Crowbar (Canada) - Oh What A Feeling (1971)

[ryan2u]

Fabulous PM in 71??.....TRUDEAU???...you're fucking KIDDING ME!!!!

The man who almost single handedly ruined Canada, his legacy of multiculturalism lives on, like an albatross around the neck of every true Canadian!

Trudeau was a communist, a chicken, his family hid in the Laurentians during WW2.

Fabulous PM my ass!!!

[lauwai4life]

@ryan2u Absolutely right. Trudeau, Canada's Clown Prince. Ruined the armed forces (never gave a crap about them), and created the national debt as well as institutionalizing multiculturalism. Canada before Trudeau A+, Canada after Trudeau B-

[eroc1970]

makes me think not all canada sucks as much as where i live in prince george bc

[hippyhauler13]

seen them live many times, christ, they where a great band, its 2bad canadian music did get is dues back then

[napkin16]

cant agree with having a fabulous PM in 71

[HipHopLegendary]

THIS GIVES ME A RUSH EVERY FREAKING TIME! WHAT A FEELING!

Seriously one of my favourite songs ever. Yes favourite with a "u" the Canadian way.

[mauriat1967]

Wow....what an amazing song! I remember it from my childhood.This is possibly one of the best songs of the 70's.Too bad it wasn't promoted more internationally.

[roquefortfiles]

I always thought this was Sly and Family stone. Who knew it was a bunch of pastie Whitey Canucks?!! Fucking funkadelic song though!!

[onehour30]

sept 1971, arts and culture scenter st. john's newfoundland... what a rush !!!!!

[earlwk]

it wasn't popular outside of Canada because the production company didn't promote it. I heard it on Due South & bouth the CD 10 years ago or so.

And Roly, tell your daughter HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

[ACAVedian]

High Five from the Frenchman's nephew AC

[MrTommypops]

hamilton ontario band.....no ifs ands or buts!! awesome band

[glammis09]

Lester Bangs dug em...he was from Detroit. Just sayin..

[cypresscoach]

I saw Crowbar in concert around 1971, in Truro NS. Sorry, but I don't remember much about the show. I discovered acid that same year.

[heavymetal420]

To all replying to phantomshtter: Stop feeding the trolls

[Suziq1231]

heard it on 107 so reliving some great tunes i never heard so there you go GREAT!!!!

[dwes49]

What the hell is wrong with everybody outside of Canada

[dfbhcf]

@dwes49 I don't think anything is wrong with them. If alot of Americans heard this song I'm sure they'd love it. The problem is major American record labels who don't give a shit about great Canadian bands who make quality music like this.

[Shazzie2]

@dfbhcf This song was banned in most states in US... they considered it a drug connotation.. what a crock of shiite now... this was about feeling good with what was going on all around. Vietnam had ended.. we had a fabulous Prime Minister and everyone was rocking..!!!!

[gewurz03]

@dfbhcf I guess I was lucky enough to grow up near the shores of Lake Erie. We had the option of listening to a lot of Canadian FM stations. Y95 out of Hamilton played this, and a lot of other great Canadian bands, frequently. Buffalo stations couldn't compete.

[Honeysucklebommie]

@dwes49 Lots of Aussies were into them. Back then we were out in bars listening to our own versions of pub rock and bar room blues too,like Chain and Carson.

The lucky English had The Pirates in the 70's for real hard pub rock.

US ,Rare Earth was great too.

[jonnybrowne]

Great band - they appeared on the "Old Grey Whistle Test" performing this song and I bought this album on the strength if it. The lead singer was a big bloke called Kelly Jay if memory serves. Haven't heard this for years, thanks for posting!

[JCP401]

Great Song....will download from itunes. What a RUSHHHHH

[Tearloch]

I just re-named my toilet "phantomshitter" .. how fitting ... /g

[PreflashGordon]

My family owned the Sauble Beach Pavilion and I *still* remember Crowbar burning the house down every time they played there. And I still cherish an autographed copy of the Bad Manors album! Hat's off to an amazing band! :-)

[PeggyONeil1955]

I saw them at Maple Leafs Garden summer 1970 - Summer Jam with Sly and the Family Stone, and a few other bands that I dont remember. The announcer calls to the crowd "anyone that bought acid on the east side of Toronto please report to First Aid". What a time, what an era.

[worrdawgg1952]

saw them at the orrillia pavillion in 1971 still great

phantomshtter- you are a dork and then some

try some pills or booze

asshole

[phantomshtter]

YOU CANADIAN MOTHER FUCKERS SUCK HERPES DICKS! CROWBAR MY AMERICAN ASS! CROWBAR FUCKS YOUR CANADIAN MOTHERS IN THEIR ASSES WHILE THEY SLEEP!  AS DO I!!! LMAO!

[1RichardParr]

@phantomshtter wow what a purely american response ... embarass yourself much as an immature 11 year old ?

[phantomshtter]

@1RichardParr LOL mad your band sucks it much?

[Rhodes7652]

@phantomshtter What makes me angry is American cocksuckers such as yourself badmouthing Canadians when really America has far more problems then most of the first world nations on earth. Look at your healthcare, its shit. Look at you economy, it sucks hardcore. About the only thing you can be proud of is your military and you've got some competition in that area from China which through backpay will probably own America within twenty five to fifty years.

[phantomshtter]

@Rhodes7652 tl;dr

[Rhodes7652]

@phantomshtter What the hell does that even mean? Sorry my American sucks I know but that doesn't even make sense. 

[phantomshtter]

@Rhodes7652 Why don't you work the google machine there and figure it out fucktard? What the fuck do I look like? Your God damn kindergarten teacher? Get a clue ya fucking wank.

[Rhodes7652]

@phantomshtter Fair enough, so the sheer enormity of my comment overwhelmed your mind did it? Well at least I'll know what to do in the future, send big comments.

[phantomshtter]

@Rhodes7652 You're boring, go away now?

[Rhodes7652]

@phantomshtter Oh so you want me to go away when I'm the Canadian here on a comments page that is linked to a video of a Canadian song performed by a Canadian band after you badmouthed Canadians...fuck off.

[Rhodes7652]

@phantomshtter Also I think you need to start wearing a helmet to school if you know what I mean, honestly bad mouthing Canadians in a comment page that has pretty much all Canadians on it...seems kinda retarded to me.

[skipper11866]

I just renamed my cat * Crowbar * Thanks!

[RockMyBum]

2:16 - best anticipatory snare shot in the history of rock.  Thanks Roly and crew for helping lay my musical foundations.

[macsown1]

I was 12 when this song came on the airwaves, living in a little town called Collingwood, Ontario. Lovfed it then, love it now....40 years later.

[TheLebellion]

4:20? win.

[JVOCQC]

@TheLebellion CANCON knocking. A lot of people worked very hard to enable Canadian musicians airplay. Fabulous huh? Hold those people close to your heart because the rest, as they say, is (Canadian music) history.

[Jollaz10]

I heard this song on an episode of due south a couple of years ago and at the time I couldn't find it. Thanks soo much for uploading :)

[Shin0su]

@Jollaz10 Exactly!! That's precisely why I was looking for it too! When Ray's stirring his coffee, right? ;)

[Jollaz10]

@Shin0su yeah exactly! ha I use to love that show, unfortunately not many people seem to know about it :/

[mark1ferr]

this is not the same heavy metal sludge band that u hear today.. thats a whole different band all together.. there from new oleans usa.. n god damn they're amaising

[winnross]

Every single song another gem.One of the great albums of all time.

[dplives]

just another canadian gem..lots out there.

[UKromany]

@ Idinga Kelly will be sitting-in with the band I play with,(Tim Gibbons and his Driftin' Drawers) this Sunday afternoon,(March 27th) at Hamilton's 'This Ain't Hollywood' from 2pm. Come on down,why not? Whatever happens happens and I have no idea what that'll be other than good organic music.

[ldinga]

@UKromany

Cool! I just read it in the Spectator. what a busy weekend this will be.

I can't wait. It will be awesome!.

[ldinga]

April 3, 2011 - Hamilton, Ontario - 8p.m. - Crowbar plays again at the Leander Boat club.

April 2, 2011 - "Oh What A Feeling" is inducted into the Canadian Songwriter's Hall of Fame.

Thank you to Kelly Jay and Roly Greenway for writing it for us.

Hank, are you coming to Hamilton? Love to meet you, I'm a buddy of Rabbit's.

[hankfordham]

@ldinga i was down there yeah :)

[kevscas]

I am from malton and was there hi kelly here in cow town

[marpolejoel]

Oskie Wee Wee...Black & Gold music

[hankfordham]

Im his son :D

[Smudgefizz]

Great song from long ago - under-rated & not well-known outside of Canada. Had the pleasure of seeing Crowbar perform it live in Winnipeg back in the day, with Randy Bachman coming out on stage & guesting on this song. Randy actually got on Kelly Jay's shoulders while they both soloed on guitar. They're both BIG boys, it's a wonder Kelly could hold Bachman up.

[MrTommypops]

Hamilton Ontario band.........Sounds like a band from the souther US.....fuck does this song groove.......

[allcanadianmusic]

Wow long time no hear!! Fab old tune from Crowbar! Thanks for posting and a friend for sending :)) Super 70's rock!

[mangamastermolly]

i love this song! i dint know it was canadian GO CANADA

[buffspringfield]

Fantastic, we Canadians had and still have it going on......WHAT A RUSH.........

[chattershatter]

thanks

[rickbaunach]

The non-lexical vocables on this song was taken from a James Brown horn line from his song"Got That Feeling"

[whatsthebigfukindeal]

Male 45-54

Male 55-64

Male 35-44

[luvdastuf]

Canadian Rock at its best. The boys from the HAMMER!!!!! (Hamilton) I'm sure people born there get 'party or die' stamped on their birth certificates. LOL Thats a good thing. Crowbar are featured in a documentary about the beginnings of CanCon (of course the name escapes me). Anyways its the early 70's, they're playing a bar somewhere and their carrying people around on their shoulders, roaming around the bar partying all the while still performing. Complete mayhem, but what a party.

[InterHaydn]

@luvdastuf I think they were playing at the Kee in Bala...I was hangin out with some friends and they were shooting this video with lights and everything.....loved this song

[heavensmelody]

who was in the band????

[1956TheChief]

Saw these guys live back in the 70's. Amazing band. Amazing song. 20 minutes of live "Oh what a feeling"

[CalgarySandy]

A great tune and band. But! How come some sleezy band from New Orleans was allowed to use the name "Crowbar?"

[Shazzie2]

@CalgarySandy you twit, they're from Toronto!

[Vodichka9]

@Shazzie2 No, CalgarySandy is not a twit. He's referring to another band who called themselves Crowbar. There are links to THAT band on this page.

[Shazzie2]

@Vodichka9 Regardless of which other band he/she is referring to , it's still wrong, and obviously not same one I know, and of same fame!

[iiIG0DIii]

WTF is this i klick on the PANTERA mix and this gay anal raping shit comes up??

[ldinga]

Wouldn't this make a great Harley Davidson theme song? And one of the band members was in a Harley newspaper ad years ago. We need to get this band playing again - soon. Roly, please keep working on it.

[DerekPillers1]

Is this the band that played "All I Had I Gave"?

[gomiwomi]

Why is this in the Pantera mix??

[jrado911]

wow this shit sucks

[Vodichka9]

Great band- I wore this LP out! They made at least one (or two?) excellent records with superb harp-player/singer Richard Newell aka King Biscuit Boy before disbanding. They had once backed up Ronnie Hawkins. (Sound like Sly anf the Family Stone?! Amazing what people hear.)

[wordawgg]

saw these boys live in the orillia pavilion in 1971

one of the few bands that sounds as good live as on the album and no they dont sound like sly and the family stone you are just deaf

[SonicMTD]

When I first heard this on the radio about 6 months ago I was floored and absolutely surprised that this song had gone completely unnoticed the way it did. Crowbar should have been bigger than they were, but alas that's the music industry.

[UnexplainedDirge]

Not the Crowbar I was looking for.

[FreedomSexy]

i hate this

[Ripplin]

Hey, this isn't sludge metal!

Just kidding. I grew up in N.B. and am now in Ontario. I've heard this a million times, I can assure you. ;)

[Rightsideup]

I had the honor of doing some shows with Kelly when I lived in Calgary. Great dude.

[Romulien]

A good cover of the song "Sing a Simple Song by Sly and the Family Song."

[dekcarter]

i used to have an album by these called Heavyduty

[ElMariachiRyanguy]

I remember when Kelly jay used to come out to gleichen Alberta and have a jam with local artists. Good times, I should cover this and see how it plays out.

[happieherbie]

I think some of the band members are in a band called "905" in Ontario.

[himycatsdead]

I saw these guys back in the day at a high school dance and they were so loud the trophies in the front hall were vibrating on their stands! The two guitarists in the band also performed the coolest move I have ever seen and I have seen 100s of shows. The large size biker fellow held on to the smaller guys legs and put him over his back and the guy while upside down played his guitar! It was just a crazy thing to watch! I loved this band live!

[rockinroly]

Thank you, to all of you that have watched, listened to and commented on this post. It is because of you that this song will last forever. Its been 40 years since the release of "Oh What A Feeling" and this year, 2010, is our 40th anniversary.

To see more on "CROWBAR" visit my facebook profile.

Thank you vinyl2cd for putting this together.

cheers

Roly Greenway

"CROWBAR"

[deserteagle421]

@rockinroly hey bud if you are the bassist i was curious why is this band not well known in other than canada i mean i have heard it on sirius sattelite radio a few times, also who wrote this song. sorry i just always have to interview stars when i get an opportunity.

[TheKevinmalone]

@rockinroly what are you saying during the break? the first one ..... ???

[bagger101]

and thats just a preview of the things your gonna get

[normvb]

Kelly Jay was the father of my first girlfriend, Tiffanny. He was a really nice guy, except for the day he walked in to find me kissing her in his bedroom on Ferrie Street in Hamilton! I got to meet most of the 1980's version of the band a few times when they'd jam at Kelly's place. Great musicians all.

[oldcedo]

one of the best songs I remember from the old days

[DaddyWrongLegs]

Proto-Talking Heads.

[legendofthewest]

Took me forever to find this song, thanks! (couldn't remember who sang it!)

[SandozSaxonWilliams]

upload "Prince of Peace" please...

[ichido9]

Once again, a Hamilton, Ontario Gem. They actually had a house here in Hamilton and called it Bad Manors and the house still stands today.

[frsnkieboi]

haha this is song is 4:20 =P

[APACHESKULL]

Cool song!

[JackMkll]

I think that's Kelly Jay doing the talkin. Loved this band -Ronnie Hawkins supposedly gave them the name saying they could fuck up a crowbar.

[RoyKidman3]

My dad is great friends with Kelly Jay :D

[hankfordham]

@RoyKidman3 what is your fathers name? i am kellys son..

[RoyKidman3]

@hankfordham Dennis Davidson, they were friends in Hamilton. I think in the mid 70s... not sure. But my dad says they're still friends now.

[hankfordham]

@JackMkll that is true.. he told me that story..

[stewart1973]

Does anyone know who did the talking part starting at 2:50 ?

[powerhoser]

@stewart1973 Kelly Jay is doing the talking - Roly Greenway is lead vocal

[roquefortfiles]

Like who in their right mind did not think this was Sly and the Family Stone? A bunch of pasty white Canadians came up with this funkadelic gem?. Get outta town. Who says whitey's cant jive??

[w9x7cv3vg6]

@roquefortfiles well they don't sound like black folks! for one thing

[roquefortfiles]

@w9x7cv3vg6

MMm maybe! but the funkadelic vibe is definitely there. I mean come on Black folks i would love to hear your opinion. Has this got it going on or what?

I thought this was Sly and the Family stone FOR YEARS!!!

[jte1974]

@roquefortfiles thats the problem ,,, blacks dont know what blues , soul and funk is anymore. The whites took it over a long time ago

[bpbitalia]

hamilton band baby..................

[acerb45666555]

sweeet!!

[bpbitalia]

great tune...............

[libertyman10]

WOW THIS IS AMAZING

my uncle was the lead guitarist for this band

[ZingZiggyZang]

Which one of the 3 that played with the band?

[libertyman10]

rheal lanthier

[ZingZiggyZang]

Thanks, hope he is doing well.

[libertyman10]

lol not really, he lives in a trailer in buckingham

[ZingZiggyZang]

Understood,. hope he has good health, mental state, family and friends around etc.

[bryan1955k]

saw this band live in past years ...awesome

[SpiderLuigiMan]

This song is SO hard to Google Dx

[NECHOII]

I read that this song is banned in the United States because it hints at possible drug use. Too bad it's banned in America as this is a real  Rock masterpiece.

[SpiderLuigiMan]

But there's plenty of songs that are about blatant drug use, not to mention woman beating and prostitution, that aren't banned...

[ZingZiggyZang]

Was

[damnrightiamsomebody]

OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHAT A FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELING WHAT A RUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS­Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss­sssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Gorddawe]

Oh never be a dodo...

[abna84]

yeah man yeah!

[seahawksphan]

psychedelic man

canada kicks ass

play this when your trippen and

break this shit open

[TyleRisLoose]

yea man

[Sycanlycan]

Would somebody PLEASE post Murder in the First Degree or ANY Crowbar. I gotta hear more!

[Sycanlycan]

Yet another GREAT Canadian band. Must be something in Hoser water. I haven't heard Crowbar since the last of my vinyl wore out sometime in the early 80s. Always wondered what became of them. They were way too good of a band to be forgotten. Thanks for the submission.

[TaylorW101]

Haha, we do have our Hoser ater, why do you think alaskans still talk like us!? :P

[hankfordham]

@Sycanlycan kelly jay, lead singer, and my father, now lives in forest lawn clgary alberta..

[spunkymunkeymusic]

It's coincidental that M3VS mentions this, I saw Kelly Jay today and I heard this same magic that comes across in the live performance, it's like some kind of confidence in the performance that perks up your listening ears.

[M3VS]

I know all the members of this band personally, except for Kelly Jay and it was the drummer, Sonnie Bernardi's 60th birthday yesterday and they performed. I'm telling you there is something about their live performances that just can;t be captured in studio. They are all great people and musicians.

[acerb45666555]

yeah! canadian rock be kickin butt!!

[guitargut243]

nice solo

[andrewcasarsa]

great solo indeed....love the tone.

[drekas2005]

Classic tone. Takes you away

[canadude37]

what a russssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hh!!!!

[nailclippers3]

I remember this song used to be on an 8 track i used to have way back .Was called Canadian mint if im not mistaken

[wencer]

A guy I know claims he saw Crowbar do a performance in which - either due to immense stage persona or just being high - one of their guitarists, whilst showing, climbed into a grand piano that was being played and was "shut up" inside of it. Mere folklore, or genuine memories for some of you old enough to remember?

[himycatsdead]

This band played at Grand River High School in Kitchener and did a 15 minute version of this song that had the trophys in the display case vibrating! They also had the best guitar move I ever saw and I have seem 100s. The large singer held on to the guitar players ankles and the guitar player played his guitar upside down suspended on the other guys back! They made an entire career out of playing this song! Classic Canadian Rock!

[collins2067]

I live in japan and somehow over here in japan they have a video of them playing this live, its so hilarious I nearly cracked a rib laughing, canadian flags and all! it was on tv last week

[artacent]

Ol Molson Canadian theme song

[protector96]

im in england and i've heard of it ....so...go figure its worldwide......

[ademsar]

I think at least 300,000 Americans know this song from Woodstock '69 - it's the rain chant tune. I like the guy on the kazoo...:>)

[winnross]

We knew this band here in Northern Wis. and loved them. I wish someone would post Murder in the First Degree and In the Dancing Hold. I lost a few brain cells to those two songs in the early seventies.Great stuff, rattle your windows.

[Juliasblues]

I've heard a rumour that Crowbar has been asked to get together to play this song one more time (two time LOL!) for (I think) a football team ! Hope that happens ! What the hell, I saw James Brown in '65 then in 2005, and he didn't do the splits in 2006 but his show was just as awesome if not better ! So John could still play awesome, just not on Kelly's shoulders ! LOL! See what happens ! Hope so !

[Juliasblues]

Ya Classic, Genuine Canadian Blues ! You can call it rock if ya hav ta ! "Back in the Day" Kelly Jay used to put John (Getto), the lead guitarist, up on his shoulders while John played ! Awesome, fun, goodtime band ! Did you know that Crowbar was Pierre Trudeau's favourite "Trubidor Band",so said the Toronto Star.They played at his rallies! Trudeau was Cool too !

[mrceleb2006]

Classic Canadian rock at its best, eh?

[mrceleb2006]

Classic Canadian rock at it best, eh?

[havarotti]

Thanx 4 posting!

[jlg1956]

The studio version was good, but the one on the live album is much better in that it truly captured the essence of this tune, which was to make everyone feel GOOD.

[ORRfan13]

love this song. nice vid