YES - 'Owner of a Lonely Heart' Reaction! The Paradox of Loneliness! Plus the Video is Weird!!

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"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by the British progressive rock band Yes. It was released as a single in October 1983 and became one of their most successful singles, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. The song was also a significant hit internationally, charting high in several countries.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" was written by Yes members Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson, Chris Squire, and Trevor Horn. It marked a departure from the band's previous sound, incorporating elements of pop, new wave, and synth-rock.
The song was produced by Trevor Horn, who was known for his work with bands like The Buggles and later became a prominent producer in the music industry.
As mentioned, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" topped the charts in the United States, making it Yes' first and only number-one single. It also performed well in other countries, reaching the top ten in the UK and Canada, among others.
The song is characterized by its catchy guitar riff, synthesizer hooks, and energetic rhythm section. It features a blend of electronic and traditional rock elements, giving it a unique and modern sound for its time.
The music video for "Owner of a Lonely Heart" received heavy rotation on MTV, contributing to the song's success. It features surreal imagery and visual effects, reflecting the experimental nature of the song.
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" remains one of Yes' most recognizable songs and is often cited as a classic of 1980s rock music. It has been covered and sampled by various artists and continues to be a staple of classic rock radio playlists.
Overall, "Owner of a Lonely Heart" represents a significant moment in Yes' career, marking their successful transition to a more commercially oriented sound while still retaining their progressive rock roots.

[@VernonOdom-jw4ko]

"Roundabout" by Yes, released in 1970. It is their first Masterpiece and the introduction into the rabbit hole of YES who are the pioneers of PROG Rock.

[@chellj8175]

Yes !!!

[@chrisw3421]

It's a must... these guys would love Roundabout

[@renlessard]

Back in 83 this was aa cool video. The song at least still holds up even if the video doesn't

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Yes ..the band reinvented themselves in the 80s.. iconic album.....not one bad record of this Album....Triple Dog Dare you to react to " It Can Happen" and " Changes" from this Album. ❤

[@kimberlyloscar610]

Roundabout!!!

[@xtrmfc]

This song is on my forever 80’s playlist… Great song to start off any 80’s playlist…

[@vernonallen3370]

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time but, it hasn’t aged well and frankly the song is good enough to not need such a distracting video.

[@pridehunter2507]

This song was dope and has been sampled several times by Rap artists. That bass line was funky and the video was creative & entertaining

[@Hisseefits]

You guys gotta do Roundabout.

[@mikemicrael5749]

If you guys don't know Yes, you should start with the studio version of "Roundabout" and then check out the live version of "Yours Is No Disgrace" from the movie Yessongs from 1972. Best live band ever!!

[@harish71]

Roundabout is classic !

[@rousiecat4615]

Wow so I grew up in Lititz PA where Claire Bros formed who did and still does do sound and shows for musicians. Now called Claire Global. My brother worked for Clair Bros and when YES was at the water street studio he took me down there to meet some of them. I got to meet Allan White the drummer. My brother told me to let him kiss my hand because if I didn’t he would get on the floor and bite my ankles 😂 I saw Rick Wakemans keyboard set up. Back in the 70’s you could meet groups like this because there wasn’t a lot of security issues like there are today. I went to school with all the Clair Bros kids so we always knew who was in town at any given moment. Michael Jackson loved Lititz because it’s a small town and no one ever bothered him. Just a little history and now I feel old 🤔😆

[@chicagocubs71]

Fellas, I got to C Yes in Downtown Orlando free concert series, n they have big time hits n Owner Of The Lonely Heart is one of the favorites. Rip Chris Squire who played Bass Guitar & Rip Alan White who played Drums!!!

[@purfctwmn]

Saw them in concert and was blown away

[@nancymjohnson]

Never heard of Yes??? No! That can’t be. Best band ever

[@scottlaughlin9897]

Roundabout is a must! Chris Squire on that Bass will blow your freakin’ mind! And Rick Wakeman on the Keys. Lord have mercy.

[@loisrogers9042]

I can't help but chuckle every time I think of this song because of the scene it was used in in, "The Breakup", w Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn 😂

[@itsmeshay8089]

Forever play list song! Please do Roundabout by Yes! I love you guys! Much love from Detroit!!!

[@mikemicrael5749]

Another call for early Yes from Detroit, rock and roll city.

[@prodigal71]

Oh gotta love those '80s videos 🤣🤣...looking back the cheese is so funny to me...but the song is SOOO good. My intro to Yes & I love almost everything by them.

[@lordessducky8494]

I love cheese… YUM!

[@sherriandwaynejohnson3185]

This is such an amazing song. I feel very blessed growing up as a tween/teen in the 80s. It was the best time to grow up the best music and this song brings back. Great memories.

[@chellj8175]

Same !! We were very lucky !!

[@gregheath8106]

My first concert was Yes in Chicago when they toured for this album back around '84.

[@Johnny_Socko]

This is my #1 favorite song of the 1980s. And the video is probably in my top 5...because it's just so WEIRD, lol. This was the re-forming of Yes, and some of their 1970s fans did not like the album (90125), but I thought they did an amazing job of bringing their specific brand of prog-rock creativity and merging it with (then) modern 80s soundscapes. I happen to think it is a killer album, and I don't care that it doesn't sound exactly like all of their 1970s output. It's nice when a band is not afraid to evolve.

[@lesblatnyak5947]

Nice gentlemen and correct about that video. I've been dancing to Roundabout for 53 years, y'all should give it a look c ✨️🎶✨️

[@bossfan49]

I'm with Ollie... i like to say it like Marv Albert during NBA playoffs. YES! AND IT COUNTS! 🏀

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Videos of the 80s were hit or miss, like this one. Another example Tears for Fears " EVERY ONE WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD, ...the 80s was an experiment , video, absolutely took away from the genius of the artist......please react to Studio version of " " It Can Happen" ...from same album...

[@terryconnelly484]

I'm so glad you did the extended version of the video... I grew up with this on MTV.This was one of my first cassette tapes i bought from columbia house.. fifteen for a penny

[@mamaflush9945]

Storm Thorgerson directed the video and is best known for closely working with groups such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, just to name a few; he directed their music videos and he even helped on many of the band's album artwork. The video was his work and he felt that the complexity of visual imagery matched the song's unconventional sound (although I would agree, today the video is distracting) also one must remember this is at the very beginning of the MTV era. Here's another one of their songs, if interested. "YES - Roundabout (Original 1971)" Enjoyed rocking with you, peace out~

[@christarpley6861]

This is my favorite song by them it's definitely a jam

[@davidfowler2720]

This track was heavily sampled in "Dearly Beloved" by hip-hop group Black by Demand on Tommy Boy Records in '89,

[@calguy3838]

80's Yes is a very different animal from 70's Yes, which was their "classic". "Roundabout" is probably the best introduction to what Yes was all about in that period.

[@tombreeden595]

Yours is No Disgrace - first album

[@justinam7117]

Love this song.

[@caynafay5960]

Great song from a great band. The video... In the producer's head it was probably a great idea and made sense 😁

[@heidij1967]

Sorry for the absence. Great reaction to an INCREDIBLE song/video!!!! Loves this!!!

[@valdisgulbis7430]

Good music never gets old! 😊

[@chellj8175]

Starship Trooper is a awesome awesome song !! Love YES!!

[@cityhonors1]

🤗 I wore the grooves out of my 12" extended version of this song! 🥰🐰

[@EarthWalker2023]

🔥

[@loriec2452]

My husband and I are old Yes people. WTF was that video? Do listen to more. The reincarnated Yes in concert was one of the best shows we have seen with the band. We saw them 3X total. Listen to more. Please. 🎭

[@johnathanstruble1064]

Have you gentlemen and reacted to Queen, LIVE AID concert , 1985, Wembley Stadium? If you have disregard, if you haven't, well.. shucky Ducky. ❤😂

[@indierockyhockey]

I luv you for doing this. YES! 😂

[@ericj166]

agree 100%. Song was great- and as always with Yes, their musicianship. Over indulgent video however, but hey this was the 80's, there was a lot of it about.

[@indierockyhockey]

Total 80s video gotta love it.

[@DaveBeard24]

A true Masterpiece in Music History ❤❤❤ a timeless Rocker and Banger

[@mollieking7432]

Wow! Loved dancing to this back in the day, but never saw the video before!

[@indierockyhockey]

Yeah ok the video is total 80s it's ridiculous lol but gotta love Jon's & Trevor's voices together, along with Chris' bass and vocals... Slamming.

[@linkloudenback8359]

A lot of the artists in the early eighties were not fans of making videos. It took some convincing by studios to get artists to make videos. Especially the artists that were around in the sixties and seventies. This one started out okay but of course they decided to take it to another place. This was probably because they were around in the seventies and wasn’t fans of the idea of videos. Plus this was a different style of music that was done on this album. The previous style was more progressive. Similar to early Genesis.

[@chicagocubs71]

U guys have to react to Yes song called Changes.

[@maureenlyons-brennan1146]

I had the biggest crush on Trevor Rabin. Got Chris Squire’s autograph on this tour.

[@rosshartley5807]

Roundabout is the one everybody reacts to, for good reason. Early Yes is the best!

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

The song Tic Tac Toe by Kyper heavily sampled this song in 1990.

[@thomasmcginnis2782]

Check out "Leave it", another good song snd strange video on same album

[@Marie-or8uj]

That intro always gets me❤

[@gregwilliams135]

Got a great song for u guys..local indlps band roadmaster ended up with a huge hit called sweet sweet music..find the live version..great concert band..lead guitarist ended being mellencamps lead..great singer

[@pridehunter2507]

Yall should review Rolling Stones' Undercover Of The Night

[@EccentricAuntWanda1]

Check out the studio version of ROUNDABOUT for some great bass!

[@vincentsweargen8436]

This was the jam back when I was in college. It was in all the DJ mixes and I went and HBCU (Jackson State) so it had to be a banger.

[@chellj8175]

Love YES !!!! Old Yes is better but I love ALL YES !’ Jon Anderson has a great voice ❤❤❤❤ !! Check out some old videos from their early days !! They are awesome !!

[@chuckvelten5337]

Check out the song that they put out in the late 1970s. When they for short period of time had a replacement singer. The name of the song is called Tempest Fugit. With producer bass player and vocalist Trevor Horn leading the group. And although Chris Squire was still on base in the group. This was a multi-talented musician to take over the vocals. It doesn't sound like you're typical Yes song. Great baseline in the song great groove in the song. Trevor Horn was them gentleman who sang lead on the Buggles song. Video killed the radio star. Worth checking out. Keep up the good work and take care !

[@bobbwebb9327]

I highly recommend Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart (Live At The Apollo) - One of the best live recordings I've ever seen or heard. Better than the original in my opinion. I believe it's from 2017. And no distracting video interlude.

[@wendyt7958]

I agree...I never liked the video, but the song is bomb!

[@indierockyhockey]

Green fields, snakes and birds lol just get to the song! (PS- Trevor Rabin 👍 )

[@nelliejewell2665]

Don’t be put off by that cheesy video. I never saw a Yes video and don’t care to see much before videos came out. Hit Roundabout. That will blow you away.

[@sjddds]

I knew the song, it’s my first time seeing the video. I agree, the song is much better than the video

[@cindyp1033]

Video is weird, song is fire 🔥

[@TheAmazingSpaghetti]

The band had no input into the video, and the video doesnt relate to the song. But it is a great song. Their 70's stuff is what you should really check out, start with Roundabout.

[@GTO4now]

YES! 😊 I have to agree with you...great song, terrible video! 😂 This band was killing it in the '70s, and the members kind of came & went. Trevor Rabin hooked up with Chris Squire, Alan White & Tony Kaye in the early 80's with the intention of forming a new band, but management thought it might be best to bring in Jon Anderson as lead singer and make a new YES album. It worked out ok for all involved! Some old school YES fans didn't like the change, but I think most came around eventually. The new band definitely had some good material and a fresh sound. Very iconic 80's music with a little bit of prog mixed in here & there. All of the members of YES were very talented and they have many fantastic songs. This could be a very deep rabbit hole to go down.😊

[@jameskirschling7887]

This is when I stopped listening to Yes. They went commercial in my opinion. I can listen to this song if it comes on but I won't search for it. I suggest, I'm sure I'm not the only one, that you go back to the beginning with Yes. I think the song Close To The Edge will blow your minds, I suggest the studio version.

[@tomgeiger7058]

Do roundabout

[@randychampion184]

Olli: "Yes!"

[@PK1971PK]

Yes did a lot of things that didn't make much sense and this video was one of them--made some damn good music, tho, so it was all good.

[@michaeltveten8458]

Video killed the radio star….No lie.

[@ettoreiannacito5407]

Great song but video definitely distracting. Check out Lowdown by Boz Scaggs. Super funky and a great song.

[@Callisto_Arcas]

You guys were great, as usual. And, I love the band AND the song. But, that music video sucked! Lol

[@indierockyhockey]

Go bird!

[@glendawright4682]

Tripping out. Acid or what.

[@claudiahansen4938]

Great hustle song. Oddly.

[@chantellecline6945]

I feel like in the 80s directors were doing just too much sometimes. But I did show this video to my mother who was a huge Yes fan and she said the lead singer was just weird, even though she loved the group. Ha ha, so who know why they went this direction.

[@Truth-Teller57]

Looks familiar 🤔 This is where they got the idea of the Matrix from starring Keanu Reeves the roof top scene i loved the video well acted .

[@georgeburke2678]

This exact video played on MTV for a couple of weeks and then it was edited to start as the dude was walking across the bridge, and was grabbed.......... Took away that distracting first 90 seconds.

[@edwardcapobianco2975]

Chris Squire still doing it on the bass but this is really commercial for Yes.

[@PeteGeorge]

Great song... bizarre video. 😅

[@Thejazzfan66]

This song, and the album 90125, caused a big division between old school and new Yes fans. The old school did not like this song.

[@ezed3902]

Good song. Weirdest video ever.

[@Clownmeati8]

I remember when this video came out, never connected to the depth of the song.. YES is complex deep and incredibly talented. I love this song and the vid is cool in its own right at the time but dont think this is all YES is.. PLEASE see more of them before you make up your minds..

[@sc5216]

Its well documented that the members did not like making videos at all.

[@harlee2191]

I don't remember this? Mtv must have trimmed it down 😂😂😂

[@terryconnelly484]

Carefully more cowbell it was in there

[@johng.8517]

The video doesn't really make much sense. It takes away from the song. YES is the greatest progressive rock band in my opinion. I just subscribed. I subscribe to anyone who reacts to them as will many other YES fans so keep them coming. Loads of greats including "Roundabout", "Awaken", "The Gates of Delirium", "Close to the Edge", "And You and I", "Turn of the Century", "Starship Trooper", "Perpetual Change", "The Revealing Science of God", lots more.

[@kierstenridgway4634]

😂 I have never seen this video! 😆🤣 I knew he was gonna turn into a bird!! 😆 Damn you gotta love those corny 80s videos! The song is better without the video/stupid movie thing!

[@bradjbourgeois73]

This was a cheesy video with a great song. LOL. Kyper, a rapper from Baton Rouge, sampled this is his song TIC TAC TOE. It was huge in Louisiana where I'm from back in the early 90's.

[@jerryclark1903]

Love the song/music, hate the video.

[@DavidImiri]

That's not the Yes you should be listening to! It may be their biggest seller, but nothing like classic Yes. Roundabout is a great introduction, then any track from the Close To The Edge album. Strap in if you go for the 20 minute title track though, it's acclaimed by most as the all time greatest iconic prog rock epic. Enjoy!

[@INSTRUMENTALILLNESS]

Agreed. The song is amazing, but the video was not fluid with the song.

[@GoWestYoungMan]

People in the 80s took a lot of creative license with videos but remember this one being cliche and distracting. I liked that people took chances back then but this video never quite worked.

[@erichanson3721]

The video ruined the flow of the song ! Selfish director I assume..

[@susiek8475]

Trevor Rabin hated the video, I don’t think the band had anything to do with it

[@TheDivayenta]

Videographers must have giant egos seeing as how they make vids that have nothing to do with the song.

[@frasercathygartside1356]

crap video - amazing song... the danger of the video age -- some dismissed the musician because video director was out of their mind... the album '90215' is produced by Trevor Horn who updated their sound with tech/studio wizardry but the songs are powerful

[@gailcalderone5229]

Song was good..The video was painful..

[@wheredidthetimego8087]

Yes the videos back then were pretty lame.

[@michaelgriffin2083]

goofy.... watch close to the edge

[@mikemicrael5749]

This is a stupid video for a decent song by Yes. I suggest you focus on the early '70s through mid '70s era for their best progressive work. Yes will blow your mind.

[@indierockyhockey]

It's ok to like 80s YES