Very, very underrated. The harmony was perfection. I was 40+yo when I first heard them and the young man at the CD store looked at me and ask where did you hear about them
I had Love Junk, and Daring Adventures by Richard Thompson on a cassette in my shitty car I used to drive to the shittiest job I ever had in my life. I cannot express how grateful I was to TPoH, and Richard Thompson for making what was easily the worst time of my adult life bearable.
I just bought this cd at Goodwill. I bought this not knowing a single song. Now I am hooked hard on them. This song is better than drugs and hugs. I am so glad I took a chance cause it paid off big time. Thanks Goodwill you gave me a thrill.
First time we saw TPOH was at Louie's Pub on the campus of the U of S that's right (University of Saskatchewan) they had a dance floor then : ) What a glorious, glittering evening ..... what a party ... what a Band !!
Served them at the "Main Event' Sport's Bar Yonge/College in the eighties, met them all loved them all....Moe so fricken hilarious and cool...all of them were great, they tipped amazingly and made me feel so welcome when serving them....and need to mention "Moe' lead singer is a genius. 💗💗💕💕
I met Moe in Perth Australia in 1989 at a bar before the show - - I had Love Junk in my car playing for 6 months before I met him - for me it was like meeting Elvis - A better record company Manager - they could have been massive. But alas they just rocked. Thanks TPOH
That era in the 80's when it was mandatory to put out a video for every single song to get airplay. I still play Love Junk. The older one gets, the more one relates to the lyrics. Moe saw the future and it's not pretty being an adult now.
The way he captures the pain of being cheated on... People always ask you Why you're so serious 'Cause your woman's got a body That would make most men delirious Yeah, she's got a body Of that you're painfully aware 'Cause everytime you see it You want to pull out your hair But you know, it's it's hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating Had her hands around him and she's been giving it a beating Well it's hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying But you've got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying
Everyone who sees you thinks you should be smiling That girl she's so pretty, that girl she's so beguiling Everyone who sees you thinks you should be happy Thinks you should coo-coo her and start acting all sappy But it's Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating Had her Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating We'll it's Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying But you Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying People always ask you why you're so serious 'Cause your woman's got a body that would make most men delirious Yeah, she's got a body, of that you're painfully aware 'Cause everytime you see it, you want to pull out your hair But you know it's Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating Had her Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating We'll it's Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying But you Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating Had her Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating We'll it's Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying But you Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating Had her Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating We'll it's Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying But you Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying Hard to laugh Hard to laugh Hard to laugh
I miss this type of music....
Lyrical genius. One of the most underrated Canadian bands. So good!!!!!
Very, very underrated. The harmony was perfection. I was 40+yo when I first heard them and the young man at the CD store looked at me and ask where did you hear about them
I had Love Junk, and Daring Adventures by Richard Thompson on a cassette in my shitty car I used to drive to the shittiest job I ever had in my life. I cannot express how grateful I was to TPoH, and Richard Thompson for making what was easily the worst time of my adult life bearable.
Richard Thompson made amazing music.
❤
Acerbic wit, smarts, hooks and harmonies for days. The "Love Junk" disc is one of the most criminally overlooked of all time.
Giving _what_ a beating?! 🙃
I just bought this cd at Goodwill. I bought this not knowing a single song. Now I am hooked hard on them. This song is better than drugs and hugs. I am so glad I took a chance cause it paid off big time. Thanks Goodwill you gave me a thrill.
Right on
toronto !
Ya l'm geezer enough to still have this playing in my head from the day it came out . Still like it , no apologies.
Good choice at Good Will. These band was great.
So now you can say "I'm an Adult Now!". 🙂
Bought Love Junk on cassette tape in 1989. Fucking awesome 30+ years later.
I have LOVE JUNK on cassette, as well!!.
Same same
Moe Berg is like John Denver meets Mick Jagger! I say with with incredible respect.
Met him the other night! Himself and the rest of the band(transcanada highwaymen] put on a concert! It was most excellent!!
First time we saw TPOH was at Louie's Pub on the campus of the U of S
that's right (University of Saskatchewan) they had a dance floor then : )
What a glorious, glittering evening ..... what a party ... what a Band !!
Served them at the "Main Event' Sport's Bar Yonge/College in the eighties, met them all loved them all....Moe so fricken hilarious and cool...all of them were great, they tipped amazingly and made me feel so welcome when serving them....and need to mention "Moe' lead singer is a genius. 💗💗💕💕
This is still my fav Canadian rock album of all-time.
I met Moe in Perth Australia in 1989 at a bar before the show - - I had Love Junk in my car playing for 6 months before I met him - for me it was like meeting Elvis - A better record company Manager - they could have been massive. But alas they just rocked. Thanks TPOH
i see him regularly in my neighbourhood at the local grocer ...
@@EricBailey-u1h awesome , be sure to give my regards to Moe next time pls
what a BABE...he's still handsome. See him around TORONTO sometimes still.
He’s an adult now ...
He's in a new band with Steven Page from BNL, Craig Northey from The Odds and Chris Murphy from Sloan
That era in the 80's when it was mandatory to put out a video for every single song to get airplay. I still play Love Junk. The older one gets, the more one relates to the lyrics. Moe saw the future and it's not pretty being an adult now.
No kidding. Really like this video though 🍁📚💕💕💕
And an added expense
i guess you dont follow rappers.
Power pop at its finest damn fine songwriter as well.
I love the scenes with him "down in the dumps"
Great tunes from this genius
Still one of the greatest albums..
Todd is amassing!!
Classic WFNX tune. I used their songs on every single mix tape I ever made. I just dated myself! 😂♥️
I always liked this group.
Imagine a sitcom titled "hard to laugh" and this was the theme song
Sounds like something Christopher Titus would produce
Great music never dies.
Moe was one of my first girlhood crushes.
What drew me to them is the great Todd Rundgren produced their first 2 albums...
So good!
They Rock
The way he captures the pain of being cheated on...
People always ask you
Why you're so serious
'Cause your woman's got a body
That would make most men delirious
Yeah, she's got a body
Of that you're painfully aware
'Cause everytime you see it
You want to pull out your hair
But you know, it's it's hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating
Had her hands around him and she's been giving it a beating
Well it's hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying
But you've got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying
Who was the vocal duo on Hard to Laugh.
Amazing
2:46 of blissful power pop.
An amazing band🍁💐💕💜💜💜💜
HARD TO LAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaugh.
Everyone who sees you thinks you should be smiling
That girl she's so pretty, that girl she's so beguiling
Everyone who sees you thinks you should be happy
Thinks you should coo-coo her and start acting all sappy
But it's
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating
Had her
Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating
We'll it's
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying
But you
Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying
People always ask you why you're so serious
'Cause your woman's got a body that would make most men delirious
Yeah, she's got a body, of that you're painfully aware
'Cause everytime you see it, you want to pull out your hair
But you know it's
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating
Had her
Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating
We'll it's
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying
But you
Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating
Had her
Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating
We'll it's
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying
But you
Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been cheating
Had her
Hands around him and she's been giving it a beating
We'll it's
Hard to laugh when you know that she's been lying
But you
Got to laugh to prevent yourself from crying
Hard to laugh
Hard to laugh
Hard to laugh
Who are the two women in the band?
The blonde is Kris Abbott while the brunette (who is now blonde and is in Universal Honey) is Leslie Stanwyck.
Very good music but I have to admit the song makes me laugh because there is some truth to it.
2:07 😳
Awesome video if you like watching people's hair bounce around.
Every ‘80s video! 😂
Discovered by Todd Rundgren?
Poor Moe, making him act in a dump! Label should of paid a stunt man.😂 TPOH rule!
That's River Phoenix.
Inflation is a bitch.
kinda hard to laugh
I love the scenes with him "down in the dumps"