running back to saskatoon

[billslater55]

Guess Who and Molsen Golden - Canada's BEST Exports, eh?!?

[jabmalassie]

The spirit ain't home grown

I come from hong kong.

The spirit aint home grown.

I come from hong kong.

[wlangley88]

Burton always looks like some burned out gay porn star..............LOL

[polishprick78]

Canada produces the best. America has shit.....Kiss my stones!

[airdriver]

You know, this song could have been recorded by The Band. I could picture either Levon Helm or Richard Manuel singing lead with Rick Danko singing high harmonies along with Robbie Robertson's wicked guitar.

But Burton and The Guess Who rocked. Especially on this live version.

[SurgamRex]

Nickelback watch out... the DOGS are coming... The Sheepdogs that is and they pay tribute to good music like The Guess Who.

[billslater55]

God Bless The Guess Who!!!! Have loved them since the early 70s!!!

[Sarahsblues]

brilliant.

[erjent59]

Randy Bachman is Awesome, but Kurt Winter REALLY rocked!!! Gone to soon

[MikeBlitzMag]

With all due respect to some more instantly recognizable gems from their vast catalog, a strong case can be made for Running Back To Saskatoon as being their absolute masterpiece. By the way, this is the REAL Guess Who. Accept no substitutes!!

[JustWinBabee]

Moose Jaw (Sask), saw a few (not Sawfield), Moosomin (Sask) too,

Runnin back to Saskatoon.

Red Deer (Alta), Terrace (BC) and a (not Hanna) Medicine Hat (Alta),

Sing another prairie tune,

Sing another prairie tune.

PRAIRIES!

This spirit is HOME GROWN!

Don't come from HONG KONG!

[Livingbell]

Thanks. An under-appreciated band.

[misred1]

Thankyou for posting. I was at this concert and it poured rain,what a great fricken concert that was !!!!

[MipoFilms]

@misred1 no problem lol

[sarmela4]

PURE ROCK!

[57highland]

Winnipeg is in what province? Manitoba?

[lexmarks567]

is Jim kale in this show

[actormanic]

@lexmarks567 No, it's Bill Wallace on bass.

[exit48]

What are you talkin about..he clearly says Medicine Hat..Im just saying Medicine Hat is in Alberta..The question is what is the lyric after MooseJaw..is it Broadview or saw a few ???

[PommieDawg]

@exit48 MooseJaw saw a few, Moosomin too,

Running back to Saskatoon

Red Deer, Terrace & Medicine Hat,

Sing Another prairie tune, sing another prairie tune

[neozenov]

@exit48 I believe it's Moose Jaw saw a few, Moosommin too

the spelling may be off , but that is it.

[17865329]

@neozenov Yes it's Moose Jaw, and Moosomin, one in Sask, one right on Manitoba border.

[cobray2000]

@exit48 Moose Jaw, Sawfield, Moosomin too -

Running back to saskatoon,

Red Deer, Terrace, Hanna, Medicine Hat,

Sing another prairie tune

[mvonwahlde]

@cobray2000 Sawfield? Where's that?

[exit48]

Medicine Hat is in Alberta Not saskat....EH

[lgcrooks]

@exit48 This was taped on their home turf (Winnipeg). Awesome show! But I don't hear any reference to the fact that "The Hat" is in Sask. Perhaps you should listen again.

[HemiFreak94]

i live in saskatoon

[69dodgechargher]

I love the Guess Who and I love Saskatoon

[SugarSweettart]

Thank you Canada, YOU ROCK!

[11Jamie11]

Gooooooood stuff.

[lgcrooks]

I used to travel on business a lot. As I was heading out of the 'Peg to Saskatchewan, used to plug in their CD, and this song, and crank it up!! Of course, I am a Saskatchewanite orginally!

[pbassn]

I'm so proud to live in the city that these guys came from. Too bad other Canadian bands like the Tragically Hip aren't as known as Guess Who

[lgcrooks]

That's the skyline of the 'Peg in the background. Concert was delayed at half time because of a wicked thunderstorm. But they came back after the break and rocked!!

[rainyswiftwolfe]

cool song i love it here in saskatoon its a great city

[flakmutant]

looks like they were havin fun :)

[ottvalley]

just freakin' awesome performance!!

[beyondonethousand]

I love this live version and Bachman can really play guitar. Good ol' Canadiana at its best.

[garysmusiclist]

Sing another Prairie Tune....Rock on Burt!!!!

[garydday2008]

Cummings could sing with the best of those guys from the 60s and 70s. Great song. Great rock-n-roll band, the Guess Who.

[MikeBlitzMag]

I've literally seen thousands of concerts over the years. I was at the Vancouver, BC stop of the Running Back Through Canada tour in 2000 and in all honesty I can say it was one of the five best concerts I've even seen. And this was the crown jewel of the show! Despite all of their other more obvious hits, it is the irresistible "Running Back To Saskatoon" that is the most enduring and the most immersible nearly forty years after the fact. God bless the Guess Who!

[88kinger]

best thing that ever came out of B.C. was an empty bus !!!!!!!!!!!

[visionary1detroit]

LOL, and pot!

[Poiuyt111]

this tune is HOMEGROWN!

[friscoj68]

BC rocks!!!! That being said, you fucking hicks move away!!!! Go back to your farms and leave us city folk alone.

[mvonwahlde]

Start the hick invasion now!

[gardneross]

Love the song!

[junkie4vids]

These guys are the best.  Canada's best export.

[ed070467]

I think this is a band that needs to do a lot more summer tours around the Chicagoland area (I'll be there!!!)

[marshallsimon]

This took me forever to find out who sang this song. Now I know. Thank you Canada.

[tlando]

@marshallsimon kurt winter was the original guitar player on this song.He was not on this tour.

[neozenov]

@tlando

R I P Kurt Winter :( I loved his work

[gvbezoff]

@tlando Kurt Winter was not on this tour for a very good reason. The tour took place in 2000, but Kurt died in 1997.

[circlewolf]

randy and burton with the band were in saskatoon thursday june 25/09 and brought the house down..they opened with this"running back to saskatoon"the crowd went nuts ,it was totally cool...the best show we've had in saskatoon this year,the boys outplayed "the eagles" and "fleetwood mac",,,can hardly wait till the next time we get to see them

[7beers]

Guess who performs this song?

That's what I'd like to know: who performs this song!

No, who's on first!

What?

No, what's on second.

I don't know.

Third.

Third what?

Forget it!

[rnigma]

I remember that - the Credibility Gap's take on the old Abbott & Costello skit.

[gardneross]

nice...

[krogers1048]

what year was this concert anybody know?

[spartadrivein]

1997. It was their 30 year reunion concert.

[PommieDawg]

@krogers1048 the concert(s) were May 22 - 23, 1972, at the Paramount theater in Seattle, WA. The album that was released that early fall said that it was taken from the '22nd' show, and I think that even says that with the remastered cd (with more tracks... the whole show) ...pick up the new version of the cd ... it's a MUST

[B52sguy]

This is the quintessental rock song of all time. Vocals and guitar. Best of best and that includes everybody else. PERIOD!!!!!!

[B52sguy]

Red Deer, Medicine Hat, of God, the summer of 1972.

Forever, Joseph

Portland, OR

[Doutss]

awesome song!

very catchy

[BCK]

Thank you Canada!! (for these guys)

[tlando]

thanks for Kiss.Grand Funk e.t.c

[Yamer17]

Watch Canada Russia 72, these guys are practically the entire soundtrack. First heard this song on that movie.

[biophysman]

You fn dickheads

[biophysman]

This is what bonds Alberta to Saskatchewan

[beyondonethousand]

What a tight performance. The lifted the song right off of the studio album. Bachman's guitarwork is superb. Love the band and the song.

[tlando]

bachman was not the original guitar player,it was kurt winter.

[vwtch]

@tlando Wrong. Randy Bachman was there at the beginning. He left in 1970, was replaced by Kurt Winter & Greg Leskiw. Kurt remained until 1978. No point in pretending you know something when it's so easy to look up the facts.

[tlando]

@vwtch he was not the original guitar for Running Back To Saskatoon.Why dont you read the comment that I responded to?

[tlando]

@vwtch im waiting for your answer.

[gqjohnny]

One of the best live albums is the original Live At The Paramount from 1972. Been rockin' to Saskatoon ever since. One of Kurt Winter's favorite Guess Who songs.

[biophysman]

hey check this out: HANK SNOW-COOL WATER

[fgoodroe]

You see so many washed out bands, just shuffling through their routines, BUT LOOK at these guys! They are like they are on fire! We sure have been blessed to enjoy this talent of what? 50 yrs? Yup, close to it, and still I need my dribble bib! Its like they are possessed by the music! What a beautiful possession it has on them! Keep rocking! Angel hugs

[wrbowcal]

I just love this band, burned 20 songs yesterday and I dont even like 70s music that much.Star baby,RBT Saskatoon,Rain Dance,No Time, Bus Rider are all very good songs, theres lots more.

[troutboy55]

This song is pure classic. Burton Cummings can still bring it. As far as The Guess Who not in the R&R Hall of Fame, I can't figure that out. Surely their body of work is as good or better than some bands already enshrined.

[insaneclownicp]

i no like rush im not a fan of that much but like the guess who to me seems like the greatest canadian band ever and they deserve to be in the R&R hall of fame for many reasons like 1 they were the first canadian band to have a numba 1 song in the US they get underated so much for no reason

[lailarules]

yeah i think that the people who run the r&r hall of fame need to look at the guess who and actually consider their music, cuz once they do theyll realize that they are awesome and deserve to be in it. did you guys hear about that guy whos trying to keep rush out of the hall of fame?? legal issues or something

[insaneclownicp]

no i didnt man thats funny though take them out and put the true canadian rock band in

[RollinsCollegeDad]

Seems to me in Canada, the entire country goes crazy for/supports Canadian artists, no matter what the genre...here we tend to have a favorite group or two...

[ILoveRichardManuel]

Subtract Celine Dion, Shania Twain, and Nickelback, thats pretty well an accurate statement.

[biophysman]

What? How about Steppenwolf, Andy Kim (Archies), Gordon Lightfoot, Bryan Adams, April Wine, Chilliwack, Anne Murray, BTO, Bruce Cockburn, Nash the Slash, NEIL YOUNG, Tom Cochrane, Wilf Carter, Hank Snow, .......... Do I need to go on?

[ILoveRichardManuel]

Ummm, I said that minus those people, we support all Canadian artists.

[insaneclownicp]

u forgot rush

[biophysman]

Sorry about that. I also forgot Joni Mitchell, Pagliaro, Tom Northcott, Poppy Family, Crowbar, Ian & Sylvia, Lighthouse, Ocean, Rough Trade, The Bells........

[tlando]

aprilwine,triumph,loverboy.b.t­.o. o ya,rush......

[tlando]

Triuph

[riderfanszmul]

THE HIP!

[whitebengal987]

Burton Cummings...still has one of the greatest voices around...melodic.

[zeppelinator18]

We played this song as we were driving back to Saskatoon from the Rider game on Sunday lol

[mvonwahlde]

If this became the Canadian national anthem, that would not be a bad thing.

[timwmartin]

The hell it wouldn't. I spent a day in Saskatoon and if felt like a damn eternity. Never saw so many dumb people living in one place at one time in my life and I'm from Toronto for God's sake!

[juzu4me]

Well for starters there's been no great song written about Toronto, ever, because it's such a shallow, depressing city dressed up to look nice. So blow that up your pompous ass. And just your comment reveals how dumb you are. I've been to both cities---and actually lived in Toronto. So if you don't like Sask. that's fine, keep your stinking butt away. Enjoy your life fighting traffic and pollution everyday, and don't drink the water in Toronto.

[insaneclownicp]

toronto is canadas USA u dont count

[BCK]

One of Canada's best exports!

[pevargas]

Burton, Randy and the boys are timeless and from a time when people actually played instruments! (what a concept!). I feel for anyone born after 1980.

God bless you Canada, the Guess Who, and the music that you guys created.

One of the best bands in North America ever; period.

[secordman]

This bugged me when I saw the video, I wanted to see Burton on the harmonica instead of all this preamble.

[lgcrooks]

Ooops! Hi the wrong buttonn, there. All the history on all the rock bands in the 50's snd 60's and plays their stuff.

Great special coming up (June 28, I think) about the music scene in Winnipeg, Canada (home the Jets!). Do you remember the Squires (Neil Young)? The Deverons, Burton's old band)? How about the Sugar and Spice (Cruel War is Raging)?

Tune in! And I am not even a CBC employee!

[lgcrooks]

BTW, check out Randy's radio show on national CBC One Saturday nights at 7:00 pm (CST). Great stuff. Brings you in to

[lgcrooks]

I had heard there was a petition online to get these guys into the R&R Hall of fame. I googled (long title coming up) "The Guess Who" for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame petition, and the website with the petition came up.

It also works if simply type in Guess Who petition (no quotation marks)

Sign up, you guys (and gals)!!

[lgcrooks]

Who knows the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website address?

[whitebengal987]

Junkie...I agree they should be in the R&R Hall of Fame. One of the greatest bands around...to this day. Send those requests off to Cleveland. Hell, I'd sign a petition.

[lgcrooks]

There's a move to try to get them into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. By some music professor in Florida? Not sure on that. But, the general concensus is they will not make it. Apparently there are too many other great bands waiting in line! And, hey (or should I say Eh!) they're Canadian, so how would they stand a chance?

They out-sold the Beatles in 1970, and they changed the face of Rock and Roll in Canada.

[junkie4vids]

I cannot believe that The Guess Who are not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That is complete BS to ignore this ultra-talented group. I heard that The Doobie Brothers are also not in the R&R Hall of Fame and they are pissed as well. Let's get both these groups into the Hall !!

[lgcrooks]

OK, Junkie - I'm up with that (down with that, whatever!) but how do you propose to do that?

[junkie4vids]

I am wondering if the fan base can send emails or letters to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to ask them to induct The Guess Who. They have the longetivity, the top hits, one of the greatest rock guitarists (Randy) and one of the greatest vocalists (Burton) - not to mention the rest of the talented band. The band also transitioned into the FM radio format of music (longer songs) from their early forays in AM radio pop music (These Eyes, American Woman, etc.)

[whitebengal987]

Canadian/American....this band is to this day, one of the best. We all love them. No borders when it comes to The Guess Who.

[SPAZZOBOXER]

The song may be about touring the Cities of Western Canada, but the collective musical structure, lyrics, mood, tone, & emotions are uniquely Canadian; emblematic & relative to all Canadians, Coast to Coast. The pride it projects & boasts in its' delivery is something all Canadians are moved by. When I hear this song, I remember back to long road trips across the Prairies, N.Ontario, Quebec & Maritimes to various Hockey Tournaments. This Canada Day, I'll play this song in tribute & with pride!!

[doomer79]

Man!! This is very cool bud! Just great rock & Roll.. Kinda reminds me of Bob Seger etc... And anytime I can hear Randy on guitar is a pleasure. Thanx for the send bro! :) Hehe, I won't profess to be an expert regarding who's who in each band but boy! do I love the Guess Who and BTO... again, Thank You...

Mark

[whitebengal987]

These guys sound as good as they did more than 30 yrs ago. Burton Cumming's voice is as strong and melodic as ever.

[fropen]

The praries are heaven....

[junkie4vids]

They are the best rockin' musical group to come out of Canada. Western Canada rules - land of the praries, beer, Oilers, Flames, farms, and - Burton Cummings, Randy Bachman and the boys!

[lgcrooks]

Let's not forget the Jets! Ahhh... sigh! If it hadn't been for the Oilers in the Gretzky years, the Jets might have hasd their names on the Cup!

[junkie4vids]

Yes...the Winnipeg Jets.  They had some great seasons in the NHL. They were also one of the handful of great WHA teams folded into the NHL. They even had the great Bobby Hull.

[lgcrooks]

Hey! What's with the climate reports?! This was recorded at CanWest Global Park (Winnipeg Goldeyes baseball) in beautiful downtown Winnipeg. It is a short home run hit from Portage and Main, perhaps the most historic intersection in Canada. Maybe you know Randy's song Prairie Town ("...Portage and Main, fifty below..") But we know hot too (45+ humidex)! Typical prairie thunderstorm interrupted this concert - but only briefly! It was great!

[FakeRea1]

I get a bit sad; that westerners think that this song (albeit) reflects the west;  but us easterners LOVE IT, with all our might!!

We love the west.

DON'T LET THE Replicans..RERFORM party .. (cough) Tories teach you otherwise.

I lived in Saskatchewan in 1992. Great experience!

[XMIR10B]

In the summer, Lytton, BC is often the hottest spot in Canada. Shade temperatures regularly reach the mid to high 30°C 's (upper 90's to low 100°F's) and occasionally exceed 40°C (104°F). Lytton, along with the nearby community of Lillooet, share the second-highest temperature ever recorded in Canada. On 16 July 1941, the temperature reached a record 44.4°C (111.9°F) in both communities.[1] Hot summer temperatures are made more tolerable by low humidity

[XMIR10B]

Most extreme temperature range:

The highest recorded temperature in Canadian history was set at Yellow Grass on July 5, 1937: 114 °F (46 °C). Yellow Grass shares this record with Midale.[4] The mean temperature for July is 19 °C and January is −16 °C. Temperatures in Yellow Grass can reach 45°C and -45°C.

[XMIR10B]

Average daily highs summer temps in southern BC range from 30-40 C. June - September (86 F - 104F). Peaks occur in July and August. This region holds the record for most consecutive days over 38 C (100 F)

[XMIR10B]

Saskatoon isnt Canadas hottest city by the way. The absolute hottest temperature was recorded in Yellow Grass Sask at 113 F. The warmest average temperatute year round is Winsor, Ontario. The warmest average summer temperature (June - September) is shared by no less than 10 places in British Columbia (Kamloops, Lillout, Osoyoos, Lytton, Cache Creek - Canadian Desert)

[mipo789]

i love this song so i posted it

[OnTheLibraryComputer]

People drink a lot in Saskatoon...(yep i just said that)

[Red40Wings13]

Thanks for posting. Saw them live a couple of summers ago. They didn't play this wish they had.

[pevargas]

To the good people of Canada: The Guess Who rules!

[XMIR10B]

"So can someone post "When Friends Fall Out?"

[lgcrooks]

Born in Saskatchewan and living in Winnipeg most of my adult life (OK, I am nearly a "senior") this song has special meaning. I do a lot of driving with my work (self-employed) and for visiting family back in the Wheat Province. The first thing I do as I am leaving Winnipeg and heading west is plug in this CD and crank it up as I am heading Back to Saskatoon (well, not Saskatoon specifically, but Saskatchewan in general!

[wiener54]

You bet, born and raised in Canada's hottest city...........Saskatoon. Now working and living in Dubai......the worlds fastest growing city.

[quincee33]

hey wiener isn't dubai the hottest city?

[wiener54]

It gets a tad warm for 4 straight summer months when the day temps hit over 40C and night cools down to 30C. Ouch!

[Fastboy007]

I know that feeling..Although winters been wayyyy too long!!

[GimmeKitty]

NICE to see Randy Bachman participating in this as Burton Cummings wrote this tune AFTER Randy had left "The Guess Who".

Nice to see the folks all making the effort to get along, especially after all these years!

[GimmeKitty]

One of their bestest Tunes, Man!

[jinkazama989]

Love this Song, reminds me of Home

[wiener54]

The Guess Who rocked back in the day and they still rock!!! Saskatoon rocks!!!

[GimmeKitty]

Are you from Canada's Prairie-land?