The stuttering lyrics were the singer Randy Bachman mimicking his brother Gary and apparently he never meant for that to be the released recording. Also Bachman was a founding member of The Guess Who.
I heard that they were in the studio and he did the stutter as a joke, and when they went to actually record he dropped the stutter. The producer said”wait why are you doing it different now?” He said “oh we were just joking around with that” the producer told them to keep it in…. Good call
The song was originally just simple chords the band played ad lib for sound checks. The band did the standard vocals like “check one two three” to balance the audio. Randy’s brother had a stutter so Randy was initially just doing sibling teasing and made up some lines. They were all laughing and the audience loved it. Randy was very reluctant to record it, but it became a hit.
Randy Bachman first gained fame as a member of The Guess Who, who you've only done one reaction to(I think). Together with Burton Cummings, they were a powerhouse song writing team. Check out American Woman, Hang Onto Your Live, and one of my personal favorites, Undun.
Back in high school, we called WQAM in Miami & dedicated 'Taking Care of Business' to whatever school it was that we were playing football against that coming Friday night! If you know So. Florida football, you probably know that Okeechobee lost that game! But it was ballsy back then!
B.T.O. is such a great band. Definitely do Takin’ Care Of Business next. Their most famous song and some great guitar playing on it. Also, Randy Bachman was in The Guess Who, and they had a number of great songs too.
Not sure which decade I enjoyed the 70's or the 80's but both were full of great styles, great music, and for the most part super good vibes. Funny story about this song, the original track did not include the stutter of the Randy Bachman the singer, and former lead guitarist from The Guess Who, but Randy's brother who has a stutter sang the song in between takes, Randy loved the sound and decided to record it that way....just another rock n roll story....lol Hope you play more BTO like Roll On Down The Highway, my favourite!😁 Peace & Love 🙏❤
*Randy Bachman was in "The Guess Who" before this, who did many great songs such as: American Woman__No Time__These Eyes__No Sugar Tonight__Hand Me Down World__Laughing__and more. When this came out...we lived in a house with a stereo mounted in a wall, and full house-speaker system. My brother would put this album on and play it throughout the house.*
The Guess Who was great, "These Eyes" to me, was probably the most annoying song I've ever heard. Sounds like Burton Cummings couldn't think of enough lyrics for it.
Yeah! We had speakers mounted in the walls in the corners of every room in the house and all you had to do was flip a switch by the light switch to turn them on. ✌😃👍
@@billyf2833 Yep...those were the days (early 70s). Ours was likely very similar. Could turn on speakers in selected rooms from where the stereo was mounted or from the room you were in.
Brother..... your wife is really one special Lady ! She's got the ear for absolutely some of the best music that's ever been recorded I grew up listening to these boys right here and I'll tip my hat to anyone that gives this kinda music the credit it really deserves .
This Canadian band can really rock and had quite a few bangers. TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS, GIMME YOUR MONEY PLEASE and LET IT RIDE are pure rock and roll. So many great groups came from Canada like the Guess Who, Rush, April Wine, Nickelback and the Band.
This song was absolutely huge in 1974. Randy Bachman's brother was the bands manager for a time and he stuttered. This song was a bit of a teas from older brother Randy to his younger brother but wasn't supposed to be on the album...until the record company heard it and said "this song is going to be a huge hit!". Went to number one in 22 countries!
I read back in the day that he didn't think he could hold a note so he 'chopped' it LOL If you watch the special where he and the guess who guy did together in like 2005(?) the guess who dude teases the sellout of him about it.
He absolutely did NOT have a stutter, it was just how he decided to sing this song. None of his other songs had any stutter in them, and his regular talking voice never had any kind of stutter. Stop making up lies.
@@onetruthmediacompany Randy Bachman didn't studder, his brother did. Randy told the story himself on his concert dvd "Every Song Tells a Story". Randy tells the audience a little story about how each song came about before performing it. It's one of my favorite dvd's. You should pick up a copy if you can but I believe they're getting hard to find, and expensive. Have a wonderful Sunday!
I remember hearing about this and am so glad they demanded it be on the album. It was a joke song to rib his brother and just meant as filler while they were figuring out other things. And it is truly an amazing song. I think my favorite of theirs is looking out for number 1, but this is up there for sure.
Randy started as "the GUESS WHO" and followed with "BTO" and is often in interviews still. A real CANADIAN talented group. You guys don't realize how OFTEN of the material is either written by a Canadian or also performed by Canadian talent as well.
Amber the 70’s was the pinnacle of music and I often feel sorry for those that didn’t grow up with this music but I’m pleased to see it live on in the hearts of a new generation. Great music is timeless
Amber You and Jasy would have loved the crap out of the 70s NOT just for the fantastic music It seamed like EVERY DAY a great band was coming out. A new great song every minute And The Tv shows the movies the clothes . Tv shows The Love Boat The Jeffersons Mash Chips Dukes of Hazard Dallas Threes Company Happy days Rock Ford files , Streets of San Fransisco The Waltons , Little House on the Prairie , Hawaii five 0 ,Soap . Different Strokes ,All in the Family . Good times ,Welcome back Kotter, I was Raised in Kodiak Alaska my dad was a skipper of a 72 foot shrimp boat So we had plenty of great seafood, My mom was A fantastic cook,I Had great friends lived by Island Lake, Its soo pretty still,. So God blessed me so good in the 70s as a teen,,
How in the heck anybody that truly likes music with unlimited net today that any of these so called 1st time reviews are hard to believe. As a kid I would of gone thru all genres before 15
@@safffff1000 I grew up in a house where music was not played. I found music I liked but listened from almost all genres. I personally think the late 60's barely edges out the 70's but it is a close thing. My generation listened to 80's music. And there was some really good stuff there, but I felt it took a big step back from the previous 2 decades. My children listen to just about everything. But most of their friends in school have never heard of anyone who isn't current and in the style they like. They just don't try other stuff. Sad really.
Amber you are so right, the 70s were the best music era. I was 16-26 during that decade and although I love the music from the 60s, nothing will ever outshine the music of the 70s. Love y'all for all the wonderful memories!!😎😎😎😎
It was the most diverse decade. Soft rock, hard rock, other kinds of rock, phenomenal R&B and disco. And the best singers, too. Didn"t know Randy Bachman was in The Guess Who. Jay and Amber you need to revisit them. Do American Woman (Lenny Kravitz covered this) or Undun. A great group.
Exact same age. Was at DMV on my 16th birthday - now kids don't care to drive, would rather have Uber take them. Of course along with music cars were fun then too. Used my summer job money to buy a five year old Mustang which would be worth its weight in gold now for like 300 bucks or so.
BTO was one of Canada's finest bands. I haven't listened to their music for ages. This was a nice music memory. Thanks for the upload and the real reaction.
@@jessicabelle2011 Yes!! I dated the first drummer of April Wine. He quit because he felt they weren't going anywhere... He was sorta dumb but really cute! Haha!
Beat me to it commenting on how underrated BTO are. They recorded so many different styles of songs brilliantly but when they rocked they were right up there.
Amazing bit of trivia about Bachman's "stutter" in this. When they were recording it in the studio, he improvised it because his brother was there & he was poking fun at him... his brother had a stutter since childhood. Everyone liked it so much, they left it in the final recording.
The 70’s was seriously the greatest decade in music. I am really enjoying music I grew up on through y’all’s experience. MAN, TO HEAR THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN WOULD BE SO AMAZING 💙💙💙
BTO was driving force of rock in the 70's. My personal favorite is "Roll On Down the Highway," but you can't go wrong with "Let It Ride," or "Takin' Care of Business."
Every time I hear 70s music like this, I think of summers as a teenager hanging out at the CNE on the midway with my friends enjoying the rides, games, the people!! Our local radio station 1050 CHUM was the music you'd hear throughout the midway!! It was such a great time to be alive!! Nothing absolutely NOTHING beats the 70s and 80s for awesome good-time music!! ❤from 🇨🇦
I think the stutter is perfect. This girl is blowing his mind. She's so good it's making him stutter. I know it was originally a joke but the stutter works perfectly for the song.
This is an old video, nobody will probably even read this but, it was great watching Amber enjoy BTO the way we did back in the 70s. It reminded me of when I would put the album on and get up in my room and air guitar every song. If you weren’t around in the 70s, you missed everything. And 1974 is the year I graduated high school…
Canadian 🇨🇦 rock n roll Yes The 70s rock was so much better That’s Randy Bachman singing on this song Fred Turner (bass player) is the lead singer You will hear a difference
"B.T.O" as we affectionately called them always had this driving sound. Funny thing about that song and the stutter thing that Randy performed came about from him teasing his little brother who came into the sound studio, and he started to make fun of his speech problem. It ended up in the song and many other artists started using the stutter i.e. The Who, Elton John and so on.
Exactly!! "DRIVING" is the perfect word, Kevin! I grew up listening and watching BTO in concert! I was so lucky to have grown up in the 70s when music was MUSIC!!
BTO: Takin care of business is the song you need to do! I was a big fan! There were not a lot of Canadian rock groups back then, but this was one I loved! Luv you channel! Stay safe, stay sane, be well
Fun fact: Randy's brother had a studder and Randy was teasing him when he practiced the song, they actually recorded it without the studder but the producer love the studder and that's the way he put it out. He like all brothers do was teasing his brother in a joking manner and not out of meanness like alot of people think.
RIP Robbie Bachman, I had the same glasses and hairstyle in the 70's!! BTO was another great Canadian band that broke through on the American charts, they had some killer songs!
Amber, as someone who grew up in the 70s and can unequivocally say how right you are. We were blessed to be exposed to so such a huge variety of music across a wide range of genres on a daily basis. If you're a music lover (which I know you are!) it was a great time to be growing up!
They need to be brought back But No dark wall paneling lol The music the clothes The beat of the 70s TOPS ALL ,,,Feathard hair Bell bottoms The Babes in the 70s WERE SO FINE Just great times , The movies the tv shows Happy Days Mash Little House Dukes of Hazzard Dallas,, Movies Jaws Star wars Rocky ,, Grease I would go back if i could,,
Always loved this song ! Loved growing up in the 70’s too , most people were so chill and laid back or maybe just the people I was around but I don’t think so because you see that in movies and such from that time as well! man it was an awesome time to be alive and I loved every dang minute of it . My kids laugh at the music I listen to and my hippie clothes 😂
Looking back now (I'm 70) it was amazing how from New York to Los Angeles and Washington to Florida we were all on the same page groovin' to the same vibe, fighting for the same issues and looking for love and peace. A whole nation of young people united by our music. And all we had was landlines, snail mail, and 3 TV channels!🔥🤣❤✌
Well said Dana, it was a special time. I think we may have been the last generation to have a basically carefree childhood. My kids make fun of the music too but then I find this song pop up on her “Oldies” playlist
Randy Bachman was a founding member of the Guess Who and the stutter part was a tribute to his brother who had a stutter when they were growing up. There is a cool jazzy cover of this by his Guess Who band mate Burton Cummings on his solo album
My personal favorite is the very hard hitting “Let It Ride”. There are 2 main singers in this group. This guy also takes the lead on the infamous “Taking Care Of Business”. The other singer has a much harder “rock” voice which I prefer and he sings lead on the hits “Let It Ride” and “Roll On Down The Highway”
I don't think y'all were meant for another era. I think you were meant for this one, to make sure mine doesn't die with me. ❤ Us 70s babies need youngsters like you to carry our torch. And your babies will do the same for you.
i am so grateful to have spent my youth during the greatest time in music history... the variety of music in the 60s and 70s was INCREDIBLE...!!! and i was still able to enjoy a ton of music from the 80s and 90s...
The guitar Randy is playing will have a documentary about it in the near future. It was his favorite and he composed many hits on it. It was stolen in the mid 1970s and he had searched for it ever since. A man read about it and went on a quest to find it. He was a able to identify the unique wood pattern and found it being played by a musician in Japan. Randy agreed to buy the guy another similar guitar to get his back. He has yet to fly to Japan to recover it.
3:00 One of the reasons why you love 70's music, is that they used minor chords much more than composers do now, a minor chord in music tugs at your heart (which is why classical writers use it so often)
I'm 61 yrs old and I have loved BTO since I was 10 yrs old!!! The 70's was the best time to a teenager we had the best cars the best bands the best music the best concerts!! 🎶.We heard it it first!!! ❤️
Amber you're right about the 70's. It was AMAZING. I turned 15 tears old in 1970 so my teen and young adult years were in that decade. I danced and sang my way through them. Ahhh sweet memories. These songs are bringing it all back. Thanks guys.
Rob would like BTO's sledgehammer-the song sounds like the title-heavy riff that rocks!! Other BTO hits include-Let It ride, roll On Down the Highway and Shotgun Rider. If you like cowbells-check out the Chamber Brothers-The time Has Come Today and the group Mountain with Mississippi Queen.
Yes, Sledgehammer and there were a number of great songs that weren't hits, but soooo good. Reactors don't get into the non hit music much, so miss a lot!
They were my first concert in 1973 in Bellingham Washington when I was a Freshman in college. Cool story is the backup band was Blind Willie. About ten years ago I took my guitar to get repaired at a guys shop in Spokane. He had a Gold record on his wall from this album. My guitar tech had played on this record. And I remember him from the concert in 73 playing lead for the backup band at my first concert. We became fast friends. It was a fun concert.
Love, love, love💖💖💖 BTO is one of my fave groups of all time. Amber, if you had been around in the 70s, we would have taken you to the concert with us! So much fun! Randy Bachman (lead singer) was a former member of The Guess Who. Loved your reaction😊
Randy Bachman was part of The Guess Who & then went on to have a solo career with BTO. Both were great Canadian rock bands. BTO had a lot of great songs in the 70's such as "Let It Ride", "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", "Takin' Care Of Business", "Hey You", "Roll On Down The Highway", "Lookin' Out For #1" etc.
I learned from an interview with Randy Bachman years and years ago that he wanted BTO to be a rhythm based rock band. But I didn't know until very recently that they were sharing a dressing room with the Doobie Brothers in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in the first half of the 1970s when he worked out some of "Let It Ride" and the Doobies then based "Long Train Running" on his guitar noodlings as he ironed it out. That is astonishing and good to know because the Doobies are one of my all time favourite bands! Randy said in that interview eons ago, back in the 1970s IIRC, that he wanted a band that was rhythmically similar to CCR and the Doobies. Killer rhythm was the thing back in the 1970s and is much too absent from today's music. And BTO has so many excellent lead guitar solos! 😉🎸👌 That "70s sound of guitar" comes from there not being many guitar pedals to alter the sound of the guitar at the time. So if you were going to be an excellent guitarist you had to have "touch" in your fingers. There are plenty of good guitar players around today but also way too many that bury the actual tone of their guitars underneath a ton of effects pedals. The really good guitar players around today will tell you to develop your own signature "sound" with your guitar before drifting off into "guitar pedal-land" and obscurity because you just sound like some over processed thing that no one can get next to in their heart and mind. The lead guitarist in this song was Blair Thornton from Vancouver. 🎸🎸🎸
Great suggestion….LOVE Hey You! Once it was playing in the radio when I went through a Tim Hortons drive through and I just kept singing along when I pulled up to the window.
This makes me happy. So much. This is the song that got played so much people got sick of it and in fact their other song Takin Care of Business was actually the music you would hear on hold at Office Depot for the longest time. But they were such an incredible band. I'm glad you were able to pick up on the vibe for sure.
Saw BTO at the Cotton Bowl for the Budweiser Freedomfest for July 4th when I was in my early 20s. Was several bands on the same stage ending with the Fabulous Thunderbirds skydiving onto the stage to play while the fireworks were set off
I’m not ashamed to say that one point in time, this was my favorite song. I’ve graduated in music, but this song holds a special place in my love of classic rock.
at 14 in 74, would hang out with 4 older guys who were 16 and had cars with the 8 track players and yeah, BTO blasting among other legends. it was all new and exciting, music, cars, starting to look at girls, enjoy your youth, its the best time of your life
This group was extremely versatile a song you should check out is Blue Collar the common working-class anthem... BTO was a rock band but Blue Collar is a bluesy jazzy lounge tune... the guitar work will blow your mind. Cheers from Canada. Love you folks and your channel.
YESSSS!!!! I asked awhile back for Takin' Care Of Business by BTO because in particular I thought Jay would like it. After seeing your reaction to this song I'm sure you'll both like it. Also another 70s song and rock band for Amber is Love Hurts by Nazareth. You will love the lead singer's voice.
When that song came out in the 70's, it was on every jukebox. Great tune. And band. BTO has a lot of great music. As mentioned already, "Taking Care of Business" should be your next one. Y'all will love it.
I was 16 in 1976, I drove a 1966 Chevelle (2 door of course) I had an under dash 8 track tape player with this tape in most of the time. My hair was long my weed was cheap and life was worth living. I am 63 now and my hair is long, my Harley is loud and life is good. Thank you two for bringing back my youth for a few moments with your youth hearing the music with young ears and fresh minds. I love you guys. You Rock my world!!! Thank you. CsC
I love this song. I was a teenager in the 70s and I wasn’t a big fan of a lot of the disco but the rest was great. I grew up with 60s and 70s music and it was wonderful. As an adult I appreciate it even more.
Amber, it’s great that we can enjoy all of these great old videos. I was fortunate to be born in the fifties, which landed me in the 70’s at the age when my musical curiosity was piqued. It was also a time when people didn’t have to spend a fortune to see a live show. I attended an incredible number of concerts back in the day. I couldn’t afford to do that now. Rock on guys!🌺✌️
Jay n Amber check out The rock band NATZERATH There song Hair of the dog , Is The cow bell CHAMP tons of cow bell LOL, You will thank me ,, It came out in 1975
@@debbiechang5781 Exactly as much as it cost to fill the tank in your VW, heck in your dad's Oldsmobile for that matter. I believe it was also a legal requirement that every suburban teen have Sweet Baby James and Tapestry in the all important record collection. Good days!
Saw BTO in 92 in one of those events where they have 5 or 6 "classic rock" bands. BTO was the opening act. They quickly developed a synergy with the audience and it not only made them better, but they rocked the place (audience cheered louder for them than the other bands). The other bands that day basically phoned it in and it was sad. The next day, the DJ's at the station that hosted the event ragged on BTO, endlessly. I don't know what show they were watching.
Some BTO members use to play with The Guess Who . I like Bachman / Turner Overdrive a lot . If you guys want to hear something Heavier check out Band-Maid " Thrill" An all girl group who plays heavy classic music. Great Reaction Y'all =)
@@Ed-R Poor Chad Allan, played with both The Guess Who and BTO predecessor Brave Belt before both groups hit the big time. Brave Belt had a country rock sound that just didn't quite resonate but Dunrobin's Gone was a relative hit for them and a favourite of mine. It's on RUclips just wondering how many remember it.
The stuttering lyrics were the singer Randy Bachman mimicking his brother Gary and apparently he never meant for that to be the released recording. Also Bachman was a founding member of The Guess Who.
I didn't know about the brother , but that's cool! 🤣 thanks ! ☮️
I heard that they were in the studio and he did the stutter as a joke, and when they went to actually record he dropped the stutter. The producer said”wait why are you doing it different now?” He said “oh we were just joking around with that” the producer told them to keep it in…. Good call
The song was originally just simple chords the band played ad lib for sound checks. The band did the standard vocals like “check one two three” to balance the audio. Randy’s brother had a stutter so Randy was initially just doing sibling teasing and made up some lines. They were all laughing and the audience loved it. Randy was very reluctant to record it, but it became a hit.
@@bonsaiguy2483 Ironically, people who stutter when talking usually don't when they sing. I always found that fascinating.
@@bonsaiguy2483 Yes, that's how it happened.
Perfect song because you two ain't seen nothing yet!! It's a gold mine out there! Keep it up, you're doing excellent work
The 80s was a non-stop party, but turning on the radio in the 70s was special.
The drummer, Robbie Bachman, Randy's brother passed away 2 days ago. All the great artists are slowly being lost...so sad. Rest in Peace, brother.
Also a founding member of BTO..
So sorry to hear ! Prayers for the family and friends
RIP Robbie! Great drummer. Vestly underrated!
@@marksimpson2321 you are so right!
Yep. We lost Gordon Lightfoot yesterday. RIP Gordie.
Rest in peace, Robbie Bachman (drummer).
Randy Bachman first gained fame as a member of The Guess Who, who you've only done one reaction to(I think). Together with Burton Cummings, they were a powerhouse song writing team. Check out American Woman, Hang Onto Your Live, and one of my personal favorites, Undun.
Other than Three Dog Night, The Guess Who deserve the RRHOF before anyone else. 🎸☮️
The power of the intentional stutter.
Damn, you took the words right out of my mouth lol.
Guess Who was my very first live concert! I was 13 and got a front row seat, very exciting,lol. Remember this song well.
Undun is such a great and unique song.
Such a fun band to listen & dance to!! Yes, next do “Taking Care of Business “, you will even love it more!!
♥️The old white woman
Totally agree!!😊
Don't forget "Roll On Down The Highway".
That's what I was going to say, Takin' Care of Business!!
Back in high school, we called WQAM in Miami & dedicated 'Taking Care of Business' to whatever school it was that we were playing football against that coming Friday night! If you know So. Florida football, you probably know that Okeechobee lost that game! But it was ballsy back then!
And "Hey You" and "Four Wheel Drive"
B.T.O. is such a great band. Definitely do Takin’ Care Of Business next. Their most famous song and some great guitar playing on it. Also, Randy Bachman was in The Guess Who, and they had a number of great songs too.
American woman!!!
How about Not Fragile, Gimme Your Money Please and Hey You.
@@jerrysmith543 Along with "Rock is my life"
"Roll on Down the Highway",
"Let it Ride"
So many great BTO songs!
@@LiberalsArePoop American Woman is by The Guess Who...which included Randy Bachman. A good choice as well
It's because the bands in the 70's were actually playing the instruments AND singing the songs! NO BS INVOLVED
no BS autotune, no BS “sampling”, and no BS digital
Summer of ‘74, I was swimming at a public pool and they would play the hits over a big PA. This came on and instantly fell in love with rock!
Not sure which decade I enjoyed the 70's or the 80's but both were full of great styles, great music, and for the most part super good vibes. Funny story about this song, the original track did not include the stutter of the Randy Bachman the singer, and former lead guitarist from The Guess Who, but Randy's brother who has a stutter sang the song in between takes, Randy loved the sound and decided to record it that way....just another rock n roll story....lol
Hope you play more BTO like Roll On Down The Highway, my favourite!😁
Peace & Love
🙏❤
Don't forget "Taking care of business"
The rock music of the 1970s easily was much better than the music of the 1980s. Just my opinion!
This is a band that my dad introduced me to ... along with Three Dog Night and The Guess Who. Lots of great songs to discover from all these bands!
Tow of BTO members were in the Guess who
@@robertkeown2406 I know!
The two bands that deserve the RRHOF before anyone else
Three Dog Night and The Guess Who
Try the Doobie Brothers! It keeps me Running..
Listen to 'Mama Told Me Not To Come!
*Randy Bachman was in "The Guess Who" before this, who did many great songs such as: American Woman__No Time__These Eyes__No Sugar Tonight__Hand Me Down World__Laughing__and more. When this came out...we lived in a house with a stereo mounted in a wall, and full house-speaker system. My brother would put this album on and play it throughout the house.*
The Guess Who was great, "These Eyes" to me, was probably the most annoying song I've ever heard. Sounds like Burton Cummings couldn't think of enough lyrics for it.
@@stevechristy3244 for me is their best song haha. Regards from Chile!
Yeah! We had speakers mounted in the walls in the corners of every room in the house and all you had to do was flip a switch by the light switch to turn them on. ✌😃👍
@@billyf2833 Yep...those were the days (early 70s). Ours was likely very similar. Could turn on speakers in selected rooms from where the stereo was mounted or from the room you were in.
After BTO he released 2 more albums with a few good songs under the name Ironhorse.
Brother..... your wife is really one special Lady ! She's got the ear for absolutely some of the best music that's ever been recorded I grew up listening to these boys right here and I'll tip my hat to anyone that gives this kinda music the credit it really deserves .
I was a teenager in the 70’s, the best decade for music! 😁❤️
100 percent.
Absolutely! No question!
This Canadian band can really rock and had quite a few bangers. TAKIN' CARE OF BUSINESS, GIMME YOUR MONEY PLEASE and LET IT RIDE are pure rock and roll. So many great groups came from Canada like the Guess Who, Rush, April Wine, Nickelback and the Band.
Steppenwolf, Ronnie Hawkins, Cowboy Junkies.....
and Trooper, Triumph, Chilliwack, LightHouse, Tragically Hip...yikes...Oh Canada !
@@Newfie-zc7ug And Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot, Paul Anka, Bruce Cockburn, Alanis Morisette, K.D.Lang, Lara Fabian.....
Randy Bachman was a founding member of The Guess Who
@@Newfie-zc7ug Moxy
This song was absolutely huge in 1974. Randy Bachman's brother was the bands manager for a time and he stuttered. This song was a bit of a teas from older brother Randy to his younger brother but wasn't supposed to be on the album...until the record company heard it and said "this song is going to be a huge hit!". Went to number one in 22 countries!
I read back in the day that he didn't think he could hold a note so he 'chopped' it LOL If you watch the special where he and the guess who guy did together in like 2005(?) the guess who dude teases the sellout of him about it.
He absolutely did NOT have a stutter, it was just how he decided to sing this song. None of his other songs had any stutter in them, and his regular talking voice never had any kind of stutter. Stop making up lies.
@@onetruthmediacompany Randy Bachman didn't studder, his brother did. Randy told the story himself on his concert dvd "Every Song Tells a Story". Randy tells the audience a little story about how each song came about before performing it. It's one of my favorite dvd's. You should pick up a copy if you can but I believe they're getting hard to find, and expensive. Have a wonderful Sunday!
@@onetruthmediacompany You are right1 I never meant that he had a literal stutter though. Easy there! LOL
I remember hearing about this and am so glad they demanded it be on the album. It was a joke song to rib his brother and just meant as filler while they were figuring out other things. And it is truly an amazing song. I think my favorite of theirs is looking out for number 1, but this is up there for sure.
Randy started as "the GUESS WHO" and followed with "BTO" and is often in interviews still. A real CANADIAN talented group. You guys don't realize how OFTEN of the material is either written by a Canadian or also performed by Canadian talent as well.
Probably one of the most underrated Canadian bands ever!
Bachman was in The Guess Who...Far from underrated.
Not in my house!
Yep. We lost Gordon Lightfoot yesterday. RIP Gordie.
@@HozelRocket also lost Tim Bachman , Randy Bachman confirmed the death of his brother through his manager on Sunday.
@@tony--james : Wow. Sorry to hear that.
I'm feelin' really old, all of a sudden.
Amber the 70’s was the pinnacle of music and I often feel sorry for those that didn’t grow up with this music but I’m pleased to see it live on in the hearts of a new generation. Great music is timeless
Amber You and Jasy would have loved the crap out of the 70s NOT just for the fantastic music It seamed like EVERY DAY a great band was coming out. A new great song every minute And The Tv shows the movies the clothes . Tv shows The Love Boat The Jeffersons Mash Chips Dukes of Hazard Dallas Threes Company Happy days Rock Ford files , Streets of San Fransisco The Waltons , Little House on the Prairie , Hawaii five 0 ,Soap . Different Strokes ,All in the Family . Good times ,Welcome back Kotter, I was Raised in Kodiak Alaska my dad was a skipper of a 72 foot shrimp boat So we had plenty of great seafood, My mom was A fantastic cook,I Had great friends lived by Island Lake, Its soo pretty still,. So God blessed me so good in the 70s as a teen,,
How in the heck anybody that truly likes music with unlimited net today that any of these so called 1st time reviews are hard to believe. As a kid I would of gone thru all genres before 15
Very well said. They were great Times. I thank God I grew up when I did
THE 60S WERE
@@safffff1000 I grew up in a house where music was not played. I found music I liked but listened from almost all genres. I personally think the late 60's barely edges out the 70's but it is a close thing. My generation listened to 80's music. And there was some really good stuff there, but I felt it took a big step back from the previous 2 decades. My children listen to just about everything. But most of their friends in school have never heard of anyone who isn't current and in the style they like. They just don't try other stuff. Sad really.
Amber you are so right, the 70s were the best music era. I was 16-26 during that decade and although I love the music from the 60s, nothing will ever outshine the music of the 70s. Love y'all for all the wonderful memories!!😎😎😎😎
I'am with you Raynie. I turned 17 at the beginning of the 70's decade. I like 60's music, but the 70's music was something special.
It was the most diverse decade. Soft rock, hard rock, other kinds of rock, phenomenal R&B and disco. And the best singers, too. Didn"t know Randy Bachman was in The Guess Who. Jay and Amber you need to revisit them. Do American Woman (Lenny Kravitz covered this) or Undun. A great group.
Exact same age. Was at DMV on my 16th birthday - now kids don't care to drive, would rather have Uber take them. Of course along with music cars were fun then too. Used my summer job money to buy a five year old Mustang which would be worth its weight in gold now for like 300 bucks or so.
BTO was one of Canada's finest bands. I haven't listened to their music for ages. This was a nice music memory. Thanks for the upload and the real reaction.
Don’t forget April Wine!🙂
@@jessicabelle2011 Yes!! I dated the first drummer of April Wine. He quit because he felt they weren't going anywhere... He was sorta dumb but really cute! Haha!
Highly underrated band. A lot of good songs. Next try Four Wheel Drive, Let It Ride or Takin Care Of Business.
TCB Yeah!! Every day! Every Way!!
Beat me to it commenting on how underrated BTO are. They recorded so many different styles of songs brilliantly but when they rocked they were right up there.
Being an older Canadian guy, I'm surprised and happy that you react to so many great Candian bands that I grew up with. Love it!
"Takin' Care Of Business" and "Let It Ride" are a couple of other great BTO songs.
Yes! Both!
Hey You, Taking Care of Business, a few more among many………
Amazing bit of trivia about Bachman's "stutter" in this. When they were recording it in the studio, he improvised it because his brother was there & he was poking fun at him... his brother had a stutter since childhood. Everyone liked it so much, they left it in the final recording.
Eric, I was hoping someone would mention this, and as you did, say it as it was, teasing a brother. Not making fun of stutterers.
Thank you for sharing this. I was going to say it.
Yes, I think he was ready to record a 'real' take, and the producer or somebody said 'That's it. That's a hit. Your done with that one'
The 70’s was seriously the greatest decade in music.
I am really enjoying music I grew up on through y’all’s experience.
MAN, TO HEAR THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME AGAIN WOULD BE SO AMAZING
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The 70s were very special to me like no other time,,
80s too
One of my favorite songs of all time. R.I.P. Robbie Bachman.
BTO was driving force of rock in the 70's. My personal favorite is "Roll On Down the Highway," but you can't go wrong with "Let It Ride," or "Takin' Care of Business."
...and THAT is what the 70's we're all lololol about. Brings back so many memories. 😀
Jay/Amber, their "Taking Care Of Business" is a banger, adding some piano!!
Every time I hear 70s music like this, I think of summers as a teenager hanging out at the CNE on the midway with my friends enjoying the rides, games, the people!! Our local radio station 1050 CHUM was the music you'd hear throughout the midway!! It was such a great time to be alive!! Nothing absolutely NOTHING beats the 70s and 80s for awesome good-time music!! ❤from 🇨🇦
"Roll On Down The Highway ~ 1974 ..........Another great rock song!!
The 70s were definitely...definitely...the king era of guitar solos. Keyboard and drums too.
Yup. Deep Purple’s keyboard player John Lord (RIP) and guitarist Ritchie Blackmore definitely were what the the 70s was all about.
That's because they had real drummers instead of programed, and no synthesizers (which have no soul!)
Such a good jam….try “Let It Ride” and “Taking Care of Business” next.
Written & performed as an homage to Randy Bachman's brother who had a stutter as a child.
cf turner still has that awesome gravely singing voice
I think the stutter is perfect. This girl is blowing his mind. She's so good it's making him stutter.
I know it was originally a joke but the stutter works perfectly for the song.
This is an old video, nobody will probably even read this but, it was great watching Amber enjoy BTO the way we did back in the 70s. It reminded me of when I would put the album on and get up in my room and air guitar every song. If you weren’t around in the 70s, you missed everything. And 1974 is the year I graduated high school…
Canadian 🇨🇦 rock n roll
Yes The 70s rock was so much better
That’s Randy Bachman singing on this song
Fred Turner (bass player) is the lead singer
You will hear a difference
"B.T.O" as we affectionately called them always had this driving sound. Funny thing about that song and the stutter thing that Randy performed came about from him teasing his little brother who came into the sound studio, and he started to make fun of his speech problem. It ended up in the song and many other artists started using the stutter i.e. The Who, Elton John and so on.
Roger Daltrey used the stutter in The Who classic My Generation in 1965, years before this came out.
@@mookie7688 exactly! Daltrey was imitating the speed popping Mods of early 60's London
Exactly!! "DRIVING" is the perfect word, Kevin! I grew up listening and watching BTO in concert! I was so lucky to have grown up in the 70s when music was MUSIC!!
@@mookie7688 exactly Roger was the first
Randy Bachman wanted to rerecord it without the stutter but the record label said no.
BTO: Takin care of business is the song you need to do!
I was a big fan! There were not a lot of Canadian rock groups back then, but this was one I loved!
Luv you channel!
Stay safe, stay sane, be well
Fun fact: Randy's brother had a studder and Randy was teasing him when he practiced the song, they actually recorded it without the studder but the producer love the studder and that's the way he put it out. He like all brothers do was teasing his brother in a joking manner and not out of meanness like alot of people think.
I did not know this until yesterday! Professor of Rock did a video with the backstory, it's just like you said it was.
RIP Robbie Bachman, I had the same glasses and hairstyle in the 70's!! BTO was another great Canadian band that broke through on the American charts, they had some killer songs!
The seventies were the days for sure! We took it for granted that music would just get better and better! Man we were wrong!
Way better than today!
For example back then they actually played instruments and sang with their real voices
Guitar driven rock and roll! Nothing better than the 70’s!
Amber, as someone who grew up in the 70s and can unequivocally say how right you are. We were blessed to be exposed to so such a huge variety of music across a wide range of genres on a daily basis. If you're a music lover (which I know you are!) it was a great time to be growing up!
And it's even better cuz the groups can actually play their instruments....
Born in 68 and came of age in the 80s, but the 70s contributed so much to the culture that many songs from my early childhood have become anthems.
They need to be brought back But No dark wall paneling lol The music the clothes The beat of the 70s TOPS ALL ,,,Feathard hair Bell bottoms The Babes in the 70s WERE SO FINE Just great times , The movies the tv shows Happy Days Mash Little House Dukes of Hazzard Dallas,, Movies Jaws Star wars Rocky ,, Grease I would go back if i could,,
This is why the 70s were ASS KICKING GREAT , Todays so called rock sucks
Amen!
Always loved this song ! Loved growing up in the 70’s too , most people were so chill and laid back or maybe just the people I was around but I don’t think so because you see that in movies and such from that time as well! man it was an awesome time to be alive and I loved every dang minute of it . My kids laugh at the music I listen to and my hippie clothes 😂
Looking back now (I'm 70) it was amazing how from New York to Los Angeles and Washington to Florida we were all on the same page groovin' to the same vibe, fighting for the same issues and looking for love and peace. A whole nation of young people united by our music. And all we had was landlines, snail mail, and 3 TV channels!🔥🤣❤✌
Well said Dana, it was a special time. I think we may have been the last generation to have a basically carefree childhood. My kids make fun of the music too but then I find this song pop up on her “Oldies” playlist
Randy Bachman was a founding member of the Guess Who and the stutter part was a tribute to his brother who had a stutter when they were growing up. There is a cool jazzy cover of this by his Guess Who band mate Burton Cummings on his solo album
I love Burton Cummings. My brother had his album and I discovered it and wore it out!
I was about to comment but you did before I could mention Randy being a founding member of Guess Who. He co-wrote These Eyes with Burton Cummings.
BTO was superb at arranging their music
My personal favorite is the very hard hitting “Let It Ride”. There are 2 main singers in this group. This guy also takes the lead on the infamous “Taking Care Of Business”. The other singer has a much harder “rock” voice which I prefer and he sings lead on the hits “Let It Ride” and “Roll On Down The Highway”
The lead singer on this song is Randy Bachman. His son, Tal Bachman had a hit in ‘99 with “She’s So High” which you should react to.
I was gonna make this comment, glad someone mentioned it. Tals song was very good and a big hit!
I didn’t realize that was his son! Tals song is awesome!!
Absolutely! Please react to "She's so High" by Randy Bachman's son Tal Bachman!
I don't think y'all were meant for another era. I think you were meant for this one, to make sure mine doesn't die with me.
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Us 70s babies need youngsters like you to carry our torch. And your babies will do the same for you.
That’s a great way to look at it 🙋🏻♀️
TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU!!!
Amen.
Amen!!!!!
I turned 20 in '72..I couldn't asked for better music and great vibes to start my journey to find out who I was!!!
I was so lucky to grow up during the 70s and enjoyed all the talent
i am so grateful to have spent my youth during the greatest time in music history... the variety of music in the 60s and 70s was INCREDIBLE...!!! and i was still able to enjoy a ton of music from the 80s and 90s...
Winnipeg, Manitoba , Canada, Baby !! I live here, and this is still on the radio to this day !! Everyone calls them BTO.
The guitar Randy is playing will have a documentary about it in the near future. It was his favorite and he composed many hits on it. It was stolen in the mid 1970s and he had searched for it ever since. A man read about it and went on a quest to find it. He was a able to identify the unique wood pattern and found it being played by a musician in Japan. Randy agreed to buy the guy another similar guitar to get his back. He has yet to fly to Japan to recover it.
This is my favorite B.T.O song but when I was a kid my sister had the 45 "Hey You" which I recommend. They do seem like a fun band.
3:00 One of the reasons why you love 70's music, is that they used minor chords much more than composers do now, a minor chord in music tugs at your heart (which is why classical writers use it so often)
Never thought of that ,,
I was a teenager during the 70’s, great music
They were a great band; please do more reaction’s to them. Love you guys.❤️🙏🏽
Best song ever is Taking Care of Business.
Yes, they should definitely react to "Taking Care of Business" for sure!
Respectfully, I argue that Let it Ride is their greatest hit. But it is a different vibe.
Now you need to hear "Takin' Care of Business".
I'm 61 yrs old and I have loved BTO since I was 10 yrs old!!!
The 70's was the best time to a teenager we had the best cars the best bands the best music the best concerts!! 🎶.We heard it it first!!! ❤️
Just the haircuts and clothes sucked lol. And you mention best cars.....but I might disagree with that, unless you talking mustangs
sixties for the beatles alone made it best
I can remember listening to this song my senior year in high school (1974-75) on the AM radio in my 67 Chevelle like it was yesterday.
Amber you're right about the 70's. It was AMAZING. I turned 15 tears old in 1970 so my teen and young adult years were in that decade. I danced and sang my way through them. Ahhh sweet memories. These songs are bringing it all back. Thanks guys.
me to as im crying
Rob would like BTO's sledgehammer-the song sounds like the title-heavy riff that rocks!! Other BTO hits include-Let It ride, roll On Down the Highway and Shotgun Rider. If you like cowbells-check out the Chamber Brothers-The time Has Come Today and the group Mountain with Mississippi Queen.
Mountain - YES!! Love that band and their popular song Mississippi Queen!
Yes, Sledgehammer and there were a number of great songs that weren't hits, but soooo good. Reactors don't get into the non hit music much, so miss a lot!
Also "The Rapper" by The Jaggerz for cowbell!
Chambers Brothers!! yes!!! "Time Has Come Today"!!!
oh yeah "Time Has Come Today" - so good.
They were my first concert in 1973 in Bellingham Washington when I was a Freshman in college. Cool story is the backup band was Blind Willie. About ten years ago I took my guitar to get repaired at a guys shop in Spokane. He had a Gold record on his wall from this album. My guitar tech had played on this record. And I remember him from the concert in 73 playing lead for the backup band at my first concert. We became fast friends. It was a fun concert.
Amber you are truly a 70’s soul - the BEST decade of music EVER!!!❣️❣️
Love, love, love💖💖💖
BTO is one of my fave groups of all time. Amber, if you had been around in the 70s, we would have taken you to the concert with us! So much fun! Randy Bachman (lead singer) was a former member of The Guess Who. Loved your reaction😊
Reminds me of art class. We were melting down old keys and making rings. My design was a sun. 🌞 Cool teacher playing this stuff as we worked. 🎵❤️
How fun! Art teachers were the best. My art teacher played Aerosmith as we splattered paint on film to convert into slide shows. Great times!
Randy Bachman was part of The Guess Who & then went on to have a solo career with BTO. Both were great Canadian rock bands. BTO had a lot of great songs in the 70's such as "Let It Ride", "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet", "Takin' Care Of Business", "Hey You", "Roll On Down The Highway", "Lookin' Out For #1" etc.
This song is another reason why I loved growing up listening to the music from the 70's.
I learned from an interview with Randy Bachman years and years ago that he wanted BTO to be a rhythm based rock band. But I didn't know until very recently that they were sharing a dressing room with the Doobie Brothers in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in the first half of the 1970s when he worked out some of "Let It Ride" and the Doobies then based "Long Train Running" on his guitar noodlings as he ironed it out. That is astonishing and good to know because the Doobies are one of my all time favourite bands! Randy said in that interview eons ago, back in the 1970s IIRC, that he wanted a band that was rhythmically similar to CCR and the Doobies. Killer rhythm was the thing back in the 1970s and is much too absent from today's music. And BTO has so many excellent lead guitar solos! 😉🎸👌
That "70s sound of guitar" comes from there not being many guitar pedals to alter the sound of the guitar at the time. So if you were going to be an excellent guitarist you had to have "touch" in your fingers. There are plenty of good guitar players around today but also way too many that bury the actual tone of their guitars underneath a ton of effects pedals. The really good guitar players around today will tell you to develop your own signature "sound" with your guitar before drifting off into "guitar pedal-land" and obscurity because you just sound like some over processed thing that no one can get next to in their heart and mind.
The lead guitarist in this song was Blair Thornton from Vancouver. 🎸🎸🎸
Great tune! Such an uplifting energetic song!
Takin' Care Of Business is another great song by BTO
Their song 'Hey You' definitely deserves a listen. The best of BTO in their prime.
Great suggestion….LOVE Hey You! Once it was playing in the radio when I went through a Tim Hortons drive through and I just kept singing along when I pulled up to the window.
Forgot about that one. Good call!
This makes me happy. So much. This is the song that got played so much people got sick of it and in fact their other song Takin Care of Business was actually the music you would hear on hold at Office Depot for the longest time. But they were such an incredible band. I'm glad you were able to pick up on the vibe for sure.
Robbie Bachman, the drummer, was on fire here. RIP
Saw BTO at the Cotton Bowl for the Budweiser Freedomfest for July 4th when I was in my early 20s.
Was several bands on the same stage ending with the Fabulous Thunderbirds skydiving onto the stage to play while the fireworks were set off
The BTO song that everyone remembers is "Taking Care of Business"
oh I remember that one too but . this is the best one..
I’m not ashamed to say that one point in time, this was my favorite song. I’ve graduated in music, but this song holds a special place in my love of classic rock.
Aaah Amber - First Lady of 70s cool! Just love her reactions to some of the music! Rock On, Gurl!
at 14 in 74, would hang out with 4 older guys who were 16 and had cars with the 8 track players and yeah, BTO blasting among other legends. it was all new and exciting, music, cars, starting to look at girls, enjoy your youth, its the best time of your life
This group was extremely versatile a song you should check out is Blue Collar the common working-class anthem... BTO was a rock band but Blue Collar is a bluesy jazzy lounge tune... the guitar work will blow your mind. Cheers from Canada. Love you folks and your channel.
YESSSS!!!! I asked awhile back for Takin' Care Of Business by BTO because in particular I thought Jay would like it. After seeing your reaction to this song I'm sure you'll both like it. Also another 70s song and rock band for Amber is Love Hurts by Nazareth. You will love the lead singer's voice.
Taking care of business is their best song
Let it Ride is their best song...
this my music LOVE it bring back good old time
That was my time. Born in the 60s and raised in the 70s. We had the prettiest girls the best music and the best cars.
Check out no sugar tonight/new mother nature by the guess who
When that song came out in the 70's, it was on every jukebox. Great tune. And band. BTO has a lot of great music. As mentioned already, "Taking Care of Business" should be your next one. Y'all will love it.
you all gotta do slow ride by foghat.... you guys are so awesome!!!
I lived the 70's and you're right,they were FUN😊
I was 16 in 1976, I drove a 1966 Chevelle (2 door of course) I had an under dash 8 track tape player with this tape in most of the time. My hair was long my weed was cheap and life was worth living. I am 63 now and my hair is long, my Harley is loud and life is good. Thank you two for bringing back my youth for a few moments with your youth hearing the music with young ears and fresh minds. I love you guys. You Rock my world!!! Thank you. CsC
Same background here
I love this song. I was a teenager in the 70s and I wasn’t a big fan of a lot of the disco but the rest was great. I grew up with 60s and 70s music and it was wonderful. As an adult I appreciate it even more.
Jay its ok IF YOU COME OVER TO THE 70s LOL
Amber, it’s great that we can enjoy all of these great old videos. I was fortunate to be born in the fifties, which landed me in the 70’s at the age when my musical curiosity was piqued. It was also a time when people didn’t have to spend a fortune to see a live show. I attended an incredible number of concerts back in the day. I couldn’t afford to do that now. Rock on guys!🌺✌️
Jay n Amber check out The rock band NATZERATH There song Hair of the dog , Is The cow bell CHAMP tons of cow bell LOL, You will thank me ,, It came out in 1975
In a drawer in my old bedroom at mom and dad's I found old 1972 tickets for the Rolling Stones with Stevie Wonder as opener - General Admission $7.00.
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The first concert I ever attended was James Taylor with Carole King opening in 1971 for $5.00. Fantastic!!
@@debbiechang5781 Exactly as much as it cost to fill the tank in your VW, heck in your dad's Oldsmobile for that matter. I believe it was also a legal requirement that every suburban teen have Sweet Baby James and Tapestry in the all important record collection. Good days!
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When I had my first VW Beetle it cost $3.00 to fill it if I started on completely empty 😂
Saw BTO in 92 in one of those events where they have 5 or 6 "classic rock" bands. BTO was the opening act. They quickly developed a synergy with the audience and it not only made them better, but they rocked the place (audience cheered louder for them than the other bands). The other bands that day basically phoned it in and it was sad. The next day, the DJ's at the station that hosted the event ragged on BTO, endlessly. I don't know what show they were watching.
Lucky to have been mid teens early 20s when ALL this music,so much diverse music,we had it all
YES, it was special times.
That chorus hook is just so good, you just can't stay still when it hits
Some BTO members use to play with The Guess Who . I like Bachman / Turner Overdrive a lot . If you guys want to hear something Heavier check out Band-Maid " Thrill" An all girl group who plays heavy classic music. Great Reaction Y'all =)
Randy Bachman was the only member of BTO to perform with the Guess Who.
@@Ed-R Poor Chad Allan, played with both The Guess Who and BTO predecessor Brave Belt before both groups hit the big time. Brave Belt had a country rock sound that just didn't quite resonate but Dunrobin's Gone was a relative hit for them and a favourite of mine. It's on RUclips just wondering how many remember it.