I've Seen All Good People

Song_infobox
Name = I've Seen All Good People


SorA = album
Artist = Yes
Album = The Yes Album
Released = 1971
track_no = 4
Recorded = 1970
Genre = Progressive rock
Length =

• 6:56 (Whole Song)

• 3:21 (Your Move)

• 3:35 (All Good People)

Writer =
Composer =
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Yes and Eddie Offord
Chart position =
prev = Starship Trooper
prev_no = 3
next = A Venture
next_no = 5

"I've Seen All Good People" is a song performed by the band Yes and written by Jon Anderson. It is included on 1971 "The Yes Album". The song is one of Yes' best-known, notable for being a staple of classic rock radio.

tructure and lyrics

The first part of the song, "Your Move", contains various allusions to the game of chess, such as the phrases "move me on to any black square", "make the white queen run so fast", and "the goal is for us all to capture all we want". [ [http://yesworld.com/lyrics/TheYesAlbum.html Yes Album Lyrics] , Yesworld.com] [ [http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Lab/7378/music.htm Music and Chess] ]

The second part, "All Good People", consists of many repetitions of the sentence "I've seen all good people turn their heads each day; So satisfied I'm on my way" over a driving rock accompaniment, ending in a powerful vocal harmony and organ phrase which begins on a chord progression of E, D, C, G then A. Each repetition of the verse is one whole step lower than the previous as the song fades out.

Cultural references

* The song makes references to "Instant Karma!" and "Give Peace a Chance" by John Lennon. In fact, the lyrics to the chorus of "Give Peace a Chance" are repeated soflty in the background throughout the "Your Move."
* "Your Move" was covered by the band Shaw Blades and by actor Robert Downey, Jr. on his album "The Futurist".
* The song is used on the soundtracks of "Mr. Deeds", "Almost Famous", "Dick", and "Big Fish", all of which were produced or co-produced by Columbia Pictures.
* The opening lyrics are spoken by Sarah Silverman on her DVD, "Jesus Is Magic" at the end of her "Amazing Grace" performance.

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