The Moody Blues are an English psychedelic rock band formed in 1964, and I absolutely love their songs. 

I was introduced to their music through a mid-season finale of one of my favorite shows, where the writers incorporated their song “Have you heard” at the beginning and the end of the episode to great effect (particularly at the end).  I will attempt to explain why the song fit so well in the context of the show without spoiling it too much, but if you are worried about spoilers you may want to skip the next two paragraphs. 

Essentially, this optimistic, feel-good song plays in the background as the show subverts expectations and introduces us to a virtual world that is totally backwards. This world the characters are now stuck in was meant to be a paradise with no regrets, which fits with the song, but not at all with what is depicted on the screen, making it even more perfect.  

As the song plays the show cuts to a montage of the characters that opposes the lyrics: “Now you know how nice it feels (cuts to reveal one character is in for a very unpleasant surprise)… now you know that you are real (they are real, but nothing else is)… you and me belong to the same world (there are all stuck in this world they do not belong to).   Then, as the song repeats “have you heard?”, the camera pans out and cuts to black after revealing one last surprise that makes you realize the next segment of the show is going to blow your mind. 

Anyway, despite me rambling about how great it fit with that episode, the song is amazing on its own. After I heard it, I immediately searched the lyrics to find the title and artist of the song and listen to it in its entirety. Listening to it was like the sun coming out on a new day, filling me with warmth (the opposite effect it had on me while watching the show- another reason I loved it there so much). 

I decided I should look up more of their songs, and it took no effort at all to find other ones I immensely enjoyed.  In all of them, the music flows so smoothly and is really comforting and uplifting.  A few I really got into included Nights with White Satin, You Can Never Go Home, and Your Wildest Dreams, but honestly, you will have a great experience if you search any one of their songs.