According to Alan White, Yes's 1977 show in Toledo was especially memorable to the band, mainly because of the temperature inside the Toledo Sports Arena: it was the hottest venue the band had performed in, reaching 126 °F (52 °C). (wikipedia)
However, the heavy reference to Toledo was just a nod to a moment. The song is actually about national anthems, and how they are a unifying song for each country's people:
Our song: It gives us a reason
Our song: That good remedy
Music has magic — It's good clear syncopation
@jason12664 I was there! I was a senior at Waite HS a short walk from the Sports Arena. I took off my shirt to wring it out...literally. It became a very special powerful experience for all of us, like a Native American sweat lodge. Yes seemed to be inspired by the completely divergent experience from a normal road gig. When Our Song came out a couple of years later I was ecstatic...I knew that Yes felt the same as we did!
@jason12664 I was there! I was a senior at Waite HS a short walk from the Sports Arena. I took off my shirt to wring it out...literally. It became a very special powerful experience for all of us, like a Native American sweat lodge. Yes seemed to be inspired by the completely divergent experience from a normal road gig. When Our Song came out a couple of years later I was ecstatic...I knew that Yes felt the same as we did!
According to Alan White, Yes's 1977 show in Toledo was especially memorable to the band, mainly because of the temperature inside the Toledo Sports Arena: it was the hottest venue the band had performed in, reaching 126 °F (52 °C). (wikipedia)
However, the heavy reference to Toledo was just a nod to a moment. The song is actually about national anthems, and how they are a unifying song for each country's people: Our song: It gives us a reason Our song: That good remedy Music has magic — It's good clear syncopation
@jason12664 I was there! I was a senior at Waite HS a short walk from the Sports Arena. I took off my shirt to wring it out...literally. It became a very special powerful experience for all of us, like a Native American sweat lodge. Yes seemed to be inspired by the completely divergent experience from a normal road gig. When Our Song came out a couple of years later I was ecstatic...I knew that Yes felt the same as we did!
@jason12664 I was there! I was a senior at Waite HS a short walk from the Sports Arena. I took off my shirt to wring it out...literally. It became a very special powerful experience for all of us, like a Native American sweat lodge. Yes seemed to be inspired by the completely divergent experience from a normal road gig. When Our Song came out a couple of years later I was ecstatic...I knew that Yes felt the same as we did!