Leave It (partially found series of Yes music videos; 1984)
In 1983, the British progressive rock band Yes released their eleventh album 90125, reaching 3 million copies sold in the US alone. After the success with their number-one hit single Owner of a Lonely Heart, the band released their second single Leave It in February 1984. The single peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 on the Top Album Rock Tracks chart. Accompanying the song, in an unconventional way, was nineteen music videos to the song. Shown on MTV, the videos were all shown with MTV announcing with version was about to be played. After a while, Version 11 of the series was declared the "official video" to Leave It and the other videos fell into obscurity.
Background
The Leave It videos were directed by Lol Creme and Kevin Godley, also known as the rock duo Godley & Creme.
Availability
As of 2021, two versions of the video have been found. Version 11 has been the official music video to the song and is on the Yes Official YouTube channel. Version 7 has also been found, having been posted on the Internet Archive by Mickeys Tape Collection on November 2, 2020.
Gallery
Versions
# | Description | Status |
---|---|---|
1 | Unknown | Lost |
2 | Unknown | Lost |
3 | Unknown | Lost |
4 | Unknown | Lost |
5 | Unknown | Lost |
6 | Unknown | Lost |
7 | One member in the video | Found |
8 | Unknown | Lost |
9 | Unknown | Lost |
10 | Unknown | Lost |
11 | Official Music Video | Found |
12 | Unknown | Lost |
13 | Unknown | Lost |
14 | Unknown | Lost |
15 | Unknown | Lost |
16 | Unknown | Lost |
17 | Unknown | Lost |
18 | Unknown | Lost |
19 | Unknown | Lost |