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Raised on Radio #23 -Yes
Jan. 29th, 2013 05:27 pmJanuary 1984 undoubtedly is the height of Yes's popularity. The song "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was #1 for four weeks.
Yes, of course, had a well-established history before that as a well-loved prog-rock band (The songs "Roundabout"and "All Good People" were Top 40 hits in 1971 and are still classic rock standards). Nor should I discount more recent history (By 1989, I was heavy into FM Rock, and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe was a big deal- #30 on the album charts)
Of course, I didn't know this when I was 9, but it probably didn't matter, as I think a lot of America probably thought they were a new band.
Things probably couldn't have been more perfect. Yes's single fit well with the pop side of new wave, and yet also did well with fans of the Arena Rock bands of the day. It was a perfect moment as captured on the album 90125. (Yes would also fit prominently if I did songs of my High School years- Kyper went to #14 with a club hit that crossed over which prominently sampled "Owner.." called "Tic Tac Toe". Plus the song was explicitly about sex, so it was popular with 16 year olds, which I was, at the time).
Like many bands, it was tough to follow it up, though Big Generator yielded two hits towards the bottom of the Top 40 in 1987.
Yes's follow-up single "Leave it" (the only other Top 40 song from 90215) went to #24.
I remember liking it a lot better. Though "Owner of a Lonely Heart" has aged better than the eccentric follow-up, I got to keep things true, so here it is.
Yes, of course, had a well-established history before that as a well-loved prog-rock band (The songs "Roundabout"and "All Good People" were Top 40 hits in 1971 and are still classic rock standards). Nor should I discount more recent history (By 1989, I was heavy into FM Rock, and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe was a big deal- #30 on the album charts)
Of course, I didn't know this when I was 9, but it probably didn't matter, as I think a lot of America probably thought they were a new band.
Things probably couldn't have been more perfect. Yes's single fit well with the pop side of new wave, and yet also did well with fans of the Arena Rock bands of the day. It was a perfect moment as captured on the album 90125. (Yes would also fit prominently if I did songs of my High School years- Kyper went to #14 with a club hit that crossed over which prominently sampled "Owner.." called "Tic Tac Toe". Plus the song was explicitly about sex, so it was popular with 16 year olds, which I was, at the time).
Like many bands, it was tough to follow it up, though Big Generator yielded two hits towards the bottom of the Top 40 in 1987.
Yes's follow-up single "Leave it" (the only other Top 40 song from 90215) went to #24.
I remember liking it a lot better. Though "Owner of a Lonely Heart" has aged better than the eccentric follow-up, I got to keep things true, so here it is.
