This song is a little gem ! One often thinks it should have been a fully-fledged song, but here - where it's over before it's hardly begun - well, I think that's part of its charm. The 'Drama' album is vastly underrated in my opinion. And Trevor Horn was treated shamefully by some so-called 'fans'.
I saw Yes during the Drama tour in 1980 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The sentiment about the loss of Jon Anderson at that point in time was present for sure-- even with me and my friends. I lost the bias quickly because I loved the Drama LP, and that show was one of the best performances I've ever seen. 44 years ago, and I remember it with crystal clarity. They were spot on, and very tight in the performance. Me and friends were high on the acid, but not so much so that it diminished anything, rather we were in the moment with a sort of total concentration and sheer enjoyment.
@@findJLF , Some time ago I read the following: The song "Man in a White Car" YES, is a brief passage where Trevor tells us, "I see a man in a white car, moving like a ghost on the horizon, taking your dreams and you driving them away, man in a white car." Downes and White recreate an orchestral sound effectively, employing the Fairlight CMI, a synthesizer popular in those days, and symphonic timpani. The idea behind Horn's lyrics was to recreate a mental image of Gary Numan, iconic English musician of the band Tubeway Army, whose track "Cars" (Replicas, 1979) had months earlier become the first big hit of the synth pop era in Britain, behind the wheel of a Corvette Stingray.
A great little gem from one of their best albums
This song should have been much, much longer.
This song is a little gem ! One often thinks it should have been a fully-fledged song, but here - where it's over before it's hardly begun - well, I think that's part of its charm. The 'Drama' album is vastly underrated in my opinion. And Trevor Horn was treated shamefully by some so-called 'fans'.
Indeed. During the tour it was expanded with “video killed the radio star” thrown in. But as part of the drama album, wonderful in its brevity
Hear hear to that
I saw Yes during the Drama tour in 1980 at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. The sentiment about the loss of Jon Anderson at that point in time was present for sure-- even with me and my friends. I lost the bias quickly because I loved the Drama LP, and that show was one of the best performances I've ever seen. 44 years ago, and I remember it with crystal clarity. They were spot on, and very tight in the performance. Me and friends were high on the acid, but not so much so that it diminished anything, rather we were in the moment with a sort of total concentration and sheer enjoyment.
Inspired by Gary Numan cruising London in his white 1980 Corvette
I am reminded of Christmas and snowy streets in a small hamlet when I hear this song.
RIP Chris Squire. An incredible album this Drama...
RIP Alan White🥺
Wow, they were so young and vibrant, good times
Nice last picture with a visibly happy and enthousiastic Squire
Good times.
good tune
muy interesantes imágenes, ojalá hubiera más de aquella formación.
Musical Magic.
One of the most frustrating tunes in history. It's brilliant but too damn short..
Great little clip - not what I was expecting but good stuff.
Reminds me of movie music: big and theatrical.
Gary Numan, that is all.
Ironic as they were label mates.
This song would have made a great 14 minute track, yet it was genius to make it only a minute and a few seconds long
Remenber my father!
The bullying song, to Gary Numan no?
I'd never heard anything like that about Gary Numan! Please explain what you are referring to here.
@@findJLF , Some time ago I read the following: The song "Man in a White Car" YES, is a brief passage where Trevor tells us, "I see a man in a white car, moving like a ghost on the horizon, taking your dreams and you driving them away, man in a white car."
Downes and White recreate an orchestral sound effectively, employing the Fairlight CMI, a synthesizer popular in those days, and symphonic timpani.
The idea behind Horn's lyrics was to recreate a mental image of Gary Numan, iconic English musician of the band Tubeway Army, whose track "Cars" (Replicas, 1979) had months earlier become the first big hit of the synth pop era in Britain, behind the wheel of a Corvette Stingray.
@@angeljofre Numan’s white corvette is actually featured in his “I Die - You Die” video from 1980
Where did you get this footage from??
Why take images from another video for this great song ? It does not fit in, next time avoid making a video if you can't find the right images.
are you the fuckin boss or something, unbelievable comment...
Wow, you're an arsehole.
Are you a video producer or just an asshole expert?
Great song,wrong video.