Perpetual Change

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"Perpetual Change" is a progressive rock song by the band Yes, known for its complex structure, shifting time signatures, and philosophical lyrics, and appearing as a key track on their 1971 release *The Yes Album*.

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Perpetual Change canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf progressive rock song ⓘ
song ⓘ
album The Yes Album ⓘ
artist Yes ⓘ
composer Chris Squire ⓘ
Jon Anderson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
featuresPerformer Bill Bruford ⓘ
Chris Squire ⓘ
Jon Anderson ⓘ
Steve Howe ⓘ
Tony Kaye ⓘ
genre progressive rock ⓘ
hasBassStyle melodic bass lines ⓘ
hasDrumStyle syncopated drumming ⓘ
hasGuitarStyle complex riff-based guitar work ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme change and transformation ⓘ
perception of reality ⓘ
philosophical lyrics ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature complex structure ⓘ
shifting time signatures ⓘ
hasNotableSection simultaneous overlay of two different song sections ⓘ
hasPart instrumental sections ⓘ
polyrhythmic overlay section ⓘ
vocal sections ⓘ
hasTimeSignature multiple time signatures ⓘ
hasVocalStyle multi-part vocal harmonies ⓘ
includedInTourSetlist Yes live performances in the early 1970s ⓘ
isKeyTrackOn The Yes Album ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Jon Anderson ⓘ
originallyReleasedOn Atlantic Records ⓘ
partOf The Yes Album ⓘ
performer Yes ⓘ
producer Eddie Offord ⓘ
Yes ⓘ
publicationDate 1971 ⓘ
recordedFor The Yes Album ⓘ
recordedIn Advision Studios, London ⓘ
recordingArtist Yes ⓘ
releaseType album track ⓘ
trackPositionOnAlbum final track on The Yes Album ⓘ

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The Yes Album → hasPart → Perpetual Change ⓘ
Yessongs → includesSong → Perpetual Change ⓘ