Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart (official Music Video) -

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" effectively saved Yes, introducing them to a generation of MTV viewers who had never heard of Tales from Topographic Oceans . It proved that virtuoso musicians could embrace technology and minimalism without losing their soul. To this day, its drum break and sample stabs are among the most recognizable sounds in music history, frequently sampled in hip-hop and electronic dance music.

The grey, industrial settings and the cold, detached cinematography perfectly matched the "New Wave" energy of the early 80s, moving Yes far away from the capes and wizard-imagery of their earlier years. The Legacy YES - Owner of a Lonely Heart (Official Music Video)

The music video, directed by Storm Thorgerson (the visionary behind Pink Floyd’s album covers), is a surrealist fever dream. It follows a man (the band’s keyboardist, ) through a Kafkaesque nightmare: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" effectively saved Yes,

The band members are shown transforming into various animals—a snake, a scorpion, an eagle—symbolizing a loss of identity or perhaps a primitive survival instinct. The grey, industrial settings and the cold, detached