I come back every now and again to try to touch that 16 yo person I was in 87 who listened to this over and over. That intro gives me chills every time. Absolutely brilliant!
I'm right here with you - I was 18 when this hit. It just has a great upbeat magical quality to it. I played it for my 18 year old (now) son who was BLOWN AWAY! Music just isn't the same anymore.
An old Army buddy introduced me to this song. Just found out tonight he passed away. I will never forget you old friend. One day we will sit down, and drink a beer, and tell lies about the old days.
I had the Time of my life playing and being around Jon...He is a great player and this was one of the best nights in the studio..one take done live....just a special night.glad I got the call to sit in and play........and now I can sit back and enjoy ....to Peace and Love.........ENJOY
I was fortunate enough to have seen Jon Butcher in a cosy California setting. It was a fantastic concert and evening. Thank you for being a part in the making of such memorable, beautiful music.
My band opened for Jon Butcher Axis at "The Way Station"out in Bourne MA. Man, when they took the stage they just kicked the shit out of that place! Someone here also mentioned the band "Run 21", they were also one of my favorites, GREAT fuckin band! The good ole' days of real musicianship!
Got to see him in Dallas 5 times. Got to sit and drink with him at the HardRock in Dallas. One of my all time favorites. The man could play and has never been given the credit he deserves, Thank You Jon.............
He used to be famous for claiming that when Hendrix died, his spirit entered Jon's body. DJs everywhere would nearly always talk about just before or right after they played this song on the radio.
@@johnpearson4899 I think you are confusing him with the urban legend that surrounded Frank Marino (which also wasn't true). I know Jon for some years and take it from me he never said anything like that.
@stlrockn @stlrockn Thanks for the info. That's good to know the truth, but if there is/was anyone confusing anything, it wasn't me. It was a number of different DJs in the Nashville area. When Wishes was released, it got a LOT of air play (thankfully) in the southeast and hopefully elsewhere. The DJs would quote that from an interview Jon had supposedly given somewhere. I'm not saying he really said it. Just saying that was what was regularly stated. I, for one, had no argument. I love JB's work. I'm also a big Frank Marino/MR fan. Have been since the mid 70s. I hated that his health forced him to retire a couple of years back.
94 HJY(Providence,Ri) used to play the hell out of this song when this album came out.I never knew who the artist was but somehow tracked it down on youtube.What a glorious day that was.This is an amazing song and Jon had serious guitar chops.
I was maybe 14 or 15, my 31yr old girlfriend "tips" the bouncer $40, we were seated at the table closest to this stage... the DJ comes across the mic and welcomes everyone to Nashville's number one hotspot "CHEERS"! He introduced a man named Jon Butcher Axis. Wishes was the song he opened up with. I'm a 50 years old now and have been a rocker all my life. I played music for a living for 25yrs and very few musicians can bring tears down my face. THANK YOU Mr. BUTCHER AXIS
@@BadBrad46 certainly did the early to mid 80s were some of the best Carl P Mayfield Chatty Patty Murray (RIP) she later moved on to Florida where she was killed in an auto accident she was there thru the summer of 1983 was sad when they went to the country format in the late 90s but they certainly had a good run since their beginning in 1969.
I had my guitar teacher figure this song out the first week it came out. Now all these years later no one around me knows it except me. I and I still play it all the time. Still a great song!!
Jon was a big influence on me as a young guitar player in the Boston music scene in the 80s Would love to see him get the recognition he is due Fantastic musician A players player for sure
@@johnrobitaille5491 Yes he is a fantastic player I think that he's biggest obstacle was lack of promotion and the time period he broke into the scene In addition to that his backing band was average and I have the feeling that they didn't contribute to the creative process Just a opinion here But it is unquestionable that he is a Dynamic Guitarist and sadly unknown to a wider audience 🎸🎸🎵🎵
This is mine and my husbands song. We just broke up and I woke up in the middle of the night crying and feeling lost. Wrote a letter goodbye and ended it with "you can't waste your life wishing upon a star.." Hit you tube and there it was. I feel better and I stopped crying. Thanks John..
Saw Jon at least 10 times. Saw him with around 50K other people at a free concert here in Dallas what a frickin show that was. Trully on of the most under rated performers ever.
Man, growing up this was one of my go to albums. I thought for sure Jon Butcher was going to be the next greatest singer/guitarists. I still don't get why he didn't take off. This entire album is magic, and this song is the prestige
I started going out with a girl who was a big fan of JBA. This was the early 80’s. Since then this song came out, we got married and in 2021 we’re still married, two awesome kids and I’m sitting here(tomorrow off) listening to JBA and the Del Fuegos
This has been my favorite song since I was 5 years old when it came out. When I was 13 I was in a used record store, spent all my $, saw this record on the way out and broke into tears because I had no more $. The owner was so impressed by my story that he gave me the record for free! 20 years later I still have it and still listen to it. Best song ever!
my dad used to play this for me in the car as a young kid, i would stare out the window and imagine horses flying beside us. i would ask him time and time again to play it...thank you for sharing your story my friend, it moved me. reminded me of being a kid. times were easy back then
So yesterday morning.. I'm at UPS in Lynnfield MA. I stop there a lot for work. Who did I have a chance encounter with??? Yup, Jon Butcher! Told him how much I loved his stuff. Super nice guy. Took a selfie with me. I was like a giddy school girl the rest of the day.. LOL. The girl at the counter says, "The last guy who was in here looked like Hendrix". I then told her who he was.
1st heard this song in 1987 on the radio and then forgot who sang it. Searched for it for 25 years and finally stumbled across it. Finally got the ear worm out of my head.
I remember hearing about Jon playing around Boston and a cousin of mine telling me he was gonna make it and he put out some great stuff! I loved his music then and still do now. That cousin was Paul Geary. Thanks for the great music ever since Jon!
You will be hard pressed to find a more beautifully written or well played or UNDER APPRECIATED song as this!! I've been a fan of Jon for YEARS. A TRUE unsung hero of blues/rock guitar!!!
It's 2023 . I think this song is incredible . I have been listening to it since it came out . I am from Massachusetts . It's a shame . This song should have went big time !
this song is great !! - why can't i find "ocean in motion" or "walk like this" on youtube ??? or "new man" - all great songs - used to see him in the 80's one of my favorites !!!
i awoke this morning with the first burning wish to hear this song......... THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD IN 15 YEARS!.... as soon as i awoke it was on my mind even though I could not remember exactly how it went..... then I thought maybe.. just maybe...... you tube ... and " viola~!!" I'm gonna listen to this 10 times before I get my fill!!! ROCK ON!!
I remember this on our local Rock radio station back in the day. A long with Poco call it love. Back when rock music was good. Now we have nothing but the classics.
Grew up in Boston so we heard him a lot on local radio, I walked into Strawberries and they where playing this, I immediatly stopped, said who is this, ok Ill take it, went straight home and played it for months straight. 25+ years later It still sounds fresh. I plan to play it in the cover band im in, I hope my Guitarist can handle the solo!
I've met Jon at a few shows and he always made time to talk. Jon has signed photo's for me also !!! Such a great guitar player,singer and person. I have just about everything Jon's recorded on CD. Awesome guy !!!!
Wow - I've been searching for this song and FINALLY found it. I remembered hearing it in the 80's and thought it was magical. When I searched for it, all these weird shit kicking versions came up. Then finally today I find it. What a GREAT song!
I found this in a bargain bin at a second hand store back in the early 90s. I picked it up since it was only 50 cents or a dollar because I thought the cover looked cool and had a feeling it might have a good song or two. WOW, I played this constantly for a long time. I like every song on it and can't believe I never hear of him. I was out of the country when it came out as I was in the U.S. Army. I figured that is why I never heard of him/it before.
We all are getting older,same here this song grabbed my attention when it first came out,the intro sends chills up your spine. Jon is one of the best to pick up the instrument!👍🎸
He played my club in '92 when his outdoor gig with Joe Cocker and Sass Jordon was rained out. He played a couple of acoustic sets. What a great guy! I introduced him to a lady friend of mine...he was happy. Some really great music in the day!
He was given a lot of air time on WKDF back when this song was a hit...I felt bad when I realized that this would be about it for him and he kinda faded into the background.
The stereo effect really is great at the beginning of this song.i grew up just north of Boston so of course Jon butcher was one of my favorites.i got to see them live at the kingston nh fairgrounds,and graduated from kingston nh high school...Sanborn high.
Met him in the Cheese Room of Hardrock Cafe in Dallas. Never got enough credit for his skills. Saw him every time he played here. He played in front of City Hall to 30K what a day that was.
The song of the special place in my heart. When I was younger, I had a best friend named Amy Rovner. We’re both adopted and we became really close friends. we talked all night long so many nights I could never even tell you. I got stuck and I needed to sell a guitar to get home and it was hers. She got it from an old boyfriend. I feel bad that it went down the way that it did and I don’t think she’s ever really forgiven me. I’m not the kind of person that she wants in her life after all. But I sure do miss her. We used to really love this song.
Fun, reading all of the Jon Butcher stories. I have always been a rabid music dude, especially when I was younger. I was always looking for something new. There was a store in Shirley NY called McCrory's, when I was 13, I used to play handball behind the store. I went inside and they had a bin of cassettes for 10 cents a piece. I had a dollar, so I bought 10 tapes. Wishes was one of them, and I loved it...still do. 10 years later I found another JB tape at a flea market for 50 cents. I'm lucky.
Got up this morning and this song came into my mind, thank you so much for posting this great tunes, I had to listen to the solo about five times!!! Ah, the days of the incredible guitarists, Jon Butcher ROCKS!!! Now I can go about my day, wait, I gotta hear this solo one more time!!!
He played the Tower Theater in Philly I found out back in 1985. I was really in to this guy back in 1984-85 after seeing his video on Friday Night Vid's! I eagerly awaited this one from "87 great material! I just recently re-acquired the first album with "Don't Say Goodnight" which I lent out to some one back then, and it walked!
Jon does exactly what I like. He creates a great melody and infuses it with blues and rock in a way I wish musicians today would do. There's personality and feelings in his songs that are genuine not simply a digi-track with the same repeated lyrics and beat for 3-4 minutes!
Holy sweet bejeesuz! The last time I heard this song, it was constant rotation on WKDF 103.3 in Nashville, where my fam lived at the time this song came out. At the same time, I also recall seeing the vid for the previous single off this album, "Goodbye Saving Grace". But this song struck a much more resonant chord with my 13-year-old self! I don't, however, remember seeing a vid for this song, and I'm still not sure it ever came out as a single. But it was #1 with a bullet in my young heart. Too bad it was lost to history for what seemed an eternity. Now, thanks to whomever uploaded this to You Tube, the memories come flooding back once more!
I saw hime in the mid 8's when this was a big hit, at an all day show in Nasvhille,TN. To hear this in an amphitheatre at about dusk on a Summer evening, well, its a really fine memory, and Jon Butcher stole the show that day.
This came out when I was stationed at Fort Hood, TX. I bought it the moment I heard it. This is one of the best ALBUMS I've ever heard. Every song on this is pure excellence.
Terrific player. A sort of reincarnation of Hendrix he certainly acknowledges. I don't know why he never got more recognition, maybe because of the reliance on Jimi...but that doesn't make sense either.
I wore this record out in the 80's. Had to buy a second copy I played it so much. One of my all time favorite albums. How is this not available on streaming? So Sad. Love the drums!
Dedicated to that little red headed lady of mine back in the 80s. Too young and immature to love you like you deserved. Sorry for any pain I caused and wish you God's richest blessings in your life. I'll always have you in my Summer time memories.
My roommate back in the 80's after I left the Army had this cd and I fell in the love with this song. I never knew who sang it, though, until tonight! Great song and a great guitar player!
thanx so much for posting this! I was a college kid when I saw John & crew.. the Channel, Bunrattys.. it was always an amazing time, so much energy; to see that band rock it out
I've loved this song since it first came out. If you search UA-cam for "If wishes were horses" you'll see it's a common song name. But this is still my favorite song on this theme.
If wishes wer real id wish my parents wer both alive and my family wasn't divided also id wish people would stop judging me and always think the worst of me and not be treated like shit or looked at like im a failure aint no one understand anything ive been thru then just assume i fuck everything up shit i aint perfect but im no piece of shit and i try not to look down on people and judge wut i dont understand but im human and we all judge wut we see but not wut we know or understand. Im no greedy money hungry bastard and i dont turn my back on ones i luv much less a stranger if i do its because i got so much shit on my mind i look like im pissed off but just stressed out and thinking so much especially about the ones i love the most and some random people ive met n tried to help even if its the shirt off my back or wut little food i can or just wut i have in my pocket if i know it might help another in need. Shit i dont do it to be proud or to be praised by people but to put a smile on my Jesus and my heavenly father. Yeah i know we all have problems some have it worse but a lot of people these days have no compassion no love or care for any1 but themselves. I try to stay humble in my struggles and know that not everyone has an idea of what Jesus expects from us. Ive learned a lot in life through life and try to make my part even though i deal with my struggle and my health physically mentally and emotionally but i try to do whats right but its just a trip hard times for me about the worst its ever been but its always the same judgement from the world but the world will be judged one day. I look at so much niw and think to myself im going thru my own TRIBULATION as its stated in the big big book and see that all signs are in place as its written yeah it worries me about many souls but notmuch seem to care ive prayed not only for my country but for loved ones people i meet n sumtimes never see again but i try to show HOSPITALITY to all even if as its written always show HOSPITALITY in by doing so you never know when you might be entertaining an angel. I also think of the story i read of the 2 traveling angels and ther journey from a poor couples house who offered there bed food drink and death came to take the wife but god intervened by the angel offering there only cow who supplied them with milk and thereincome. 2 angels left sad went to a rich persons house treated them cruel made them sleep in the basement the angelsvsaw hidden treasure ut buried it closed off the wall because of there greed of the rich people and the little angel asked why to big angel things aren't always wut they seem. We treat people badly but never see it God jesus forgive me wen i am blinded by life n not understanding. I see now why it says kean not on your own understanding but trust in the lord. Forgive me lord for not trusting you and leaning on my own understanding. Im trying Jesus its real hard as i try to walk on your path of narrowness we alk need your mercy love hope and forgiveness towards you and each other. Im not perfect hell no i aint im a sinner but i try every day
Thank you so much for sharing!! I saw him in the early eighties at The Wintergarden in Dallas. Then again at a club in Austin in 1991. Alway loved his early stuff and also Send Me Somebody( more of an 80's sound )
Keep this up please!! Thank you I'm telling others about this song. My mom got me hooked on it when I was around 10. It's her favorite song. Thank you for having this up.
This Guy opened for ZZ TOP back in the 80s this song still holds up.Texas loves ROCK.
I come back every now and again to try to touch that 16 yo person I was in 87 who listened to this over and over. That intro gives me chills every time. Absolutely brilliant!
Same here- the year I graduated from HS.
I'm right here with you - I was 18 when this hit. It just has a great upbeat magical quality to it. I played it for my 18 year old (now) son who was BLOWN AWAY! Music just isn't the same anymore.
Same ❤️
An old Army buddy introduced me to this song. Just found out tonight he passed away. I will never forget you old friend. One day we will sit down, and drink a beer, and tell lies about the old days.
I had the Time of my life playing and being around Jon...He is a great player and this was one of the best nights in the studio..one take done live....just a special night.glad I got the call to sit in and play........and now I can sit back and enjoy ....to Peace and Love.........ENJOY
+drummer Vee
So you are Derik Blevins?
+Scott Hale ..Yes I am ....Scott.................
Thanks for sharing, this one sure brings back some good memories.
I was fortunate enough to have seen Jon Butcher in a cosy California setting. It was a fantastic concert and evening. Thank you for being a part in the making of such memorable, beautiful music.
That's something to be proud of brother, amen on this one,,,too few know about jam like this...
My band opened for Jon Butcher Axis at "The Way Station"out in Bourne MA. Man, when they took the stage they just kicked the shit out of that place! Someone here also mentioned the band "Run 21", they were also one of my favorites, GREAT fuckin band! The good ole' days of real musicianship!
Got to see him in Dallas 5 times. Got to sit and drink with him at the HardRock in Dallas. One of my all time favorites. The man could play and has never been given the credit he deserves, Thank You Jon.............
Because everyone’s still hooked on Hendrix, but Jon is alive and he’s super skilled wish I got to see him live. Can only imagine how awesome
He used to be famous for claiming that when Hendrix died, his spirit entered Jon's body. DJs everywhere would nearly always talk about just before or right after they played this song on the radio.
@@johnpearson4899 I think you are confusing him with the urban legend that surrounded Frank Marino (which also wasn't true). I know Jon for some years and take it from me he never said anything like that.
@stlrockn @stlrockn Thanks for the info. That's good to know the truth, but if there is/was anyone confusing anything, it wasn't me. It was a number of different DJs in the Nashville area. When Wishes was released, it got a LOT of air play (thankfully) in the southeast and hopefully elsewhere. The DJs would quote that from an interview Jon had supposedly given somewhere. I'm not saying he really said it. Just saying that was what was regularly stated. I, for one, had no argument. I love JB's work. I'm also a big Frank Marino/MR fan. Have been since the mid 70s. I hated that his health forced him to retire a couple of years back.
I was at HRC in Dallas too
94 HJY(Providence,Ri) used to play the hell out of this song when this album came out.I never knew who the artist was but somehow tracked it down on youtube.What a glorious day that was.This is an amazing song and Jon had serious guitar chops.
I remember those days, grew up in RI, and purchased this record when it came out and still own it.
Man, a very unheard of, very underrated genius of a Stratocaster picker... Nuff said...
I was maybe 14 or 15, my 31yr old girlfriend "tips" the bouncer $40, we were seated at the table closest to this stage... the DJ comes across the mic and welcomes everyone to Nashville's number one hotspot "CHEERS"! He introduced a man named Jon Butcher Axis. Wishes was the song he opened up with. I'm a 50 years old now and have been a rocker all my life. I played music for a living for 25yrs and very few musicians can bring tears down my face. THANK YOU Mr. BUTCHER AXIS
This song played on KDF in Nashville for most of the summer of 1987.
Damn sure did. KDF rocked back then.
@@BadBrad46 certainly did the early to mid 80s were some of the best Carl P Mayfield Chatty Patty Murray (RIP) she later moved on to Florida where she was killed in an auto accident she was there thru the summer of 1983 was sad when they went to the country format in the late 90s but they certainly had a good run since their beginning in 1969.
@@donkeeton7897 Carls Carload Parties were awesome!
I used to have this album, and I loved it. Used to play this over and over.
Those were the days, weren't they?
Yes indeed they were!
For sure
Sure were!
I still have this album 👍🏻
I had my guitar teacher figure this song out the first week it came out. Now all these years later no one around me knows it except me. I and I still play it all the time. Still a great song!!
Rock that jam!
You can’t find this song anywhere. And this was a really great album (Holy Wars.) can’t find it on digital or anywhere. Crazy.
@@JimMitchemyou’re right
I just bought a small record collection that includes this album. Had no idea who he was until I cued it up. I definitely do now!! 🔥🔥
One of my all time favorite albums
Jon was a big influence on me as a young guitar player in the Boston music scene in the 80s Would love to see him get the recognition he is due Fantastic musician A players player for sure
Saw him at so many places in R.I. and Boston. So good live.
@@johnrobitaille5491 Yes he is a fantastic player I think that he's biggest obstacle was lack of promotion and the time period he broke into the scene In addition to that his backing band was average and I have the feeling that they didn't contribute to the creative process Just a opinion here But it is unquestionable that he is a Dynamic Guitarist and sadly unknown to a wider audience 🎸🎸🎵🎵
I've loved this man's approach to the blues the moment it began spinning on my phonograph back in 87'
This is mine and my husbands song. We just broke up and I woke up in the middle of the night crying and feeling lost. Wrote a letter goodbye and ended it with "you can't waste your life wishing upon a star.." Hit you tube and there it was. I feel better and I stopped crying. Thanks John..
Saw Jon at least 10 times. Saw him with around 50K other people at a free concert here in Dallas what a frickin show that was. Trully on of the most under rated performers ever.
Man, growing up this was one of my go to albums. I thought for sure Jon Butcher was going to be the next greatest singer/guitarists. I still don't get why he didn't take off. This entire album is magic, and this song is the prestige
His vocals suck though
I started going out with a girl who was a big fan of JBA. This was the early 80’s. Since then this song came out, we got married and in 2021 we’re still married, two awesome kids and I’m sitting here(tomorrow off) listening to JBA and the Del Fuegos
2023 and things are still good
This has been my favorite song since I was 5 years old when it came out. When I was 13 I was in a used record store, spent all my $, saw this record on the way out and broke into tears because I had no more $. The owner was so impressed by my story that he gave me the record for free! 20 years later I still have it and still listen to it. Best song ever!
my dad used to play this for me in the car as a young kid, i would stare out the window and imagine horses flying beside us. i would ask him time and time again to play it...thank you for sharing your story my friend, it moved me. reminded me of being a kid. times were easy back then
I wish I had better speakers. miss you and your music. OKC
So yesterday morning.. I'm at UPS in Lynnfield MA. I stop there a lot for work. Who did I have a chance encounter with??? Yup, Jon Butcher! Told him how much I loved his stuff. Super nice guy. Took a selfie with me. I was like a giddy school girl the rest of the day.. LOL. The girl at the counter says, "The last guy who was in here looked like Hendrix". I then told her who he was.
So great!
1st heard this song in 1987 on the radio and then forgot who sang it. Searched for it for 25 years and finally stumbled across it. Finally got the ear worm out of my head.
This Album should be available on Spotify 😡🤬 it's a Classic !
I saw these guys live at katinas in Amherst MA in 1989. Jon gave me his guitar pick and the drummer gave me his sticks.. Still have all of it.
So glad to have stumbled on this, I was beginning to think I'd imagined the song since it's been literally ages since I've heard it.
I remember hearing that guitar intro for the first time, and stopping dead in my tracks. Absolutely underrated guitar player
I remember hearing about Jon playing around Boston and a cousin of mine telling me he was gonna make it and he put out some great stuff! I loved his music then and still do now. That cousin was Paul Geary. Thanks for the great music ever since Jon!
You will be hard pressed to find a more beautifully written or well played or UNDER APPRECIATED song as this!! I've been a fan of Jon for YEARS. A TRUE unsung hero of blues/rock guitar!!!
It's 2023 . I think this song is incredible . I have been listening to it since it came out . I am from Massachusetts . It's a shame . This song should have went big time !
One of the Best, who made the 80’s real!
Great song and guitar solo. I still have this on vinyl from the 80’s.
this song is great !! - why can't i find "ocean in motion" or "walk like this" on youtube ??? or "new man" - all great songs - used to see him in the 80's one of my favorites !!!
One a of my favorite best friends of all time...loved this song ....i think if him and the times...i sometimes cry.... God rest his soul....
i awoke this morning with the first burning wish to hear this song......... THAT I HAVEN'T HEARD IN 15 YEARS!.... as soon as i awoke it was on my mind even though I could not remember exactly how it went..... then I thought maybe.. just maybe...... you tube ... and " viola~!!" I'm gonna listen to this 10 times before I get my fill!!! ROCK ON!!
I remember this on our local Rock radio station back in the day. A long with Poco call it love. Back when rock music was good. Now we have nothing but the classics.
Grew up in Boston so we heard him a lot on local radio, I walked into Strawberries and they where playing this, I immediatly stopped, said who is this, ok Ill take it, went straight home and played it for months straight. 25+ years later It still sounds fresh. I plan to play it in the cover band im in, I hope my Guitarist can handle the solo!
I've seen John a few times over the past few years in the Boston Area. This is a great song
I've met Jon at a few shows and he always made time to talk. Jon has signed photo's for me also !!! Such a great guitar player,singer and person. I have just about everything Jon's recorded on CD. Awesome guy !!!!
Wow - I've been searching for this song and FINALLY found it. I remembered hearing it in the 80's and thought it was magical. When I searched for it, all these weird shit kicking versions came up. Then finally today I find it. What a GREAT song!
I found this in a bargain bin at a second hand store back in the early 90s. I picked it up since it was only 50 cents or a dollar because I thought the cover looked cool and had a feeling it might have a good song or two. WOW, I played this constantly for a long time. I like every song on it and can't believe I never hear of him. I was out of the country when it came out as I was in the U.S. Army. I figured that is why I never heard of him/it before.
I saw him in Nashville when this record came out. Can't believe it's been almost 30 years.
Me too at the Cannery!!
I was there too.
We all are getting older,same here this song grabbed my attention when it first came out,the intro sends chills up your spine. Jon is one of the best to pick up the instrument!👍🎸
I saw him At mud Island in Memphis he opened up for the fabulous Thunderbirds he kind of blew them away
He played my club in '92 when his outdoor gig with Joe Cocker and Sass Jordon was rained out. He played a couple of acoustic sets. What a great guy! I introduced him to a lady friend of mine...he was happy. Some really great music in the day!
The world needs another Sass... I love her
I always liked him. The really bluesy stuff he did with Barefoot Servants was spectacular.
OMG!!!!!this dude is freakin amazing!!!!! YOU ROCK JON BUTCHER!!!I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!
He was given a lot of air time on WKDF back when this song was a hit...I felt bad when I realized that this would be about it for him and he kinda faded into the background.
One of the BEST songs that too few people have heard!! Been a huge fan of his for YEARS!!!
The stereo effect really is great at the beginning of this song.i grew up just north of Boston so of course Jon butcher was one of my favorites.i got to see them live at the kingston nh fairgrounds,and graduated from kingston nh high school...Sanborn high.
Met him in the Cheese Room of Hardrock Cafe in Dallas. Never got enough credit for his skills. Saw him every time he played here. He played in front of City Hall to 30K what a day that was.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ❤️ GOD BLESS YOU 🙏 ALL
The song of the special place in my heart. When I was younger, I had a best friend named Amy Rovner. We’re both adopted and we became really close friends. we talked all night long so many nights I could never even tell you. I got stuck and I needed to sell a guitar to get home and it was hers. She got it from an old boyfriend. I feel bad that it went down the way that it did and I don’t think she’s ever really forgiven me. I’m not the kind of person that she wants in her life after all. But I sure do miss her. We used to really love this song.
Met Jon 84 ,Massachusetts friends and Rock and Roll ,,,,,,,,,,,Forever
This song gave me hope while I was doin' laps off the coast of Oman back in the late 80's serving in the USN.
Saw him in Marlborough Massachusetts a couple weeks ago..still rocks and sounds great..this guy should of been a superstar
Fun, reading all of the Jon Butcher stories. I have always been a rabid music dude, especially when I was younger. I was always looking for something new. There was a store in Shirley NY called McCrory's, when I was 13, I used to play handball behind the store. I went inside and they had a bin of cassettes for 10 cents a piece. I had a dollar, so I bought 10 tapes. Wishes was one of them, and I loved it...still do. 10 years later I found another JB tape at a flea market for 50 cents. I'm lucky.
If the world was fair, Jon Butcher would have had several hit songs. Darn!!
Saw him at a bar in Santa Cruz back when he was doing his Hendrix impression ! Never forget that show ! He melted the windows with his guitar work
So much love for this song ♥️
I can’t find this album with this version of song. I’ve found other versions but this is my favorite rendition
Got up this morning and this song came into my mind, thank you so much for posting this great tunes, I had to listen to the solo about five times!!! Ah, the days of the incredible guitarists, Jon Butcher ROCKS!!! Now I can go about my day, wait, I gotta hear this solo one more time!!!
He played the Tower Theater in Philly I found out back in 1985. I was really in to this guy back in 1984-85 after seeing his video on Friday Night Vid's! I eagerly awaited this one from "87 great material! I just recently re-acquired the first album with "Don't Say Goodnight" which I lent out to some one back then, and it walked!
Jon does exactly what I like. He creates a great melody and infuses it with blues and rock in a way I wish musicians today would do. There's personality and feelings in his songs that are genuine not simply a digi-track with the same repeated lyrics and beat for 3-4 minutes!
Holy sweet bejeesuz! The last time I heard this song, it was constant rotation on WKDF 103.3 in Nashville, where my fam lived at the time this song came out. At the same time, I also recall seeing the vid for the previous single off this album, "Goodbye Saving Grace". But this song struck a much more resonant chord with my 13-year-old self! I don't, however, remember seeing a vid for this song, and I'm still not sure it ever came out as a single. But it was #1 with a bullet in my young heart. Too bad it was lost to history for what seemed an eternity. Now, thanks to whomever uploaded this to You Tube, the memories come flooding back once more!
I remember the tempo being slower...maybe because the cassette was worn out and was dragging! The 80s were a magical time!
I saw hime in the mid 8's when this was a big hit, at an all day show in Nasvhille,TN. To hear this in an amphitheatre at about dusk on a Summer evening, well, its a really fine memory, and Jon Butcher stole the show that day.
This came out when I was stationed at Fort Hood, TX. I bought it the moment I heard it. This is one of the best ALBUMS I've ever heard. Every song on this is pure excellence.
Same here when I was stationed at Ft.Riley 84-87. Wore this tape OUT ! LOL.
Jon did this song acoustic last night as part of the Boston Legends tour. What a GREAT surprise, exceptionally done! Was great to hear live.
Great song.....don't know what the heck ever happen to Jon he should come back and play again.
my grama knows him... they used to watch tv together and were really good friends when they were younger and they still talk
Wow, this brings back some pleasant memories, thanks for posting such a great version of a great song.
Terrific player. A sort of reincarnation of Hendrix he certainly acknowledges. I don't know why he never got more recognition, maybe because of the reliance on Jimi...but that doesn't make sense either.
This is the version of If Wishes Were Horses that I've been looking for!
this is what modern music is missing
I wore this record out in the 80's. Had to buy a second copy I played it so much. One of my all time favorite albums. How is this not available on streaming? So Sad. Love the drums!
how sad that this is out of production because personally I think this was the most beautiful version he ever did.
Live and in-person would have blown your mind
come to massachusetts, he plays in local bars and this is usually the first song he plays at shows.
Dedicated to that little red headed lady of mine back in the 80s. Too young and immature to love you like you deserved. Sorry for any pain I caused and wish you God's richest blessings in your life. I'll always have you in my Summer time memories.
My roommate back in the 80's after I left the Army had this cd and I fell in the love with this song. I never knew who sang it, though, until tonight! Great song and a great guitar player!
Was blessed to see Jon in OKC, back in '88 or '89. Good musician!
The Dry Dock with James Montgomery on sunday afternoons spectacular and cherished.
followed these guys all over the place back in the day! couldn't get enuf!
Street hockey in Charlestown listening to Jon Butcher Axis. The best.
One of my fav Butcher songs. I have all of his early albums on vinyl in a box somewhere in the garage.
This is one of my favorite songs of all times. I'm so glad I found this!
I always loved to here Butcher on guitar!!! The solo in the song is awesome!!!
Been enjoying this song for a long time
thanx so much for posting this!
I was a college kid when I saw John & crew.. the Channel, Bunrattys.. it was always an amazing time, so much energy; to see that band rock it out
Have this on cassette, not inprint any longer can't get on CD.
Believe me. I used to have the vinyl and an ex stole it. I have looked everywhere.
What's really sad is that a lot of the younger people now know nothing about this really great song.
I adore this song. I wore out the cassette tape.
For those who have asked, you can purchase Jon's music directly from his MySpace page.
I'm going to his concert tonight for the first time. I'm so excited. pnss
Played the hell out of this cassette. This has to be one of the best unknown songs from the eighties. Whole album was strong.
I've loved this song since it first came out. If you search UA-cam for "If wishes were horses" you'll see it's a common song name. But this is still my favorite song on this theme.
Great album have the vinyl and CD. Seen him in concert during this tour at The Channel in Boston.
I LOVE this song!!! Couldn't find it anywhere. Thanks so much for sharing....its just classic great music.
If wishes wer real id wish my parents wer both alive and my family wasn't divided also id wish people would stop judging me and always think the worst of me and not be treated like shit or looked at like im a failure aint no one understand anything ive been thru then just assume i fuck everything up shit i aint perfect but im no piece of shit and i try not to look down on people and judge wut i dont understand but im human and we all judge wut we see but not wut we know or understand. Im no greedy money hungry bastard and i dont turn my back on ones i luv much less a stranger if i do its because i got so much shit on my mind i look like im pissed off but just stressed out and thinking so much especially about the ones i love the most and some random people ive met n tried to help even if its the shirt off my back or wut little food i can or just wut i have in my pocket if i know it might help another in need. Shit i dont do it to be proud or to be praised by people but to put a smile on my Jesus and my heavenly father. Yeah i know we all have problems some have it worse but a lot of people these days have no compassion no love or care for any1 but themselves. I try to stay humble in my struggles and know that not everyone has an idea of what Jesus expects from us. Ive learned a lot in life through life and try to make my part even though i deal with my struggle and my health physically mentally and emotionally but i try to do whats right but its just a trip hard times for me about the worst its ever been but its always the same judgement from the world but the world will be judged one day. I look at so much niw and think to myself im going thru my own TRIBULATION as its stated in the big big book and see that all signs are in place as its written yeah it worries me about many souls but notmuch seem to care ive prayed not only for my country but for loved ones people i meet n sumtimes never see again but i try to show HOSPITALITY to all even if as its written always show HOSPITALITY in by doing so you never know when you might be entertaining an angel. I also think of the story i read of the 2 traveling angels and ther journey from a poor couples house who offered there bed food drink and death came to take the wife but god intervened by the angel offering there only cow who supplied them with milk and thereincome. 2 angels left sad went to a rich persons house treated them cruel made them sleep in the basement the angelsvsaw hidden treasure ut buried it closed off the wall because of there greed of the rich people and the little angel asked why to big angel things aren't always wut they seem. We treat people badly but never see it God jesus forgive me wen i am blinded by life n not understanding. I see now why it says kean not on your own understanding but trust in the lord. Forgive me lord for not trusting you and leaning on my own understanding. Im trying Jesus its real hard as i try to walk on your path of narrowness we alk need your mercy love hope and forgiveness towards you and each other. Im not perfect hell no i aint im a sinner but i try every day
I loved this song back in the day! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing!! I saw him in the early eighties at The Wintergarden in Dallas. Then again at a club in Austin in 1991. Alway loved his early stuff and also Send Me Somebody( more of an 80's sound )
Keep this up please!! Thank you I'm telling others about this song. My mom got me hooked on it when I was around 10. It's her favorite song. Thank you for having this up.