "House of Four Doors (Part 2)"
- Side two
- "Voices in the Sky"
- "The Best Way to Travel"
- "Visions of Paradise"
- "The Actor"
- "The Word"
- "Om"
"Departure" is a short 1968 song by the progressive rock band The Moody Blues. Written by drummer Graeme Edge, it was released on the album In Search of the Lost Chord. The song itself is only 48 seconds long, making it one of their shortest songs.
In Search of the Lost Chord is a concept album about the search for spiritual fulfillment. "Departure" is the opening track and introduces the album's concept, basically leading the "departure" for the search. The lyrics are spoken rather than sung as it is presented in the form of a poem in the mode of the climactic "Late Lament" portion of the "Nights in White Satin" track on Days of Future Passed, and they are recited by Graeme Edge, making it one of the very few Moody Blues songs to feature Edge on vocals, or, in this case, narration.
The song begins with the strumming of a tambura, which is followed by Edge's vocal track over the mellotron. Those two sections are separated by hit of the drums. The vocals begin with a gentle recitation, which gradually gets louder until it becomes hysterical laughter. The end of the laughter then fades into "Ride My See-Saw", the album's next track.
Personnel
- Justin Hayward: sitar
- John Lodge: bass guitar
- Mike Pinder: tambura, mellotron
- Graeme Edge: narration with the Mad Hatter's greater happy laughing sound, drums, percussion
The Moody Blues Graeme Edge · Justin Hayward · John Lodge
Denny Laine · Patrick Moraz · Mike Pinder · Ray Thomas · Clint WarwickStudio albums The Magnificent Moodies · Days of Future Passed · In Search of the Lost Chord · On the Threshold of a Dream · To Our Children's Children's Children · A Question of Balance · Every Good Boy Deserves Favour · Seventh Sojourn · Octave · Long Distance Voyager · The Present · The Other Side of Life · Sur la Mer · Keys of the Kingdom · Strange Times · DecemberLive albums Caught Live + 5 · A Night at Red Rocks with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra · Hall of Fame · Lovely to See You: Live · Live at the BBC: 1967-1970 · Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970Compilations This Is The Moody Blues · Prelude · Greatest Hits · Time Traveller · The Best of the Moody Blues · Anthology · Gold · An Introduction to The Moody BluesRelated articles Band members · DiscographyCategories:- 1968 songs
- The Moody Blues songs
- Songs written by Graeme Edge
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