The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn of a Friendly Card (Descanse em paz Eric...)

[erik3243]

Bella Balada de Alan Parsons y el finado Eric Woolfson (en voz y piano)... Realmente preciosa, en guitarra clásica y en todo, con reminiscencias medievales, y con ese instrumento final, fugaz, que parece que nos quiere despertar para el turno de una carta favorable. OK!!!

[nonaambon1]

muzica bune !

[bobosemlimit]

Meu amigo, não sei como APP nunca é citado como um dos melhores conjuntos musicais (ou melhor um dos melhores PROJETOS MUSICAIS) de toda a Humanidade. Sempre falam de Beatles, Rolling Stones, e afins, mas Alan Parsons nunca é citado . Ótimo, pois assim continua a ser um eterno Projeto Musical que jamais vai ser banalizado e massificado.

E que Eric Woolfson esteja em paz nas asas de Deus, onde ele sempre merecia estar, com suas composições maravilhosas

[kiwiest2]

Soft and impressive.

[Mr7copas]

I Listen and I cry.

[TheTheultimatelover]

This is one of my all time favorites!

[MostFunnyUserName]

@snoopy48162 I had them on vinyl records, long time ago! :)

[fattuspattus]

This song, can't help but be reminded of "Forever Autumn" from Jeff Wayne's Musical "War of the Worlds". Well the into anyway.

[fattuspattus]

This song, can't help but be reminded of "Forever Autumn" from Jeff Wayne's Musical "War of the Worlds". Well the into anyway.

[Masowai]

I HATE TO YELL, BUT I HAVE TO SAY THIS:

Most of you are completely missing out on the awesomeness of this song. There is an extended version that lasts 15 minutes or so and has 3 parts. It is SFA. You need to listen to it. Anything less than 15 mins. doesn't do any justice to this song.

[luisdent]

@Masowai yes. i'd also say they're missing out on all of his albums. ha. go buy them now. they're all cheap if you get them used at a record store!!!

[demrandom]

@Masowai if not for the youtube 10 min upload thing i'd upload it, i have the cd.

[teranz0]

@Masowai wats SFA stand for???

[Masowai]

@teranz0 So........fucking.........awes­ome. I abbreviated it because I didn't want to use vulgarity. Oh well.

[teranz0]

@Masowai Oh, ok. So in that case, whats the extended version called? or do u have a link? Lol, I thought SFA was the name of the version

[smilefellas]

@Masowai I bought this album as a cassette tape when it first came out. I played it so much that I wore it out. I never did replace it. I really should. Too bad Alan Parsons Project was never bigger than it was.

[finalmentis]

Remembers of my first love 1976 !

The fantastic Alan Parson and Allan Poe combination

in lyrics and sound...

[Robinzorz]

Todays bands that still are great:

Porcupine Tree, Airbag, Sigur Ros, Younger Brother, DeWolff, just to name a few:)

[madeinamsterdam2028]

what a masterful beauty !!

[ffanddisneyfan]

what a beautiful song!!

[PianoSoulos]

11 people need their thumbs removed

[StampingJenny]

I love APP! This is one of my favorites.

[kittysusca]

Alan Parsons was a trail blazer,opening the door for "private music' and Yanni and Kitaro and Andreas Vollenwieder.Popular music didnt have to be rock rock and roll.

Then Phil Coulter broke out,and now we have gothic non industrial music like

Nox Arcana.But they were really the first.

[wolfgang9020]

this is music and lyrik.....rip eric your music will be in our heart thank you

[MultiCromie]

great song!!

[Piotrus31492]

this song is actually tragic in my past.. still i like it

[radioelargentino]

Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!

[45insite]

Loved this song since i first heard it. Echoes is class too.

[ElvenCelticRanger]

Why is it music like this is rare and hard to find these days? This is the type of music I love because it has a message to it. It speaks to you and you can feel it not just hear it. I wish more musicians would bring this type of music back. Unfortunately today's music tends to sound similar to each other. I wish we had more music like this. Thanks for uploading this great song.

[maxbex]

@ElvenCelticRanger

today the majority of the music is just driven by business !! they creat what sells !! at the time of this beautiful music, there was still a lot of passion for creating music and not only money...and as you said, this music speaks to you !! that's so truth...

[floydygirl]

perfection

[69mcduff]

Always excellent.............

[KP1215MM3000]

Jestem krainą łagodności

[palomopicon1977]

LINDO ME ES ESCUCHAR LOS SONIDOS Y LOS INSTRUMENTOS DE UN INGENIERO DE SONIDO Y LAS VOCES DE UNA MUSICA TAN MARAVILLOSA QUE ES MEJOR QUE CUALQUIER TIPO DE MUSICA COMO LA CHICHA O LA CUMBIA O LA SALSA NO TIENE PUNTO DE COMPARACION LOS SONIDOS Y LAS MELODIAS QUE SE ESCUCHAN GRACIAS MARAVILLOSAS GRACIAS ALAN PARSONS

[Grinagain67]

RIP Eric Woolfson. I personally will miss that beautiful voice of yours! And thank you so much for all the songs that made my life as special as it is at this moment. Not many artists have done that. I will be eternally grateful to you and the rest of the Alan Parsons Project that was made during the 70's. Even though I didn't begin listening you and theband until the 80's. But still, that's a long time to have enjoyed the gifts God gave to you. And now they are mine until I go.

[madeinamsterdam2028]

@Grinagain67  Who's Eric Woolfson?

[anamcara13]

@madeinamsterdam2028 Shame on you girl! Shame on you!

[madeinamsterdam2028]

@anamcara13 Is it the lead singer then, and is he dead? By the way, I;m not a girl, I would like to get to know you, though. You seem nice.

[TokaCola]

what happened to good music like this ????

[Baritone45]

@tjrtherocksponge And you are soooo angry about that why?

tj, you are an ugly person right now. you need to quit worrying about what celebrities are doing and focus on yourself and your own balance and inner peace.

[Baritone45]

@tjrtherocksponge The comment about Michael Jackson was gratuitous, unnecessary and asinine.

He was a messed-up individual with too much money who pushed his doctor to the point he had to get a new one to give him the anesthesia at home that he felt he needed, a very foolish thing to do. But to suggest that he consciously did it to kill himself and resuscitate his career makes you a big asshole.

[monsterbonnen]

a realy god casino song as well you win or lose

[ayb2102]

One of the best ever

[SuperTruth77]

Thumbs up if you just heard this on Ken Bruce!

[blackout1148]

@SuperTruth77 in a taxi on the way home from luton:P

[RZrecklezz]

@SuperTruth77

And vote down if you haven't xD

[blue84able]

Great song, great album. At a time when music actually required talent, not like now

[68chorchi]

NETA CAB ME CAE QUE YES TA CHIDA LA ROLA

[elisaviyo]

AMAZİNG like heaven song~

[xavierdebourbonne]

a freindly card so i must give in to she, ha ha ha she sheep never gates you can forget it.

[harry1718191]

Its not mainsteam, but still give this album a regular play. I suppose it is old fashioned that you need to listen to the whole albu, not individual tracks

[Warhead3000]

Beatuiful, just beautiful

[ABOGANGSTER06]

great! the best musician of XX century



[mikenov19]

how about abbey road? he was a engineer on that too..anyone old enough to remember?



[mikenov19]

what about egineering abby road for the beatles? anybody old enough to remember that?

[archiveone]

@mikenov19 Hell yeah Mike! I'm 48 yrs cool. He also worked as an engineer with the Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon...('there is no dark side of the moon really....as a matter of fact it's all dark.) Rock on!

[freeheretic111]

I haven't listened to AP for years. Whatever happened to groups of talented musicians producing real music?

[zanamivir]

wonderful

[empeanut09]

Alan was the engineer on Dark Side not the producer FYI

[Xmiss14]

mooi nmmr!!!!!(L)

[sparkdog1]

So many people live their lives this way., always waiting for the turn of a friendly card.

[hicks727]

Heavy sigh....Please don't compare this psuedo art rock ( i guess art rock is psuedo) to Pink Floyd....Maybe Asia or Toto......Come on people....There are no similarities between this shlock and Floyd

[snaffuu]

On the subject of Alan and Dark Side... i heard a story that Alan wasn't all that impressed with Dark Side...so when Pink F asked if he wanted a share of the royalties for his work..or a straight fee... he took the fee. D'OH!!! Only God would know precisely how much cash he missed out on. Still with 14+ albums and everything else... he's done just fine.. and we've benefitted from his and the rest of the Project's talents

[bjclark1017]

Lovely to hear an intelligent viewer make a statement that is irrefutable. Nicely stated, Today's young people wouldn't know good music if it kicked them in the jewels. Although it's not their fault, as their is little good music for them to appreciate. From the time that radio stations 'formatted' the music, all you can hear is what the 'radical' buyers are buying--'cause that is they one and only key to what thy may be exposed to. MTV, VHI and all of their subordinates are the same rules.

[Robinzorz]

@bjclark1017 Luckely thanks to dad's like mine and mostly the internet: young people can still find really good music. There are enough young good bands and artists this days too.. You just have to look for them, so bless the internet!

[luisdent]

@Robinzorz go dads! I may not have known APP if my dad didn't have such awesome taste. hehe

[waldemar782]

wspaniale i piekne

[oathkeeperblade]

this was the first album i ever listened to. still holds a special place in my heart.

[61vanilla]

Playing GAMES is NOT WhithOUT CONsEQUENCES !!!

[G4bryel63]

very beatifull this song

[vitorro1970]

Genios-Genial-Demassie.

[ic4u2]

Thankyou.

[nurseforsure1]

sorry ; could you please tell me who is woolfson ? i take it he was a performer on this album ? i only know that i grew up with this album ; and i love it very , very much - am not really sure why . why does anyone love music ? " the heart has its reasons " , etc . at any rate , it is lovely to share my true regard for this album with others .

[Baritone45]

Nurse, read Wikipedia. I was a passing fan in college since Eve. Bought a few of the albums from Tales through this, and I hadn't heard of Eric Woolfson until this Jan on YT. Sadly he passed away in Dec.

Apparently, Mr. Woolfson out-Parsoned Parsons. He was the real brain. Alan was the engineer & later played guitar/sang when he toured in the 90s-00s. But Eric was the writer and producer and sang lead on initial cuts and often final cuts. AP was Eric's project, but the name fooled us.

[boomer6966]

@nurseforsure1 Eric Woolfson was the lead singer on most of Alan Parsons' albums he had a beautiful, clear voice. Sadly he died of cancer this past December '09.

[blackesteyes13]

@nurseforsure1

Wow, you're pretty heavy duty when it comes to music, that's impressive. I have a few albums like that too.

[rockaires]

Great music. Those were the times.

Peace.

[floydave]

rip eric your legacy is in your music

[mickviking1]

Probably the best album Eric and Alan ever did. Absolutely a masterpiece !

Thanx for all the great music Eric.

[haroos]

damn, if only they could 2 mins to this song.

this is one of those songs that are so short and so good.

[exxam1]

R.I.P. man.....

[fluffythecat2]

Thanks Eric. 

see ya soon

:D

[MeIancholyMan]

Goodbye Eric... the world shall never know again a voice as yours...

[1yesfan]

The ultimate A.P.P. song. R.I.P. Mr. Woolfson.

[omegastar19]

RIP Woolfson

[Truskers]

Jodé... se muere todo el mundo... Eso me recuerda que yo también lo haré (como dicen los trapenses, "morir habemus"... "ya lo sabemus"). Descanse en paz Eric Woolfson, y disfrutemos de su música.

[karensmith975]

@Truskers fantastic love this

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

YES! YES! YES!

[carmenisla]

¡This is a great opus!Thank you for all this beautifull music. RIP Gaêlle Îlle.

[xsimel]

I have collected every album they produced, and they are my best collection ever. Silence and I, Old and wise, Turn of a friendly card are my best songs. The lyrics are overwhelming. R.I.P Eric from Egypt

[chocolatepoundcake]

Thanks for your lovely comment here; APP is my musical God.

Eric must be in a fantastic place for all the pleasure he created for people.

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

yep great band. dont they have a box set?

[stevecouncil]

Rest in Peace Eric Woolfson. Thank you.

[hltibbs]

I honestly hated to see everyone go their separate ways. I was introduced to Alan Parsons Project as a young adult and now, in my mid 40's still enjoy everything from Tales of Mystery and Imagination to On Air and later.

[mvl44]

mister Woolfson , goodbuy thank you.

[LOTHIAN1970]

addio eric

[floydygirl]

amazing very few people understand lyirics of this quality you can search all your life for a partner on the same wavelength as yourself , gerry

[skipper749]

questa è melodia non solo musica grazie!!!!!

[Oumsiya]

i love all alan parsons songs, but this one is so special to me because my little angel hans loves it...

[Noelegy]

I discovered APP around 1983, when I was thirteen. I was in band, but we didn't have orchestra at my school (too small). I'd loved music since I was very young. I checked out the tape of "Eye in the Sky" from the public library--over and over again. It's not hyperbole to say that the first time I heard their orchestral arrangements was something like finding religion; it affected me that deeply. Over 25 years later, it still does.

[GeorgiRusev]

The lyrics are symbolic. The meaning of the song has nothing to do with cards or gambling. It is about a honesty and betrayal and how fragile is friendship between two people, sometimes it is in danger just like any wrong play of the cards. Alan Parsons Project's songs have been always profound and methaforical - I am always in deep thoughts while listening to that marvellous legendary group.

[Drafter3]

@GeorgiRusev i was going to say, to me this song seems either to be talking about gambling or religion, and i guess both of those assumptions could be quite similar. so im not sure where your getting a friendship between two people here?

[Iadydarbanville]

...E' una ruota in continuo movimento ...seguono le razze

e la posta in gioco è alta ...senza mai mostrare emozioni apparenti...

[jahaantarbiat]

Many of you know Alan Parsons produced Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon (it entered the BillBorad's weekly top 100 weekly chart in 1973 and didn't leave until 1987 - let me do the math for you, that's 780 weeks in that chart, a world record I assure you will not be repeated through the extinction of mankind)! Go listen to Pink Floyd's Echoes from their Meddle album, the similarity and genius is beyond praise, and these days we have to listen to rap garbage, my god how could you do this to us?

[ebradbrah]

yes Impressive Indeed but the man behind the APP music Eric Woolfson Is apperently an atheist I find that a bit strange actually

[TheJoeyway]

amen!

[blackesteyes13]

@jahaantarbiat

First album played in space also, DSOTM.

[BobCubTAC]

@jahaantarbiat Good post except Alan Parsons didn't produce Dark Side of the Moon, he engineered it. Pink Floyd themselves produced their own record.

[sahirisdabomb]

@jahaantarbiat

It was actually 741 weeks (Wikipedia)

Still, that does not diminish the awesomeness of the Dark Side of the Moon.

[fluffythecat2]

@jahaantarbiat

we have the great music. so we just ignore the crap and the rap and enjoy the genius of great tunes like this.

[bcinu2]

@fluffythecat2

You are correct.. we should ALL enjoy true musicians and give them our blessings.

Toss the rest!!

BC

[fluffythecat2]

@bcinu2

thanks BC

[mac23skidoo]

@fluffythecat2 exactly

[mousikoulisgelo]

@fluffythecat2  i agree 100% my friend.Excellent song!

[Jackle61]

@jahaantarbiat: I agree! There isn't a day that goes by, that when I turn on the radio, I don't consider myself lucky to have been raised in a time with such an unprecedented choice of quality music to listen to.

[dandanskuffy]

@jahaantarbiat .. You are absolutely right. I didn't know that Alan Parson produced The Dark Side of the Moon though. Thanks for letting us know. And I agree that Meddle (Echoes) is the best of all. Makes me dream so much...

[empeanut09]

@jahaantarbiat Alan was the engineer on the album not producer

[utuberine]

@jahaantarbiat Whoever said we were going to become extinct. Change, adapt, move around, leaving no trace of our former selves somewhere we were not, but becoming extinct? We came this far and I doubt we will let something as final as that, happen. We are the intelligence of the universe, without us to behold it, it would not be. Rejoice There is a lot more capability in that brain of yours, than you think.

[Baritone45]

@utuberine Species arrogance, you have much. The odds that we are the only intelligence in the universe are ... astronomical. But then the odds of intelligent life making it on a given planet are something approaching astronomical. hmmmm, nothings for certain and that's what I am certain is wrong with your certain thinking.

Obviously things did exist before "we" beheld them. How else could we have come to exist?

[empeanut09]

@jahaantarbiat Alan was engineer on Dark side not producer

[bernigers]

@jahaantarbiat totally agree

[eddievhfan1984]

@jahaantarbiat Technically, he engineered it. Pink Floyd self-produced it. But I agree with the sentiment...

[fluffythecat2]

@jahaantarbiat

LOL I hear ya. As usual mankind has done it to themselves. But there is some great new stuff coming along and that's encouraging.

Interesting as well to me is that on APP songs, one rarely sees the flame wars found on so many youtube songs. Nice that.

I think that Eric was not so much an atheist as much as he didn't like the Church of England and organizations like that...much like Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull. And so many more of us. Some churches help, some...don't

[tecnoborg75]

this had a touch of medieval song the kind of stuff that would play in the court of king Arthur. XD

[TheSkatelove]

Love

[vinto34]

if only music was like this today...instead the public are fed garbage....great times the 70s and 80s for music.

[thrain1986]

The same things thought older people in the 70s and 80s about the actual music in that time ;)

[hooglander13]

this song is what ever youwant it to be,that is the good thing about music

[Nerd1138]

I dont see this song as entirely about gambling. Its more about how you cant relax when everything depends on luck. ("The game never ends"). If you think not having a steady life and no connections makes you freer than others, you are wrong. ("For they think it will make their lives easier") Maybe it will be better now, but at the end, having people is better.

[mazhammer]

Oh for sure it's about gambling . The "bright plastic chains" are gambling chips .The game never ends because there is always one last bet ,and the winnings will "make their lives easier" .The sign in the desert is Las Vegas where you really cannot "tell the night from the sunrise" because of the amazing lights from the hotels and because there are no clocks .....anywhere

[Nerd1138]

Just the words are about gambling. I see the deeper meaning as different than just Texas Hold 'em. Maybe its about other obsessions, but thats just my interpretation.

[estilolazer]

MARAVILHOSA.............

[1mredneckmother]

My dad was a lifetime gambler, poker player, he was considered by his friends to be one of the sharpest card players, that had ever lived. He had a mathematical mind and an ability to read other players. We fought one day ten years ago in part because of his compulsion and I never spoke to him again. He died penniless at the age of 78. Gambling just like drugs is for fools...do not get sucked into it's addiction. You cannot beat the odds, they always catch up w/ you. Love God Instead!

[hasjtrackers]

To bad,and great you find comfort in god,

But please dont judge others because they do something you dont.I dont say god is for fools,so you dont say drugs are for fools ok. :D

[gabrielalucia]

this is sublime ! what can I say...!

[RayEttler]

a true masterpiece that reveals the magic of music - impeccable!

[fluffythecat2]

and we roll the dice in love when we trust someone

tricky that.

[pocketcat45]

Alan Parsons + Chris Rainbow = sublime.

[batarang69]

You know this song would fit well with an apocalypse movie

[19leahcim66]

I love this song.

[hannibalsmith83]

It's about gamblin' - like the whole record! It's a concept record!

[scorpdewd]

right. but isn't life just one gamble after another, with the highs in our lives usually coming from those higher risks we take as opposed to the day to day doldrums and drudgery? After listening a few times, found that the descriptive words about Vegas have, in my opinion, not been equaled in verse.

[nobbynobbynoob]

This is brilliant. And not just because I play poker!

[ayakohane]

amazing song..

amazing lyrics..

awesome band!!!

[matamoros77]

anyone knows what is this song about? wellfare or what?

[fangorn23]

gambling.

[lisabob22]

old people in Las Vegas?

[rushersofdin]

or just life in general.

for the average working person.

[theoldgalah]

compulsive gamblers who are totally addicted to the bright lights of Los Vegas

People who live for gambling

[swamidurchananda]

there to that time i was in Berlin

[23flowergirl]

timeless indeed

[floydave]

dont think too deep. just enjoy great music. its timeless

[llothar68]

For current Ben Bernenke Games, i can only say that the game never ends.

[LucyDracula]

Impecable, marcó gran parte de mi adolescencia...

[floydave]

CLASS MUSIC QUALITY LIVES

[lifesavid]

I always loved The APP. It was intelligent, beautiful, clever and stimulating music.

Miss those days

[llothar68]

Well now you have girly and boy bands. Isn't that as good?

[lifesavid]

I'm hoping you have said that tongue in cheek.

[lekunberriko]

Sublime.

[compawicho64]

De lo mejor!!!!!!!

[spock8o]

sign in the desert = las vegas; i suppose you all knew it before

[Nadeshjda]

Smart, I never understood it :p

[ahawkr13]

Love this song - hits home

[marceldurschei]

Gute alte zeiten

[Nadeshjda]

Geniaal

[chocolatepoundcake]

I wish someone created a video for the entire suite, as its individual songs are inseparable to me. It's the essential and ultimate APP experience in one long song with all distinctive APP features!!

[jpb270149]

alan Parsons is Soooooooooo underestimated in terms of musical genius - I have listened and enjoyed all of his music for almost 30 years - timeless music

[chocolatepoundcake]

One day I'll apply at AP with an album design that I'll have slaved over for years. I'd die of hysteria if he approved. One can have dreams, right?

[mabeatriz2]

Surely. Hope you don't die, but live for enjoying it.

[BrutalBassBB]

a classic song! Nice upload...

[kayjay1988]

i haven't heard this in eons. great song. fantastic band. thanks...brings back alot of memories.