The Raccoons was such a big part of my childhood, it was one of my favorite shows. This song was so amazing back then every time I heard it in the credits, and it still is now.
This song is the stuff of Legend. Is there ANY canadian kid who grew up in the 80's or 90's that doesn't instantly recognize this song? Huge props to HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN for pulling this gem out.
Lisa has an amazing voice,and this is a great song !.it's a shame she hasn't become more well known. I have loved " The Raccoons " since i was little.I'm 24 now,i'll be 25 in May : )
Filmed on Balmuto Street and Bloor Street East in down town Toronto. I seem to recall the whole of Bloor East between Yonge Street and Bay Street was closed off so that they could film the video.
this is an example of how true music is created, from the heart and with talant, not what we are getting these days, and as a bonus to this all inspiring and enchanting song was the raccoons, was my childhood cartoon and this song still gives me chills of how it made me loving the series from when i first saw it, trully one of my all time favorites.... long live our childhood!!
R.I.P. Uptown theatre (in the background), so many memories, like seeing Star Trek First Contact with the best theater audience one could ask for, everyone hooting and cheering when the Enterprise E first appeared. Sry if what I said sounds unrelated, just an 80s child (born 1982 woo!!) who misses his favourite movie hangout. Song is awesome too, I remember seeing the music video many many years ago in the 80s and if it weren't for the internet I would probably never see it again. :)
I never knew there was an official music video to this... I can't fave this enough. It just makes up everything good about my childhood. I'll forever be grateful to Canada for making both this song and the cartoon it was created for.
I've been listening to this since the 80's When I was watching ' A Hobo with a shotgun ' I thought it couldn't get any better. Imagine my delight when this turned out to be the theme tune!
Lucky for us here in the UK the Raccoons were on BBC one, so no commercials and it was on Saturday morning 8.35-9.00am. The first of the Racoonns special premiered on Christmas Day in 1983 in the UK on BBC one :-D Great memories :-)
Up there with Ducktales and Wind in the Willows as one of the top cartoon themes. this song gave the show an edge and help accent it's deeper tones. love you forever lisa!
I never cared much for the show-I'm not into animation, but I used to watch it just for this one song. I really love the song, and the hope it holds out for people who are lonely, or "different". and I'm both. so I take a lot of comfort from the lyrics of this song. thanks for singing it, Lisa, and thanks for posting it, eightiesdood. (love the name. I'm a child of the 80s myself)
I miss my childhood, the style, music, cartoons, fashion and all the innocence from the 90s. I wish I could go back in time and relive all of it just one more time.
if you are sinking in quick sand and it´s driving you down and you feel you're going under we' ll be round ... THANK YOU LISA as if you read my thoughts. when i was a kid i saw all the racoon cartoons, so great...
I love this fricken song!! No one can say anything bad about this song, its brilliant, its great. The lyrics have substance and the Racoon movies were apart of my childhood. Another good from the 80s!
The 80's. Best. Decade. Ever. And this song brings back some great memories of watching The Raccoons after school. Thanks for posting this vid - its precious to an awful lot of people. :-)
Had I known about this video as the little 80s child I was, I'd have learned EVERY step to that dance! (Of course, who's to say I can't still try..? XD) This is amazing!! Thank you sooo much for posting! Definitely one of the greatest themes from one of the greatest cartoons ever!
This song and it's message are timeless. Sure the 80's are gone and to be honest I think we're more worse for it than better. The hair is undoubtedly better now, but hmm, I feel that we've lost a lot of that "cool attitude" combined with great imagination and a sense of hope for the future that were all so dominant in the 80's.
todays kids dont know what they are missing, i sees what my cousins watchs now and its not as good, so i goes online and shows them what we used to watch. Long Live the 80s... Better Cartoons Better Music
One of the manifold reasons why The Raccoons is the best cartoon of all time. My sister and I jammed out to this when were were 6 and now we're in our mid 30's and it still rocks!
They do NOT make cartoons and music like this anymore. These were the songs and cartoons that made my childhood. OMG! Thank you for putting up this video. I wasn't even aware they had a music video until now. :O
Wow. I never knew there was a music video for the song. I remember enjoying this song at the end of every episode of "The Raccoons." What a find! Gawd, I love RUclips!
The Racoons: A cartoon about talking racoons, their friends and their lives therein Hobo with a Shotgun: A wonderfully sadistic love letter to exploitation films .....and this song was in both. Funny old world isn't it? :D
Here's a fun game: Before watching this video, try and imagine what a music video to Run With Us would be like. Then press play, and compare the real video to the one you imagined. It's uncanny. There isn't a single frame that deviates in the slightest detail from what you were imagining. Try it!
Man I love this song! 2 years ago, I was watching an old re-run of The Racoons and heard the ending theme. I am 15 and I watched the Racoons for the first time when I was 13. Too bad the channel was replaced by some crappy advertisement channel D;
thank you thank you - re: a million times i thank you... for uploading this onto RUclips! i have been wanting to know what she looks like and what the music video is all about! :)
If you knew this song from "The Raccoons" click like.
This is seriously one of my favourite songs of all time.
I still get chills hearing this song, and it's still a CLASSIC.
The Raccoons was such a big part of my childhood, it was one of my favorite shows. This song was so amazing back then every time I heard it in the credits, and it still is now.
This song is awesome, I loved watching the Raccoons when I was a kid. The late 80's to the early 90's were where my childhood was at. =)
This song is the stuff of Legend. Is there ANY canadian kid who grew up in the 80's or 90's that doesn't instantly recognize this song? Huge props to HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN for pulling this gem out.
Grew up watching The Raccoon's. Memories.
this song is very underrated, I am very very surprised it wasn't a huge hit, the music is sensational.
Lisa has an amazing voice,and this is a great song !.it's a shame she hasn't become more well known.
I have loved " The Raccoons " since i was little.I'm 24 now,i'll be 25 in May : )
Filmed on Balmuto Street and Bloor Street East in down town Toronto. I seem to recall the whole of Bloor East between Yonge Street and Bay Street was closed off so that they could film the video.
This is so 80's in every way and it's glorious!
this is an example of how true music is created, from the heart and with talant, not what we are getting these days, and as a bonus to this all inspiring and enchanting song was the raccoons, was my childhood cartoon and this song still gives me chills of how it made me loving the series from when i first saw it, trully one of my all time favorites.... long live our childhood!!
This song still makes the hairs on my arm stand straight up! Classic!!
R.I.P. Uptown theatre (in the background), so many memories, like seeing Star Trek First Contact with the best theater audience one could ask for, everyone hooting and cheering when the Enterprise E first appeared. Sry if what I said sounds unrelated, just an 80s child (born 1982 woo!!) who misses his favourite movie hangout. Song is awesome too, I remember seeing the music video many many years ago in the 80s and if it weren't for the internet I would probably never see it again. :)
I never knew there was an official music video to this...
I can't fave this enough. It just makes up everything good about my childhood. I'll forever be grateful to Canada for making both this song and the cartoon it was created for.
I've been listening to this since the 80's
When I was watching ' A Hobo with a shotgun ' I thought it couldn't get any better. Imagine my delight when this turned out to be the theme tune!
This song brings back so many memories. I didn't know where they were going, but I wanted to run with them.
Everything about the 80s was magical. Whether is was music, films or cartoons, everything about the 80s ruled. The 21st century has a lot to learn.
Those were the days back and unfortunately they will never return, man I want a time machine to go back to the 80's again.
I need a time machine.
Lucky for us here in the UK the Raccoons were on BBC one, so no commercials and it was on Saturday morning 8.35-9.00am. The first of the Racoonns special premiered on Christmas Day in 1983 in the UK on BBC one :-D Great memories :-)
if 2010 turned into 1982 i would be happy to listen to the great 80's music.
I love this song.
PS: I am 14 years old
MY FAVORITE THEME TUNE OF ALL TIMES. THE MUSIC AND LISA'S SINGING ARE AWESOME. JUST WISH LISA SUNG MORE. I NEVER GET TIRED OF LISTENING TO IT. 💜😀💛
Up there with Ducktales and Wind in the Willows as one of the top cartoon themes.
this song gave the show an edge and help accent it's deeper tones.
love you forever lisa!
Great, Great 80's the best i have no more words say how great are the 80's music.
I just have to say this song is an absolute banger.
bit of a shame, this song is not available on I-tunes or Spotify :(
First I thought it's a modern song pretending 80s, as whole movie Hobo with a shotgun. Great tune, can't stop listening to this.
I never cared much for the show-I'm not into animation, but I used to watch it just for this one song. I really love the song, and the hope it holds out for people who are lonely, or "different". and I'm both. so I take a lot of comfort from the lyrics of this song. thanks for singing it, Lisa, and thanks for posting it, eightiesdood. (love the name. I'm a child of the 80s myself)
I miss my childhood, the style, music, cartoons, fashion and all the innocence from the 90s. I wish I could go back in time and relive all of it just one more time.
I love that my kids can watch the Racoons now and enjoy it as much as I did.
if you are sinking in quick sand and it´s driving you down and you feel you're going under we' ll be round ... THANK YOU LISA as if you read my thoughts. when i was a kid i saw all the racoon cartoons, so great...
I love "The Raccoons" and I love this song to death. One of my favs :)
takes me back to the day when we had two and a half channels and the raccoons was good stuff.
Classic stuff. God I miss all the good old shows. Am an 80's child myself. Wish we had Teletoon over here.
80's and 90's cartoons rock!!!
I'm not crying.....it's just fear in my eyes!
Oh my God, I have the vinyl 45 RPM of that song!
I love this fricken song!!
No one can say anything bad about this song, its brilliant, its great.
The lyrics have substance and the Racoon movies were apart of my childhood.
Another good from the 80s!
So thankful I grew up with this stuff.
The 80's. Best. Decade. Ever. And this song brings back some great memories of watching The Raccoons after school. Thanks for posting this vid - its precious to an awful lot of people. :-)
Memories of Sunday nights as a kid watching THE RACCOONS, it came on right after another classic Canadian show THE BEACHCOMBERS.
Goddamn this is so awesome. 80s gave us the best cartoons and music.
A scientific study should be made as to why the stutter seemingly inexplicably makes the song 20% cooler.
Had I known about this video as the little 80s child I was, I'd have learned EVERY step to that dance! (Of course, who's to say I can't still try..? XD) This is amazing!! Thank you sooo much for posting! Definitely one of the greatest themes from one of the greatest cartoons ever!
I had actually never heard this, till I saw "Hobo with a shotgun". Good tune.
This song and it's message are timeless. Sure the 80's are gone and to be honest I think we're more worse for it than better. The hair is undoubtedly better now, but hmm, I feel that we've lost a lot of that "cool attitude" combined with great imagination and a sense of hope for the future that were all so dominant in the 80's.
todays kids dont know what they are missing, i sees what my cousins watchs now and its not as good, so i goes online and shows them what we used to watch.
Long Live the 80s...
Better Cartoons
Better Music
One of the manifold reasons why The Raccoons is the best cartoon of all time. My sister and I jammed out to this when were were 6 and now we're in our mid 30's and it still rocks!
This song is amazing on so many levels.
Very Underrated, could (and should) have been a huge hit for lisa. 10/10
yesss a real 80's gem of a video and song
2020 is everybody running come on run with this classic 80s song and you be free
2016.......and still
listening to this
timeless music.
Just heard this on Hobo With A Shotgun...........God damn how did I miss this this 80's gem. Great song!!!
The animation comes from the best cartoon of The Raccoons we had! The Raccoons and The Lost Star!!!!
That Voice...
She's so beautiful!
I love how this song has a kind of "Thriller" vibe, but totally different. Really takes me back.
This should be the canadian new National Anthem. Just sayin.
Little did she know when she recorded this that it would evoke so many fond memories for so many people for years to come.
i miss the 80's!
They do NOT make cartoons and music like this anymore. These were the songs and cartoons that made my childhood.
OMG! Thank you for putting up this video. I wasn't even aware they had a music video until now. :O
Wow. I never knew there was a music video for the song. I remember enjoying this song at the end of every episode of "The Raccoons." What a find! Gawd, I love RUclips!
Ill just agree with everyone else... awesome singer.. awesome show! I still watch it at 6AM... *dances*
Pure Quality!
The 80's at their best, i've never seen the video before, i just remember the song from the Racoons
Run with us! Great song.
Fans of THE RACCONS ( like me) would appreciate this great music.
what a great song.
The raccoons Saturday mornings BBC 1 followed by the round the twist nostalgia attack
The Racoons: A cartoon about talking racoons, their friends and their lives therein
Hobo with a Shotgun: A wonderfully sadistic love letter to exploitation films
.....and this song was in both. Funny old world isn't it? :D
classic 80's mtv music video god i love this stufff
i love 80s music, some great tunes came from that decade, like this
Brilliant brilliant song and lisa is so beautiful definitely going on my favourites list.
Lisa Lougheed, I like this night song you sang back in the 80s.
This fills me with an extreme sensation of nostalgia. What a fricking intense song
What a song !
What a badass song! It certainly takes me back
Here's a fun game: Before watching this video, try and imagine what a music video to Run With Us would be like. Then press play, and compare the real video to the one you imagined. It's uncanny. There isn't a single frame that deviates in the slightest detail from what you were imagining. Try it!
What a national treasure. I love this :)
This is the one of the BEST songs to come out of the 80s. Hands down.
Great song, Great cartoon, Great memories.
Omg, I have been looking for the artist of that song for ages! Thanks dude!!
Classic!!!
This tune made the racoons!!!!!!!!
the racoons is awsome i remember this song from my childhood never seen this music vid for it tho.
Thanks for the post.
♥♥♥ THE RACCOONS ♥♥♥
The Raccoons needs to be back on TV in reruns cause I would watch it again
OMG! My childhood!
Man I love this song!
2 years ago, I was watching an old re-run of The Racoons and heard the ending theme.
I am 15 and I watched the Racoons for the first time when I was 13. Too bad the channel was replaced by some crappy advertisement channel D;
80-s rock as always!
this is SO oldschool! i remember this cartoon
The best theme song, ever.
A guilty pleasure.
Memories and brings a tear to the eye at the same time amazing :)
thank you thank you - re: a million times i thank you...
for uploading this onto RUclips!
i have been wanting to know what she looks like and what the music video is all about!
:)
god this takes me back , i had forgotten how good this and the raccoon's was!
Song still gives me goosebumps.
I had no idea that there was a video made to go with this quite frankly BRILLIANT song :)
Never thought there was a music video to the song! Love this tune! ;)
Still an amazing song! Unity!
i love this song because i remenber my childhood