Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart
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Yes est un groupe rock britannique ayant connu un succès international grâce à la qualité de sa musique progressive et symphonique. Considérés comme pionnier du genre, Yes est connu pour ses chansons longues et structurées, aux paroles riches et mystiques, pour ses pochettes d'album élaborées facilement identifiables et pour le talent de ses prestations scéniques. Dix-huit musiciens ont fait partie du groupe au cours de son histoire. Il est constitué depuis 2012 du chanteur Jon Davison, du bassiste Chris Squire, du guitariste Steve Howe, du batteur Alan White et du claviériste Geoff Downes.
Créé en 1968 par Squire et Jon Anderson, la première formation incluait également le guitariste Peter Banks, le claviériste Tony Kaye et le batteur Bill Bruford. Ils réalisèrent deux albums qui se vendirent peu et ne reçurent pas de critiques positives. Yes commença à avoir du succès après la sortie du Yes Album (1971) avec l'arrivée de Steve Howe et de Fragile (1971), qui marquait les débuts avec le groupe de l'ex-Strawbs Rick Wakeman.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album 90125, released in 1983. Written primarily by guitarist Trevor Rabin, contributions were made to the final version by lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire and producer Trevor Horn.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" was released in October 1983, as the album's first single. It was a commercial success in the United States, becoming the band's first and only single to reach number one on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[2] The song went to #62 on 5 November 1983 and climbed into the top 10 within 7 weeks. In 1984, the song made #8 on the year-end charts.
The song has been sampled by various artists including Michael Jackson, Frank Zappa and Max Graham, whose 2005 single reached the top 10 in the UK chart. The single was reissued various times throughout the 1980s and 1990s with different remix versions and B-sides.
Music video
The song's music video was shown in heavy rotation on MTV,[10] introducing the revamped Yes lineup and sound to a new generation of fans largely unfamiliar with the band's very different earlier work, which had helped to define the genre of progressive rock. The video seems to be inspired by Kafka "The Trial" or maybe George Orwell's "1984".
Keyboardist Tony Kaye does not appear in the video, as at the time of the video shoot, Eddie Jobson was standing in as the band's keyboardist. Jobson can be seen briefly in a few quick shots, but he was not part of the video's "animal transformation" scene in which the other four band members take part. Ultimately, Kaye returned to the lineup, and Jobson never recorded any material with the band.
Créé en 1968 par Squire et Jon Anderson, la première formation incluait également le guitariste Peter Banks, le claviériste Tony Kaye et le batteur Bill Bruford. Ils réalisèrent deux albums qui se vendirent peu et ne reçurent pas de critiques positives. Yes commença à avoir du succès après la sortie du Yes Album (1971) avec l'arrivée de Steve Howe et de Fragile (1971), qui marquait les débuts avec le groupe de l'ex-Strawbs Rick Wakeman.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by the English progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album 90125, released in 1983. Written primarily by guitarist Trevor Rabin, contributions were made to the final version by lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire and producer Trevor Horn.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" was released in October 1983, as the album's first single. It was a commercial success in the United States, becoming the band's first and only single to reach number one on Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.[2] The song went to #62 on 5 November 1983 and climbed into the top 10 within 7 weeks. In 1984, the song made #8 on the year-end charts.
The song has been sampled by various artists including Michael Jackson, Frank Zappa and Max Graham, whose 2005 single reached the top 10 in the UK chart. The single was reissued various times throughout the 1980s and 1990s with different remix versions and B-sides.
Music video
The song's music video was shown in heavy rotation on MTV,[10] introducing the revamped Yes lineup and sound to a new generation of fans largely unfamiliar with the band's very different earlier work, which had helped to define the genre of progressive rock. The video seems to be inspired by Kafka "The Trial" or maybe George Orwell's "1984".
Keyboardist Tony Kaye does not appear in the video, as at the time of the video shoot, Eddie Jobson was standing in as the band's keyboardist. Jobson can be seen briefly in a few quick shots, but he was not part of the video's "animal transformation" scene in which the other four band members take part. Ultimately, Kaye returned to the lineup, and Jobson never recorded any material with the band.