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About This Track
“Owner of a Lonely Heart” is a song by the progressive rock band Yes. It is the opening track of their 1983 album 90125. Written primarily by Trevor Rabin (who was new to the band at the time), the song reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 — to date Yes’ biggest chart success by far. Since then, it has seen many releases; the original release had Our Song as the b-side, while others had various b-sides such as Leave It, Make It Easy, and remixes of this song.
Standout features of the song include the catchy, heavily distorted introductory guitar riff, which establishes a motif for the song; producer Trevor Horn’s innovative use of jarring, heavily synchopated orchestra hits and other high-tech sound effects; Rabin’s disorienting, schizophrenic guitar solo, which was played through an MXR Pitch Transposer, which mixed the original note with one a perfect fifth higher.
“Owner of a Lonely Heart” has been remixed several times, most notably by Max Graham in April 2005; his version reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart and the music video is still popular. 808 State also did remixes (‘2 Close To the Edge Mix’ and ‘Not Fragile Mix’). and Kyper used riffs of the song in his own song “Tic-Tac-Toe”. The title is also covered by 2 Ruff in year 1998. The song is also covered by Colin Blunstone, backed by an orchestra. Yet another remix was done in 2004 by Deep Dish.
Standout features of the song include the catchy, heavily distorted introductory guitar riff, which establishes a motif for the song; producer Trevor Horn’s innovative use of jarring, heavily synchopated orchestra hits and other high-tech sound effects; Rabin’s disorienting, schizophrenic guitar solo, which was played through an MXR Pitch Transposer, which mixed the original note with one a perfect fifth higher.
“Owner of a Lonely Heart” has been remixed several times, most notably by Max Graham in April 2005; his version reached number nine in the UK Singles Chart and the music video is still popular. 808 State also did remixes (‘2 Close To the Edge Mix’ and ‘Not Fragile Mix’). and Kyper used riffs of the song in his own song “Tic-Tac-Toe”. The title is also covered by 2 Ruff in year 1998. The song is also covered by Colin Blunstone, backed by an orchestra. Yet another remix was done in 2004 by Deep Dish.
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zykoveddy wrote:
Yes gone Pop. Still better than most of the other crap from that era [2]
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BeeGeeBounce wrote:
GTA Vice City!!
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DATA310 wrote:
Absolutely positively all time favorite! I Love Love this SONG!!!
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kemp678 wrote:
Yesssssss! Yes.
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Mactele52 wrote:
Yes gone Pop. Still better than most of the other crap from that era
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niterider0007 wrote:
WOW THE 80S
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Thuh_Ghoti wrote:
I know I'm high when I'm actually enjoying this song.
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PartySanCTG wrote:
"Is it really better than 'owner of a perfectly functional cheese slicer?'"
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LBCulver wrote:
One of the best but not the best. Not as much of a high note and harmonius track as some others.
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scientist4u wrote:
one of there best !!
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Marjo47 wrote:
classic
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oldiesfanjohn wrote:
Jon`s classic vocals
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enzo5 wrote:
For Yes, "selling out" was making more great music.
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xtwntraphq wrote:
What Medical wrote. Hands down.
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rakkaussattuu wrote:
Owner of A Lonely Hearts is better than Owner of A Broken Hearts - sad, but true - my favorite song :)
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KingFahtah wrote:
Awesomes
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Nils-erik_mulle wrote:
\o/
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BamBino1951 wrote:
Yes the MTV video of this song is what made it work. That's probably why I liked the song. Not quite in the true Yes tradition but understandable for a band trying to make the transition in the dying days of what we now call Progressive Rock.
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WhatsMedicalMJ wrote:
I prefer the studio version.
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ericshep wrote:
owner of a juicy fart? but i do really love this song. one of my favs off this album!
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