This week, we share songs we really like... that is, until the singing starts. And brace yourself for a twist!
SONGS:
Yes: Heart of the Sunrise (1971)
The Boomtown Rats: I Don’t Like Mondays (1979)
RESOURCES AND REFERENCES:
Say Less Meaning (The Idioms)
At the Movies - Deep Cuts Lost & Found Podcast
Buffalo 66 - Heart of the Sunrise Scene (1998)
Yes - Fragile - Classic Music Review (Altrockchick.com, 2026)
Heart of the Sunrise (Songfacts)
Yes World Discography - Fragile
First Listen - Heart of the Sunrise
Yes Fragile Documentary (Rael's Prog Rock Documentaries)
The Story Behind Yes’ Remake of Simon & Garfunkel's America (American Songwriter)
LCD Soundsystem: Tired (Live - ending with Heart of the Sunrise, 2011)
Lizzo: Boys (Live - starting with Heart of the Sunrise, 2022)
Other Yes Favorites
Survival (Yesterdays, 1969)
Time and a Word (Time and a Word, 1970) - One of Rush’s Geddy Lee’s all-time faves.
Then (Time and a Word, 1970 - at 2:30, hearing the origins of “Heart of the Sunrise”)
A Venture (The Yes Album, 1971)
Roundabout (Fragile, 1971)
America (Written by Paul Simon, 1968) (Close to the Edge, 1972) - Possible recitation: Angine de Poitrine's Mata Zyklek
And You and I (Close to the Edge, 1972) - Possible recitation: Pescado Rabioso's Cantata de Puentes Amarillos - even the album’s green cover is similar
Least Favorite
Yes: Owner of Lonely Heart (1983 - Only Yes song to reach #1 on Billboard Hot 100)
Do They Know It’s Christmas? (YouTube)
Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Wikipedia)
‘I Don’t Like Mondays’: The harrowing story behind the 1979 smash hit and Bob Geldof’s big regret (Far Out Magazine)
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