Tuesday Afternoon: Dawn is a Feeling

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Welcome back to Tuesday Afternoon, my ridiculous journey through the Moody Blues’ catalog, one track at a time. Today, we’ve finally seen the sun rise, with Dawn is a Feeling.

Written by Mike Pinder and sung by Justin Hayward, Dawn is optimistic and devastating in the exact same moment. “This day will last a thousand years” balanced against “It’s true, life flies faster than eyes could ever see”.

I get hung up in that juxtaposition, partially because it’s not something that I would have thought of or known how to put into words while I was still in my 20s, but that haunts me all the same. Mike was still 25 when Days was released and, while I know I wasn’t what you’d consider a normal 25 year old either… It still impresses me.

And, hearing John Lodge sing it 58 years later gives it something different. Maybe a little more desperation, a little more despair, and a little tighter grip on each day as it passes. Or, if not a tighter grip, at least a keen awareness of the passing of time, in spite of the fact that there’s nothing we can really do to change it.

…At least next week, we get a Ray song. Ray’s songs are always more cheerful. …to a point.

If you are interested in purchasing a physical copy of Days for yourself, you can do so here.