What great year 1984 was in Toronto our generation. Tears for Fears filmed a music video at the Metro Toronto library; and Brian Adams filmed a video at the old theatre on Younge St.
Im 32 years old now but I remember when I was like 4 or 5 and I used to force my grandpa to wait until a red train came when he used to take me out for subway rides. I was fascinated by the subway when I was that age and my grandpa used to take me for rides just for fun. God rest his soul, great man!
Which TTC stations was this filmed at? I know Sheppard (which looks so different back then!), but which other ones? I was born the year this song came out. Therefore I have no recollection of the red trains!
@888sidewinder Actually, according to their website (thespoons.ca - The Spoonerhythm Network), she was born in Hamilton, Ontario. And her nickname (at least back in 1984) was 'sweet thing'.
This was filmed at Kipling Station and I knew the girl at 3:06 but it was so long ago I can't remember her name... but we were all so THRILLED when it played in MuchMusic!!
i miss the 80s,and the RED ROCKET,especially when the lights went off and on,that was the best part of the riding the subway. and seeing the old Sheppard Station,that really brings back the ole memories. thank you for posting the video.
I remember this song, when i was a child growing up here in Toronto, if you look at 1:30-1:31, theres the TTC operator with the whistle, any Torontonian living or growing up in the 80s here would remember men like him would tell that the subway is leaving by blowing his whistle, before the noise on the subway door came, does anyone remember those TTC conductors and whistles?
I remember 'Live' Earl Jive and the Dave 'Mars Bar' Marsden playing this on 102.1 during my formative years. Living in WNY, I loved, loved, LOVED the Toronto, Mississaugua, and Hamilton radio stations -- so much better than the pablum the local (Buffalo) stations played: I'm looking at you, 97-Rock and WNYS!
All grown up, now, and living in San Jose, CA -- I'd love to have this re-released, and see Sandy, Gordon, and the rest get a resurgence and get the exposure and credit they deserve.
@fionnbharro Could not agree more. Born and raised a "Trontonian" and working at CityTV.. you would see a lot of these guys around the station and hear them in rotation on radio... gotta agree about the USA FM choices in the day.... awful. What I loved most about The Spoons was their videos were just about fun.
@Michaelrg ~There used to be great footage of The Police Picnic on here, years ago. The Go Gos played there too. Nash The Slash, Iggy Pop, The Specials. Forgot about Blue Peter! wow...
@JeffTheCanuck2 one of the members of nash the slash ran a sam the record man shop in the 80's i use to see the guy all the time i never knew who he was till someone told me it was him..he use to have rings on his hands that had eyeballs ..one of a cat another the all seeing eye etc long hair
Huh, sitting in my office and don't know why old emotions came into my head. Youtubed it, and completely forgot this video existed, It's Toronto from when I lived there!!! I remember falling asleep with my guitar on the subway, travelling from shepperd to old mill!!! This is the TO I remember!!!
I loved the Spoons and all the Canadian rock at the time.
Nowadays it's mostly all crap. Music will never do the same thing it did from the fiftiers to the 80's. Youd have to revolutionize the instruments, everything 's been mostly don and played on them.
@menkeechang Yeah the chick is/was hot. Nowadays it is mostly crap but you forget that back then it was mostly crap too. Sure there were great songs and we remember those but we forget the piles and piles of crap songs that came and went. Stuff by Milli Vanilli, Winger, Warrant etc etc etc. Then as now for every good song there are more than a few bad ones.
@turfturbo She really was gorgeous! I interviewed them for my university newspaper in 1986, and they might have been the nicest 4 people you could ever meet. So sweet, and so kind to me. I never forgot them because of it!
@turfturbo She really was gorgeous! I interviewed them for my university newspaper in 1986, and they might have been the nicest 4 people you could ever meet. So sweet, and so kind to me. I never forgot them because of it!
I wouldn't use that way of describing it myself. It's not exactly the musical version of Platoon or the Road to Perdition or whatever, this is quite a bit lighter, but it's still heartfelt.
I rode the "rocket" every day to U of T downtown. I moved from T.O. a long time ago. This brings back a lot of memories. It was a great song, and I think of the city every time I hear it.
Notice the bilboard ad for the "TD Green Machine" in the background at 2:32? That was TD Bank's name for their ATM machines, which were just being introduced at that time.
I imagine anyone who has since moved far away from Toronto, becomes overwhelmed with nostalgia when watching this video. I still live near T.O. and I get so nostalgic
For the longest time (27 years!) I never knew the name of this song. I just called it the "...doot-doot-doot-doot-dodododooo!" song. Yes, I never paid attention in highschool to pop music songs. Just last week my highschool buddy told me the name of this song-ROMANTIC TRAFFIC by The Spoons! And, it's even filmed on the TTC, here in Toronto! Those old red trains, frizzy hair, big hair bows, large ROUND framed glasses, oh baby-- the 80's! The happiest time of my life with such great music too!
One of the best things about growing up on the Canadian/USA border is getting the Toronto/Fort Erie radio stations. Would have never heard this, plus all those other great Canadian artists.
I lived in Toronto for six+ years and I rode the TTC subway so much. What a great way it was to get around the most awesome city in the world. I go there still at least 3-4 times a year and always have my mp3 filled songs of the 70s and 80's and downtown is the best place to listen to them. Timeless memories of an incredible musical era.
Great song. I remember riding those oldies and ending up at the Jolly Miller or the Chick N Deli. Although the ride back rarely remembered. Possibly the only way to fall asleep on those was by passing out.
Great song. I remember riding the TTC in the early eighties and ending up at the Jolly Miller or the Chick n Deli but sometimes I couldn't remember the ride back. The only way you could fall asleep on those oldies is if you passed out. Cheers
I remember liking the sweet tweet chisel shape of this womans sweet sharp sexy face in artistic contrast with her textured hair. mmm 80's quality women humm
Is her name Sandi Horne? I love my 80's women 4 sure.
For all the people complaining about the TTC, come here to Sydney Nova Scotia and then go back to Toronto and enjoy the transit. God i miss Toronto, you never know what you miss till it is gone and the TTC is one of them for me
My fav Spoons song. Saw them in concert in Ottawa but have never seen this video. Thanks. Regognize the Toronto subway, especially the old cars. Miss the band, miss the CFNY of days of yore.
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This reminds me so much of going to the big city in the 80's. Eaton Centre, all the arcades close by and getting a bite at 'The Big Slice' before taking the bus back to Niagara.
The keyboard player's girlfriend is way too cute. I love this band, it reminds me of being young in the 80's. What a great time everyone had back then. I only wish I was more into new wave back then, and not so much metal.
@orhenblood In the old interview with John Roberts on youtube Rob says that his girlfriend is in this video as well as his sister. Isn't she the blonde sitting next to Rob's sister?
and like stides40, I sometimes refused to go on until the red subway trains come on with a school trip, daycare, and with family in the '80's also draw them as well.
I think it's the Bloor Street Station at Yonge Street Line. The Yonge line runs above the Bloor Line at the Bloor - Yonge Station. You can see that the escalators are going down to the Bloor line. Only 2 stations at that time had two levels. They were Bloor - Yonge and St. George. St. George station was blue. Spadina had two train lines but they were on the same level. Remember Spadina has along mechanical walkway.
thanks:) yeah, I think I see it now. The Spadina station always confuses me. I've only been there like 2 times though :P. lol I'm trying to imagine St. George as blue...it will always be green in my head hahah. but yeah, thanks for that, appreciate it
@darkoanton5: It was filmed partially at Yonge station as well as Sheppard. The scenes with the yellow tiles are at Yonge. The parts with the blue tiles are Sheppard. And St. George has always had green tiles.
Wow...just goes to show how much Toronto is run down now. Thanks Mike Harris and all the other politicians who have cut the TTC and every other public service. Makes me angry as hell...but the song is as good ever. Love the Spoons!
I hate the new TTC presidnet, Gambrioni or something... he has pretty much run the TTC to the ground. I hate to think what he's gonna do to Toronto if he gets elected as mayor, because he wants to run. I have to wait almost 20-30 mins (sometimes 45) for a bus that should be coming every 10 minutes! (Anyways, don't know why I'm ranting at you, sorry about that...but i just wanted to say that I agree with you)
Fixing public transit needs Fed. and Prov. $ How 'bout some of that Afghan war money? Is anyone running for Mayor who wants to fix the TTC? Doubt it...cheers! Spoons rule man!
@rockmonst3r: Giambrone hasn't run the TTC into the ground...what you're hearing is right-wing bullshit from the Toronto Sun & National Post that isn't true...try to find out more about LRT first and why Toronto needs LRT over subway by checking out why other cities have done so...learn about public transit issues in more depth..and finally, try to figure out transit times before you leave the house.
I love seeing the Toronto subway stations. They've changed soooo much. No more old red subways either. Even, the scenery out the windows is totally different.
Interesting tidbit: anyone with Galaxy Music channels on satellite/digital TV, check out who the music programmer is for the 80s channel. You may find him in this video.
What great year 1984 was in Toronto our generation. Tears for Fears filmed a music video at the Metro Toronto library; and Brian Adams filmed a video at the old theatre on Younge St.
golfguy214 1 day ago
Epic tune!! Long live CFNY, Pete and Getes, VOODOO Club, Nuts and Bolts, and The Brunswick House!!
BrantDj2012 2 days ago
The old school TTC subway cars - sweet! Tdot is the spot!
Homemadegameguru 2 days ago
Could Sandy have been cuter???..... I don't think so. A great 80's look!!
misscfny 4 days ago
Remember the old CNE revolving band shell?? Saw them there sometime in the early 80's.... Great tunes!!
misscfny 4 days ago
Voodoo, Nuts n Bolts & Twilight Zone club forever! :o)
STEVEDIGIBOYtv 1 week ago
the start of the video is eastbound in to chester stn. and over the bloor viaduct i drive the bd line.
craigatelfer 3 weeks ago
Bubble's uncle there at 3:20. Looks just like him, but with dark hair. Those goofy Canadians. I think Sandi looks very sexy with that feathered hair.
destructingparabola 3 weeks ago
LISTEN TO THE CITY is now out on DVD!!!!!
PrankZabba 3 weeks ago
Im 32 years old now but I remember when I was like 4 or 5 and I used to force my grandpa to wait until a red train came when he used to take me out for subway rides. I was fascinated by the subway when I was that age and my grandpa used to take me for rides just for fun. God rest his soul, great man!
stides40 2 months ago
@Childofthe1980s Bloor-Yonge however other stations are a bit hard to tell since most Bloor-Danforth Stations have similar designs
IonSojiro 2 months ago
Which TTC stations was this filmed at? I know Sheppard (which looks so different back then!), but which other ones? I was born the year this song came out. Therefore I have no recollection of the red trains!
ChildOfThe1980s 2 months ago
Havin a good time... Thats what being Canadians all about... my hats off to em
TheDomtar 2 months ago
sandy horne was originally from owen sound,also jd roberts
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@888sidewinder Actually, according to their website (thespoons.ca - The Spoonerhythm Network), she was born in Hamilton, Ontario. And her nickname (at least back in 1984) was 'sweet thing'.
McRocket 3 weeks ago
@McRocket thanx for correcting me. Was there any kind of Owen Sound connection?
888sidewinder 3 weeks ago
I still listen to this on the subway.
TheSubatomicCheese 3 months ago
dam dumb name for a band spoons but this dam song is catchy and can easily get stuck in peoples head.
burntvalve86 3 months ago
I had a huge crush on Sandy Horne in the 1980's (I was a teen). Damn, even this day I am stunned by her beauty!
grrr8one1 3 months ago
Grew up in the 80s...how come I never heard of this band? They're great!
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This was filmed at Kipling Station and I knew the girl at 3:06 but it was so long ago I can't remember her name... but we were all so THRILLED when it played in MuchMusic!!
lcbcdn 3 months ago
@lcbcdn no it wasnt. i think the subway only went as far as islington at the time.
canaidol 2 months ago
@canaidol Acutally Kipling and Kennedy were opened in 1980, this video was made in 1984.
cumberj001 1 month ago
sandy gave the hershey girl a run for her money
areyouexp4 5 months ago
Meet you at Eglinton station yall!
441rider 5 months ago 13
These guys were the 80s, love the hair, miss the hair.
MrF1alonso 5 months ago 3
Wow, look at the old Red Rockets. :)
PatchesRips 5 months ago
Toronto was a fun city back then, god i miss those days, no depressing music or crap
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PulpFictionized 6 months ago 3
No more red rockets! Now it more like old grey snails....Miss the 80's hair!
bunyipper 6 months ago
9 people are stuck in traffic
werdorino 6 months ago
@werdorino I must be one of the 9 cause I'm ALWAYS stuck in traffic...
ronofontario 3 months ago
i miss the 80s,and the RED ROCKET,especially when the lights went off and on,that was the best part of the riding the subway. and seeing the old Sheppard Station,that really brings back the ole memories. thank you for posting the video.
siamesegirl1 7 months ago 2
I kinda miss the red rocket subway cars.
Vatch1966 7 months ago
Saw them back in the late 80's at a club back home. Great show! Thanx for posting this video. Grea memories
Sudbury1767 8 months ago
I remember this song, when i was a child growing up here in Toronto, if you look at 1:30-1:31, theres the TTC operator with the whistle, any Torontonian living or growing up in the 80s here would remember men like him would tell that the subway is leaving by blowing his whistle, before the noise on the subway door came, does anyone remember those TTC conductors and whistles?
mrcanadaoso 8 months ago 6
I saw this band in concert in 1983. Good show.
Cheessa 8 months ago in playlist Spoons Videos
Ah, Toronto the good, the innocent and fun back in the 80's. Well, I guess it still is comparatively.
By the way, I still see these Spoon people around. They are playing from time to time and they're always great to see live.
surfmcgoogler 8 months ago
Man she's beautiful. They were on BT today-still looks good-but like all of us isn't in her youth anymore.
steelers359 8 months ago
it was a great time to live in toronto at that time
samedeepwater2 8 months ago 3
I remember 'Live' Earl Jive and the Dave 'Mars Bar' Marsden playing this on 102.1 during my formative years. Living in WNY, I loved, loved, LOVED the Toronto, Mississaugua, and Hamilton radio stations -- so much better than the pablum the local (Buffalo) stations played: I'm looking at you, 97-Rock and WNYS!
All grown up, now, and living in San Jose, CA -- I'd love to have this re-released, and see Sandy, Gordon, and the rest get a resurgence and get the exposure and credit they deserve.
fionnbharro 8 months ago 12
@fionnbharro had it not been for a certain US radio station, RUSH may not have blossomed...
mccoobs 4 months ago
@fionnbharro Could not agree more. Born and raised a "Trontonian" and working at CityTV.. you would see a lot of these guys around the station and hear them in rotation on radio... gotta agree about the USA FM choices in the day.... awful. What I loved most about The Spoons was their videos were just about fun.
richardwhat 3 months ago
Great song!
WatchVenusSpa 8 months ago
So tell me people then don't walk around indifferently at each other more. Osama tell us it isn't so.
krkraz 8 months ago
I love how in a few of the shots, the guys are indistinguishable from the women. Gotta love the eighties :)
pseudonympersona 9 months ago
@pseudonympersona Yeah, and some of the people are the typical Toronto face too.
madcapromanian 9 months ago
wow sandy horne, so gorgeous with her 5' 0" body
hyperkidmatt 9 months ago 2
is this filmed in Toronto?
Sage80 9 months ago
@Sage80 Bloor-Danforth subway line
oaketree 9 months ago
Blue Peter played the Police Picnic along with Peter Tosh, James Brown and The Fixx.
Michaelrg 9 months ago
@Michaelrg ~There used to be great footage of The Police Picnic on here, years ago. The Go Gos played there too. Nash The Slash, Iggy Pop, The Specials. Forgot about Blue Peter! wow...
JeffTheCanuck2 9 months ago
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There were either 2 or 3 Police Picnics. Fun times.
Michaelrg 9 months ago
@JeffTheCanuck2 one of the members of nash the slash ran a sam the record man shop in the 80's i use to see the guy all the time i never knew who he was till someone told me it was him..he use to have rings on his hands that had eyeballs ..one of a cat another the all seeing eye etc long hair
freakyflow 9 months ago
I cannot think of a better Canadian Video...Sandy. ;-)
JeffTheCanuck2 10 months ago
27 years later and most subway stations look the same.
blueeyedgeisha 10 months ago
There on tour again!
Warkwrightify 10 months ago
good old TTC I remember seeing the spoons in Toronto during ``the police picnic``
ronofontario 10 months ago
@ronofontario ~you saw them riding the subway? They didn't play the Police Picnic. I was there..
JeffTheCanuck2 10 months ago
You would not believe the way the Toronto subway system looks today! It's a mess, with all the funding taken away.
vap57 10 months ago
OMG THE ORIGINAL GLOUCESTER(red)TTC CARS IN WORKING ORDER!!!!
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lazyfreedom98 10 months ago
Sam The Record Man...Honest Ed's...and Romantic Traffic on the Don Valley Pkwy
JeffTheCanuck2 10 months ago
Huh, sitting in my office and don't know why old emotions came into my head. Youtubed it, and completely forgot this video existed, It's Toronto from when I lived there!!! I remember falling asleep with my guitar on the subway, travelling from shepperd to old mill!!! This is the TO I remember!!!
buenjames 11 months ago
no way!! this wasw filmed in toronto?? my home town hell ya! thank you boon 97.3 :)
em1ly420 11 months ago
The chick who played bass was so hot.
I loved the Spoons and all the Canadian rock at the time.
Nowadays it's mostly all crap. Music will never do the same thing it did from the fiftiers to the 80's. Youd have to revolutionize the instruments, everything 's been mostly don and played on them.
menkeechang 11 months ago
@menkeechang Yeah the chick is/was hot. Nowadays it is mostly crap but you forget that back then it was mostly crap too. Sure there were great songs and we remember those but we forget the piles and piles of crap songs that came and went. Stuff by Milli Vanilli, Winger, Warrant etc etc etc. Then as now for every good song there are more than a few bad ones.
turfturbo 10 months ago
@turfturbo She really was gorgeous! I interviewed them for my university newspaper in 1986, and they might have been the nicest 4 people you could ever meet. So sweet, and so kind to me. I never forgot them because of it!
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@turfturbo She really was gorgeous! I interviewed them for my university newspaper in 1986, and they might have been the nicest 4 people you could ever meet. So sweet, and so kind to me. I never forgot them because of it!
raynacurtis 10 months ago
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Yeah, you're right, there was also lotsa crap back then but it's now classic crap! LOL
menkeechang 10 months ago
@menkeechang
I wouldn't use that way of describing it myself. It's not exactly the musical version of Platoon or the Road to Perdition or whatever, this is quite a bit lighter, but it's still heartfelt.
AngeloNiklis 9 months ago
wow... the red trains... i barely remember them.. but to say I can remember them... :S
antoin2006ca 1 year ago
THE STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS. Communication separates me from her in all possibility. Communication brings me to her for the out and out actual.
krkraz 1 year ago
I rode the "rocket" every day to U of T downtown. I moved from T.O. a long time ago. This brings back a lot of memories. It was a great song, and I think of the city every time I hear it.
esperinos56 1 year ago
The person who did the editing on this video is a talent as well. He or she nailed it.
JeffTheCanuck2 1 year ago
I own that same Bass as 2:22.
gwyntube 1 year ago
Guess guys didn't awkwardly steer away from the cosmetics section when walking into a drug store back then?
gorillabelly1 1 year ago 4
GUESS WHAT? THERE'S NOTHING ROMANTIC ABOUT THE TRAFFIC IN TORONTO NOW.
Arrowsmith1963 1 year ago 5
Let the green machines end for the progress to real nature.
krkraz 1 year ago
love spoons!
wakaw07 1 year ago
Notice the bilboard ad for the "TD Green Machine" in the background at 2:32? That was TD Bank's name for their ATM machines, which were just being introduced at that time.
FuckYouLetMeLogIn 1 year ago
I imagine anyone who has since moved far away from Toronto, becomes overwhelmed with nostalgia when watching this video. I still live near T.O. and I get so nostalgic
modechick101 1 year ago
@modechick101 Agreed - Quebec City now... what a change.
antoin2006ca 1 year ago
omg... Bloor!!! :'D
winnconway 1 year ago
80s hair bands. ah good times...
richardthewriter 1 year ago
For the longest time (27 years!) I never knew the name of this song. I just called it the "...doot-doot-doot-doot-dodododooo!" song. Yes, I never paid attention in highschool to pop music songs. Just last week my highschool buddy told me the name of this song-ROMANTIC TRAFFIC by The Spoons! And, it's even filmed on the TTC, here in Toronto! Those old red trains, frizzy hair, big hair bows, large ROUND framed glasses, oh baby-- the 80's! The happiest time of my life with such great music too!
dustymiller65 1 year ago
Doo Dewt Dewt Dewt...Do Do Do Dewt...in Ro---man-tic Traffic..Oh-Oh...oh-oh..
JeffTheCanuck2 1 year ago
sandy horne is such a fox in this video
888sidewinder 1 year ago 2
I'm living in London now but whenever I'm homesick I watch this video. Used to ride the TTC down to work everyday. I always love crossing the Viaduct.
And driving the DVP on a Sunday morning? F-U-N!
Monday...not so much.
mapleavenue77 1 year ago
One of the best things about growing up on the Canadian/USA border is getting the Toronto/Fort Erie radio stations. Would have never heard this, plus all those other great Canadian artists.
buffalobrit 1 year ago 30
@buffalobrit And we would have missed out on Irv Weinstein, Commander Tom, and pre-Fox WUTV. :)
PatchesRips 5 months ago
Back then, they even had the conductor stick their head out of the window and blow a loud whistle before the train left the station.
LonelyVagabond 1 year ago
I lived in Toronto for six+ years and I rode the TTC subway so much. What a great way it was to get around the most awesome city in the world. I go there still at least 3-4 times a year and always have my mp3 filled songs of the 70s and 80's and downtown is the best place to listen to them. Timeless memories of an incredible musical era.
tyme4mike 1 year ago
Those red trains were before my time-- they look cool though. Love this tune.
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mdewindi 1 year ago
Great song. I remember riding those oldies and ending up at the Jolly Miller or the Chick N Deli. Although the ride back rarely remembered. Possibly the only way to fall asleep on those was by passing out.
Arrowsmith1963 1 year ago
Great song. I remember riding the TTC in the early eighties and ending up at the Jolly Miller or the Chick n Deli but sometimes I couldn't remember the ride back. The only way you could fall asleep on those oldies is if you passed out. Cheers
Arrowsmith1963 1 year ago
I miss those big billboards....
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I remember liking the sweet tweet chisel shape of this womans sweet sharp sexy face in artistic contrast with her textured hair. mmm 80's quality women humm
Is her name Sandi Horne? I love my 80's women 4 sure.
diamondcalves 1 year ago
Now toronoto looks like the boat droped the mess today
diamondcalves 1 year ago
I can't get enough of seeing Toronto in popular culture. But it can't be disguised as some other city. That's unacceptable.
That's why I love the subway footage in this. Red Gloucester cars, silver trains, Vitrolite tiles: that couldn't have been any other city in the 80s.
powerfulSubtlety 1 year ago
A Cdn. treasure
jjpeterson1 1 year ago
OMG THAT IS LIKE BLOOR STATION.IN TORONTO.THAT IS SO COOL.
SexyAngel79 1 year ago
une autre chanson que je trouve enfin le titre
BenIsa16 1 year ago
THIS IS HEAT...but fck the TTC!!!!
HateRunsDeep 1 year ago
A Snapshot, of Canadian Pop Culture in the 80's. Somehow captured and timeless.
JeffTheCanuck2 1 year ago 2
Ah those rattly old red trains that the lights would keep going off inside....
forgetfulmuse 1 year ago
I am sure many people can relate to this song, even today. Nice video and song. But the Duran Duran influence is pretty obvious here.
ajittffcure 1 year ago
YEP
hotdave86000 1 year ago
For all the people complaining about the TTC, come here to Sydney Nova Scotia and then go back to Toronto and enjoy the transit. God i miss Toronto, you never know what you miss till it is gone and the TTC is one of them for me
cindyns1 1 year ago 3
@cindyns1: Nice to hear from somebody who doesn't have an axe to grind about the TTC, hope that things in Sydney are good for you.
Neville6000 1 year ago
I miss the TTC !
therealshell 1 year ago
My fav Spoons song. Saw them in concert in Ottawa but have never seen this video. Thanks. Regognize the Toronto subway, especially the old cars. Miss the band, miss the CFNY of days of yore.
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kokoheal 1 year ago
Great video from the 80's. I was 19 when they became a group I enjoyed their music. Maybe a reunion some day day with rob p and the drummer.
peteapayne 1 year ago
i could sit and listen to canadian 80's music all day
ncblu66 1 year ago 71
@ncblu66 Amen to that brother..lol
jjpeterson1 11 months ago
@ncblu66 I listen to 80's and 90's.
nwest1140 6 months ago
Fuck this song good, Gotta love the 80's
charlesneyando33 1 year ago
nice to know some of the seats on the TTC subway are over 20 years old.
-always thought it was a vintage look
JABS991 1 year ago 2
This was filmed in Toronto
Gordon Deppe Vocals, Guitar
Sandy Horne Vocals, Bass
Rob Preuss Electronic Keyboards and Piano
Derrick Ross Drums. Derrick Ross born a triplet
Rod's sister played in the video...
They were all from Burlington Ont Canada & went to Nelson High School together
orhenblood 1 year ago
Withdraw 40 dollars in 32 seconds. LOL
This reminds me so much of going to the big city in the 80's. Eaton Centre, all the arcades close by and getting a bite at 'The Big Slice' before taking the bus back to Niagara.
TheExeter 1 year ago
Spoon should cover this song I"m pretty sure...
ryanjunell 1 year ago
The keyboard player's girlfriend is way too cute. I love this band, it reminds me of being young in the 80's. What a great time everyone had back then. I only wish I was more into new wave back then, and not so much metal.
TheExeter 1 year ago 3
Sandy was Gord's Girlfriend
This was filmed in Toronto
Gordon Deppe Vocals, Guitar
Sandy Horne Vocals, Bass
Rob Preuss Electronic Keyboards and Piano
Derrick Ross Drums. Derrick Ross born a triplet
Rod's sister played in the video...
They were all from Burlington Ont Canada & went to Nelson High School together
orhenblood 1 year ago
@orhenblood In the old interview with John Roberts on youtube Rob says that his girlfriend is in this video as well as his sister. Isn't she the blonde sitting next to Rob's sister?
They played in my town a couple times back then.
TheExeter 1 year ago
@orhenblood They actually went to Aldershot. They said that at their show tonight.
scrumdidlly 1 year ago
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This was filmed in Toronto
Gordon Deppe Vocals, Guitar
Sandy Horne Vocals, Bass
Rob Preuss Electronic Keyboards and Piano
Derrick Ross Drums. Derrick Ross born a triplet
Rod's sister played in the video...
They were all from Burlington Ont Canada & went to Nelson High School together
orhenblood 1 year ago
These were the days of my youth, how i miss thee
leomanism 1 year ago 2
Oh my god it's Toronto! :D
checkeredsunglasses 1 year ago
Are the red coaches the orignal ones?
TrainmasterCurt 1 year ago
Make it stop
DavidGoss 1 year ago
I remember the red subway cars when I was a kid
and like stides40, I sometimes refused to go on until the red subway trains come on with a school trip, daycare, and with family in the '80's also draw them as well.
digitalman28 1 year ago
Didn't the lights go out every couple of minutes on those old red subway cars?
keef186 1 year ago
Yes, they do, don't know why, just to save electricity lol.
digitalman28 1 year ago
Ha, I would wait for a red one too
stcywll 1 year ago
The ttc is so dirty now
NesBoy1985 1 year ago
Those people singing along will go down in time, and can tell their kids/grandkids they were in a music video.
Damn this song is catchy though.
MrNotbadyou 2 years ago
Can anyone tell me all the stations at which they're at? I'm trying to recognize them, but my how they've changed! :O
It's great though. I wish I lived in Toronto in the 80s hahah
rockmonst3r 2 years ago
I think it's the Bloor Street Station at Yonge Street Line. The Yonge line runs above the Bloor Line at the Bloor - Yonge Station. You can see that the escalators are going down to the Bloor line. Only 2 stations at that time had two levels. They were Bloor - Yonge and St. George. St. George station was blue. Spadina had two train lines but they were on the same level. Remember Spadina has along mechanical walkway.
darkoanton5 1 year ago
thanks:) yeah, I think I see it now. The Spadina station always confuses me. I've only been there like 2 times though :P. lol I'm trying to imagine St. George as blue...it will always be green in my head hahah. but yeah, thanks for that, appreciate it
rockmonst3r 1 year ago
Glad to be of help.
darkoanton5 1 year ago
@darkoanton5: It was filmed partially at Yonge station as well as Sheppard. The scenes with the yellow tiles are at Yonge. The parts with the blue tiles are Sheppard. And St. George has always had green tiles.
tokyoskippy 1 year ago
@rockmonst3r: They're at Bloor Station and at Lawrence Station.
Neville6000 1 year ago
@Neville6000 You forgot to mention Sheppard Stn.
blaqceeza 1 year ago
@blaqceeza: Thanks for reminding me.
Neville6000 1 year ago
Can't believe how much the Subway system in Toronto has changed since this video came out in the 80's.
Sudbury67 2 years ago
one part is spadina
kboardS 2 years ago
The epitome of a Canadian music video: shot in Toronto and not really doing anything. I love it!
Wyrmslayer88 2 years ago
Sandy Horne drool drool ..what a little cutie she was
luvablefatguy80s 2 years ago
Melodies of the 80's .. jesus christ.... so wonderful
Duke1966 2 years ago
Dewt Dewt Dewt Dewt... do-do-do-do...
JeffTheCanuck2 2 years ago
me love!! <3
realloser1 2 years ago
Wow...just goes to show how much Toronto is run down now. Thanks Mike Harris and all the other politicians who have cut the TTC and every other public service. Makes me angry as hell...but the song is as good ever. Love the Spoons!
victoria1907 2 years ago
Yeah, I totally agree with you!
I hate the new TTC presidnet, Gambrioni or something... he has pretty much run the TTC to the ground. I hate to think what he's gonna do to Toronto if he gets elected as mayor, because he wants to run. I have to wait almost 20-30 mins (sometimes 45) for a bus that should be coming every 10 minutes! (Anyways, don't know why I'm ranting at you, sorry about that...but i just wanted to say that I agree with you)
rockmonst3r 2 years ago
Fixing public transit needs Fed. and Prov. $ How 'bout some of that Afghan war money? Is anyone running for Mayor who wants to fix the TTC? Doubt it...cheers! Spoons rule man!
victoria1907 2 years ago
@rockmonst3r: Giambrone hasn't run the TTC into the ground...what you're hearing is right-wing bullshit from the Toronto Sun & National Post that isn't true...try to find out more about LRT first and why Toronto needs LRT over subway by checking out why other cities have done so...learn about public transit issues in more depth..and finally, try to figure out transit times before you leave the house.
Neville6000 1 year ago
I love seeing the Toronto subway stations. They've changed soooo much. No more old red subways either. Even, the scenery out the windows is totally different.
gloweverlasting 2 years ago 2
Interesting tidbit: anyone with Galaxy Music channels on satellite/digital TV, check out who the music programmer is for the 80s channel. You may find him in this video.
gmarcc 2 years ago 2
Clap clap ... clap!
axelspeak 2 years ago
I love this song ... brings back a lot of the feel of the 80's.
However, at 3:20 there's a dude with glasses and an huge chin that looks like Bubbles from the Trailer Park Boys.
Terrific2007 2 years ago
Fantastic!! This really brings back fond memories of Video Hits and its host Sam Taylor who gave the Spoons videos well-deserved airplay...wonderful!
siulungkevin 2 years ago 3
Hab jacket (3:17)
gyruss73 2 years ago
I love riding my bike along the Bayview extension under the Bloor Viaduct. And I always think of this song and video when I do it!!!
mapleavenue77 2 years ago
Coming to Brampton's Rose Theatre February 12..can't wait. Saw them last year at Velvet in TO. Great Show!
doubledown97d 2 years ago
haha at the manly looking chick with the mullet
thadamajayo 2 years ago
Great song but only overshadowed by an even greater video! This video is interesting :)
ajittffcure 2 years ago 3
How can I want a woman with such ridiculous hair?
jowabro 2 years ago
Was there ever a cuter gal than Sandi Horne I think not...I had such a crush on her as a teen....sigh xD
dudefromtherock 2 years ago 36
You and every other red blooded middle aged man in Canada.
1962snake 2 years ago
except you though right? ;P
dudefromtherock 2 years ago
Hell No. There's a reason why I still watch this Video.
1962snake 2 years ago
I agree 100% with ya....yoooww:)
nyr1994 2 years ago
@dudefromtherock which one was she?
camtra1 1 year ago
@camtra1 the cutie with the high spikey hair not the dude in the red jacket ...he only looks like a chick ;P
dudefromtherock 1 year ago
@dudefromtherock I agree big time, but especially the way she looked in 1981 in that Nova Heart video, :P yowsa!
TrainmasterCurt 1 year ago
You know what, there should be somekind of time capsule so all of us could go back to those wonderful times! Damned these new hard times!
AORCrazy 2 years ago 3