Getting around to some BTO! People told us has some of the same people from The Guess Who, most notably the guitarist! Let us know if you enjoyed this video and what we gotta hit next from BTO or other Canadian acts, cheers! 🙌🏻🔥

@peterquinones3522

3 жыл бұрын

Their best songs of what kids call "bangers" are two songs on Not Fragile by Blair Thornton, Givin It All Away and Free Wheel in.

@itzel1735

3 жыл бұрын

Specifically Randy Bachman. (He left Guess Who in the middle of their big US tour. Later turned to his hometown friend, Neil Young for advice on starting over, which led to BTO) Randy has a weekly radio broadcast in Canada called “Vinyl Tap”. He plays all kinds and vintages of popular music, and tells great stories. Worth checking out.

@actorJSB

3 жыл бұрын

Not most notably the guitarist - ONLY the guitarist (the drummer did tour with them for a but in the 80s but never played on any of the 70s/good stuff).

@joeczech5417

3 жыл бұрын

Also gotta do BTOs Blue Collar off their first album. One of the greatest night time driving songs ever written .

@itzel1735

3 жыл бұрын

Their “Not Fragile” album is probably the bangiest. Personally, I like their jazzier stuff. “Blue Collar” is my #1. “Looking Out for #1” is my #2.

BTO - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet, Roll On Down The Highway, Hey You, Takin' Care Of Business, Down The Line

@frankg43

3 жыл бұрын

For a different feel from these guys, try 'Silver, Blue and Gold'.

@tjtampa214

3 жыл бұрын

Omgosh, yes. Taking care of business, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Etc.... but guys, be aware yes there's lots of repetition but sometimes we like it like that. It's just a banging song and we don't need intricate, long details. Just something that sounds good over and over that you can belt out loud and proud. Haha

@Dr.Atomic

3 жыл бұрын

This.......Ohh.....Don't forget Sledgehammer

@jordanpearce8079

3 жыл бұрын

Not Fragile!! Is a favourite next to the ones you mentioned

@ronnelson7828

3 жыл бұрын

@@frankg43 "Silver, Blue, and Gold" is a Bad Company tune, I believe. For a B.T.O. song that's a little bit different, try "Blue Collar".

Imagine a young girl wearing bright orange, red snap bell bottom jeans, a halter top, cruising the neighborhood on her super cool, green metallic ten speed with a blue ball AM/FM transistor radio swinging from the handlebars on a silver chain listening to “Let It Ride”. Young and free. Thanks for all the trips down memory lane. You guys are great! Love watching you discover the music of my generation. ✌🏻

@magpickmagpick686

3 жыл бұрын

@@ginnywhat5777 Sun-in, right?

@vernhoke7730

3 жыл бұрын

I had the red ball radio myself. Although in the summer of '75 this was playing in the Craig 8-track in my 1972 Vega GT. High school memories.

@svtinker

3 жыл бұрын

Your story reminds me of the buoyancy on which the music carried me through the 70’s.

@joeharley5868

3 жыл бұрын

Stacie - why didn't you live in my neighborhood?

@johnnymartin49

3 жыл бұрын

Stacie, I can't think of you that way because at the time I would have been driving by in my 68 Camero and in my early twenties. 😎

Every speeding ticket I received in the 70's was attributed to BTO being played.

62 year old grandma here who is really enjoying the time travel with you guys! Makes me feel like a teenager...the '70's rocked!

@SquirrelMan1332

2 жыл бұрын

62 year old gentleman here. We sure grew up with the greatest music....BTO, Awesome. Got to see them in a small venue too..

@balderdashery1

2 жыл бұрын

Another 62 year old broad here! Love the 70's!

@donnavickers6058

2 жыл бұрын

Another 62 year old lady here! Tasty music.

@larsdahl6594

2 жыл бұрын

I'm only 61 and I love BTO and this song. I hate Gen Zers, but I thought the kiddies' analysis was solid. Still hate them, though. 🤣

@alicestephens2233

2 жыл бұрын

im a 61 year old grandma of 4 and I agree with you 100%....remember all of these songs...I graduated in 78 and our homecoming song was stairway to heaven...best music ever was in our generation...no doubt about it

It’s when you guys make a statement like, “I’ve never heard of BTO before”, that I’m reminded how young you are. One of the best things to ever come out of Canada.

@florazaken-greenberg1697

3 жыл бұрын

Other than a place to run to during Nam (not something I did).

@kallyfest

3 жыл бұрын

i think you forgot RUSH

@RandyTWA

3 жыл бұрын

@@kallyfest - BTO was ONE of the best things to come out of Canada...not THEE best thing.

@dickiebobradio1304

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, they've been off most people's radar for a while. I've always liked them, solid 70s good times and driving music.

@SylviusTheMad

3 жыл бұрын

@Harley Mann April Wine can tend toward cheese, but there are some good songs in there.

Fred Turner: Amazing vocalist that NO ONE ever talks about.

@highline64

3 жыл бұрын

His thundering bass lines matched his voice. Amazing bass player

@rubbersole79

3 жыл бұрын

Fred has always been in my top ten. Maybe top 5. Lot's of tough competition in there........Like Micky Thomas.....never gets the respect he's earned.

@ellenhibray6618

3 жыл бұрын

You just did! 8 )

That was Fred Turner singing and playing bass. One of the truly greats that never seems to get mentioned.

@knightni73

3 жыл бұрын

Hell of a singer. Left us way too early.

@davidmacgregor5193

3 жыл бұрын

@@knightni73 What do you mean "Left us way too early"? Fred Turner is still with us, he's alive and kicking at 77 years young, Fred retired from performing live a few years ago.

@WaterproofSoap

2 жыл бұрын

As one who has aspired to being a bassist/vocalist, and the relative infrequency that becoming truly great at it happens, it's a short list I've turned to as a way to model the craft.... Fred Turner is near the very top of this list for me...coming in a super close second to Jimmy Dewar (Robin Trower)

@smokin714

2 жыл бұрын

The man that made me want to be a bassist. One of my favorites!

@calwere

2 жыл бұрын

@@knightni73 he’s still alive…

Cool to see that Randy Bachman himself gave you guys a shout out on Instagram.

@yaimavol

2 жыл бұрын

There are literally no other reactions out there. Hard to believe for a song this good

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", "Takin' Care of Business", and "Roll on Down the Highway," in that order.

@sharipetkovsek5502

3 жыл бұрын

Yes yes and yes!!!

@jlglover4592

3 жыл бұрын

Absofreakin'lutely, yes!

@rubbersole79

3 жыл бұрын

How about "Looking out for Number One?"

@scottlaplantelaplante990

3 жыл бұрын

I really like "Gimme Your Money, Please", also

@larryronkq586

3 жыл бұрын

Now do some FOG HAT Slow RIDE From 1975 70s BABBBBBY LOL

BTO is solid, no frills 70s Rock. Catchy and hook-laden.

@Drummingvulture

3 жыл бұрын

We used to say BTO stood for basic tunes only. But that was a good thing. As you said, no frills R&R. Played the hell out of their first four albums in 8-track while cruising and partying.

@jasonremy1627

3 жыл бұрын

They're a bit like the Canadian AC/DC in that way. They know their lane and they stay in it. They're reliably good, if a bit predictable.

@DavidB-2268

3 жыл бұрын

@@jasonremy1627 I'd say that songs like "Blue Collar" are about as far from predictable as you could get.

@allensaunders449

3 жыл бұрын

Solid timeless music

@rubbersole79

3 жыл бұрын

Yessir.........this is blue jeans/t-shirt rock n roll baby.

Randy Bachman is the most mellow guy in the world, he wouldn't hurt anyone. Extremely nice.

@spoonwinnipeg2021

3 жыл бұрын

True story. I met him once when I worked at his hometown airport. He's a sweetheart and a great storyteller, not unlike his partner in the Guess Who, Burton Cummings. Fun fact, Randy Bachman's son Tal had a hit in the early 2000s with She's So High.

@bobbyhulll8737

3 жыл бұрын

Cute story on how he wrote this it in his latest concert vid ..

@westsideflyer7559

Жыл бұрын

He's Canadian, eh?

BTO managed to do that miraculous thing: Create a sound that was distinctly their own. Saw them in concert in the 70s; have never heard a band before or since that sounded like that. And they were loud.

@johnhalverson1133

Жыл бұрын

Just like This Is Spinal Tap where Nigel Tufnel turned up his amp to 11 (when it only went to 10). Now THAT is loud!

Canadian as maple syrup and hockey. 🇨🇦 These guys rocked hard!

@waynethera2712

3 жыл бұрын

Missing hockey. Big time

@yettiman2817

3 жыл бұрын

i know they are more current....but.. The TRAGICALY HIP. Mahogany Rush,Max webster,april wine, all canadian...yay

@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130

3 жыл бұрын

@@yettiman2817 RAZOR, ANVIL, SACRIFICE ... and RUSH, of course!

@yettiman2817

3 жыл бұрын

@@themightydecibel-heavymeta7130 killer drawfs,DOA,lee aaron,anvil,testament,kick axe and helix.. seen em all in bars... but not A n A material..lol

@stormtwo-spirits5662

3 жыл бұрын

Can’t skip Triumph, Streetheart, Trooper, And Rough Trade.

Hail Canadian rock! B.T.O. is going to rock your socks off!

BADFINGER / Baby Blue No Matter What Day After Day Come and Get It Extremely tragic history. They even have a Beatles connection.

@mattjohn4731

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely Badfinger!

@christinerobinson9372

3 жыл бұрын

Ohhh no. Light beer compared to the good stuff.

@donnavickers6058

2 жыл бұрын

Ooh, Baby Blue for sure. That's the song that ended Breaking Bad. Apparently Vince Gilligan who created the show was a big fan.

Do Takin' Care of Business next. It's not just a banger, it's an acknowledged ANTHEM.

A midnight reaction to "Blue Collar" is in order. Probably the most jazzy and cool song of the BTO catalog.

@Wtfumean4511

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Great song, no recognition.

@patrickmichaelrosser6287

3 жыл бұрын

Great song! I love the jazzy guitar line in "looking out for #1".

@nebbindog6126

3 жыл бұрын

Pleased to read my own sentiments! "Blue Collar" is such a cool fusion, I never get tired of it.

@McBeth.

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah! In my top 3 fave BTO songs. That snappy jazz section is so exciting.

@bkshields76

3 жыл бұрын

I love the BTO classics BUT “Blue Collar” is their classiest tune...

Not Fragile is a straight on head banger. BTO was huge when I was in High School in 1974.

@1deloach

3 жыл бұрын

Not Fragile is their best in my humble opinion.

@TimSchmidt_art

3 жыл бұрын

I was in Junior High School when this record came out. I think I bought the 8-Track.

@sst3d

3 жыл бұрын

Graduates HS in 73....

@GorillaMansoon

3 жыл бұрын

Not Fragile is a great album and great soon. That riff is heavy!

@patrickpeterson4076

3 жыл бұрын

Great time to be a teenager

"I'll pretend to respect your B+ while we are on the air." Classic and deserved remark.

Randy Bachman is one of the greatest songwriters ever. His songs with The Guess Who are incredible. BTO is awesome. CF Turner has an amazing voice. Thank you for listening

This is just a headbanging song, kind of makes you say who cares about the lyrics. In other words, in terms of the lyrics, just let it ride.

@scottstewart5784

3 жыл бұрын

what you did there was seen by me

Randy Bachman what a tremendous talent.

@glmathew

2 жыл бұрын

Fred Turner!

The story behind this song is (more or less) that, while the band were on the highway, their vehicle got hemmed in by a couple of 18-wheelers. They caught up with the drivers at a truck stop, and confronted them about it. The drivers' reaction was like, "Hey, it's cool. Everything's fine; no one got hurt. Just let it ride." And a song idea was born. So, Andy, your mention of getting into a fight at a truck stop was closer than you might think. And con-grad-ulations, bud!

@barbarabuttler7647

3 жыл бұрын

As I read the lyrics along with the song, it sounded like a man whose girl took him for granted. He's ready to hit the road. He wanted to know how she would feel if he did the same thing to her. The tension seems to escalate as he asks her, try try, try, would you let it ride (if I did that to you)?

Hey Guys - My dad produced Randy Bachman before BTO. He was living in San Diego at the time, and my dad was trying to establish his solo work. My dad was also the first to produce the song "Never My Love," which Capital Records later gave to The Association. It was a great song, but his group from Japan, didn't have the "umph" to get Capital behind it. True stories!!! God bless you both.

@jenniepenny2967

3 жыл бұрын

Wow Never My Love is my favorite song!! Nice story ;)

@hallewis389

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing a little bit of history.

@michaelanderson2881

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe ten years ago I heard a radio DJ (and I think, but I'm not sure, it was Joe Henry from NJ 101.5) say that "Never My Love" was the second most requested song of the 20th century.

@Blustone60

2 жыл бұрын

Wow fantastic facts there Michael thank you!

@michaelanderson2881

2 жыл бұрын

@@Blustone60 I tried.

Been waiting for some BTO. This is a pretty tasty banger but Takin' Care of Business off this same album is their best known song. Either way, these guys knew how to rock.

@muthajohn

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%, 'Taken Care of Business' shows off a lot more of their skills and is a better song. I bet they only give a 'B' for 'Let It Ride'

@skroy8671

3 жыл бұрын

I think Let it Ride will get better than a B, and I think it's a better cut than Takin Care of Business. But in all fairness, I believe that Takin Care of Business has been so overplayed that I just got sick of it. Did you ever love a song that just got so much air play you got tired of it and started to dislike it?

@metalmark65

3 жыл бұрын

I think Let It Ride is a fine start but when you know the band's catalog you start thinking "biggest hit" versus favorite songs. I like Not Fragile and Roll On Down The Highway better than Takin' Care, but I'd want someone who never heard them before to hear the biggest songs first. There's a reason why they are hits.

@Jalahr77

3 жыл бұрын

IMO, Takin Care of Business may be their most popular song, but by no means their best. It's one of those songs that you can get tired of easily. Have to get into some deeper cuts to get to the good stuff like "Flat Broke Love", "Four Wheel Drive", "Not Fragile", and "Roll On Down The Highway". If you want to do a popular radio song, then at least do "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet".

@bodhisattva3774

3 жыл бұрын

That song isn't bad but was so obnoxiously overplayed I could gladly go through the rest of my life without hearing it again.

Blackfoot- TRAIN, TRAIN. Gritty, hard, southern

B T O was an amazing"" band in the 70's! Still today, music is timeless! This song is one of their best!!!!

I have NEVER been able to figure out why one of the 70s greatest hard rock bands has been so CRIMINALLY OVERLOOKED!! So glad to see you guys share my love for them! 🎉👊🍻 Check out LET IT ROLL DOWN THE HIGHWAY, trust me brothers, YOU’LL DIG IT!! Keep on doing what you man, I’m damn sure down for the ride! 👊

When it comes to BTO, you ain't seen nothing yet.

@itzel1735

3 жыл бұрын

Baby!

@viclagina347

3 жыл бұрын

@@itzel1735 no it's.... Bubububaby

@itzel1735

3 жыл бұрын

@@viclagina347 Something I’m never gonna forget. 😉

@djhrecordhound4391

3 жыл бұрын

I see what you did there ...funny, son, funny...! 🎶

@GaryColemanNC

3 жыл бұрын

TRUTH...

LET IT ROLL, TAKIN CARE OF BUSINESS

4 Wheel Drive is an underrated rocker from these guys- my favorite song of theirs

This has always been one of my all-time favorite songs. The entire first side of that album is excellent.

That's what you call "Classic Rock". Have a safe and insane weekend everyone. Peace ✌ ☮

I can't believe how so few people even mentioned BTO's most prominent hit Takin' Care Of...etc

@lessthanlaughing4373

3 жыл бұрын

If you ever get annoyed look at me I'm self employed...I love to work at nothing all day.

@carlfisher3924

3 жыл бұрын

Wondering that too

"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" is one of BTOs biggest hits. Blue Collar is a great track too.

@diverdown631

2 жыл бұрын

Love that jazzy guitar outro

One of my favorite bands from the 70's. Some members still toured as Bachman-Turner less than 10 years ago. They could still bring it!

Listening to this today i had serious Doobie Brothers vibe. Mind you I'm 50 years old and a retired musician who's heard this song before. But reaction channels have me listening to even familiar songs in a new way.

@froggy5935

3 жыл бұрын

Yup...as a kid I confused this with a Doobie Bros. song for years.

@mmrea2860

3 жыл бұрын

Yup that clean guitar chord/riff with the fat distorted line over it often reminds me of the Doobies...although I heard this song long before I heard the Doobies.

@heybooradley4495

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. Doobies was my first concert at 15 and mind you I'm 54. I've been hooked on watching these young people discover my favorite music.

@cirenosnor5768

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Doobie’s vibe

@10002One

3 жыл бұрын

wow, you guys are right, does sound like the Doobs.

This song is about a woman who cheated on him and gave him a line for an excuse. He asks her what would she do? Let it Ride?

@GunsmithSid

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they kinda missed it in this first run...

@telynns8490

3 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I spent years interpreting the same way they did. Then one day I really heard what he was saying and it was 'Oh, it's HER that is lying....'.

@dickiebobradio1304

3 жыл бұрын

@@telynns8490 "While you been out runnin', I've been waitin' half the night..."

@wagstaff6135

3 жыл бұрын

Damn I just typed th at response all out.... you beat me to it. Credit where it's due! I agree with your reading.

@telynns8490

3 жыл бұрын

@@dickiebobradio1304 That's the line that I finally really heard that put it into perspective. I liked the song musically before that but I was always a bit 'Really dude?' until it clicked.

Guys thank you for helping keep the "music of my life" alive and well.

BTO is a fantastic group, I’m just sorry I never got to see them live. They were one of the all time great 70’s band. 👍🎸🥁

You better be drinking Canadian whiskey for this one. 🎸🥃🎸

@maruad7577

3 жыл бұрын

Crown Royal Northern Harvest Rye, neat.

@johnnymartin49

3 жыл бұрын

Canadian Mist was one of my favorites. 😎

@itzel1735

3 жыл бұрын

I’m a Canadian Club girl myself, due to some family ties. CC & 7

@pauld9948

3 жыл бұрын

And for the younger generation since 1984 Fireball whisky with a cinnamon kick

@SpotWorksLNC

3 жыл бұрын

@@maruad7577 Harvest is the best!

Great Canadian Band! "ROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY" is another good one from the boys from Winnipeg. Great solo.🎸❤🇨🇦

This group is soooo underrated and gets overlooked a lot! By the way, did I hear Alex mention a stutter? Next up: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!

@andyandalex

3 жыл бұрын

It was him making a joke about how many times in the lyrics it says let it ride (especially if you pull up a sheet of the lyrics)

@danhunt1830

3 жыл бұрын

@@andyandalex yeah I know, but it made me laugh because the song You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet was inspired by the singer’s brother who had a lifelong stutter.

@Vince-lq3ve

3 жыл бұрын

@@danhunt1830 exactly, and according to Randy it was a warm-up song for them, never to be played in public. So they create an album of music and the agent or label pops by to hear what they have so far and after a few songs asks "anything else?" "we need a hit single". With nothing else to offer the band tongue and cheek plays the "joke" warm up song and the label says "there's your hit single" and they were exactly right. You Ain't Seen nothin yet....BBBBBaby, you just ain't seen nothing yet!!! Classic

@47kb8

3 жыл бұрын

@@danhunt1830 I was going to mention that too. He was the lead guitarist and the younger brother was the drummer. Talented Canadian family. 🇨🇦

It's been so long since I've heard it, on the radio, it took me a whole stanza before it was the 70's all over again. 16 in 75, what a great time to grow up.

Randy Bachman (Backman), original lead guitar from the Guess Who. You can thank him for that fuzz you liked so much on American Woman, Alex..

When Neil Young was a teenager in Winnipeg, Randy Bachman was in a local band there. Neil became a fan and was inspired to become a professional musician himself partly by Bachman's success.

Loving the classic Canadian content! These guys were a sober band at a time when every band was doing something.

About 50 years on, this song is still a pleasure. Makes me smile every time.

WOW, you guys finally found your way to BTO, on the right track, now find BADFINGER!

@dmichaelelkins1

3 жыл бұрын

I have been suggesting Badfinger to them for awhile and even sent them each a “Best of” CD. Maybe because of their ages they didn’t know what to do with a CD 😂

@skrozar2000

3 жыл бұрын

@@dmichaelelkins1 They want you to pay and I won't pay for them to discover great music, right?

@kenharding8181

3 жыл бұрын

Agree on Badfinger. The Beatles discovered them and they were considered the Beatle Heirs apparent. "No matter what" or "Baby blue", best starting points.

Top BTO songs: Rolling Down The Highway, Let It Ride, Takin’ Care Of Business, and Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet!

@maruad7577

3 жыл бұрын

Looking Out For #1 as well

@nmgallegos

3 жыл бұрын

@@maruad7577 True

Weird trivia. Band leader/guitarist/sometimes vocalist Randy Bachman is a lifelong Mormon. He also has over 120 Gold, Silver and Platinum albums and singles, as an artist, and producer. He's also been in the #1 spot on radio playlists in 20 countries, with 40 million albums sold.

For a B+ Alex was rocking pretty darn strong !

Phenomenal song. It's either an A+ or an S for me. Super underrated band. Definitely check out more of their music

Play Blue Collar you'll see how good Randy Bachman is on guitar

@incensejunkie7516

3 жыл бұрын

And Looking Out for #1. Agreed, he's highly underrated as a guitarist.

@shaunriley483

3 жыл бұрын

No doubt! Randy Bachman's one of the guitar greats!! The other guitarist is Blair Thornton, also a great guitarist!! Check out all the early BTO and then some! They Rock!!

One of the best songs ever made. You don't know what rock really is until you been listening to bto for years and to this day

I'm 53 and enjoying the hell out of watching these bros bob their heads to some great tunes. My suggestion is review Mississippi Queen by Mountain.

Blue Collar is the track you need to check out!

at a time the music variety was so great and so intense, they were like a breather. just great tunes that rocked, music you blasted and sang along with speedin down the highway!!!

@ms.chuckfu1088

3 жыл бұрын

👍🏽 And I go to BTO when I just want to hang out in a noisy bar and have a beer. I’ve been listening a lot this year.

@patrickpeterson4076

3 жыл бұрын

Hell yes was a Detroit born rocker so many bands at cobo and the Michigan palace first concert Steppenwolf

@robertlavorna2968

3 жыл бұрын

@@patrickpeterson4076 i was and still am a huge black sabbath and hendrix fanatic, heavy stuff, when headed out to drink with the boys we had 2 go to bands..BTO and J.GEILS....always did the job!!!

@patrickpeterson4076

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertlavorna2968 indeed, saw Nugent ears rang for days.. WRIF was a great station

Saw them several times and not a weak link anywhere in the group. The drummer was a mad man. During the shows Randy does a guitar solo that is absolute magic and keeps the audience spellbound.

❤One of my most favorite songs EVER ! Still rocks !!! Definitely a "crank it up !" song.

another one of those great riffs of the '70s. I love me a classic riff. enjoy!!

🥁CERTIFIED BANGER🥁

“ Roll on Down the Highway”....great tune by these Canadian rockers.They had some harmony for big old guys.

BTO was my first concert in June of 1974. Opening for them was Thin Lizzy and Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band. Ticket price, $6.50.

Not Fragile needs to be next ✌️

Probably my favorite track by BTO,,,classic guitar ring to the chords and a haunting ending...this song always took me places......one of those RARE gems that....when you hear it on the radio or playing in the background somewhere....if you can, you turn the volume up and stop what you are doing and get lost in the sauce.....or if you cant control the volume, you stop what you are doing, stop talking....just so you can enjoy the memories one more time......

Bachman is an underrated LEGEND!

Randy Bachmann and another great Canadian group!!!!! Oh, Canada!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤

Yeah, we Canadians love to rock!! Try out "Blue Collar", a jazz/rock classic.

@richardcanfield1320

3 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah!

This is a great first choice for BTO. Camping out overnight to get a good spot for this. 🤘

We Canadians (yes I’m Canadian) took the world by storm with this On Point Rocker! Rand Bachman (the Lead) had a gutsy vocal that carried this infectious track. The guitars were their signature, but so was a surprising bass end for a rock group. The FiRST of many hits for Bachman Turner Overdrive. Definitely travel down that Rabbit Hole………..

Funny I heard this song a few months ago on the radio and I thought, literally, 'this would make a great A & A song'. Delivered.

Forget how much I love many of these tunes until I hear them through your ears and see them through your eyes...! Top notch.

Andy, Congrats on your graduation!! That is a great achievement!!

i once listen to this song 59 times in a row. my personal record.

What I respect about BTO is, they look like Bikers(and are), have many heavy tacks like this, yet also have the very bossa nova, jazzy track "Lookin out for #1".

Next do roll on down the highway, or aint seen nothin yet

@MissAstorDancer

3 жыл бұрын

Those two songs, this song here, and "Takin' Care of Business" are bangers, for sure!

@ronnelson7828

3 жыл бұрын

And "Stayed Awake All Night"

@MAYNARD927

3 жыл бұрын

Blue Collar also.

Way ahead of their time. Lots of hard stomping hits!

Hey guys, sorry but the lyrics are: His girl stays out all night and tells HIM to "Let it ride". Then the rest of the song is him asking, " What if I did the same thing! Would YOU just let it ride?" Takes quite a different meaning put into context. Thanks

"Not fragile" has the best bass line, of any classic rock track! You've got to hit that.

Gimme Your Money Please is a rocker by them. You also need to review- The Guess Who- Hang On To Your Life and Bus Rider.

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, most recognizable song

@sallyphillips9175

3 жыл бұрын

I would say Taking Care of Business is.

@tonybrien1107

3 жыл бұрын

@@sallyphillips9175 Stayed awake all night.

Gotta see them sing this live from the Roseland Ballroom in NY. They are a lot older and greyer here but can still pull it off without any disappointments.

Love this local Canadian band. Randy Bachman owned a home in my beloved Queens Park in New Westminister, BC. Gotta check out You ain't seen Nothing yet !

Their anthem: “Taking care of business”. If you want to get lost in the sauce, “Blue Collar”

@allensams1773

3 жыл бұрын

Blue Clar is/wuz the best and got me into BTO on th ground floor tho little of their following tunes we're of that I'll. . . Great tunesn memories from my 'yout' . . !

@lantose

3 жыл бұрын

Put them on the map....bought the album that week!

@jefffournier9986

3 жыл бұрын

👍

@lisagulick4144

3 жыл бұрын

How about Looking Out For Number One? That's a good "lost in the sauce" track, too. I loved that BTO could play some jazzy blues as well as rock out!

@PlateOshrimp499

3 жыл бұрын

Blue Collar is my fave too.

So, you fist-bumped, called it a banger, smiled and bopped throughout the whole thing, loved everything about it - then give it an A and a B+???? Wow.....

@nebbindog6126

3 жыл бұрын

It's not that great of a song. If they'd have listened to "Blue Collar", it would be a better grade.

@dickiebobradio1304

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Alex's grade was a bummer. I think he thought the lyrics were sexist.

They were a outstanding group .My all time favorite way of a song ending .

BTO and a GTO with an 8 track on full volume at a stop light, all heads bobbin

Sadly "Blue Collar" is rarely mentioned when talking of this group but it's a top 5 BTO song for me. I think they would find it interesting if they reacted to it but alas I fear my wish won't come true.

@ms.chuckfu1088

3 жыл бұрын

If you read through the comments a lot of people mention it. Click like to help upvote it.

@MAYNARD927

3 жыл бұрын

Blue Collar, and Roll On Down The Highway are my 2 favorite BTO songs.

@mikepastor.k6233

2 жыл бұрын

The best rock jazz fusion song ever. And deep lyrics. Turner's vocals are also something to behold. Sounds like a R&B singer

@Mr.56Goldtop

2 жыл бұрын

Many, including me, think that their first album was their best. Not a bad song on it.

@johnnyformom3418

2 жыл бұрын

Blue collar was awesome off the first album. Randy's guitar was super cool.

Bassist/Vocals Fred Turner...never makes anyone's top 100 list. He was incredible and could still bring it in his 70's. Check out his crazy vocals on "Give It Time".

@4tuneagent

3 жыл бұрын

Very Heavy tune..

A Canadian rock group that can really rock with other songs such as GIMME YOUR MONEY PLEASE, TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS AND BLUE COLLAR. I'm not kidding, they are a banger and reached their peak in the fabulous 70's. Another Canadian rock band worth a listen to are APRIL WINE.

BTO’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” was a quick-take novelty song, with Randy Bachman poking fun at his cousin’s stutter. It ended up being a major hit.

This is probably their best song. They have other well known songs, like "Taking Care of Business" and "Roll On Down The Highway", and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", but everything you felt about this song you'd feel about those. This is a band that knows their lane and stays in it. They're like this one, good banging rock, not profound or challenging, but good.

Yes! Looking forward to this reaction. I heard this for the first time when I was 14 years old. I loved it then and still do. It's a song I never tire of hearing.

Another of Canada’s great contributions to Rock. Bachman tells the origin story of this song. They were early in their career and driving from show to show when they encountered some road rage from a group of truck drivers. The band followed them into a truck stop to confront them when they were intercepted by another trucker who witnessed everything. He told the band to not get too serious about it and ‘let it ride’.

My favourite Guess Who song is "Running Back to Saskatoon". I'm confident no one else has suggested that one.

Bass player CF Turner on vocals on this one. "Hey You" sung by guitarist Randy Bachman is my personal favorite.

Huge congratulations on your graduation, Andy!!

BTO! Takes me back to High School in mid 70’s....getting a ride to school, with BTO blasting out the windows! God I loved the 70’s!