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Nights in white satin...

115 replies

StillMedusa · 03/05/2019 21:25

Tonight..a revelation...
For at least 30 years I was picturing KNIGHTS wearing white satin as they rode their never ending journey on horseback.

Tonight I realised the truth Grin Blush

My kids are not (rightly) taking the piss out of me!

OP posts:
Hairynick · 04/05/2019 09:44

What does it mean then?? I always thought knights!!!

Fruityfruitcake · 04/05/2019 09:46

Absolutely Knight!! What a revelation!

Baloonphobia · 04/05/2019 09:50

I thought it was a typo too.

RhubarbIsEvil · 04/05/2019 09:52

White satin sheets hairynick

Cos I love yoooooooooooo

Oh wee ohhhhh I luuurrervvvveeee yooooooooooooooooooooo

SwiftAnchor · 04/05/2019 10:04

I though it was knight for a long time too!

Also thought Carly Simon was singing about the wife of a postman! (You're so vain)

Catchingbentcoppers · 04/05/2019 10:04

Nope. I don't care. I my head it will always be Knights and you will not take this away from me! Damn you! 😂

Coffeeandcrumpet · 04/05/2019 10:10

Sshhhh this is my mum's favourite song, she wants it played at her funeral, it can't be rude!

SamBaileys · 04/05/2019 10:13

Hilarious..I thought it too 😂

notgivinga · 04/05/2019 10:23

I'm 58 and always thoughts it was knights but if you listen to the words that would make no sense at all. When my husband comes home I'm going to ask him what he thinks?? How stupid 😩

Fedupflo · 04/05/2019 10:34

wife of a postman!!!!!
Howling!
🤣🤣🤣

Rangeloaf · 04/05/2019 10:38

It never occurred to me it was anything other than Knights in white satin! As someone said above I’ve always had a KKK image in my head. Never questioned it either....

MockerstheFeManist · 04/05/2019 11:15

Of course it's Nights.

It's the final track of Days of Future Passed, the first true Stereo recording in the UK. (The Beatles were in their dual mono phase using two 4 track BTRs, one for each channel.)

PuppyMonkey · 04/05/2019 11:18

Somebody made the very same mistake on Corrie the other day -Grin

ProperVexed · 04/05/2019 11:21

Me too! I did The Knights Tale for o level English Lit. I could see Palamon and Arcite as my Knights in White Satin. My vision is ruined!

SaskiaRembrandt · 04/05/2019 12:08

I liked the header on this blog. whitesatinknights.com/

Hairynick · 04/05/2019 12:51

My mind is blown

soundsystem · 04/05/2019 15:28

Hang on what?! Another mind blown, here...

WoollyMummoth · 04/05/2019 15:37

A little part of my soul has died. 😢Knights in white satin is so much more romantic than rolling around on tacky slippy sheets!

OccidentalPurist · 04/05/2019 18:23

Oh gosh me too!!

Knittedfairies · 04/05/2019 19:17

Me too...

jacksonmaine · 04/05/2019 20:44

This thread has come up many times!!

VeniVidiViciTwice · 04/05/2019 21:01

I though it was knights too, right up until opening this thread! Blush

Juanaiguana · 04/05/2019 21:03

Oh no!!!! I thought knights!!!

WinkyisbackontheButterBeer · 04/05/2019 21:04

I posted about this a few months ago and was very relieved that I wasn’t the only one.

I remember being a little and thinking ‘that wouldn’t be very good armour.’

ILiveInSalemsLot · 04/05/2019 21:06

I always imagined getting cosy at night in white satin pyjamas. I was old and tired before my time.