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Single Review of John Lodge: “The Sun Will Shine”

“The Sun Will Shine” was released in the spring of 2021 by John Lodge, bass player, songwriter and vocalist of The Moody Blues. The song was recorded remotely by John and his 10,000 Light Years Band during to the pandemic and also features Jon Davison from Yes on background vocals.

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Musically, “The Sun Will Shine” duplicates the rich harmonies of the Moody Blues, stylistically a potentially good pairing with The Moody Blues’ hit single “Your Wildest Dreams” from the band’s The Other Side of Life album. “The Sun Will Shine” has the same lush music bed, though perhaps a slightly more understated lushness – but only by comparison, of course. John’s voice remains full, smooth, and precise. Indeed, this song would seem to be a must-have for any fan of John Lodge or the band for which he’s famous.

In Addition

“The Sun Will Shine” was designed to be part of an On Reflection EP to be incorporated into John’s live album, The Royal Affair and After. However, neither John’s website listing nor the Amazon page for The Royal Affair and After mentions anything about an On Reflection EP, so your guess is as good as mine if one exists… unless you have a copy, of course. (Then please let me know in the comments.) However, you can find the song “The Sun Will Shine” available for purchase on John’s website. In addition, several other ways to purchase or stream the song are available at this link: https://lnk.to/TSWS.