Alan Parsons was a sound engineer, arranger, producer for the Beatles ,Pink Floyd and others like Ambrosia .The songs "Time", "Don't Answer me" and "Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" are great songs," Time " is beautiful. Thank You Angela
I love the verse, "The sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing". I think we've all been there (although technically it wasn't her eyes that kept me there)
Alan Parsons was one of the best music composers and mixers ever. He did the Pink Floyd album dark side of the Moon and it was in the Guinness book of world records for being on the top 40 for over 14 years or something like that. It was 741 weeks or something like that
Angela, the two portions of that track, "Sirius" and "Eye In The Sky", are segued together on the album where that composition is from. That's how it sounds in it's original form. The "Eye In The Sky" portion was released as a single and was a big hit for the band in 1982. Another great choice and you're looking lovely as always. ☺
I love it when a guitar riff enters into the background background of the penultimate verse just to remind you its about to fuck you up at the end. Kind of like the level boss of 90s bullet hell shooters that will fly past you while you're only halfway through the level just to mess with your head.
For what it is worth, Alan Parsons who wrote these songs actually considers Sirius & Eye In The Sky to be one composition or one song. The first part was used as the theme for the Chicago Bulls. Alan is a multi-talented man and aside from being a masterful song writer and musician is a sound engineer and has put his mark on such Classic Albums as The Beatles Let It Be and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon! Gotta say it again, I love your reactions!
Yes, exactly. From 1982, this seems extremely prescient, the eyes in the sky NOW knows what we’re thinking, can rob us blind… big props for reading the future. Amazingly bright and mellow considering the dark theme of the lyrics. But this WAS very well known and widely heard at the time. We just couldn’t imagine how it would all roll out.
I was 11 yrs old when I fist heard this song and my Dad took me fishing for Bass in Bainbridge, Ga and he was a Master on bass , I learned how to fish from my Hero , He was the best Dad that anyone would b grateful to have , I miss him very much , He passed in 2010 , All I have is the memories !
I think you can make a lot of reactions to Alan Parsons. He is a great musician with great songs. He was also a sound engineer and producer for The Beatles, Pink Floyd on The Dark Side of the Moon and Al Stewart on The Year of the Cat. Its sound is therefore distinctive,
Alan Parsons does concept albums..songs for the most part are linked together..have to hear whole album, some many times, to figure out connections..great album.
This was the very first song I heard from Alan Parsons. It got a ton of radio play, obviously the edited version. In my more recent years I have come to appreciate the talent that Alan Parsons possessed. He produced Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" which is one of the greatest musical tracks ever. Not sure if you've heard or reacted to that song, its brilliant.
😃 Great song! I wonder 🤔 if they're singing about the surveillance of the entire 🌎🌍 world by big brother, AI and so on! That could be the hidden meaning behind this song, even though it seems to be about a sketchy and creepy relationship! The man seems to have found a way to gaze into his partners mind and know exactly what's going on in that mind! Creepy and intriguing at the same time! 😲 😳 Wow! I made this comment before 😃👍 I saw and heard your reaction! Coincedense and or creepy! We're probably just on the same wavelength on this one! Who really knows! Again, 😲😳 Wow!
At the time this music was made, people listened to entire albums, not individual songs. As a result, many albums were created to be heard in sequence, with the songs continuously connected. This means that these two songs are meant to be heard one after the other, as they were carefully crafted by the artist to create a specific listening experience. A modern band that does this is Siamés. Their album "Bounce into the Music" starts with a short introduction, alluring and enticing you to submerge yourself in the album, and one of their songs, named "As You Get High," repeats the same vocals as the intro, but in a different mood.
Actually Sirius is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major. It is also known as the "Dog Star", as it is a constellation that represents a dog. It is the brightest start in the night sky. It is also where the Sirius satellite service and this song got their names from.
@@TheCkent100 This song is called "Eye in the Sky." And I don't recall it being associated in any way with the Dog Star. It's not in the song, it's not in the title, and it's not mentioned anywhere on the album cover. That and common sense suggests that when Alan Parsons Project came up with this song, they were talking about the eye being a lot closer to earth. I don't think it was about anyone spying on us from Sirius.
There are a lot of songs that go together and should be done that way and were done that way when they originality came out and played on the radio. e.g - Nights in White Satin/Late Lament... Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Eclipse... Moody Blues - Procession/Story In Your Eyes... Chicago - Ballet For A girl In Buchannon ... That is why you will find them like that on RUclips. Note ; After Chicago recorded "Ballet" it was the record company that did a cut and splice job to create 2 songs. You can hear the splice at the end of Make Me Smile.
Many people don't know this, but bananas were used in the recording of the track. Alan Parsons would secretly and strategically place banana peels around the studio and staff would constantly slip on them. After awhile, they would "dance" around the studio because it was ingrained in their minds that there were banana peels on the floor, despite Alan removing and no longer secretly and strategically placing them on the studio floor. He and singer Eric Woolfson (rest in peace) would find it hysterical but the underlying lesson was to train them to intrinsically do what they would not normally do in the studio. This story may or not be bullshit.
I think this is one of Alan Parsons best Albums and this is the opening track and you can really sit back, close your eyes and let the music take you. Another great track on this album is Psychobabble, quite a rocker. Alan Parsons produced Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.-Colin Ward
The “Eye In The Sky” lyrics were inspired by the closed circuit cameras that started being installed all over London in the 1980’s. So, the paranoia of a surveillance state comes through.
@@inquizative44 - where did you get that? I saw Alan Parsons talk about the closed circuit cameras in an interview, saying that was where the song’s concept came from.
@@psiclone23 No, the 👁️ in the sky is a ⭐ star. You should study the occult. Which means hidden knowledge. It will explain it more. And Sirius is another star, aka the 'dog star.' I'm hesitant to get into it. Read astronomy as well. "I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools, I can't cheat you blind."
2nd time clicking on this video tonight. Audio works this time. Nothing the first time. Glad it worked. Such a nice song. TAPP has a lot of good songs. Their 70's album "I Robot" is epic. Every song is good.
The most famous and most beloved of mine he does is TIME. It definitely should be covered if it hasn't the LIVE version is even better with his singer and him present on stage,
At least on my radio station it was the eye in sky part they played, but sometime in the day they'd play the whole thing. So I assume it was an album thing to have both, but the eye in sky was mostly a singles thing. I too just mostly think of it alone, which I listen too if I seek the song out, not into the sirius part so much. Cool song.
:) , One of my all times relaxing type favourites ,, so i too wasn't sure of the the exact meaning of this song ,but i thought maybe , it was about the security cameras situation in the casino , always watching your every move on the betting table , specially when he said : " i am the maker of rules , dealing with fools , i can cheat you blind " 👁 !!!
Da Bulls. Well, once upon a time. Nice to see you react to something not Carpenters or Bee Gees. Your eyes are dry. Ever do Black Water by the Doobie Brothers or any Donna Summer?
The songs cool. I don't know if you've ever herd the song called TRAIN, TRAIN, BUT ITS FROM THE BAND BLACKFOOT. IF YOU HAVENT HERD IT, HOPE YOU CAN PLAY IT SOMETIME. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!
All music made up to 1985 was incredible...after that it changed to hair band bs until grunge (Nirvana) then it was down hill because everyone tried to sound like them and failed 🙄
Alan Parsons was a sound engineer, arranger, producer for the Beatles ,Pink Floyd and others like Ambrosia .The songs "Time", "Don't Answer me" and "Wouldn't Want To Be Like You" are great songs," Time " is beautiful. Thank You Angela
actually saw the (would'nt want to be like you) promo video from1977 on youtube,,,another early music video
I love the verse, "The sun in your eyes made some of the lies worth believing". I think we've all been there (although technically it wasn't her eyes that kept me there)
About a foot lower?
We are such simple,predictable beasts,so I was told by my second wife.
The Chicago Bulls used this for their starting lineup announcement in the 80's and 90's.
The Bulls still u it
And the Phoenix Suns...
It was our intro to our wedding reception. I was pumped
During the Jordan years where he won six NBA titles and never lost in the Finals.
Only part of it. Woudl of been more effective if they used Eye In The Sky.
"Annnnd Nooowwww, the starting lineup for your World Champion Chicago Bulls." They used "Sirius" at the start of each home game from 1984-2004.
From North Carolina,MICHAEL JORDAN!!
Alan Parsons was one of the best music composers and mixers ever. He did the Pink Floyd album dark side of the Moon and it was in the Guinness book of world records for being on the top 40 for over 14 years or something like that. It was 741 weeks or something like that
Angela, the two portions of that track, "Sirius" and "Eye In The Sky", are segued together on the album where that composition is from. That's how it sounds in it's original form. The "Eye In The Sky" portion was released as a single and was a big hit for the band in 1982. Another great choice and you're looking lovely as always. ☺
The songs and the music from the album Turn Of A friendly Card are all exceptional
Nasa used the song to wake the space shuttle astronauts up from sleeping. Can you imagine being woken up with the chorus of this song while in space
I love it when a guitar riff enters into the background background of the penultimate verse just to remind you its about to fuck you up at the end. Kind of like the level boss of 90s bullet hell shooters that will fly past you while you're only halfway through the level just to mess with your head.
The work of a guitar assassin.
Incredible band, truly underrated ❤
From North Caaarolina! At Guard! 6’6”! Michael! JORDAN!
You couldn’t hear anything more in the stadium after “From North .. Carolina….. “👍
I fondly remember when this came out; and still enjoy this album today
For what it is worth, Alan Parsons who wrote these songs actually considers Sirius & Eye In The Sky to be one composition or one song. The first part was used as the theme for the Chicago Bulls. Alan is a multi-talented man and aside from being a masterful song writer and musician is a sound engineer and has put his mark on such Classic Albums as The Beatles Let It Be and Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon! Gotta say it again, I love your reactions!
Their album called The Project Is a masterpiece. My favorite from him Is Time.
"The project"? The album called "Eye in the sky" by The Alan Parsons Project.
That brings back great memories of the 1990 Chicago Bulls
"Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" is probably their funkiest song.
The short intro instrumentals The Alan Parsons Project used on their albums were just perfect to get you in the mood, like an appetizer.
Yes, exactly. From 1982, this seems extremely prescient, the eyes in the sky NOW knows what we’re thinking, can rob us blind… big props for reading the future. Amazingly bright and mellow considering the dark theme of the lyrics. But this WAS very well known and widely heard at the time. We just couldn’t imagine how it would all roll out.
I was 11 yrs old when I fist heard this song and my Dad took me fishing for Bass in Bainbridge, Ga and he was a Master on bass , I learned how to fish from my Hero , He was the best Dad that anyone would b grateful to have , I miss him very much , He passed in 2010 , All I have is the memories !
Thank you Angela for acknowledging that great outro. One of my favorite guitar solos ever.
"Time" and "Old and Wise" are excellent Alan Parsons Project songs. There's a surprise for you at the end of Old and Wise 🙂
If you were an opposing team playing against the Bulls in the 90s and you heard this song, it meant you were about to lose
Unless you were the bad boys(?) from the Detroit Pistons (the 1st few years at least)
Such a gorgeous song
It's fun to watch your eye movements as you absorb the music and the lyrics.
I think you can make a lot of reactions to Alan Parsons. He is a great musician with great songs. He was also a sound engineer and producer for The Beatles, Pink Floyd on The Dark Side of the Moon and Al Stewart on The Year of the Cat. Its sound is therefore distinctive,
Alan Parsons does concept albums..songs for the most part are linked together..have to hear whole album, some many times, to figure out connections..great album.
Good pick Angela Awesome song You doing great job reacting girl. Keep kicking ass👍🤠
More Alan Parsons Project!
This was one of my favorite albums back when I was in high school. I enjoyed this whole album but my favorite track is Old And Wise
Same.
It's about the Security in a Casino. lol
"Don't answer me" by Alan Parsons Project" I love the video.
This was the very first song I heard from Alan Parsons. It got a ton of radio play, obviously the edited version. In my more recent years I have come to appreciate the talent that Alan Parsons possessed. He produced Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat" which is one of the greatest musical tracks ever. Not sure if you've heard or reacted to that song, its brilliant.
i agree! Year of the Cat is a Masterpiece both musically and lyrically!
Ladies and gentlemen, stand for your Chicago Bulllllllllllllllls!!!!!!!!!!
😃 Great song! I wonder 🤔 if they're singing about the surveillance of the entire 🌎🌍 world by big brother, AI and so on! That could be the hidden meaning behind this song, even though it seems to be about a sketchy and creepy relationship! The man seems to have found a way to gaze into his partners mind and know exactly what's going on in that mind! Creepy and intriguing at the same time! 😲 😳 Wow!
I made this comment before 😃👍 I saw and heard your reaction! Coincedense and or creepy! We're probably just on the same wavelength on this one! Who really knows! Again, 😲😳 Wow!
At the time this music was made, people listened to entire albums, not individual songs. As a result, many albums were created to be heard in sequence, with the songs continuously connected. This means that these two songs are meant to be heard one after the other, as they were carefully crafted by the artist to create a specific listening experience.
A modern band that does this is Siamés. Their album "Bounce into the Music" starts with a short introduction, alluring and enticing you to submerge yourself in the album, and one of their songs, named "As You Get High," repeats the same vocals as the intro, but in a different mood.
This was the introduction music for the NBA Chicago Bulls, and Michael Jordan at every Bulls Home game in the 80s.
Band was mega for a while on Detroit radio
Great memories for me.
Ya just can't beat British rock.
Alan Parsons is the sound engineer that recommend Clare Torry for Pink Floyd's Great Gig In The Sky. She didn't who he was but he knew her ability.
Serius is a satellite radio service. The serius part means that's where this recording was taken from.
Actually Sirius is the name of the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major. It is also known as the "Dog Star", as it is a constellation that represents a dog. It is the brightest start in the night sky. It is also where the Sirius satellite service and this song got their names from.
@@TheCkent100 This song is called "Eye in the Sky." And I don't recall it being associated in any way with the Dog Star. It's not in the song, it's not in the title, and it's not mentioned anywhere on the album cover. That and common sense suggests that when Alan Parsons Project came up with this song, they were talking about the eye being a lot closer to earth. I don't think it was about anyone spying on us from Sirius.
Ok, I just found out I was wrong about that. Sorry.
one of the 80's best pop/rock songs
Seriously great music and beloved worldwide! Vibe out time, Enjoy! 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶
One of my personal favorites. Very catchy tune.
I Robot is his great album. songs like The Voice and I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You as well as Don't Want To Be Like You
i like (the voice) too
the voice has a (papa was a rolling stone vibe)
parsons wrote sirius , the nba used it with permission from the band .
There are a lot of songs that go together and should be done that way and were done that way when they originality came out and played on the radio. e.g - Nights in White Satin/Late Lament... Pink Floyd - Brain Damage/Eclipse... Moody Blues - Procession/Story In Your Eyes... Chicago - Ballet For A girl In Buchannon ... That is why you will find them like that on RUclips. Note ; After Chicago recorded "Ballet" it was the record company that did a cut and splice job to create 2 songs. You can hear the splice at the end of Make Me Smile.
Many people don't know this, but bananas were used in the recording of the track. Alan Parsons would secretly and strategically place banana peels around the studio and staff would constantly slip on them. After awhile, they would "dance" around the studio because it was ingrained in their minds that there were banana peels on the floor, despite Alan removing and no longer secretly and strategically placing them on the studio floor. He and singer Eric Woolfson (rest in peace) would find it hysterical but the underlying lesson was to train them to intrinsically do what they would not normally do in the studio. This story may or not be bullshit.
Wish I could upload my Bulldog’s reaction to your video. Priceless. 😊
Ricky Steamboat used this as his entrance in wwf
I think this is one of Alan Parsons best Albums and this is the opening track and you can really sit back, close your eyes and let the music take you. Another great track on this album is Psychobabble, quite a rocker. Alan Parsons produced Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd.-Colin Ward
The “Eye In The Sky” lyrics were inspired by the closed circuit cameras that started being installed all over London in the 1980’s. So, the paranoia of a surveillance state comes through.
Umm... no, not really. It's much deeper than that.
@@inquizative44 - where did you get that? I saw Alan Parsons talk about the closed circuit cameras in an interview, saying that was where the song’s concept came from.
@@psiclone23 No, the 👁️ in the sky is a ⭐ star. You should study the occult. Which means hidden knowledge. It will explain it more. And Sirius is another star, aka the 'dog star.' I'm hesitant to get into it. Read astronomy as well.
"I am the maker of rules, dealing with fools, I can't cheat you blind."
@@inquizative44 - Okay, Sirius, Isis (goddess, not terror group). I’m there already.
I got this LP when it came out, then you know how old I am...
And nowww, your Chicago Bulls! Staring at......
Its a great chill out song, sometimes levels of expectations when you`re not in that frame of mind can be too high.
This entire album is great. “Silence And I” is my favorite, closely followed by “Old And Wise.”
This sounds great dont mess with anything volume is perfect
There two music geniuses during the 70's and 80's:
Alan Parsons and Jeff Lynne
My favorite song by them...
2nd time clicking on this video tonight. Audio works this time. Nothing the first time.
Glad it worked. Such a nice song. TAPP has a lot of good songs. Their 70's album "I Robot" is epic. Every song is good.
The most famous and most beloved of mine he does is TIME. It definitely should be covered if it hasn't the LIVE version is even better with his singer and him present on stage,
One of my very favs from 82!
You should be able to find "Eye in the Sky" by itself somewhere.
Yes, there is definitely a version with just Eye in the Sky. That is the version that became a hit.
At least on my radio station it was the eye in sky part they played, but sometime in the day they'd play the whole thing. So I assume it was an album thing to have both, but the eye in sky was mostly a singles thing. I too just mostly think of it alone, which I listen too if I seek the song out, not into the sirius part so much. Cool song.
It's tracks one and two of the Eye in the Sky album.
Jonatha Brooke does a tremendous version of this song, you should check it out.
"And at shooting guard Michael Jordan!"🏀
If you were a Bulls fan like most of us were, you know exactly what this song is.
Great Choice. R.I.P Ian Bairnson.
Since Austin Powers every time I hear Alan Parsons I think Scotty Evil explaining who they are to his Father Dr Evil, thanks Angela!
I could see you thinking hard on this one.
Bet you would like Klatuu's Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft.
"Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs", LOL.
The names go together. Sirius is an ancient Egyptian god.
The ancient Egyptians called their god "Sothis", after the same star that the Greeks named Sirius.
they are together on Eye in the sky album but separated on their greatest his
i like (damed if i do) from 1979 too
:) , One of my all times relaxing type favourites ,, so i too wasn't sure of the the exact meaning of this song ,but i thought maybe , it was about the security cameras situation in the casino , always watching your every move on the betting table , specially when he said :
" i am the maker of rules , dealing with fools , i can cheat you blind " 👁 !!!
Bob Welch has so heavy tunes from the 70s
This song was written before most people were using the internet....
Da Bulls. Well, once upon a time. Nice to see you react to something not Carpenters or Bee Gees. Your eyes are dry. Ever do Black Water by the Doobie Brothers or any Donna Summer?
Miss this one :)
And now the starting lineup for your Chicago Bulls!
The songs cool. I don't know if you've ever herd the song called TRAIN, TRAIN, BUT ITS FROM THE BAND BLACKFOOT. IF YOU HAVENT HERD IT, HOPE YOU CAN PLAY IT SOMETIME. LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!
sooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooood! i have the album! Alan Parsons was a dude!
Phoenix Suns introductory song
"At guard 6'6" from North Carolina....."
Looking for Michael Jordan to be introduced in the starting lineup!!
All music made up to 1985 was incredible...after that it changed to hair band bs until grunge (Nirvana) then it was down hill because everyone tried to sound like them and failed 🙄
Great song!! 😅
I think some NBA Teams (Boston Celtics?) use that Sirius theme
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nice🔥
Not your echo on. Just a little reverb. Sounds good. Love these songs too.
While you talk, I'm trying to follow the chowing gam :)
the sun in your eyes makes some of your lies worth believing
Great song, but it's one of the many 'stalker' vibe songs like Every Breath You Take and others.
Is paranoic because is progressive rock 🤣
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You like very pretty with straight hair, but your curly frocks were more alluring. I'm just a curly hair man.
Alan Parson is a great sound engineer yet the sounds he creates are syrupy.