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* "Turn of the Century". It's about a sculptor whose lover dies, and he works himself to starvation to complete a statue to her memory.

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* "Turn of the Century". It's about a sculptor {{sculptor|s}} whose lover dies, and he works himself to starvation to complete a statue to her memory.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWJoBsEB8Ik "Vevey (Revisited)"]], a bonus track on the 2003 ''Going for the One'' reissue, recorded in St. Martin's Church in Vevey, Switzerland (hence the title). It is a somber, pastoral improvisation by Jon Anderson (Celtic harp) and Rick Wakeman (pipe organ) that can evoke wistful feelings of times long gone, among other emotions.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWJoBsEB8Ik "Vevey (Revisited)"]], a bonus track on the 2003 ''Going for the One'' reissue, recorded reissue.[[note]]Recorded in St. Martin's Church in Vevey, Switzerland (hence Switzerland, hence the title). title.[[/note]] It is a somber, pastoral improvisation by Jon Anderson (Celtic harp) Anderson[[note]]on Celtic harp[[/note]] and Rick Wakeman (pipe organ) Wakeman[[note]]on pipe organ[[/note]] that can evoke wistful feelings of times long gone, among other emotions.

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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWJoBsEB8Ik "Vevey (Revisited)"]], a bonus track on the 2003 ''Going for the One'' reissue, recorded in St. Martin's Church in Vevey, Switzerland (hence the title). It is a somber, pastoral improvisation by Jon Anderson (Celtic harp) and Rick Wakeman (pipe organ) that can evoke wistful feelings of times long gone, among other emotions.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRIOodD1yrM "Future Memories"]] hits especially hard after the tragic passing of Alan White, which occurred only seven months after ''The Quest'' released.
--> '''Outro:''' From this moment forward, no, no\\
(I don't want to make another memory) I don't want to make another memory\\
Without you\\
I don't want to make another memory\\
Without you\\
(I don't want to make another memory) I don't want to make another memory\\
Another memory\\
Without you\\
Without you\\
Without you
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* “To Be Over” has a bittersweet feeling to it, being a relatively level-headed closer for Relayer after the chaos of the past two tracks.

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* “To Be Over” has a bittersweet feeling to it, being a relatively level-headed closer for Relayer ''Relayer'' after the chaos of the past two tracks.
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* To Be Over just has a bittersweet feeling to it, being a relatively level-headed closer for Relayer after the chaos of the past two tracks.

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* To “To Be Over just Over” has a bittersweet feeling to it, being a relatively level-headed closer for Relayer after the chaos of the past two tracks.
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* To Be Over just has a bittersweet feeling to it, being a relatively level-headed closer for Relayer after the chaos of the past two tracks.
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This trope is for when creators die and leave work unfinished.


* In 2017, guitarist Steve Howe had been working with his son Virgil (a seasoned keyboardist who'd worked with Music/PetShopBoys, among others) on an album called ''Nexus''. It had been finished by that August, but Virgil had [[AuthorExistenceFailure suddenly died of a heart attack]] in September. With its November release, ''Nexus'' became [[https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/virgil-steve-howe-nexus-album-review "a heartbreaking eulogy"]] in Virgil's memory. Steve pays tribute to his son in [[https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howe-on-virgil-howes-legacy-and-the-making-of-their-father-son-project-nexus this Guitar Player magazine article.]]

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* In 2017, guitarist Steve Howe had been working with his son Virgil (a seasoned keyboardist who'd worked with Music/PetShopBoys, among others) on an album called ''Nexus''. It had been finished by that August, but Virgil had [[AuthorExistenceFailure suddenly died of a heart attack]] attack in September. With its November release, ''Nexus'' became [[https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/virgil-steve-howe-nexus-album-review "a heartbreaking eulogy"]] in Virgil's memory. Steve pays tribute to his son in [[https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howe-on-virgil-howes-legacy-and-the-making-of-their-father-son-project-nexus this Guitar Player magazine article.]]

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* After much chaos from its first three quarters, "The Gates of Delirium" ends with the eerily beautiful "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pNm2VqLPx4 Soon]]", a ray of light from the bloody imagery from the previous sections.
** Hell, the entire song is this. It starts out so upbeat and promising, then has you headbanging during its epically heavy battle section, only for "Soon" to kick in and make you realize the brutality of what you just heard and how unpleasant war is; that it was just a perfect demonstration of just how devastating war is.

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* After much chaos from its first three quarters, "The Gates of Delirium" ends with the eerily beautiful "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pNm2VqLPx4 Soon]]", a ray of light from the bloody imagery from the previous sections.
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sections. Hell, the entire song is this. It starts out so upbeat and promising, then has you headbanging during its epically heavy battle section, only for "Soon" to kick in and make you realize the brutality of what you just heard and [[WarIsHell how unpleasant war is; is]]; that it was just a perfect demonstration of just how devastating war is.
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* The "Soon" segment of "The Gates of Delirium", about the aftermath of war.
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* In 2017, guitarist Steve Howe had been working with his son Virgil (a seasoned keyboardist who'd worked with Music/PetShopBoys, among others) on an album called ''Nexus''. It had been finished by that August, but Virgil had [[AuthorExistenceFailure suddenly died of a heart attack]] in September. With its November release, ''Nexus'' became [[https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/virgil-steve-howe-nexus-album-review "a heartbreaking eulogy"]] in Virgil's memory. Steve pays tribute to his son in [[https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/steve-howe-on-virgil-howes-legacy-and-the-making-of-their-father-son-project-nexus this Guitar Player magazine article.]]
** The video for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AG937-hZEE "Leaving Aurora"]] is a haunting montage of Virgil's life cut alongside a lonely Steve playing Spanish guitar over his son's already somber piano-tronica arrangement.

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* "And You and I". Simply beautiful.

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* Chris Squire's death, a lot of people didn't expect him to pass so quickly...
** After all the years of fans wanting Yes to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame it finally happened in 2017... two years after Squire's death. In a recent interview with Steve Howe he even admitted that Squire would have been honored to have been inducted in had he been alive.
* Not too long after Squire's death in 2015, there came an announcement that Chris Squire's mother passed away in early 2017.
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** After all the years of fans wanting Yes to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame it finally happened in 2017... two years after Squire's death. In a recent interview with Steve Howe he even admitted that Squire would have been honored to have been inducted in had he been alive.
* Not too long after Squire's death in 2015, there came an announcement that Chris Squire's mother passed away in early 2017.
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** Hell, the entire song is this. It starts out so upbeat and promising, then has you headbanging during its epically heavy battle section, only for "Soon" to kick in and make you realize the brutality of what you just heard and how unpleasant war is; that it was just a perfect demonstration of just how devastating war is.
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* Chris Squire's death, a lot of people didn't expect him to pass so quickly...
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* The "I get up, I get down" segment of "Close to the Edge".

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* The "I get up, Get Up, I get down" Get Down" segment of "Close to the Edge".
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* "And You and I." Simply beautiful.

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* "And You and I." I". Simply beautiful.
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* "Sad Night at the Airfield": A heart-wrenching song about a failed relationship and the aftermath of it.
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* "And You and I." Simply beautiful.
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[[Music/{{Yes}} This progressive rock band]] [[TearJerker has some emotional songs]].

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[[Music/{{Yes}} This progressive rock band]] [[TearJerker has some very emotional songs]].
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[[Music/{{Yes}} This progressive rock band]] [[TearJerker has some emotional songs]].
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* "Turn of the Century". It's about a sculptor whose lover dies, and he works himself to starvation to complete a statue to her memory.
* After much chaos from its first three quarters, "The Gates of Delirium" ends with the eerily beautiful "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pNm2VqLPx4 Soon]]", a ray of light from the bloody imagery from the previous sections.
* "South Side of the Sky", which deals with a expedition freezing to death. The middle section, with the vocal harmonies and Rick Wakeman's piano work, has been described by Yes historian Bill Martin as "the gates of heaven opening for the explorers"....which is a pretty apt description.
* From their 1969 self titled debut, we have "Harold Land", the story of a cheerful young man who goes off to war, only to come back emotionally scarred from the ordeal.
* The "I get up, I get down" segment of "Close to the Edge".
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