A collaborator with fellow Greek giant Demis Roussos (Aphrodite’s Child), in the early seventies Vangelis was named by Yes as a possible successor to Rick Wakeman as their keyboard wizard. He plotted his own course and transcended both bands by becoming famous in his own right for his early adoption of electronic production techniques in film music. Everybody knows the theme from Chariots of Fire, even though few can reliably recall much about the two British Olympic athletes it celebrated. His 1970s works were adopted by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan for their revolutionary PBS/WGBH/NASA Cosmos documentary series, and his work on the 1982 film Blade Runner has come to define the dystopian future ethic, a modern development of film noir.
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I suppose I should mention Vangelis’s collaborations with Yes lyricist/singer Jon Anderson under the title “Jon and Vangelis.” In particular, the second album “The Friends of Mr Cairo” was influential. Disco queen Donna Summer recorded a version of the track “State of Independence” produced by Quincey Jones, which some people like better than the original. I think it’s pretty good.
Donna:
Jon and Vangelis:
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I know everyone’s time comes , but that is pretty sad .
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It’s sad for those who knew and loved him. But for the rest of us, we have everything he did. He had an effect on our lives, which is the closest to immortality we get.
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You ask me where to begin
Am I so lost in my sin?
You ask me where did I fall
I’ll say I cant tell you when
But if my spirit is lost
How will I find what is near
Don’t question I’m not alone
Somehow I’ll find my way home
My sun shall rise in the east
So shall my heart be at peace
And if you’re asking me when
I’ll say it starts at the end
You know your will to be free
Is matched with love secretly
And talk will alter your prayer
Somehow you’ll find you are there.
Your friend is close by your side
And speaks in far ancient tongue
A seasons wish will come true
All seasons begin with you
One world we all come from
One world we melt into one
Just hold my hand and we’re there
Somehow were going somewhere
Somehow were going somewhere
[interlude]
You ask me where to begin
Am I so lost in my sin
You ask me where did I fall
I’ll say I cant tell you when
But if my spirit is strong
I know it cant be long
No questions I’m not alone
Somehow Ill find my way home
Somehow Ill find my way home
Somehow Ill find my way home
Somehow Ill find my way home
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RIP the master of the CS-80…
Rob
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