Yesterday I played the HSCC cover of ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’. by Yes
Here is the original. Lead singer Jon Anderson. No cover group could come close to this.
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye, and drummer Bill Bruford. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years, and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers.
Lyrics below
Move yourself
You always live your life
Never thinking of the future
Prove yourself
You are the move you make
Take your chances win or lose her
See yourself
You are the steps you take
You and you – and that’s the only way
Shake – shake yourself
You’re every move you make
So the story goes
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Much better than – a
Owner of a broken heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Say – you don’t want to chance it
You’ve been hurt so before
Watch it now
The eagle in the sky
How he dancin’ one and only
You – lose yourself
No not for pity’s sake
There’s no real reason to be lonely
Be yourself
Give your free will a chance
You’ve got to want to succeed
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Much better than – a
Owner of a broken heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
After my own decision
They confused me so
My love said never question your will at all
In the end you’ve got to go
Look before you leap
And don’t you hesitate at all – no no
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Much better than – a
Owner of a broken heart
Owner of a lonely heart
[repeat]
Owner of a lonely heart
Sooner or later each conclusion
Will decide the lonely heart
It will excite it will delight
It will give a better start
Owner of a lonely heart
Owner of a lonely heart
Don’t deceive your free will at all
Don’t deceive your free will at all
Don’t deceive your free will at all
Just receive it
Owner of a lonely heart
Don Matthews
March 2021
Flippant, Comic, and Serious 
I like the original version.
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The original version by Yes to me is perfect…..
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I think I prefer the HSCC version – maybe it’s an age thing 😉😜🖤
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Interesting….could well be an age thing. Been looking at a few other covers since then and they all offer their own different things…..
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I’ll look forward to you posting them as I always do your music choices! 👍🖤
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What we were talking about earlier I’ve discovered a whole lot of gems I didn’t even know existed…….
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Excellent!! I love a good You Tube! You never know where you’re going to land! 👍🖤
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I worried at first about running out of enough once-a-day songs then realised I’d never run out…..
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😁🖤
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