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"." > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mellotronists/ > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Mellotronists-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
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Re: [Mellotronists] Re: clarification
2004-01-26 by tony
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