I've Seen All Good People
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| Song by Yes | |||||
| Album | The Yes Album | ||||
| Released | 1971 | ||||
| Recorded | 1970 | ||||
| Genre | Progressive Rock | ||||
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| Label | Atlantic Records | ||||
| Producer | Yes and Eddie Offord | ||||
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"I've Seen All Good People" is a song performed by the band Yes and written by Jon Anderson. It is included on 1971 The Yes Album. The song is one of Yes' best-known, notable for being a staple of classic rock radio.
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[edit] Song Structure and Lyrics
The first half of the song, "Your Move", contains various allusions to the game of chess, such as the phrases "move me on to any black square", "make the white queen run so fast", and "the goal is for us all to capture all we want".[1][2]
The second half consists of many repetitions of the sentence "I've seen all good people turn their heads each day so satisfied I'm on my way" over a driving rock accompaniment, ending in a powerful vocal harmony and organ phrase which begins on a chord progression of E, D, C, G then A. Each repetition of the verse is one whole step lower than the previous as the song fades out.
[edit] Trivia
- The song makes references to "Instant Karma!" and "Give Peace A Chance" by John Lennon.
- Your Move was covered by the band Shaw Blades.
[edit] In Pop Culture
- The song is used on the soundtracks of Mr. Deeds, Almost Famous, Dick, and Big Fish, all of which were produced or co-produced by Columbia Pictures.
- The opening lyrics are spoken by Sarah Silverman on her DVD, Jesus Is Magic at the end of her "Amazing Grace" performance.
[edit] References
- ^ Yes Album Lyrics, Yesworld.com
- ^ Music and Chess
