{"id":31653,"date":"2025-03-17T12:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/the-moody-blues-justin-hayward-shares-orchestral-cover-of-life-in-a-northern-town\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T12:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T12:02:39","slug":"the-moody-blues-justin-hayward-shares-orchestral-cover-of-life-in-a-northern-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/the-moody-blues-justin-hayward-shares-orchestral-cover-of-life-in-a-northern-town\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moody Blues\u2019 Justin Hayward shares orchestral cover of \u2018Life in a Northern Town\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Moody Blues<\/strong>\u2019 Justin Hayward<\/strong> is out with some new music.<\/p>\n

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has released a two-track digital-only single that includes an orchestral rendition of\u00a0the Dream Academy<\/strong> tune \u201cLife in a Northern Town<\/strong><\/a>,\u201d which he recorded with singer-songwriter, producer and conductor Mike Batt<\/strong>. The tune features Hayward on lead vocals, backed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The release also includes a live performance of The Moody Blues song “Hope and Pray\u201d taken from a Kent, Ohio, performance on Justin\u2019s Blue World tour.<\/p>\n

The original “Life in a Northern Town<\/strong><\/a>” was the debut single from the British band Dream Academy. It was released in March 1985 and went to #7 on the Billboard<\/em> Hot 100.<\/p>\n

Hayward is getting ready to head out on another leg of his Blue World tour, which has him playing songs from throughout his career and sharing stories about those tunes. The trek kicks off April 15 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and wraps May 20 in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

A complete list of dates and ticket information can be found at JustinHayward.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n