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“South Side of the Sky” is a song by progressive rock band Yes from their album Fragile. It is one of the relatively few group performances on the album. It opens with the sound of footsteps, followed by a howling wind. It then bursts into a heavy, riff-dominated rock song. At around 2:08, Rick Wakeman’s piano comes in along with another few seconds of wind. At around 3:19, Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Jon Anderson start singing wordless vocal harmonies along with the piano. This continues until about 5:42, when the earlier heavy riff part returns, with the wind in the background. The song fades out in the end to the same howling wind that occurred throughout. Rick Wakeman contributed to the writing of “South Side of the Sky” (and fellow album piece “Heart of the Sunrise”)... Read on...