Nights in white satin...

[StillMedusa]

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

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

Oh! Well...you learn something new every day I suppose. I always pictured knights when I was little, too.

I thought there was an advert for white satin perfume which featured knights on horseback or did I dream that?

Ah it does make more sense now. But I was another knight person.

Wasn't White Satin the name of a type of writing paper?

Wasn't White Satin a type of writing paper in the 60's?

Yes and it still is. It's not a brand name. It's a description of the colour and the finish of the paper.

Like white satin paint

Given how often this comes up on MN, I'm surprised so many people haven't encountered this fact before.

Do we need to explain the channel tunnel, baby vests and that crap about toasters too?

oh yes, i came on this thread to correct op

@ShowOfHands well done, you're awesome and everyone else is a bit thick for not spending so much time on here they've seen every thread. I've been here over 12 years and never seen it mentioned. Anyway, hope you feel better.

What it's not knights? I had images of them in white satin robes.

yes show of hands, please do explain

Just told DH, who was similarly surprised.

Wait! What? I still don’t understand?

I thought it was about being bed -in white satin sheets- with you lover.....

No?

I’ve never seen it on here..

In fact I am pretty sure i have the single

I’ve just read the lyrics - why are they rude?

You've completely misunderstood my tone.

I am genuinely surprised. Not because I think people are thick but because usually on these threads most people say "I found that out on MN too". I have found out a zillion things I didn't know on MN and I think most people assume it's knights not nights.

I thought you’d spelled it wrong in your title!
😆 me too!
The weirdest bit being that when a PP mentioned it being on Days of future passed, I clearly remember being a child looking at the record sleeve and understanding that it was Nights as in the end of the day. Somehow in the intervening years of not thinking about it, nights have morphed into knights. Bizarre!

Do we need to explain the channel tunnel, baby vests and that crap about toasters too?

So why the sneery question above? I don't think anyone 'misread' your tone @ShowOfHands.

It was a light-hearted thread and should have stayed that way.

My son was born to this song

Can anyone explain why it’s rude?

@ShowOfHands you might need to explain the toaster thing...

Following on from my previous posts, I presume white satin paper was what he used for the "letters I've written/ never meaning to send"

ShowOfHands I might need the toaster explanation too

The numbers on the dial correspond with how many minutes it toasts for
Except it's bollocks