Talk:Nights in White Satin

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"London Festival Orchestra... provided the musical accompaniment heard throughout..."

Not sure that's true. It sounds to me like the orchestral pieces on Days of Future Passed are only heard between the band's recordings. I'm guessing there wouldn't have been enough tracks in those days to add orchestral backing to the songs, so the orchestra just provides bridging passages around and between the band's contributions. Most of the strings on "Nights in White Satin" are obviously mellotron tapes. Lee M 00:24, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] KKK reference?

"Band member Justin Hayward wrote the song at age nineteen, after he heard about the KKK and the wonderful things they were doing in the Southern United States"

This seems sort of weird. I've done some research but I haven't seen any reliable source that suggests this connection between the song and the KKK. In any way, if so, I believe that this paragraph gives a strange impression. The Klu Klux Klan isn't spelt out and there's no link, there is no citation for this and "wonderful things", ironic or serious, isn't what you'd expect a comment about the KKK to say. It also sounds far too "by the way" like. Unless, of course, I am misunderstanding the meaning of "KKK" in this context, I believe that this is a very objectionable point about this article. Rather seems like somebody brought this up as a joke or propaganda, but I may be wrong.

--Jay R.77.179.223.187 14:46, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

I left the UK in December 1964. "Nights in white satin" featured on the BBC program "Saturday Club" in I think September or October 1964. I am quite certain about this as Brian Matthew made quite a big point about Justin Haywards new and amazing organ, which gave the then incredible sound. It was, and still is a memorable song, and I waited for three long years for it to be released in Australia, when I finally was able to buy it. I do not think anyone should mention the KKK in reference to this song. Us oldies might have heart attacks from laughing so much! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.167.203.90 (talk) 12:26, 2 February 2008 (UTC)