Ride My See-Saw

"Ride My See-Saw" is a hit 1968 single by the English progressive rock band the Moody Blues. It was written by the band's bassist John Lodge, and was first released on the Moody Blues' 1968 album In Search of the Lost Chord. It was the second of two singles from that album, the other being "Voices in the Sky".

"Ride My See-Saw"
Single by The Moody Blues
from the album In Search of the Lost Chord
B-side	"A Simple Game" (UK) "Voices in the Sky" (US)
Released	12 October 1968
Recorded	17 May 1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	3:39
Label	Deram
Songwriter(s)	John Lodge[1]
Producer(s)	Tony Clarke
The Moody Blues singles chronology
"Voices in the Sky" (1968) "Ride My See-Saw" (1968) "Never Comes the Day" (1969)
Audio sample
"Ride My See-Saw" file help

Personnel

• John Lodge ― bass guitar, cello, vocals
• Justin Hayward ― electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Mike Pinder ― Mellotron, vocals
• Ray Thomas ― tambourine, vocals
• Graeme Edge ― drums, maracas

Chart positions

Chart (1968)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[2]	42
Billboard Hot 100[3]	61

Use in popular media

• An instrumental version of "Ride My See-Saw" recorded by Ronnie Aldrich and the London Festival Orchestra was used as the theme music for the Canadian morning programme Canada AM on CTV during the 1970s.
• During this same period Canada AM's sister series W5 was using Supertramp's "Fool's Overture" as its theme music.
• This song was used as bumper music for Art Bell's radio program Coast to Coast AM, and as the intro song to his short-lived Art Bell's Dark Matter.

References

1. "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11532/moody-blues/
3. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn’s Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 588.