I was born in Halifax, and lived in Newfoundland since I was 6 months old. To me, it doesn't where you are born, if you are raised in NL and your relations are from there, you are true Newfie! Newfoundland is the greatest place on Earth! I love you Newfoundland and I'm so pround to be an islander. You bless us all with so much
Alan has written two very good autobiographical books. "Where I Belong" is about his growing up in rural Newfoundland and "A Newfoundlander in Canada" is about seeing the rest of Canada for the first time. Great stories.
@@ez6300 I saw him and "The Beautiful Gypsies" in Old Saybrook, CT last year at the Kate, a small theater dedicated to Katharine Hepburn. He was fantastic.
I'll second that. I saw them perform in Thunder Bay when they were on their No Cares Tour in the early 2000s sometime. I had been listening to a lot of their songs to that point already, and it sounded even better going to see them perform.
I love listening to this song; it's such an exquisite description of a manic episode, when everything feels exhilarating and Up. Some people living with bipolar disorder decline treatment because they don't want to lose their creative edge - a hard choice to make. On the other hand, Séan McCann faced his addiction and trauma issues; he chose his family instead of the ongoing chaos that GBS had become...
This is my first time learning about the meaning of the song, despite listening to it for so long, and I'd love to know more about the song's origin in more depth.
I absolutely love this song it gives me a sense of hope and relief. When I'm feeling sad or had a rough day I listen to this song and it makes me feel really good and better
Great Big Sea and Allan Doyle has been my goto music to always lift my spirits for a long time. Mornin coffee and Great Big Sea great start of the day!!!
I went to a concert of theirs 18 years ago in London Ontario. I was devastated when I found out they were going to stop recording together. What a loss to music. To positive when what people want are remakes and darkness... I miss them.
LYRICS: I am the fountain of affection I'm the instrument of joy And to keep the good times rolling I'm the boy, I'm the boy, You know the world could be our oyster, You just put your trust in me, Cause we'll keep the good times rolling Wait and see, wait and see, oh wait and see! His exhalation, a sweet disintegration. A few discolorations, then it comes along Up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises There ain't nothing he refuses, then it comes along It comes along, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted! When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground He just needs, something to blind him Something to wind him up It won't take long to find him When it comes on strong. Wise guys are grinning, street lights are spinning The night is just beginning, and then it comes on strong It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted! When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted. It comes on strong, and I am lifted. I am lifted, I am lifted! When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground When I'm up I can't get down Can't get down, can't get level When I'm up I can't get down Get my feet back on the ground
I'm here because of K Trevor Wilson. I spent the majority of the late 80's and all of the 90's listening to London Ontario's FM96. I discovered the Hip because of that station (I lived across Lake Erie from Canada). I discovered Blue Rodeo. Tea Party. BNL. OLP. Crash Test Dummies. Northern Pikes. And so many more. But not Great Big Sea. I feel like I was robbed of this experience, so now I'm jumping feet first into the rabbit hole.
WHEN are you going to UNITE to help Cheer Up our Messed Up Country and World? We're HURTING and NEED YOU! PLEASE hit the tour road again, and let Sir Doyle have some Time to share some of his Great Recent Work, too... PL-EE-EE-SE!!!
Listening to GBS brings me back to my childhood being in my uncles motor shop with him blasting it from the radio. sadly he died 6 years ago March 21st, he was a massive fan.
The soul in this music is exceptional. It has true maritime heart and was proven globally to be one of the best folk rock bands to date. Love these tunes as much now as I did in 93'. I say as a fellow canadian maritimer GBS needs to get over their problems and quarrels, unretire and get back at it.
More of a Newfoundland heart, Newfoundland band and Newfoundland type of music. Atlantic Canada would make more sense seeing NL isn’t apart of the maritimes
@@howie9751 Great Big Sea is Newfoundland band look it up, they come from St. John’s the same city I was born in. Newfoundland music is very similar to irish/English music it’s easy to mix them up
@@notsnho Don't have to, I already know that. My point is that "When I'm Up" is by an English band and is not a Newfoundland sound. Nor were other covers that GBS does. But they do them well. We also enjoy the songs of Newfoundland that they do.
Wow! I have recently been so into Oysterband (check 'em out!) who wrote this song. But loving this version too; would love to see these guys live but I live in Australia so probably won't happen! By the way all you Canadian fans, just have to tell you my wife and I spent a memorable holiday in Canada a few years back and it is stunningly beautiful. That was in Whitehorse and we really hope to see the east coast too, once we can all travel again.
@@joshmoosomin6766 Love to, in fact we are thinking a train journey across the whole country would be great. I think I had a year 5 teacher from Saskatoon!
First saw them at a small celtic fest in Colorado. Every other band was very good, then they came out and blew the roof off in the first few seconds. Top level liver performers.
Was listening to Pearl Jam and Eddie Veddar’s voice and kept thinking of Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea how his voice is similarly unique. Totally different music I know but both great singers.
The guy was the late great Paul Haddad who voiced Leon S. Kennedy in the original Resident Evil 2 1998 video game. Rest in peace Paul Haddad. (May 20, 1963 - April 11, 2020) 💔
I've listened to several songs and just can't get into these guys and I'm a music freak and just doesn't get me in the feels at all but I see a lot of people love them
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Great Big Sea makes me proud to be a Canadian; their music takes me back to my roots.
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How are you doing Stephanie?🥰
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I was born in Halifax, and lived in Newfoundland since I was 6 months old. To me, it doesn't where you are born, if you are raised in NL and your relations are from there, you are true Newfie! Newfoundland is the greatest place on Earth! I love you Newfoundland and I'm so pround to be an islander. You bless us all with so much
Anyone else listening to this in 2022 and misses GBS? Could use some of that spirit today 🥰
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I’m 11 and this song is fire
Alan has written two very good autobiographical books. "Where I Belong" is about his growing up in rural Newfoundland and "A Newfoundlander in Canada" is about seeing the rest of Canada for the first time. Great stories.
He has a third book out as of my writing this.
@@carrie-leehurzeler7413 Yes, I have it and read it. Good book.
Still a great song so many years later
:)
this & ordinary day are my favorite
Alan Doyle has such a great unique voice. It's so warm and comforting lol.
Still listening in 2024
I rocked my kids to this
The whole CD. Gone from Canada 35 yrs and I miss it
Hearing this on the radio as a kid and feeling that Atlantic pride was fantastic
I remember all of my friends dads having the CD, it's drilled in my brain forever xD
LIGHTSisLYFE same for me lol and my dad's best friend was the drummer for celtic connection so I heard them non stop but I loved it haha :D
It's a song written by a band from England. Oysterband.
After seeing them, I can honestly say that Great Big Sea is WAY better live. I wish I could see them at a bar. Not many bands like this left.
Daniel Rowland Doyle tours with aa great band and strong set
Alan Doyle is one of the best " stage performers " I have ever seen .
@@ez6300 I saw him and "The Beautiful Gypsies" in Old Saybrook, CT last year at the Kate, a small theater dedicated to Katharine Hepburn. He was fantastic.
I'll second that. I saw them perform in Thunder Bay when they were on their No Cares Tour in the early 2000s sometime. I had been listening to a lot of their songs to that point already, and it sounded even better going to see them perform.
Lots of great unknown bands in Newfoundland. You can hear them live in bars on George St. any night.
Man, I miss you guys...
It's too bad great big sea never really took off outside of Canada. I don't see why. I'ts nice music. Cheery.
Yes, they did.
France, Germany, Ireland, England...
K. M. A. Also Brasil
They're very popular in Minnesota. Must be all that Viking blood.
I have seen them half a dozen times here in the US (CO) and they have always had a sold out or near sold out venue
They're popular enough that people in Illinois and Wisconsin know and love them.
There is no better fiddle verse in the whole world. Coming from an Irish Canadian.
I love listening to this song; it's such an exquisite description of a manic episode, when everything feels exhilarating and Up. Some people living with bipolar disorder decline treatment because they don't want to lose their creative edge - a hard choice to make. On the other hand, Séan McCann faced his addiction and trauma issues; he chose his family instead of the ongoing chaos that GBS had become...
I love your music soooo much!!!!
Come to Newfoundland! It abounds. You don’t get dinner without someone breaking out either beer or a guitar. Neither ways bad 😉
@@emilywhittle1420 where's ya too? I's from Norris Arm (north)
@@emilywhittle1420 where's cans I gets me some curvy diva!...Hahaha
@@radarmike6713 Seal Cove originally now in a very annoyed Perlican who wants BACK OUT THE BAY lol 😂
Terrific version of the original by Oysterband. This song describes a bipolar manic episode, perfectly. And Alan can relate to it, perfectly.
And I love both of those band
This is my first time learning about the meaning of the song, despite listening to it for so long, and I'd love to know more about the song's origin in more depth.
@@WretchedRedoranThere's a wealth of information on Google...
I absolutely love this song it gives me a sense of hope and relief. When I'm feeling sad or had a rough day I listen to this song and it makes me feel really good and better
Thanks dearie I really do appreciate 🥰
Who's still jamming in 2024
MEEE!! Just saw Alan live, and now I'm on a huge GBS bender! :D
Great Big Sea and Allan Doyle has been my goto music to always lift my spirits for a long time. Mornin coffee and Great Big Sea great start of the day!!!
This song get's me pumped up like nothing else. When I have a bad day, I find myself singing it and feeling so much better.
I went to a concert of theirs 18 years ago in London Ontario. I was devastated when I found out they were going to stop recording together. What a loss to music. To positive when what people want are remakes and darkness... I miss them.
LYRICS:
I am the fountain of affection
I'm the instrument of joy
And to keep the good times rolling
I'm the boy, I'm the boy,
You know the world could be our oyster,
You just put your trust in me,
Cause we'll keep the good times rolling
Wait and see, wait and see, oh wait and see!
His exhalation, a sweet disintegration.
A few discolorations, then it comes along
Up is why he chooses, the kisses and the bruises
There ain't nothing he refuses, then it comes along
It comes along, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
He just needs, something to blind him
Something to wind him up
It won't take long to find him
When it comes on strong.
Wise guys are grinning, street lights are spinning
The night is just beginning, and then it comes on strong
It comes on strong, and I am lifted, I am lifted, I am lifted!
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
Oh it comes on strong, and I am lifted.
It comes on strong, and I am lifted.
I am lifted, I am lifted!
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
When I'm up I can't get down
Can't get down, can't get level
When I'm up I can't get down
Get my feet back on the ground
Newfie Rock.
Yep.
I may me a main lander but fuckin right by! 🤘
Great Big Sea is my new favourite band.
I remember listening to them as a child. Me and my siblings would dance around our play room while singing 😂
good name
My older sister would play GBS on the Windows Media Player all the time and it’s the soundtrack to most of my happiest moments growing up ❤
I'm here because of K Trevor Wilson. I spent the majority of the late 80's and all of the 90's listening to London Ontario's FM96. I discovered the Hip because of that station (I lived across Lake Erie from Canada). I discovered Blue Rodeo. Tea Party. BNL. OLP. Crash Test Dummies. Northern Pikes. And so many more. But not Great Big Sea. I feel like I was robbed of this experience, so now I'm jumping feet first into the rabbit hole.
Try I Mother Earth. Album - scenery & fish. Best album ever.
Canadian music forever ❤
You do know that this song is a cover of an original English song?
It's not Canadian lol...
WHEN are you going to UNITE to help Cheer Up our Messed Up Country and World?
We're HURTING and NEED YOU!
PLEASE hit the tour road again, and let Sir Doyle have some Time to share some of his Great Recent Work, too...
PL-EE-EE-SE!!!
Listening to GBS brings me back to my childhood being in my uncles motor shop with him blasting it from the radio. sadly he died 6 years ago March 21st, he was a massive fan.
*****
Thanks, he was truly an amazing guy.
staying alive
Seen them live in wolfvill Nova Scotia when I was in high school and it’s still one of the best shows I was ever too.
The soul in this music is exceptional. It has true maritime heart and was proven globally to be one of the best folk rock bands to date. Love these tunes as much now as I did in 93'. I say as a fellow canadian maritimer GBS needs to get over their problems and quarrels, unretire and get back at it.
It was written by English band Oysterband.
More of a Newfoundland heart, Newfoundland band and Newfoundland type of music. Atlantic Canada would make more sense seeing NL isn’t apart of the maritimes
@@notsnho The song was written by an English band so it's not Newfoundland type of music.
@@howie9751 Great Big Sea is Newfoundland band look it up, they come from St. John’s the same city I was born in. Newfoundland music is very similar to irish/English music it’s easy to mix them up
@@notsnho Don't have to, I already know that. My point is that "When I'm Up" is by an English band and is not a Newfoundland sound. Nor were other covers that GBS does. But they do them well. We also enjoy the songs of Newfoundland that they do.
My uncle wrote this song. I didn't know until a year ago it was covered by Great big sea
So 90's. I love it
How does this only have 1.5 million views?
2.3 now😁
*I miss this band*
Just heard this classic the other day on the radio, thanks to the boom 97.3 for the memory
Wonderful band,,,,go Canada!!!!
Heard this on the radio a couple days ago in Lethbridge AB. I straight up lost my shit singing it at the red light
lol working with this man right now and he's the sweetest. so humble and sweet :)
Wow! I have recently been so into Oysterband (check 'em out!) who wrote this song. But loving this version too; would love to see these guys live but I live in Australia so probably won't happen! By the way all you Canadian fans, just have to tell you my wife and I spent a memorable holiday in Canada a few years back and it is stunningly beautiful. That was in Whitehorse and we really hope to see the east coast too, once we can all travel again.
Try saskatoon Saskatchewan next time
@@joshmoosomin6766 Love to, in fact we are thinking a train journey across the whole country would be great. I think I had a year 5 teacher from Saskatoon!
Got to hear him sing this in Maple Ridge the other night... what an amazing experience.
This band makes me feel uplifted to be Canadian, and then Trudeau crushes my soul
Our prime minister isn't what makes us Canadian so figure it out.
From the west coast Newfoundland 🇨🇦 Awesome song
They are fabulous. Have always loved them!
Back in 09, seen them in concert. Best I've ever been to. Crowd was awesome singing along
Thrilled that Sean McCann will be performing at Tamworth Ontario's 175-Year celebration June 10, 2023!!
Proud to be a newfoundlander.
I must have been one of the first to see this music video on CMT... This is bringing back memories from 7 years old.
Saw these guys twice in an open concert setting. Great band live!
How age you doing Anne-Marie?🥰
Ahhhh! It's been so long since I heard this song, I love you guys so much
Your a beast if you’ve still got this pumping in 2020!
Hello fellow beast
Howdy beast
2021 reporting in
@@davemakesnoises 2023 in the house
Awesome song. Will always be a classic. One of the best highway songs when driving songs.
I loved great big sea when these songs came out and they are still amazing
I think your band mates are a bunch of week men!! A;am Doyle is Great Big Sea! Thanks Brother for the beautiful music!
My family's roots go way back to the founding of Canada & US but primarily on the east coast in every province on the east coast.
First saw them at a small celtic fest in Colorado. Every other band was very good, then they came out and blew the roof off in the first few seconds.
Top level liver performers.
When I hear this song I immediately am overwhelmed with the feeling to dance horribly. Its excellent.
Was listening to Pearl Jam and Eddie Veddar’s voice and kept thinking of Alan Doyle of Great Big Sea how his voice is similarly unique. Totally different music I know but both great singers.
1:21 The guys reaction after he got slapped was Priceless 🤣🤣🤣
The guy was the late great Paul Haddad who voiced Leon S. Kennedy in the original Resident Evil 2 1998 video game. Rest in peace Paul Haddad. (May 20, 1963 - April 11, 2020) 💔
I first saw them in 2006, took my son; it was his first concert. Saw them twice more, and every show was phenomenal. Wish they'd get back together.
Love this song! But at my age now, it’s when I’m down I can’t get up!🤣
how can 3 people not like this
Every so often this band pops into my head and i have to listen to this specific song
This song totally boosts my mood whenever I hear it lol. One of my favourite songs for that very reason.
Everytime I hear this song, it reminds me of my childhood and playing ALTTP
Saw the band twice in SoCal and I still buy CDs to replace the ones I burn thru
3 ppl truly dont know what good music realy is and have no life
Oh ya!!! 🤩😍🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞😘😚☺😋😊😉😁😂🤣😄😏😛😜😝🤤😌🤪😇🤡🤠🤓😸😻😽😺
Amazing how young they all look in this vid. The years hit hard.
Newfoundlanders have a history rooted deep in music and this is the product of that! Born and bread
Proud to be a Tucker with Newfie roots
Love the nod to The Hudsucker Proxy. Lots of fun
I've listened to several songs and just can't get into these guys and I'm a music freak and just doesn't get me in the feels at all but I see a lot of people love them
I had for gotten how much I love this song. This never fails to make me happy.
Good song
CB loves this song! Always cheers me up!
I miss GBS. They were SO much fun live. :)
Such a good jam 🎶
Love that 🎻
Love their energy!
Me too...lots of memories. Saw them play 20 years ago
Great big fan here. Guys. One of the first bands my father let me listen to
I love this song ever since the song came out.
I was in my teens if I remember correctly and I am 40 now
I used to listen to you guys all the time huge fan of you great big sea
I'll never forget seeing them Ilive in Brantford at Sandersons Center in late 90's!❤
My new go-to happy song! Love it!
😊😄I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it
These guys are the best I love it great voice and music kinda makes you want to sing along
This song has always been my favourite of this band!
I miss the boys. Saw them once live witch I am grateful for but wish I could see them again!
Such a dope band. Wish I could’ve seen them live. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Because Sea Shanties are trending, you need to be tagged with it
How does this only have 252,000 views? This is so much better then new songs with 100 Million views
Love them forever ❤️
Play is my go to driving playlist. Can't beat it!
I love this song very much.
Who's listening in 2022?
me
2024 now 👍 lol
@@misslogical90haha I’m here in 2024 too
Listening in 2024!
Who's still here in 2024
This is the best song by this band.... I for some reason had this in my head all day... 5 year old somg coming back to haunt me....
i first heard this song whene i was 6 and forgot the band name so after 10 years of looking not having a computer i found the best band i know
Classic for all time
Cool Love the song. It remind me of when I was in 🎥 doing musical plays.