Roundabout
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I'll be the roundabout The words will make you out 'n' out I spend the day your way Call it morning driving through the sound and In and out the valley The music dance and sing They make the children really ring I spend the day your way Call it morning driving through the sound and In and out the valley In and around the lake Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there One mile over we'll be there and we'll see you Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too Twenty four before my love you'll see I'll be there with you I will remember you Your silhouette will charge the view Of distance atmosphere Call it morning driving through the sound and Even in the valley In and around the lake Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there One mile over we'll be there and we'll see you Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too Twenty four before my love you'll see I'll be there with you Along the drifting cloud The eagle searching down on the land Catching the swirling wind The sailor sees the rim of the land The eagle's dancing wings Create as weather spins out of hand Go closer hold the land Feel partly no more than grains of sand We stand to lose all time A thousand answers by in our hand Next to your deeper fears We stand surrounded by a million years I'll be the roundabout The words will make you out 'n' out I'll be the roundabout The words will make you out 'n' out In and around the lake Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there Twenty four before my love and I'll be there I'll be the roundabout The words will make you out 'n' out I spend the day your way Call it morning driving through the sound and In and out the valley In and around the lake Mountains come out of the sky and they stand there One mile over we'll be there and we'll see you Ten true summers we'll be there and laughing too Twenty four before my love you'll see I'll be there with you Da la la la da da la
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Written by: JON ANDERSON, STEVE JAMES HOWE
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Band Formation"Roundabout" from the album "Fragile" was performed by the English progressive rock band Yes, in which Steve Howe was the primary guitarist.
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Song ReleaseThe song "Roundabout" was Yes's breakout single in the US; it appeared in 1971, on the band's fourth studio album, "Fragile".
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Song DurationThe original studio recording of "Roundabout" is eight minutes and 30 seconds long, but it has been trimmed down for radio airplay.
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Band Member ChangeThe arrival of Steve Howe marked a turning point for Yes. He replaced Peter Banks and played his first show with Yes on 30 April 1970, and his unique guitar style played a crucial role in songs like "Roundabout".
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Song CompositionCo-written by Yes member Jon Anderson, and Steve Howe, "Roundabout" features complex harmonies, long instrumental sections, and its lyrics were inspired by Scotland's beautiful landscapes.
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Song Success"Roundabout" peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, helping to drive the success of the "Fragile" album, which reached number 4.
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Instrumentation DetailsHowe’s distinctive use of a steel string acoustic guitar, combined with an electric guitar, gives the song its unique sound, while Bill Bruford's complex drum patterns have also been widely praised.
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Game InclusionFans of the highly popular video game franchise "Rock Band" may also recognize the song "Roundabout" as it was included as a playable track in "Rock Band 3".
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Anime ConnectionThe song has garnered recent fame as being the ending theme for the popular anime series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure".
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Legacy of the Song"Roundabout" continues to be widely acclaimed. Rolling Stone magazine has ranked it number 73 in their "list of the Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time” and the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2017.
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