I can't remember where I heard it, but I have heard that this song is a criticism of the record company that YES was signed to, and the fact that YES was put in a position to record a contractual obligation album that would be commercially accessible, rather than to have the artistic freedom to record what they wanted. Over the decades that the music industry has been alive, this has been a problem, and was instrumental in the problems experienced by Prince, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and George Michael. Interestingly, Sony Music was involved in the last three careers mentioned, and in each case they were signed to unheard-of amounts of money, only to result in mental problems and ultimately a breakdown in their careers.
So YES characterizes the music industry as the Big Generator.
I can't remember where I heard it, but I have heard that this song is a criticism of the record company that YES was signed to, and the fact that YES was put in a position to record a contractual obligation album that would be commercially accessible, rather than to have the artistic freedom to record what they wanted. Over the decades that the music industry has been alive, this has been a problem, and was instrumental in the problems experienced by Prince, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, and George Michael. Interestingly, Sony Music was involved in the last three careers mentioned, and in each case they were signed to unheard-of amounts of money, only to result in mental problems and ultimately a breakdown in their careers.
So YES characterizes the music industry as the Big Generator.