JON & VANGELIS FIRST TIME REACTION | The Friends of Mr.Cairo | Another Cinematic collab!😍INCREDIBLE😳

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[@HughShower]

The long version of this is glorious, thank you for listening to the whole thing. I also love their State Of Independence and I’ll Find My Way Home.

[@JimboKM]

I was amazed that Donna Summer covered State of Independence but just goes to show it was a good song.

[@HughShower]

@@JimboKM Yes, I was amazed too. Her version was all right, but nothing like the original.

[@shabozz8762]

Jon Anderson….. the most angelic voice of our generation.

[@spikeysnack]

Just like all of Jon's songs, there is more to it than on the surface. Yes it is a nostalgic song about Hollywood's Golden Age, but it is more than that, it is a metaphor for something much more magical and deep than just movies, an idea about the human spirit as to why we create such wonders, and where the imaginative wellspring comes from that could conjure up such things. Vangelis mysterious melody that weaves in and out, the "Arabian Nights theme" has these hints of darkness and otherworldlyness that really offset the lighter and brighter parts of the epic musical journey, and are what you really remember.

[@Stuman57]

I love how this song MAKES you listen to it to really get into it. It so spacial and airy.Where he is singing about Fairbanks and Gable and its lead into and out of by the clicks of the projector. So Zen. This my Zen song.

[@nlokey]

I love this album when it was first released, every song on it I loved.

[@davep8221]

Yep. Walking around campus with my cassette walkman.

[@scifimonkey3]

Brilliant story song and so evocative of 30s &40s films.Jons voice is so amazing in this.

[@j.k.1963]

Jon and Vangelis, a match made in heaven. Unfortunately Vangelis passed away a few months ago. Another wonderful track by them is "So Long Ago, So Clear".

[@innosanto]

That is Vangelis album track from 1975 I think but their first official released co-recording

[@colin4796]

Absolutely love this track. The reference is to Joel Cairo played by the great Peter Lorre in the Maltese Falcon. A great movie and well worth a watch or maybe a reaction video.🤔

[@jml-rj5re]

Yes - iconic movie...and iconic album.

[@marcraimbourg2807]

Based on the 1930 novel of the same name written by the great Dashiell Hammett.

[@Young_Jim]

I’ve loved Jon and Vangelis since their early collaborations. I was a great fan of Vangelis in, i believe , 1975 when Heaven and Hell came out and a great fan of Jon’s in his early Yes days. Their joint albums were ‘heaven sent’ for me as a teenager and this album was a highlight. The movie nostalgia along with the beauty of the music hit me very hard at an unhappy time in my life when I needed a spiritual uplift. It will always be a very special album for me, thank you for covering it.

[@cozmicpfunk]

Some trivia- Vangelis tied out for Keyboard for Yes when Wakeman was taking leave- that is where they first met. Also two of my favorite soundtracks are "Chariots of Fire" and the "The Bounty"- both are different but yet Vangelis. As Nick had noted in the video, Hans Zimmer work on BR 2049 was inspired by the original soundtrack score- what is different though, the original BR has many other styles of music other than just the lush synths soundscapes- there are other ethnic motifs in different scenes in the Middle Eastern district in the city (for example), and the love scene music is my favorite along with the opening music of the cityscape. I feel Vangelis created music soundtracks as other character and really revolutionized electronic music as a main principle in score- well along with Jerry Goldsmith- a story for another time :)

[@Young_Jim]

@@cozmicpfunk _ thanks for all that info John, in a way I was always glad that Vangelis didn’t end up in Yes because I feel that he would have been at odds with the other members of the band (as fine musicians as they were). I feel this because he was a very individual musician who didn’t need to be part of a group to be at his best. I believe he never learned how to read and write music which always floors me. I realise he ‘cut his teeth’ in Aphrodites Child’ and was a driving force in that band but eventually needed to branch out and explore his potential as a solo artist. I have some of his early albums and soundtracks such as ‘Etand tu le Chien Aboyer’ and some bootleg stuff like ‘the Dragon’ which are great for discovering his early experimentation in the genre. At this time I was very into bands such as Tangerine Dream, seeing them live on several occasions in the seventies and eighties, and of course ‘Kraftwerk’, another pioneering band in electronic music. Vangelis’ Heaven and Hell was a big influence to me growing up in 1970’s England. His follow up album ‘Albedo 0.39’ is one of my favourite albums of all time and, in my opinion, criminally overlooked. I remember dashing to the shops when ‘Spiral’ was released and been ‘blown away’ by the album but by the same token, buying ‘Beauborg’ and wondering where he was going with his Odyssey. Anyway, this has turned out to be a boring ramble so please forgive my self indulgence but he was such an influence on my life that I can’t stop jabbering about it. RIP Vangelis.

[@davidbyrd26]

This brought back a lot of memories. Vangelis had some of the most interesting chords and chord progressions here, and Jon's voice was ethereal as it ever was. A lot to appreciate here with repeated listens.

[@tarancraw7447]

Jon and Vangelis' homage to Film Noir ... Brilliant. Always loved it. Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Cagney ... it's a long, long list. Top stuff. Cheers.

[@richarddobson815]

It's so great to hear more Jon and Vangelis! This is such a wonderful song. You should also listen to 'State of Independence' from this album (covered very well by Donna Summer). My favourite J&V album is 'Short Stories' featuring 'I Hear You Now' and 'Play Within A Play'. Two great tracks! Oh and Nick, that flickering sound wasn't a fan, it was the movie projector running out of film! The youngsters of today!!! Only joking! Great video Nick.

[@jackpearson1110]

OMG......I love the 2nd half. 198? a radio station in San Diego, played this for weeks during the midnite hours. I think it's the prettiest Jon vocal I've heard. Back then it was easy to record 90minute cassettes of your favorite music for car and....Submarine patrol trips. This whole song I taped off the radio. I've heard this at least 300 times in my life.

[@paulcarfantan6688]

I`m pretty sure it came out in 1981, it played a lot on rock radio stations. Good memories.

[@jmcd4999]

When it came out it was played constantly on CHOM FM in Canada

[@whodat3700]

Seems that us Canadians were the only ones that really embraced this song.

[@susangonsalves9636]

"State of Independence" and "I'll Find My Way Home," are two good collaborations of Jon and Vangelis.

[@santellanr]

Have always loved this song. Just two geniuses at work making great music.

[@mikevandenboom5958]

Jon cranked out the lyrics in one session ...crazy

[@pillmuncher67]

I remember sitting in a car in a forest in Bavaria one night with a friend when I was 18yo. We were both high as kites and tried to find something we liked on the radio when we landed on a station that played that song. During the fade-out we hear the screeching that a needle makes when you scratch it over the vinyl - and the song started again. That happened about ten times. I surmised that we had found the pirate radio station of a fellow stoner.

[@kimberlyowra-aikens9077]

This album! Friends Of Mr. Chiro = Movies 🎬 from the 50s...early 60s I wore the TAPE out in college! I know every word by heart ❤️ It's FUN to sing ❤❤

[@michelfroggy56]

The movie clip at the start is from the Maltese Falcon (1941) . There is also another awesome tune on this album, State of Independence which Donna Summers covered a few years later.

[@arenean85]

I think they were impersonations of the stars of the day, made in the studio by David Coker and Sally Grace (from Wikipedia)

[@andrewmason7207]

anything with jon i love

[@SMccrate01]

I have an original vinyl pressing of Vangelis Albedo 0.39 from 1974 which is a space-themed synthesizer album. Really cool sounds! And I loved this album The Friends of Mr. Cairo in college in the 80's.

[@colinhackett390]

I too have that album simply amazing for its time. Have the Friends of album too. Great stuff.

[@kentmains7763]

Love this.

[@krisdoggett483]

Jon's 78th birthday was yesterday. Happy birthday, Jon!

[@OronOfMontreal]

When I was 19 I shared my first apartment in Downtown Montreal, starting in early 1984. I lived a few blocks from one of the city's largest movie theaters, the Seville Movie Festival. Two thousand seats, including the balcony. Every evening, instead of the Canadian National Anthem (this being separatist Quebec), the Seville repertoire cinema opened its doors and played the CD (new technology at the time) of the album of "The Friends of Mr. Cairo". The title track is an eleven minute love song to old movies, as you have now learned. It transitions from exciting to gloriously gorgeous, telling its story, like the Golden Oldies that it celebrates. The management played the CD at barely audible volume, so that the songs gently entered our subconscious, as we waited for the first movie of the evening to begin. Hearing this song still brings me back to my seat in the Seville Theater, reading or chatting with friends, waiting and loving life. It didn't take much money to have a good, fun life back then, in my amazing Montreal of the mid-Eighties. Ca me manque. I miss it all.

[@glenstevenson9274]

The last 10 mins marvellous

[@jimled50jl49]

Hi Nick, this is such a great album. I was already into Vangelis solo work after "Aphrodites Child" which was the prog group in Greece he was in before going solo. The lead singer was the one & only Demis Roussos who also had great chart success with his solo albums. Vangelis 1st album available outside Greece was "Heaven & Hell" and the last track has Jon Anderson on vocals on "So Long So Clear"... After many solo albums and as Jon was with Yes, Vangelis eventually teamed up with Jon again, but this time for an entire album. It was such a success they continued together. Brilliant for us ! Great you played this albums main track. You will love the rest and his follow up album "Short Stories" Wonderful stuff. Byee Jim X

[@arenean85]

Short Stories came before Cairo ('Page of Life' came after, in 1991)

[@jimled50jl49]

@@arenean85 I do get my murds wuddled timesomes.

[@mikevandenboom5958]

This song is great just listening to it on a Sunday afternoon just laying on the couch with your eyes closed

[@davep8221]

Yes even auditioned Vangelis, but they passed because he never wanted to play a song the same way twice, and Yes knew their fans wanted faithful performances. Each way has pluses and minuses.

[@brandxscot]

As others have said, from the same Friends of Mr Cairo album the song ‘State if Independence’ is a good listen, as are so many of their songs. It was however very strange to hear Donna Summer singing it a few years later. If I can just say, I love the channel as you have played so many of the tracks and artists and groups I grew up with. I remember spending lots of my after school job cash on LP’s and listening to them on an old mono record player, not getting the full benefit of stereo for a few years. I enjoy that you have on occasion followed the route I took in discovering new music. As an example, I loved and still love Genesis. That led me onto solo albums from Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford. I got into Brand x through Phil Collins of course. I would read the album covers word for word and if I liked a session drummer or bass player I would check them out too like Chester Thomson who also played with Weather Report or Tony Levin who played for and still plays with Peter Gabriel. He is of course is also the bass player with King Crimson. The links would go on and on. I do not think you have played it YET but I hope one day to hear you review Fanfare For the Common Man by Emerson Lake and Palmer. The album version which also has a video shot during a frozen winters day in an empty Montreal Olympic Stadium. Epic. Best wishes from Scotland, Ian M

[@paulqueripel3493]

She covered it 1 year later.

[@TomMazan]

I think I heard that the beginning of 'Beat It' came after listening to the beginning of this song. Both Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson liked this album.

[@Stuman57]

I mentioned this song in the last video. I'm so happy you decided to do it. thanks to the Patron. I've had this CD forever.

[@alexanderbleeser9784]

'Beside' ist great 😊

[@waynedavenport6053]

I remember buying the album back in 1981 (and I still have it) my wife and I would just sit and listen to the music and the fantastic stereo sound it had. It sounded so good through the speakers we had then particularly the 12' Warfdales the little bass riff was so good!

[@glenstambaugh2022]

Nick, not my first time. I love this song or years, to steal from the song, it hits “between the eyes”. This is Jon at his very best, and since he’s always brilliant, that’s huge. I cannot listen to his angelic vocals, but by the end I’m in tears! A couple listens, and you’re hooked for life.

[@DexterD63]

I woke up today with songs from Jon and Vangelis’ short stories and found it’s not always safe to listen to that while driving to work because you have to wipe the tears out of your eyes many times

[@TomMazan]

'The Mayflower' is a good song from this album.

[@mellotronin54]

The song is a mash up of old film noir and 30s/40s movies ,the Maltese Falcon and then drifts into the more romantic films of the era. A Homage to a golden age. Fantastic record still listening to it 40 years on.

[@grega8586]

The movie sound bites were more 30's and 40's, rather than 50's and 60's ;-). As others have mentioned, State Of Independence is a good track from the original album this came from. I also like The Mayflower 🙂

[@jamesseiler39]

Well I didn't delve real deep into the meaning of this cool song I had thought it to be their homage to the detective movies of the forties,and mr.cairo was peter Lorre's character in the Maltese falcon the great Humphrey Bogart film. A truly great song with clips in it from its a wonderful life as well with Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed.

[@CaptainBakerJason]

R.I.P. Vangelis 🙏

[@paulmillette3643]

I REMEMBER WHEN IT CAME OUT,SMOKED ONE AND WENT FOR A RIDE IN MY MIND,PEACE!

[@rohan-qd6py]

Nick…. A landscape of sounds…... A blanket of emotions….. all seen with my eyes clossed…

[@user-bg3ds1ms5x]

What a perfect combination of talent

[@badhairday_247]

Definitely impresses after repeat listening.

[@wagstaff6135]

What a freaking GREAT suggestion for you to listen to. Totally in love with this song!

[@markhoward2811]

A lot of the different speaking voices were done by Jon Anderson himself according to the notes on my original LP. The late Vangelis is from Greece and was originally in the band Aphrodite's Child. He also composed the scores to movies Blade Runner, Chariots of Fire and 1492:Conquest of Paradise.

[@richardrickford3028]

interesting how it is possible to be in love with a musical song as well as being in love with a person.

[@bmac1205]

All Right RG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 👍

[@Lightmane]

Jon referred to Vangelis as his 'Musical Mentor'. He tells the story about the first time he met Vangelis. You'll very much enjoy watching that.

[@tentruesummers9043]

That's a great story as Jon tells it!

[@Lightmane]

@@tentruesummers9043 and also funny 😀

[@reneelyons6836]

Jon Anderson rapping!! : ) LOVE THIS!!

[@dogtownczar]

☺👏

[@johnandrews3151]

The primary voice in this track is an impression of James (Jimmy) Cagney.

[@arenean85]

Yep, David Coker did the male impressions in the studio

[@realMoMoPuFF]

Omg, I am so glad you reacting to the masters! I first heard them when I was a kid. I was already a Vangelis fan because of 1492 OST, and I first heard these two on the Odyssey album, if I remember correctly.

[@WilfredSmit]

Try 'Beside' and/or 'The Mayflower' on the same album. Also very great music.

[@2407paul]

Hi, you really should try, So long ago So clear, from the beautiful album Heaven and Hell. It is the biggest tear jerker ever.

[@jamesseiler39]

I'm sorry I meant to let you know how much I enjoy your reaction videos on the music I've loved my whole life sixty plus years of it starting out with The Beatles at four years old when my mom got my brother and I Beatles wigs LoL. You really should check out nightwish a glorious progressive symphonic metal band whose song the greatest show on earth is probably the greatest song ever written and that covers a lot of territory. LoL ty 💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@vinsgraphics]

Thank you for this! I love seeing J&V getting some attention (and especially Vangelis, with the hard ‘G’ btw). There is so much work from both to enjoy.

[@laurentco]

Friends of Mr. Cairo was the first CD I bought when I got my first CD player. Played it a ton! The "Friends of Mr. Cairo" theme you played is basically a rip-off of the Habanera from Bizet's opera "Carmen", though.

[@richardtaylor6187]

a great pair!!!

[@timspear6717]

Howdy Mr. Nick great song thanks man😎✌

[@flomalheur7467]

My recommendation: the song "Song Of Seven" from the Jon Anderson album of the same name. The rest of the album is "a matter of taste" but I love this song. There is a nice video on Anderson's official KZbin channel.

[@mikevandenboom5958]

for a long time I pronounced Vagelis the way you are but recently learned its with a herd G. the intro is from the movie Bonnie and Clyde I think, but the main influence is the Maltese Falcon... a good movie to watch.

[@paulqueripel3493]

The intro was recorded by a couple of people doing impersonations.

[@deanlombard9089]

Love this song! Can't believe you did this with Lexi. She would have loved this.

[@scifimonkey3]

The concept of using film dialogue with music was developed further by the UK band Public Service broadcasting who don’t have any sung lyrics but use pathe newsreels and documentary commentary and is really worth checking out. Try the song ‘Go’ which uses the sound from the Houston control room during the moon landing in 1969.

[@jhamptonjr]

Yeah this is my favorite track! It reminds me of my dad and me sitting around watching all those old Humphrey Bogart movies late at night. Peace and love!

[@benvad9010]

Vangelis was a genius as far as I’m concerned. A great innovator.

[@jeffcarroll6553]

F Also features the physical attributes of Douglas Fairbanks jr as evidenced by Jon's vocal harmonies. And Jimmy.

[@andrewmason7207]

taken from the roaring 20s movies. bogart cagney sidny greenstreet etc.

[@timothyjohnson4890]

Vangelis also did the soundtrack to "The Bounty" (1984). Very good, very moody

[@RedStrikerBeetleborg]

you oughta listen to "Memories Of Green" and "Curious Electric"

[@elchuky1942]

Mis venas pide un rock argento NICKKKK 💪🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@Genesandthings]

The very best of the videos - no other video comes close. Everything comes together, and you can directly relate to every part of the song as it is all a cinematic experience. The bit at the very start is simply someone's effort to claim the whole thing as if it was all his work. This has been my favourite record since it came out in 1981 - both album and track. It's so worthwhile to listen to the whole album. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aorNmYqYr9SAj8k

[@Genesandthings]

Dear NicknLex. I would still strongly suggest that you watch the video that matches the whole song. These video clips perfectly match the epic song. The lyrics were all written by Jon Anderson, and the original creator of the video has gone to extraordinary lengths to match the soundtrack to what you see onscreen. The whole thing was uploaded in two parts before Google bought KZbin. Back in those days there was a time-constraint on KZbin of ten minutes per upload. The bit in the middle with the impersonation of James Stewart was missed out, drawing a remark from the video creator of "pretty kind of useless don't you think?". There are still examples of this practice dotted around. If you were to upload a reaction to the above video link, I for one would definately watch it.

[@andrewmason7207]

the maltese falcon. peter lawrie . amazing film man

[@BryanAngell]

Lorre not lawrie

[@andrewmason7207]

@@BryanAngell sorry for the spellcheck. comp doesnt recognise words with ie/ei. pig english foremat is an olde word for it

[@-R.Gray-]

Just something a little different they did for fun with a movie theme - chosen for its uniqueness, not its difficulty. The thing about the song "State of Independence" that people are mentioning, is that Quincy Jones produced the Donna Summers cover. If you take the repetitive synth pattern and slow it down, you get the bass line to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean", also produced by Quincy Jones.

[@orogenicman]

I love Jon and Vangelis.

[@FrogUncle264]

I was going to suggest this little gem. Watch the '41 movie, The Maltese Falcon. Peter Lorre is incredible!

[@MrSmartAlec]

This song is homage to the noir films of the 30s and 40s. You hear the voices of Peter Lorre, Humphrey Bogart, Jimmy Stewart, probably forgot some.

[@bmac1205]

There's actually 2 different versions of this album that were released in 1981. One has 6 tracks and the other has 7 tracks.

[@johncagnettajr344]

Jon Anderson of Yes on vocals. Inspired by the Film Noir (Maltese Falcon or any Sam Spade movie)

[@JimboKM]

A lot of great songs on this album. Same with the first album but I think this one is more accessible production-wise.

[@devonvergiels5185]

So seldom hear this one. (Vangelis with soft G like gear)

[@anthonyblakely399]

The whole album is a masterpiece!!! Jon is a great songwriter....which led to many arguments and disputes in the band Yes. their was a Theme that Jon was doing and Bill Bruford .....Steve Howe.....and Rick Wakeman didn't agree sometime.....so many of the main members left the band and did other things or projects....Jon left the band because the Record companies want to be commercial and Jon wanted to make Yes brand music....not popular trend music.....so he left the band....and Chris the other founder of Yes....recruited Alan White and Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes from the band Buggles to join the group and rwrite the music for the album, "Drama."....and I and millions of others left the group to....Didn't like Buggles...a new age ...punk.....new wave band......so....I really did not listen to YES at all.....and then Owner of The Lonely Heart video flashed in a video bar in San Diego CA......and I was thrilled that the group had caome back and updated themselves with a cathy danceable song...and YES this old band from the 60's and 70's was on the charts with a No. 1 song and album!!!! Meanwhile, I followed the careers of Chris and Jon and Steve on other projects....This album was one I heard!!! Great reaction!

[@elizabethbrown6384]

Joel Cairo was played by Peter Lorre in The Maltese Falcon, which does not include a scene that sounds like the opening. However, he was a bit of a sleaze, so...

[@07LUTE70]

Have you played Mayflower from that same album

[@narvik9035]

Maybe, you should react to Streets by Savatage

[@orogenicman]

It's about the 1930s monster movies.

[@michaelrue1400]

I think you meant mobster movies. Let's just blame autocorrect.

[@gerardodoherty9178]

@@michaelrue1400 yeah, it's lobster movies alright.

[@gerardodoherty9178]

Damn that predictive toast!

[@johncaesar7761]

Hard "g" like "get" , not "jet".🤗🥰🇨🇦

[@The_Deaf_Aussie]

Lol at pronouncing Vangelis. [ ei8c face-palm]

[@NicknLex]

😂😂Knee Slapper!! But honestly, how many languages do you speak fluently?

[@07LUTE70]

Dude put your output up

[@jpirard]

They are using special effects for atmosphere. Not from a movie.

[@MisterWondrous]

This would have been a better song for the twain.

[@lucapolidori8817]

I think that The Friends of Mr Cairo is the weakest track of the album. Give a listen, not necessarily a reaction, to the whole

[@gerardodoherty9178]

That's a contentious statement for some! But Hey, if a track doesn't grab you there's no arguing with that. For me, the weakest track is "Back to School". Somehow, Jon Anderson singing a blues based song just doesn't do it for me. Horses for courses, I guess, which is how baby horses come about.

[@lucapolidori8817]

@@gerardodoherty9178 I'm replying after oner year...I did forget Back To School, a so weak track that I have removed it from my memory. But leaving those two tracks apart, the rest of the album is great

[@michaelbeerbados3291]

Jon Anderson is one of the great singers of our time.. Women won't even try to replicate him.

[@jhamptonjr]

Only a true film noir aficionado would know the movie through the Long night. I think it's Humphrey Bogart's best movie ever. And it all takes place in one location!

[@jhamptonjr]

Mr Cairo was a character from the movie The Maltese falcon and he was played by Peter Lorre. You should look into your old film noir! Peace!

[@jhamptonjr]

Man I commented too quickly! I heard you said you looked up this information so I'm not going to delete my posts but anyway better luck next time!