RIP the three members of Yes Peter Banks (July 15, 1947 - March 7, 2013), aged 65 Chris Squire (March 4, 1948 - June 27, 2015), aged 67 Alan White (June 14, 1949 - May 26, 2022), aged 72 You will always be remembered as legends.
I'm 50 years old now. In 1984 this song was playing on FM stations all around Brazil. I was 16 years then, and that is one of my favorite songs since then! Sooo good times...
I had always thought YES was a one-hit wonder & this song was the hit. I met my first love at Summer camp when I was 14. He would literally eat, sleep & breathe YES were it possible. He had the shirts, he knew all the lyrics; if ever there was a YES superfan he was it. (He even made a huge chalk drawing in my driveway of the 1972 YES logo). I went back to Summer camp every year just to see him. When I turned 18 I was too old to go to camp. I hated the thought that I'd never see him again. A few years later I found him on the internet & we met again. It's true that you never forget your first love. Even though he lives far away & is a husband & father now (I'm honestly surprised that his son's name isn't Jon Anderson) I'll always wish only for his happiness. Sorry for the tangent, back to the story. We were playing billiards one time & they actually unplugged the jukebox because he kept playing YES songs. Who does that?! They were making money off him at $1 a song. SMH. He made a mix tape for me (yep, this was way back in the day) of YES songs. I played it over & over. I learned to love YES because of him & still 20 years later, have many of their CDs. Anyways, you guys are awesome & you deserve every accolade you've been given! I can't say the same for you, though, Moraz, you arrogant schmuck.
Wow...thank you so much for sharing your story. I LIVE for these stories! Specially when most of the time it feels like I'm surrounded by robots in a chemical/mechanical world. You make it human again. 🌹
@animetionnation It works too well if they don't use it in the 2030s for the Jojolands ed it would just be wrong. Jojo started with Yes it needs to end with Yes
Cheers from Sweden S Cee! I had this one on vinyl back in my younger days! I'm 60 years of age and miss the eighties soo much! I'm listening to their early stuff as well!
Genesis-Land of confusion also come to mind. Great song amazing video that captures the zeitgeist of the mid 80's west perfectly It's lyrics ring true in this day and age as well, giving them a bitter sweet undertone.
This video is deep and gives even more meaning to this song. It’s about being in control of your destiny and not giving the power to others. You have the means to change your life.
THANKS for your insight- but believing drugs can show destiny could have saved a lot of pain- owning our personal power can be both terrifying and transforming...
This song came out when I was just graduating high school, and thought the same meaning you described. The message still stands today and still gives me goose bumps! Thank you!
Rest In Peace, Beautiful Chris Squire!!! Thank you for all the brilliant, amazing music all through the many years! You and YES made a huge difference in my life and I am certain for millions of Earthlings throughout our planet. You will be missed, and always remembered.
@@LockDownOnSparta probablemente para gente más conocedora y elitista como tú, no es tan desconocida, pero por ejemplo en el lugar donde vivo, ni la muerte la conoce.
One of the finest examples of true progressive rock ever laid down by any band, ever. Sophisticated, refined, futuristic and intelligent. It will stand the test of time. John Anderson's vocal is intriguing to day the least. FAR ahead of its time. An absolutely fascinating work of prog-pop wizardry. Bravo. Superb. Do lovers of intelligent music like it? YES. we do.
In the end when the guy stops and goes the other way while Everyone is going to the same way gives me goosebumps for some reason , I relate , is the power to control your own decisions and the importance of your free will , that most of us forget about and just go with the flock heading to nowhere
Indeed, “One and Only”. That is the whole point. I got the turning around thing at the end right away. What I never saw was this extended version of each member of the band representing an attacking animal. They never played this version on MTV or VH1. They just cut that part out probably because there was no music in that part of the video. No respect to the filmmaker. We see the despair of loneliness represented here, represented by the animals. I think there are other evils in the world that this concept would better fit but I certainly get the parallel being represented. I suppose loneliness is a liability we combat in ourselves though. And I truly do admire the message of the song depicted in the video.
or the flock heading into transormative disaster, like socially IS happening w/ conservatives in the USofA in the R party. That is real, that is happening and denying it will harm society. In the Cia HQ, is a biblical verse about the truth setting us free. True dat.
I love "YES". I love how versatile they are. Roundabout is one of my favorite songs by them but this song is such a different sound and I appreciate both sounds but 80s music makes me so happy. I wish I could have experienced life in the 80s. I envy people who did get to experience it.
As a young teen in the 80's i probably didn't cherish that time in the moment as i do now many years later . Great music and memories from back then . It's awesome you acknowledge great music from this era . cheers .
it's true, about us who were teens in the 80's, for me, mid 80's. Otoh, it was a tricky time, of massive social changes in the West, and of geopolitical changes of biblical proportions. It was not an easy time at all. The music was very new and eclectic, and many performers were doing their best ever perhaps. It was an mind opening decade, i think. After it, harshness emerged, steadily, puncuated by the sept 11 violence and ensuing difficult times, both economically and socially. And now we reallllly see it.
Sweet slytherin- Yes, the song " Roundabout " ( from their album Fragile ) is quite the classic song and I still think that Roundabout still holds the test of time after all these years!
Yes, and many other of these often called progressive rock groups, are among my favorite genre of rock. This music is multi layered and stands the test of time.
The sound engineering on this song is amazing. I love how some of the instruments sound like the microphones are up super close and recorded in a small room, while others sound distant in a huge hall with heaps of reverb. Incredible contrasts. Also the fantastic effects on the backing vocals when they sing "Owner of a lonely HEART!!" at 4:10... it sounds like the brass section of an orchestra. Also during the breakdown just before the guitar solo... there's a Phil Collins inspired drum roll and Jon shrieks "YEOW!" and then from 4:41 to 4:44 his voice and Trevor Rabin's guitar sound so perfectly blended as they go "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!".... followed by the weirdest and most unique sounding guitar solo in rock history. Like something aliens would play if they were undercover and trying to blend in as humans. I would love to see a "making of" documentary of this recording. It was a miraculous 80's single this one, coming out of a nowhere from a 70's prog band that many people assumed had faded away into oblivion. One of the greatest rock songs ever, in my opinion. I must've heard it 1000 times, but it never gets old.
Trevor Horn was the producer. But Rabin is an excellent producer himself. The ""Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!" is the amazing attack and clarity of a Synclavier with the mind-blowing sampling resolution at 100kHz for the late eighties. Nothing can touch it yet. What you hear in the guitar solo is a pitch shifter copying the audio in a fifth interval.www.guitarworld.com/features/the-secrets-behind-trevor-rabins-guitar-tone-on-yess-owner-of-a-lonely-heart
Digital recording was maturing at this time (symphonic recordings started using digital recording in the late 1970s like DECCA). The clarity and dynamism of digital is exemplified by this album . IRS in England was an early adopter of digital recording for pop records.
@@leonardodutra8787 Trevor maybe has the fairlight at that point. Due to the samples used in this.. but he's a producer on various big tracks by various people
10 years prior to this song, Yes was producing totally different music, and they were absolute masters at it. Then they release this song, and prove they also master the pop genre. Absolutely amazing skill.
I agree mate.Definitely an under appreciated band. Personally I feel 90125 is one of the best rock albums ever. This is coming from a die hard Led Zep fan.
@@celestialtrait o fato de você ter bom gosto músical, não siguinifica que você é velha, e estas músicas dos anos 60, 70,80 e 90 é para toda a eternidade
I grew up in the 70s and the 80s. It is such a horrible thing that I am homesick for a place that no longer exists. All I have are mere memories of a far simpler less complicated time. With so many wonderful people in my youth. The 80s were an amazing time to be alive.
I was and always will be the most radical and like for sure time of my youth. When ever I'm feeling down I just hit play button on my cassette boom box. All is most excellent as I ride my Power Peralta board. Wish it was as easy to go back to the 70's and early 80's as hitting the rewind. Well at least we rocked that time in our lives and the memories we take with us when we leave this life. Unfortunately, the skateboard will need to stay along with my prized Dyno BMX freestyle bike..😢 We got the beat for sure 😆🤙
My dear, you are right but be aware that seems to be the way we all keep memories of some of our.mots active, vibtating years,! Me too and I count 73 summers! Wellcomw to the people who cheerish special times - but so it will be about today when we count some 10 years more!
One of my first 80s songs I was obsessed with. Constantly telling my mom to put the record on repeat when I was a kid. This song still sounds modern to today's sound 💜
Yes, of course, YES. This was my favourite video for years... I was a rebelious 15 years old kid. I only enjoyed listening to music (even heavy - now I can't bear heavy).. Life is very changeable..
@larrycarter3285 : Thanks! Well, it's true. I grew up in the inner city but now live in an apartment in the suburbs..still jamming out to these incredible 80s hits. ❤❤
@@heliomoonwave Reagan, Thatcher, AIDS, coked up yuppies swine, shock jocks and Challenger jokes, Andrew Dice Clay, dumb action movies--the 80s are when this nation lost its soul.
@@lipby, unnecessary viet nam war, assasination of JFK, massive hippie revolution , liberalisation of ‘free love’ … it all started in 60s . Your nation lost its soul precisely in that era Period
I liked this song when it first came out, thought it was different for YES, and it turned out it’s exactly what they needed to give them a presence for another 23 years
This song has given me a new meaning, after getting out of a manipulative friendship a year ago. I have been listening to this more and more currently. The song is helping me to move on P.S Thank you Yes!
Not only the song is a masterpiece, the video as well. It seems when the 2010s arrived, a lack of imagination and creativity became the order of the day.
there has never not been unimaginative music, you just don't remember it because it never survives its own time. just as there is still creative music being made right now, and it's only a matter of finding it.
from what ive seen 80s music videos were made on a shoe string budget people were busy going out and enjoying themselves it was morea about live acts than music videos , in the 90s videos were better the music wasnt as much
0:23 they say the bandana was on his head when they started playing , but he played so hard it ended up around his neck. you can tell by the agitation on his face !!
I saw them in the summer of 1977 at Hampton Roads Coliseum in Norfolk, VA with Donovan (Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Hurdy Man). YES was fantastic. "Roundabout" has been one of my favorites since 1971. Jon Anderson singing lead really made that concert special. Had a cast on my left leg during concert.
This hit song was released in Oct 1983. It hit #28 in the UK and #1 in the U.S.A. The class of 1984 was rocking to this tune for the next several months. I was a sophomore in high school and enjoying life in Southern California. 39 years later and it's still rock'in
@Bishop Dong Magic Shlong. That doesn't prove anything at all. Because perhaps he never SAW the movie "Night School". MTV played everywhere in the world. On everybody's televisions. Not everybody has heard of the movie "Night School". I'VE never even heard of it. And it's VERY possible that Ron Jay has never heard of it either.
@Bishop Dong Magic Shlong I have a right to comment. Everybody's opinion is apparently worth only two cents when somebody doesn't like it. His point was that he would have never heard of Yes if it wasn't for MTV. And I was backing that up. Just because that movie came out doesn't mean anything. The point is is that he credits MTV for discovering Yes. and if he had never had this channel he would have never heard of them otherwise. And I believe him.
Si Dios dispusiera que me vaya hoy y volviera a nacer en el momento que yo elija, solo le pediría que en cualquier edad entre los 5 y 90 años viviera en los 80's Gracias Señor por tanta música!
Muito bom!!!! Sempre muito bom!!!!! Como é bom saber que tive a oportunidade de viver momentos de boas músicas!!!!! Hoje sofremos muito com tanta poluição sonora!!!!!
@@taekwondotime That's not what Wikipedia has said... there is a lipsync performance of it at ua-cam.com/video/vpIduDaggVA/v-deo.html, but that's not officially from the record company. That features the actual keyboardist, Tony Kaye, while Eddie Jobson who was temporarily with the group appeared briefly in the official video.
@@bobjersey That's the one I'm referring to! You found it! :) I'm guessing one of those videos only aired in select markets or maybe the video was redone because they didn't like it?
The series,The Dead Boy Detectives) used for an episode of the Netflix series and i suddenly remembered how amazing this track is! Totally took me back to a simpler time! Amazing track, timeless, and a classic! Thank you for being a total memory maker.
@@ashton606 Move yourself. You are always living your life. You don't think about the future. See yourself. You and you and nothing, shake, shake yourself. :) Owner of a Lonely Heart.
@@ashton606 I was 10-11 years old when this was released, and productionwise - the combo of Trevor Horne's production and the band's songs & playing - the 90125 album was a sonical quantum leap compared to most other stuff around.
12 years before that they had released an infinitely better work, the album "fragile" which has songs like roundabout (the to be continue song) and heart of the sunrise
My aunt had mental issues around this time. This video reminded me of her illness. She loved this video. Today I understand this video was speaking to her mental state of mind❤
Some peoples' state of mental.health is influenced by others. Perhaps, offer ur aunt kindness instead of judgment and resentment. That might go a loooooooooooong way to help her
I ever IMAGINED JAY Z & NAS AND LIL KIM SAMPLING THIS SONG AND DOING A SONG NAMED '' NEW YORK IS IN OUR BLOOD '' WHAT A SONG IT WILL BE WITH JHON LEGEND IN THE HOOK...... HAND DOWN
When I first listened to to this song I was around 6 or 7 watching pre recorded tapes my father had taped to watch another day and this was one of the songs that was in my dads VHS, I've loved it ever since💖
I also listened to their songs when I was a child with my father, we are Italian, we live in Italy, but we love their songs and we still listen to them today that I am 26 years old and he 55
RIP the three members of Yes
Peter Banks (July 15, 1947 - March 7, 2013), aged 65
Chris Squire (March 4, 1948 - June 27, 2015), aged 67
Alan White (June 14, 1949 - May 26, 2022), aged 72
You will always be remembered as legends.
RIP to any comment I leave on YT which gets immediately deleted.
YES is Extinct? 😭
Os anjos sempre se vão.😞
@@treystephens6166 it's so 😔
@@margaretrees8662 we must preserve all their so called outdated audio formats!
Music that doesn't fade....eternal..
And with Vangelis it was... perfectum. School,, old merry music
THIS SONG IS TIMELESS AND FOREVER
40 YEARS OLD SONG AND GOLD HIT FOREVER
I agree. Preach it brother.
If you like this, check out “Rhythm of love” it’s also another banger from them and one their underrated ones
Thank you
And the video is also timeless
One of the cassettes my dad always had in the car from the 80s until his passing in 2019. We jammed out for almost 40 years with that.
ua-cam.com/video/8mT2E6sLeGs/v-deo.html
same!!
Cool kid.
Awesome dad and awesome kid. Hope you find happiness and peace if you already haven't..
My condolences
It's incredible how even the kids that remember first hearing this song in Grand Theft Auto Vice City are mostly in their 20's and 30's now.
Crazy. I’m in my 20’s now but I remember it cause of my parents and the culture they taught us
I remember when this first came out on radio. Driving in a car with my mom.
I though this song was made by Love fist at first lol
@@Spidey_Battleedits Love this song bro
@@Spidey_Battleedits No it wasn't made by Love Fist, it was made by Lazlow. Well, the soundtrack was at least.
I'm 50 years old now.
In 1984 this song was playing on FM stations all around Brazil. I was 16 years then, and that is one of my favorite songs since then!
Sooo good times...
Good for you mate! 👍
Jefferson JeffO yeah !!!!
Very good mate to have such sooo much good times 😅👍👌
I had it on vinyl
Tengo 54 y me pasó lo mismo en Pamplona, España 😉
80年代20代だった者です。ロンリーハートという言葉に、日本人はセンチメンタルな響きを感じますが、
この歌はもっとインディペンデントな心のありさまを歌ったものだったと、今頃理解できました。名曲！
I love this song. So iconic❤ MY sweethearts! I'm 52 now and I still love it. The 80s birthed the BEST ARTISTS!
Not really, the band Yes were a prog rock band from the 70s. Trevor Horn record producer have them an 80s sound.
Yes can out of the early 70s ie roundabout
I had always thought YES was a one-hit wonder & this song was the hit. I met my first love at Summer camp when I was 14. He would literally eat, sleep & breathe YES were it possible. He had the shirts, he knew all the lyrics; if ever there was a YES superfan he was it. (He even made a huge chalk drawing in my driveway of the 1972 YES logo). I went back to Summer camp every year just to see him. When I turned 18 I was too old to go to camp. I hated the thought that I'd never see him again. A few years later I found him on the internet & we met again. It's true that you never forget your first love. Even though he lives far away & is a husband & father now (I'm honestly surprised that his son's name isn't Jon Anderson) I'll always wish only for his happiness. Sorry for the tangent, back to the story. We were playing billiards one time & they actually unplugged the jukebox because he kept playing YES songs. Who does that?! They were making money off him at $1 a song. SMH. He made a mix tape for me (yep, this was way back in the day) of YES songs. I played it over & over. I learned to love YES because of him & still 20 years later, have many of their CDs. Anyways, you guys are awesome & you deserve every accolade you've been given! I can't say the same for you, though, Moraz, you arrogant schmuck.
❤️❤️❤️
Wow...thank you so much for sharing your story. I LIVE for these stories! Specially when most of the time it feels like I'm surrounded by robots in a chemical/mechanical world. You make it human again. 🌹
This story. Makes reading the comments worthwhile x
What a cool story! Thanks for sharing :)
Aww thats so cute
What a great song, now i suddenly feel the urge to visit Hawaii and steal some rocks.
Hopefully, not from some famous managaka author.
it begins
@animetionnation It works too well if they don't use it in the 2030s for the Jojolands ed it would just be wrong. Jojo started with Yes it needs to end with Yes
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@demi-fiendoftime3825 plus the cover for the YES Album this is off was used as a reference for Jodio's first colour scheme. Its a must
Still stands up today. What a great song.
Music mogul David Geffen “didn’t understand” this track, which is quintessential 80s, yo!!!
Cheers from Sweden S Cee! I had this one on vinyl back in my younger days! I'm 60 years of age and miss the eighties soo much! I'm listening to their early stuff as well!
Also "Roundabout". Love that tune. So many others too.
Viva la vida 🕺
@@gabeldn kjkpimmijjkkikk ok k
Después de tanto tiempo,este hit de los 80 sigue mas vigente que nunca, es que este tema es magistral!!!!
Como todo lo de los 80, que pedazo de época
Godspeed Alan White. That reentry at 5:22 is sublime. Love the gated snare sound on this tune.
Yup!
Alan died today
say hi to ray liotta and andy fletcher of depeche mode on the way. we will miss you.
❤🥁❤
R.I.P. Alan White you will meet Chris Squire in heaven.
La meraviglia... Di ascoltarvi ieri, oggi, Domani... GRAZIE!👏👏👏👏👏🎶🎵👌🤗
One of the most unique song and videos of the 80's.
❤️thee entire 80s was unique
@@robroufla lol
One of the most unique bands, group of artists, too. I discovered them, late although a contemporary.
ua-cam.com/video/8mT2E6sLeGs/v-deo.html
Genesis-Land of confusion also come to mind.
Great song amazing video that captures the zeitgeist of the mid 80's west perfectly
It's lyrics ring true in this day and age as well, giving them a bitter sweet undertone.
This video is deep and gives even more meaning to this song. It’s about being in control of your destiny and not giving the power to others. You have the means to change your life.
thank you for this thought, now I finally understand the meaning!
THANKS for your insight- but believing drugs can show destiny could have saved
a lot of pain- owning our personal power can be both terrifying and transforming...
Yeah. But smoking dope helps you discover and enjoy the nuances. What do l know? I'm only 64. New to this new Rock music.
This song came out when I was just graduating high school, and thought the same meaning you described. The message still stands today and still gives me goose bumps! Thank you!
Dat RifF in the beginning!!!🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
WoW, takes me back to 1982, a kid in such a turbulent world. So bittersweet. This music is timeless.
Far less turbulent than now, sadly.
@@yngvebalmsteen9174 Are you sure? is that not only because instant news?
@@jean-noelthomas efy6e
so true mate!
October 83 it came out
歌の歌詞は わからないけど
曲の空気感が 80s ← 勢いのあった80年代を思い出す‼️
The harmonies in that chorus send shivers down my spine
This song has one of the most striking riffs I've ever heard, it's unmistakable!
Rest In Peace, Beautiful Chris Squire!!! Thank you for all the brilliant, amazing music all through the many years! You and YES made a huge difference in my life and I am certain for millions of Earthlings throughout our planet. You will be missed, and always remembered.
A great soul he was.
Suzanne Sheets
I found out late too, but not as late as you.
This video has very orwellian 1984 feel to it.
You gotta love, that guitar chime in; at the end of every verse of "owner of a lonely heart." Unique combo of the mood and instrumentation and timing
Hi I recommend A song & Video Entitled 'Life Changes' by Robert Nix
Merci Yes pour ce magnifique Album, je vais l écouter même au Paradis
I will never get tired of this song, I will always listen to it. A hit like this cannot be forgotten.
Never seems to get old.
I remember hearing this so many times on the radio when I was 11 years old back in 1983 when it debuted.
80's fans, there's an *awesome* original 80's inspired band today called *Fire* *Tiger*
Great songs and band!! They should be huge!
Thanks for the info man.
Yes are a 70s prog rock band
One of the greatest most underrated bands ever, Yes is everything, rock, pop, metal, classic, jazz all in one
@@monkyr Underrated, in the sense that no one knows of them today and are forgoteen and are over shadowed by Rush
YES isn't "underrated" at all...where the fuck do you get off saying that?
Pablo De Bella I see you
It's called prog
@@LockDownOnSparta probablemente para gente más conocedora y elitista como tú, no es tan desconocida, pero por ejemplo en el lugar donde vivo, ni la muerte la conoce.
One of the finest examples of true progressive rock ever laid down by any band, ever. Sophisticated, refined, futuristic and intelligent. It will stand the test of time. John Anderson's vocal is intriguing to day the least. FAR ahead of its time. An absolutely fascinating work of prog-pop wizardry.
Bravo.
Superb.
Do lovers of intelligent music like it?
YES.
we do.
Alex David It’s slept Jon Anderson and he is my great uncle!
*spelt
Ne bucurăm și noi :)))
@@aviationcentral4087 Ohhh the ironing
Yes We still do
Oh my goodness, I'm just paying attention to the lyrics now - this is about self empowerment! What brilliant writing!! Loving the song even more!!!
Don't deceive your free will at all
Don't deceive your free will at all
Don't deceive your free will at all
Just receive it
Just receive it
It's a shame the most meaningful lyrics in the song are spit out so fast and buried in the mix.
We had parties with your music, back then... ❤ ...music that envelops 👑 you.
In the end when the guy stops and goes the other way while Everyone is going to the same way gives me goosebumps for some reason , I relate , is the power to control your own decisions and the importance of your free will , that most of us forget about and just go with the flock heading to nowhere
Indeed, “One and Only”. That is the whole point. I got the turning around thing at the end right away. What I never saw was this extended version of each member of the band representing an attacking animal. They never played this version on MTV or VH1. They just cut that part out probably because there was no music in that part of the video. No respect to the filmmaker. We see the despair of loneliness represented here, represented by the animals. I think there are other evils in the world that this concept would better fit but I certainly get the parallel being represented. I suppose loneliness is a liability we combat in ourselves though. And I truly do admire the message of the song depicted in the video.
or the flock heading into transormative disaster, like socially IS happening w/ conservatives in the USofA in the R party. That is real, that is happening and denying it will harm society. In the Cia HQ, is a biblical verse about the truth setting us free. True dat.
My dad used to listen to the song as loud as he could. I havent heard this song in many years. Will be added to the playlist.
My dad loved this song as well. 😊
As did mine, we're probably around the same age you and I and man what a time growing up then aye?!?
A legendary timeless hit, that still hits hard to this day
Gente! Como essa música é linda!
Love this song! Near the top of my 80s playlist for sure!
There's so many great 80s music, if I had an 80s Playlist it would be over a thousand songs easily
I love "YES". I love how versatile they are. Roundabout is one of my favorite songs by them but this song is such a different sound and I appreciate both sounds but 80s music makes me so happy. I wish I could have experienced life in the 80s. I envy people who did get to experience it.
As a young teen in the 80's i probably didn't cherish that time in the moment as i do now many years later . Great music and memories from back then . It's awesome you acknowledge great music from this era . cheers .
@@Vetriot6971 .
@@Vetriot6971 well, yeah, but many aren't into themselves, just insecure and budding
it's true, about us who were teens in the 80's, for me, mid 80's. Otoh, it was a tricky time, of massive social changes in the West, and of geopolitical changes of biblical proportions. It was not an easy time at all. The music was very new and eclectic, and many performers were doing their best ever perhaps. It was an mind opening decade, i think. After it, harshness emerged, steadily, puncuated by the sept 11 violence and ensuing difficult times, both economically and socially. And now we reallllly see it.
Sweet slytherin- Yes, the song " Roundabout " ( from their album Fragile ) is quite the classic song and I still think that Roundabout still holds the test of time after all these years!
Yes, and many other of these often called progressive rock groups, are among my favorite genre of rock. This music is multi layered and stands the test of time.
The sound engineering on this song is amazing. I love how some of the instruments sound like the microphones are up super close and recorded in a small room, while others sound distant in a huge hall with heaps of reverb. Incredible contrasts. Also the fantastic effects on the backing vocals when they sing "Owner of a lonely HEART!!" at 4:10... it sounds like the brass section of an orchestra. Also during the breakdown just before the guitar solo... there's a Phil Collins inspired drum roll and Jon shrieks "YEOW!" and then from 4:41 to 4:44 his voice and Trevor Rabin's guitar sound so perfectly blended as they go "Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!".... followed by the weirdest and most unique sounding guitar solo in rock history. Like something aliens would play if they were undercover and trying to blend in as humans. I would love to see a "making of" documentary of this recording. It was a miraculous 80's single this one, coming out of a nowhere from a 70's prog band that many people assumed had faded away into oblivion. One of the greatest rock songs ever, in my opinion. I must've heard it 1000 times, but it never gets old.
Excellent analysis sir!
Trevor Horn was the producer. But Rabin is an excellent producer himself. The ""Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!" is the amazing attack and clarity of a Synclavier with the mind-blowing sampling resolution at 100kHz for the late eighties. Nothing can touch it yet. What you hear in the guitar solo is a pitch shifter copying the audio in a fifth interval.www.guitarworld.com/features/the-secrets-behind-trevor-rabins-guitar-tone-on-yess-owner-of-a-lonely-heart
Digital recording was maturing at this time (symphonic recordings started using digital recording in the late 1970s like DECCA). The clarity and dynamism of digital is exemplified by this album . IRS in England was an early adopter of digital recording for pop records.
@@leonardodutra8787 Trevor maybe has the fairlight at that point. Due to the samples used in this.. but he's a producer on various big tracks by various people
ua-cam.com/video/X3Za2xF3wAc/v-deo.html Here's as close as you can get to a deconstruction of the track with Trevor Horn himself. Enjoy, Carl!
The 80's had some of the best music. I love this song!!!!
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It's a fact
this is one of the best from the 80s though. and it totally transcends the 80s.
as a African American love this song when were men and women were proud of it
Rest assured, I am far from lonely
However.
I recall listening to this song in the past and that was exactly how I felt.
Never again.
10 years prior to this song, Yes was producing totally different music, and they were absolute masters at it. Then they release this song, and prove they also master the pop genre. Absolutely amazing skill.
Kinda like Genesis in that regard, they actually followed a similar trajectory from prog to new wave.
A lot of Rock purists were really upset that Yes went Pop on this song.
@@roiijamez33 Same with Genesis, and nowadays with the band Mastodon. Some people don't move on.
I agree mate.Definitely an under appreciated band. Personally I feel 90125 is one of the best rock albums ever. This is coming from a die hard Led Zep fan.
Trevor Horne(lead singer of the Buggles) produced this album and calls this track his technical masterpiece
Yes, YES indeed.
A rare chart hit by one of the great album bands ever. Such great musicianship!
... done in a dare...😅
@@sergiorobertomuller5089yesoffical
1983
onde estão os brasileiros q gostão d boa música dos anos 60,70,80 e 90 bons tempos q infelizmente não volta mais.meu deus cm o tempo passa!
Jeffeeson Alves nasci nos anos 90. Eu amo essa música!
Essa música toca no seriado todo mundo odeia o Chris kkkkk
Verdade vc tem bom gosto
Nem sou desse tempo, nasci lá pelos anos 2000. Mas acho que tenho “alma de velha”. 😂
Amo músicas antigas, principalmente as dos anos 80.
@@celestialtrait o fato de você ter bom gosto músical, não siguinifica que você é velha, e estas músicas dos anos 60, 70,80 e 90 é para toda a eternidade
One of my absolute favorite songs from childhood ❤️ I wish they still made music like THIS 🎯
I grew up in the 70s and the 80s. It is such a horrible thing that I am homesick for a place that no longer exists. All I have are mere memories of a far simpler less complicated time. With so many wonderful people in my youth. The 80s were an amazing time to be alive.
You are one of many millions, my friend.
I was and always will be the most radical and like for sure time of my youth. When ever I'm feeling down I just hit play button on my cassette boom box. All is most excellent as I ride my Power Peralta board.
Wish it was as easy to go back to the 70's and early 80's as hitting the rewind.
Well at least we rocked that time in our lives and the memories we take with us when we leave this life.
Unfortunately, the skateboard will need to stay along with my prized Dyno BMX freestyle bike..😢
We got the beat for sure 😆🤙
Please...time machine?
My dear, you are right but be aware that seems to be the way we all keep memories of some of our.mots active, vibtating years,! Me too and I count 73 summers! Wellcomw to the people who cheerish special times - but so it will be about today when we count some 10 years more!
NOW can be an amazing time to be alive too if you allow for the possibility.
Esta canção tem um dos riffs mais marcantes que já ouvi, é inconfundível!
One of my first 80s songs I was obsessed with. Constantly telling my mom to put the record on repeat when I was a kid. This song still sounds modern to today's sound 💜
Nah, it’s a very quintessential 80s sounding song.
I always loved the video as a kid.Not till I was older did I start to love the music.
Yes, of course, YES. This was my favourite video for years... I was a rebelious 15 years old kid. I only enjoyed listening to music (even heavy - now I can't bear heavy).. Life is very changeable..
Back in the days i went nuts to this Song, still bumping it today
You are the very definition of "discerning pure class".
Great song !!! never sick and tired of this song....amazing
Great lyrics Great Song Great Group ❤Great Video Alllllright Alllllright ❤.
That beginning riff is flipping amaaaazing! This now 52-year-old inner city black girl had this on full blast back in the day.
Amen sister
@larrycarter3285 : Thanks! Well, it's true. I grew up in the inner city but now live in an apartment in the suburbs..still jamming out to these incredible 80s hits. ❤❤
52 year old inner city black girls that listen to 80s hits own my heart. keep on rockin!
Those were the days 👌
80s music was so universal.Ima 57 blk guy I know what you mean.
I just realized growing up in the 80s was cool. I feel myself lucky.
I spent the 80s wishing I had grown up in the 60s
@@lipby 1983
Growing up in the 80s was about the "coolest" decade anybody could hope for since the 60s, even to this day. I too feel lucky.
@@heliomoonwave Reagan, Thatcher, AIDS, coked up yuppies swine, shock jocks and Challenger jokes, Andrew Dice Clay, dumb action movies--the 80s are when this nation lost its soul.
@@lipby, unnecessary viet nam war, assasination of JFK, massive hippie revolution , liberalisation of ‘free love’ … it all started in 60s . Your nation lost its soul precisely in that era Period
Definitely one of the BEST SONGS and uniquely awesome Music Videos of the '1980s. They definitely don't make them like this anymore! ❤️😍❤️😍
And never will, never fit “The Agenda“ into a video that short!
Like Jon Anderson echoes in the beginning......"Maybe there's another way to do this???!!!"
Ricos en todos los tonos desfaces unos genios de los tonos mezclas en tiempo circunfantes
weellll said
@@snach9700 the lyrics and video spell out the choice we as humans on earth have a choice that will affect all of us.
当時、衝撃を受けた曲の一つであった...!
あの、YESの曲とは思えないと、大いに驚き、
また大好きな曲だ！
YESの大ヒット名曲中の名曲です🎶
I liked this song when it first
came out, thought it was different for YES, and it turned out it’s exactly what they needed to give them a presence for another 23 years
The 'sound' and music style of the eighties is incredible. Best times.
Ps: her name is Rio
I agree! The best music decade!!
Definitely the best times. Takes me back.
This song has given me a new meaning, after getting out of a manipulative friendship a year ago.
I have been listening to this more and more currently. The song is helping me to move on
P.S Thank you Yes!
Never noticed the ending before, "don't you leave your free will at home".
You did excellent, to recognize, and move on.
Une autre époque ! Fantastique😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
Not only the song is a masterpiece, the video as well. It seems when the 2010s arrived, a lack of imagination and creativity became the order of the day.
Wahhhh. Everything new is tired and OvErDoNe!
Ironically the eighties were the exact thing you're complaining about
there has never not been unimaginative music, you just don't remember it because it never survives its own time. just as there is still creative music being made right now, and it's only a matter of finding it.
@Max Milella Uhm, I'm an Xer.
from what ive seen 80s music videos were made on a shoe string budget people were busy going out and enjoying themselves it was morea about live acts than music videos , in the 90s videos were better the music wasnt as much
A masterpiece from 1983 that just keeps on giving! Love to relive this era!!!
A década de 80 foi a década de ouro da música e da criatividade.
I Love the 1980s, More.
I would give up everything to live in the 80s again. Greatest decade ever !
The 80s were great. Great music from that Era. Yes has great music including this song and video.
The beat,the rhythm.. priceless masterpiece 💕
Hi I recommend a new indie song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix
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Absolutely !
0:23 they say the bandana was on his head when they started playing , but he played so hard it ended up around his neck. you can tell by the agitation on his face !!
The bandanna was around his neck the whole time even from the beginning
Still a masterpiece today. Song is simply badass!
I saw them in April of 1975. A PHENOMENAL concert! Fantastic!
I saw them in the summer of 1977 at Hampton Roads Coliseum in Norfolk, VA with Donovan (Sunshine Superman, Hurdy Hurdy Man). YES was fantastic. "Roundabout" has been one of my favorites since 1971. Jon Anderson singing lead really made that concert special. Had a cast on my left leg during concert.
I saw Yes rocking Fragile in March 1972. Black Sabbath rocked Paranoid, too. Unforgettable performances!
@@dalehood18461983
One of the few bands i find interesting in how they changed the way their music is over time. Still one of my faves
One of the best tracks of the 80's from my childhood!👌🏽💯😊
What a pretty and wonderful woman ,hello my darling ?
What is the story it tells...is that a movie take-out in this song ????
I don't think so, the original music video usually didn't include the animal section.
Most girls didn't like this song. Glad to see you did.
The 80s ... what a period of music ,it will go down in history as the most expressive and hit songs of a decade
Totally agree.
Yup. That's a fact
Of any decade the song still sounds fresh
yes, what a period of music, and no coincidence that the world entirely transformed geopolitically and psychosocially during it.
@@18_rabbit do you remember everyone happy, it was new beginning and we were part of it...
This hit song was released in Oct 1983. It hit #28 in the UK and #1 in the U.S.A. The class of 1984 was rocking to this tune for the next several months. I was a sophomore in high school and enjoying life in Southern California. 39 years later and it's still rock'in
Peter North also started his adult film career then
А мы в это время сидели в заперти в советском союзе.😒
Thanks for sharing. Have a great summer
@@denispetrov2216 Was it better then or now?
@@denispetrov2216Всё равно все это слушали, и знали, кто хотел, тот был в теме🤟🤟🤟
Masterpiece.
A beautiful, powerful song.
one of the best songs ever written, pure genius, thanks Trevor Rabin
It reminds me of strange situations ...
@@mikimelillo4909 I hope you will check this comment, What does that mean? ANd also, how did I get here? Im scared.
Yes used to be so much better than this average song
Tied right in with 1984, the film i mean, didn't it.
Thank God for MTV.
Because A young black teen from Philly would have never heard of YES!
Ron Jay riiiiiight?????👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@Bishop Dong Magic Shlong. That doesn't prove anything at all. Because perhaps he never SAW the movie "Night School". MTV played everywhere in the world. On everybody's televisions. Not everybody has heard of the movie "Night School". I'VE never even heard of it. And it's VERY possible that Ron Jay has never heard of it either.
@Bishop Dong Magic Shlong. Going by your previous comment and THIS comment, absolutely, unequivocally, indubitably, 100% not as dumb as you.😁
@Bishop Dong Magic Shlong I have a right to comment. Everybody's opinion is apparently worth only two cents when somebody doesn't like it. His point was that he would have never heard of Yes if it wasn't for MTV. And I was backing that up. Just because that movie came out doesn't mean anything. The point is is that he credits MTV for discovering Yes. and if he had never had this channel he would have never heard of them otherwise. And I believe him.
Black people love all kinds of music, too. We are more than just R and B, Blues, Soul, and Gospel. I love Yes.
One of my favorite songs from my childhood. And it still sounds as gorgeous as ever.
And I state one thing I am African American were when this came out love it
YES--мастера звука,мастера глубины звука и глубинной мелодии,те в чьё звучание надо вслушиваться,мелодии,которые доходят не сразу...
One of the greatest rock songs of all time.
+GranSS97 from one of the greatest Progressive Rock bands of all time
true ! definitely a master piece in rock !
INDEED!
So much like the Police, with more sound. Hard with a 3 piece.
nothing like the Police to me but okay
Legends never die! Rock on!!
The greatest songs are those you never get tired of listening to. I've been listening to this so many times !
Me too. Probably Thousands of times 😊
Si Dios dispusiera que me vaya hoy y volviera a nacer en el momento que yo elija, solo le pediría que en cualquier edad entre los 5 y 90 años viviera en los 80's
Gracias Señor por tanta música!
it is and it will be a masterpiece forever.🤩
Muito bom!!!!
Sempre muito bom!!!!!
Como é bom saber que tive a oportunidade de viver momentos de boas músicas!!!!!
Hoje sofremos muito com tanta poluição sonora!!!!!
Yo no xq sigo mi estilo. Ochentosa.❤
@@alejandrobarbacil859
Bom gosto musical!!!!
Parabéns !!!!!
What i love about this song is that YES make feel you so catchy ad easy a song that is really complex and technical... this is genius...
THe def of progrock!
It's called Trevor Horn...
My favorite tune by them..
that guitar chord/cluster at 4:47 or 4:48...**chef's kiss** just superb
It's really impressive how YES reinvented itself as the time passed
Great comment- they let their love of music, not trends, carry them through the decades.
I loved Alan white. He is awesome thank you for the music R.I.P
RIP
So this song has two official music videos?
I loved him the mostest
@@taekwondotime That's not what Wikipedia has said... there is a lipsync performance of it at ua-cam.com/video/vpIduDaggVA/v-deo.html, but that's not officially from the record company. That features the actual keyboardist, Tony Kaye, while Eddie Jobson who was temporarily with the group appeared briefly in the official video.
@@bobjersey That's the one I'm referring to! You found it! :)
I'm guessing one of those videos only aired in select markets or maybe the video was redone because they didn't like it?
That guitar riff at 4:40 was unbelievable
It's a solo, not a riff
One of the most iconic songs of my life. I loved it as a kid and I love it even more now.
A number one song from early 1984.
Fala sério! Aí é música de primeira sem dúvida;
Rolon 👍 de rolones 💪💪es un balsamo para los oidos escuchar esta cancion con tanta musica basura de hoy❤
Such a timeless classic still sounds brill now in 2018
The intro alone into this song is masterfully brilliant.
Catherine Hart Agreed 1000%
Distinctly their own. :)
Omg u r so right
Rabins guitar is perfect in this song
Have you ever listened to close to the edge? If you haven't, please do it.
The series,The Dead Boy Detectives) used for an episode of the Netflix series and i suddenly remembered how amazing this track is! Totally took me back to a simpler time! Amazing track, timeless, and a classic! Thank you for being a total memory maker.
This song was well ahead of its time. Still holds up
This song has the mist 80s sound ever.
How was it ahead of its time?
@@ashton606 Move yourself. You are always living your life. You don't think about the future. See yourself. You and you and nothing, shake, shake yourself. :) Owner of a Lonely Heart.
@@ashton606 I was 10-11 years old when this was released, and productionwise - the combo of Trevor Horne's production and the band's songs & playing - the 90125 album was a sonical quantum leap compared to most other stuff around.
12 years before that they had released an infinitely better work, the album "fragile" which has songs like roundabout (the to be continue song) and heart of the sunrise
It does better than holding up. It's simply better than music being released now. It outclasses it.
What a riff! M A S T E R P I E C E ❤
Yes 👍 great song. I was in high school when this song came out. Class of 1984
Me too bro! Philly boy here
I totally agree. In 84 I was a 20 year old Marine Corps corporal and this album blew me away.
Class of 82
You guys are so lucky class of 1999 over here.
Class of '88 here. The 70's & 80's were a wonderful time to grow up here in the US. And yes, this song blew me away as well!
I was in 7th grade,still in elementary school. But it was so much fun!
I remember the summer 1984 listening this song on a radio, what a time to be alive.
Good music lives forever.
Amen to that!
Patricia Lima Agreed!!!🎸📻
Amen to that!
Preach it ❤👂
Patricia Lima it sure does or should i say YES it does
This song has a special place in my heart! I was 13 years old when it came out and this song marked the beginning of my adolescence.❤
My aunt had mental issues around this time. This video reminded me of her illness. She loved this video. Today I understand this video was speaking to her mental state of mind❤
Some peoples' state of mental.health is influenced by others. Perhaps, offer ur aunt kindness instead of judgment and resentment. That might go a loooooooooooong way to help her
I ever IMAGINED JAY Z & NAS AND LIL KIM SAMPLING THIS SONG AND DOING A SONG NAMED '' NEW YORK IS IN OUR BLOOD '' WHAT A SONG IT WILL BE WITH JHON LEGEND IN THE HOOK...... HAND DOWN
@@ckshubins4981talk about Judgey, he wasn't at all However you exude Judgemental Vibes. I hope you heal🤗❤️🙃
The pinnacle of guitar tone. And I’m not even a Yes fan (except this legend of a song obviously).
When I first listened to to this song I was around 6 or 7 watching pre recorded tapes my father had taped to watch another day and this was one of the songs that was in my dads VHS, I've loved it ever since💖
Never gets old
completely same i just first herad this song when i was about 8 and ich found it in my dads music collection
I also listened to their songs when I was a child with my father, we are Italian, we live in Italy, but we love their songs and we still listen to them today that I am 26 years old and he 55
one of the best songs that defined our generation, the 80's
Yep! -- And it's in my top 5 videos of the 80s as well :)
You´re right!
Miami Vice Theme song?!
😷😷😷😷😷😷😷👮
rush