Reelin’ In the Years 88: Blue Guitar
Posted in 1970s, Music, Reelin' In The Years, The Moody Blues at 12:00 on 4 July 2014
After their next LP, Seventh Sojourn, which spawned two singles in Isn’t Life Strange and I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band) both of which – unlike The Story in Your Eyes – troubled the charts, the Moody Blues broke up.
During the five years they spent apart most of them released solo LPs but the most successful venture was a collaboration between Justin Hayward and John Lodge which produced the LP Blue Jays but most memorably the song Blue Guitar, a no 8 hit in the UK. According to the Wiki article above Hayward actually recorded this with 10cc rather than Lodge but nevertheless the two took “Blue Jays” on the road mainly – as I recall Lodge introducing the track on stage – because of Blue Guitar.
Here they are performing it (ie miming) on Supersonic.
Justin Hayward and John Lodge: Blue Guitar
Tags: 10cc, Blue Guitar, Blue Jays, I’m Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band), Isn’t Life Strange, John Lodge, Justin Hayward, Seventh Sojourn, Supersonic, The Moody Blues
