Loved your reaction! The title is indeed Sweet City Woman. This an oldie but a goodie from here, Calgary, Alberta.👍🇨🇦 It's pure country pop. 🎵 Bon. C'est bon. Bon-bon, c'est bon-bon. 🎵 French for, "Good. It's good. Good-good, it's good-good. 🌞 Just some fun French thrown in there. The best part is they still sound this good! ua-cam.com/video/MqdffSH6GWc/v-deo.html And here is the story behind the song. ua-cam.com/video/QggNmQUamt8/v-deo.html
Check out their song 'Hit the Road Jack' ua-cam.com/video/RT59AyYmQ2M/v-deo.html By the way the bands name comes from the Calgary Stampede which is a world famous rodeo and festival in their home town of Calgary Canada
Growing up in Canada (Kamloops, British Columbia to be precise - a six-hour drive through the mountains to Calgary, Alberta, The Stampeders' hometown), I heard lots of Stampeders songs on the radio. They weren't as big as The Guess Who, nor did they have as many hits/anthems, but I thought The Stampeders made better albums. Their earlier stuff was more country-rock, and then they changed to a heavier style similar to BTO. Other great songs of theirs include Devil You, Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Oh My Lady, Julia Get Up, Running Wild, Ramona and an excellent cover of Gary US Bonds' hit New Orleans. They broke up around 1980, but got back together in the early 90s and have been together ever since.
These boys are Canadian. Not a one hit wonder at all. Try... Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Devil You, Then Came the White Man, Monday Morning Choo Choo, Minstrel Gypsy and Oh My Lady... there's lots more, but this is a good start.
He's referring to The U.S. chart, but the information he read is wrong. They were a one hit wonder here for five years until they reached the top-40 a 2nd time with "Hit the Road Jack".
@@alrivers2297 I know. I lived through all of it and love it. I was countering all those people who always say pop music sucks. No, pop music is great!
@@mayloo2137 I remember that tune. Didn't know it was these guys. Hadn't heard it in decades. Seems like a hit, but I keep hearing this band was a one hit wonder. Thanks
Oh boy! Talk about Throwbackness!! I used my baby sitting money to buy this song on a 45rpm record! I felt so grown up LOL sweet memory! My dad used to love to listen to this one with me 💙
So many could be on that list...Loverboy, Honeymoon Suite, Kim Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Trooper, Our Lady Peace, Rush, The Tragically Hip, Neil Young, Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, BTO...the list goes on and on!
🐮🔔 At the time, early 70’s, they were considered rock. They are from Calgary, Alberta. About 2 hrs north of Joni Mitchell’s hometown. This charted #8 in the US. Was their biggest song. Hit #1 on both the pop and country charts in Canada. Just a fun song.
I do believe that Joni Mitchell was born in Edmonton. She was given up for adoption. I remember that she was looking for her birthmother in Edmonton years ago.
This song is as Canadian as you can get! Right up there with hockey, cold winters and poutine! Thank you for bringing back a sweet song from my childhood!
I was about 6 when this song was being played on the radio. It was probably my favorite at the time. I haven't heard it 40 years or more, but I still knew the words.
One of those songs that just lifted everything in the world into a happy light. You couldn't do anything but swell with joy and dance a bit no matter what you were feeling or doing before it came on. One of my all-time faves.
The Stampeders did country rock, pop rock and flat out hard rock. many phases in their career. They are still touring. Check out "Wild Eyes", "Playin' In The Band" and "Hit The Road Jack" which has Wolfman Jack on it. One Canada's finest bands.
Damn, took until now for Jamel to hear this classic! Also, I think it’s a good measure for a song that you can sing along with it upon a first time hearing.
"dancing around the bedroom waking up with my coffee grooving to great music" Great reaction sir...I love this song and band....It is just Canadian music....kinda straddles rock, folk, and country....
I hate to fight with a fellow Canadian but they're all a good place to start lol. I got to see them on their final tour in Edmonton. If there was a dry eye in the place by the last song I'll eat my hat
Must check out the Guess Who - "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature", Saga - "Don't Be Late", April Wine - You Could Have Been a Lady, Bad Side of the Moon, Weeping Widow, Oowatanite, Roller, Say Hello, Sign of the Gypsy Queen.
Don’t forget April Wine’s Just Between You and Me!! and he should do Saga’s On the Loose, and Head East’s two part song that includes Save My Life I’m going down for the last time!! I can’t FREAKING remember the name of the first part of the song
Been requesting these guys for awhile. Thanks so much for finally checking them out. All us Canadians love these guys! Their other hits here in Canada were Wild Eyes, Devil You, Ramona and Carry Me. Enjoy bro! 🇨🇦🦏🙂
I was 13 when "Sweet City Woman" was released, all over the radio in 1971; I was obsessed with it. I loved everything about it, the banjo, the vocals, the hopefulness in the lyrics, the guitar solos, the macaroons. I never got tired of it and I never will. There are a few songs like that, not necessarily by my favorite bands, but songs that I've heard for 40 or 50 years, but never tire of. "Maggie May", by Rod Stewart; "All Right Now", by Free; "Closer to Home", by Grand Funk Railroad; "More Than a Feeling", by Boston; "Midnight At the Oasis", by Maria Muldaur; these are all songs that it seem liked they TRIED to make you sick of, by it never did, not for me.
Revisiting songs from my past makes me happy but watching you makes me even happier. After several days of rain here, you bring some sunshine. Thanks for the smiles Jamel!!! You are soooooooooooo fun!!
Thanks for checking out this song! This came out when I was 12! I first heard it on CKLW radio in Windsor Ont! Love this song and never get tired of hearing it!
oh my gosh I had COMPLETELY forgotten about this song. Thanks to all who requested it. It was so much to watch you listen and react to it for the first time. It is truly a wonderful song!!
I have always loved that. There was someone, when it first came out, that the song was immediately about in my mind. I still think of that time. Really beautiful tune!
Jamel: Here's a link to Stampeders "Wild Eyes" live video. One of the best singing drummers, Kim Berly, although all 3 sing. ua-cam.com/video/V2ZoPtFU9LQ/v-deo.html
If you would like to get into The Stampeders I suggest listening to their 1973 album "From The Fire." It's one of their strongest efforts and totally worth your time.
Isn't it wonderful how music is connected to our lives. This came out when I was in tech school in Denver Colorado and when it played on the radio I was ecstatic. When I hear it now I am taken back to that time and I am still ecstatic...
Back in the day, this was just popular music. This was literally the moment just before the genre-breaking that split out rock, pop, and R&B as separate things, which usually is dated to sometime in 1973. Today, they'd probably be tossed in the country or country-rock folder, and I'd have never heard it. But it was part of the soundtrack of the world when I was 10.
The Stampeders where one of the top bands in Canada in the 70s. From Calgary Alberta, they are still going today. They were my first concert. They had many hit songs in Canada, Wild Eyes, Minstrel Gypsy, Devil You, Then Came The White Man, Hit The Road Jack, Ramona, Down in Mississippi Cross From New Orleans, and many more.
60 - 70s Rock from Calgary Canada. The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds. The Rebounds had five members: Rich Dodson, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle, Kim Berly, and Race Holiday. They renamed themselves The Stampeders in 1965 and Len Roemer was replaced with Ronnie King and Van Louis. In 1966 they relocated to Toronto, Ontario, and became a trio in 1968 when Lyttle, Louis, and Holiday left. In 1971 the Stampeders had a hit with "Sweet City Woman," which won Best Single at the Juno Awards, reached #1 on the RPM magazine charts, and #8 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Written by Dodson, the track stayed in the Billboard chart for 16 weeks and the disc sold a million by September 1971, and the R.I.A.A. granted gold disc status. The Stampeders also won Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Producer (Mel Shaw), and Best Composer (Dodson) that year. The band signed with Polydor Records for US distribution. By 1975 the band had toured extensively in the United States and appeared on television shows.[6] In 1976 they had another Canadian hit with "Hit The Road Jack", featuring Wolfman Jack. In Canada they produced seven more hits. Dodson left the group in 1977. Berly and King recruited new members for the LP Platinum (1977). Berly then departed, leaving King to bring in three new members for the LP Ballsy (1979), and the band broke up shortly thereafter. The hitmaking trio reunited at the Calgary Stampede in 1992. They released a new album in 1998 titled Sure Beats Working. On November 21, 2011, The Stampeders received the Lifetime Achievement Award from SOCAN at the 2011 SOCAN Awards in Toronto. In 2015 the band received SOCAN Classic Awards for their songs "Monday Morning" and "Wild Eyes." They continue to tour Canada doing fairs, festivals, casinos, and theatres.
Sweet city woman takes me back home with my mom an dad sisters an brother brings back such good memories I still remember the words to this song thank you for playing this song oldie but goodie
Thank you...been waiting!!! Love this! Country kinda pop...I sing this alot...so fun and catchy! When I was 16...I wanted to be that sweet city woman! Got you singing too!
When I was 16, The Stampeders came through my small Canadian town as the musical act part of our local fair. We also saw Lighthouse, Freddy Fender (dude was a ganja king) and sooooooooo many others, some that went on to fame and fortune, others already had it and some never went anywhere...what a blast the 70's were.....I miss the vibe and you help bring it back in way. You rock. Thanks!!
I was born in 1962, and I was lucky to grow up in what I consider to be the golden era of rock music. The early 70's is, for me, the most interesting period.
Sam Roop - If you read this - I want to say thanks for turning this up all the way back in November 1978. Your Olds Cutlass had a great stereo system. Songs have memories - and this one is my shared memory of you and Gail.
This band is from my hometown of Calgary they used to play my high school dances, also their name came from the greatest outdoor show on earth The Calgary Exhibition & Stampede. This is one of their more pop hits to experience their heavier side try Wild Eyes. This brought back so many memories from my youth... thank you Jamal, your the
Jamel !! Thank you!❤🤗 I have loved this song since I first heard it...probably sometime in high school. It's a peppy, toe-tapper for sure. Can't sit still when I hear it, and IMPOSSIBLE to stay in a bad mood. Thanks for putting a big ol' smile on my face.😁
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Loved your reaction!
The title is indeed Sweet City Woman.
This an oldie but a goodie from here, Calgary, Alberta.👍🇨🇦
It's pure country pop.
🎵 Bon. C'est bon.
Bon-bon, c'est bon-bon. 🎵
French for,
"Good. It's good.
Good-good, it's good-good. 🌞
Just some fun French thrown in there.
The best part is they still sound this good!
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And here is the story behind the song.
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Try a song called 'Saturday Night' by the Bay City Rollers
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Check out their song 'Hit the Road Jack' ua-cam.com/video/RT59AyYmQ2M/v-deo.html
By the way the bands name comes from the Calgary Stampede which is a world famous rodeo and festival in their home town of Calgary Canada
Great reaction Jamal. They also had, Oh my Lady, and Carry Me, as well as Wild Eyes. Canadian 70's band. Peace.
The Stampeders were a Canadian country-rock band. This song was released in 1971 when I was 16.
I was the same Age . We old
I never thought of them as country rock. Songs like Wild Eyes & Keep Me Running Wild are 100% rock bangers.
haha I was 1! But heard it a lot on the radio as a kid
They played at my high school more than once. When live bands actually played at high school dances.
I had this 45rpm when I was 10!!! I wore it out so bad I Taped a Penny to the Needle!
Wow, haven't heard this in forever. My Dad used to sing this and "MY MARIA".
Man, literally the only problem with "My Maria" is it's too short.
I also like the song, Take a Letter Maria.
Both My Maria and Pink's suggestion of Take A Letter Maria! Gold!
Love them both and have them on my iPod.
Growing up in Canada (Kamloops, British Columbia to be precise - a six-hour drive through the mountains to Calgary, Alberta, The Stampeders' hometown), I heard lots of Stampeders songs on the radio. They weren't as big as The Guess Who, nor did they have as many hits/anthems, but I thought The Stampeders made better albums. Their earlier stuff was more country-rock, and then they changed to a heavier style similar to BTO. Other great songs of theirs include Devil You, Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Oh My Lady, Julia Get Up, Running Wild, Ramona and an excellent cover of Gary US Bonds' hit New Orleans. They broke up around 1980, but got back together in the early 90s and have been together ever since.
These boys are Canadian. Not a one hit wonder at all. Try... Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Devil You, Then Came the White Man, Monday Morning Choo Choo, Minstrel Gypsy and Oh My Lady... there's lots more, but this is a good start.
YES YES YES . You have named a lot of their great tunes that we listened to on the radio .
Marigold.
Yes. The best band out of Calgary ever.
He's referring to The U.S. chart,
but the information he read is wrong.
They were a one hit wonder here for
five years until they reached the top-40
a 2nd time with "Hit the Road Jack".
Grew up listening to these guys on the radio all the time.
Vanity Fare - "Hitchin A Ride". More cowbell
This was my favorite song. And a girl I was sweet on did it in the talent show. And I moved to a different city. Sigh.
That’s a great [ but almost completely forgotten] song.
📻😁‼️
Something about those 70s pop songs. They just hit different!
Yes they do! I used to love listening to all those old promotional hit K-Tel records with all the great 70s hits at that time!
@@freddie1991d I still have a K-Tel record from the mid 70’s. It’s got a pretty good mix of music from that era. 👍🏻
Forget disco, hard rock, and punk. Plain ol' pop music was the best thing about the 70s.
@@platterjockey 70's hard rock was incredible too.
@@alrivers2297 I know. I lived through all of it and love it. I was countering all those people who always say pop music sucks. No, pop music is great!
Love to see the face of young people when they hear great music from my generation. GREAT VID many thanks.
One of the happiest songs ever recorded.
Yeah, along with Gallery's "It's so Nice to be With You"
@@juliodownbytheschoolyard8006 did you ever listen to their song I Believe in Music?
@@mayloo2137 I remember that tune. Didn't know it was these guys. Hadn't heard it in decades. Seems like a hit, but I keep hearing this band was a one hit wonder. Thanks
Jamel got the shoulders working on this one! Hard to resist the banjo and cow bell. 😂 "Oh, Lawd, have mercy!" 🤣
Please react to: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils: -If You Wanna Get to Heaven -Jackie Blue -Thanks!!!
Great suggestions. Alex and Andy asked for one hit wonders on their post today. This song would be a great one.
Driving I-35 north to Iowa yesterday they played Jackie Blue. So looked up the wiki on it. Very interesting. Great suggestions.
Personally one of my favorite bands of all time OMD will be played at my funeral guess which song 🎵 I
@@kbusby4824 technically they had two hits ... but ya, both excellent ones to react to :)
@@buzzbomb67
Yep, 2 hits. Jackie Blue,
If you want to get to Heaven.
📻🙂
This is one of those Chevy Van (Sammy John's) radio station songs in the 70s .. 70s pop music ..
OMG.. We made love in my Chevy van and that's alright with me! Who didn't love that song? I forgot all about it.
@@connieb4372 one toke over the line sweet Jesus, one toke over the line ... Lol
Dont forget Me and you and a dig named Boo by Lobo. And knock three times by Dawn. Prior to Tony Orlando even though he did sing on the song.
Never Rains in California.
@@mikefisher2673 Albert Hammond.. good one.
What a killer tune! Haven’t heard this in years! Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did!
I can't imagine how anybody can't instantly feel happy hearing this song
@@stacytebbutt6143 couldn’t agree with you more! :)
Oh boy! Talk about Throwbackness!! I used my baby sitting money to buy this song on a 45rpm record! I felt so grown up LOL sweet memory! My dad used to love to listen to this one with me 💙
Would love to give you a list of great Canadian artists to react to!
April Wine
The Tea Party
So many could be on that list...Loverboy, Honeymoon Suite, Kim Mitchell, Bryan Adams, Trooper, Our Lady Peace, Rush, The Tragically Hip, Neil Young, Sloan, Barenaked Ladies, BTO...the list goes on and on!
Helix
The Hip
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At the time, early 70’s, they were considered rock. They are from Calgary, Alberta. About 2 hrs north of Joni Mitchell’s hometown.
This charted #8 in the US. Was their biggest song. Hit #1 on both the pop and country charts in Canada. Just a fun song.
That fit in that genre that is now called country rock, Eagles, Linda Ronstandt, etc... they were all in that group..
I do believe that Joni Mitchell was born in Edmonton. She was given up for adoption. I remember that she was looking for her birthmother in Edmonton years ago.
@@douglacoursiere2269 I very well could be wrong. Was Fort McLeod her “hometown”? Or should I just edit it out of my comment? ✌🏽
@@ms.chuckfu1088 she could have been raised in Fort McLeod.
Love those Prarie Provinces🇨🇦
Such a great memory. Ahhh the 70's...such great music
"Wild Eyes", "Ramona" are all good tunes by The Stampeders...
As is "Carry Me"...
This song is as Canadian as you can get! Right up there with hockey, cold winters and poutine! Thank you for bringing back a sweet song from my childhood!
I was about 6 when this song was being played on the radio. It was probably my favorite at the time. I haven't heard it 40 years or more, but I still knew the words.
One of those songs that just lifted everything in the world into a happy light. You couldn't do anything but swell with joy and dance a bit no matter what you were feeling or doing before it came on. One of my all-time faves.
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Glad to see you’re hitting a Canadian groove lately!!!!!
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Gotta have that Can Con 🇨🇦👍
And she feeds me
Love and
Tenderness
and Macaroons
Those cookies are hard to make, lol! Danged old meringue
That's a woman.
I didn't recognize the the band, but when I saw the title I heard in my head, "SWEEEeEEEeEEt, Sweet City WOman."
Me too
Same
I totally forgot about this song, it brings back some good memories.
The Stampeders did country rock, pop rock and flat out hard rock. many phases in their career. They are still touring. Check out "Wild Eyes", "Playin' In The Band" and "Hit The Road Jack" which has Wolfman Jack on it. One Canada's finest bands.
Was wondering when someone was going to mention Hit the Road Jack.
Don't forget Carry Me
All of the songs Spinspiel mentioned are great!
You absolutely cannot smile when you hear this song. It’s one of the nicest, best songs ever.
Wow. A lot of Alberta love today.
But will he do Ian and Sylvia's "Four Strong Winds?" Would love to hear him review it.
One of my all-time favorites!! always a good vibe
Damn, took until now for Jamel to hear this classic! Also, I think it’s a good measure for a song that you can sing along with it upon a first time hearing.
my first live show 1975 will never forget, paved the way for a life of great concerts!!!
music is everything.
"Wild Eyes" and, "Oh my Lady" were also two big hits by them.
"Carry Me," and "Minstrel Gypsy" are a couple of my favourites
Oh man, haven't heard this song in forever. It's one of those that always just made me smile.
"dancing around the bedroom waking up with my coffee grooving to great music" Great reaction sir...I love this song and band....It is just Canadian music....kinda straddles rock, folk, and country....
Bluegrass??
@@catnip824 for some of their stuff yes, but not all...one of those bands that is hard to pin to just one genre....
Rockabilly?
@@kevineakman8586 Again, fitting for some pof their stuff but not all....
@@catnip824 You think this is bluegrass? No....
Since you are playing some Canadian acts you have got to play The Tragically Hip . "New Orleans is Sinking" would be a great start.
And Blow At High Dough
The Hip have so many great songs, Locked In The Trunk Of A Car, Poets and Nautical Disaster are some other great options.
grace too
Yes! And Bobcaygeon!
I hate to fight with a fellow Canadian but they're all a good place to start lol. I got to see them on their final tour in Edmonton. If there was a dry eye in the place by the last song I'll eat my hat
Must check out the Guess Who - "No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature", Saga - "Don't Be Late", April Wine - You Could Have Been a Lady, Bad Side of the Moon, Weeping Widow, Oowatanite, Roller, Say Hello, Sign of the Gypsy Queen.
Don’t forget April Wine’s Just Between You and Me!! and he should do Saga’s On the Loose, and Head East’s two part song that includes Save My Life I’m going down for the last time!! I can’t FREAKING remember the name of the first part of the song
Yes!!! Guess Who all the way...live version of American Woman (14 minutes) is a great place to start.
April Wine, yes! You Won't Dance With Me has always been a favourite of mine.
Been requesting these guys for awhile. Thanks so much for finally checking them out. All us Canadians love these guys! Their other hits here in Canada were Wild Eyes, Devil You, Ramona and Carry Me. Enjoy bro!
🇨🇦🦏🙂
I was 13 when "Sweet City Woman" was released, all over the radio in 1971; I was obsessed with it. I loved everything about it, the banjo, the vocals, the hopefulness in the lyrics, the guitar solos, the macaroons. I never got tired of it and I never will. There are a few songs like that, not necessarily by my favorite bands, but songs that I've heard for 40 or 50 years, but never tire of. "Maggie May", by Rod Stewart; "All Right Now", by Free; "Closer to Home", by Grand Funk Railroad; "More Than a Feeling", by Boston; "Midnight At the Oasis", by Maria Muldaur; these are all songs that it seem liked they TRIED to make you sick of, by it never did, not for me.
Another Canadian band. Please react to The Tragedy Hip New Orleans is Sinking. 🇨🇦✌
Another fine Canadian band would be Lighthouse. (They have a Chicago vibe).
Lighthouse - One Fine Morning
Lighthouse - Pretty Lady
Sweet, warm, summer days of my youth with this song. Riding the streets on my brother’s scooter. Innocence and peace.
"Carry Me" is another one of their great songs.
This is annual "it must be Spring!" Song! Since I first heard it in the 70's! Love it!
Revisiting songs from my past makes me happy but watching you makes me even happier. After several days of rain here, you bring some sunshine. Thanks for the smiles Jamel!!! You are soooooooooooo fun!!
Thanks for checking out this song! This came out when I was 12! I first heard it on CKLW radio in Windsor Ont! Love this song and never get tired of hearing it!
I would consider this group to be POP.
Rock. Sometimes border soft rock, but rock.
oh my gosh I had COMPLETELY forgotten about this song. Thanks to all who requested it. It was so much to watch you listen and react to it for the first time. It is truly a wonderful song!!
They're classified as Rock, but I think they have a rockabilly sound.
I have always loved that. There was someone, when it first came out, that the song was immediately about in my mind. I still think of that time. Really beautiful tune!
Jamel: Here's a link to Stampeders "Wild Eyes" live video. One of the best singing drummers, Kim Berly, although all 3 sing. ua-cam.com/video/V2ZoPtFU9LQ/v-deo.html
Snap, I was gonna post this. This is the only other song I know by them, a great hard rocker!
Great track, but Wild Eyes is even better.
If you would like to get into The Stampeders I suggest listening to their 1973 album "From The Fire." It's one of their strongest efforts and totally worth your time.
That's a remake. The original mono 45 is the best one. ua-cam.com/video/mo8x-_Xlo9w/v-deo.html
Another song that transported me to 1973ish. My mom driving the old 57 chevy blasting this on her A.M. radio and singing along.
One of my fave songs ever. Pure happiness.
Here's a song that would bring out the stank.
Gino Vanelli - Brother to Brother (live)
An epic masterpiece.
This was a very popular song. We loved it and put everyone in a happy mood. This is going on my playlist!!!
Ozark mountain daredevils "if you want to get to heaven" "memories at the window" "jackie blue"
Jackie Blue❤️ named my Daughter Jackie!!
Isn't it wonderful how music is connected to our lives. This came out when I was in tech school in Denver Colorado and when it played on the radio I was ecstatic. When I hear it now I am taken back to that time and I am still ecstatic...
Just loved this when it came out and i still love it
🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠 Thank you one million times!
How I love this song!
Sweet City Woman
It was a radio play sound!!! Can still remember hearing this over the radio at the public pool! 😻
I'm always happy to hear this on the radio. Such a bright, groovy song
my favourite Stampeders song is
“Carry Me “, check it out
That's my favee song of theirs too.
oh my Lady
@@lawrencesilver4661 My fav of the band. That opening harmonica just sends me...
I’ve been in love with this song for a long time because of the melody and the banjo!!
Back in the day, this was just popular music. This was literally the moment just before the genre-breaking that split out rock, pop, and R&B as separate things, which usually is dated to sometime in 1973. Today, they'd probably be tossed in the country or country-rock folder, and I'd have never heard it. But it was part of the soundtrack of the world when I was 10.
Well said , it hurts the music when people can’t find the magic in blues, jazz, rock, and the other traditions.
The Stampeders where one of the top bands in Canada in the 70s. From Calgary Alberta, they are still going today. They were my first concert. They had many hit songs in Canada, Wild Eyes, Minstrel Gypsy, Devil You, Then Came The White Man, Hit The Road Jack, Ramona, Down in Mississippi Cross From New Orleans, and many more.
This song was on the pop charts when it came out so I would call it Pop Rock.
I've always loved this song. A classic ! The Stampeders rock.
This seems like a song ripe for being in the next Guardians of the Galaxy movie
Absolutely yes
60 - 70s Rock from Calgary Canada. The band formed in Calgary, Alberta in 1964 as The Rebounds. The Rebounds had five members: Rich Dodson, Len Roemer, Brendan Lyttle, Kim Berly, and Race Holiday. They renamed themselves The Stampeders in 1965 and Len Roemer was replaced with Ronnie King and Van Louis. In 1966 they relocated to Toronto, Ontario, and became a trio in 1968 when Lyttle, Louis, and Holiday left.
In 1971 the Stampeders had a hit with "Sweet City Woman," which won Best Single at the Juno Awards, reached #1 on the RPM magazine charts, and #8 in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Written by Dodson, the track stayed in the Billboard chart for 16 weeks and the disc sold a million by September 1971, and the R.I.A.A. granted gold disc status. The Stampeders also won Juno Awards for Best Group, Best Producer (Mel Shaw), and Best Composer (Dodson) that year. The band signed with Polydor Records for US distribution.
By 1975 the band had toured extensively in the United States and appeared on television shows.[6] In 1976 they had another Canadian hit with "Hit The Road Jack", featuring Wolfman Jack. In Canada they produced seven more hits.
Dodson left the group in 1977. Berly and King recruited new members for the LP Platinum (1977). Berly then departed, leaving King to bring in three new members for the LP Ballsy (1979), and the band broke up shortly thereafter. The hitmaking trio reunited at the Calgary Stampede in 1992. They released a new album in 1998 titled Sure Beats Working.
On November 21, 2011, The Stampeders received the Lifetime Achievement Award from SOCAN at the 2011 SOCAN Awards in Toronto. In 2015 the band received SOCAN Classic Awards for their songs "Monday Morning" and "Wild Eyes."
They continue to tour Canada doing fairs, festivals, casinos, and theatres.
A great summer song
Sweet city woman takes me back home with my mom an dad sisters an brother brings back such good memories I still remember the words to this song thank you for playing this song oldie but goodie
This song was released in 1971 when I was 9 years old, greatest summer memories that year,,,,,I loved this song!!
great 1960s-1970s Canadian band - their song "Wild Eyes" is great too, and "Hit the Road Jack"
Also Carry Me
Have seen them many times and always love their music.
Great band,they are still playing live! Also recommend Wild Eyes,Carry Me or Oh My Lady
The 70's were all over the place . That's what made the music so great .
Mundo Jerry's song "In the Summertime" has a banjo jamming in it.
He has to react to that! My brothers sang that all the time.
I remember this song so well, I was 15, one of my favorite. It always made feel happy and of course you had to sing along with the band. 👍❤👩🦳
Thank you...been waiting!!! Love this! Country kinda pop...I sing this alot...so fun and catchy! When I was 16...I wanted to be that sweet city woman! Got you singing too!
I saw the Stampeders in the 1970s as a teenager in Regina. Glad you found this band. Cheers.
Their song Wild Eyes was fairly big in Canada
When I was 16, The Stampeders came through my small Canadian town as the musical act part of our local fair. We also saw Lighthouse, Freddy Fender (dude was a ganja king) and sooooooooo many others, some that went on to fame and fortune, others already had it and some never went anywhere...what a blast the 70's were.....I miss the vibe and you help bring it back in way. You rock. Thanks!!
They had a minor US hit with a cover of Ray Charles "Hit The Road Jack".
I was born in 1962, and I was lucky to grow up in what I consider to be the golden era of rock music. The early 70's is, for me, the most interesting period.
Keep the Canadian jams coming... how about Trooper- We’re Here for a Good Time.... or Raise a Little Hell?
I shared "Two for the Show" and my mom just loved it.
Love the first 2 albums from '75 and '76.. Great tunes.. "Don't Stop Now", "Roller Rink", "Ready", and "What's Gonna Happen Now"..
Toronto's "Your Daddy Don't Know." One of my favourites. Gotta crank it whenever I hear it. 😊🎸
This song was on the radio all the darn time when I was little. I loved it. It was catchy,the lyrics were easy on the ears and it just had good vibe.
Another Canadian trio. Check out Wild Eyes by them. 🇨🇦✌
My Sisters and I used to dance to this as Children!!!!!! A TRUE Folk Favorite!!!!!
You can’t help but smile with this song...I loved watching you chair dance with abandon! 😂
Reminds me of Expo 74 in Spokane, Washington when I was 10 years old.
did they play there?
Was there also, went to high school in Springdale
@@thomaswhipple6060 that's very cool. I'm listening from Spokane this morning myself. Enjoying a beautiful day.
@@AI-mg3hy No, The song was very popular at the time on the radio
Sam Roop - If you read this - I want to say thanks for turning this up all the way back in November 1978. Your Olds Cutlass had a great stereo system. Songs have memories - and this one is my shared memory of you and Gail.
Check out "Wild Eyes", "Carry Me", and "Minstrel Gypsy".
Great addition. This is a (sadly) widely forgotten song. So happy you got to enjoy it!! I love this tune. Such a feel good jam
"You Told Me" by The Monkees is another rocker with a prominent banjo part (and a zither thrown in for good measure).
This band is from my hometown of Calgary they used to play my high school dances, also their name came from the greatest outdoor show on earth The Calgary Exhibition & Stampede. This is one of their more pop hits to experience their heavier side try Wild Eyes. This brought back so many memories from my youth... thank you Jamal, your the
Can't think of another song that uses the banjo like that - How about "Deliverance"?
Dueling banjos from "Deliverance" by the way a great old movie.
Love this song!!!!!! It’s a happy feel good song. Been singing it since I was a young girl and I’m fifty seven now!!! Sweet! ❤️💜💚
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Went to their concert in 1971. Great band and very popular in Canada. Lots of hits! There were some excellent bands here back in the 70s and 80s.
I haven't heard this song in ages! I forgot the banjo part. This was on the radio alot! I liked Wild Eyes by them better.
Jamel !! Thank you!❤🤗
I have loved this song since I first heard it...probably sometime in high school.
It's a peppy, toe-tapper for sure.
Can't sit still when I hear it, and IMPOSSIBLE to stay in a bad mood.
Thanks for putting a big ol' smile on my face.😁