Roundabout - Music

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Roundabout

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"Roundabout" Is The Opening Track For The 1971 Album Fragile By British Progressive Rock Band Yes. The Song Was Written By Singer Jon Anderson And Guitarist Steve Howe. In January 1972 An Edited Version Of The Song Was Released As A Single With "Long Distance Runaround" On The B-Side. "Roundabout" Has Become One Of The Best-Known Songs By Yes. Live Versions Of The Song Are Found On The Albums Yessongs 1973 Keys To Ascension 1996 House Of Yes Live From House Of Blues 2000 And Live At Montreux 2003 2007 . The Yessongs Version Was Released As A Single In 1974. An Acoustic Arrangement Of "Roundabout" Was Recorded For The Ultimate Yes 35th Anniversary Collection Released In 2003. The Single Was One Of The Band's Biggest Hits In The United States Peaking At #13 On The Billboard Hot 100. The Single Version Of The Song Was Edited Down To 3 27 For American Pop Radio Airplay Although Many Stations Played The Full Version Of The Song. "Roundabout" Peaked At #22 On The Dutch Top 40. Anderson Has Said That The Song's Cryptic Lyrics Simply Came To Him While Driving To The Studio One Early Morning. This Explains The Lyric "Call It Morning Driving Through The Sound And Even In The Valley". Howe's Use Of Octave Harmonics On The Acoustic Guitar Introduction Of The Song And The Instrumental Break In The Middle Plucking Four Notes That Compose An Em Chord On An Open Guitar Has Become One Of His Signature Pieces Of Guitar Work. In The Film School Of Rock 2003 Fragile Is Given To The Keyboardist Lawrence As He Is Told To Listen To The Keyboard Solo By Rick Wakeman On "Roundabout". On The Commentary Track For The DVD Release Of The Film Actor Jack Black States That The Solo Is His Personal Favourite Keyboard Solo. "Roundabout" Was Also Used In The 1999 Film Outside Providence As It Is Heard Through A Sequence Of Two Scenes. It Was Also Used In The 2010 Episode Of Fringe TV Show "Brown Betty". "Roundabout" Has Been Confirmed To Be A Playable Track In The Music Game Rock Band 3. "Roundabout" Is Also Used As The First Ending Theme For The 2012 Anime Adaptation Of The Manga Series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.