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| Yes – Yours Is No Disgrace Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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For me, this song is about the dangers of war, and represents more specifically Anderson & co's vision of a post-nuclear holocaust. That's why the summer suddenly changes to (nuclear) winter, why the human race has been 'silly.' And so the 'death-defying' survivors crawl 'mutilated' out of their 'dirty holes' to face a world where the traditional 'morals' of society have collapsed,and in which all will have to be rebuilt from scratch. |
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| Yes – Close to the Edge Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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Dear Unsound, if you like CTTE, I think you'd also enjoy the other albums from Yes' 'classic' period : The Yes Album & Fragile are excellent, while Tales from Topographic Oceans also contains some brilliant moments (though one or two less brilliant as well). Going for the One, too, is a superb album. |
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| Yes – And You And I Lyrics
| 18 years ago
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I agree with what others have already said here ... this is probably my favourite song, not just by Yes but by anyone. The lyrics are typical of Anderson : obscure, certainly, but also gloriously enigmatic, as the some of the discussion here proves. They invite seem to invite the listener somehow to call upon his own personal experience in order to seek meaning and reference behind the images. Personally, I always wondered if the 'The Preacher, the Teacher' section contained an allusion to John Wyndham's 'The Chrysalids,' with it's portrayal of post-apocalyptic religious fanaticism. 'Watch thou for the mutant !'. I wonder if Anderson had read the story before he wrote the song ? |
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