The whole greatest hits album is a must for every roadtrip!!!! I’m from Winnipeg where most of these guys are from and where the band formed. I was walking thru the WPG airport very late one night waiting for my parents super delayed flight when a man came up from behind me gave me a playful shove and a hey how ya doin and kept going. There was no one else around everything was closed so he stunned me but he was obviously harmless . It was unfortunate that he was already out of earshot before I realized it was Burton Cummings the lead singer. I was so upset that I couldn’t tell him how much I admired and appreciated him and his work. Him and Randy Bachman who you did listen to already are definitely some of Canada’s underrated greats. Love them!!!
Love love love singer Burton Cummings & he is best childhood friends with one of my favorite musicians of all time Randy Bachman. They wrote a lot of The Guess Who songs together. Oh my goodness No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature; These Eyes; American Woman; Hand Me Down World; No Time; Laughing.....
Wife here..Loved This Song back in the day!!..Will still Rock Out to it!!..Always appreciate your Musicality as you present and review these awesome songs!! Awesome!
Hey there J and Amber , this is one of my most favorite songs. You Do however have to listen to the studio version because it rocks so much harder. This sound might sound a little familiar because the guitarist is Randy Bachman of Backman, Turner Overdrive , BTO. He left to form BTO. And I know you like them.
You really should check out the studio version, a live version just can't duplicate everything about it, the placement of the instruments in the mix, the studio silent moment between transitions, Burton's voice, the round of verses at the end, this song is probably in my top 20 recordings of all time.
While this is a good live version, I generally agree with you. I always recommend people listen to the studio version first so as to hear how a song was meant to be heard. Later they can listen to a live version. I've seen live versions recommended to people that were not worth hearing. The sound was so bad you could understand what was being sung. With rare exceptions, it's always the recorded version that becomes a hit, not the live version.
A Canadian institution, from Winnipeg, Manitoba! So glad you reacted to and enjoyed! They have a deep, deep well of hits to check! Might as well start at the beginning: Shakin' All Over (they weren't even called The Guess Who then, but Chad Allan & The Expressions), These Eyes, American Woman, No Time, Undun, Laughing, Hand Me Down World, Share The Land...for starters. Once you take a few of these on, we'll delve in the solo careers of guitarist Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care Of Business, Let It Ride...) & keyboard/singer Burton Cummings (Stand Tall, I Will Play A Rhapsody, My Own Way To Rock...)
According to Burton Cummings, whose show I attended a few year back, he mentioned that this mash up came about because he and Randy Bachman were writing this song and had different ideas about how it should go so they mashed up their individual versions. Probably one of the first mash ups to be done.
Fell in love with this as a kid. How long ago? I borrowed it from the library. It was on reel-to-reel tape. Neither cassette or 8-track had yet been invented.
One of my favourite Guess who songs, especially like how at the end of the song they are blending them together. There are lots of Burton's songs from his solo career, "Stand Tall" "I will play a rhapsody" , and "Break it to them gently" are among my favourites of his.
At the Indiana State Fair in 1971, I got to see The Guess Who perform live and saw what I considered the best band lead by the most powerful singer I ever hoped to see…Burton Cummings. Lot of fun!
They had this name because when they first came out the record company wanted to present them as being like a mystery British band( the British Invasion popularity being at its height)
One of my all time favorites bands. Saw them 3 times in concert and each show was better than the last. The guitar player is Randy Bachman who started Bachman Turner Overdrive when he left the guess who. But years later they reunited.
I loved this song back in the day and I love it now. Burton Cummings is an upbeat, really cool guy and it comes out in his voice. That was Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive. Great guitar player.
Gen X here...I remember my mom playing this song. I had no idea what the lyrics meant, but still liked it. Now I love it. If it hadn't been for my beautiful mom, I probably wouldn't have appreciated Elton John, Black Sabbath, Rod Stewart, Three Dog Night, and so many others.
Man ya,ll take me back,with this great tune. I loved coming up in the 70,s! It seemed like we waited in great anticipation for every new song,and we're rarely disappointed,because the band,s were so creative and good!
I've been waiting for this one for ages (and City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie) You should now listen to the studio version of this song. Its more refined (as you would expect) but this live version was very good.
The Guess Who was another reason I wanted to pick up a guitar. I got my first for Christmas when I was 7 years old. Went to a school of music a year later. I wanted to learn Gordon Lightfoot and the Guess Who first. My very cool teacher said; "okay sure". I learned their music freehand first, and then I learned how to read the music and theory after. I am a grandmother now, but I am 8-9 years old when I listen to these greats. Lori.C.
I had the pleasure around 1990 to enjoy a concert with Bachman Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who together. My wife and I were in our late twenties at the time. The concert was surreal because not only was the music great but instead of the usual audience filled with teenagers in ripped jeans and T-shirts, this audience was filled with people our age and older dressed in suits and evening gowns. Crazy !
OH dang... I LOVED the studio version 1000 times most. This is good, of course, but the nuances are so much better -- clearer. So powerful. I might be in the minority though. So happy you covered this group!! YAY!!! Blessings from here to there! 💛🖤💛
it's amazing how many of these lyrics I recall so many years later. I'm so happy to see a younger generation appreciatiing the amazing music we grew up listening to.
Kathy here - just came across your reaction to this song and OMG did it bring back some fun memories for me! I am almost 69 years old, and this was my jam back in the day!! Thanks for your review. I always love how much fun you two have and your smiles are just infectious.
When I was growing up I wasn't able to buy a lot of albums, so when I did it was something special. I had this one, a couple of Three Dog Night, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, and a couple of Neil Diamond. I probably had a couple more, but these are the ones I remember....
The Guess Who and BTO ... Bachman Turner Overdrive songs have all be suggested heavily.. might I add a few songs of the singer Burton Cummings songs when he went solo to your list! I would say check out These Eyes, I'm Scared, Break It To Them Gently, I Will Play A Rhapsody and Stand Tall... just to start! 🤩 I am not kidding.. there are sooooo many Burton Cummings songs that are winners!
One of my favorites bands and one of my favorite songs! Was so much fun growing up and listening to them on the radio and seeing your reacation today to such a classic!
Good memory. My brother who is 12 yrs older than me, a Viet Nam vet had the Guess Who American Woman album and his little kid sister dug it. Thanks. Haven't watched you guys in a while, your lovely wife looks younger than last time I watched! Must be all the joy of discovering new music together! Love you guys!
For those of us that grew up in the 60's and 70's, we were SO SPOILED ROTTEN musically, it was AWESOME!! The Guess Who were a HUGE group back then, and then Randy left and formed BTO and they became a HUGE band also. There was SO, SO, SO, SO, SO MANY GREAT bands and artists back then it was truly mind boggling. If you found a GOOD radio station, they would play hit after hit after hit after hit after hit all day and all night long and not a clunker in the bunch, it was a very special time to be alive. I am thankful that all these videos exist so that generations that followed us can experience the talent and skills of these AMAZING groups and artists. Man do I EVER MISS the 60's and 70's.
Went to a Rock n Roll auction for a charity in the 90s. Burton was there penning lyrics and autographs. I sat with him on the piano bench as he sang ....lovely guy!
The story of the name No Sugar Tonight was based on an encounter on the streets of San Francisco. A young man was walking down the street when this old VW Beetle came down the street. The car stopped and his girl friend got out and started bawling out the guy. “You should be looking for a job or at home helping me and not wandering the streets. Get in the car.” And as he was getting in the car she said ”And another thing, there will be no sugar tonight”.
Great reaction. I sure hope you do more. Burton Cummings is a legend in Canada. The Guess Who have so many more songs. Looking at other posts here giving recommendations. I would be so pleased to hear more.. Cheers. 🥂
When the Guess Who came to Cleveland nobody would go with me to see them so I went by myself. It was a fantastic concert and not the first time I realized you can have a great time seeing legends all by yourself.
Absolutely love your channel, it does My Old heart good as a child of the sixties to see the younger generation grooving on our music❤️❤️ keep up the good work.❤️❤️
Fun fact, to get discovered many of these old bands sent in their music on casettes to the music industry in the hopes of being chosen. However hundreds of tapes could be sent in. So with the hopes of standing out they wrote Guess Who on it. When the record executives seen it of course they had no idea who it was and felt they had to play it to see if they recognized who was playing. Hence their name, the Guess Who.
Love Love Loved this reaction. I had forgotened this song and it was a cool song then and cool now, You are my fave reaction subscription team by far, I check you out first always.
Just an FYI: The lead singer on this song is Burton Cummings, who had a fantastic solo career of his own. You might want to check out: "I'm Scared", "Nothing Rhymed" and "Meaning so Much to Me". Pure rock perfection!
this band is from winnipeg manitoba canada, the singer is burton cummings, my brothers used to watch him practice in his garage. We have the Burton Cummings theatre and a park named after him
A big FYI.....From the Professor of Rock; Two of rock and roll’s greatest storytellers Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings formerly of the 70s band the Guess Who share the hilarious story of writing a #1 double sided hit… American Woman and No Sugar tonight. The two hits came from different experiences … One came when the Randy Bachman, who was not from the United States visited Haight Ashbury for the 1st time… He witnessed a tough guy get cut down to size by his lady… She cussed him out in front of onlookers and said a phrase that this guitarist had never heard but he turned it into a #1 hit. The other song came to the band on the spot when they were playing a show. Randy Bachman was vamping on a something and Burton Cummings spit out random lyrics and luckily a bootlegger was recording it because it became massive. One of the biggest double a-side number one hits Ever… No Sugar Tonight and American Woman. First of all no Sugar Tonight is a medley…It’s actually No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature and was the B- Side of the American Woman Single without the New Mother Nature section….but then the single was officially relapsed as American Woman SLASH Non Sugar Tonight and peaked at #1 in both America and Canada for 3 weeks. So technically both were #1 hits… Just like the Beatles used to do. It’s a lost art…. Well No Sugar Tonight came from a hilarious incident that Randy Bachman witnessed when a tough guy got absolutely cussed out by his girlfriend in front of a bunch of onlookers. Randy heard her rant and it was so good he quickly turned it into a number one hit. Then American Woman came to the band when they were playing a live show. Randy Bachman was just messing around with a riff between songs and Burton jumped on stage and started rapping nonsense words… They knew it was going to be huge from the audience’s reaction but after the show they had forgotten parts of it. Luckily a young kid who was illegally bootlegging the show recorded it. They tracked him down and did this classic hit. & why Singer Burton Cumming was pissed off at a change that was made on the double sided #1 hit. Also not to add insult to injury but The Guess Who is another great band that has been shut out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (BOO~! BOO~! R&RHoF~!)
I don't know if someone has pointed this out; but, I read once that the Guess Who were inspired to join No Sugar Tonight with New Mother Nature by the Beatles with their tune "A Day in the Life" Also I once heard Randy Bachman talk about how No Sugar Tonight was composed and he said he was in Winnipeg standing on a street corner and some woman stopped her car, got out of it and started shouting to the man standing next to Randy. She said something like: "Phil, what are you doing standing here like this. You didn't take out the garbage this morning when you left the house and you were supposed to go out looking for a job today, instead here you are just hanging around this street corner. There's no sugar for you tonight" Randy thought this line was just hilarious and out of it came the song "No Sugar Tonight" Heard this take on the Professor of Rock channel.
I thought you had reacted to Burton Cummings sing, Stand Tall but I looked and don't see it. He's the one playing the piano and singing. They are a fantastic group to listen to. Thanks for your reaction... Enjoyed hearing the group together again. Take care and be well. Peace.
You have only scratched the surface of these artists, especially Burton Cummins, I am looking forward to your reactions on more of their music. My personal fav is "Life in the Bloodstream. "
yes, Randy Bachman was a member of the Guess Who! He left the band to form BTO (Bachman, Turner Overdrive) Randy had two other brothers in that band. Now the bass player (Turner) has a deep voice when he sings. check out Not Fragile song. you'll enjoy it. thanks.... RS fan. 👍
OMG! I totaly forgot that song. Soooo good. That's the reason I love watching you guys. You bring back so many good memories with all the 70's 80's music. Sorry for my english I'm from Montreal Canada first language is french 😊
The Righteous Brothers - Rock & Roll Heaven 1974. If there's a rock n' roll heaven. Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band Jimmy gave us rainbows, And Janis took a piece of our hearts, And Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay.... The Righteous Brothers - Rock & Roll Heaven 1974 A must listen.
As a proud Canadian, I must of seen then in concert 4-5 times and they were great ! Burton Cummings, lead vocal/ pianist, solo for many years now, gives a fantastic performance. Last time I saw him, he literally did not take a break and rocked out for 2.5 hours. His bandmates took breaks but he did.not.stop for a minute. He's written sooooooo many beautiful songs. Stand Tall, Break it to them Gently, I'm Scared and countless others but " la pièce de résistance " is Share the Land. The lyrics are AMAZING with a great message! 👏👍
A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine, we're gonna be getting right tonight. Watched them play twice. Spectacular shows. Great band. Old hippies like me like this tune .
When I was in high school I went to see Three Dog Night at the Coliseum in Indy. The same night at Pleasant Run Park there was a free concert with a band no one had heard of - this one !
My first rock concert was the Guess Who in spring 1971, the original members for that era, at Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, next door to Lansing, my home town....I was 15. Indoors in an the athletic building...never saw so many joints lit up in one place and no cops arresting anyone, lol. this is some kind of reunion concert much later. This song has been also talked about as sugar begin a drug reference...The Guess Who was Canada's Beatles and we here in the USA loved them!
Check out "These Eyes", "American Woman", and "Undun" as well as the studio version of this track. This looks to be from their 1982 reunion tour. The song itself is from the late 60s/early 70s.
When I was 12, The Guess Who came to my neighborhood in Maryland and played - a block party! I still can’t believe it! It was right after “American Woman” had charted. Just crazy. Apparently, somebody in my neighborhood was friends with Randy Bachman, and we were between cities they were playing.
2nd ALL of these!!! American Woman", "These Eyes", "No Time", "Laughing", "Undun", "Hand Me Down World", "Share The Land", "Bus Rider", "Star Baby", "Albert Flasher"
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"Undun" will absolutely put a smile on your faces, nice surprise in this song
The whole greatest hits album is a must for every roadtrip!!!! I’m from Winnipeg where most of these guys are from and where the band formed. I was walking thru the WPG airport very late one night waiting for my parents super delayed flight when a man came up from behind me gave me a playful shove and a hey how ya doin and kept going. There was no one else around everything was closed so he stunned me but he was obviously harmless . It was unfortunate that he was already out of earshot before I realized it was Burton Cummings the lead singer. I was so upset that I couldn’t tell him how much I admired and appreciated him and his work. Him and Randy Bachman who you did listen to already are definitely some of Canada’s underrated greats. Love them!!!
Love love love singer Burton Cummings & he is best childhood friends with one of my favorite musicians of all time Randy Bachman. They wrote a lot of The Guess Who songs together. Oh my goodness No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature; These Eyes; American Woman; Hand Me Down World; No Time; Laughing.....
Wife here..Loved This Song back in the day!!..Will still Rock Out to it!!..Always appreciate your Musicality as you present and review these awesome songs!! Awesome!
Hey there J and Amber , this is one of my most favorite songs. You Do however have to listen to the studio version because it rocks so much harder. This sound might sound a little familiar because the guitarist is Randy Bachman of Backman, Turner Overdrive , BTO. He left to form BTO. And I know you like them.
The Guess Who is quite possibly the biggest snub in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Dozens of hits.............
You really should check out the studio version, a live version just can't duplicate everything about it, the placement of the instruments in the mix, the studio silent moment between transitions, Burton's voice, the round of verses at the end, this song is probably in my top 20 recordings of all time.
This!
While this is a good live version, I generally agree with you. I always recommend people listen to the studio version first so as to hear how a song was meant to be heard. Later they can listen to a live version. I've seen live versions recommended to people that were not worth hearing. The sound was so bad you could understand what was being sung. With rare exceptions, it's always the recorded version that becomes a hit, not the live version.
I would concur
I agree. Somehow, this recording does not do them and this song justice.
@@marks3750 I agree with that. There are a few exceptions, but I can’t think of any. :)
A Canadian institution, from Winnipeg, Manitoba! So glad you reacted to and enjoyed!
They have a deep, deep well of hits to check! Might as well start at the beginning: Shakin' All Over (they weren't even called The Guess Who then, but Chad Allan & The Expressions), These Eyes, American Woman, No Time, Undun, Laughing, Hand Me Down World, Share The Land...for starters.
Once you take a few of these on, we'll delve in the solo careers of guitarist Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Takin' Care Of Business, Let It Ride...) & keyboard/singer Burton Cummings (Stand Tall, I Will Play A Rhapsody, My Own Way To Rock...)
According to Burton Cummings, whose show I attended a few year back, he mentioned that this mash up came about because he and Randy Bachman were writing this song and had different ideas about how it should go so they mashed up their individual versions. Probably one of the first mash ups to be done.
The Guess Who are one of my absolute favourite bands! I especially love this track. Thanks for the walk down memory lane y'all. ❤️
Fell in love with this as a kid. How long ago? I borrowed it from the library. It was on reel-to-reel tape. Neither cassette or 8-track had yet been invented.
One of my favourite Guess who songs, especially like how at the end of the song they are blending them together. There are lots of Burton's songs from his solo career, "Stand Tall" "I will play a rhapsody" , and "Break it to them gently" are among my favourites of his.
At the Indiana State Fair in 1971, I got to see The Guess Who perform live and saw what I considered the best band lead by the most powerful singer I ever hoped to see…Burton Cummings. Lot of fun!
They had this name because when they first came out the record company wanted to present them as being like a mystery British band( the British Invasion popularity being at its height)
I grew up with this band in Canada as well. Burton Cummings (lead singer) is on my all time list of the best male voices ever!!!!
One of my all time favorites
bands. Saw them 3 times in concert and each show was better than the last. The guitar player is Randy Bachman who started Bachman Turner Overdrive when he left the guess who. But years later they reunited.
I loved this song back in the day and I love it now. Burton Cummings is an upbeat, really cool guy and it comes out in his voice. That was Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive. Great guitar player.
these guys are awesome!! love em
check out their song Clap For The Wolfman... 😄
Ok...heard this SO many times on my radio growing up and nowadays...but never heard it live. SO MUCH BETTER! That's my first time reaction!
Love the Guess Who! You should always try to find a live video!
Gen X here...I remember my mom playing this song. I had no idea what the lyrics meant, but still liked it. Now I love it. If it hadn't been for my beautiful mom, I probably wouldn't have appreciated Elton John, Black Sabbath, Rod Stewart, Three Dog Night, and so many others.
Great song! Burton Cummings had a great solo career as well.
Thank you for playing this! Sweet piece of happy history.
"No Time" was my growing up song.😘🍁🍁
I actually like the studio one on this. Great song
Man ya,ll take me back,with this great tune. I loved coming up in the 70,s! It seemed like we waited in great anticipation for every new song,and we're rarely disappointed,because the band,s were so creative and good!
I've been waiting for this one for ages (and City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie)
You should now listen to the studio version of this song. Its more refined (as you would expect) but this live version was very good.
The Guess Who was another reason I wanted to pick up a guitar. I got my first for Christmas when I was 7 years old. Went to a school of music a year later. I wanted to learn Gordon Lightfoot and the Guess Who first. My very cool teacher said; "okay sure". I learned their music freehand first, and then I learned how to read the music and theory after. I am a grandmother now, but I am 8-9 years old when I listen to these greats. Lori.C.
There really wasn't any BAD music for the most part from the 60's to the 80's.
I had the pleasure around 1990 to enjoy a concert with Bachman Turner Overdrive and The Guess Who together. My wife and I were in our late twenties at the time. The concert was surreal because not only was the music great but instead of the usual audience filled with teenagers in ripped jeans and T-shirts, this audience was filled with people our age and older dressed in suits and evening gowns. Crazy !
I have one problem with this song , it's too short. I love that you love it also.
OH dang... I LOVED the studio version 1000 times most. This is good, of course, but the nuances are so much better -- clearer. So powerful. I might be in the minority though. So happy you covered this group!! YAY!!! Blessings from here to there! 💛🖤💛
YES! More Guess Who is always welcome. For a beautiful song try "Do You Miss Me, Darling" I would also recommend "Running Back To Saskatoon"
I was so blessed to grow up during the best music ever! Love the Guess Who! Thank you for the memories!
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The thing that I really love is you can understand every word. No guessing.
thankyou for featuring Canadian talent! They have many songs would be a good rabbit hole for sure
This is absolutely my favorite song of the Guess Who! The studio version is amazing and the vocals and transitions are sooo good!!
Love it. Thanks. For listening to some live music by these phenomenal bands from the 60s and 70s..🎸
I'm so glad you discovered this wonderful band!
it's amazing how many of these lyrics I recall so many years later. I'm so happy to see a younger generation appreciatiing the amazing music we grew up listening to.
Kathy here - just came across your reaction to this song and OMG did it bring back some fun memories for me! I am almost 69 years old, and this was my jam back in the day!! Thanks for your review. I always love how much fun you two have and your smiles are just infectious.
When I was growing up I wasn't able to buy a lot of albums, so when I did it was something special. I had this one, a couple of Three Dog Night, Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, and a couple of Neil Diamond. I probably had a couple more, but these are the ones I remember....
The Guess Who and BTO ... Bachman Turner Overdrive songs have all be suggested heavily.. might I add a few songs of the singer Burton Cummings songs when he went solo to your list! I would say check out These Eyes, I'm Scared, Break It To Them Gently, I Will Play A Rhapsody and Stand Tall... just to start! 🤩 I am not kidding.. there are sooooo many Burton Cummings songs that are winners!
That was actually 2 songs of theirs that they incorporated into one song. It was great way back when.
One of my favorites bands and one of my favorite songs! Was so much fun growing up and listening to them on the radio and seeing your reacation today to such a classic!
Good memory. My brother who is 12 yrs older than me, a Viet Nam vet had the Guess Who American Woman album and his little kid sister dug it. Thanks. Haven't watched you guys in a while, your lovely wife looks younger than last time I watched! Must be all the joy of discovering new music together! Love you guys!
For those of us that grew up in the 60's and 70's, we were SO SPOILED ROTTEN musically, it was AWESOME!! The Guess Who were a HUGE group back then, and then Randy left and formed BTO and they became a HUGE band also. There was SO, SO, SO, SO, SO MANY GREAT bands and artists back then it was truly mind boggling.
If you found a GOOD radio station, they would play hit after hit after hit after hit after hit all day and all night long and not a clunker in the bunch, it was a very special time to be alive.
I am thankful that all these videos exist so that generations that followed us can experience the talent and skills of these AMAZING groups and artists. Man do I EVER MISS the 60's and 70's.
Went to a Rock n Roll auction for a charity in the 90s. Burton was there penning lyrics and autographs. I sat with him on the piano bench as he sang ....lovely guy!
Saw them live....FANTASTIC
The Guess Who "Shakin' All Over" & "These Eyes"...MUST HEAR Classics...Truth!!
The story of the name No Sugar Tonight was based on an encounter on the streets of San Francisco. A young man was walking down the street when this old VW Beetle came down the street. The car stopped and his girl friend got out and started bawling out the guy. “You should be looking for a job or at home helping me and not wandering the streets. Get in the car.” And as he was getting in the car she said ”And another thing, there will be no sugar tonight”.
By far the most underrated band… they were amazing! I love them!
Burton Cummings is one of the greatest and most distinctive vocalists of all time.
You should do a LOT of The Guess Who.
These Eyes..is an amazing song. Beautiful.
My brother and I saw them live in OKC in early 90's and they sounded the same live. Great memories of a great band!!
Burton Cummings goes solo with Stand Tall. A really great song of his.
Great reaction. I sure hope you do more. Burton Cummings is a legend in Canada. The Guess Who have so many more songs. Looking at other posts here giving recommendations. I would be so pleased to hear more.. Cheers. 🥂
Hey guys,
Just wat to say " Thank You "
For giving me my relax time after
a rough day.
The Guess Who - Shaking all over - These Eyes - Laughing - Clap for the Wolfman
Omg..I had thier greatest hits on 8-track in the 80's! American Woman, These Eyes...love them!
Randy Bachman is the Guitarist. BTO!
“NoTime” “Share The Land” “American Woman” “These Eyes” “Laughing/ Undun” “Hand Me Down World” “Shakin All Over”
When the Guess Who came to Cleveland nobody would go with me to see them so I went by myself. It was a fantastic concert and not the first time I realized you can have a great time seeing legends all by yourself.
Absolutely love your channel, it does My Old heart good as a child of the sixties to see the younger generation grooving on our music❤️❤️ keep up the good work.❤️❤️
Fun fact, to get discovered many of these old bands sent in their music on casettes to the music industry in the hopes of being chosen. However hundreds of tapes could be sent in. So with the hopes of standing out they wrote Guess Who on it. When the record executives seen it of course they had no idea who it was and felt they had to play it to see if they recognized who was playing. Hence their name, the Guess Who.
Oh goosebumps! I loved this band back when I was young! Wore out 2 tapes lol!
Love Love Loved this reaction. I had forgotened this song and it was a cool song then and cool now, You are my fave reaction subscription team by far, I check you out first always.
Just an FYI: The lead singer on this song is Burton Cummings, who had a fantastic solo career of his own. You might want to check out: "I'm Scared", "Nothing Rhymed" and "Meaning so Much to Me". Pure rock perfection!
My first rock concert, 1970. I was thirteen years old and saw these guys for $5.00. Great show.
this band is from winnipeg manitoba canada, the singer is burton cummings, my brothers used to watch him practice in his garage. We have the Burton Cummings theatre and a park named after him
A big FYI.....From the Professor of Rock;
Two of rock and roll’s greatest storytellers Randy Bachman and Burton Cummings formerly of the 70s band the Guess Who share the hilarious story of writing a #1 double sided hit… American Woman and No Sugar tonight. The two hits came from different experiences … One came when the Randy Bachman, who was not from the United States visited Haight Ashbury for the 1st time… He witnessed a tough guy get cut down to size by his lady… She cussed him out in front of onlookers and said a phrase that this guitarist had never heard but he turned it into a #1 hit. The other song came to the band on the spot when they were playing a show. Randy Bachman was vamping on a something and Burton Cummings spit out random lyrics and luckily a bootlegger was recording it because it became massive.
One of the biggest double a-side number one hits Ever… No Sugar Tonight and American Woman. First of all no Sugar Tonight is a medley…It’s actually No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature and was the B- Side of the American Woman Single without the New Mother Nature section….but then the single was officially relapsed as American Woman SLASH Non Sugar Tonight and peaked at #1 in both America and Canada for 3 weeks. So technically both were #1 hits… Just like the Beatles used to do. It’s a lost art….
Well No Sugar Tonight came from a hilarious incident that Randy Bachman witnessed when a tough guy got absolutely cussed out by his girlfriend in front of a bunch of onlookers. Randy heard her rant and it was so good he quickly turned it into a number one hit. Then American Woman came to the band when they were playing a live show.
Randy Bachman was just messing around with a riff between songs and Burton jumped on stage and started rapping nonsense words… They knew it was going to be huge from the audience’s reaction but after the show they had forgotten parts of it. Luckily a young kid who was illegally bootlegging the show recorded it. They tracked him down and did this classic hit. & why Singer Burton Cumming was pissed off at a change that was made on the double sided #1 hit. Also not to add insult to injury but The Guess Who is another great band that has been shut out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (BOO~! BOO~! R&RHoF~!)
I listened to them all the time when I was young, even my mom liked their music. ❤
Thank you!! I had forgotten how good this band is.
I don't know if someone has pointed this out; but, I read once that the Guess Who were inspired to join No Sugar Tonight with New Mother Nature by the Beatles with their tune "A Day in the Life"
Also I once heard Randy Bachman talk about how No Sugar Tonight was composed and he said he was in Winnipeg standing on a street corner and some woman stopped her car, got out of it and started shouting to the man standing next to Randy.
She said something like: "Phil, what are you doing standing here like this. You didn't take out the garbage this morning when you left the house and you were supposed to go out looking for a job today, instead here you are just hanging around this street corner. There's no sugar for you tonight"
Randy thought this line was just hilarious and out of it came the song "No Sugar Tonight"
Heard this take on the Professor of Rock channel.
I thought you had reacted to Burton Cummings sing, Stand Tall but I looked and don't see it. He's the one playing the piano and singing. They are a fantastic group to listen to. Thanks for your reaction... Enjoyed hearing the group together again. Take care and be well. Peace.
You have only scratched the surface of these artists, especially Burton Cummins, I am looking forward to your reactions on more of their music. My personal fav is "Life in the Bloodstream. "
"These Eyes" is such a beautiful, sad song. Worth a listen.
Burton Cummings has one of the best voices in rock and roll...period
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so cool to see Amber have her ear tickled . You can tell immediately. Such a magnificent song
Let’s get Rockin! Incredible band
Having grown up in northern Minnesota we're only an hour and a half away from Winnipeg got to see them live, love these guys.
YES, YES, YES! I forgot about this group. They were one of my favorite groups. Listen to " These Eyes" & "American Woman".. .
Burton Cummings is an incredible writer, he even released a book of poems.
I LUVVVV The Guess Who, they were truly AWESOME! GREAT GREAT SOUND!
Burton Cummings, the lead singer, had a great solo song called Stand Tall. His voice is ridiculous. You'll love it.
Yes! The Guess Who was the first concert I ever saw around 1973. I'm so glad you got around to playing this.
I comment a lot, but today, I just want to say how much I dig riding with y’all on this musical journey. ✌️ ❤️ 🌺
yes, Randy Bachman was a member of the Guess Who! He left the band to form BTO (Bachman, Turner Overdrive) Randy had two other brothers in that band. Now the bass player (Turner) has a deep voice when he sings. check out Not Fragile song. you'll enjoy it. thanks....
RS fan. 👍
OMG! I totaly forgot that song. Soooo good. That's the reason I love watching you guys. You bring back so many good memories with all the 70's 80's music. Sorry for my english I'm from Montreal Canada first language is french 😊
Absolute crime that they are not in the Hall of Fame!
The Righteous Brothers - Rock & Roll Heaven 1974.
If there's a rock n' roll heaven. Well you know they've got a hell of a band, band, band
Jimmy gave us rainbows, And Janis took a piece of our hearts, And Otis brought us all to the dock of a bay....
The Righteous Brothers - Rock & Roll Heaven 1974 A must listen.
As a proud Canadian, I must of seen then in concert 4-5 times and they were great ! Burton Cummings, lead vocal/ pianist, solo for many years now, gives a fantastic performance. Last time I saw him, he literally did not take a break and rocked out for 2.5 hours. His bandmates took breaks but he did.not.stop for a minute. He's written sooooooo many beautiful songs. Stand Tall, Break it to them Gently, I'm Scared and countless others but " la pièce de résistance " is Share the Land. The lyrics are AMAZING with a great message! 👏👍
Vocals, piano, harmony... Check out the Little River Band, Take It Easy On Me, and the signature, Lady,
A bag of goodies and a bottle of wine, we're gonna be getting right tonight. Watched them play twice. Spectacular shows. Great band. Old hippies like me like this tune .
Love this great Canadian Iconic band!!! 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
When I was in high school I went to see Three Dog Night at the Coliseum in Indy. The same night at Pleasant Run Park there was a free concert with a band no one had heard of - this one
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My first rock concert was the Guess Who in spring 1971, the original members for that era, at Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, next door to Lansing, my home town....I was 15. Indoors in an the athletic building...never saw so many joints lit up in one place and no cops arresting anyone, lol. this is some kind of reunion concert much later. This song has been also talked about as sugar begin a drug reference...The Guess Who was Canada's Beatles and we here in the USA loved them!
One of the most underrated Canadian Bands.
Check out "These Eyes", "American Woman", and "Undun" as well as the studio version of this track. This looks to be from their 1982 reunion tour. The song itself is from the late 60s/early 70s.
Had this one on tape(album), wore it out twice. Then CD. So many good memories
When I was 12, The Guess Who came to my neighborhood in Maryland and played - a block party! I still can’t believe it! It was right after “American Woman” had charted. Just crazy. Apparently, somebody in my neighborhood was friends with Randy Bachman, and we were between cities they were playing.
2nd ALL of these!!!
American Woman", "These Eyes", "No Time", "Laughing", "Undun", "Hand Me Down World", "Share The Land", "Bus Rider", "Star Baby", "Albert Flasher"