I saw him and The Guess Who back in the mid seventies, and they were fantastic, but I think they've only gotten better over the years, like a fine wine! Burton's unique voice is identifiable from the very first line of a song and hasn't skipped a beat in 50yrs, it just gets better and better! 🇨🇦 🎹🎙🤘
Not so at all. It's your own perspective, I guess, but a tv show and a large following is doing quite well. Respected musician. No industry "hype" was required.
My dad saw him in a mall once sat down at the piano there and giving an impromptu performance for everybody. And he sounded perfect. Fucking imagine that.
what wonderful memories we all have of what/where we were when this played. great music we had, Thank you Burton you made my youth so much better when things weren't that good for me and so many others as we made our way thru youth. listening to great sound cheers
Can I say, that this might be the best performance I've seen him do of this song! I know I'm not qualified to access, but this particular one has the most meaning to me. Thanks.
Great song! I love his explanation about how he came up with the song and how he was inspired by a TV episode. Absolutely brilliant! HE is one of Canada's greatest musicians for sure!
For me, this has been the soul-searching essence of all that Burton Cummings has meant to the music industry for all his days! The most favoured of the Burton Cummings library of huge rock 'n roll hits, this song reflects all that a gifted and revered music artist can possibly deliver. This song is so representative of this music legend's artistic essence that among all others it represents the heart and soul of truly exceptional talent in the journey of rock 'n roll stardom. His voice brings his audience to tears, touching on the most significant of life's most cherished moments through every single performance, and somehow, miraculously, even better than all performances before! I love this man and all that he has dedicated his life and being. Godspeed, my friend; your journey has been a significant aspect of my own being. Love and the best life moments to you, always!
This is great. What a story about how the song was conceived. Something we can all relate to, after watching something that strikes a personal cord. Burton expresses those feelings by piano & hires a great team to deliver the goods. Also great to see Cummings play this song for real: no 'singing' over 'live' playbacks. Long live Burton! LL
I was a huge Guess Who Fan, then became an even bigger Burton fan. This was back in gthe 70's. Time went by, I grew up, became only interested in classical music. Last summer Burton gave a free concert on Detroit's riverfront and my husband and I went. Guess what? I just became a huge Burton fan again. I hadn't seen or heard him in so many years, but his concert last summer (June, 2015) showed that he is still just wonderful. What a voice, and he hasn't lost a thing as he ages. True talent. March of 2015 we went to his show at Caesars Windsor. He is so great. Wish he appeared in Detroit/Windsor area more often.
my mum is canadian ..rest of my family are scottish..my dad made me listen to every kind of music when i was a child..i remeber burton at my uncles house when i was about 9 years old..i am now 40 and am so glad we have the internet..i have albums my dad gave me of burton..but to watch him on youtube is brilliant...although my dad is now amazed by the internet at 76 years old...i cant wait to show him the burton videos..thank you burton cummings
Burton Cummings and the guess who enriched my life with awesome music when I was a youth. I was always a country music fan but the guess who’s style of rock and roll is just damn good music, plain and simple. Well written and awesomely performed. Thank you
Break it to them gently... this song reminds me of one of my brothers, that ran shine all though KY, VA and part's of TENN. we live in the back woods of KY and I can remember my brother calling my mom on the phone and telling her not to worry because everything that he was doing was for her to have the things that she never had, but as time went on my brother never called back ever again!.. I can honestly say that my mother died of a broken heart many of years later... right today me and The rest of my siblings and kin forks sit around the bonfire after a long hard week of work in the sawmills wondering what really happen to our brother...to my brother Rob! We are still waiting for that call... God bless you........
@@jphickory522 thank you JP for your kindness Sir...we and my kin forks knew what Rob was doing was wrong making moonshine was and still is not a good way to make money but when The coal mines started closing down there just wasn't much money to be had up here in the appalachia's we had to do what we could to take care of our family's working in the sawmills just gave us a little bit of money not enough to live on..we ask of nothing from no one but we also no what The consequences are for doing something illegal.. there's no jobs to be had out here in Perry county KY in the little town of haszert, our Roots and this is where me and the rest of my kin forks will be layed to rest..thank you again for your kindness and God bless you and your family stay safe though this coronavirus.. God's speed..
@@williambrown6721 Thank you for sharing your story, the connection I have of the story is when a rock and roll guy playing the nightclubs in a band fueled by whiskey, getting in deep with strangers could mean, troubles with women and actions, words spoken during that time ends up that being a singer guitar player is smaller after all is said and done. once again thank you for your story.
Always one of my favorite Guess Who songs. I used to think of my buddies from the neighbourhood that weren't as lucky as myself when we were teens. I got out early by going down to the waterfront and started working on ships at the age of 15. But, some of my buddies, in desperation, ended up on the wrong side of the Law, and... You know the rest. This song depicts the life some of them led for many years. Hope Rob makes that call one day...
Sorry Im a Kiwi from New Zealand I can assure you that there is a difference between accents in Canada let alone US. Music however is universal - I love Burton Cummings music just as I love our own Finn Brothers, (Split Enz and Crowded House) , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Hayley Westenra. What does it seriously matter where they come from - it is the voice that is the universal appeal. May music rule forever beyond politics and national boundaries.
I fell in love with this song as a teen back in '78 when they would play it on the radio, cuz of the line, "Roll it to my grandma, she's damn near 80". I could "swear" and get away with it as I was singing along! Years later, I really listened to the story behind the words. It has always been my favorite Burton Cummings song. Mind you, I love every song that has ever come out from under that iconic moustache!
love this song and the story behind it. to be able to sit down at the piano and write a hit song after seeing a TV show? sheer genious..which burton is and always has been. my dream is to see him someday love you burton
I am Proud that I'm Canadian....I think I bought his first album and of course the Guess Who.... They really did well with the piano player and lead singer Burton Cummings!!!
in 1978 I was a member of Brookside training school.I spent 4 year;s there as a juvie. We listened to Burton the eagles and Olivia newton john this does bring back memory's. Not all bad I did become a great parent and member of the so called society
I was borning in the Orillia in the 60,s , When this song came out in 1978 , I started listen to him, I remember his Lp,s and 45 he had out , From time to time through out my years I would put him on and Listen to him regardless , Im still alive to day and still listen to him Burton Cummings , I am now 55 and still in joy his songs to this day.
With all the great songs they had and with such a talent as Burton Cummings I really can't believe the Guess Who is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I saw these guys in 91 in a little bar in Minneapolis, during the world series playoffs in which the Twins won, no one was there but about 20 people. I was a witness to one of the greatest shows ever! These guys are genuine and they care. (plus, this song makes me cry a little).
I saw him in Concert ( Sydney, NS ) when I was just 17. I matured along-side his tunes during my druggy days.. He he! It's now been almost 20 yr.'s later! I still enjoy the Burton!
I have always said Burton Cummings is the most underrated singer/composer EVER. He has it all - genius wordsmith, excellent musician and arranger, and great rock and roll voice. And I'm not just saying that because I'm from Winnipeg (St Vital) either. Love his music.
I grew up wif this song and the lyrics were like they were written for that time n space for my family...luv it luv it...Memories of joy n sadness reignited inside... he rocks
You know how you have a handful of songs that define a time, a moment in your life, that they are forever etched into your memory and have become part of the narrative of your life. This is one of the songs of my narrative. It takes me back to a single weekend. I hear it and I am transported. I wish I could talk to myself as a 17 year old
Thanks, Burton Cummings, for your absolutely fantastic music. I am a Canadian living abroad (and proud to be Canadian) and listening to your songs makes me want to go home.
Any time a song gives you goose bumps from the start you know that it will be a great song. Always loved the Guess Who as well as Burton. I was lucky enough to see them in concert. What a great show. One of the ALL TIME GREATEST BANDS.
Oh please. Can't you just let the man have his glory? He's a genious writer/singer/performer. Let's leave it at that. That is what is most important. He is amazing! From 1960's to today, he improves with age.
Beautiful song it reminds of when my newphew passed this song was playing when I was going back to the Nothwst Territories for his funeral. Gotta love this song.
I saw him and The Guess Who back in the mid seventies, and they were fantastic, but I think they've only gotten better over the years, like a fine wine! Burton's unique voice is identifiable from the very first line of a song and hasn't skipped a beat in 50yrs, it just gets better and better! 🇨🇦 🎹🎙🤘
You sure got that right Burton Cummings just keeps getting better🎉
Canadian genius there,my mom took me to see Burton when I was 9,she had great taste in music
Saw Burt PNE Opening August 17 2024 and he rocked the house till Midnight !
Burton Cummings is a very underrated musician in the annals of music
Yes sir, agree 100%
💯 exactly. He's so awesome, has an unbelievable voice, and wrote so many amazing songs and he can sing anything and it's always perfect!
Not so at all. It's your own perspective, I guess, but a tv show and a large following is doing quite well. Respected musician. No industry "hype" was required.
Story telling artists like he is are the best. Loved this song for many years❣
And Canadian 👌
My dad saw him in a mall once sat down at the piano there and giving an impromptu performance for everybody. And he sounded perfect. Fucking imagine that.
Burton Cummings is one of the greatest rock singers of all time
The man is a living legend . This is a fine representation of Canadian music .
One of the most talented musicians i have ever heard
This song brings a tear to my eye each time. Without fail. And I feel a little more human.
Makes me proud to be a Canadian. Loved Burtons music since the 70's. A true legend
Shonagh Eldering
I'm an American, and I've loved him since 1969's "Undun." Great in GW and solo, both.
he's my uncles wife's brother and ive never met him =[
I’m a Canadian as well. Saw him a month ago. Still sounds the same. Amazing. Proud to be canadiam
@@burlingtonbill1 have you been officially invited to Canada yet? Sorry for taking too long.
When artist could still sing without autotune
I thought that was the expectation back then?
what wonderful memories we all have of what/where we were when this played. great music we had, Thank you Burton you made my youth so much better when things weren't that good for me and so many others as we made our way thru youth. listening to great sound cheers
I am a 65 yr.old "American Woman" and still love Burton Cummings.
Hey dear how are you doing over there ?
Hello Patricia how are you doing?
Hopefully you're now a 70 y.o. woman and still love Burton!
Whenever this man opens his singing voice nothing comes out but MAGIC. Incredible talent thanks
So proud that he’s Canadian. His voice is mesmerizing. His songs are great - I listen to them constantly.
One of Canada's greatest singer/songwriters, we are so proud of Burton Cummings.
I listen to him everyday since I found him on RUclips
I’m a proud American and love my country as you guys love Canada. But I can tell you right out I love his singing and the group.
!!!!✌🤘👍🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦✌🤘👍!!!!
Randy beside him, perfect.
I have absolutely loved Burton, Cummings music, as the guess who, or by himself I’ve loved it since I was 15 years old and I am now 61
It was amazing that The Guess Who had two such powerful song writers…..Burt and Randy made Amazing Music together and apart…
They both were amazing, a lot of their song were wrote in 20 minutes and were hits and some gold records!!!
Alyways loved Burton
Can I say, that this might be the best performance I've seen him do of this song!
I know I'm not qualified to access, but this particular one has the most meaning to me.
Thanks.
Great song! I love his explanation about how he came up with the song and how he was inspired by a TV episode. Absolutely brilliant! HE is one of Canada's greatest musicians for sure!
Burton Cummings is great. I've got all of the Guess Who's songs. Music of my youth.
I'm American and I have him as my no 4 singer of ALL TIME
What is your 1-3? I know your comment is old but I'd still like to know 👌
I love this song...Burton is one of the greatest singers in Rock music.
Hello gorgeous Tonya how are you doing?
This song is relatable to so many situations in today's youth...
Burton Cummings is from my home i think he's great 😊
(town)
My favorite ❤
I am from the Detroit area. And have seen Burton or solo 23 times live.. there is a reason I keep going. Back... That voice
A national treausure in any country !
We Love you Burton! JP
For me, this has been the soul-searching essence of all that Burton Cummings has meant to the music industry for all his days! The most favoured of the Burton Cummings library of huge rock 'n roll hits, this song reflects all that a gifted and revered music artist can possibly deliver. This song is so representative of this music legend's artistic essence that among all others it represents the heart and soul of truly exceptional talent in the journey of rock 'n roll stardom. His voice brings his audience to tears, touching on the most significant of life's most cherished moments through every single performance, and somehow, miraculously, even better than all performances before! I love this man and all that he has dedicated his life and being. Godspeed, my friend; your journey has been a significant aspect of my own being. Love and the best life moments to you, always!
This is great. What a story about how the song was conceived. Something we can all relate to, after watching something that strikes a personal cord. Burton expresses those feelings by piano & hires a great team to deliver the goods. Also great to see Cummings play this song for real: no 'singing' over 'live' playbacks. Long live Burton! LL
I love the story of how the song came about. I did not know the history of it. Very cool!
I agree.!!! it sure puts a very interesting perspective on a great song ..
Agree
He still tells while on stage those stories of how he came to write each song. :)
Burton Cummings sang this song to me while we were sitting on his piano bench and he was sooooo awesome.I will never forget that night at his place.
Wow! That’s amazing. I live in Saskatchewan. I wish I could somehow miraculously have that experience too. lol
This is such a legendary song sung by an icon in the music industry 🎵 🙌 👏
So love the story behind the song! And the song!!!
I was a huge Guess Who Fan, then became an even bigger Burton fan. This was back in gthe 70's. Time went by, I grew up, became only interested in classical music. Last summer Burton gave a free concert on Detroit's riverfront and my husband and I went. Guess what? I just became a huge Burton fan again. I hadn't seen or heard him in so many years, but his concert last summer (June, 2015) showed that he is still just wonderful. What a voice, and he hasn't lost a thing as he ages. True talent.
March of 2015 we went to his show at Caesars Windsor. He is so great. Wish he appeared in Detroit/Windsor area more often.
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Thanks Fred, but will be out of town on Oct 25. However, we did already buy tickets for his show in Vegas in January.
My Heart, and this song ❤️
Same here. Past couple of years I've been getting back into music of my teens and 20s! Saw The Guess Who in 1969! Terrific collection of talent!
my mum is canadian ..rest of my family are scottish..my dad made me listen to every kind of music when i was a child..i remeber burton at my uncles house when i was about 9 years old..i am now 40 and am so glad we have the internet..i have albums my dad gave me of burton..but to watch him on youtube is brilliant...although my dad is now amazed by the internet at 76 years old...i cant wait to show him the burton videos..thank you burton cummings
Excellent! Love Cummings voice.
Hi dear how are you doing over there ?
Hi dear how are you doing over there ?
Saw him at Grey Eagle Casino in Calgary on June 25, 2017. For an upcoming 70 year old his voice is still amazing. He has the best rock voice ever.
This is such a beautiful song with meaningful words in it 🎵
Burton Cummings and the guess who enriched my life with awesome music when I was a youth. I was always a country music fan but the guess who’s style of rock and roll is just damn good music, plain and simple. Well written and awesomely performed. Thank you
Amazing how his voice remains the same after all those years. Truly music back then was at its greatest.
That's my favorite band of all time The Guess Who
Phenomenal May 2022👍❤😃!Awesome Song
Break it to them gently... this song reminds me of one of my brothers, that ran shine all though KY, VA and part's of TENN. we live in the back woods of KY and I can remember my brother calling my mom on the phone and telling her not to worry because everything that he was doing was for her to have the things that she never had, but as time went on my brother never called back ever again!.. I can honestly say that my mother died of a broken heart many of years later... right today me and The rest of my siblings and kin forks sit around the bonfire after a long hard week of work in the sawmills wondering what really happen to our brother...to my brother Rob! We are still waiting for that call... God bless you........
Sad story. A disappearance of a loved one, even a dog, and never knowing what happened is so difficult to endure. Bless your mom and your brother.
@@jphickory522 thank you JP for your kindness Sir...we and my kin forks knew what Rob was doing was wrong making moonshine was and still is not a good way to make money but when The coal mines started closing down there just wasn't much money to be had up here in the appalachia's we had to do what we could to take care of our family's working in the sawmills just gave us a little bit of money not enough to live on..we ask of nothing from no one but we also no what The consequences are for doing something illegal.. there's no jobs to be had out here in Perry county KY in the little town of haszert, our Roots and this is where me and the rest of my kin forks will be layed to rest..thank you again for your kindness and God bless you and your family stay safe though this coronavirus.. God's speed..
@@williambrown6721 Thank you for sharing your story, the connection I have of the story is when a rock and roll guy playing the nightclubs in a band fueled by whiskey, getting in deep with strangers could mean, troubles with women and actions, words spoken during that time ends up that being a singer guitar player is smaller after all is said and done. once again thank you for your story.
@@irajohnson thank you for your kindness and God bless you..stay safe though this coronavirus my friend....
Always one of my favorite Guess Who songs. I used to think of my buddies from the neighbourhood that weren't as lucky as myself when we were teens. I got out early by going down to the waterfront and started working on ships at the age of 15. But, some of my buddies, in desperation, ended up on the wrong side of the Law, and... You know the rest. This song depicts the life some of them led for many years. Hope Rob makes that call one day...
I am a 65 yr. old woman and I would take him any day of the week. Think he had the best rock voice ever.
Hello Patricia how are you doing?
Sorry Im a Kiwi from New Zealand I can assure you that there is a difference between accents in Canada let alone US.
Music however is universal - I love Burton Cummings music just as I love our own Finn Brothers, (Split Enz and Crowded House) , Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Hayley Westenra.
What does it seriously matter where they come from - it is the voice that is the universal appeal.
May music rule forever beyond politics and national boundaries.
Awesome Song, Awesome Singer. Thank You Burton Cummings
I'm from Winnipeg and Burton is as always so so good, luv this song.
Hey dear how are you doing over there ?
Gives me goose bumps. Great song, growing up in Etobicoke Ontario early 1970s I knew a guy that really lived that story.
And to think he made this all on the Fly!! Awesome 🙂
I fell in love with this song as a teen back in '78 when they would play it on the radio, cuz of the line, "Roll it to my grandma, she's damn near 80". I could "swear" and get away with it as I was singing along! Years later, I really listened to the story behind the words. It has always been my favorite Burton Cummings song. Mind you, I love every song that has ever come out from under that iconic moustache!
Hello Sandy how are you doing?
Incomparable🎶 Is this your favorite song?
So good.
There is no doubt in my mind that Burton Cummings it the greatest canadian artist of all time...Another fantastic song..Outstanding!
When you hear his voice it makes you want to hear the whole song!
Great turn
I am from Bulgaria, immigrated to Canada 12 years ago...this guy is amazing, I love Burton Cummings music and songs
That guitar part is something special....
love this song and the story behind it. to be able to sit down at the piano and write a hit song after seeing a TV show? sheer genious..which burton is and always has been. my dream is to see him someday love you burton
+Judi Rogers Where are you from Judi? He plays southern ontario alot,ive seen him about 10 times over the years
yes i didnt know about the story behind this song,,,very interesting,,,
ontario guy can i talk to you for a minute buddy
anoop prashar
Yes you can anoop
how did you manage to see mr cummings so many times,,,does he perform often in toronto
I am Proud that I'm Canadian....I think I bought his first album and of course the Guess Who.... They really did well with the piano player and lead singer Burton Cummings!!!
Hello dear how are you doing over there ?
Hello gorgeous Beth how are you doing?
in 1978 I was a member of Brookside training school.I spent 4 year;s there as a juvie. We listened to Burton the eagles and Olivia newton john this does bring back memory's. Not all bad I did become a great parent and member of the so called society
Burton Cummings give him a warm space 🌌 age applause. The best singer of century.
is a great singer, the best canadian rock pop singer even to me.
I was borning in the Orillia in the 60,s , When this song came out in 1978 , I started listen to him, I remember his Lp,s and 45 he had out , From time to time through out my years I would put him on and Listen to him regardless , Im still alive to day and still listen to him Burton Cummings , I am now 55 and still in joy his songs to this day.
World,s most under rated rock band .
Hey dear how are you doing over there ?
Hello gorgeous Linda how are you doing?
This is one of my favorite songs
With all the great songs they had and with such a talent as Burton Cummings I really can't believe the Guess Who is not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
I saw these guys in 91 in a little bar in Minneapolis, during the world series playoffs in which the Twins won, no one was there but about 20 people. I was a witness to one of the greatest shows ever! These guys are genuine and they care. (plus, this song makes me cry a little).
Fantastic ❤
I remember that episode back in 78 as a kid, I would have been 9
burton you got the best singing voice ever
what a voice- alwayes will this forever
my Mom used to play this & other great from BC in the 70s. Love hearing them now.
Gotta roll the ol' Lady!
wow great story in the beginning. it gave me a new perspective on the song
I saw him in concert once in the city that he is from, and where I also grew up. that was memorable!
Me too! 1979 at the Downs
I use to clean his swimming pool in Winnipeg
I love the stories you tell about the song.
I love Burton!
Hey dear how are you doing over there ?
God what a beautiful voice.
See his at home videos on Facebook: facebook.com/pg/burtoncummings/videos/?ref=page_internal
Hi dear how are you doing over there ?
Very good story, Burton, and beautifully sung !
I assume that you wrote this song Burton. It's been almost 40 years now & this song still holds through, to this day! Wowsers!!
I saw him in Concert ( Sydney, NS ) when I was just 17. I matured along-side his tunes during my druggy days.. He he!
It's now been almost 20 yr.'s later!
I still enjoy the Burton!
Beautiful song. Very sad. Thanks for sharing, you tube.
Nina Charania guy and r
Hello gorgeous Nina how are you doing?
I have always said Burton Cummings is the most underrated singer/composer EVER. He has it all - genius wordsmith, excellent musician and arranger, and great rock and roll voice. And I'm not just saying that because I'm from Winnipeg (St Vital) either. Love his music.
love Love LOVE This and ALL that is Burton Cummings
Hello gorgeous Alindartist how are you doing?
Music has no boundaries, no expiration date and understood in any language, I just came here to enjoy this classic tune.
happy thanksgiving burton. love you
Hello Judi how are you doing?
I grew up wif this song and the lyrics were like they were written for that time n space for my family...luv it luv it...Memories of joy n sadness reignited inside... he rocks
You know how you have a handful of songs that define a time, a moment in your life, that they are forever etched into your memory and have become part of the narrative of your life.
This is one of the songs of my narrative.
It takes me back to a single weekend.
I hear it and I am transported.
I wish I could talk to myself as a 17 year old
Thanks, Burton Cummings, for your absolutely fantastic music. I am a Canadian living abroad (and proud to be Canadian) and listening to your songs makes me want to go home.
Hi Burton,
Thanks for performing at our Investors Group conference on Monday night. You were awesome!
THE MAN OF MUSIC, with that TWENTIETH CENTURY SOUND. Your true fan. THE RAP PARTY.
Any time a song gives you goose bumps from the start you know that it will be a great song. Always loved the Guess Who as well as Burton. I was lucky enough to see them in concert. What a great show. One of the ALL TIME GREATEST BANDS.
I found this song on a mixed CD and i searched high and low ,with a few words and found this and i love ,
Oh please. Can't you just let the man have his glory? He's a genious writer/singer/performer. Let's leave it at that. That is what is most important. He is amazing! From 1960's to today, he improves with age.
Beautiful music 🥰👍👍👍 3:03
Beautiful song it reminds of when my newphew passed this song was playing when I was going back to the Nothwst Territories for his funeral. Gotta love this song.
me my oldest brother :(
Hello Monica how are you doing?
Burton is one of the very best EVER
What a talented writer and performer...thanks Burton!!
Burton Cummings is the best singer/songwritter in Canada.
Hello Rose-Marie how are you doing?
Proud to be a Canadian
cool name Susan, probably flat out cold in the winter