April Wine - Weeping Widow

[1Zoltar]

Very GOOD piece of rock!!!!!!!!

[UTubeIsTrackingYou]

Back when bands used to know how to play their instruments, write songs, and ROCK.

I'm surprised Miles had any lungs left after that one.

[Mohawkmama09]

oh man high school - they played at my high school and I remember not wanting to go but one of my friends said to go because other wise I would sit at home on a saturday nite - wow good advice

[AliasHanz]

i jammed with one of the henman bros love april win i cover lots of there tunes ,rock on guys

[MartyFriedmanRulez66]

That outro solo, was just audible enough to make me drop my guitar, that was way ahead of it's time I didn't even think shredding was invented until the 80's

[themopedmetallist]

Shame on Corporate Classic Rock stations for not playing stuff like this, I ONLY got onto this one from Limewire

[GottaLoveEddie]

Have always loved these guys..and this is one awesome tune!! :)

[utahan15]

mr jim clench

[ianjohnson171]

I had no idea this was April Wine, what a great song!

[Bman8008]

omg cant wait for wednesday at buffalo days ill get to see them woooo

[tamra41]

i seen these guys 10 times back in the 70s in NS..now 40 years later get to see them tonight at the ribfest in chatham ontario woot woot

[ghostgrabber]

seeing them in concert for free tonight in moncton, happy canada day!

[ninetailedfoxattack]

has anyone noticed that April Wines from Nova Scotia, after i found that out i was so proud 2 be from here

[pattyboy15]

how you know it was good/classic?

People still listen to it 40 years later! Music nowadays won't even last a month. Usually within a year modern artists are washed up and forgotten.

[mrianmark]

I photographed April WIne in the 70's in Calgary. To see the shots go to ianmarkmusicphotos (.com)

[maritimer1964]

saw April Wine last night in concert--was awesome.

[scottpoirier59]

I saw them several times and they shook the whole arena every time. I all ways have and all ways will love april wine

[lovesheart]

R.I.P. Jimi,you will be missed!

[cowpoke1000]

@keshenadawn Ummmm .... April Wine is Canadian!!!

[teemusique]

I just saw April Wine live last night and I have to say, I was the youngest person there. My dad exposed me to some good music when I was a wee one, I guess. But I loved it! The only thing was that they didn't play this song and that was what I was waiting for!

[heyman29323]

See here in Canada every single was probably a top 10 hit. And they had, I'm guessing at least 30 - and we thought they were just as popular in America. And I'm just starting to realize maybe they had 3 hits in America at best. That blows my mind. That's like someone hearing in America that Bruce Springsteen or the Eagles anyone with a lot hits were not popular anywheres else. But even worse.  Because it's perceived if you didn't make it America you didn't make it. And it's kind of true.

[RedblazerWatsupPup]

Classic Rock is so much better than todays pathetic excuse of music! What is rap suddosed to be? An imitation of a hippo diying in a tar pit? I wish more people relised that classics like this are AWESOME!!!!! ROCK ON APRIL WINE! Only Canada could create this! Only April Wine could make it Better!!!!!!

[cypresscoach]

These guys played at my highschool Cristmas dance, just before they released their first album. I've been to 3 of their concerts, and they put on a great show. Mercer's drum solos were amazing. They used a strobe light in the early days. Imagine watching that after dropping a hit of window pane acid!

[heyman29323]

@cypresscoach Wow, did you go to QEH in Halifax. I think that was where they went to school and I believe they recorded there that night but I'm not sure about that. I was ten when they were really big. But you must've been in high school in '70 or '71 when they played QEH. I wa born in '68 so too young for that. But I always knew about this concert (if this is what you're talking about) and wondered what it would've been like to see one of their first great performances.

[heyman29323]

@heyman29323 I didn't mean they recorded this song that night. But just that they recorded that night I think.

[cypresscoach]

@heyman29323 I went to highshool in the sticks, in Middle Musquodoboit. I was in junior high when they played our Christmas dance. Our school was 7 to 12, so I was hanging around with a lot of older kids. I think I started drinking and smoking hash when I was about 14. I think the girl who booked the band went through a talent agency. The band was just back from recording in Montreal, and just wanted to make a few extra bucks, for Christmas. Memories eh?

[GucciGrumps]

whew - this was my all-time favourite in the 70's as a teenybopper - im surprised at myself

[crouton1968]

jeez....did i have to grow up to realize how good these guys r? i really feel bad not giving them a chance in the day! canadas greatest musical attribute!!!!!

[FocusedIntent]

5 dislikes?? 5 people were too young to know any better! Thanks for posting this killer classic.

[bissontess]

once again, thank you.

[budsnduds]

best april wine album great tune how can u not like it!!!!

[ReRemixedLive]

whatta tune man

[cyoungblood]

Yes Jim. You were the best. AW rose to prominence in your guard. RIP comrade...

[awbttm]

Bass Player and Vocalist ~ JIM CLENCH ~ Passed away yesterday after a battle with Lung cancer. We will miss you Jim thanks for the Memories...

[Vatch1966]

Jim Clench on Lead Vocals...also famous for the classic "Oowatanite".

[PenguinJesus]

Weeping widow, don't you cry Dressed in black, I don't know why All the time that you've been waiting You should feel like celebrating He'll make you free as a bird in the sky Free as a bird in the sky Look out stranger, here comes danger Don't let it look you in the eye, boy You better take care, you know you've got to beware Don't let it look you in the eye, boy, weeping widow Weeping widow, spend your leisure In you castle full of pleasure When his spirit comes to haunt you

[PenguinJesus]

In your chamber, he will taunt you He'll make you free as a bird in the sky Free as a bird in the sky Look out stranger, here comes danger Don't let it look you in the eye, boy You better take care, you know you've got to beware Don't let it look you in the eye, boy, weeping widow Weeping widow, don't you cry Dressed in black, I don't know why All the time that you've been waiting You should feel like celebrating

[PenguinJesus]

Weeping widow, you gotta run

Weeping widow, you better see what's in store

Weeping widow, you better run

[floatingcompassmedia]

saw them last night, down in Toronto

[abenoit722]

Best damn song in the world. Period.

[SIERRAHPBT]

Love this song!

[eurorocker79]

I know I'm late here with my Canada list: Christmas, Ugly Ducklings, The Haunted, Harmonium, War Pig, The Diodes, Doa, The Good Brothers, Bad Luck #13, Blue Rodeo, Sadies, Sloan, Elevator to Hell, Tricky Woo, Voivod, C'mon, even Gordon Lightfoot and Ian and Sylvia for God's sake we've had too many killer bands! And of course 1970s rock like April Wine, Trooper, Harlequin, Prism... way too many to name!

[grossyknows]

How about the amazing Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush!!

[HoweKathandKeaggy]

@grossyknows How about the amazing Rush! How bout Triumph, The Guess Who, some good stuff...Man I love April Wine...I didn't know how good they really were when they played a free show in Buffalo about 6 years ago, and several years later. Now thanks to Toronto's Q107 that we get here, well I'd put them and Glass Harp up as about the best lesser-knowns, oh yeah and Free...(countless others too...)

[puddins51]

back in 73 i felt like i was free as bird, listen an rockin to this song, grt times

[MrBuckwilliam]

excellent comments in here... april wine is a favorite of mine and weeping widow is mighty fine :)

[SixStringManiac11]

i saw trooper live they were awsome the concert was dry compared to iron maiden

[GrampaGoalie]

Now how did I forget Trooper? And Triumph too.

[halrom]

Max Webster

[halrom]

Max Webster

[InfernalNightlord]

this is so epic! Awesome song!!!

[GrampaGoalie]

Tragically Hip BTO Avalon Toronto Thundermug Saga Parachute Club Dominic Troiano Chilliwack The Stampeders Rush and now I am spent.

[Pitseolak33]

@GrampaGoalie

You forgot "Trooper".

[custardpie40]

wow... used to jam to april wine alot in the 70's cranking it up on a car stereo on 8-track!!! just picked up two old A.W. CD's a few months ago...great memories!

[MasterJBMZ]

Aaahh... Nothing like good solid canadian music.. :) .

[kertbert1]

I love this shit!

[bealskates]

On a scale from 1 to awesome this song's like a ten, my father told me to learn to play it and it's actually pretty sweet

[spitfireace7]

april wine, the hip, guess who, all amazing. AND CANADIAN!!!

[master10734]

This is rock & Roll

[eerh1959]

Electric Jewels is by far the Swan Song album of April Wine............After the Henman brothers left the group...

Drop your guns was a great tune that included the Henmans,,,,

[CanuckMojo]

Does Geddy Lee do guest vocals at the end??

[poohen223]

my favourite April Wine record...still on loan to Dan Currie. Thanks for posting...post the whole bloody album if you can!!! And congrat's to Miles on the lifetime achievement Juno.

[CJbroadcast]

reprezenting halifax :)

[BETDPN]

Today's music is shit all of the new music combined would not even equal one April wine song Canada rocks

[74rockon]

totally love this tune.one of the best canadian rock bands of the 1970s.all old rock and roll rules,unlike todays shit where it all sounds the same,at least you knew who you were listening to way back when.long live canadian classic rock!

[TheFlamingVomit]

@74rockon i couldn't agree more.

[richyy911]

amazing song.

[baconbutterburger]

anyone know any awesome songs like this?

[johndeerebuck]

@baconbutterburger april wine has like a dozen, oowatanite, fast train, roller, i like to rock, bad side of the moon, could of been a lady and sign of the gypsy queen, they are all good ones, but you will probably like, i like to rock,

[kertbert1]

Lots of them

[chrissept21]

any thing from april wine is like this

ummm look at rush too andd ronnie james dio

[riderfanszmul]

I'm 15 and I have always loved April Wine

[corey4406]

The classics like this are never wasted.

Not when 40 years later you still have youth discovering these bands and loving them

[Impul23]

@corey4406

Amen...im 26, nothing like these classics, so while i listen to rap from the early 2000s and 90s as well...todays music across the board...sucks.

[SIERRAHPBT]

@Impul23 and Rap.. all of it totally sucks!

[nemtall]

Rap sucks so bad .

[99ontguy1]

@nemtall Rap is to music what etcha sketch is to art.

[vanalla1594]

@nemtall Actually, upon delving into the depths of the rap world, you shall find an elaborate and complex universe with great songs, such as the Rapper's Delight, or more recently, Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. both feature pleasant sounding songs, and Dark Fantasy resurrects the Pink Floyd trademark of telling a story within the album. My point is, Don't be so quick to judge something you know little about. That's how World War 2 started, after all.

[omgiTsmeJon]

@corey4406 your right

[modspell]

That is one scary album cover!

[14Sparta]

@modspell how's the album scary?

[modspell]

Just the crazy 70s-ness of it :') I love the band tho, no problem there.

[jessek95]

rock n roll is not like what it once was any more todays music sucks!

[brunomayala]

Haven't heard this one in forever! WOW! What a flashback from the ole KMAC - KISS days in San Antonio!

[mrbigdickhead]

have tickets for them new years eve in calgary not sure what you all will be doin but we will be backstage after the show cant wait to see the boys again and share a few wobblies

[keshenadawn]

I love April Wine.

I dedicated Just between you and me to my brother Kirk at a wedding last weekend. We danced to it.

It was sweet:D

And just so everyone knows,

all of americas youth hasnt been wasted!

I'm 16 years old.

[AtTheEdgeOfTime]

@keshenadawn

canada's youth*

[xXLethargyXx]

best song eva' from the best country eva'!

(i think so anyway)

[adscrew]

my beer can never stay in the cup at these shows...

[Morgan120288]

What I listened to as a teen and still do at the age of 50!  Awesome songs by this group.

[aaron112233445566778]

i bought this record at a yardsale other day!

[guytitanic]

I think this band came along at the same time as Canadian content and therefore never really made big in the U.S.

[tearitupnstartover]

As far as Canadian Bands are concerned, they were overshadowed by Rush. Both bands started around and peaked at the same time. I am a Yank but I consider April Wine to one one of the top bands of all time. Fuck what Rolling Stone mag writers think!

[BigestMooseEver]

NOT enough views for this song.... Com on people.

[welderMTL]

Montreal Canada

[tyler12221]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa canadaaaa im origianly from ontarioo by the wayyy hahaha butt yaaa albertaa haha

[welderMTL]

april wine played at my moms prom back when they were unknown

[aaron112233445566778]

same with my parents! down in the eastern shore of nova scotia!

[XXWATTERXX]

I heard a couple of songs from them here in Louisiana. They sound like a good band. U guys have some good bands in Canada

[tyler12221]

yaaa we have billy talent ,threedays grace..great big sea yaaa i can list so manyy hahah but america has a littel bit more haha some better alot better haha

[gordface]

you mean we DID have good bands our music scene sucks now

[tyler12221]

i saw thes guys at the edson balll tourny in albertaa what a fucking great drunk weekend hahaha thes guys madd my weekend and afte rteh show i went and got dunk as fuckk some moor oh im goign next year hope they play again haha

[Consfearacy88]

ive seen these guys soo many times... they were the first band i seen live when i was like 6 years old lmao...

[airsoftdude77]

oh man i love classic rock and its good to be canadian this just brings out the best of us!

[richyy911]

i fuckin love this song!

[wtfnothingwurks]

look out stranger here comes danger!!!!!!!!!!! love this song!

[TimeliestLeader]

April Wine FTW!!

[HipHopRockGeneration]

a testement to all women everywhere. beware!!!!!

[FunkKlock]

fuck yeah a good reason to be canadian

[chriskattan]

Man this song is sweet. Thanks Trailer Park Boys for introducing me to April Wine!

[bttf4444]

I really love this song! April Wine rules! :)

[shemaletina]

don t forget about the guess who, neil young, rush, kim mitchell, all great canadian artists

[JIPALIG]

also dont forget about our lady peace, steppenwolf, BTO, the stampeders, blue rodeo, tom cochrane, sloan, the tragically hip, bedouin soundclash and the lesser known but still great, I mother earth.

and then on the other hand theres nickleback.... Im so ashamed their canadian.

[sirlordwhitman]

you forgot Mahogany Rush... and uh.. BIlly Thorpe.. heheh

[brickwahl66]

haha, agreed.

[forgottenrebelsTV]

Hey don't forget the Forgetten Rebels

[theotherlondonrevue]

you forgot the hip, 54 40, BTO, Pagliaro,

God its great to be Canadian!!!!

[BigestMooseEver]

like the way you tink buddy, dont forget rush never forget rush. Canada all the way !

[airsoftdude77]

what about the tragicly hip? and doug and the slugs?

[kendracorpse]

@theotherlondonrevue you dig Harlequin & Triumph i hope as well, classics forever. The Hip is def one of my tops as well, I can agree that it's great to be Canadian.

[Chain1234]

@theotherlondonrevue Wow the hip and 5440 disgrace canadian music

[theotherlondonrevue]

@Chain1234...... This from someone that has Saga videos on their site. Not only are they lame but so are their fans. Now that's a disgrace!!!

[theotherlondonrevue]

@theotherlondonrevue please spare me your lectures. The majority of the people that visit this site luv Canadian Content. 54 40 the hip et al Any further comments should be PM to me cuz I'm sure no one here gives a rats ass what think

[OlegKostoglatov]

@theotherlondonrevue I think Saga almost disgraces heavy metal myself, it's some of the most boring metal I have ever heard, it isn't the worst but the stuff is pretty forgettable.

[GrampaGoalie]

@OlegKostoglatov

Saga has never been Heavy Metal. Progressive maybe but definitely not Heavy Metal. For synth based, multi-harmonic based band, Saga was pretty good.

[scratch17]

@Chain1234 Shut the fuck up

[TARDISvision]

@theotherlondonrevue don't forget Red Rider! It is great to be Canadian!!!!!

[cheesesandwich555]

@theotherlondonrevue Rush, 5 Man Electrical Band, Bryan Adams, Guess Who, Jerry Doucette, probs more i cant think of right now

[cheesesandwich555]

@theotherlondonrevue HOLY SHIT how did i forget Neil Young???

[theotherlondonrevue]

@cheesesandwich555 Anyone remember Thundermug, myles & Lenny, Mashmakkan, Nash the Slash, Shadowy men on a shadowy planet, come people, help me out. Add yout fav Canadian bands. Only rule you gotta name 5 CDN bands with your post

[SixStringManiac11]

@theotherlondonrevue dude i love canada hands down and wat about rush and trooper

[shreddz1]

@theotherlondonrevue agreed, also the guess who and rush

[CouchKUSHion]

@theotherlondonrevue even better when you remember to add rush -.-

[shadoww1000]

ReDrum68..arent you ever damn well right...i would love to change it..songs so good its insane

[ReDRuM868]

Such an underrated band and song, if they came from the UK or the US they would be massive, but maybe it's better this way:)

[chrissept21]

omg dis is the best of the best

very very good band that went unnoticed really in the states

this should have sooo much more views

thats whats rong with most candians today is the americans have so much more out there so thats all they no is american tv, music, movies that they dont even think about the canadian stuff

i for one love canadian tv, music, and movies

[booobbobo]

We're always glad to export Celine Dion and Brian Adams

[chrissept21]

nooooooo

ok fine you can have em if we cna have john fogarty and billy gibbons

[sandnbritt]

These songs came out way b4 me lol but i love everyone of them,reminds me of trips to the camp with my old man...good times good music!!!

[ShellTrek]

Oooh: "April Wine": is the Ultimate!

[calljenn]

my uncles the drummer ! :D

[GordonYYZ]

What, you mean Jerry Mercer?

[Tysoncampbell69]

@calljenn wow bro your uncle is the fucking man then. I seen them live and he was about 50-55 at the time and he was SMASHING the drums all night. fucking beast and he had quite the drum solo aswell. props.

[doc69er]

@calljenn

you mean one of the best canadian drummers since neil peart

[CouchKUSHion]

@doc69er there isnt one

[mrbigdickhead]

I cant believe that this song has less than 5000 views, elmo gets more, hard to take considering ,a great tune by a great band yet the views show elmo ahead 100,000 times wtf

[thegreekmatt]

who else keeps replaying the last 20 secs of the song? I know i do

[acerb45666555]

April Wine did this!! damn impressive! eh!! :D

[elvlado1]

Good post man :)

Quality is a bit dubious but the song is wonderful i love it :)

[ponomar]

Anyone know where I can find some complete and accurate tabs for this song?

[catmimosa]

This song was written by Robert Wright, singer and songwritter now called Art La King. Great group with a great song.

thanks for this video

[LadyBuglll]

Weeping Widow...my all time favorite April Wine song...in your castle full of pleasure...thanks for posting. peace

[Sangster94]

w00t april wine ftw, why doesnt it have like 1 million views?

[chrissept21]

because its canadian and most canadin music it not known around the world

im canadin and i love it

most amricans will not be cought listening to this

[Jstriumphrocker]

Yeah Canadian music is so underratted alot of talent comes from our Country and nobody knows Go Canada!

[sakic199]

agreed, look at rush for example, imo Geddy Lee is the best bass player ever (who else can play bass, footpedals, and sing at the same time and do a damn good job of it) and Neil Peart is the best drummer...

Good post love this song and band!!

[ponomar]

You forgot to mention Lifeson, who is a legendary guitar virtuoso.

[pzrplam]

zomg i knew someone would say rush fuck yay!

[spunker88]

I heard this on Canadian radio today, i live near the border so i get both. It seems to be ahead of its time for 1973. It has a lot of aspects that hard rock does today.

[japanisefishmarket]

i love his voice when he screams

its one of the best rock and roll screams ever

[chrissept21]

kinda like led zeplen

[cricketsRevil01]

OMG!! I finally found it here!! One of my all time favorite songs!!

[goreboy8]

pwns

[psychedelicinvasion]

And thanks for adding this, by the way! I couldn't find this song on YouTube except for in a few odd videos here and there that included only part of the song.

[psychedelicinvasion]

I love this song, it's so bad ass- haha.