Rhythm of Love (song)

"Rhythm of Love" is a song by Yes. It appeared on the 1987 Big Generator album. It was released repeatedly as a single, alternating as the A-side or B-side of Love Will Find a Way. It was also remixed many times, though, thus far, only two have seen a legal issue on CD; both appeared on one 1987 CD single issue, and have not seen an official release elsewhere.^[1] The song eventually became one of the band's most popular songs (even if the album receives heavy criticism for being very pop-heavy) and it appeared on a vast amount of tours since 1987, eventually becoming the 18th most played song at Yes concerts, appearing, to date, 384 times.^[2]^[3] Despite its popularity, very few live versions were issued.

A music video of the song also exists.

1 On the album
2 In the live setting
3 Remixes
4 Notes and references
5 External links

[edit] On the album

"Rhythm of Love" was the lead single for Big Generator, and as such, was announced on the callout sticker on the record as one of the featured tracks.^[4] It is the first track on the first side of the LP.

A segue into the next track has all members making unusual sounds with their voices, probably meant to be improvising their instruments, as some of the voices sound distinctly like imitations of the sounds of a guitar or a bass.

[edit] In the live setting

The song was played on the following tours:

Typically, the song did not change much during performances across different tours. The song's intro was never performed, as the song never appeared first on the setlist. On the Big Generator tour, for instance, an instrumental version of Almost Like Love, with parts of Heart of the Sunrise incorporated into it, was used as the intro; on the Open Your Eyes tour, the hidden track from Open Your Eyes was played before the show.

Few live versions were officially issued. One can be found on the box set The Word is Live.

[edit] Remixes

The song was remixed many times:

The "Dance to the Rhythm" remix
The "Move to the Rhythm" remix
Another remix with no formal title. This remix appeared on the CD single version issued in 1987.
The "CD remix," which also appeared on the CD single version in 1987, but nowhere else.
A further alternate mix, "The Rhythm of Dub."

Unless otherwise indicated, none of these remixes have been issued legally on CD. Some of these may appear as bonus tracks on a future CD remaster of Big Generator by Rhino.