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How I Wrote… “Owner of a Lonely Heart”

WHAT DOES THE song “Owner of a Lonely Heart” mean to Trevor Rabin 40 years after Yes recorded it for their 1983 reunion album, 90125? “Age,” the South African–born guitarist and composer says with a laugh. “Forty years. Oh my God! I can’t believe it.”

Yet the song still ranks as the biggest hit Yes ever had. Following a brief breakup in 1981, the band had reunited as Cinema, with Rabin, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan

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