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1971 song by The Moody Blues From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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.
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"Procession" | |
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Song by The Moody Blues | |
from the album Every Good Boy Deserves Favour | |
Released | 23 July 1971 |
Recorded | January–March 1971 |
Length | 4:40 |
Label | Threshold |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Tony Clarke |
Official audio | |
"Procession" on YouTube |
"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.[1]
"Procession" is an instrumental song, with the exception of three words (two spoken and one sung): "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."[2]
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