Go Through This
Encyclopedia
"Go Through This" is a song by the British
progressive rock
group Yes
.
The song was originally composed in instrumental form by Steve Howe
, Chris Squire
and Alan White
during the Drama
sessions before the band was introduced to Geoffrey Downes and Trevor Horn
of The Buggles
fame, who subsequently joined Yes in 1980.
Horn penned the lyrics for the song along with Squire, however, it wasn't included on Drama. Another song which wasn't included on the album was a Downes/Horn composition "We Can Fly from Here
". The band did, however, play the songs live on the tour for the album. A live version of "Go Through This" is available on disc three of the box set The Word Is Live
, released in 2005.
The song has a rock and roll rhythm, something quite different compared to the band's previous songs as all the material from the Drama era. The lyrics are about how people used to live in their dreams and they can't do that any longer, and ask if they have to face those changes.
On the 2004 remaster of Drama, an instrumental take of the song was released as a bonus track. The song is listed with a longer title, "Have We Really Got to Go Through This" and is credited to Steve Howe
, Chris Squire
and Alan White
, while the live version on The Word Is Live credits only Steve Howe.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
progressive rock
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
group Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
.
The song was originally composed in instrumental form by Steve Howe
Steve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
, Chris Squire
Chris Squire
Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire , is an English musician, known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes. He is the only member of the group to appear on every album.-Before Yes:...
and Alan White
Alan White (Yes drummer)
Alan White is an English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band, playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969...
during the Drama
Drama (Yes album)
Drama is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock group Yes. It is the first of two Yes albums without vocalist Jon Anderson. In early 1980, after rehearsing music for the follow-up to the tepidly-received Tormato, both Anderson and Rick Wakeman departed the band over creative and...
sessions before the band was introduced to Geoffrey Downes and Trevor Horn
Trevor Horn
Trevor Charles Horn CBE is an English pop music record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. He was born in Houghton-le-Spring in north-east England....
of The Buggles
The Buggles
The Buggles were an English New Wave band consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes . They are remembered chiefly for their 1979 debut single "Video Killed the Radio Star" that was #1 on the singles chart in 16 countries. Its music video was the first to be shown on MTV in the U.S...
fame, who subsequently joined Yes in 1980.
Horn penned the lyrics for the song along with Squire, however, it wasn't included on Drama. Another song which wasn't included on the album was a Downes/Horn composition "We Can Fly from Here
Fly from Here
-Reaction from Anderson:In an interview with Rolling Stone, Anderson stated that on hearing the single "We Can Fly" he felt it sounded "a bit dated" and that Horn's production "wasn't as good as I expected"...
". The band did, however, play the songs live on the tour for the album. A live version of "Go Through This" is available on disc three of the box set The Word Is Live
The Word is Live
The Word Is Live is a live box set by progressive rock band Yes and was released in 2005 through Rhino Records.Considered the live companion to 2002's studio In a Word: Yes box set, The Word is Live serves to document the band's live story from early BBC recordings in 1970 with Peter Banks to 1988...
, released in 2005.
The song has a rock and roll rhythm, something quite different compared to the band's previous songs as all the material from the Drama era. The lyrics are about how people used to live in their dreams and they can't do that any longer, and ask if they have to face those changes.
On the 2004 remaster of Drama, an instrumental take of the song was released as a bonus track. The song is listed with a longer title, "Have We Really Got to Go Through This" and is credited to Steve Howe
Steve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
, Chris Squire
Chris Squire
Christopher Russell Edward "Chris" Squire , is an English musician, known as the bass guitarist and backing vocalist for the progressive rock group Yes. He is the only member of the group to appear on every album.-Before Yes:...
and Alan White
Alan White (Yes drummer)
Alan White is an English rock drummer known for his work with the progressive rock band Yes. White was also a member of the Plastic Ono Band, playing live in 1969 at the Toronto Rock and Roll Revival, which was recorded and released three months later as Live Peace in Toronto 1969...
, while the live version on The Word Is Live credits only Steve Howe.