Imagine being a ten year old boy with the heart of a poet, loving this song as a radio hit... And then, 40 years later, watching two sweet people discover it... Wonder-ful!!!
Same here. As a young boy I felt the depth and meaning of this song and it always made me sad, in a good way. The way that a song can really reach in and completely take over your emotions. At 7:09 I can practically feel my heart leave my chest. The tone of his voice as he repeats gone forever practically makes me numb because it's as if I can literally feel the things and people that have slipped away in my life that are indeed, gone forever.
It’s so great to see that others are still learning about songs, and in this case, an album that I still listen to regularly. Welcome to the world of games people play kids!
@@shaynewest8757 Aw, that’s really the best…you can do. But keep trying! We all eagerly await the next syllable that drools out of your toothless, gaping pie hole.
I was asked for some of my husband's favorite music to play at his funeral. This song was one of his favorites so, of course, I chose it. Not a dry eye in the church.
I agree! And I’d have to add the EARLY Peter Gabriel days with Genesis. The whole Lamb Lies Down album, and also my favorite song - Supper’s Ready, 23 minutes of shifting originality and bliss
Yes, both British bands too which is interesting. ELO and Chicago are also part of the list of bands who really use as many instruments as possible to tell the story.
The problem is it never was a group. Parsons picked and chose different people for each song and produced it. The only permanent people were him and the composer.
@@kevinferrin5695 Never knew that! I listened to the albums in college and thought they were really unique, and sort of intellectual. Thanks for the info
FINALLY!!!! My favorite Alan Parsons Project song!!! It’s so chill & it makes u reflect on the past & think about the future. It takes u on another plane of thought 😑
To me, this song is about those times in your life when you say goodbye to a dear friend, knowing you'll probably never see them again. It was especially true in the days before internet/social media.
exactly. In 1978 I lost a great friend and his sister who were murdered by a serial killer. I was seventeen and my friend and his sister were 18 and 19. Everytime I hear this song it makes me sad. I lost my mom in 2018 and it makes me sadder.
@@VicMikesvideodiary Don't be sad. I'm in that same age range, but all good things have closure. Enjoy and cherish your life because the process of life and death is part of process of being human. Embrace the time you have!! :)
I’m 71, disabled, and still look forward to the time I have left with my doggie and my beautiful wife. And oh yeah, I look forward to watching this beautiful, sweet couple enjoying the music of my life. Thank you Amber and J. You make me and my wife’s day, everyday ❤ God Bless you and yours 🙏🏻
I actually helped paint this album cover as a mural on the wall of our dorm in college. The song, "Turn of a friendly Card" from this album is great as well!
Agreed! That entire album is a masterpiece. One of my favorites. Another song of his, Winding Me Up (from Eve, 1979), was sometimes used on TV for an instrumental outro.
Everybody needs to remember that Alan Parsons literally produced and engineered the whole entire Pink Floyd album Dark Side of The Moon! their biggest selling album ever.
Alan was the engineer. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical that year. The Grammy went to Innervisions - Stevie Wonder, Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff, engineers.
Dr. Evil called his plan the "Alan Parsons Project" lol. Great song and thanks for doing this one. Sounds so surreal, calm, soothing, relaxing, and ethereal.
I liked that song when I was young but probably didn't pay that close attention to the lyrics, I haven't heard that song in many years. Now that I'm getting up in years and have lost loved ones I certainly hear it in a different way now.
"Some Other Time" a track off the 'I Robot' album released by the A.P.P. back in 1977 is a musical masterpiece with the transitions in the arrangement and composition.The message conveyed in the lyrics is inspirational as well. 💫🎤🎸🎹🥁🔊🔥☮🎧
"TIME" is one of the 1980's most underrated masterpieces. Besides Alan Parsons and its title, TIME shares another Pink Floyd reference. Its release from the tonic D major chord down to the relative 6th B minor chord. This echos the same chord sequence at the end of the verse leading into the bridge sections in "Us and Them' from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Lp. When our band (back in the day) needed a long slow dance song, this was the go-to song. Hands down my favorite APP song. RNB
Probably my favorite album from APP. That or the Edgar Allen Poe tribute - Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Eye in the Sky is great but I love those two more. Eve is also a great album.
This song always touched me, since It’s release. Now, in my 60’s, the music makes total sense, looking back the road of my life. It wasn’t easy to stay until the end without some tears in my eyes. 💔✌️
Yes for sure. For my brother, 5 years ago: "Day without rain" by Enya, "Dust in the Wind" by Sarah Brightman, "Old and Wise" by Alan Parsons, "Burnin' for You" by Blue Oyster Cult (One of his favs)
The waves of sound in this song! Alan Parsons has created an ineluctable passage of music that flows through your mind and body. Waves coming to shore. The years passing one by one. Carrying you off to heaven.
58 years old here, this song has been with me since my teens. It has a way of touching the empath in me and brings tears to my eyes. I can see Ambers empath kicks in too by the look of it :)
Alan Parsons Project is epic and timeless. There's not any of their songs that aren't reflective and amazing. My favorite has always been "Old and Wise", but now that I'm 67 and in stage 4 kidney disease, "Old and Wise" and "Time" have so much more depth and meaning to them than when I was listening to them in my youth. Thank you so much for another great reaction, more smiles, and the trip down memory lane. ✌💚✌
I get teary eyed every time I hear this masterpiece….we all go thru life once so try and enjoy it and stop stressing over dumb stuff….life is a beautiful thing that can’t be taken for granted….we all have an expectation date that is getting closer so live the dream ….
Exactly. I spent too many years regretting the past and fearing the future. The last 10 years or so for me have been about living in the present and it’s made all the difference.
For a real ride, check out Alan Parsons "Tales of Mystery And Imagination", including "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", "The Raven", and "A Dream Within A Dream" (with intro by Orson Wells).
Alan Parsons was sound engineer on Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and was producer for Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat” and “Time Passages “ Check out other AP Project songs “Psycobabble” and “The System of Doctor Tar and Professor Feather.”
I was a child, but SAME here. Such a strong sadness and nostalgia when I heard it - but a sadness and nostalgia that I knew would come in the future, oddly.
"The Eagle Will Rise Again" a track off the 'Pyramid' album by the A.P.P. released back in 1978 is beautifully arranged musically. The lyrics are inspirational and the song is a pleasant listen.🦅🎤🎸🎹🥁🎵🎶💎☮🎧
What you've got to remember about Alan parsons is that he wasn't just The Alan Parsons Project. He was a sound engineer and started his long and currently still going career at Abbey Road studios aged 18. He worked on and produced some of the best works for The Beatles, Wings, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Pilot, and many more. He's still going strong at 75!
When I first heard this song in 1981, I was 16 years old and just beginning to learn about lust, love, loss, and emotional pain. As I’ve grown older, the impact of the lyrics become more relevant. Now, at 59, and having experienced almost all life has to offer, this song has become more relevant and every time I hear it, I reflect on all that has come before and realize time is the only commodity that matters. I love that newer generations are appreciating this great music.
First comment for the great reaction!! “ Time” was my Dad’s favorite song; when we were playing each other’s favorite albums he especially loved this song from “ The Turn of a Friendly Card”. Perhaps APP’s best concept album.RIP Pop.
Absolute masterpiece. They were masters of their craft. This song is so trance like, so beautiful. My brother-in-law and I used to sing this together all the time. He ended up passing away recently. He was only in his 50's. Now this song even hits home harder than before.
Time Flowing like a river Time Beckoning me Who knows when we shall meet again If ever? But time Keeps flowing like a river To the sea Goodbye, my love Maybe for-forever Goodbye, my love The tide waits for me Who knows when we shall meet again If ever? But time Keeps flowing like a river (on and on) To the sea To the sea 'Til it's gone forever Gone forever Gone forevermore Goodbye, my friend (goodbye, my love, now I must leave) Maybe for-forever Goodbye, my friend (who knows when we shall meet again?) The stars wait for me Who knows where we shall meet again If ever? But time Keeps flowing like a river (on and on) To the sea To the sea 'Til it's gone forever Gone forever Gone forevermore Forevermore (forever) Forevermore (forever) Forevermore
Finally, I've been pushing for this song since month one of this channel. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, always makes me want to reconnect with an old friend or family member before it's too late.
One can never go wrong with an Alan Parsons Project OR Alan Parsons solo effort. Superb musician. If he played his best songs in a concert, the concert would last at least 5 hours
The singer is Alan's musical partner, Eric Wolfson (RIP). He has a soothing voice, and sung many songs on the projects, but I always think he reminds me of a highschool music teacher to me!
Jay and Amber, do you remember the song "Magic" by the group Pilot that you reacted to 9 months ago? ("Oh, Oh, Oh, It's magic") Three of those guys went on to play with the Alan Parsons Project. The lead singer/bassist on "Magic", David Patton, is playing bass and guitar on this song "Time. The lead guitarist from Pilot, Ian Bairnson, is also playing guitar on this song
Time is definitely my favorite Alan Parson's project song. I get so sad thinking about how fast life is going and how quickly my 50 years of life has past. I seriously can't account for most of my life because it sped through so quickly.
As you can see from the comments, you basically can close your eyes and randomly pick ANY Alan Parsons Project song and you cannot go wrong. What group has dozens of different lead singers including Male AND Female, singing great Rock tunes along with beautiful ballads. They also have one or more incredible instrumental tracks on each album as well! In addition, most of their releases are concept albums which makes listening to every song a more compelling experience!!! As you can see with this song "Time", at the end of the song the music was transitioning into the next track.
The Alan Parson Project was a Progressive Rock Band led by the late great Eric Woolfson and sound engineer Alan Parsons They're a English group most of their classic hits were in 1981 and 1982 i loved this group back in the early 1980s they're pure classic.
You always hear people saying they don't have enough time for this or that. The thing to truly remember. Time is not something you have. Time is something you make! So start making time for the things and people that really matter in your life.😂😂❤🎉
The Alan Parsons Project was basically the duo of Alan Parson and Eric Woolfson. Parsons and Woolfson wrote the songs and Parsons was the producer. They used various musicians and vocalists on their albums however most albums had many of the some vocalists and most of the same musicians. Parsons and Woolfson also occasionally played instruments. As the years went on, Woolfson provided a lot of lead vocals as he does here and on Eye In the Sky.
The Alan Parsons Project has made a LOT of amazing music. One of my favorites wasn't particularly famous, but it is beautiful with a great message. Please listen to "When I'm Old and Wise."
This song is off the 5th APP Album and the 1st time he allowed Eric Woolfson, his writing and Project partner to sing as lead vocalist with Alan singing backup.
That's not true - Parsons NEVER stopped Woolfson from providing lead vocals (he was already providing backing vocals). Their working pattern was Eric would provide Alan with demos of the new material which he himself sang, and between the two of them they decided which of their vocalists was best suited to each song. I think it was more of a case that Eric didn't want to be a lead vocalist before this time (pardon the pun), and possibly lacked confidence in his own voice compared to some of the outstanding vocalists they had access to (I know be was a big fan of John Miles).
I was 8 years old when this song came out It freaked me out then Now i think about friends and family I've lost when i hear it I want to just break down and cry. Such a soulful song
This is from my favourite (if criminally short at 34 mins!) APP album, which is probably one of the few non-classical CDs ever to have index tracks for the great 5-part section that ends the album.
❤️❤️❤️❤️ Brings back bittersweet memories. “Who knows when we shall meet again? If ever But time keeps flowin' like a river (On and on) To the sea, to the sea.”
The famous Alarm Clocks sound effect used in Pink Floyd's "Time" was initially recorded by Parsons for a test of quadraphonic sound, not for the song, but Parsons saw the opportunity, and offered it to Pink Floyd for use in their song.
I love this song, and I am so glad you got round to it. The voice of the late, great Eric Woolfson. I think you would love "Silence & I" and the brilliant Ammonia Avenue. Lots of instruments, beautiful vocals and orchestra! Lots more Alan Parsons Project and Supertramp.
It’s one of those songs that you can listen to at every stage of life, and it evokes different emotions each time. Alan Parsons is a legendary sound engineer / musical genius. Watching your reactions made me cry ❤
When my mom died at the end of 2022 I was tasked with creating a 10 minute video of pictures from her life to show at her funeral. I used three songs and this was the middle song. I've always loved it since I first heard it decades ago but now it will always trigger great sadness. The other two songs were We've Only Just Begun by Carpenters at the beginning and Just Smile by Nat King Cole at the end.
My favorite Alan Parsons Project song is The Raven. It's not as popular, but it's a great song based on an Edgar Allen Poe story. Maybe you could check it out in the future. Love your reactions...you make me smile. 😊
“Parsons was the sound engineer on albums including the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975. Parsons's own group, the Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been commercially successful. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, “ Wikipedia
I still remember the first time I ever heard this song. Took me all of 5 seconds to fall completely in love with it. Just so gorgeous. ❤ So many great songsof theirs yet to try, I'll suggest "La Sagrada Familia". 🤪👍
Just discovered your channel tonight and you've got me binge listening to it now. Another beautiful favorite of mine, spoken of by you both like a couple of true artists. Beautiful!!
First time I ever heard of Alan Parsons was in 1987 on my first date with my sweet husband. They were his favorite group and he had all their albums which he had put on cassette tape which we listened to while driving around in his Brat pickup. I lost him 14 years ago to cancer but every time I hear Alan Parsons Project I'm right back there with him. Love their sound!
My favourite songs never made the radio. The deep cuts held a ton of gems too. The albums were all on a theme too. I spent many a teen aged hour listening to the entire album on all released by then.
My pitbull Lucia died during the pandemic, September 2020. I always think of her when I hear this. And my two daughters are now older - 30 and 21. How I miss when they were small. They still need you when they're small. Lol. Point is, enjoy every moment. Because you are going to blink, and your kids will be all grown up. That's time.
My friend used this in her funeral service with a note stating the last few seconds of the song would be here soul ascending to the stars and the piano ending is her finality
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Imagine being a ten year old boy with the heart of a poet, loving this song as a radio hit...
And then, 40 years later, watching two sweet people discover it... Wonder-ful!!!
Same here. As a young boy I felt the depth and meaning of this song and it always made me sad, in a good way. The way that a song can really reach in and completely take over your emotions. At 7:09 I can practically feel my heart leave my chest. The tone of his voice as he repeats gone forever practically makes me numb because it's as if I can literally feel the things and people that have slipped away in my life that are indeed, gone forever.
Perfectly said. I feel the same way. 🙏🇺🇸🌼
Actually, it's been forty-FOUR years! 😊
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It’s so great to see that others are still learning about songs, and in this case, an album that I still listen to regularly. Welcome to the world of games people play kids!
Alan Parsons was a sound engineer on Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Which included the song…Time.
He was also a Assistant Engineer on the Beatles' Abbey Road.
@smd2169: He was THE engineer on DSOTM.
@@mrmusic248 Alan Parsons also produced "Magic" by Pilot.
How many of you know it all's have to make the same comment about Parsons and Pink Floyd? Everyone knows and no one else cares.
@@shaynewest8757 Aw, that’s really the best…you can do. But keep trying! We all eagerly await the next syllable that drools out of your toothless, gaping pie hole.
I was asked for some of my husband's favorite music to play at his funeral. This song was one of his favorites so, of course, I chose it. Not a dry eye in the church.
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I had it played at my wife's funeral, it was her favourite Alan Parsons song
RIP to your husband. Great taste in music, this I know.
Another unique sounding group that belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with Supertramp.
I agree! And I’d have to add the EARLY Peter Gabriel days with Genesis. The whole Lamb Lies Down album, and also my favorite song - Supper’s Ready, 23 minutes of shifting originality and bliss
Yes, both British bands too which is interesting. ELO and Chicago are also part of the list of bands who really use as many instruments as possible to tell the story.
The problem is it never was a group. Parsons picked and chose different people for each song and produced it. The only permanent people were him and the composer.
@@kevinferrin5695 Never knew that! I listened to the albums in college and thought they were really unique, and sort of intellectual. Thanks for the info
"Old and Wise" will make Amber cry.
Yeah, I think it would! It'll be a good cry, though!
Good suggestion but they reacted to it 3 months ago.
Agree.
I concur....... it's the one that always get me.
Exactly. This came to mind before I read your comment.
FINALLY!!!! My favorite Alan Parsons Project song!!! It’s so chill & it makes u reflect on the past & think about the future. It takes u on another plane of thought 😑
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@@robertday1671 they take donations I think 🤔
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To me, this song is about those times in your life when you say goodbye to a dear friend, knowing you'll probably never see them again. It was especially true in the days before internet/social media.
exactly. In 1978 I lost a great friend and his sister who were murdered by a serial killer. I was seventeen and my friend and his sister were 18 and 19. Everytime I hear this song it makes me sad. I lost my mom in 2018 and it makes me sadder.
This song was playing after my roommates and I said goodbye to a dear friend. So nostalgic ❤
I loved this song when I was young, now I'm 70 and mine is almost gone forever.
Ditto 💯
😞 You guys make me feel sad.
@@VicMikesvideodiary Don't be sad. I'm in that same age range, but all good things have closure. Enjoy and cherish your life because the process of life and death is part of process of being human. Embrace the time you have!! :)
I’m 71, disabled, and still look forward to the time I have left with my doggie and my beautiful wife. And oh yeah, I look forward to watching this beautiful, sweet couple enjoying the music of my life. Thank you Amber and J. You make me and my wife’s day, everyday ❤ God Bless you and yours 🙏🏻
Right there with ya boss, man, what a journey!!!
I actually helped paint this album cover as a mural on the wall of our dorm in college. The song, "Turn of a friendly Card" from this album is great as well!
Agreed! That entire album is a masterpiece. One of my favorites.
Another song of his, Winding Me Up (from Eve, 1979), was sometimes used on TV for an instrumental outro.
@@elebenty5709 I have all of thier albums on vinyl and they are all incredible. Lucifer is mind blowing
Everybody needs to remember that Alan Parsons literally produced and engineered the whole entire Pink Floyd album Dark Side of The Moon! their biggest selling album ever.
He brought in Clair Tory, correct? Sorry if I mispelled her name.
He was the sound engineer for Dark side he had also worked on Abbey Road and Let it Be by the Beatles. Pink Floyd Produced.
Alan was the engineer. It was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical that year. The Grammy went to Innervisions - Stevie Wonder, Malcolm Cecil & Robert Margouleff, engineers.
This
@@mil2k11 That's what Parson's said.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" !!!!
Oh yeah! That song was one of my first Alan Parsons Project faves! Great song!
Yes, and on the album the next song was "Some Other Time". Another great song
@@kh2099-z5f Actually, "Some Other Time " was on I Robot. "Time" is on Turn Of A Friendly Card.😊
Pat Benatar covered it too.
@@richardkint6531 Dude, he was replying to the original comment, which you might want to read.
Dr. Evil called his plan the "Alan Parsons Project" lol. Great song and thanks for doing this one. Sounds so surreal, calm, soothing, relaxing, and ethereal.
“I wouldn’t want to be like you” is 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Amen to that. Great song.
The great Alan Parsons love that project album favorite song Games People Play and Eye in the Sky
Plus everyone who has ever watched a playoff NBA game has heard APP's Sirius without realizing as the intro to the starting lineup of a team.
That whole album is really good.
I liked that song when I was young but probably didn't pay that close attention to the lyrics, I haven't heard that song in many years. Now that I'm getting up in years and have lost loved ones I certainly hear it in a different way now.
Feeling exactly the same!
Just an incredibly beautiful song
miss you, Eric Woolfson's
"Some Other Time" a track off the 'I Robot' album released by the A.P.P. back in 1977 is a musical masterpiece with the transitions in the arrangement and composition.The message conveyed in the lyrics is inspirational as well. 💫🎤🎸🎹🥁🔊🔥☮🎧
My favourite song from that band is 'Some other time. It is a masterpiece I feel as well. I robot album is very well engineered too
"TIME" is one of the 1980's most underrated masterpieces. Besides Alan Parsons and its title, TIME shares another Pink Floyd reference. Its release from the tonic D major chord down to the relative 6th B minor chord. This echos the same chord sequence at the end of the verse leading into the bridge sections in "Us and Them' from Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Lp. When our band (back in the day) needed a long slow dance song, this was the go-to song. Hands down my favorite APP song. RNB
I love this entire album. "Turn of a Friendly Card".
Probably my favorite album from APP. That or the Edgar Allen Poe tribute - Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Eye in the Sky is great but I love those two more. Eve is also a great album.
This song always touched me, since It’s release. Now, in my 60’s, the music makes total sense, looking back the road of my life. It wasn’t easy to stay until the end without some tears in my eyes. 💔✌️
A song that brings me to tears every single time I hear it.
It hits hard. I still have the original vinyl
this song has been used for many a funeral service.
I can believe that!
Good idea...let's make sure everyone is properly sad 😂
Yes for sure. For my brother, 5 years ago: "Day without rain" by Enya, "Dust in the Wind" by Sarah Brightman, "Old and Wise" by Alan Parsons, "Burnin' for You" by Blue Oyster Cult (One of his favs)
Yes. I used it for my mom's 2022 funeral. It's now even sadder to me than before.
@@scottjohnson7248and I was just considering now including it in my own mother’s funeral service. It’s a thinker
The waves of sound in this song! Alan Parsons has created an ineluctable passage of music that flows through your mind and body. Waves coming to shore. The years passing one by one. Carrying you off to heaven.
58 years old here, this song has been with me since my teens. It has a way of touching the empath in me and brings tears to my eyes. I can see Ambers empath kicks in too by the look of it :)
Alan Parsons Project is epic and timeless. There's not any of their songs that aren't reflective and amazing. My favorite has always been "Old and Wise", but now that I'm 67 and in stage 4 kidney disease, "Old and Wise" and "Time" have so much more depth and meaning to them than when I was listening to them in my youth. Thank you so much for another great reaction, more smiles, and the trip down memory lane. ✌💚✌
I get teary eyed every time I hear this masterpiece….we all go thru life once so try and enjoy it and stop stressing over dumb stuff….life is a beautiful thing that can’t be taken for granted….we all have an expectation date that is getting closer so live the dream ….
Exactly. I spent too many years regretting the past and fearing the future. The last 10 years or so for me have been about living in the present and it’s made all the difference.
For a real ride, check out Alan Parsons "Tales of Mystery And Imagination", including "The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether", "The Raven", and "A Dream Within A Dream" (with intro by Orson Wells).
Alan Parsons was sound engineer on Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and was producer for Al Stewart’s “Year of the Cat” and “Time Passages “
Check out other AP Project songs “Psycobabble” and “The System of Doctor Tar and Professor Feather.”
Parsons added the saxophone to Al Stewart's Year of the cat which I believe made a huge difference in that song
He engineered The Beatles Abbey Road too.
I was just a teen when this came out and this song made me feel so sad and nostalgic of a past that hadn't happened yet.
I was a child, but SAME here. Such a strong sadness and nostalgia when I heard it - but a sadness and nostalgia that I knew would come in the future, oddly.
This is a death song.....and a particularly beautiful one.
3 great songs tonight. Way to go guys!!! Definitely one of the most beautiful songs in the Alan Parsons Project catalog, my favorite!
Next song by APP? "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You". Their biggest banger. Such a great song! Also gotta hear "The Raven", "Breakdown" and "I Robot"!
All the songs on this album are golden!
"The Eagle Will Rise Again" a track off the 'Pyramid' album by the A.P.P. released back in 1978 is beautifully arranged musically. The lyrics are inspirational and the song is a pleasant listen.🦅🎤🎸🎹🥁🎵🎶💎☮🎧
Allen Parsons was the engineer for Pink Floyd's Time and the entire Dark Side of the Moon album.
Technically, he was the sound engineer. But yes, Alan Parsons was Dark Side of The Moon's secret weapon.
Please tell @shanewest8757
I don't think he knows this info.
What you've got to remember about Alan parsons is that he wasn't just The Alan Parsons Project. He was a sound engineer and started his long and currently still going career at Abbey Road studios aged 18. He worked on and produced some of the best works for The Beatles, Wings, Pink Floyd, The Hollies, Pilot, and many more. He's still going strong at 75!
When I first heard this song in 1981, I was 16 years old and just beginning to learn about lust, love, loss, and emotional pain. As I’ve grown older, the impact of the lyrics become more relevant. Now, at 59, and having experienced almost all life has to offer, this song has become more relevant and every time I hear it, I reflect on all that has come before and realize time is the only commodity that matters. I love that newer generations are appreciating this great music.
The theme song for every high school prom in the 80s
Graduation, not prom. In fact it was played at my sister's HS graduation in 1981.
First comment for the great reaction!! “ Time” was my Dad’s favorite song; when we were playing each other’s favorite albums he especially loved this song from “ The Turn of a Friendly Card”. Perhaps APP’s best concept album.RIP Pop.
This got to be the nicest song EVER ! Perfection ! Voice sound lyrics ! so touching, moving and soothing ! A sad sense of longing ! Wonderful song !
Absolute masterpiece. They were masters of their craft. This song is so trance like, so beautiful. My brother-in-law and I used to sing this together all the time. He ended up passing away recently. He was only in his 50's. Now this song even hits home harder than before.
Time
Flowing like a river
Time
Beckoning me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever?
But time
Keeps flowing like a river
To the sea
Goodbye, my love
Maybe for-forever
Goodbye, my love
The tide waits for me
Who knows when we shall meet again
If ever?
But time
Keeps flowing like a river (on and on)
To the sea
To the sea
'Til it's gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore
Goodbye, my friend (goodbye, my love, now I must leave)
Maybe for-forever
Goodbye, my friend (who knows when we shall meet again?)
The stars wait for me
Who knows where we shall meet again
If ever?
But time
Keeps flowing like a river (on and on)
To the sea
To the sea
'Til it's gone forever
Gone forever
Gone forevermore
Forevermore (forever)
Forevermore (forever)
Forevermore
Finally, I've been pushing for this song since month one of this channel. This is one of my favorite songs of all time, always makes me want to reconnect with an old friend or family member before it's too late.
One can never go wrong with an Alan Parsons Project OR Alan Parsons solo effort. Superb musician. If he played his best songs in a concert, the concert would last at least 5 hours
The singer is Alan's musical partner, Eric Wolfson (RIP). He has a soothing voice, and sung many songs on the projects, but I always think he reminds me of a highschool music teacher to me!
Guys, take a listen to the whole album when you have a chance, one of the most transformative albums of our time
I graduated from High School in 1982 and this was our class song...
Every graduating class in the early 80s used this song 😂. We used it 1983.
Sister's '81 graduation used it
Jay and Amber, do you remember the song "Magic" by the group Pilot that you reacted to 9 months ago? ("Oh, Oh, Oh, It's magic") Three of those guys went on to play with the Alan Parsons Project. The lead singer/bassist on "Magic", David Patton, is playing bass and guitar on this song "Time. The lead guitarist from Pilot, Ian Bairnson, is also playing guitar on this song
I enjoy spending my "time" listening to great music with you two.
Time is definitely my favorite Alan Parson's project song. I get so sad thinking about how fast life is going and how quickly my 50 years of life has past. I seriously can't account for most of my life because it sped through so quickly.
I can never listen to this without tears. Y'all did good. Very good.
The first time I heard this song when it first came out I thought it really was Pink Floyd. It's mesmerizing.
As you can see from the comments, you basically can close your eyes and randomly pick ANY Alan Parsons Project song and you cannot go wrong. What group has dozens of different lead singers including Male AND Female, singing great Rock tunes along with beautiful ballads. They also have one or more incredible instrumental tracks on each album as well! In addition, most of their releases are concept albums which makes listening to every song a more compelling experience!!! As you can see with this song "Time", at the end of the song the music was transitioning into the next track.
Love love love this one.
Wow! This band still blows my mind! Every time i hear them. No matter what song.
This entire album is awesome!!
YAY...Time...you're gonna love it!!!
The Alan Parson Project was a Progressive Rock Band led by the late great Eric Woolfson and sound engineer Alan Parsons They're a English group most of their classic hits were in 1981 and 1982 i loved this group back in the early 1980s they're pure classic.
You always hear people saying they don't have enough time for this or that.
The thing to truly remember.
Time is not something you have.
Time is something you make!
So start making time for the things and people that really matter in your life.😂😂❤🎉
I have always loved this song. Sooo dreamy.......
Favorite song ever! Beautiful voices ❤
From my favorite Alan Parsons Project album - Turn Of A Friendly Card. The album also contains Games People Play.
One of the most well known Progressive Rock Bands. (PROG ROCK)
The Alan Parsons Project was basically the duo of Alan Parson and Eric Woolfson. Parsons and Woolfson wrote the songs and Parsons was the producer. They used various musicians and vocalists on their albums however most albums had many of the some vocalists and most of the same musicians. Parsons and Woolfson also occasionally played instruments.
As the years went on, Woolfson provided a lot of lead vocals as he does here and on Eye In the Sky.
Mainly Eric Woolfson, the genius behind the project.
The Alan Parsons Project has made a LOT of amazing music. One of my favorites wasn't particularly famous, but it is beautiful with a great message. Please listen to "When I'm Old and Wise."
This song is off the 5th APP Album and the 1st time he allowed Eric Woolfson, his writing and Project partner to sing as lead vocalist with Alan singing backup.
Eric has such a smooth iconic voice.
That's not true - Parsons NEVER stopped Woolfson from providing lead vocals (he was already providing backing vocals). Their working pattern was Eric would provide Alan with demos of the new material which he himself sang, and between the two of them they decided which of their vocalists was best suited to each song. I think it was more of a case that Eric didn't want to be a lead vocalist before this time (pardon the pun), and possibly lacked confidence in his own voice compared to some of the outstanding vocalists they had access to (I know be was a big fan of John Miles).
This was a great slow-dance song for us back in high school.
I was 8 years old when this song came out
It freaked me out then
Now i think about friends and family I've lost when i hear it
I want to just break down and cry.
Such a soulful song
This is from my favourite (if criminally short at 34 mins!) APP album, which is probably one of the few non-classical CDs ever to have index tracks for the great 5-part section that ends the album.
a "timeless" classic from a master
❤️❤️❤️❤️
Brings back bittersweet memories.
“Who knows when we shall meet again?
If ever
But time keeps flowin' like a river (On and on)
To the sea, to the sea.”
The famous Alarm Clocks sound effect used in Pink Floyd's "Time" was initially recorded by Parsons for a test of quadraphonic sound, not for the song, but Parsons saw the opportunity, and offered it to Pink Floyd for use in their song.
SO LOVE THIS BAND!!! SUCH a great SOUND!! ENJOY, YA'LL!!! I KNOW you BOTH WILL!! HUGS!
Why did I remember every single word when I haven't heard this in 40+ years?! I remember slow dancing to this in HS.
Some songs deserve to have their lyrics listened to. This is one.
Alan Parsons also did work for the Beatles 😊
He pops up a few times in the "Get Back" TV mini-series as a sound engineer, while they were working on songs from "Let it Be" and "Abbey Road."
I love their album Tales of mystery and imagination. Each song is based on an Edgar Allen Poe story
The vocals on this song are incredible as is the instrumentation snd the pristine production with all that entails.
I love this song, and I am so glad you got round to it. The voice of the late, great Eric Woolfson.
I think you would love "Silence & I" and the brilliant Ammonia Avenue. Lots of instruments, beautiful vocals and orchestra!
Lots more Alan Parsons Project and Supertramp.
It’s one of those songs that you can listen to at every stage of life, and it evokes different emotions each time. Alan Parsons is a legendary sound engineer / musical genius. Watching your reactions made me cry ❤
This song is a trip. A good trip and you don't want to come back. I was 19 when it came out in 1981.
When my mom died at the end of 2022 I was tasked with creating a 10 minute video of pictures from her life to show at her funeral. I used three songs and this was the middle song. I've always loved it since I first heard it decades ago but now it will always trigger great sadness.
The other two songs were We've Only Just Begun by Carpenters at the beginning and Just Smile by Nat King Cole at the end.
My favorite Alan Parsons Project song is The Raven. It's not as popular, but it's a great song based on an Edgar Allen Poe story. Maybe you could check it out in the future. Love your reactions...you make me smile. 😊
Fantastic Song, but I actually prefer both A Cask of Amontillado and Dr. Tarr & Professor Fether from that album.
“Parsons was the sound engineer on albums including the Beatles' Abbey Road (1969) and Let It Be (1970), Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon (1973), and the eponymous debut album by Ambrosia in 1975. Parsons's own group, the Alan Parsons Project, as well as his subsequent solo recordings, have also been commercially successful. He has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, “
Wikipedia
This song is hypnotic magic.
Its about time....TIME...lol I requested this over a year ago and so glad you're doing it.
One of my old time favorite songs. Meaning is so deep .
Why does the sound keep messing up lately?
I'm glad someone brought this up. i was worried it might be my PC; guess not.
@@richardkoehler2253 I thought it was my ear buds.
“I Wouldn’t Want To Be Like You” is a great song of theirs. Complete opposite pace from “Time.”
I still remember the first time I ever heard this song. Took me all of 5 seconds to fall completely in love with it. Just so gorgeous. ❤ So many great songsof theirs yet to try, I'll suggest "La Sagrada Familia". 🤪👍
This entire album is an experience. I first heard it on 8-track. I can still remember where all the "ker chunks" of track changes were. :P
Just discovered your channel tonight and you've got me binge listening to it now. Another beautiful favorite of mine, spoken of by you both like a couple of true artists. Beautiful!!
I've always love how the music washes over Amber.
First time I ever heard of Alan Parsons was in 1987 on my first date with my sweet husband. They were his favorite group and he had all their albums which he had put on cassette tape which we listened to while driving around in his Brat pickup. I lost him 14 years ago to cancer but every time I hear Alan Parsons Project I'm right back there with him. Love their sound!
Beautiful and Heavy song.
My favourite songs never made the radio. The deep cuts held a ton of gems too. The albums were all on a theme too. I spent many a teen aged hour listening to the entire album on all released by then.
My pitbull Lucia died during the pandemic, September 2020. I always think of her when I hear this. And my two daughters are now older - 30 and 21. How I miss when they were small. They still need you when they're small. Lol. Point is, enjoy every moment. Because you are going to blink, and your kids will be all grown up. That's time.
You two are my favorite critics, because you are honest and the extrapolation of every song you hear is very entertaining
My friend used this in her funeral service with a note stating the last few seconds of the song would be here soul ascending to the stars and the piano ending is her finality