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The Guess Who not only made a lot of great hit songs, but their albums were superb too! It is pathetic that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
You are right! Why aren't they in the RaRHoF? On the other hand, we should not have any respect for RaRHoF, once about more than 20 yrs. ago they have inducted the band of Bruce Springsteen (only his band), while there have been a long waiting line of real stars and talents. No respect for RaRHoF!!!!
Yes, awesome tune. I always check the date when these songs were on the show an I was born in 74 but almost exactly 4 months later but on July 25th. An you prolly would’ve baby sat my snot nose bratty ass! 😂 jk PEACE!
A great Canadian singer and songwriter. This is such a wonderful performance. I saw Burton Cummings 4 times live and met him. The Guess Who are awesome. Cheers! ✌️🇨🇦
What an amazing voice he had. You never realize exactly how great his range was until you start trying to sing some of the stuff he sang yourself. Trust me, you won’t be able to reach the notes…if you’re a guy. And he sang them in full voice! He was an unbelievable singer.
It has amazed me all my life how anyone can play an instrument, any instrument and sing at the same time. I would totally screw it up. Burton, Randy and so many other are masters at their crafts.
Back home from Viet Nam too find out my first love had found @ guy. Then this song.Wow, killer lyrics. Mr Cummings allowed me to move on and stay whole. Thanks so much MS for saving these very ' special' performances..
They played at a tiny Air Force base at Neah Bay Washington back in the 70’s. My folks brought home black t shirts with red band logo lettering front and back. I’m at shirt collector and dang I wish I could even find one today. Good memories
I love this song. Burton Cummings' voice is outstanding and he's unbelievable on the piano. For some fun, and a look at his sense of humor, there are a few videos out on YT from concert footage of him doing an impression of Gordon Lightfoot singing Rod Stewart's Maggie May. The Guess Who were one of my favorites as a teenager.
This guy's voice is spectacular, and I wish there was more of him. That said, can you really call this band The Guess Who without Randy or Carl? The Burton Cummings Band would sound just as good, just without the name recognition.
That was a little more subdued than the recording, which was nice for the venue. Great song! Burton has such a unique voice, and I always gravitated toward it. Nice piano playing, too. It's strange to see him with that clean-cut look, though. Hehe
@@gregoryduncan3067 The recording had what sounded like a few strings, if I remember correctly. Maybe not though. I just meant this performance was a tad bit slower and has a more intimate feel, especially since they highlighted Burton and the group was darkened in the background. Correction: maybe not strings, but horns.
Amazing. I remember later that year Barry White showed up there with his "Love Unlimited Orchestra" performing his "Love's Theme". I'm sure its coming soon.
Burt: I'm gonna go out there, I'm gonna wear a turtleneck and a wool suit and I'm gonna sit under those hot lights and play and sing my heart out! Everyone else: you're gonna melt.
For a powerful lead vocal/lead piano fronted piece, this rivals anything that the greats like Billy Joel, Barry Manilow or Elton John did in the seventies.
🎧🎧🙌🙌😎😎🎶🎶🎻🎻✌✌📷📷🙏🙏💖💖💯💯still here lisenting this beautiful song from my childhood 70s 80s great time to be alive miss forever good old days💖💖💯💯 a lot fun carefree is 2024 love 💘it🙌🙌😎😎🎶🎶🎻🎻✌✌📷📷🙏🙏💖💖💯💯🎵🎵
This same guy who was the singer on this song was mysteriously looking like the singer guy of that the singer of Tootoo the band but the singer off the song.
This month Burton Cummings is performing in Palm Springs…he’s doing a “casino tour” in California playing at mid-size venues, mostly Indian tribe casinos
Not so fun fact: The original members have no rights to the band name. There are a group of completely unrelated musicians recording and touring under the Guess Who name. Don't fall for the poor imitations.
I looked it up. Bassist Jim Kale who owns the rights to the name was in fact an original member of the band - but he acquired the rights to the name 5 years after he left the band after discovering it had never been properly trademarked in Canada. Very strange situation.
This man's voice is on another level, Bert Cummings is simply one of a kind!
One of the best 🎙
Especially for a Canadian! ;-) @@omarvasquez445
Nobody covers these great songs because they would be exposed as second rate singers.
One of the greatest of all time
Thanks 5 sensed plus balance balance
The Guess Who not only made a lot of great hit songs, but their albums were superb too! It is pathetic that they are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
You are right! Why aren't they in the RaRHoF?
On the other hand, we should not have any respect for RaRHoF, once about more than 20 yrs. ago they have inducted the band of Bruce Springsteen (only his band), while there have been a long waiting line of real stars and talents. No respect for RaRHoF!!!!
If Cummings/Bachman looked like Plant /Page, the would have been in 20 years ago.
The rnr hall of a fame is a joke.
It’s. Hard. They weren’t necessarily rock
@@user-nn3ii1ct7k ...and Dolly Parton is??
My God! 50 years later and it doesn’t get better than this. His voice still gives me chills.
Robert Plant said Burt had one of the best voices he ever heard...man what a compliment..and he wasnt wrong..🙏😎
One of the best voices of the era
He has a beautiful voice. 👀
1974... I was 10 years old and not a care in the world.
Happy Thursday... thank you for sharing! 💖
Yes, awesome tune. I always check the date when these songs were on the show an I was born in 74 but almost exactly 4 months later but on July 25th. An you prolly would’ve baby sat my snot nose bratty ass! 😂 jk PEACE!
Same age here. It's amazing how much the music from that era stays with you over the years.
Same here😊
Ditto!!!
me to
Burton Cummings is amazing and he's still just as amazing even at 75.
A great Canadian singer and songwriter. This is such a wonderful performance. I saw Burton Cummings 4 times live and met him. The Guess Who are awesome. Cheers! ✌️🇨🇦
A hugely underrated vocalist, amazing talent!
The hits just keep coming. Keep up the good work Midnight Special.
Call up his solo tune: Stand Tall. It’s positively tremendous!
Love that song! ❤
Burton Cummings is another wonderful gift from our neighbors to the north
If you want to hear some other great Canadian artists from the 70s, I can make some suggestions.
aay!😉
Spectacular performance. 100% music, 0% BS.
It's so great to finally see these performances as they were originally taped!
What an amazing voice he had. You never realize exactly how great his range was until you start trying to sing some of the stuff he sang yourself. Trust me, you won’t be able to reach the notes…if you’re a guy. And he sang them in full voice! He was an unbelievable singer.
I’ve tried in the car 😂 ended up sounding like the scene from the Superbad movie
@@skeezix8156: 😂
Burton still sounds great for a guy in his 70s now.
Like a Freddie Mercury..
@@antonioeustaquioamaral3421 LOL! Burton's a Quadrillion Light Years Better Singer than Mercury.
What a Voice!
This guy makes me proud to be Canadian. All I'm gonna say 😁
That is one beautiful damned song.
The best canadian rock ever
Rush…
@josephwirtz8352 lol yeah sure.
It has amazed me all my life how anyone can play an instrument, any instrument and sing at the same time. I would totally screw it up. Burton, Randy and so many other are masters at their crafts.
WOW! That piano playing and that singing!
Burt, thank you for your 🎁 of Guess Who clips ❤.
Back home from Viet Nam too find out my first love had found @ guy. Then this song.Wow, killer lyrics. Mr Cummings allowed me to move on and stay whole. Thanks so much MS for saving these very ' special' performances..
This performance was right after the day I was born…50 years ago
he was a fabulous vocalist but also a grandiose piano player
Classic
This brings back memories when I was young
You did it again Mr. Sugarman
🙏🤗☕️cheers
Man those vocals are a lot of work.
I adore this song !
His performance of "American Woman" is one of the best things I've heard in my life. 🖤🤍🖤🤍
GREAT anti-war song!! I remember they sang it at WOODSTOCK!!
@@royhughes2854 The Guess Who were not at Woodstock.... unfortunately
@@jodywight3948 Damn! i musta been REALLY REALLY REALLY STONED!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Love the Burton. Hoping to see him live at least once more
THANK YOU MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
ONE OF THE BEST BANDS THAT EVER WERE
I love this one, always one of my favorites. Thank you ❤
WOW. This is a fantastic performance.
They played at a tiny Air Force base at Neah Bay Washington back in the 70’s. My folks brought home black t shirts with red band logo lettering front and back. I’m at shirt collector and dang I wish I could even find one today. Good memories
Simply amazing. Greetings of a 1982' man from Rio de Janeiro.
3:10 is the first time I've heard Burton make a mistake on piano. The dude has a voice.
The Guess Who...ummm yeahhhhh. My childhood right here, and still in 2023, I still crank this
Burton Cummings is awesome!
Great ALL !!!!!!
Iconic group and amazing song 🎵, rockin the Midnight Special 🎉🎉
I love this song. Burton Cummings' voice is outstanding and he's unbelievable on the piano. For some fun, and a look at his sense of humor, there are a few videos out on YT from concert footage of him doing an impression of Gordon Lightfoot singing Rod Stewart's Maggie May. The Guess Who were one of my favorites as a teenager.
Burton's voice is indeed on another level. I really see that on his album My Own Way To Rock. Now there's an album, boys and girls
One of a kind. Legend.
God, I love this song! Thanks.
His voice is so "easy". So much power with so little effort. That's why it stayed strong for so long.
Great singer
Great song, great band, great writers.
Burton had a great voice.
No autotune or pitch correction. I think he sounds great!
Great song, great lyrics.
clássico mundial inesquecível!
Que alegria ler um comentário deste de um conterrâneo. Abraço!
Phenomenal group, incredible songs!!
still a great song...
Waiting for "Hand Me Down World" video, from the same show!
What a voice, Burton and the GW were never the same band without his guitarist/writing partner, too bad, what a great band they were!!
I read that this song was written in 10 minutes.
Wait... You're Jimmy's brother.. The singer!
So handsome 🥰
Grew up to this song , never forget this one
Just awesome. I was fortunate enough to partake a Heineken with him in 96 at a Raptors game Sky Dome. Solid dude
The greatest pop/rock vocalist I ever heard!!
a very new yorkish vibe 🤩
What a voice!
❤, could you pleeeaasse release the performance of "Serious" by Alice Cooper? 🥺
Midnight Special 1974
Beautiful song so poignant,beautiful voice
The GUESS WHO was my FAVORITE BAND in those days!! Abd of course, like most great talent, came from CANADA!!!
This guy's voice is spectacular, and I wish there was more of him. That said, can you really call this band The Guess Who without Randy or Carl? The Burton Cummings Band would sound just as good, just without the name recognition.
If there is a "Hall of Great Songs Ever Written" this could be one of the top 10,
That was a little more subdued than the recording, which was nice for the venue. Great song! Burton has such a unique voice, and I always gravitated toward it. Nice piano playing, too. It's strange to see him with that clean-cut look, though. Hehe
The song is so good, they didn't really need other instruments for it to work.
Come to think of it, there was other instrumentation in it but not much more.
@@gregoryduncan3067 The recording had what sounded like a few strings, if I remember correctly. Maybe not though. I just meant this performance was a tad bit slower and has a more intimate feel, especially since they highlighted Burton and the group was darkened in the background.
Correction: maybe not strings, but horns.
They could do that song a lot of different ways and it would work.
@@gregoryduncan3067 Of course!
Awesome 👌
I like it better than the album version
The only face I can imagine when I hear this song now is Michael Cera's 😂
Winnipeg :)
Amazing. I remember later that year Barry White showed up there with his "Love Unlimited Orchestra" performing his "Love's Theme". I'm sure its coming soon.
Please, please upload "undun" as well.
Joya 💎!!!
Burt: I'm gonna go out there, I'm gonna wear a turtleneck and a wool suit and I'm gonna sit under those hot lights and play and sing my heart out!
Everyone else: you're gonna melt.
Easily in the top 10 greatest rock/pop vocalists of all time....criminally under rated. Im wondering if he had perfect pitch ?
For a powerful lead vocal/lead piano fronted piece, this rivals anything that the greats like Billy Joel, Barry Manilow or Elton John did in the seventies.
👁👁
no sabia que benny hill cantara este gran tema 😃
🎧🎧🙌🙌😎😎🎶🎶🎻🎻✌✌📷📷🙏🙏💖💖💯💯still here lisenting this beautiful song from my childhood 70s 80s great time to be alive miss forever good old days💖💖💯💯 a lot fun carefree is 2024 love 💘it🙌🙌😎😎🎶🎶🎻🎻✌✌📷📷🙏🙏💖💖💯💯🎵🎵
This same guy who was the singer on this song was mysteriously looking like the singer guy of that the singer of Tootoo the band but the singer off the song.
This month Burton Cummings is performing in Palm Springs…he’s doing a “casino tour” in California playing at mid-size venues, mostly Indian tribe casinos
I’m sure you meant to say Indigenous Native American Casinos..the Indian Casinos are in New Delhi of course.
❤
this song is my shi fr
This is actually live, none of this super bowl halftime crap where they jump around and false advertise it being a live performance.
But he didn't reveal a solar nipple ring either.
when bad haircut day hits center stage.
more evidence that the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame is a sham
this Burt Cummings as soloist, not The Guess Who , although the song is so beautiful
I thought Burt reynolds was just a good actor; man can sing!
And stylin’ the 70s porn ‘stache!!
Not so fun fact: The original members have no rights to the band name. There are a group of completely unrelated musicians recording and touring under the Guess Who name. Don't fall for the poor imitations.
I looked it up. Bassist Jim Kale who owns the rights to the name was in fact an original member of the band - but he acquired the rights to the name 5 years after he left the band after discovering it had never been properly trademarked in Canada. Very strange situation.
Chapo Guzmán before becomes drug's trafficant.
Almost as good as the Michael Cera version.
bills return to sender
craigs new york times weekender
flying v fender
kind of a weird choice to black out the whole band
Just don't make em like this anymore.