What possessed you to bring such a negative view to such an upbeat song? Perhaps you were born to stomp on joy and appreciation of artistic talent. Try adjusting your view a little wider than the uptight peep hole between your ass cheeks. It's people like you that make the world a little dimmer every day.
Michel mon ami, peu importe que, l'anglais ou le français ne fait aucune différence vous êtes toujours le meilleur dans l'une ou l'autre langue!! Mais Merci de maintenir le rock Quebecois et la notre culture en vie! Pag, la fierté de Montréal, nous sommes aussi fiers de vous!
First time I ever heard this - it's ok, not my favorite..but it brings up a source of frustration for me personally - songs that hit big in Canada that never make it to the US, due to CanCon or whatever. Missed opportunities for some of my favorite music - Streetheart, Toronto, Queen City Kids, Prism, etc, etc. Bands and music that was every bit as good - or better - than the stuff that hit in America at the same time. Thank God I grew up in northern New York and could listen to CHOM as a kid.
Perfect example of a great talent taking the wrong direction,stuck to his francophone roots and stagnated from there.
Celine Dion was going to have the same fate until someone slapped her or her agent in the head and urged her to break onto the anglo stage and look at where she is today,,,,ohhh those crazy Quebecers(Quebecquoise),,,,
What a fabulous song!....takes me back to 1975 listening to it on CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. It still sounds fresh and vibrant - Pagliaro is underrated as a force in rock music. Thanks for posting - the memories all come happily flooding back!
i agree 100%. There is something far more personal about a record. I miss the days of seeing the record spinning. I still have lots of records and my old turntable....hmmm maybe time to find a belt for it and fire it up again :))).....oh btw...great song. thanks for posting :)
yes the 70's were great. life was simple and yes we did bike everywhere and pool halls and pinball were the big thing back then. Loved that time in Montreal , the greatest city in the world.
Pagliaro is great....What the hell I got, Lovin' you ain't easy, Rainshowers, Some sing, some dance! These are some of the best songs ever both rythmetically and lyric wise. Awesome!
The music was the best in the early 70's, now it sucks ,gangster crap rap and kids with no identity, times were good before all the technology, computers and vid games, our local arcade was the hot spot and we rode our bikes everywhere, being a kid in the early 70's was the best time ever.
Just take a look at the motorcycles and trucks and all sorts of great toys that came over the years. computers and video games comes with the territory in technology. Although I do have a few too many friends locked up in there bedrooms playing Warcraft for a living...
@johnnys55s There is good hip hop out there, usually the shit they play on the radio is garbage whatever genres of music you may like. But your definetly right about early 70s music, so many great albums came out then.
@johnnys55s omg you took the words right out of my mouth :) Just the other day I was thinking about the old arcade ... how we'd walk halfway across our city just to get to it, how when we went home... there was no more contact with friends, unless they rung you on the phone... now the contact never ends with this texting, teenagers lives are enveloped entirely with their friends...and it hurts the family.
i was born in 1988 and i really am the genretation who grew up with computers and so on... and i really think you're right, nowdays people are "masks of plastics"
@johnnys55s That is because it was more about the music for many artists than about putting together a bunch of kids in a prepackaged, over-produced money-grab.
@johnnys55s yep now we sit infront of our computers all day never go to arcades never ride our bikes or go to each others houses cause of video chat and all that! lets go back to 2004
@crackparty just get me out of this technological madness! I like technology and all its just look what its done to tv, records! and all that great stuff
@b0ssh0gg....what's wrong with this statement? The arcade was my hotspot too....with pinball machines and video games like Pacman, Defender, Asteroids, etc. etc. Most video games today suck! You have to play them 24-7 to actually understand them and get good at.....times were much simpler then and I think for the most part we were a lot happier then than we are today....eventhough we have "everything" from cell phones to Digital TV to X-Box's, etc.
@johnnys55s No! Late 90s early millenium was a great time to grow up you had everything computer games people at the parks doing things it was the best of everything it sucks now
@johnnys55s Ya but Johnny Times have changed and those kids are our kids, we have to help them see that we have our own tradition thats cool too, the problem is the media has been taken over by Corporations and they have their hands on the mainstream and they are filling our kids with this crap. We have to be more inventive and creative to keep our kids heads outta their hands :~?
I second that!!. With a record you sat down and experienced the music. You savored it. It was a process. Open the jacket, clean it, lay it down and drop the needle. Sit back with a beer and read the liner notes. Marvel at the artwork on the cover. Mp3's are the convenience store version of music. And the quality is compromised no two ways about it. You are not getting 100 % of the true recording. It is compressed and algorithymed
@getthedoggie Thats not crazy. CD music SUCKS. Its convenient and thats IT. What allot of people don't realize is that CD music and downloaded music is compressed. The signal and fidelity are NOT what you would have on an album. I also miss the great art work of an album. Kids today don't realize how we used to sit down with a new album, open it,. savor the artwork and notes have a few friends over. Then drop the needle the first time. Music was special. Its none of that anymore
CDs don't suck, they're just not ideal. But guess what? Vinyls aren't ideal either, just for other reasons. And vinyls don't sound any better than CDs if you don't have an expensive audio system.
Anyways, if you're not an audiophile, CDs and mp3s are adequate. Most people are not and most people don't need to be.
If someone just enjoy seeing the vinyl spin, he's just being nostalgic. Get over it.
@roquefortfiles But you're entirely wrong about the album artworks.
You know what's the difference? Size. That's it.
I used to browse through my dad's vinyl collection, some artworks were great, most were nothing special and there was some awful ones. It's no different with CDs. I know because I own a couple of great CDs with great artwork. Maybe you should buy CDs from artists who actually care about album artworks.
Music is still special. You just ignore what's great about today's music.
@matricule27060 What i mean is the SIZE. Yes i know album artwork is still there. but to look at it on a puny CD is almost a waste of time. Back in the day with records the artwork was a least big and grand. the pull out notes were something to really... dig in to. Now its a puny little "'booklet" (big whoop!!). I hate the format now. With albums it was a special thing. Now its just a waste of time with no impact. Like looking at a monet on a postage stamp.
When I lived in Sudbury--and later in Waterloo, I would hear Pag's songs on AM radio. Problem was, in a medium plagued with chattering DeeJays, they fell silent--wouldn't intro or extro Pagliaro's songs. They'd cut directly to an ad or the news. A lot of people thought it was a new British band--like Badfinger, only better. As long as jockeys got their MAPL (Canadian content quota) in, it was like they didn't want to acknowledge his music or promote this incredible francophone talent.
This is a great record!...It should have been huge in the USA back in '75...I'm glad that this song is getting some attention on YouTube...It deserves it!
He has beautifully produced stuff. Very hummable tunes. But not kitschy. It has terrific rhythms. You know this guy left his mark because classic rock is playing these tunes again. I hear them all the time. I never knew who it was but i recognized the tunes right away. A Canadian gem.
I love this tune! This guy is from Montreal like me! I remember the summer this song came out (1975) - it was ALWAYS on the radio (CKGM hosted by Ralph Lockwood).
I love this song.I was a teen when this was on am radio in my small Canadian town I always feel nostalgic when I hear this,some times happy sometimes I just want to go back there so bad. A song that gives me a feeling of longing and yet great happiness.
My CCM MUSTANG with the banana seat and tall handle bars riding my bike while listening to PAGLIARO, awsome artist who was very big in the early seventies, when i hear any song from pagliaro it makes me smile as it takes me back to a less than perfect childhood with few good memories but pagliaro was and still is one of my favorites ! YOU ROCK !!!
I just bought his new complete box set and discovered some amazing songs I had never heard before. Go get it, a must!
Traducteur1 2 months ago
The Pag is legendary.
Friedtoenails 2 months ago in playlist More videos from HughesVonEpp
Who cares where he is from, he's a Canadian legend Period...
nightowl905 3 months ago 2
Great song!!! Thanks for adding this!!! However, can't find Paliaro's original version anywhere?? Found many covers but not the original??
jcpc0824 3 months ago
@Nrthnmaverick
What possessed you to bring such a negative view to such an upbeat song? Perhaps you were born to stomp on joy and appreciation of artistic talent. Try adjusting your view a little wider than the uptight peep hole between your ass cheeks. It's people like you that make the world a little dimmer every day.
Vectored2011 3 months ago
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Nrthnmaverick 3 months ago
Michel mon ami, peu importe que, l'anglais ou le français ne fait aucune différence vous êtes toujours le meilleur dans l'une ou l'autre langue!! Mais Merci de maintenir le rock Quebecois et la notre culture en vie! Pag, la fierté de Montréal, nous sommes aussi fiers de vous!
skeena59 4 months ago
I remember this. Is this guy Quebecois...or is he from W. Montreal?
MrEODTEK 5 months ago
@MrEODTEK LOL anywhere in Montreal seems to be in English now... He's a MTL Quebecois, let's say XD
FrankyDooDy0 5 months ago
First time I ever heard this - it's ok, not my favorite..but it brings up a source of frustration for me personally - songs that hit big in Canada that never make it to the US, due to CanCon or whatever. Missed opportunities for some of my favorite music - Streetheart, Toronto, Queen City Kids, Prism, etc, etc. Bands and music that was every bit as good - or better - than the stuff that hit in America at the same time. Thank God I grew up in northern New York and could listen to CHOM as a kid.
Ranseler 6 months ago
Perfect example of a great talent taking the wrong direction,stuck to his francophone roots and stagnated from there.
Celine Dion was going to have the same fate until someone slapped her or her agent in the head and urged her to break onto the anglo stage and look at where she is today,,,,ohhh those crazy Quebecers(Quebecquoise),,,,
TopBieberFan6 6 months ago
What a fabulous song!....takes me back to 1975 listening to it on CKLW in Windsor, Ontario. It still sounds fresh and vibrant - Pagliaro is underrated as a force in rock music. Thanks for posting - the memories all come happily flooding back!
Christian06820 6 months ago
If someone has a performance clip of this, recent or otherwise, please share! Great tune!
bartonim 6 months ago
he's coming to Saint Lambert, Qc. August 20, I am going.
il vient à Saint Lambert, Qc. le 20 Août, j'y va
10stanie 6 months ago
LOVE IT.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 7 months ago
Move with the times? No thanks. Things be too screwed up now. Rather be living in the then.
FrankonKX96 7 months ago
i met the guitarist yesterday fuckin funny guy !
mellenhrad 9 months ago
they were good music then , and good music now too , you just have to open your mind to both
redbiz2 10 months ago
2 people know just what the hell they got ( probably crotch crickets).
Megafoot2164 10 months ago 2
This guy's good!
solsticecelt1 10 months ago
this shyt be illl son!!
illeaglez 10 months ago
i agree 100%. There is something far more personal about a record. I miss the days of seeing the record spinning. I still have lots of records and my old turntable....hmmm maybe time to find a belt for it and fire it up again :))).....oh btw...great song. thanks for posting :)
karve01234 11 months ago
yes the 70's were great. life was simple and yes we did bike everywhere and pool halls and pinball were the big thing back then. Loved that time in Montreal , the greatest city in the world.
Lilly1xx 11 months ago 3
I like the pag ... did the job for sure quebecois canadian music
kidrodeo 1 year ago
Hear this song on the radio all the time... it's incredible! Canadian artists were made to be awesome.
OldMusicOnVinyl1 1 year ago 2
One of my favorite Canadian Artists......
luv2sing2day 1 year ago
where can i download this
PoliceRPG 1 year ago
the intro sounds like nirvana
Absonata 1 year ago
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yippeee look at that baby spin ..I loooooove it :)
goboats 1 year ago
yippeee look at that baby spin ..I lovvvvve it :)
goboats 1 year ago
Pagliaro is great....What the hell I got, Lovin' you ain't easy, Rainshowers, Some sing, some dance! These are some of the best songs ever both rythmetically and lyric wise. Awesome!
schizoid2008 1 year ago
MICHEL PAGLIARO WHAT CAN CANADA SAY A TRUE CANADIAN MICHEL THANKS FOR ALL THE WONDERFUL MUSIC THANKS GOD BLESS YOU FOR EVER
jackblackbacks 1 year ago
hey baby i'm yer MAN ....
HMMM......
maxhead25 1 year ago
I feel it!
The seventies rocked and the music was tripping man!
Hurry up and hit that beach!
maxhead25 1 year ago
pagliaro day bring my ipod mmk.
carstb 1 year ago
LOVE the 70's music and LOVE this song - brings back some great ole memories!! Thanks for sharing.....
sistermoonshine63 1 year ago
Thanks for posting. i was in kid growing out outside of Cleveland and i used to hear this on CKLW.
mellowildwood 1 year ago
Thanx for sharing this one with us... Michel Pagliaro is one of few Canadian artists ever to compose and record in French and English.
john1000003 1 year ago 2
What is the instrument in the background? Is it just a keyboard? It sounds symphonic. LOVE IT!
soulshaker205 1 year ago
This song describes me perfectly.
Phineas1996 2 years ago
i am 12 and i hate rap it is crapy
hilt134 2 years ago
proud to be quebeckers ....ha oui monsieur !
saispu 2 years ago 4
The music was the best in the early 70's, now it sucks ,gangster crap rap and kids with no identity, times were good before all the technology, computers and vid games, our local arcade was the hot spot and we rode our bikes everywhere, being a kid in the early 70's was the best time ever.
johnnys55s 2 years ago 53
i have 12 years old and i play guitar. I play just : rock, retro ( elvis presley chuck berry ... ) and blues... The rap is not a music is a shit!
jamesbond07006 2 years ago 3
Just take a look at the motorcycles and trucks and all sorts of great toys that came over the years. computers and video games comes with the territory in technology. Although I do have a few too many friends locked up in there bedrooms playing Warcraft for a living...
Juajiin 2 years ago
Man, johnny55s, you are so right about that!! Those were great times...great music too!!!!
zoat77 2 years ago
@johnnys55s There is good hip hop out there, usually the shit they play on the radio is garbage whatever genres of music you may like. But your definetly right about early 70s music, so many great albums came out then.
gordface 2 years ago
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wholewheatbagel 1 year ago
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wholewheatbagel 1 year ago
@johnnys55s omg you took the words right out of my mouth :) Just the other day I was thinking about the old arcade ... how we'd walk halfway across our city just to get to it, how when we went home... there was no more contact with friends, unless they rung you on the phone... now the contact never ends with this texting, teenagers lives are enveloped entirely with their friends...and it hurts the family.
CeltsClaire 1 year ago
@johnnys55s That means you missed the 50's and the 60's. But I agree re the current shit.
Sointula2 1 year ago
@johnnys55s
i was born in 1988 and i really am the genretation who grew up with computers and so on... and i really think you're right, nowdays people are "masks of plastics"
francogjuve 1 year ago
@francogjuve Do you wear a "mask of plastic"? I know I don't. I know all the people I hang out with don't either.
Let me tell you something, kid. If people didn't suck back then, the world wouldn't suck right now. Different times, same bullshit. So stop whining.
matricule27060 1 year ago
@johnnys55s That is because it was more about the music for many artists than about putting together a bunch of kids in a prepackaged, over-produced money-grab.
elijah5674 1 year ago
@elijah5674 Oh because it's wasn't about the money back then? Are you that naive?
Capitalism existed in the 70's, you know?
matricule27060 1 year ago
@johnnys55s yep now we sit infront of our computers all day never go to arcades never ride our bikes or go to each others houses cause of video chat and all that! lets go back to 2004
PoliceRPG 1 year ago
@PoliceRPG 2004? you're kidding right? Atleast 1994
crackparty 1 year ago
@crackparty just get me out of this technological madness! I like technology and all its just look what its done to tv, records! and all that great stuff
PoliceRPG 1 year ago
@johnnys55s you hate video games, yet the arcade was your 'hot spot'? whatever dude. say something original why don't ya
b0ssh0gg 11 months ago
@b0ssh0gg....what's wrong with this statement? The arcade was my hotspot too....with pinball machines and video games like Pacman, Defender, Asteroids, etc. etc. Most video games today suck! You have to play them 24-7 to actually understand them and get good at.....times were much simpler then and I think for the most part we were a lot happier then than we are today....eventhough we have "everything" from cell phones to Digital TV to X-Box's, etc.
Sheldon66 7 months ago
@johnnys55s that's called nostalgia, i suppose you should just move with the times
btw good song
wzakrzak 10 months ago
@johnnys55s No! Late 90s early millenium was a great time to grow up you had everything computer games people at the parks doing things it was the best of everything it sucks now
PoliceRPG 5 months ago
@johnnys55s Ya but Johnny Times have changed and those kids are our kids, we have to help them see that we have our own tradition thats cool too, the problem is the media has been taken over by Corporations and they have their hands on the mainstream and they are filling our kids with this crap. We have to be more inventive and creative to keep our kids heads outta their hands :~?
MarshallAMarshall 1 week ago
it sounds crazy but I miss vinyl spinning while a great song is playing .. downloading is convenient but cold
getthedoggie 2 years ago 31
I second that!!. With a record you sat down and experienced the music. You savored it. It was a process. Open the jacket, clean it, lay it down and drop the needle. Sit back with a beer and read the liner notes. Marvel at the artwork on the cover. Mp3's are the convenience store version of music. And the quality is compromised no two ways about it. You are not getting 100 % of the true recording. It is compressed and algorithymed
roquefortfiles 2 years ago 2
@getthedoggie Thats not crazy. CD music SUCKS. Its convenient and thats IT. What allot of people don't realize is that CD music and downloaded music is compressed. The signal and fidelity are NOT what you would have on an album. I also miss the great art work of an album. Kids today don't realize how we used to sit down with a new album, open it,. savor the artwork and notes have a few friends over. Then drop the needle the first time. Music was special. Its none of that anymore
roquefortfiles 1 year ago
@roquefortfiles You're just old and nostalgic, gramp.
CDs don't suck, they're just not ideal. But guess what? Vinyls aren't ideal either, just for other reasons. And vinyls don't sound any better than CDs if you don't have an expensive audio system.
Anyways, if you're not an audiophile, CDs and mp3s are adequate. Most people are not and most people don't need to be.
If someone just enjoy seeing the vinyl spin, he's just being nostalgic. Get over it.
matricule27060 1 year ago
@roquefortfiles But you're entirely wrong about the album artworks.
You know what's the difference? Size. That's it.
I used to browse through my dad's vinyl collection, some artworks were great, most were nothing special and there was some awful ones. It's no different with CDs. I know because I own a couple of great CDs with great artwork. Maybe you should buy CDs from artists who actually care about album artworks.
Music is still special. You just ignore what's great about today's music.
matricule27060 1 year ago
@matricule27060 What i mean is the SIZE. Yes i know album artwork is still there. but to look at it on a puny CD is almost a waste of time. Back in the day with records the artwork was a least big and grand. the pull out notes were something to really... dig in to. Now its a puny little "'booklet" (big whoop!!). I hate the format now. With albums it was a special thing. Now its just a waste of time with no impact. Like looking at a monet on a postage stamp.
roquefortfiles 1 year ago 2
@getthedoggie You're not crazy at all!
I spent a number of $ this past summer getting my turntable and receiver repaired. Beautiful sound from those old stereos. :)
mottledbrain 1 year ago
Man I love this song!! 5 Stars!
mightywind88 2 years ago 5
Merci!
cyberguy076 2 years ago 3
great song! you would never know this song was sung by a french canadian :)
kijipa 2 years ago 4
Pour quoi?
santamara 2 years ago
When I lived in Sudbury--and later in Waterloo, I would hear Pag's songs on AM radio. Problem was, in a medium plagued with chattering DeeJays, they fell silent--wouldn't intro or extro Pagliaro's songs. They'd cut directly to an ad or the news. A lot of people thought it was a new British band--like Badfinger, only better. As long as jockeys got their MAPL (Canadian content quota) in, it was like they didn't want to acknowledge his music or promote this incredible francophone talent.
snufpark 2 years ago
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Phineas1996 2 years ago
wonderful!
jorj119 2 years ago 6
Love it!!
Great song and post!
Just awsome!
santamara 2 years ago 4
One of the workers in our condo was playing this on his radio the other day!
(coincidence? I think not!)
AndyBoy63 2 years ago 3
:))))))
Probably not Andy!
santamara 2 years ago
Does anyone know who sings the newer country version of this song?
katrinalove12 2 years ago
I always look forward to hearing this and singing along to it at work since my favorite oldies station plays it daily!
VinylToVideo 2 years ago
This is a great record!...It should have been huge in the USA back in '75...I'm glad that this song is getting some attention on YouTube...It deserves it!
dburr13 2 years ago 6
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What a disappointment.........Go clean up and grow up a little before you die.
jojocomment 2 years ago
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He had potential, but wasted it when he got wasted one too many times. Destroyed brain celss, result.......a waste of talent.
jojocomment 2 years ago
A spinning 45!! woohoo!! Has Paul Westerberg heard this???
feenibeeni 2 years ago
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feenibeeni 2 years ago
One of my faves!
punim11 2 years ago 2
Awsome!
PepperNutz 2 years ago 2
Canadian pride Baby! I love it!
gtsuperjet 2 years ago 4
Greeat job! Thaks so much for posting this song, I absolutely love it. It makes VERY proud to be a Quebecer!!
Did you make the little clip too of the record spinning. That is a really cool touch. Well Done!!
abeiger 2 years ago 4
hey peg love it
cruxiusx 2 years ago
I always thought a few of Pagliaro's songs were actually Badfinger .. both of them have great tunes
getthedoggie 2 years ago 2
Thanks so much for posting this song..I absolutely love his tunes...they massage the heart ..
nguergis 2 years ago
another song you can't find anywhere.... there are too many good Canadian oldies that you CAN'T FIND ANYMORE....
hello record companies wake up, some people still want to find these songs!!!
246807264859 2 years ago 3
Where in the hell can I buy this song online???
govern0r 3 years ago 2
great question!
johnhall88888 3 years ago
HMV has a 2cd greatest hits package called Hit Parade
clevelanddave65 2 years ago
Download the video.
arthurv2008 2 years ago
Love this tune - thanks for posting!
govern0r 3 years ago
He has beautifully produced stuff. Very hummable tunes. But not kitschy. It has terrific rhythms. You know this guy left his mark because classic rock is playing these tunes again. I hear them all the time. I never knew who it was but i recognized the tunes right away. A Canadian gem.
roquefortfiles 3 years ago 4
ouais..la chanson a mon frere avec sa bud ds la main.........
hangelyah16 3 years ago 2
THANK YOU FOR THIS IS AWESOME I LOVE HIM
....hehehehe cool! you made me happy..dancing n smiling......great singer that Pagliaro!
LaBinahd 3 years ago 2
Oh This Bring back memories. Great post Fantastic share Santamara Thanks God Bless KTF 5***************
tustles 3 years ago 2
Nice to hear a music style I seldom listen to from time to time, thanks to Santamara for the share! :)
rogersiver 3 years ago 2
Wow, a spinning record ... ?? Good song though.
zerobio 3 years ago 3
Great job !!! I enjoyed this.
stevemularz 3 years ago 4
Steve, you are just awsome!
I do appreciate so much that you open my shares! Send me some of yours.
santamara 3 years ago
Pagliaro is awsome!
Great post, thank you!
santamara 3 years ago
I love this tune! This guy is from Montreal like me! I remember the summer this song came out (1975) - it was ALWAYS on the radio (CKGM hosted by Ralph Lockwood).
AndyBoy63 3 years ago 3
Loving you Ain't Easy, Andy:) and Rainshowers
is next! I just knew you'd like this!
santamara 3 years ago
Great listening, thanks to Dori for sharing
mrwonderful59 3 years ago
I love this song.I was a teen when this was on am radio in my small Canadian town I always feel nostalgic when I hear this,some times happy sometimes I just want to go back there so bad. A song that gives me a feeling of longing and yet great happiness.
carstb 3 years ago 3
My CCM MUSTANG with the banana seat and tall handle bars riding my bike while listening to PAGLIARO, awsome artist who was very big in the early seventies, when i hear any song from pagliaro it makes me smile as it takes me back to a less than perfect childhood with few good memories but pagliaro was and still is one of my favorites ! YOU ROCK !!!
johnnys55s 3 years ago 4