After having taken piano lessons, Vangelis began his professional musical career working with several popular bands of the 1960s such as the Forminx and Aphrodite's Child, with the latter's album 666 going on to be recognized as a psychedelic classic. Throughout the 1970s, Vangelis composed music scores for several animal documentaries, including L'Apocalypse des Animaux, La Fête sauvage and Opéra sauvage; the success of these scores brought him into the film scoring mainstream. In the early 1980s, Vangelis formed a musical partnership with Jon Anderson, the lead singer of progressive rock band Yes, and the duo went on to release several albums together as Jon & Vangelis.
In 1981, he composed the score for the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The soundtrack's single, the film's "Titles" theme, also reached the top of the American Billboard Hot 100 chart and was used as the background music at the London 2012 Olympics winners' medal presentation ceremonies. Vangelis also received acclaim for his synthesizer-based soundtrack for the 1982 film Blade Runner.
Having had a career in music spanning over 70 years and having composed and performed more than 50 albums, Vangelis is considered to be one of the most important figures in the history of electronic music.
Vangelis was born 29 March 1943, in Agria, near Volos, Greece. Largely a self-taught musician, he reportedly began composing at the age of three. His earliest memory is "playing piano, some percussion and whatever else that was available that made a noise. Right from the start, I was only interested in playing my own music". He refused to take traditional piano lessons, and throughout his career did not have substantial knowledge of reading or writing musical notation. When he was six, Vangelis's parents enrolled him at a specialist music school in Athens. He recalls "I was lucky not to go because music schools close doors rather than open them". He studied painting, an art he still practices, at the Athens School of Fine Arts.
In 1989 received Max Steiner Award. France made Vangelis a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1992 and promoted to Commander in 2017, as well Chevalier de la Legion d’ Honneur in 2001. In 1993 received music award Apollo by Friends of the Athens National Opera Society. In 1995, Vangelis had a minor planet named after him (6354 Vangelis) by the International Astronomical Union's Minor Planet Center (MPC) at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory; the name was proposed by the MPC's co-director, Gareth V. Williams, rather than by the object's original discoverer, Eugène Joseph Delporte, who died in 1955, long before the 1934 discovery could be confirmed by observations made in 1990. In 1996 and 1997 was awarded at World Music Awards.
NASA conferred their Public Service Medal to Vangelis in 2003. The award is the highest honour the space agency presents to an individual not involved with the American government. Five years later, in 2008, the board of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens voted to make Vangelis an Honorary Doctor, making him Professor Emeritus at their Faculty of Primary Education. In June 2008, the American Hellenic Institute honoured Vangelis with an AHI Hellenic Heritage Achievement Award for his "exceptional artistic achievements" as a pioneer in electronic music and for his lifelong dedication to the promotion of Hellenism through the arts. On 16 September 2013, he received the honour of appearing on the Greek 80 cent postage stamp, as part of a series of six distinguished living personalities of the Greek Diaspora.
Come on
Vangelis Lyrics
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Creates the man you hold
And when the night comes
When you relax with me
I'll take you in my arms
I'll make you dream
So just remember this
A kiss is just a kiss
Come to me, say you will
And like a storm I can help you feel
You must believe you hold the key
Come to me, say you will
You are divine, your body holds me tight
You can't imagine, kiss so we'll know
(Kiss... know, who knows?)
(Just you) I want you always [Repeat x 2]
I want you always [Repeat x 2]
A woman needs to love
A woman needs to love
A woman needs to feel alive
A woman needs her sex
A woman needs her sex
A woman needs...
The lyrics to Vangelis's song Come On are about the intimate connection between a man and a woman. The lyrics suggest that a woman has the power to create the man she desires, and when the night comes, she can let go and be with him. The singer promises to take her in his arms and make her dream. The lyrics suggest that physical intimacy between the two lovers is just a small part of the connection they share. A kiss or a smile may seem simple, but between them two, they hold deeper meaning.
The chorus of the song is an invitation for the woman to come to him and trust him completely. He implies he will unleash a storm of passion within her that will make her feel more alive than ever before. He encourages her to trust herself and believe that they hold the key to happiness together.
The final verse of the song suggests that a woman needs love, sex, and to feel alive. A woman has a deep resonance that fills the void in a man's life. The song suggests that coming together, the two share a deep connection that goes beyond words and into the realm of pure feeling.
Overall, the lyrics of the song suggest that the bond between a man and a woman is a reflection of their own inner natures. They complete each other and complete themselves in the process.
Line by Line Meaning
A women in your soul
The essence of a woman is embedded deep within you.
Creates the man you hold
The woman you carry within you shapes your identity and personality.
And when the night comes
As the sun sets and darkness descends.
When you relax with me
When you feel comfortable and at ease in my company.
I'll take you in my arms
I'll embrace you and hold you close.
I'll make you dream
I'll help you imagine and visualize the possibilities.
So just remember this
Keep this in mind.
A kiss is just a kiss
A kiss is a simple act of affection.
A smile is just a smile, with you
But when I'm with you, even the simplest expressions of emotion carry profound meaning.
Come to me, say you will
Come be with me, express your desire to do so.
And like a storm I can help you feel
I can arouse intense emotions within you, like a powerful tempest.
You must believe you hold the key
You must have faith that you are in control of your own destiny.
You are divine, your body holds me tight
You are sacred, and your physical presence brings comfort and security to me.
You can't imagine, kiss so we'll know
You can't comprehend the full extent of our connection until we experience it physically.
(Kiss... know, who knows?)
The act of kissing allows us to truly understand each other, who knows what else it may bring?
(Just you) I want you always [Repeat x 2]
I only want you, and I want you to always be by my side.
A woman needs to love
Women require love and affection to thrive.
A woman needs to feel alive
Women need to feel vibrant and full of vitality.
A woman needs her sex
Women have a natural and healthy sexual appetite.
A woman needs her sex
Women have a natural and healthy sexual appetite.
A woman needs...
Women have many needs and desires, just like any other person.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: EVANGELOS PAPATHANASSIOU
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Jessica C
My favorite album of all time <3
Scott MacGregor
This was a fantastic album (in a long line of fantastic Vangelis albums). First heard this on LSD; absolutely wonderful!!
Yong Bobe
I actually envy you ... haha
frisches Wiesel
😎me too
Alex Brandauer
Never mind that Vangelis done so incredibly powerful LP. I’m shocked. Thank you Sir
Felix Perez
great progressive and conceptual album !!,
L3mur3
Ah, los comienzos hippiosos y progresivos de Vangelis. Ya se notaba cierta tendencia melódica, eso si
florian taifas
It s a very good LP!!!
Thomas Kleiszmantatis
Wow, was für eine Supergeile Musik! Danke für das Hochladen!
Raji Beaubourg
Best tracks in this album: Come on and Let it happen.