Let Jon Anderson make you happy …

[moecurlythanu]

I vi IV V makes you HAPPY!

I believe that's sign language for "Can anyone give me an I.V.?"

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

First of all, I kind of liked it. Does that make me a bad person?

Second, it seemed to me like the concentrated essence of Jon Anderson.

[syncopatico]

That's the worst drum programming I've ever heard!
(Jon's wig looks good though.)

[Vic2012]

I watched about a minute of it. Is his voice still that high today?

[ThomasKDye]

All joking aside, this is just very Jon Anderson. I'm not even remotely surprised by it (does anyone remember "The More You Know"?). But yeah, while it's not unpleasant, it's clearly a trifle. Pointing that out is not "shitting all over it."

[Man In The Mountain]

Personally, I think it's a TON more fun than that last Yes'O album. There's a lot of negativity in the YES camp, but I found none in the video.

[Sean]

I watched about a minute of it. Is his voice still that high today?

Yes, because that is one of the new tunes done for the album.

[aith01]

But yeah, while it's not unpleasant, it's clearly a trifle. Pointing that out is not "shitting all over it."

No it's not, but abhorsen's comment was not directed at you.

[Trane]

I made it through about 10 seconds of it. Uggg. Doesn't make me happy.

This video could fit the Sunshine Pop thread, though

A lot of his solo albums are cheesy pop stuff.

Exactly

I think if you take away the admittedly goofy video for a moment, where Jon is clearly having fun with his image and past, this song could have appeared on Song of Seven right after Heart of the Matter or Everybody Loves You.

Did anyone mind The Gabe's Sledgehammer or Big Time videos??
This isn't far away.

Second, it seemed to me like the concentrated essence of Jon Anderson.

Yup, this is well in the frame that I got him pictured in my mind.

[moecurlythanu]

The video would make a great commercial for Starburst Fruit Chews, if they still make them.

[yamishogun]

Did anyone mind The Gabe's Sledgehammer or Big Time videos??
This isn't far away.

Around 3 miles away.

[Lopez]

I don't mind it at all. Kind of fun. Just wish the vocal track were in synch with the lips. Like watching a cheaply dubbed Japanese monster movie. Fun but painful.

[dgtlman]

Where are Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa and Po?

Bwwwaaaaahahahahhaa! My thoughts exactly!

[Vic2012]

The video would make a great commercial for Starburst Fruit Chews, if they still make them.

Moe, apologies for constantly quoting you today. You're on a roll......

[Dave (in MA)]

I watched about a minute of it. Is his voice still that high today?

It was surprising how his voice has held up all these years when I saw him a couple of times with Ponty a few years ago.

[Progatron]

The video would make a great commercial for Starburst Fruit Chews, if they still make them.

LMAO!

[lazland]

Shocking video, even worse miming, but I don't mind the song too much. No, it is not a Prog God tune, but neither is it awful. It's just happy and corny pop.

[Roth-Handle Studios]

Wow! Jon Anderson has accepted Steve Hacketts worst-greenscreen-video challenge!!! The gloves are off!!!

[Staun]

He'll make a mint off this tune. When he brought out the little fuzzy stuffed animal......well. So be it.

[SongForAmerica]

It's not that bad. Reminds me a little of "Lightning Strikes," though not as well-produced. The lyric about this being the first day of the rest of your life is completely unoriginal and should have been jettisoned.

I can imagine, in the old days, Jon bringing something like this into the band and Steve, Rick, Chris, and Bill turning it into something more sophisticated without robbing the song of its energy and positive atmosphere.

[yamishogun]

I can imagine, in the old days, Jon bringing something like this into the band and Steve, Rick, Chris, and Bill turning it into something more sophisticated without robbing the song of its energy and positive atmosphere.

I can't see them accepting any part of this song.

[Wil]

Take the horrendous video away and I can happily take this as a bit of cheesy Jon. It definitely has that Surrender or All In A Matter of Time vibe. Doesn't take the top spot away from Olympia as my fave naff Jon song, though. The lyrics to that are easily the best thing he's ever written

[JKL2000]

I just watched it again. I think it's one of the happiest videos I've seen in a long time, and since the news these days is so MF-ing bad and gets me down all the time, I'll take this.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

What does it mean to be "the most progressive"?

It means super duper fantabulous almost all of the time, and occasionally supercalifragelistic!

With sprinkles.

I love Yes to death but anyone who thinks Yes is the most progressive of bands needs to listen to more music by bands outside of England from the 1970's.

INDEED! The most popular of all prog bands ... sure. But the most progressive? not even in the ball park

[Steve F.]

I can imagine, in the old days, Jon bringing something like this into the band and Steve, Rick, Chris, and Bill turning it DOWN.

Fixed it for you.