Blue Shadows - If I Were You

[mbrand19971]

Saw this band in Toronto at the horseshoe Tavern and they were such a amazing band they could've been given better recognition but in in 93-94 these boys had the goods to write a good song that got people to listen. RIP Billy Cowsill it was a pleasure meeting you and even joining you on stage.

[jpsherfy]

You know its not often you get to hear such wonderfully delivered vocals....thanks...great song......

[CoCollette5]

love

[exgtrplyr66]

thanks so much for posting these videos.such a sad loss.received my on the floor of heaven cd in the mail sat.great group-great songs.we miss you billy.been a fan since 67.rip

[tubesteakbooky]

what a loss,just like Gordy Walker and Doug slugs

[stewjerome]

I saw these guys at Club Soda in Montreal way back when and must say it was one of the highlights of my life. A great band, so sad that Billy is not with us.Their 1st cd is still one of fave's till this day.

[moonchildiva]

'Hey, turn that car down' is so FUNNY!!! And it just hit me today, I'm so sorry Billy's gone.

[ericola111]

top ist das

[moonchildiva]

those harmonies! so easy and natural and beautiful. man.  rest in peace, billy.

[moonchildiva]

I wish I would have been at this event... I love this band, still listening to their CD, it's SUPERB.

[takamine1236]

Billy was a great rhythm player and you really can hear and see that on this wonderful song, my Blue Shadows favourite, at least right now!!!

takamine1236

[goholden1]

this is one of my favorites of the blue shadows.....great tricky lyricks and melody...I listen to them often and wish I couldve seen them live............also the Mecca cafe looked like a great party place with the co-dependents....Billy R.I.P

[jedbundy]

OK! I looked again... they do have monitors.

But in the video response posted above, no monitors were used. In fact Billy and the boys rarely used them in a small room.

Peace!

[jedbundy]

Damn that's some serious magic!

You know today when you hear a band live and it's so processed... so put through a sound system that you feel like you're listening to the original recording through an enormous stereo!!! Bah!

Well this ain't that. This is the sound of 4 men making music right before yer eyes. Takes a lot of courage to sing harmonies with no monitors!

Rest in Peace Billy!

Thanks to YouTube and wjnipod, The Blue Shadows will not be forgotten.

[forsythia77]

Thanks for posting this, the Blue Shadows were such a great band! I love their sound, their singing is amazing. Billy Cowsill was wonderful...RIP. Never heard of the Blue Shadows until I started watching Cowsills videos on Youtube. What a treat to discover the Blue Shadows courtesy of these videos. Plan to buy some of their cds as soon as I can.

[kenworth1962]

These two were great together....I remember Jeffery Hatcher when he played with his bro in Jeffery Hatcher and The Big Beat. They were out of Winnipeg then....AWESOME

[RoundEarthSociety]

I was there, man! What a blast from the ever more distant past. The Blue Shadows existed on the Vancouver music scene at a time when everything was gauged through the lens of Seattle, so they were a bit of an oddity. Besides this gig, I got to see them at least two other times at the Starfish Room. Billy Cowsill, what more can be said? He played at my school in Burnaby the month I moved out West, and at a pub on Broadway Ave the night I moved away (1990-1999). And Jeffrey and JB, heavy cats too.

[ginnysue]

Wow, just wow!! Thank you