This is awfully touching. It’s from the induction of Yes into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in April 2017 – far too late by any measure, but particularly by the one that says that Yes bassist, founder, and the only member to appear on every Yes album, Chris Squire, had already died of leukemia in 2015, two years before the band finally got this well-deserved honor.
This first video has Rush lead singer and bassist Geddy Lee filling in for Chris in a classic Yes anthem, in fine fashion:
But it’s this second one, where lead guitarist chops fairly go to Trevor Rabin, who played the on the original song, that really makes it seem like there’s someone cutting onions. Because perennial lead guitarist Steve Howe therefore just jumps on the Rickenbacker bass and fills in for his old pal Chris, in even finer fashion: