Coming up.. they were a rock supergroup Made up of parts from 3 legendary Prog rock bands Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and a new wave band The Buggles… Together they formed Asia who mastered the early 80s with the biggest straight ahead blockbuster rock record of 1982…they stole the #1 spot from the likes of ACDC, Foreigner, Pau McCartney and Fleetwood Mac it was actually the biggest selling album of the year pop rock or soul. The main hit from the record The Heat of The Moment was an apology letter to the singer’s girlfriend and it actually started as a country song but cooler heads prevailed and it became the singalong rocker of 1982. A founding member and co writer of the song tells the story personally next on Professor of Rock.

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Hey music junkies Professor of Rock always her to celebrate the greatest artists and songs of all time if you’ve ever put tape over those little slots on a cassette tape so you could record over it again and again you’ll enjoy this channel. , make sure to subscribe to this channel so you don’t miss an episode. click the bell so you get notified about our up coming interviews. And check out even more content on patreon including our new documentary …

I’m excited to bring you another episode from our series Revelations- where featured artists reveal rare stories about their biggest songs, along with fascinating insight about their careers. On this installment of Revelations, we sit down with a synth legend who was a valuable contributor to the soundtrack of the 80s as a key member of the Buggles who’s Video Killed the Radio Star with he co wrote ignited the MTV revolution. He was also a member of Yes and then helped form the early 80s rock supergroup Asia. It’s synth pioneer … Geoff Downes. Along with former King Crimson singer and bassist John Wetton, Yes Guitarist Steve Howe, Emerson Lake and Palmer drummer Carl Palmer Geoff Downes formed the all star band that ruled the charts in 1982. Asia’s debut album produced by Mike Stone who had just come from helping produce Journey Escape would put he band in the pole position in one of the most competitive years on record where Paul McCartney, Men At Work, Fleetwood Mac, the Go Gos, Foreigner and ACDC were battling it out on the album charts.

Asia came out on top due to the strength of the 1-2 punch of their first 2 singles the Heat of the Moment and Only Time Will Tell. The Heat of the Moment packed the fire Wetton and Downes wrote this song, which is about a passionate relationship between a young couple, who wonder what will happen when they get older. This was a song that late singer John Wetton said was about saying he was sorry. A rarity in the early 80s..outside of a band like Chicago… Saying you were sorry in a rock song by a rock band was not common place…. John Wetton would say at one time.

"The whole song is just an apology," "I hold my hand out and I got it wrong. I never meant it to be like that. I didn't want it to be like that. And so I'm sorry.” John Wetton wasn’t worried about trying to be cool or manly when he wrote the song, he was actually trying to be vulnerable in the song another first for that time…Wetton wrote it for his real girlfriend Jill, who he would soon marry.