Speaking for myself, it's all about the instrumental parts. With few
exceptions the singers annoy me.
Tony
#510
----- Original Message -----
From: "Babz" <Babz@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 5:28 PM
Subject: [Mellotronists] Re: clarification
>
>
> I read an interview with Jon Anderson way back when (sometime in the 70s?)
> and he said that a lot of Yes lyrics don't really mean anything but are
> simply "words that sound good together."
>
> "Sharp. Distant. How can the wind with its arms all around me."
>
> I gave up trying to figure out Yes lyrics years ago and just take them as
> stream-of-consciousness sonorous phonemes.
>
> And I never did figure out how, or in what sense, Jon Anderson wants to be
> my "roundabout." :)
>
> Best,
> Babz
>
>
>
>
>
> > I've been trying for years to figure out what is a "Siberian Khatru"
> > to no avail...
> >
> > I have to get out more. If only I could get over this
> >> damned cold. Khatru. Khatru! Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me, but that's
> >> much better now...
> >
> > As for that word,
> >
> > http://nfte.org/back-issues/0208
> >
> > says:
> >
> > "As for the definition according to "Yes: The Authorized Biography" by
Dan
> > Hedges it's supposedly a Yemeni word that roughly means "As you wish"."
>
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