Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "\"Long Distance Runaround\" is a song by the progressive rock group Yes first recorded for their 1971 album, Fragile. Written by lead singer Jon Anderson, the song was released as a B-side to \"Roundabout\", but became a surprise hit in its own right as a staple of album-oriented rock radio. The song's 3:30 running time was uncharacteristically brief for a group known for expansive songs often longer than ten minutes, though it and \"The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)\", into which it segues, may be considered a single opus of 6:09.Yes co-founder Jon Anderson wrote the lyrics to this song while allegedly remembering his encounters with religious hypocrisy and competition he experienced in attending church regularly as a youth in northern England. \"Long time / waiting to feel the sound\" was a sentiment toward wanting to see a real, compassionate, non-threatening example of godliness."@en }
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- Long_Distance_Runaround abstract "\"Long Distance Runaround\" is a song by the progressive rock group Yes first recorded for their 1971 album, Fragile. Written by lead singer Jon Anderson, the song was released as a B-side to \"Roundabout\", but became a surprise hit in its own right as a staple of album-oriented rock radio. The song's 3:30 running time was uncharacteristically brief for a group known for expansive songs often longer than ten minutes, though it and \"The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)\", into which it segues, may be considered a single opus of 6:09.Yes co-founder Jon Anderson wrote the lyrics to this song while allegedly remembering his encounters with religious hypocrisy and competition he experienced in attending church regularly as a youth in northern England. \"Long time / waiting to feel the sound\" was a sentiment toward wanting to see a real, compassionate, non-threatening example of godliness.".