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"I've Seen All Good People", performed by the English progressive rock band Yes, is a two-part song from their 1971 The Yes Album. Part one, "Your Move", was released as a single, and although it only reached the #40 spot on the Billboard chart in the United States, it helped the group build momentum. The progressive rock tune alludes to the game of chess as a lyrical metaphor, and as lead singer/lyricist Jon Anderson put it, "life is a game of strategically placed situations presented to you, and you have to learn to live with them, and work with them". There are lyric references to Lewis Carroll's novel Through the Looking-Glass, and possibly John Lennon's "Instant Karma". With the opening vocals of an a cappella in three part harmony, followed by a solo on a Portuguese 12-string guitar, use of a Hammond organ, and a base drum makes the "Your Move" portion of the song one of their most appealing and lasting works.
"I've Seen All Good People", performed by the English progressive rock band Yes, is a two-part song from their 1971 The Yes Album. Part one, "Your Move", was released as a single, and although it only reached the #40 spot on the Billboard chart in the United States, it helped the group build momentum. The progressive rock tune alludes to the game of chess as a lyrical metaphor, and as lead singer/lyricist Jon Anderson put it, "life is a game of strategically placed situations presented to you, and you have to learn to live with them, and work with them". There are lyric references to Lewis Carroll's novel Through the Looking-Glass, and possibly John Lennon's "Instant Karma". With the opening vocals of an a cappella in three part harmony, followed by a solo on a Portuguese 12-string guitar, use of a Hammond organ, and a base drum makes the "Your Move" portion of the song one of their most appealing and lasting works.
