I like how the beginning is so upbeat, like a sunrise
@danielmoreno7056
4 ай бұрын
Rabbath is goated
@ellzedd4113
6 ай бұрын
I loved this song
@ebal4553
2 жыл бұрын
That's amazing man. I was merely a 15 year old kid at the time. Please send my best to Toby!....you guys inspired many, including yours truly!. I've now been recording since early 2000's my music is finally getting published on all the music platforms under BUY Redemption (artist name). I'm going to do a tribute to Over the Rainbow on another album I plan to publish next year. It will be inspired by Toby's version of course, but never as great as his. Peace to you brother.
@ebal4553
2 жыл бұрын
Myles you’re the greatest for posting this and sharing with the public. Immense thank you. In around ‘83 I borrowed the record from my best friends sister and listened to it 100 times in a week. Keep the music alive Bless Toby for taking a beautiful song to an amazing rock level! Legendary!❤
@PeterMosley
2 жыл бұрын
I had the great pleasure of playing this song a bunch of times with Toby. A wonderfully creative and amazing musician. I joined Toby and a cast of characters in his band Gamma Gamma. Played our hearts out all over Toronto, Definitely my favorite and most cherished gig... ever. Cleave Anderson - the drummer from Battered Wives got the gig with Blue Rodeo and called me.. Toby needs a drummer. "I'm in". No questions asked. And we played and played and played. One night small band - 4 of us - played a small bar on Queen street and one of the original tunes we played ... we stretched it for had to be 30 minutes It might have been longer. We were in the zone! A groove and a pocket so big. We hung on it and played. When we stopped we looked at each other and went to the centre of the stage and the 4 of us hugged. We knew we had done something that is rare and you catch only once in a long while. Toby is well. The rest of us are well and we will NEVER forget that band. It was a force of nature!
@ebal4553
2 жыл бұрын
LTE. What a privilege to know such a great artist in Toby. So cool how you performed live with him. Terrific musician you must all be! ❤
@PeterMosley
2 жыл бұрын
@@ebal4553 we had a terrific crew amazing bunch of musicians rotated through the different positions depending on their availability but there was NEVER a weak link. Possibly the BEST live gigs I have ever done (And that is thousands of gigs!)
@rexbaltimore
Жыл бұрын
Gamma Gamma was a great band ! Miss those days on Queen ST ! @@PeterMosley
@NormAppleton
3 жыл бұрын
Toby was always a cool person.
@NormAppleton
3 жыл бұрын
He broke his neck, had a halo yet still was a patient, and kind person.
@JohnMorris-ge6hq
4 жыл бұрын
the b side is better. i have this single.
@michaeldent3669
5 жыл бұрын
ft greg grace of flying circus on b/u vox
@johnsotb1
6 жыл бұрын
The bass is a beautiful instrument. I play the bass and I think it is so unique and original (unlike violin and cello) and in my opinion bass has so much more variety than ANYTHING or ANY instrument. Anyone that says anything else, I would disagree😑 Watch this video and see how high AND low the bass can go kzitem.info/news/bejne/squmqGiEh2qXfGU The violin is stuck in that nasty high pitch stuff and the cello is so plain and has no unique qualities. The viola is just so bland. I think the harp is gorgeous as well.
@brianbeirne6455
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting - I needed that shot.
@davidhoogendyke2774
7 жыл бұрын
FUCKIN' A....TAKES ME BACK TO GREAT DAYS OF CFNY...THE SPIRIT OF RADIO, AND ALL THE FANTASTIC TORONTO AREA BANDS THEY HIGHLIGHTED...AND ALL THE MUSIC OF THE ERA..I FEEL YOUNG AGAIN!.
@amosissister
8 жыл бұрын
I love this. Hearing it brings back many happy memories. Brought a smile to my face listening to it.
@seinsmeld13
8 жыл бұрын
Excellent version, thanks for posting it.
@theyoshishow
9 жыл бұрын
The first Battered Wives album is an absolute rock 'n roll classic ... like a punk Alice Cooper ! 10/10 always
@palamino4u
10 жыл бұрын
The band Battered Wife's, dropped the word Battered & just went with the name The Wife's, this Government of our's is telling people what they can say & cannot say...You know that word: "Censorship"...Politicians, lier's cheat's... I think it's high time, we as the people "Contract out" a politician,..Their the real Gangster's!
@palamino4u
10 жыл бұрын
Toby was from the band "Battered Wife's" back than. He went out on his own with this album. Seen him live playing this song at the old punk club The Edge, good rock & roll version of the song
@CaptJohnSwallow
4 жыл бұрын
The Edge was a great, (though short lived) club. Sort of the cleaner version of Larry's Hideaway in the old Egerton Ryerson House which after the club became a shelter for homeless teens. Battered Wives was the band...for the second LP, released on Epic Records, the corporate types insisted the change it to "The Wives" - the album sold one tenth what the first one sold (Bomb Records, 1978, 50,000 copies) - HOWEVER, it scored a Juno Award for "Best Album graphics" LOL. Check out a truly Toronto type story here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/sn2Bvq2gkHx3mnY
@Kronaphasia
11 жыл бұрын
Club Noir Thanks to The Brother. Followed by The Demics - New York City, Godfathers - This Damnation, Jim Carrol Band - People Who Died, Forgotten Rebels - In Love With the System, Buzzcocks - I Believe Miss those nihilstic drunken, hazy, smoky nights. "$2.00 shooters NOW at bar MOTHERFUCKERS.
@LillithMorgana
11 жыл бұрын
I have always loves this song so much since I first heard it early 80s lol wow I'm old
@JohnSmith-ye5xo
12 жыл бұрын
Is this a class one solo
@POOBEARPRO
13 жыл бұрын
@PinHead432 HEY YOUNG FRIEND DONT LET THAT STOP YOU HAVE FUN WITH IT DONT KNOW YOUR DADS NAME BUT TELL HIM I HAD THEM PLAY AT ONE OF MY CHRISTMAS PARTYS AND IVE GOT THE ALBUMS AND TAPES AND BUTTONS AND MY ALBUM IS RED I THINK THEY WERE POPULAR AND BIG NEWS HAD 2 CHANGE THE NAME NOT RIGHT REALLY SWEET LITTLE 16 HOW MUCH FUN WAS THAT ASK DAD I THINK I LAUGHED FROM AGE 10 2 AGE 24 PRETTY SOLID GOODTIMES AND LOTS OF FANTASTIC TUNES ROCK ON WISELY -M.C
@DrYing
14 жыл бұрын
best ever :>
@orchidtender
14 жыл бұрын
I have the 7" of this, but it fades out before that wonderfully discordant refrain. Thanks for posting!
@PinHead432
14 жыл бұрын
@Beltlinebilly yeah i was just making the emphasis that they are very different styles as well
@PinHead432
14 жыл бұрын
My dad has the entire Lullabies in Razorland Album. I have the song recorded off the record, it is truly a great album, it should been way more popular.
@roberttaylor8644
Жыл бұрын
I have it, and I concur.
@slideguy
15 жыл бұрын
I had searched for this album since the early 80's and on a trip to Toronto, I visited Queen Street and I found not one, but two vinyl copies of this record. FYI: it was released on El Macombo records in 1980. Truly one of more prized albums, Rock on!
@patricia739
6 жыл бұрын
Kurt Hartman Does anyone know where I should look to buy this album? I have been a fan of tThe Battered Wives, which was changed to " The Wives", . I would play their songs over and over again! Unfortunately, I lost all of my precious punk rock era albums due to a house fire. I still remember seeing them play at the bar called " The Mustang", in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. I had a big crush on Toby. 😆 My daughter found me " The Wives" which has the picture of the band around a white limousine with a beautiful brunette. I would really love to get the whole collection. Any suggestions? 🙏🏻
@gregp485
2 жыл бұрын
@@patricia739 Try talking to Mike from Star Records in Oshawa. Hopefully they are still open. He found 2 classic albums for me, the "Drastic Measures" LP with Nash The Slash with "Teddybear's Picnic" and "Me Dad" aka 'My Old Man's A Joke' by Nobby Clegg and The Civilians
@patricia739
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregp485 I am so not techy! I’m so sorry! Thanks for your helpful details. What was the album called with the song “ Somewhere over the rainbow?” My daughter bought me the album with the picture of a limo, and the girl in the miniskirt with long dark hair.
@patricia739
2 жыл бұрын
@@gregp485 Thankyou so much! I will definitely try, and if it still exists, there’s a great store that my daughter got this one for me, and they had an awesome selection! It’s located in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, but I forget the name. I would have to look into that. Thanks again!
@gregp485
2 жыл бұрын
@@patricia739 It's called "Lullabyes in Razorland", a cheerful title lol. Happy hunting!
@assenavlp
15 жыл бұрын
So great to hear this one again!
@kolwer
15 жыл бұрын
im a double bass too :) playing this for solo & ensemble at uil this year :], i cn personalily say that i enjoy this piece in particular, one question tho i learned the treble clef notes in the begining of the peice the one that dosent have the piano accompaniment and i was wondering whether i have to play the treble clef part? go el dorado high school orchestra el paso tx Jenn c. bass (class of 2012)
@pandacute861
5 жыл бұрын
Same here
@owenklgc
15 жыл бұрын
Long live 'CFNY the spirit of radio'.
@lakesidepark2112
15 жыл бұрын
Always enjoyed this song. The CBC aired a documentary a few weeks ago on Canadian artists of the 70s and covered a portion of the era on punk rock artists. They forgot Toby and co.
@kevinadian
15 жыл бұрын
A CFNY classic (up there with Toast), and the only song most people associate with Swann. But this is one of the best covers ever made - he took a well known tune and made it his own. I never tire of hearing this.
@mkoby1
15 жыл бұрын
Performance by: Francois Rabbath double bass Elizabeth Azcona-Hartmark piano George Vance producer
@PinHead432
15 жыл бұрын
Its Double Bass with a Piano accompaniment
@HendrixXxProdigy
15 жыл бұрын
Ya i agree on that Personally i prefer cello because i think it offers more versatility but i know the bass has a pretty wide range as well I think if u want a bass instrument then the only way to go is the ahem bari sax ahem... :O :)
@PinHead432
15 жыл бұрын
Well this has a strong punk rock influence so its hard to compare the extremely different covers. Lol at the start and end of ur post . . . .
@PinHead432
15 жыл бұрын
lol ya i agree man, Im a bassist so naturally i feel more biased towards the Bass. I just feel when i hear it on Cello the timbre is just too tin its all opinion though
@HendrixXxProdigy
15 жыл бұрын
WTF is this shizit? I think the version done by Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole is superior to this Although you can argue that each is way to different to compare but i think his version just has so much more........um......errr........emotion?(If thats the word im looking for)........ :O<===== Sucky sucky face
@HendrixXxProdigy
15 жыл бұрын
Personally.............. I think the bass has certain qualities that the cello doesn't have and brings many new aspects to the music but..... the cello also has a uplifting quality i think to it i think each instrument brings its own thing to the table making the song its own for that instrument and.... there should be guitar solo in there for sures :O <== sucky sucky face
@PinHead432
15 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I'm only 17 years old but my dad introduced this to me. I loved it. I'm glad others still know and love it. And it was no problem to post it!
@Nephilimfields
15 жыл бұрын
I LOVED this song way back in the day... and just tonight was thinking about it but for the life of me could NOT think of the name of the band. I even checked here and this didn't come up for some reason. Thankfully a friend found it and thank you for putting it up. If only it were on iTunes.
@PinHead432
15 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, I'd love to hear what you think of this version versus the cello version. To me the Double Bass suits the song much better.
@joshuaflores4743
6 жыл бұрын
Myles Ryan sheet music??
@PinHead432
15 жыл бұрын
This is a very unknown song, i am interested in what you all think.
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