Picked UP GUITAR & Wrote FULL SONG on the TOILET! BECAME a 1980s CLASSIC! Professor of Rock
Coming up, it’s the remarkable story of a #1 rock song from 1984 that was written on the porcelain throne. ya the Yes #1 classic rock standard, Owner of a Lonely Heart was written by Trevor Rabin while sitting on the pot In fact, Trevor said he wasn’t ashamed to sing in the loo. well, it’s hard to argue with the results. But even more importantly, this song was instrumental in bringing one of the greatest prog-rock bands of the 70s back from the dead and into the 80s. After years of being broken up, the founding members including Chris Squire and singer Jon Anderson, plus some new faces including producer Trevor Horn all converged around this song… giving them a new lease on life and a new musical direction. And to help us tell the story, we’ve got exclusive interviews with the iconic frontman Jon Anderson who co-wrote and sang this song… as well as some behind the scenes insight from the legendary record man Phil Carson who helped reunite this band. You’re not going to want to say “no” to this one. The story is… NEXT on Professor of Rock. Thank you to this Episodes Sponsor, Zenni GET ZENNI Glasses HERE: https://imp.i279709.net/vn5gLd ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Executive Producer Brandon Fugal Honorary Producers Robert Hickerty, Holly Hoskinson, rondell m, Jude, Jase Bosarge, Chad Sites, Shawna Lockhart, Tim Muñoz ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out my Hand Picked Selection Below Professor's Store Van Halen OU812 Vinyl Album https://amzn.to/3tLsII2 The 80s Collection https://amzn.to/3mAekOq 100 Best Selling Albums https://amzn.to/3h3qZX9 Ultimate History of 80s Teen Movie https://amzn.to/3ifjdKQ 80s to 90s VHS Video Cover Art https://amzn.to/2QXzmIX Totally Awesome 80s A Lexicon https://amzn.to/3h4ilrk Best In Ear Headphones (I Use These Every Day) https://amzn.to/2ZcTlIl ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out The Professor of Rock Merch Store -http://bit.ly/ProfessorMerch ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check Out Patron Benefits http://bit.ly/ProfessorofRockVIPFan Help out the Channel by purchasing your albums through our links! As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you, thank you for your support. Click here for Premium Content: https://bit.ly/SignUpForPremiumContent https://bit.ly/Facebook_Professor_of_... https://bit.ly/Instagram_Professor_of... #classicrock #80smusic #vinylstory #yes Hey music junkies, Professor of Rock, always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest songs of all time. If you remember thumb suckers, Razzles or lots make sure to subscribe below right now. for a daily dose of musical nostalgia click the bell so you always know when our latest interviews and videos drop We also have a Patreon you'll want to check out. There you’ll find an additional catalog of exclusive content and you can even become an honorary producer to help us curate this music history. It’s time for another episode from our series Revelations. In this show featured artists reveal rare stories about their biggest songs and albums. And this one is going to be a good one. On this installment we are bringing you the story behind Yes’ 1984 hit Owner of a Lonely Heart as told by frontman Jon Anderson and legendary record man Phil Carson. But to set the stage here, let’s talk about the band for just a minute. A 70s prog-rock staple Yes was formed in 1968 by vocalist Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire… Through out their long career, the band would have multiple line-up shake-ups. And the 70s were no exception. Originally comprised of Peter Banks on guitar, Bill Bruford on drums, and Tony Kaye on keys, by their 9th studio album, 1978’s Tormato, the band would have lost all three… picking up instead guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman. And then, before the release of Yes’s next studio album, 1980’s ‘Drama’, Wakeman and Anderson had both left the ranks… leaving Chris Squire as the only remaining founding member. Astonishingly, this iconic progressive rock outfit then enlisted two New Wave pioneers… Trevor Horn and Geoffrey Downes, who as the Buggles had topped the UK charts the previous year with Video Killed the Radio Star. Unfortunately, neither the fans nor Horn were sold on the idea of Yes without Anderson. And so this unorthodox marriage lasted just one album before Yes said “no” and gave up the ghost in ’81. Afterwards, both Steve Howe and Geoffrey Downes went on to form the supergroup Asia with John Wetton and Carl Palmer. Asia rocked the world with three albums in the 80s and gave us many more in the decades that followed.
