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.
See You Later
Vangelis Lyrics
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Say maybe
Say body
Say remember
Say I wonder
Say nay
Say meet her
Say my
Say I hear
Say High
YOU
NOISE
ABC - a note to us
Pour le pret-a-porter
pour le pret-a-manger
pour le pret-a-boire
pour le pret-a-penser
Renseignements au 93 (93), poste LOPN par ligne digitale
Les noms figurent dans la liste par arrondissement
Et pourtant je ne suis pas sur
Et pourtant je ne suis pas sur
[Interlude]
la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la
parce que j'aime bien la musique
parce que je trouve bien les instruments
parce qu'il why a beaucoup de boutons
et que j'aimerais bien jouer do piano
Yes it ain't silly
It's the one is just silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
YES
Puisqu'au fond
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Puisqu'au fond
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Puisqu'au fond
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Puisqu'au fond
See you later
See you later
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Puisqu'au fond
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
See you later
Puisqu'au fond
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Puisqu'au fond
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
au fond see'est pas?
parce que au fond il faut (du) courage
See you later
Living or not living
the question I can't ask you
living or not living
after many many years
See you later
See you later
See you later
See you later
See you later
See you later
See you later
The lyrics to Vangelis's song "See You Later" are cryptic and open to interpretation, but there are several themes and motifs that recur throughout. The song begins with a series of disconnected phrases that suggest a stream of consciousness or a fragmented conversation. The singer mentions various words and phrases, including "year," "maybe," "body," "remember," and "meet her." The repetition of the word "say" at the start of each phrase creates a sense of urgency or insistence, as if the singer is trying to communicate something important.
As the song progresses, the lyrics become more focused on specific themes. The singer mentions a phone number and a list of names, suggesting that they are searching for someone or something. There are also references to music and instruments, with the singer expressing a desire to play the piano. The repeated phrase "see you later" could be interpreted as a farewell or a promise to meet again, while the final lines ("Living or not living / the question I can't ask you / living or not living / after many many years / See you later") suggest a sense of timelessness or eternity, as if the singer is acknowledging the inevitability of death but also the possibility of reunion beyond it.
Line by Line Meaning
Say year
Expressing the act of stating a particular year
Say maybe
Expressing the possibility of something
Say body
Referring to a human body
Say remember
Expressing the act of recalling a memory
Say I wonder
Expressing curiosity about something
Say nay
Expressing disagreement or denial
Say meet her
Expressing the desire to meet someone
Say my
Referring to something belonging to the artist
Say mother
Referring to a maternal figure
Say I hear
Expressing the act of auditory perception
Say High
Referring to an elevated position or state
YOU
Referring to the listener or addressee
NOISE
Referring to a loud or unpleasant sound
ABC - a note to us
Referring to a message or communication
Pour le pret-a-porter
Referring to ready-to-wear clothing
pour le pret-a-manger
Referring to ready-to-eat food
pour le pret-a-boire
Referring to ready-to-drink beverages
pour le pret-a-penser
Referring to ready-to-think ideas or concepts
Renseignements au 93 (93), poste LOPN par ligne digitale
Referring to information available by phone
Les noms figurent dans la liste par arrondissement
Referring to a list of names organized by district
Et pourtant je ne suis pas sur
Expressing doubt despite evidence or information
Et pourtant je ne suis pas sur
Expressing doubt despite evidence or information
[Interlude]
Referring to a break or pause in the action
la la la la la la la
Repeating a nonsensical vocalization
la la la la la la la
Repeating a nonsensical vocalization
la la la la la la la
Repeating a nonsensical vocalization
la la la la la la la
Repeating a nonsensical vocalization
parce que j'aime bien la musique
Stating a personal preference for music
parce que je trouve bien les instruments
Stating a personal appreciation for instruments
parce qu'il why a beaucoup de boutons
Stating a personal attraction to the large number of buttons on an instrument
et que j'aimerais bien jouer do piano
Expressing the desire to play a piano
Yes it ain't silly
Affirming the seriousness of something
It's the one is just silly
Referring to something else that is silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Acknowledging that something is indeed silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Acknowledging that something is indeed silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Acknowledging that something is indeed silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Acknowledging that something is indeed silly
Yes it is silly, it's the one just is silly
Acknowledging that something is indeed silly
YES
Affirmative response
Puisqu'au fond
Considering something deeper
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Expressing the notion that something can become much greater
Puisqu'au fond
Considering something deeper
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Expressing the notion that something can become much greater
Puisqu'au fond
Considering something deeper
See you later
Saying goodbye
See you later
Saying goodbye
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Expressing the notion that something can become much greater
Puisqu'au fond
Considering something deeper
Ce n'est pas si loin d'aller très loin
Expressing the notion that something can become much greater
See you later
Saying goodbye
Living or not living
Referring to the state of life or death
the question I can't ask you
Expressing the inability to ask a question
living or not living
Referring to the state of life or death
after many many years
Referring to an extended period of time
See you later
Saying goodbye
See you later
Saying goodbye
See you later
Saying goodbye
See you later
Saying goodbye
See you later
Saying goodbye
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group
Written by: EVANGELOS PAPATHANASSIOU
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Mr Crazyjon Presents
Rest In Peace big man You will be sadly missed
Rik Ice
Vangelis compositions have always had an emotional impact on me.
But this one..
This one is perfection.
templarseries
Snap.
argyess
A musical legend lost. RIP Vangelis. See you later......
Ligério
C'est mon morceau préféré de l'album. Quand le jazz rencontre la musique électronique.
Paris Fuentes
Jazz fusion! Amazing
Max Frenchy
The more I listen to it, the more I am into that song. A complex but beautifully crafted piece of music. Vangelis did a superb job. The last 4 min is my favorite part.
Enric Vives
Vangelis is amazing and this timeless piece of music in unbeatable
Pauline Wateau
Un des plus beaux albums et des plus méconnus de Vangelis et Jon Anderson!
Daniel Bouju
Et Silver Koulouris!Et Véronique Skawinska!