Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe

"Lunatic Fringe" is a song by the Canadian rock band Red Rider from their 1981 album, As Far as Siam. Guitarist Tom Cochrane wrote the song after becoming concerned about a resurgence of anti-Semitism in the 1970s, and was also inspired after reading a book about Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued Jews from the Holocaust during World War II.[1] Some sources have incorrectly cited the murder of John Lennon as the song's primary inspiration; in fact, Cochrane had already written the song before Lennon was killed, but recorded the song's first demo the evening of the murder. He has stated that his feelings about the event, and how it echoed the theme of his song, galvanized him to release the song as a single despite advice from the record label that the song wasn't commercial enough.

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[garlandchapko]

One of the most underrated rock songs in history.

[DeathByBlunderbuss]

Thumbs up if Vision Quest brought you here!

[scott7166]

I bought the Vinyl LP for one song 'Lunatic Fringe' right after it came out. The song is classic, I'll never forget it.

[MsMamabear42]

Thankyou for sharing this....brings back memories of showboating my rollerskating skills at our local rink that's been gone for many many years now...as is my ability to showboat on rollerskates, lol....GREAT song

[RockinRita45]

All these yrs. I thought a dude was playing slide on his electric guitar for the lead and now I'm pleasantly surprised to see it's an actual steel guitar. Thanks for posting!

[zutekeela]

@calvinowns because every black bass player wants to be Stanly Clarke

[12stonesfuel100]

Dan handersons ufc

[airborne2672]

musica que dan hendersom usava no ufc.

[gumbyman540]

F u c k i n g YouTube, stop the advertisement interruptions during the songs, a s s h o l e s.

[Korndog88]

i would rather see them jamming with their instruments in a concert on a stage setting,rather  than just standing there with a guitar......just my humble opinion...

[bloodlet999]

wow, i think this is the first time i have seen the original video. better late than never.

[wattsy241]

Thats not a black man, Thats my friend Jeff Jones