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The Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight

Nights in White Satin

1967 · via Fugees

The Moody Blues with the London Festival Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight’s 1967 recording of “Nights in White Satin” is the earliest release on file. Justin Hayward is credited as its writer. Fugees’ “The Mask” (1996) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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Under "The Mask" sits a sample of "Nights in White Satin," which The Moody Blues had on record in 1967 with a full orchestra behind them. Play that one first and Justin Hayward's song will keep surfacing in the Fugees track.

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Liner notes

Credited writer: Justin Hayward.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1967.

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Fugees’ “The Mask” (1996) samples it, per MusicBrainz.

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The Fugees' "The Mask" samples "Nights in White Satin," a record The Moody Blues cut decades earlier. Who wrote that song?Justin Hayward
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