Bernard Butler Interview 7/7 on: How he wrote "Yes"... 

Probably the coolest man ever to be called Bernard.

"So tell me, am I looking better? Have you forgot, whatever it was that you couldn't stand about me?" - Perfect for a wedding!

I had forgotten all about this song, then heard a bit of it on a bus, came home and found it online and played it 10 times, it is so brilliant.

David is underrated. There is nobody like him on earth and to be honest his vocals make me cry inside out.

He absolutely "gets it". I don't know a single other Bernard song, but I found this song on a 90s Anthems CD and have always loved it. His lack of ego in this interview makes me want to explore his music now.

Man, Yes is so good. Such an emotional belter . Definitely in my favourite top ten of tunes.

The more I see Bernard butler,,the more I really like the guy,! 👏👏👏👏🇬🇧

A lovey song and a lovely person, areally uplifting song beautifully sang.

Guys got it bang on....."Just a song "....? Its a brilliant tune and really hits the spot. Just gotta love his relaxed attitude and coupled with David's vocals , its just one of those great tunes that sticks in ur mind and no matter how many times u hear it, its just simple, soulful and f****g brilliant. Good job....

I LOVE that song and have only realised now that it’s the same verse repeated twice!

Bernard that is a song for all humanity its beautiful,inspirational uplifting ,its genius ,i freaking love change of heart too

It was Fucking Incredible,such a Timeless Classic.

At the end of July 2019, waiting at Kelvin grove bandstand in Glasgow for Suede to come on and 'Yes' came over the PA System. I was surprised by how many Suede fans thought this was controversial with some voicing concern that members of Suede might not be ok with this. Was funny.

"The Sound Of...." is a desert island disc for me. It's amazing that it was the sum total of their recorded output before they went their separate ways. Every song is a classic.

This is one of the best songs out there. Nobody else could sing it and do it justice!! Btw....I have 'Yes' on vinyl!! Thankyou!! x

Loved Yes and the album. Just bought the 20 year anniversary vinyl set... brilliant.

a few of things that really make it a magical memorable tune, are the extraordinary & personable distinctiveness of Mcalmont as a singer, the heavy use of strings creating the archetypical 90s britpop sound (which sends anyone right back to the period) and the unusual form of the song which is balanced with its simple goal of being joyous, uplifting and catchy.

One of the highlights of the 90's and there were a few

Blimey 🥂😂 proper english I could listen to him talk all day..very down to earth and easy going style about him

He's so lovely and humble too x

Imagine having written that song...my god

The strings on that song deserve a video of their own

one of the best pop singles ever

Great song ..brilliant x

Yes was written to create memories. It's just one of those songs you have a moment with. For me, it was with some new friends late in the night, singing and dancing around the living room. Great tune, fantastic vocals

"Yes" is no way his best. Don't get me wrong it's GREAT. But for me that entire album is golden. I am a house and garage, grime , dubstep producer and back then I was just starting out. I heard "yes" then purchased the album on vinyl. I still listen to it today and just 3/4 days ago played the entire album again. For me "what's the excuse" is one of the greatest tracks ever written and obviously "you do". I praise this man and Mc Almont for that album as it's very very special to me

Timeless Classic

What a lovely man. YES is in my top 10 best ever songs!

One of the BEST songs ever! YES!!! 👍😊

i hope the person who chose to play "yes" at the firework display gets to hear this interview

I'd marry you Bernie! By the look of his tuner, he talks in A Major

David is a fantastic singer, full of emotion

Greatest song of the 90s and you do pretty close too

Its my fave song of all time, just simply a classic

Bernard is an amazing musician

I only wrote one verse, so we repeated it twice. Amateurs! REM's The one I love repeats the same verse 3 times.

The stars were aligned when he wrote this one.

Both of them to be fair, supercool talented guys.

MusicMaster Bernard👏👏👏

Brilliant! Thanks for posting :)

Great interview guys...

What would you put before and after this song on your playlist? I've got blur - to the end (french version) after

Oh no you are so wrong, hear the song, suck in the hook & the melody, adore your uniqueness & the fact you are both just so disgustingly slick & we can't help but be fans, it must be so hard for you both to be so cool!.

he's spent a good hour lining up his gadgets

Epic.

Always reminds me of Wah! Story of the Blues.........not that thats a bad thing

Him and Rhys James are doppelgangers

Does he cut his own hair in the dark?

I new Dusty was in there. Im not mad.i really thought it was a Dusty tune for all these years. Just found out today how wrong was i.

I feel Yes is half finished. It really needs a different second verse to complete it.

encourage youngsters !!

semi skimmed :)

Dudosos

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...point to prove and carrying an axe around. The tap trees stare down on me with wry temptation and force of God. Here the dorm underfoot and the hope flower sunshine shoot bursting seeding rays, flutter band fall into the phase format, the daze discussion discourse.

'Yes' is a modern day motown classic, an amazing song and an amazing sound but really people play this at their wedding?! the lyrics are really quite (brilliantly) bitter "you can't help someone recover after what you did" er hello hahahahahaa but nevermind, I hear some people play 'Every Breath You Take' because people are fucking idiots at the end of the day.

Well, he ripped off Phil Spector, of course, that' s how! He's smart not to mention it, of course, name-dropping Scott Walker and Dusty Springfield instead, but 'Yes' OWES HEAVILY to The Righteous Brothers' You Lost That Lovin' Feeling (his father's favourite song), combined with John Barry's 'You Only Live Twice' strings. And Mcalmont & Butler's 'Falling' (2004) is even more spectoresque ( 'Unchained Melody').

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are you married???.

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