This was one of my late wife's favorite songs. She passed away in 2000 of systematic cancer at 28 years old. Can't listen to this without tearing up. Great band, great song. Love the original too. Won't forget you Kellie. MYMLYL.
Thanks Mark. It does bring some good memories but makes me sad too. Seen these guys in concert a few times and really enjoyed it. Not just a great Canadian band but a great band period.
Say what you will but I live here in London On Canada and Brian Volmer, the lead singer lives a few blocks away, and you can knock on his door anytime, he turns no one away........calls his house Planet Helix which is really a museum to the band and Rock Metal in general........He and his wife Linda make you feel like family......very down to earth person is Brian.
That is so cool! There ain't no rest for the wicked was a fav; then the follow-up Long way to heaven...wow. So great to hear that he's as cool as I'd hoped!
I'm obsessed with this song. Especially love the guitar solos and him dancing in front of the drummer and his brilliant voice repeating the chorus with different variantions. And the the sweet ballet dancer just adds to it. Beautiful song.
I met the lead guitarist in Calgary Alberta Canada in November, 1985. The autograph he gave me was inscribed with the words, " It's a long way to Kitchener." We met in a bar called Ranchmens. Several good looking guys with long hair came into the bar. One of them approached me and asked if I was from Calgary? I informed the guy that I was in town to attend a concert the following night. I told him the band was called Helix. He smiled and said he was the lead guitarist. "If your the lead guitarist then give me your autograph on this sheet of paper," l laughed. I was pleasantly surprised to see Brent on stage the following night. To my surprise he signaled me out from the crowd. Great memories. Thanks, Brent!
With as many hits Helix had I'm suprised this song didn't make it more mainstream. It's one of the best songs on the album. Excellent video and production. The vocalis sings effortlessly. Love the video because all the musicians are just unpretentiously and masterfully doing what they do to make the song completely awesome.
In all my life, listening to different metal / lipstick rock and others, I have yet to hear a powerful ballad as this one. Even after 30+ years, I still enjoy the hell out of it.
I had the great experience of seeing Helix at a dance at my high school in the early eighties. Brian Vollmer lives a half hour away from me. God i miss those times. I'm glad that i'm not a teen now. There are no bands now that will be classics in a decade or two.
Brings back so many great memories. For me, this is what music has always been about -- Reminding us of certain time periods in our lives. Thank you, Helix!
🥰I PLAY This SONG ONCE A DAY AND MORE. The lyrics & The VIDEO INSPIRE Me To Do Better & DO What I WANT instead of 'WHAT OTHERS' PREFER ME to Do or Be. This SONG Gets me MOTIVATED DAILY. I LOVE The CONCEPT OF THIS VIDEO. The WORDS EQUALLY. TY@HELIX! 🎵🎼🎶
I always loved it when I would go into a dance rehearsal, and walk right by a gang of glammed out, leather-decked, feather-haired hot dudes. :) Happens all the time.
My style back then but today I've progressed to more extreme music and the hairs not shoulder length its waist long. Still love the good old tunes as well, im 57 now. Used to hang out at this bar played all kinds of music like this till they closed up.
Torontonian here. Yep I clearly remember seeing this on Toronto Rocks... I watched Toronto Rocks everyday when.I came home from school. Good days. Thos song fkn rocks! These guys did an awesome cover! Bravo Helix 🇨🇦 I love A Foot in Cold Water. 🎸🎵🎶 🇨🇦
I really appreciate you posting Helix's version. I am a child of the 70's, and I own a 45 of "A Foot in Cold Water's version of "Make me do" I think both are great to listen too. once again, it's nice to have both versions, and they are both really good.
fuck....when i hear this song, i just miss Paul Hackman that much more, taken from us way too soon, 22 years ago, Fuck man....Miss ya brother...RIP Paul Hackamn!
the eighties rock were a time when you didn't look for meaning behind the songs you just sat back & rocked out to the great music for a great era in time.
Helix did a lot of covers and they do all of them justice. I like that they weren't afraid of cover songs like many bands were. Their original songs are great too love this band.
It is with deep sadness that I must inform you all of the passing of Paul Naumann, lead guitarist for A Foot in Coldwater (this is a cover of their original by Helix). He passed in his sleep on October 20, 2009 at his home in New Mexico. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his son Paul Jr. and Hannah his daughter. R.I.P. Paul - we will all miss you......
Interesting that the lead guitarist in this video, Paul Hackman (dark hair) has also passed away. Paul was asleep in a van driven by a roadie back in about 1992 or 1993 in the Canadian west. Driving between gigs it seems the driver fell asleep and Paul was killed when the van left the road.
Great Great tune, reminds me of when things meant something and songs held memorys in a place deep inside you that only songs like this could open, like the one who got away.... old Brian Vollmer would have been in his 30's here, the coke swager and nerdie shy girls half his age really brings out that feel of the 80's to me. they did a great job covering this tune and one of my alltime favorate songs ever to this day, top ten rock balid of all time. love that swager Brian, you perv
LONDON ONTARIO...home of Graham Lear from Santana, Thundermug, Helix, members from Lighthouse, the late Dominic Trioano...and London rocks the park every year.
Boys from Kitchener Waterloo Ontario Canada. They did great. Went Metal because of the times. Hard rock since 1974. Well done lads.............Foot in Cold Water....yup
Helix...house band for Clancy's Tavern in Darkness, NS...circa 1981 - Brian Vollmer gave me a T Shirt "Helix Raunch N Roll...they went on from Brian hanging off a set of monkey bars to a stadium powerhouse after touring Europe...I remember them as a really nice bunch of guys...
When the leas singer had his other band back in the 90's - "The 7 Year Itch" I had the honnor of doing there sound and lighting for them at The Tunnel Rock Bar here in Sarnia Ont. Had a great night drinking beers and getting to know them all...kick ass band!!
Thank you so much. I have been waiting for Helix's version to be posted. I love "A Foot in Cold Waters" version, but was slightly ahead of my time. I am really glad its here now.
I really don't know what everyone's problem with Brian Vollmer's reverb on this song is............I think it sounds GREAT & I WOULDN'T have recorded it ANY OTHER WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely Cornered the Market on the Jerry Curl Mullet! At the Time I'm sure it was cool. You Still got me to watch this after what almost 3 decades? #TimelessClassic Good Job!
I keep telling the 20 somethings that it sneaks up onto you quicker than you think. Suddenly BOOM! you're 40! That was 8 years ago for me, and I'm still thinking "holy shit! what just happened"?!
holly shit! what a great song! music like this was really hard to come by when i was younger because i live in Utah. and they have allways sucked on great music
what ?? a video for this song !!!!!!!. never knew that. a very awesome song. saw them in concert opening for rush. i believe it was there grace under pressure tour. the guitarists tripped over his guitar cord and fell onto the stage. everyone was laughing. he got up and smiled, and kept right on playing. the show was at the CAPITAL CENTER, in LARGO,MD. no longer their. now, a brand new strip mall. lots of memories there.
I own a local cab company from listowel I never had the chance to meet Brian but I have talked to his brother on the phone the whole Vollmer family from the listowel area are great people Brian's mom I have met and drove in the taxi a few years back great lady
@Frankopinion Damn right. I was young in the 80's. Young kids nowadays don't know how nice it is to be able to go to a good old 80's rock 'n roll bush party and have fun without worrying about getting shot, stabbed, or lynched.
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This was one of my late wife's favorite songs. She passed away in 2000 of systematic cancer at 28 years old.
Can't listen to this without tearing up.
Great band, great song.
Love the original too.
Won't forget you Kellie. MYMLYL.
So sorry man ..my favorite song...hope it brings good memories for you someday
Thanks Mark.
It does bring some good memories but makes me sad too.
Seen these guys in concert a few times and really enjoyed it.
Not just a great Canadian band but a great band period.
Sorry for your loss💯she had great taste in music 🤘
damn im so sorry for this loss brother..
@davidrichter9164 Hey You, Good Tears for yer Late Love💌/wife Kellie & Prayers ALWAYS to You & yer Good Memories ALWAYS... 🙏🙏🙏💌
Ahh the 80's... great time to be young.
Say what you will but I live here in London On Canada and Brian Volmer, the lead singer lives a few blocks away, and you can knock on his door anytime, he turns no one away........calls his house Planet Helix which is really a museum to the band and Rock Metal in general........He and his wife Linda make you feel like family......very down to earth person is Brian.
sammycircle what is the address? i would like to meet him
+sammycircle my cousin mark chichkin played guitar for this band hes from Windsor on
+sammycircle i Agree i live in london to, i have brian on facebook HE's an amazing man :)
Classic guys, great to party with, never bad or perverts, just good rocking guys to party with after a show, seen them a lot when I was young!
That is so cool! There ain't no rest for the wicked was a fav; then the follow-up Long way to heaven...wow. So great to hear that he's as cool as I'd hoped!
I'm obsessed with this song. Especially love the guitar solos and him dancing in front of the drummer and his brilliant voice repeating the chorus with different variantions. And the the sweet ballet dancer just adds to it. Beautiful song.
I met the lead guitarist in Calgary Alberta Canada in November, 1985. The autograph he gave me was inscribed with the words, " It's a long way to Kitchener." We met in a bar called Ranchmens. Several good looking guys with long hair came into the bar. One of them approached me and asked if I was from Calgary? I informed the guy that I was in town to attend a concert the following night. I told him the band was called Helix. He smiled and said he was the lead guitarist. "If your the lead guitarist then give me your autograph on this sheet of paper," l laughed. I was pleasantly surprised to see Brent on stage the following night. To my surprise he signaled me out from the crowd. Great memories. Thanks, Brent!
Yo that’s cool as shit. Good memories
With as many hits Helix had I'm suprised this song didn't make it more mainstream. It's one of the best songs on the album. Excellent video and production. The vocalis sings effortlessly. Love the video because all the musicians are just unpretentiously and masterfully doing what they do to make the song completely awesome.
In all my life, listening to different metal / lipstick rock and others, I have yet to hear a powerful ballad as this one. Even after 30+ years, I still enjoy the hell out of it.
I had the great experience of seeing Helix at a dance at my high school in the early eighties. Brian Vollmer lives a half hour away from me. God i miss those times. I'm glad that i'm not a teen now. There are no bands now that will be classics in a decade or two.
Sorry, i grew up a half hour away from Brian. He and his wife live in London now.
HELIX is such an awesome band.. and this song and video proves it.
This song should have been bigger. One of the greatest power ballads of all time.
It's a cover.
The original song was sung by A Foot In Coldwater
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I had this as the first dance for my wedding song!!!! Love it love it
I've been jamming this on my Drums!! 2024
reminds of the days when it was summertime & i was in my recreation room just relaxing & enjoying music / these dudes rock !!
Brings back so many great memories. For me, this is what music has always been about -- Reminding us of certain time periods in our lives. Thank you, Helix!
When music was real music.
🥰I PLAY This SONG ONCE A DAY AND MORE. The lyrics & The VIDEO INSPIRE Me To Do Better & DO What I WANT instead of 'WHAT OTHERS' PREFER ME to Do or Be. This SONG Gets me MOTIVATED DAILY. I LOVE The CONCEPT OF THIS VIDEO. The WORDS EQUALLY. TY@HELIX! 🎵🎼🎶
Agree . The Lyrics of this song tell us a great story in life . Songs like this carry many memories and have no expiry date 🍷🍷
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This is one of the greatest versions of this song I have ever heard....brings back great feelings!...
Guitar solo is so beautiful
those were the days......miss it bad
Indeed! Would gladly go back and give up all I have today. CD
C. Dillabough
Yep, me too.
Me too John # LOL .
Totally amazing song. It's stuck in my head how.
Love this song THANK YOU HELIX
Who's still listening in 2023 ?!!🤗🤗🤗
2024 !❤
I always loved it when I would go into a dance rehearsal, and walk right by a gang of glammed out, leather-decked, feather-haired hot dudes. :) Happens all the time.
Pretty sure the police would be called these days lol
My style back then but today I've progressed to more extreme music and the hairs not shoulder length its waist long. Still love the good old tunes as well, im 57 now. Used to hang out at this bar played all kinds of music like this till they closed up.
Two words.. Toronto Rocks..
Anyone else remember watching this on that show?
I wish I could go back to the 80's my youth again so I could appreciate it the 2nd time around.
Man, I wish it was still 1985. I seen helix at the Memorial Gardens in Sault Ste. Marie in support of the Long Way to Heaven album. It was awesome.
I was a fan since the 80s, cranking it in my car.
I was blessed to see them live around 2008 ish.
Flawless
Legendary band.
THANK YOU HELIX for covering this song. So great, so many memories.
This is just one great rock song.....case closed...RIP Paul Hackman!!!! Missin you brother!
this song is a cool chill out song that makes you kick back at the end of the day. Right On!
Who remembers watching this on Toronto Rocks with John Major?
Holy Crap! You just made me remember John Major!
Those were the days. (God I never thought I'd hear myself saying that LOL)
Ah... back in my early teens
MID WEEK METAL MANIA....
Torontonian here. Yep I clearly remember seeing this on Toronto Rocks... I watched Toronto Rocks everyday when.I came home from school. Good days.
Thos song fkn rocks! These guys did an awesome cover! Bravo Helix 🇨🇦
I love A Foot in Cold Water.
🎸🎵🎶 🇨🇦
Last 3 songs on the Razors Edge album. This song followed by Six Strings Nine Lives and finishing with You Keep Me Rockin. Strong finish for sure!
I really appreciate you posting Helix's version. I am a child of the 70's, and I own a 45 of "A Foot in Cold Water's version of "Make me do" I think both are great to listen too.
once again, it's nice to have both versions, and they are both really good.
Think helix's version has far better vocals with more feeling to them.
The original isnt as good.
Holy cow! I had forgotten about this group. This conjures up quite a few good memories for me. Big thanks for posting this. *hugs*
Love this tune
Canadian band just like Triumph and April Wine and Loverboy and so many other greats.
Saw Greg(Fritz) at Canadian Tire the other day. He has to be one of the hardest working, down to earth, guys out there. Love these guys. Always a fan.
Which city?
Producer:
"How much reverb would you like for this song?"
The band:
*"Yes."*
LMAO😂 I literally laughed out loud on the train when I read this!😂
awesome band.
their entire album is
awesome and great..
underrated band from the
80's .
Ontario...loud n proud!! rock it!
Great version of classic Canadian ballad!!.. Luv the stately ballet sequence..Solid band!! Cheers!!
Better than the original. Ssaw them front row Massey hall toronto with headpins! Great show
Just a great fucken track! Thanks Helix and A foot in coldwater
fuck....when i hear this song, i just miss Paul Hackman that much more, taken from us way too soon, 22 years ago, Fuck man....Miss ya brother...RIP Paul Hackamn!
NO SHIT Milan, wasn't PAUL HACKMAN AWESOME or wha? I really miss him, it's almost like....... no Paul no Helix !
The sound on this song is awesome, sounds so real and i love the hall sound its simply awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!
amazing ballad, I was so much touched from this song at 80s.
the eighties rock were a time when you didn't look for meaning behind the songs you just sat
back & rocked out to the great music for a great era in time.
Helix did a lot of covers and they do all of them justice. I like that they weren't afraid of cover songs like many bands were. Their original songs are great too love this band.
It is with deep sadness that I must inform you all of the passing of Paul Naumann, lead guitarist for A Foot in Coldwater (this is a cover of their original by Helix). He passed in his sleep on October 20, 2009 at his home in New Mexico. He is survived by his wife Kathy, his son Paul Jr. and Hannah his daughter. R.I.P. Paul - we will all miss you......
Interesting that the lead guitarist in this video, Paul Hackman (dark hair) has also passed away. Paul was asleep in a van driven by a roadie back in about 1992 or 1993 in the Canadian west. Driving between gigs it seems the driver fell asleep and Paul was killed when the van left the road.
Looking foward to meeting you all again had the best time of my life love ya music keep it up boys
Great Great tune, reminds me of when things meant something and songs held memorys in a place deep inside you that only songs like this could open, like the one who got away.... old Brian Vollmer would have been in his 30's here, the coke swager and nerdie shy girls half his age really brings out that feel of the 80's to me. they did a great job covering this tune and one of my alltime favorate songs ever to this day, top ten rock balid of all time. love that swager Brian, you perv
This was our wedding song 33 years ago! I love it!
LONDON ONTARIO...home of Graham Lear from Santana, Thundermug, Helix, members from Lighthouse, the late Dominic Trioano...and London rocks the park every year.
These guys have such great talent. Saw them perform last night in PG. I could party all night to this great Canadian heavy metal band.
Love it. Love the old Canadian bands
Still sounds great in 2024❤😊
I came here from the original by A Foot in Cold Water.
Helix did such justice to this song.
helix rocks
First time I've ever seen the video. Awesome! Helix kicks ass!
Boys from Kitchener Waterloo Ontario Canada. They did great. Went Metal because of the times. Hard rock since 1974. Well done lads.............Foot in Cold Water....yup
Helix...house band for Clancy's Tavern in Darkness, NS...circa 1981 - Brian Vollmer gave me a T Shirt "Helix Raunch N Roll...they went on from Brian hanging off a set of monkey bars to a stadium powerhouse after touring Europe...I remember them as a really nice bunch of guys...
FOREVER 80 Z, ETCHED IN MY BODY AND SOUL, FOREVER, FOREVER !!!!!
Helix, will always be the equivalence of the Toronto Blue Jays, back when they were winning
Seen them in Hamilton at banisters. What a show. Some of the best music of the 80's.
When the leas singer had his other band back in the 90's - "The 7 Year Itch" I had the honnor of doing there sound and lighting for them at The Tunnel Rock Bar here in Sarnia Ont. Had a great night drinking beers and getting to know them all...kick ass band!!
Thank you so much. I have been waiting for Helix's version to be posted. I love "A Foot in Cold Waters" version, but was slightly ahead of my time. I am really glad its here now.
I love this old memories relived with happy tears
Beautiful
Definitely in my top 5 of best covers ever!!
i loooove this song!! Soooo pretty! :)
My favorite song since day 1 what a ballad old helix fan from karachi pakistan
this song always kicks assgood guitar solo rock on forever.....
What a song...brakes my heart
Great song , band , era would go back in an instant!!!
This song proves Metal bands can do beautiful ballads.
Hey this song freakin rocks I'm a sucker for ballads
Treat yourself to hearing the original by A Foot in Cold Water, also Canadian from the early 70's.
I really don't know what everyone's problem with Brian Vollmer's reverb on this song is............I think it sounds GREAT & I WOULDN'T have recorded it ANY OTHER WAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Agree
This is just amazing no one can say otherwise.
Met Bob Horne.Keybordman of A foot in cold water.Great guy!Great song!
Absolutely Cornered the Market on the Jerry Curl Mullet! At the Time I'm sure it was cool. You Still got me to watch this after what almost 3 decades? #TimelessClassic Good Job!
Great song
Love this song,
We got old? FUCK!!! When did that happen ????
Too damn quickly if you ask me. CD
Just wait and see how you feel being in your 50s with 60 just around the corner....... CD
About 30 GD years ago....damn....
I keep telling the 20 somethings that it sneaks up onto you quicker than you think. Suddenly BOOM! you're 40! That was 8 years ago for me, and I'm still thinking "holy shit! what just happened"?!
I know, right?!? I just pulled out my Helix cassette (got it when it was released), can't believe it, I knew exactly where it was...shit...
Love HELIX just as much as much as I dud in the 80s
great metal voice.
First and I ever seen in concert
Great song.
It's been 34 years since Helix made a copy from the Group. A Foot& Cold Water
Im an eighties girl..What band could one not love from the eighties.....especially Helix
holly shit! what a great song! music like this was really hard to come by when i was younger because i live in Utah. and they have allways sucked on great music
aswome singer lives in my city LONDON ONT ROCKS
what ?? a video for this song !!!!!!!. never knew that. a very awesome song.
saw them in concert opening for rush. i believe it was there grace under pressure tour.
the guitarists tripped over his guitar cord and fell onto the stage.
everyone was laughing. he got up and smiled, and kept right on playing.
the show was at the CAPITAL CENTER, in LARGO,MD.
no longer their. now, a brand new strip mall. lots of memories there.
Im 57 i still love this song and the group,
Paul Hackman R.I.P. A great Canadian guitarist.
This is some piece of heaven
I own a local cab company from listowel I never had the chance to meet Brian but I have talked to his brother on the phone the whole Vollmer family from the listowel area are great people Brian's mom I have met and drove in the taxi a few years back great lady
Brian's gestures at around 1:30 made me laugh in the 80's and they still do to this day, what an awesome song...
Helix since 80's
Very true it is even better
Liked the original as well as Helix's redo ... very good redo actually :)
Love helix
BELLISSIMO BELLISSIMO ...BELLISSIMA
@Frankopinion Damn right. I was young in the 80's. Young kids nowadays don't know how nice it is to be able to go to a good old 80's rock 'n roll bush party and have fun without worrying about getting shot, stabbed, or lynched.