DOUG & THE SLUGS - Day By Day

[fjislander]

RIP Doug .

[russfromdodge]

A shame they never got marketed very much outside of Canada,they were awesome

[walterbrunswick]

I would have to say one of my top 10 favorite songs. Absolute gold!

[ultrastark1]

how can u have 8 dislikes on a song like this,its awesome its real music

[GAVIN271]

sad doug is dead but great song and hi

[CanadaGuy32]

this song is incredible

[skeena59]

Favorite and best D+S song ever. Fitting tribute to Toronto boy Doug Bennett. Miss you Dougie. Gone far too soon. RIP.

[strakersrevenge]

they were awesome live

[FEARLESSBill1980]

Awesome song to listen to when you have a bad day!

[spamspamspamshutup]

RIP Doug

[748deere]

love this song

[qwertyhnbvcxzjp]

I feel kinda outta place. :/ I'm to young to have any real touching stories, but thanks to everyone who shared their feelings. Hope you feel better!

[MrMoldyPickles]

@jeafsteadman

I agree! This song just changes any negative feelings I have into positive and good feeling. No matter what brings the feeling on, no matter the low. I just listen and remember to go on!

[jeffsteadman]

@MrMoldyPickles thanks for that ...a t least i didnt go unnoticed... thanks for your positive input... peace out :)

[jeffsteadman]

i love the fact that one song can change all the shit in the world to a very positive moment.. :)

[1963RRT]

I had the privilege to meet Doug Bennett when they played Loyalist College in 1984. Great showman...A real gentleman.

[Beatleslotr]

I'm 16, and ever since I can remember I have been living in the 50's - 90's, this music rocks, and what people call "music" today could never compare to the music back then, love it so much :D

[CLASHofTHElonders]

i'm 19 and love this music same with frank sinatra but i HATE all the crap out today well the popular CRAP anyway

[LeCutter]

Thanks for the very inspirational song Doug and boys. Whenever I get down I throw this on and pulls me right up. I wish Doug was still around!

[xsamitt]

I love the sound and spirit this band created......ALL on their own no less........Pure and straight up music.......What a band.

[everyday2011can]

This song has helped me get straight. I listen to it several times a day. I think Doug Bennett is singing about the same thing. I would have liked to meet him, or at least see him perform.

[BrunoLeBoss]

Very very good Pop song.

Was it a hit somewhere ???

[Geist2806]

@BrunoLeBoss In Canada, if that counts.....

[Seisachtheia]

@Geist2806 Oh that counts, that counts for all 34 million of us.

[xsamitt]

I love this music,what a band.

[nostalgia43]

Doug's a Canadian hero, saw him in 85', 86'.

[Singflatly]

Very underrated band. I miss hearing these guys. God bless them all. :)

[awderer]

This has to be the most inspirational song I have EVER heard.

I heard it one day on the radio when I was gong through one of the darkest moments of my life. Evertime I feel myself fading, I come back to this song and it gives me hope.

Thank you.

[LeCutter]

Always loved these boys. Keep on keepin' on brothers and sisters! It's always darkest before the dawn!

[Seisachtheia]

This is one of two things that has stood between me and doing something stupid whenever I suffer from depression.

[russfromdodge]

Doug and the Slugs certainly left a mark on the world.A legacy to be proud of for sure!!RIP Doug Bennett

[ty1977]

intro for for a rap song for sure

[1963RRT]

I saw them at College in 1984, what an awesome show they put on.

[TheGorenShow]

How could you dislike this song? Doug & the Slugs were my favorite band growing up and even now still hold a special place in my heart. R.I.P. Doug Bennett.

[joanarc1000]

Takes me back to Convocation at Mount A?

[strat8383]

aren't we all? Great band.

[funnytimes1000]

Great Song !!! Thanks for posting it!!!

[trkrcda]

What a great song, been looking for the title to ths a long long time, Great tempo and up beat. Need to get this CD for sure

[alpha18412]

"I speak up when I feel its right.. I jump up when I know that I got to fight until then I just take it day by day..".

[starcraftfan304]

day by day!

[The80swildchild]

Thanks for this I have been looking for this for last 10 years Bloody Awesome song

[Roguedaddy1]

...and the lyrics are me..;-)

[alpha18412]

"I just do what I do and I do it day by day by day.."

[Manford60]

I miss Doug

[MrsRaynedrop]

This song has gotten me though a lot of bad days. I love it.

[TheCanadianWest]

An amazing band that was ALWAYS under-rated.

RIP Doug!

[jldalziel]

Stay in ur Happy Place

Namaste

[jldalziel]

Mischief & Magic Friday Race Ya..... time to celebrate freedom!

[starcraftfan9117734]

i stand up when i know that its time to fight

[douglasbeveridge]

like life!!!!!day by day

[starcraftfan911666]

good one

[eden1963]

Due to the escalating fiscal responsilbilites attributed to the corporation as a direct result of the excessive debit status in your royalty account we the corporation deem your exemplary artistic merit null and void. You are dropped

[eden1963]

I wonder if Joan Jett wrote that book LOL

[underfrogg]

does anyone know if nancy is is in the vid?

[terrebyte]

miss you doug!

[cheesegraterurine]

Miss you Doug your music and my memories of you make me smile and bring a tear to my eyes.Cheers Wayne.

[military911search]

The day I had the pleasure of listening to Doug and the Slug's at the race track, my filly won by 14 lengths.

[YolandaGuadalupe]

@military911search

Excellent.. thank you for sharing my friend :))

enJOYable..

[ripsawrodge67]

Day by day i miss Doug and his music::( But I always smile and chuckle when i hear it on thr airways.Usually on BOB FM Winnipeg.

[KillingJoke696]

Always thought this was Blue Rodeo. Sounds like Greg Keelor

[dvideto]

Great stories ! Great Band

[SuperChickenmafia]

This is dedicated to the ones who have left us and the ones who are still around. Love you Dad and Julie-Anne.

[smegweevil]

Great piece of music! Love the drum slamming in at 1:03.

Thanks for putting this up. Really brings back the memories- good ones!

[MrBuckwilliam]

excellent :)

[dong2phat4u]

I saw one of there last shows, maybe there last. It was at the Shamrock in Calgary. Great night! Played all the classics and did an awesome cover of The Kings "This Beat goes On/Switchin to Glide".

[NaitchahBoy]

Love the opening bass and the "with you"s at 2:00!

[Fiacolata]

First time I hear this song !!Adorable !

[sttaw4]

This my favorite song..." It's like my Recovery Song "

[tickertape82]

Another piece of Canadian rock GOLD!

[Gladman]

Great song...saw these guys at my school in 1979...wow how time flies. RIP Doug!

[neonblonde2000]

i don't get these high concept videos

[aubhar]

Neonblonde, you dont need to look at the video...enjoy the fucking song! woooo Hoooo

[mistajef]

I was at the KXA when Doug and the slugs played - Had my best GF with me -awesome. Some things you never forget

[psmcc1]

Im having a bad day today but if it wasnt for this song I would not have made it this far. Played it every day for the last twenty five years.  Yes iam 55 and still a big fan...

[ClamMaster2000x]

@psmcc1 Right on!

[terryandgwen]

ever since my wife passed away this song gave me the incentive to kick start my life. Thank you

[xsamitt]

Keep the Faith

[stupidpplmakemegag]

@terryandgwen I too have had some troubling setbacks - and this song helps to ground me and foster perseverance . Always stay strong my friend.

[mikmicals]

@terryandgwen God Bless You my friend.

[jrregan]

@terryandgwen Sorry for your loss. Keep up the smiles. Keep the fight. Us "80's kids" stick together. Remember the turn around... If it had happened the other way. What would she have done -- for YOU. You do for HER. Great! Keep her in pocket, and keep those pockets moving!

[quincee33]

@terryandgwen good for you!!! sorry for your loss.....on another note, this song would be good in a movie soundtrack....i could see Adam Sandler or Seth Rogan using this in amovie.....

[bluebrett70]

@terryandgwen Terry this song helps me as well, it's such a positive message behind it, God bless you!

[zero00orez]

Saw Doug in Inuvik NWT on May long weekend beer gardens...what a show what a guy was working security with the promoter and got to party with them afterwards. RIP Doug...Simon Kendall is a great guy too...Thanks guys...

[kiaser111]

I saw Doug and crew at Rock in the Valley in Craven Saskatchewan . The main stage shut down for the night and they wer playin the beer garden. What happened that night I will never forget. Doug had the crowd in his hands playin day by day the whole crowd sang the words the band stopped playin and we sung that song to the point that doug said he had in all his years never heard a crowd go off like that! I allso remember alot of women showin tits!! Doug you wer a one of a kind thanks RIP BRO!!!!!

[ramblinrose117]

Thanks for sending this along.Yes It's a great tune

I never heard this one before and thank you for posting this and your e-mail as I never know he died.R.I.P.

Doug.

[aubhar]

shittttt I forgot about dougy...jese... He kicked out a few great tunes. i grew up in the 80's

[outfitmadeofawesome]

I miss Doug and Nancy.

I spent a lot of time at their house as a little girl. Until my family moved to halifax.

I have so many memories in their house, like getting the stomach flu, and a halloween-style house of horrors in the basement.

It's so hard to think about that house being big and empty.

*cry*

[ChadJHachey]

this song got me throgh my jail sentance

[BayviewFinch]

What did you do?

[MatthewtheY]

Boy, the things I learn from reading from fellow Canadians (I'm from Truro, Nova Scotia). Yeah, Doug Bennett was a rock musician we Canadians can be proud of. And speaking of personal experiences..... I never met the man but my dad, who is an RCMP police officer who works mostly highway patrol shifts, once stopped Doug!!!!! He was either speeding, driving under the influence, or just a simple unbuckled seat belt; still a celebrity brush-with-the-law from my dad!

[cgasucks]

I'm so glad I met Doug when he was still alive...he lived around my area in Vancouver and I would see him rent videos with his family and other stuff...I even had to call him up to ask him to pay a bill he owed the company I worked for at the time...classy guy...RIP.

[blowitthenleave]

i once worked security in a bar in Alberta where we had booked doug.I got roped into helping the crew unload the gear down a steep flight of stairs and up onto the stage.Doug came over and invited us backstage for free beer and munchies..it was there he gave us black ball caps with their name on it..shook our hands again and thanked us..I'll never forget the man..May he rest in peace.

[GPhoenixMan]

I saw Doug in concert in Vancouver a while before he died. Great show. He was so down to earth. He wandered around in the audience while he sang and wrapped his arm around me while he sung this one. Cool guy and awesome song.

[mclf67]

thanx for posting. I saw them in 1986, and watching this is bringing back many wonderful memories of that night. RIP Doug.

[tubatits]

good tunes,, :)

[mikeemerylevesque]

in the summer of 1994 i was a taxi driver in moncton, new brunswick and i picked up doug and the bass player and the drummer at took them to their gig at chevys.

[ramblinrose117]

Doug died he was gaining weight maybe that killed him OMG how did he die???

[northsydneyreid]

complications of diabetes i believe

[jubsa]

The official death cause was never released

[jubsa]

Doug and The Slugs rock. Sucks Doug died :( But thanks for the video to bring back the memory of a great music group. They should of done a music video of Tomcat Prowl.

[lilyfathersjoy]

They did! It looked like it was filmed in a number of singles clubs in Vancouver. I'd love to see it posted!

[jubsa]

Oh. I didn't find on Youtube. Would someone please post the music video on youtube! I'd love it.

[jubsa]

Found a vid of it

[brahma1964]

Truly a unique voice,and good tunes that catch your ear.I always wondered they didn't make it as big as they should have.RIP Mr.Bennett

[jubsa]

Doug Bennett had one hell of a voice and great singing to make great songs. I was sad when I heard he died.

[jagandme]

: ) Seen these guys at the Spanky's bar in Brampton, it was an excellent show. Sad to here Doug Bennett has passed away. Thanks for the video

[luckypascal]

They were good...was checking out some Northern Pikes, Neoa4, D.O.A., Does anybody has some " After ALL" late 80's canadian band ..one entirely great album.

[2077837]

I always get a kick out of his hits. Saw him a few times in concerts around Vancouver great guy great songs long live the slug

[habman19]

The Slugs had a great song called "Moondog Howl". I've never seen it on You Tube. Does anyone have this one? If so, could you post it. it was one of the band's best songs.

[Iam10Bears]

I don't remember that one; I remember the Tomcat Prowl?

[habman19]

I think you're right. I think that's the actual name of the song I'm thinking of.

[habman19]

I think you're right. I think that's the actual name of the song I'm thinking of.

[Mtechthewise]

In 1984 I hired The Slugs to do a concert at Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom, it was for a dance for put on by Engineering Department of BCIT, I was Student Pres. of the Mechanical Eng. Dept. I got to meet Doug and the band, between sets. I still remember the meeting as vividly as if it was 1 year ago. I still have the T-Shirt Doug & the band gave me.

I miss them.

[ckendall67]

Great song:-)

[ustink0815]

thank you kurdtss. this is the best!

[1952DJM]

I saw Doug many times - last was Hard Rock in Toronto just weeks before he passed. He was obviously in distress but still funny as hell. Best concert was at LuLu's - he loved the venue - lots of tables and rails to dance on. I miss the Slugs every day.

[Jellogel]

how did he die? I'v never heard, if you know, pls tell me, I am very curious

[1952DJM]

I've never heard the cause, just that he fell ill on the drive between shows out west. When I saw him at Hard Rock a few weeks earlier, he was walking with a cane and obviously not well at all. He even struggled with his own lyrics but was still very much Doug Bennett. I thought at the time that it must be his last tour. It was my pleasure to shake his hand that night and thank him for all the great music he'd made since I first heard him in 1973. He's still my favourite musician.

[CdnFireChef]

According to Wikipedia he died a week after he fell into a coma. It doesnt say anything else about it

[Dephile17]

I was born Oct. 1 1984. This song has been in my head every breathing moment of my life. I'm pretty sure Doug and the slugs were my first memory.

[northsydneyreid]

june 11 1984 this and the walk of lfe have stuck with me

[Iam10Bears]

Beautiful Doug.

[ruthyruthyruthyrut]

good song.. but i think marcel could have done it better .... only joking ... by the way have you heard the love boat theme??? eh eh

[goinfantry]

Great Canadian band. saw them live at the Misty Moon in Halifax, NS Canada in 1984

[hubguy5]

@goinfantry

Ahh the Misty Moon on Barrington St in Halifax. I remember seeing Doug and the Slugs there but we were underage in Halifax summer '88 looking for apartments for 1st year at Dal, and we we stood outside the Moon and listened to these guys for a good 45min or so. Remember the Moon would take out their big front windows in the summertime so you could look in and listen....good times, good times. Only time I "saw" this band unfortunately.

[pharaohcs]

One of the best bands to come out of Canada in their era. Never saw them live but wished I could've, even though I was very young when they were in their heyday.

[hownos]

he had great pipes.

[number464]

man i saw Doug and the Slugs when i was ten years old... good times

[krazykritik]

..another Canuck band I saw..at the old Gasworks..downtown Toronto in 1990..never got the credit they deserved..

[pollywood5]

Underrated band and song. Love it.

[michielaw]

Doug had a terrific voice. May he rest in peace.

They certainly don't write songs like that anymore. (Oh God, I sound like my mother).

[lace36]

He passed away? Really. When??

[hamlinracefan]

Doug Bennett passed away in October 2004.

[bclmax]

first saw them on a tv show called zig zag. great band. never forgotten. still have an original cassette of ten big ones.

[OldJoeGo]

NOT with us but "Always With Us!" Live ON!

[redandjonny]

RIP Doug.

[skiscot]

OMG.. I JUST found out from reading these that Doug B died in Calgary 3 yrs ago, RIP Doug, a part of the 80's died with you , GREAT nights with my first gfriend at the KEE to Bala and Ontario Place !!

[LittleBridget]

I'm eleven years old and i LOVE these guys! This is my FAVORITE SONG EVER!!!!

[sonofjoseywales]

You have good taste.

[LittleBridget]

oh thank you!^^

[zoroangel]

One of my fav bands..so talented

[pollywolly77]

I remember seeing this band on Toronto Rocks then hosted by the late Johne Major.

[Eggy1963]

Saw these guys over and over again in Vancouver and never got tired of them. The commadore on Granville forget about it, too much FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[northey2008]

never seen these guys, but they did come too medicine hat one time when they were performing in a bar, I was too young at the time to see them

[TrainmasterCurt]

Great band, and they have a ska reggae influence in their earlier songs

[sonofjoseywales]

What a great song; if this doesn't put a smile on your face when you hear, and put everything into perspective, then nothing will.

[RERUN1965]

DOUG WAS EVEYBODIES BEST FRIEND!

[drmchum]

Greatest Cdn Group ever.

[jimchamps]

Does anyone know when and how Doug Bennet died ?

[hownos]

Doug died october 16/04. just two weeks shy of his 53rd birthday

[BuzzEnWell]

Doug as i understand died of an unpublicised form of cancer.

[LittleBridget]

I HOPE HE DIDN'T!! I'm crushed now...waaaaaaah....

[kanadianbeer]

rite on good music

rip-doug

[hownos]

doug was a nice guy, rip

[hellfirecan]

One of my all time top 10 songs. I had the great fortune of seeing the boys in Thunder Bay over 10 years ago. Awesome show.

[terrebyte]

i miss him too...will always be a great fan. he played at the bayshore inn, ballroom, vancouver, bc (new years eve '86) he was so full of life, energy, talent, the whole room was dancing. he brought joy to everyone. if there is a heaven, doug will be there.

[rabbibebop]

almost became their piano player...it would have been fun

[dudeacus]

Awesome tune...RIP Doug. We miss you. This is one of his best songs ever.

[Raywilkinson]

Totally Underated I love these guys thanks for the upload

[ebbets1965]

saw them at Ontario Place (the Forum I think it was called) back in the 80s.

[Clemenza800]

Is there a video for "Too Bad"? Great song.

[string6]

Search HOCKEY!HOCKEY!HOCKEY! AND YOU CAN HEAR THE SONG .

[quig66]

I ran into Doug Bennet at eth airport in Vancouver when I was on my way to Toronto. He told me he was on his way to Edmonton for a New Years show. I had a few Slug stories for him and was able to tell him that I really liked his music. I was glad I got the chance to meet him before he died.

[conanfan75]

my sister is in this video! It's near the end, she's first in line grabing her bag.. lol

[northernlight696]

Saw them in New Brunswick in 1986 - what a great band. RIP Doug

[alliejessie]

My mother would be in that video!!! And I know the guitarists son

[bigcajunman]

An astounding sound, by an underappreciated band.

[crustybob]

I saw these guys in Trenton Ontario in 1987. I was a little wasted and Doug used his fingers to open my eyes. lol. What a great bar band.

[eden1963]

Thanks for the vid upload. I, too forgot how good a band they were. T&A is not needed to make a GREAT video

[thrillsandspills]

I've seen Doug and the boys perform many times during the 80's and 90's. I will miss them. Very difficult to find his CD's (may be held in estate redtape). Thanks for this video!

[bigcajunman]

Doug, we miss you, rest in peace, but know you leave a great legacy

[TVThemeGuy]

Heard this song last Friday for the first time in years and forgot how good it was. Thanks for uploading the vid.

[Implodovision]

Great stuff. Love it to death.

[gottalock]

So much fun these guys. Classic Canadian tunes..wonder if they made a vid for tomcat prowl

[ICSKLE]

gottalock, I think they did. Did it go a little something like "The Moon dog howls when the ......."

[touchings]

i live next door to the drummer and grew up with doug's daughter