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“It was never funny or clever. I was uncomfortable recording it”: Barclay James Harvest, The Moody Blues and one of prog rock’s few diss tracks
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In 2016 Holroyd looked back on their early days, including one moment involving The Moody Blues that he’d rather hadn’t happened.
That led to the writing and recording of 1977 song Poor Man’s Moody Blues.
One of prog rock’s few diss tracks, it lampooned elements of the Moodies’ Nights In White Satin, with a similar pace and feel.
Poor Man’s Moody Blues appeared on BJH’s eighth album, Gone To Earth, whih became their biggest-selling release.
The Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (1968) - YouTube Watch On“I met Justin a long time after we’d done that song and we had a chat about it.