The song was not written by Alan Parsons; it was written by Eric Woolfson. That information has been out there for almost 30 years, and it has been confirmed by Parsons. In a 1990 interview with Eric Woolfson in the liner notes to a two CD best-of compilation authorized by Alan Parsons, Woolfson said that over all the albums he wrote, "95% of the music and 100% of the lyrics." Parsons sometimes would suggest changes in structure, moving an instrumental to a different part of the song, and other basic changes when Woolfson presented the songs to him. Parsons co-wrote the instrumental pieces like "Sirius" with Woolfson, but he is listed as co-writer on all the songs because, after all, this is the Alan Parsons Project.
So the responses that talk about Parsons' spirituality are irrelevant. This song was very personal to Eric Woolfson, who was Jewish. I don't know what his personal beliefs were, but the Jewish religion has no concept of Hell. It's not a thing. This is a song about faith, not about death. Ammonia Avenue is about finding faith and finding your own peace with it.
From a 2015 interview with Alan Parsons, where he confirms he did not have any major part in writing the Alan Parsons Project songs:
Well, Eric Woolfson of course was my principal collaborator with the Alan Parsons Project. We were a two-man team. Eric was the principal songwriter and lyric writer, and I would occasionally pop in with a line or two. I was much more involved in the instrumental contributions to our Project albums. I've become reasonably good at lyric writing in recent years, but back in the day, Eric was the main lyric writer.
In the same interview, he asked...
From a 2015 interview with Alan Parsons, where he confirms he did not have any major part in writing the Alan Parsons Project songs:
Well, Eric Woolfson of course was my principal collaborator with the Alan Parsons Project. We were a two-man team. Eric was the principal songwriter and lyric writer, and I would occasionally pop in with a line or two. I was much more involved in the instrumental contributions to our Project albums. I've become reasonably good at lyric writing in recent years, but back in the day, Eric was the main lyric writer.
In the same interview, he asked about several songs and says "I don't know what Eric meant by that".
Here's a link too the interview:
songfacts.com/blog/interviews/alan-parsons
@Souldeep69 Could you please post the Hebrew characters for "ammon" and/or the source of your definition? I cannot verify your statement about its meaning in any online Hebrew-English dictionary.
@Souldeep69 Could you please post the Hebrew characters for "ammon" and/or the source of your definition? I cannot verify your statement about its meaning in any online Hebrew-English dictionary.
The song was not written by Alan Parsons; it was written by Eric Woolfson. That information has been out there for almost 30 years, and it has been confirmed by Parsons. In a 1990 interview with Eric Woolfson in the liner notes to a two CD best-of compilation authorized by Alan Parsons, Woolfson said that over all the albums he wrote, "95% of the music and 100% of the lyrics." Parsons sometimes would suggest changes in structure, moving an instrumental to a different part of the song, and other basic changes when Woolfson presented the songs to him. Parsons co-wrote the instrumental pieces like "Sirius" with Woolfson, but he is listed as co-writer on all the songs because, after all, this is the Alan Parsons Project. So the responses that talk about Parsons' spirituality are irrelevant. This song was very personal to Eric Woolfson, who was Jewish. I don't know what his personal beliefs were, but the Jewish religion has no concept of Hell. It's not a thing. This is a song about faith, not about death. Ammonia Avenue is about finding faith and finding your own peace with it.
From a 2015 interview with Alan Parsons, where he confirms he did not have any major part in writing the Alan Parsons Project songs: Well, Eric Woolfson of course was my principal collaborator with the Alan Parsons Project. We were a two-man team. Eric was the principal songwriter and lyric writer, and I would occasionally pop in with a line or two. I was much more involved in the instrumental contributions to our Project albums. I've become reasonably good at lyric writing in recent years, but back in the day, Eric was the main lyric writer. In the same interview, he asked...
From a 2015 interview with Alan Parsons, where he confirms he did not have any major part in writing the Alan Parsons Project songs: Well, Eric Woolfson of course was my principal collaborator with the Alan Parsons Project. We were a two-man team. Eric was the principal songwriter and lyric writer, and I would occasionally pop in with a line or two. I was much more involved in the instrumental contributions to our Project albums. I've become reasonably good at lyric writing in recent years, but back in the day, Eric was the main lyric writer. In the same interview, he asked about several songs and says "I don't know what Eric meant by that". Here's a link too the interview: songfacts.com/blog/interviews/alan-parsons
@Souldeep69 Ammon means trust/belief in Hebrew and ia/ya is the short form of Yahveh, while avenue is, of course, a wide road.
@Souldeep69 Ammon means trust/belief in Hebrew and ia/ya is the short form of Yahveh, while avenue is, of course, a wide road.
I love how this title tells what the song is about in its condensed, cryptic way.
I love how this title tells what the song is about in its condensed, cryptic way.
@Souldeep69 Could you please post the Hebrew characters for "ammon" and/or the source of your definition? I cannot verify your statement about its meaning in any online Hebrew-English dictionary.
@Souldeep69 Could you please post the Hebrew characters for "ammon" and/or the source of your definition? I cannot verify your statement about its meaning in any online Hebrew-English dictionary.