<P> The best - known version is the recording by Justin Hayward from the album Jeff Wayne 's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds . Wayne wanted to include a love song on the album that sounded like `` Forever Autumn '' , and he decided that the best course of action was to simply use the original song . Wayne chose Hayward , of The Moody Blues , to sing it saying that he `` wanted that voice from ' Nights in White Satin ' '' . It was recorded at London 's Advision Studios in 1976 . The song reached # 5 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1978 . </P>
<P> The best - known version is the recording by Justin Hayward from the album Jeff Wayne 's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds . Wayne wanted to include a love song on the album that sounded like `` Forever Autumn '' , and he decided that the best course of action was to simply use the original song . Wayne chose Hayward , of The Moody Blues , to sing it saying that he `` wanted that voice from ' Nights in White Satin ' '' . It was recorded at London 's Advision Studios in 1976 . The song reached # 5 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1978 . </P>
who sang forever autumn in war of the worlds
who sang forever autumn in war of the worlds
Justin Hayward
Justin Hayward