I recall seeing you&The Ducks at a St.Mark's church dance,Dave,when you were The Strolling Bones-the chicks were quite impressed with the image-hair,attitude, clothes ..&the guys were into the raw,Stones-like quality of the music.We followed you around the Toronto area and you just kept getting better-great slab of vinyl!!
Nothin' (stereo) - The Ugly Ducklings [Toronto (Yorkville), Canada] - 1966 - "Their BEST punk song. Were probably the BEST Canadian rock group of the mid-'60s." - The Ugly Ducklings-1998. NOTE: Also have mono version (lead vocals sound better). Along with the 'Haunted', the 'Ugly Ducklings' were probably the best Canadian rock group of the mid-'60s. Like the 'Haunted', they drew heavily from the 'Rolling Stones', 'Kinks', 'Pretty Things'.
I have to say, and I'm not a 'garage guy' nor is this music even from my generation but as a CANADIAN I have say that this is the single greatest song to have ever come from Canada. No exaggeration. Great video clip too!
Most of the guys went to Cedarbrae SS. Glynn Bell was in my art class & wanted me to play with them back in Yorkville.........me being a suck then, told Glynn thanks anyway but...............maybe I should have!
@Binder472000 Hey, Dave Bingham here. Know anyone who has photos of the band from any of the gigs that we played around Scarboro? If you do, contact me through my Channel page; - Nothin66
Khultan . . . I am so amazed to read your ongoing diatribe about the 60's and the Ducks. They were a very cool footnote who didn't quite make it. I loved them. My older brother hung out with them. Hmmm 1966 . . . again Graham and the Wafers, Australian Brandy Company, Teen Titans, Mandella . . . . how old are you anyway? You sound way to 6-year-old to have been there. As for punk bands they helped kill disco and resurrect rock and roll.
Use 2 watch em @ Charlie Browns across from the Riverboat in TO way back in the 60s.They were the house band there then.Remember them doin'Satisfaction.After a set sittin down with them and makin the comment,"That their version was better than the Stones.They were greatfull.Shame they didn't eclipse many other inferior bands that did make it internationally.Yorkville,and the sounds missed.
I'm here baby I'm sad you're driving me insane, Don't bother me man yeah you're rattle on my brain, I happened to mention what you said last night, Don't pay no attention you just dropped out of sight, Baby, y'know I need nothin', I need nothin'....
Polskich użytkowników YT, poszukujących więcej wiedzy o The Ugly Ducklings, zapraszam: cogra.pl/index.php/szacun/dave-bingham-i-the-ugly-ducklings-pogawedki-o-rozwoju-garncarstwa-artystycznego-w-kanadzie/
Saw the Ducklings perform this when they played at a local highschool in my hometown, Kingston. Used to play along with this song on my old 33 1/3 rpm album when I was learning to play guitar way back then. Think I pretty much wore that old album out. lol
Hey RPR, Never really stopped to figure that one out. I just went by what it sounded like and let the engineers do their thing. I'll report back on that one later!
Y'know, this really was 10-12 years ahead of its time. And you notice the poster, and the preceding act "The Sparrows" -- they would become Steppenwolf, of course -- probably not everyone here already knew that, though (-:
Wow what a narrow view. So late 70's/80's punks were any less fresh and raw as the Ducks, Graham and thwe Wafers, Leigh Ashford, Seeds, Abernathy Shagmaster, The British Modbeats, Titanic, JR Fludd and so on and so . . . I admire punk as much as I admire Al Demeola or Joe Pass or The Stacattos. You're 41 you don't know 90% of these bands or players. But again so narrow a view.
@wailingdavid Punk musicians, and I'm being way too generous with that, got off only because of the fact that it drew huge numbers of substandard or no experienced persons in regards to music and that's what kind of shook the music industry for a minute. But punk rock music remains horrendous and is substandard music and should never be directly associated with 60s rock. Punk rock got away with it only for the generations of it's time.
Oh ya and U2 started as psuedo-punks who didn't know how to play an instrument. Oh ya and Alex Lifeson really couldn't play the leads off the albums because he was still learning and taking lessons for years and yrears . . . the premise of punk was simple, raw, jarring and liberating . . . . kind of like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Maiden, Metallica and even Green Day - Time of Your LIfe, the most punk statement ever made - let's write a complex beautiiful song and put it on a pop/puink album.
I never heard of U2 when they first started out and when I found out what their early music is like, I put them in the same category. You give way too much credit. Even Zepp is over rated. I don't like Deep Purple. Metallica? hmph...Green Day?!? Green Day?!? Ah ha ha ha ha!
You never really experienced the Ducks or the growth of garage rock a.k.a. roots of punk. Ducks, the Seeds, Stooges. I saw the Ducks regularly and they were raw and visceral and decidedly punks . . . in a time of Mods, greasers, country-western and big band and whiners.
I remember learning this song on guitar. Man, the chicks thought I was cool! I have been a professional guitar instructor for many years, and when I play this song, they still think it's cool
Pushing too hard, Painter Man, Nothin, 48 Crash (I know, it's early 70s)...wow!! Love it!!! I got an electric Fender guitar, I got to learn those notes. I wants to play music!
Yeah! "Pushin' Too Hard" was a favourite. I picked it up in Buffalo NY on a record buying trip. No-one in Toronto had heard of them at the time! We used to do "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" too."Nothin'" was more of a nod to "The Kinks", tho'. And "The Pretty Things".
wow! you really dave bingham? glad you appreciated the seeds reference. man you guys were right there. yep, kinks and pretty things too. maybe some 13th floor elevators too, but later. and i'd say YOU influenced THEM...
Yeah, It's sorta like that song "Will It Go 'Round In Circles?", everything gets recycled! But all the bands we've mentioned
deserve respect. They were creating a new musical form and they didn't even know it. The reason it still gets under peoples' skin, is that it was real & from the heart, and it was young!
I'm only 22 but I love garage rock. I have the seeds, the ugly ducklings, and much more on my ipod I listen to at school. Nothin and gaslight are my favorites. Plus I hear the ducklings on sirius radio sometimes. Thanks for great music!
This is real music at the best! True garage psycho-proto-punk! Awesome !! Too bad I wasn`t even born when this was rocking ;(... thx for posting this gem! 5 stars!! Pure class!
I considered that, but people have been hearing that version for 40 years! This is exactly the same recording (3Trks) mixed on a "Neive" board and mastered properly. It only enhances the performance.
I've been here before and it still KICKS ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪▼♪♪♪♪♪♪♪
Khultan 1 month ago
I recall seeing you&The Ducks at a St.Mark's church dance,Dave,when you were The Strolling Bones-the chicks were quite impressed with the image-hair,attitude, clothes ..&the guys were into the raw,Stones-like quality of the music.We followed you around the Toronto area and you just kept getting better-great slab of vinyl!!
briandebbie288 7 months ago
This is real music. I was born in the wrong decade.
mourningdove77 8 months ago
GOD BLESS THE UGLYS
rochebraziliano 8 months ago
the power of this re-mix is frightening!
JohnnyFriendly 9 months ago
@JohnnyFriendly - Neive Tube Compressors!!! Just like the old days! + all that Vintage Gear! Gotta love it!
D.J.Bingham
Nothin66 9 months ago
damn dude fuckn killer
happygofucky 10 months ago
Wow, what a track!
jdivision91 10 months ago
Nothin' (stereo) - The Ugly Ducklings [Toronto (Yorkville), Canada] - 1966 - "Their BEST punk song. Were probably the BEST Canadian rock group of the mid-'60s." - The Ugly Ducklings-1998. NOTE: Also have mono version (lead vocals sound better). Along with the 'Haunted', the 'Ugly Ducklings' were probably the best Canadian rock group of the mid-'60s. Like the 'Haunted', they drew heavily from the 'Rolling Stones', 'Kinks', 'Pretty Things'.
mikekadas 11 months ago
Can never get enough of this song or The Ducks.....NEVER.
JakeDeniro 1 year ago
half of my family were friends with roger, great guy met him a couple times, RIP
blaineblaine666 1 year ago
I have to say, and I'm not a 'garage guy' nor is this music even from my generation but as a CANADIAN I have say that this is the single greatest song to have ever come from Canada. No exaggeration. Great video clip too!
Ownzo 1 year ago
Most of the guys went to Cedarbrae SS. Glynn Bell was in my art class & wanted me to play with them back in Yorkville.........me being a suck then, told Glynn thanks anyway but...............maybe I should have!
Binder472000 1 year ago
@Binder472000 Hey, Dave Bingham here. Know anyone who has photos of the band from any of the gigs that we played around Scarboro? If you do, contact me through my Channel page; - Nothin66
D.J.Bingham
Nothin66 1 year ago
The Ducks were the best!
OldMusicOnVinyl1 1 year ago
This song is great. I love the mix too, that sweet bass is nice and loud.
oobnick 1 year ago
Khultan . . . I am so amazed to read your ongoing diatribe about the 60's and the Ducks. They were a very cool footnote who didn't quite make it. I loved them. My older brother hung out with them. Hmmm 1966 . . . again Graham and the Wafers, Australian Brandy Company, Teen Titans, Mandella . . . . how old are you anyway? You sound way to 6-year-old to have been there. As for punk bands they helped kill disco and resurrect rock and roll.
wailingdavid 1 year ago
@wailingdavid You moron, I wasn't of age in that era. It's called enthusiasm you brain drool.
Khultan 1 year ago
Use 2 watch em @ Charlie Browns across from the Riverboat in TO way back in the 60s.They were the house band there then.Remember them doin'Satisfaction.After a set sittin down with them and makin the comment,"That their version was better than the Stones.They were greatfull.Shame they didn't eclipse many other inferior bands that did make it internationally.Yorkville,and the sounds missed.
verdict4me 1 year ago
I'm here baby I'm sad you're driving me insane, Don't bother me man yeah you're rattle on my brain, I happened to mention what you said last night, Don't pay no attention you just dropped out of sight, Baby, y'know I need nothin', I need nothin'....
Khultan 1 year ago
@Khultan - read the information - the lyrics are Right There! You almost got'em right,
just a few syllables off!
D.J.
Nothin66 1 year ago 2
@Nothin66 I must give thanks for Nothin66 ; )
Khultan 1 year ago
@Nothin66 I didn't realize that LOL
Khultan 1 year ago
Polskich użytkowników YT, poszukujących więcej wiedzy o The Ugly Ducklings, zapraszam: cogra.pl/index.php/szacun/dave-bingham-i-the-ugly-ducklings-pogawedki-o-rozwoju-garncarstwa-artystycznego-w-kanadzie/
elvissavik 1 year ago
Fantastic!
sineddezra 1 year ago
What a Gem!!!
pamphish 1 year ago
That, was awesome.
pamphish 1 year ago
Danforth Gardens - 1966.
Sigh.
Great dances.
GREAT band.
Thanks for the memories.
fearwidge 1 year ago
@Nothin66...which one of you guys went to
Westwood Jr High ...I was there 62-65 was it ? Bell...were still rockin in N Ontario playin bars
with lots of Toronto classic tunes..Cheers and
Rock til I drop
rebelsteve 2 years ago
Saw the Ducklings perform this when they played at a local highschool in my hometown, Kingston. Used to play along with this song on my old 33 1/3 rpm album when I was learning to play guitar way back then. Think I pretty much wore that old album out. lol
Painkill3r4 2 years ago
Hey RPR, Never really stopped to figure that one out. I just went by what it sounded like and let the engineers do their thing. I'll report back on that one later!
D.J.Bingham
Nothin66 2 years ago
FANTASTIC BAND! Yeah!
rocktenniscat 2 years ago
nice edit. thx for upload!
Pascaltown 2 years ago
GOD BLESS THE DUCKS!
dickhertz1000 2 years ago 2
I solute D.J. Bingham and friends for being part of music history !
thankGodforDavidG 2 years ago
This song truly stands the test of time
rocketradio77 2 years ago 2
Y'know, this really was 10-12 years ahead of its time. And you notice the poster, and the preceding act "The Sparrows" -- they would become Steppenwolf, of course -- probably not everyone here already knew that, though (-:
jeigh3 2 years ago
Yes! Thanks for posting, I love this song!
Earpoke 2 years ago
Nobody heard of Punk Rock in 1966 and I 10 years old then, everything was between this and the good Country Music.
richardcwood 2 years ago
'Punk' rock is a dishonest cause and ideal in the premise that one didn't have to know how to play a musical instrument.
Khultan 2 years ago
Wow what a narrow view. So late 70's/80's punks were any less fresh and raw as the Ducks, Graham and thwe Wafers, Leigh Ashford, Seeds, Abernathy Shagmaster, The British Modbeats, Titanic, JR Fludd and so on and so . . . I admire punk as much as I admire Al Demeola or Joe Pass or The Stacattos. You're 41 you don't know 90% of these bands or players. But again so narrow a view.
wailingdavid 2 years ago
@wailingdavid Punk musicians, and I'm being way too generous with that, got off only because of the fact that it drew huge numbers of substandard or no experienced persons in regards to music and that's what kind of shook the music industry for a minute. But punk rock music remains horrendous and is substandard music and should never be directly associated with 60s rock. Punk rock got away with it only for the generations of it's time.
Khultan 2 years ago
Oh ya and U2 started as psuedo-punks who didn't know how to play an instrument. Oh ya and Alex Lifeson really couldn't play the leads off the albums because he was still learning and taking lessons for years and yrears . . . the premise of punk was simple, raw, jarring and liberating . . . . kind of like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Maiden, Metallica and even Green Day - Time of Your LIfe, the most punk statement ever made - let's write a complex beautiiful song and put it on a pop/puink album.
wailingdavid 2 years ago
I never heard of U2 when they first started out and when I found out what their early music is like, I put them in the same category. You give way too much credit. Even Zepp is over rated. I don't like Deep Purple. Metallica? hmph...Green Day?!? Green Day?!? Ah ha ha ha ha!
Khultan 2 years ago
You never really experienced the Ducks or the growth of garage rock a.k.a. roots of punk. Ducks, the Seeds, Stooges. I saw the Ducks regularly and they were raw and visceral and decidedly punks . . . in a time of Mods, greasers, country-western and big band and whiners.
wailingdavid 2 years ago
I NEED NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
safeatnight 2 years ago
Definitely sounds influenced by the Stones.
AviationRecords 2 years ago
I agree , awesome sound , compliments of vintage gear , amazing
DawsonAndTess 2 years ago
I remember learning this song on guitar. Man, the chicks thought I was cool! I have been a professional guitar instructor for many years, and when I play this song, they still think it's cool
buckskinbuccaneer 2 years ago
And didn't every band at the time ask their singer to learn how to snarl a bit more to sing NUTHIN'?
Kinda like a Johnny Rotten growl . . . .
wailingdavid 2 years ago
Hi Dave, bev. here. Love this song, and long live Admiral Road.
101princess 2 years ago
awesome track,love this sound
armjos1 2 years ago
I grew up learning how to sing to these guys, the British Modbeats, Buzz Shearman and Gary Luciani from JR Flood (with Neil Peart on drums).
Everyone talks about the Seeds being the precursor to punk and garage rock - I think it was the DUCKS man!!!!!
wailingdavid 2 years ago
Everything ya said was all good until you said punk rock.
Khultan 2 years ago
Fuck 'punk', seriously.
Khultan 2 years ago
That's so '60s! (That's a GOOD thing!) I love it. Edgy-catchy.
Tamething 2 years ago 2
intrumentals and everything is just nostalgae wonderful !
thankGodforDavidG 2 years ago
You guys were way ahead of your time. Nice re-mix, saves me from playing my scratchy 45 copy.
tvrowdies 2 years ago
kilerr song!
nicobitles 2 years ago 3
Sorry, man, I meant thumbs up.
Khultan 2 years ago
Pushing too hard, Painter Man, Nothin, 48 Crash (I know, it's early 70s)...wow!! Love it!!! I got an electric Fender guitar, I got to learn those notes. I wants to play music!
Khultan 2 years ago
This was one of my favorite songs of the time. Ducks rock man. Sudbury guy. You are one of my all time favorite bands.
conmaesta 2 years ago
a classic!
panots 2 years ago
fucking awesome...
slashgrass 3 years ago
the seeds, the stooges, the animals--it's all here baby
macandrewes 3 years ago
Yeah! "Pushin' Too Hard" was a favourite. I picked it up in Buffalo NY on a record buying trip. No-one in Toronto had heard of them at the time! We used to do "We Gotta Get Outta This Place" too."Nothin'" was more of a nod to "The Kinks", tho'. And "The Pretty Things".
D.J.Bingham
Nothin66 3 years ago
wow! you really dave bingham? glad you appreciated the seeds reference. man you guys were right there. yep, kinks and pretty things too. maybe some 13th floor elevators too, but later. and i'd say YOU influenced THEM...
macandrewes 3 years ago
Yeah, It's sorta like that song "Will It Go 'Round In Circles?", everything gets recycled! But all the bands we've mentioned
deserve respect. They were creating a new musical form and they didn't even know it. The reason it still gets under peoples' skin, is that it was real & from the heart, and it was young!
D.J.Bingham.
Nothin66 3 years ago
I'm only 22 but I love garage rock. I have the seeds, the ugly ducklings, and much more on my ipod I listen to at school. Nothin and gaslight are my favorites. Plus I hear the ducklings on sirius radio sometimes. Thanks for great music!
JohnHaysOutdoorman 2 years ago
Man This song is Great!
CHURINFUNFLAIS 3 years ago
This is real music at the best! True garage psycho-proto-punk! Awesome !! Too bad I wasn`t even born when this was rocking ;(... thx for posting this gem! 5 stars!! Pure class!
RobertoGaspar69 3 years ago
Grandi!!!
dottorphibes 3 years ago
Good song and band
Foxyarse2 3 years ago
Killer song -we used to do this in my ol' band 'bout 10 yrs ago. Great pics of the Ducklings...ultra hip
actionscoot 3 years ago
This great video needs the original version!
woodrailking 3 years ago
I considered that, but people have been hearing that version for 40 years! This is exactly the same recording (3Trks) mixed on a "Neive" board and mastered properly. It only enhances the performance.
D.J.B.
Nothin66 3 years ago
You guys were the coolest, remembering the Village gigs and the Flick
Thanks for posting Dave
Malcolm
PadreMDB 3 years ago
I absolutely *loved* this tune back in 1966. My 45 RPM copy was worn out from overplaying.
Très cool.
Mike Harrison
Mainline
Toronto Canada
bass0111 3 years ago
Killer sound! Thanx.
GollyMcCry 3 years ago
Very inspiring!
radiochoiu 3 years ago
I need nothin except those adorable little fuzzy
ducklings who some say are ugly, but I think are cute as can be, quack quack!!
chuckdee121 3 years ago
SOUNDS GREAT JUST LIKE LIVE AT THE?
grannyrock10 3 years ago
Well done Dave!!! Cheers!!
jonesinn905 3 years ago