Fun Music Information -> Yes
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This is the most recent information about Yes that has been submitted to amIright. If we have more information about Yes, then we provide a link to the section where it appears (the actual page whenever possible).
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Band Name Origins:
- Actually, there's a number of record sleeves (lie "Beyond and Before") with liner notes that state that Peter Banks (1st guitarist) coined the band name. For the same reasons as above - but with the annotation that at the time he said "well, if you don't like it, let's keep it until we have a better name". 30 years on, in the same sleeve notes, he says: "any suggestions?" Submitted by: Eric
- The band had been called 'Mable Greers Toyshop', but Jon Anderson suggested to Chris Squire that a name change was needed. Pete Banks came up with the name because it was short and a very positive word. Submitted by: brotherofmine
Why the Name is Stupid:
- What was the question again? Submitted by: ideal
Better Off Solo:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Rick Wakeman" | "After he left Yes,(the first time) his output was as extensive and at least as entertaining, but with one important difference. No need to split the writing credits or the royalties 6 way's." | - princejellyfish |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "The Gates of Oblivion (Ode to Elder Scrolls IV)" | "The Gates of Delirium" | Tim |
| "Owner Of Bologna Farts" | "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" | Tiano |
| "That's You, That Is" | "That, That Is" | pickle* |
| "Tails From Pornographic Motions" | "Tales From Topographic Oceans" | Daniel Rainey |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Owner Of A Lonely Heart," | Since when is a heart lonely? | Daniel Rainey |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Roundabout" | "Dizzy," Tommy Roe | hamburger456 |
| "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" | "I Am Him," Nothingface | Dude, it is time for you to stop being lonely! - raddog20002002 |
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"I've Seen All God People " originally "I've Seen All Good People"
Peter
"I've Seen All Goo People " originally "I've Seen All Good People"
Peter
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Downer Of A Lonely Heart" originally "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Nancy Germany
"Owner Of A Lonely Hearth" originally "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Peter
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"I've Seen All Food People" originally "I've Seen All Good People"
Very cannibalistic!
Jen
"I've Been All Good People" originally "I've Seen All Good People"
Another multiple personality disorder song?
Jen
"Owner Of A Lovely Heart" originally "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Serafina
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "We Have Heaven" | "We Have Cable" | Melanie Lee |
| "Roundabout" | "Grounded Out" | McKludge |
| "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" | "Player of an Air Guitar" | Tony Wiseguy |
| "Onward" | "N-Word" | Rick Duncan |
| "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" | "Loner Who Was Kinda Smart" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Owner Of A Lonely Heart" | "Owner Of A DVR" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Close To The Edge - I. The Solid Time Of Change" | "Close To 'The Edge' - I. The Other Line Of Fame" | zvoidx |
| "Roundabout" | "900 Pounds, About (Eating Grand Finale)" | Cheezmeister |
| "Turn of the Century" | "Turd of the Century" | Rick Duncan |
| "Yours Is No Disgrace" | "You're Such A Disgrace" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
There are additional Yes song parodies available. | ||
Untapped Commercial Ideas:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| Open Your Eyes | Glaucoma Research | TomSawyer2112 |
| Don't Kill The Whale | Greenpeace | TomSawyer2112 |
| White Car | Honda | TomSawyer2112 |
| No Experience Needed, No Opportunity Necessary | Big Brother | pickle* |
| The Clap | STD clinics | pickle* |
| There are additional Yes commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Listen To Your Heart Roxette | Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes | Listen To Your Owner Of A Lonely Heart | Ed |
| My Girl Bill Jim Stafford | Gates of Delirium Yes | My Girl, Bill Gates, of Delirium Im sure Mr. Gates needs the royalties | princejellyfish |
| Sgt Pepper's Lonley Hearts Club Band The Beatles | Owner Of A Lonely Heart Yes | The Owner Of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Cokeahollic |
| Owner of a Lonely Heart Yes | Heart of Rock n Roll Huey Lewis & the News | Owner of the Lonely Heart of Rock n Roll | Todd W. Zimmerman |
| There are additional Yes duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Genyesis
Genesis combined with Yes
Another ultimate progressive/art rock band.
Submitted By: raddog20002002
Misheard Lyrics:
"Roundabout"
Misheard Lyrics: in and around the lake
martians come out of the sky and they stand there Original Lyrics: in and around the lake,
mountains come out of the sky and they stand there | "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Open of a lonely heart
OR Broken of a lonely heart Original Lyrics: Owner of a lonely heart
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"Owner Of A Loney Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Motor up, lonely heart
Original Lyrics: Owner of a lonely heart
| "Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Watch it now
The eagle in the sky How he doesn't wanna move it. Original Lyrics: Watch it now
The eagle in the sky How he dancin' one and only. |
| There are additional Yes misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Owner Of A Lonely Heart"
Misheard Lyrics: Beatle in the sky
Original Lyrics: Eagle in the sky
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Gussy Rikh The misheard lyric, we thought, alluded to John Lennon. |
| There are additional Yes misheard stories available. | |
Song Parody Fragments:
"Madrigal"
Better Lyrics:
Sick of Chips you wrap them up in cellophane
Original Lyrics:
Sacred ships you sail the seventh age
Submitted by: Stegzy
"Roundabout"
Better Lyrics:
I am a round-assed Kraut
And you just got me outed out
And you just got me outed out
Original Lyrics:
I’ll be the roundabout
The words will make you out ’n’ out
The words will make you out ’n’ out
Submitted by: rock
"And You & I"
Better Lyrics:
High lessoned hardwood could not see
Light tempo change inside me
To teach a terrain an awful loser's name
To teach to travel, ask a hippie so to say
Light tempo change inside me
To teach a terrain an awful loser's name
To teach to travel, ask a hippie so to say
Original Lyrics:
I listened hard but could not see
Life tempo change inside me
The preacher trains in awe to lose his name
The teacher travels, asking to be shown the same
Life tempo change inside me
The preacher trains in awe to lose his name
The teacher travels, asking to be shown the same
Submitted by: keef
Funny Lyrics:
"To Be Alive (Hep Yadda)"
The Funny Lyrics: And I believe that everyone should get what they're allowed
Suspected of belief that comes suspended in a sound And everybody wants some Why They're Funny: 'belief suspended in a sound'? To borrow an album title of the Moody Blues, these guys must be in search of the lost chord!
Submitted by: Lawrence
| "Out Of The Roundabout"
The Funny Lyrics: Out of the roundabout Mountains come out of the sky And they stand there
Why They're Funny: Yes's lyrics were typically baffling, but somehow one could always make them mean something or other. I first heard this particular snippet in the mid-70's and I'm still trying to get a handle on it.
Submitted by: Timothy Campbell www.tc123.com
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| There are additional Yes Funny lyrics available. | |
Repetitive Lyrics:
"I've Seen All Good People"
The Repetitive Lyrics: I've seen all good people turn their heads each day
so satisfied I'm on my way. Why They're Repetitive: They must repeat this line at least 10 times at the end.
Submitted by: Erin
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"I've Seen All Good People"
The Song Lyrics: Send an Instant Karma to me, Initiate it with loving care.
Song They Mention: "Instant Karma" by John Lennon
Submitted by: Paul Warren
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Song Title Anagrams:
"Veal Tie" originally "Leave It"
PETA wouldn't want that for Christmas.
Submitted by: Rocky
Super Long Pop Songs:
"I've Seen All Good People" Length: 6:57
one of their shorter songs (Owner of a Lonely Heart notwithstanding)
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Changes" Length: 6:20
"Changes" is another track from Yes' album, "90125" that received a lot of airplay at Rock radio stations back in 1983 - 84 and became a hit on the Billboard Rock Charts of the time.
Submitted by: Peter
"The Owner Of A Lonely Heart" Length: 7:05
The band Yes had a career revival of sorts in the fall of 1983 with the album "90125" (which was meant to parody the barcode # for the album, not the later famously made by FOX-TV zip code of Beverly Hills). "90125" appealed to the New Wave audience of the time. On the album appears this tune, at the length of 4:25, there would be a later extended mix of the song put on the CD versions of the album at 7:05. "The Owner Of A Lonely Heart" went to #1 on both sides of the Atlantic, landing at #1 for two weeks in January 1984 on Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts. The song went to #1 on the basis of the video that actually included the use of the later reworked extended remix and the length of the video that was used in many "video" dance clubs at the time was 6:44.
Submitted by: Peter
"Starship Trooper" Length: 9:25
This is the length of the original version. Live and "Keys of Ascension" versions are significantly longer
Submitted by: Ra'akone
"Roundabout" Length: 8:34
It seems that Yes has always released super-long songs, but 'Roundabout' actually got airplay and Top-40 in 1972.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
Super Short Pop Songs:
"Five Percent for Nothing" Length: :35
This is actually the shortest song that Yes has ever released.
Submitted by: Paul Warren
