He also produced the hugely successful Year Of The Cat album with Al Stewart and two albums with American progressive rock band Ambrosia. In 1975 he met Eric Woolfson who not only became his manager, but joined forces with Alan as a songwriting and performing partner for what became known as The Alan Parsons Project. The APP’s debut album, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination, based on the works of Edgar Allan Poe, paved the way for a signing to Clive Davis’ newly launched Arista label and a string of hit albums, namely I Robot (1977), Pyramid (1978), The Turn of a Friendly Card (1980), Eye in the Sky (1982), Ammonia Avenue (1984), Vulture Culture (1985), Stereotomy (1986) and Gaudi (1987). A brief venture into musical theatre resulted in Freudiana in 1990.The show ran for over a year in the historic Theater An Der Wien in Vienna. Eric and Alan then went separate ways. Eric devoted his career to the musical theatre while Parsons felt the need to bring his music to the live concert stage and to continue to record conceptual symphonic rock music. With his long-standing previous APP collaborators, guitarist Ian Bairnson, drummer Stuart Elliott and orchestral arranger Andrew Powell, Alan dropped the "Project" identity for Alan Parsons - Try Anything Once in 1994. The partnership continued for On Air in 1996 and The Time Machine in 1999. During this time the first incarnation of "Alan Parsons Live Project" toured to sell-out audiences throughout the globe.
Following Alan’s relocation to California, a new Live Project band was formed in 2003. The album A Valid Path, Alan’s foray into Electronica was released in 2004 and featured Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, The Crystal Method, Shpongle, Uberzone, PJ Olsson and Alan’s son, Jeremy. 2008 saw the reissue of all the Alan Parsons Project albums in expanded form, containing never-before-heard bonus material and a 2-CD compilation called The Essential Collection. One of the most familiar Project tracks is Sirius, perhaps best known as the Chicago Bulls theme and more recently as walk-on music for The New Orleans Saints at their triumphant Superbowl game in 2010.
Alan’s latest venture is an instructional series about recording called The Art And Science Of Sound Recording. See www.artandscienceofsound.com. All Our Yesterdays, a song written especially for the series, features some of LA’s finest musicians and a rare performance by Alan on lead vocals. Alan lives in Santa Barbara, California with his wife Lisa and her two daughters, Tabitha and Brittni, four dogs, a lop-eared rabbit, and an 18-hand Clydesdale called Dante.
VOICE
Alan Parsons Lyrics
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You look all around you, but nobody's there
It's been a long time now since you've been aware
That somebody's watching you
He's gonna get you
Sooner or later when your big chances come
Remember before you grab the money and run
That someone is watching you
He's gonna get you.
Before you run and hide
He's gonna get you
You got no choice
'Cause you can't escape the voice
Jumping with shadows that come up from behind
You're scared of the darkness that's there in your mind
You're frightened to move because of what you might find
Someone is watching you
He's gonna get you.
Before you run and hide
He's gonna get you
You got no choice
'Cause you can't escape the voice
The lyrics of Alan Parsons's song "Voice" create a haunting atmosphere, exploring the idea of being watched and unable to escape the voice of the person or entity watching. The song begins by describing the feeling of something being almost tangible in the air, yet there is no one around. The singer realizes that it has been a while since they have been aware of being watched, but nevertheless, someone is watching them. The repeated phrase "he's gonna get you" suggests a sense of impending doom or danger.
The second verse describes a situation where the singer's big chances come, but there are no catches. However, they must remember that someone is watching them. The third verse talks about the fear of being watched, describing it as jumping with shadows that come up from behind. The singer is scared of the darkness that is present in their mind, which prevents them from moving. The final lines repeat the phrase "he's gonna get you" and emphasize that there is no escape from the voice.
Overall, the lyrics of "Voice" are mysterious and create an atmosphere of paranoia and fear. The song seems to suggest that no matter how much we try to run or hide, we cannot escape the voice of our fear or the entity that is watching us.
Line by Line Meaning
It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air
You have a strong sense that someone is watching you.
You look all around you, but nobody's there
Although you search for the person watching you, you cannot find them.
It's been a long time now since you've been aware
You've been feeling watched for a while now.
That somebody's watching you
Someone is definitely watching you.
He's gonna get you
The watcher has the intention to harm you.
Sooner or later when your big chances come
When you have opportunities in life, the watcher will strike.
You'll look for the catches, but there'll be none
You'll search for a sign of the watcher's presence, but you won't find any.
Remember before you grab the money and run
Before making any big decisions, remember someone is watching you.
That someone is watching you
You must keep in mind that someone is always watching you.
He's gonna get you.
The watcher will harm you in the end.
Before you run and hide
You may want to flee, but you shouldn't.
You got no choice
You cannot escape the watcher's grasp.
'Cause you can't escape the voice
The watcher's presence and influence is like a voice that you can't ignore.
Jumping with shadows that come up from behind
You are paranoid and easily startled by anything that seems like it could be the watcher.
You're scared of the darkness that's there in your mind
Your own thoughts and fears scare you just as much as the watcher does.
You're frightened to move because of what you might find
You're hesitant to take any action because you're afraid of what the watcher will do.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ALAN PARSONS, ERIC WOOLFSON
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Tosza Tesze
It's almost a feeling you can touch in the air
You look all around you but nobody's there
It's been a long time now since you've been aware
That someone is watching you... (he's gonna get you)
Sooner or later when your big chances come
You'll look for the catches but there'll be none
Remember before you grab the money and run
That someone is watching you... (he's gonna get you)
Before you run and hide
He's gonna get you
You got no choice
'Cause you can't escape the voice
Jumping at shadows that come up from behind
Scared of the darkness that's there in your mind
You're frightened to move because of what you might find
Someone is watching you... (he's gonna get you)
Before you run and hide
He's gonna get you
You got no choice
'Cause you can't escape the voice
ZeroCool3257
Es un tema tan perfecto que no hay palabras que lo describan adecuadamente
Mr. Lone Wolf
I remember as a kid listening to this song in New York City during a muggy summer night. It still sounds as good and creepy as it did back then.
Chris C
This song brings fond memories of sitting in the basement production studio of a radio station under the florescent lights at 6 am. I would listen to this album before I began programing for when I went on at 8.
RJ Voorhees87
One of my favorite tracks from them. This track The Voice would of fit in a late 70s-early 80s horror slasher movie especially the golden age era either a montage or an intro opening. Just has that nice but creepy serial killer stalking his victim vibe to it but at the same time funky. Least that's what I get from this song.
yessharp
Brilliant hypnotic bass line. Steve Harley vocals awesome
sheri withdog
I Robot is one of the best albums ive heard
Erin Kirkpatrick
My Dad introduced me to this song a few years back. I immediately loved it. :-D It's so groovy yet creepy at the same time! :-P
Sheridan
Love this music. The middle instrumental portion reminds me of "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" by the Temptations.
Abelhas da Mantiqueira
sounds similar,i like both of then
Abelhas da Mantiqueira
5th minor strings