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Procession (The Moody Blues song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Procession
| cover =
| alt =
| artist = The Moody Blues
| album = Every Good Boy Deserves Favour
| released = 23 July 1971
| recorded = JanuaryMarch 1971
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 4:40
| label = Threshold
| writer =
*Justin Hayward
*John Lodge
*Mike Pinder
*Ray Thomas
*Graeme Edge
| producer = Tony Clarke
| misc =
}}
"'Procession'" is a 1971 song by the Moody Blues and is the opening track of their album 'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour'. It is the only song to have been co-written by all five members of the band.
"Procession" is one of the first commercial songs to make use of electronic drums. The instrument in question was a custom drum synth developed by Moody Blues drummer Graeme Edge and Sussex University professor Brian Groves.Render, Michael. The Case for Vintage Electronic Drums., accessed October 5, 2020
For the most part, "Procession" is an instrumental song, with the exception of its three spoken words: "desolation", "creation", and "communication". These words, as well as other words ending in "-ation", also appear on the album track "One More Time to Live."
A section of "Procession" was sampled by hip-hop musicians J Dilla and Madlib on the 2003 Jaylib album 'Champion Sound'; the sample appears on the opening track "L.A. to Detroit."
Personnel
* Justin Hayward electric and acoustic guitars, sitar, vocals
* John Lodge bass, vocals
* Mike Pinder Moog synthesizer, piano, harpsichord, Hammond organ, Mellotron, vocals
* Ray Thomas flute, vocals
* Graeme Edge electronic and acoustic drums, percussion, vocals
References
Category:The Moody Blues songs
Category:1971 songs
Category:Songs written by Ray Thomas
Category:Songs written by John Lodge (musician)
Category:Songs written by Mike Pinder
Category:Songs written by Justin Hayward
Category:Songs written by Graeme Edge
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