Jon Anderson's obsession with our sun
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Topic: Jon Anderson's obsession with our sun
Posted By: Quirky Turkey
Subject: Jon Anderson's obsession with our sun
Date Posted: February 26 2017 at 06:02
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Anyone else notice how much Jon Anderson sings about the sun? |
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: February 26 2017 at 06:13
| Well, people used to worship it for a reason. And don't forget JA is from the north of England - as am I - where it's a good year if you see the sun twice. So it's definitely something to get excited about. |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: February 26 2017 at 14:42
| Except for radioactive rocks, all the energy on earth comes from the sun. Sounds worthy of worship to me. |
Posted By: PrognosticMind
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 08:12
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It's a very popular Anderson theme for sure. Heart of The Sunrise, South Side of The Sky, Giants Under The Sun, etc. It's his go-to. ------------- "A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?" |
Posted By: miamiscot
Date Posted: March 09 2017 at 08:16
| I like the sun. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 17:30
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The sun is overrated heheheh. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 17:34
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"It's not the sun up in the sky; it's the son of God". -- Lt. Uhura ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 18:46
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Nous sommes du soleil |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 19:10
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Lets see Ancient Giants Sol, Dhoop Sun Ilios Naytheet Ah Kin Saule Tonatiuh Qurax Gunes, Grian Surje Ir Samse Yes, he's obsessed ------------- 
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Posted By: zravkapt
Date Posted: March 15 2017 at 20:44
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See, this is why the Flying Spaghetti Monster invented YouTube. ------------- Magma America Great Make Again |
Posted By: Crumple
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 08:45
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High vibrations go on....to the sun oh let my heart dreaming.... Past a mortal as me...where can I be? Wish the sun to stand still Reaching out to touch our own being Past a mortal as me. here we can be. That lyric is really just...words kind of fail me. Jon said it all.
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Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 09:02
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Yeah, there's that scene in Legend where the sun comes out to defrost the ice world and Jon is provided the chance to sing about it in all his splendor. Pretty campy stuff. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 09:03
Heat stroke maybe......? ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 09:04
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Atavachron wrote:Posted By: mathman0806
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 10:11
Yes, she did.
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Posted By: Jeffro
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 10:20
| Maybe he's trying to lull us into complacency by claiming to like the sun when in fact he really wants to destroy it. Since the beginning of time, man has yearned to destroy the Sun. |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 10:33
------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 10:56
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Cloudy days are awesome. The sun is OK, if you have some shade around. ------------- ...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell" |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 11:13
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We love when we play. ------------- |
Posted By: Upbeat Tango Monday
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 11:45
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I've sailed and always will to parts of Sunhillow ------------- Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 17:10
Your check sir, and a nice plate of crow for dessert. ------------- "Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy |
Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 19:09
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Maybe because the sun, as a star, is the giver of life. All matter was not only forged in the belly of stars but is constantly being created and replenished by the stars. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 19:12
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ewwwww.... there went my good opinion of Jon... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: CosmicVibration
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 19:24
why?  |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 17 2017 at 19:27
 and of you as well I suppose... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: March 19 2017 at 23:11
Thanks, I also was thinking of "sun" vs. "Son!" I think Jon is more fixated on the glowing globe, I don't know how much of a strident Christian he is, if at all.
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Posted By: WeepingElf
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 11:22
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What's wrong with praising the Sun? It is the source of all those energies the human race is meant to use, i.e. renewable energy sources. I myself have written a song about the Sun, it goes like this: Helios, Sol Invictus, Ré Shamash, Inti Viracocha Amaterasu, Sulus, Wi Malina, Anar, Are Nothing grows without the Sun Green leaves turning light to life Wind and water kept in motion By the bright eye in the sky Chorus: Engine of Life The Sun shines for all and for free Engine of Life Will make poverty history Blue chips on the roofs of houses Windmills turning in the breeze River flowing down the valleys Will power our prosperity No more need for splitting atoms No more radioactive waste No more wars for oil and coal And the climate stays OK (Chorus) Man and Nature reconciled Certainly it can be done The gates of future open wide With the power of the Sun ------------- ... brought to you by the Weeping Elf "What does Elvish rock music sound like?" - "Yes." |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: March 21 2017 at 14:48
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And off in the distance, a dog barked. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: aglasshouse
Date Posted: March 22 2017 at 07:53
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Suns, moons, floods, really everything seemingly majestic is sung about quite frequently in prog. I don't blame them though, because if you're gonna have namby-pamby lyrics they better be about something at least moderately cool. ------------- http://fryingpanmedia.com |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 22 2017 at 08:53
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There are quite a lot of prog bands that use sun-related themes as a source of inspiration, but none of them reach Jon Anderson's level of solar worship, of which Tales from Topographic Oceans is a showcase. ------------- 
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 22 2017 at 11:45
Never thought of him being interested in hard core Christianity. His lyrical musings have always had a large amount of Eastern Religious - Hindu and Buddhist - themes. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |