Northern Light-Minnesota

This single was from 1975. Northern Light was formed in 1974 and is made up of four members: guitarist, Spence Peterson, lead guitarist, Nick Raths, bassist, Gary Lopac and David Sandler on piano. The group shares singing roles and is particularly noted for their pristine vocals and masterful pop productions. Sandler writes most of the material and does the arranging and producing with aid from other members of the group.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Northern
• Light
• Minnesota
• 1975
• Beach
• Boys
• sound
• Brian
• Wilson
• influenced

[ZRT1000stroker]

Rhoda? Phyllis? Ok then how about Gumby?

[garageband66]

Well...if you invite Gumby then Pokey is sure to show up.

[ZRT1000stroker]

Mary, Mr Grant where are you? Cold is in your mind, my friends!

[garageband66]

And on your skin sadly.

[flippinslippers]

I have been looking for this song to burn to a cd i'm making for my brother. This song got a lot of airplay when we were traveling through Montana, believe it or not. If anyone has an mp3 link I"d love to have it.

[garageband66]

It's available at Northern Light's website.

[Stingeroony]

Greatest State in the Nation !!!

[FastEddie95]

I've never understood why this gem wasn't a huge hit. A station in Rochester, Minn. used to play this song every Friday at 5 PM in the '70s and '80s as a kickoff to another Minnesota weekend. Brings back great memories of the carefree days of my youth. If I could go back in time to 1975, I'd do it in a second. Thanks for posting!

[Rusfi10]

This song shot up the charts here in Iowa I remember.Got alot of airplay. Unlike Mark Lindsey's Arizona song Minnesota is really about the state.

[superglide16]

@FastEddie - I remember that. On KROC-FM. And "I'm Going Quackers". It was Kim David's / Bill Davis' way to "officially" kick off the weekend.

[Stingeroony]

Hell yeah!! I have never forgot this tune since i heard it always playing on a Duluth station back in 75. I was 14. hahaha Damn to be young again : ))

[MinnesotaTwins24]

@Stingeroony No where else is even close. Especially f'n Wisconsin.

[ZRT1000stroker]

Garage Band,

Come on Man, we are home! Detroit, World, who cares? Minnesota is who we are!

Thanks for posting this.

[DANNYBOY7797]

thanks oo much for posting this song i love it this was back in the good days win music was music please leave this on youtube THANKS

[dennello]

Northern Minnesota will get as low as 40 below tonight. What a pain!

[dennello]

I completly forgot all about this song. I caught again today on the radio. What a great song this was when it first came out. I remember thinking when it first came out. "COOL" a song about a state other then California!

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