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		Today is Burton Cummings of the Guess Who's birthday. Here's the Stacheman singing if Gordon Lightfoot sung "Maggie May" (youtube.com)		22
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St_Francis_P

2011-12-31 07:26:26 PM

I liked that better than the original. Of course, I never could stand Rod Stewart.

mikemoto

2011-12-31 08:06:59 PM

I love the version of this song: Link (new window)

Sparky The Wonder Ferret

2011-12-31 08:19:29 PM

These Eyes.....(sigh)

Bucky Katt

2011-12-31 10:29:56 PM

Cummings is a good singer. Too bad he wasted his talents on Guess Who shlock.

ksdanj

2012-01-01 01:43:36 AM

CSB time...

The very first concert I ever went to was in the summer of 1977. It was Burton Cummings opening up for Alice Cooper. Being 13, I had no idea who Burton Cummings was and didn't come to appreciate the Guess Who's music for another 20 years.

/CSB

domo_kun_sai

2012-01-01 01:51:21 AM

WTF was that?
Plus, The Guess Who was my favorite band (when I was 10).
GET OFF MY LAWN.

phrenicmonkey

2012-01-01 02:03:50 AM

Heckuva voice.

deadsanta

2012-01-01 02:46:07 AM

I kept thinking that Burton Cumming was some lounge act from the 70's, and this was a joke-tribute. Perhaps it was the VHS breaking up in mid tape, but I found that pretty poor.

unyon

2012-01-01 04:10:52 AM

This gets 3 out of 4 cancon stars.

indarwinsshadow

2012-01-01 09:04:39 AM

Bucky Katt: Cummings is a good singer. Too bad he wasted his talents on Guess Who shlock.

Schlock?

You crazy baby.

The Guess Who is a great band. Saw them live in concert in '00 at copps coliseum in Hamilton. One of the best concerts I had ever been to. Bachman and Cummings were brilliant. Just cause you don't like the Guess Who doesn't invalidate the fact they were a huge success.

BenJammin

2012-01-01 09:08:42 AM

The Guess Who Rocks! Share the Land and American Woman were great albums

St_Francis_P

2012-01-01 09:26:45 AM

deadsanta: I kept thinking that Burton Cumming was some lounge act from the 70's, and this was a joke-tribute. Perhaps it was the VHS breaking up in mid tape, but I found that pretty poor.

This is a joke. He's mocking Gordon Lightfoot.

Three-Headed Dog

2012-01-01 10:25:07 AM

I thought that was pretty damn funny. Thanks for the link.

groovykindahate

2012-01-01 10:57:33 AM

Now that was funny. Moo chose grassy ass Subby.

deadsanta: I kept thinking that Burton Cumming was some lounge act from the 70's, and this was a joke-tribute. Perhaps it was the VHS breaking up in mid tape, but I found that pretty poor.

It's parody- just for a comparison...

cleveoh

2012-01-01 11:06:44 AM

indarwinsshadow: Bucky Katt: Cummings is a good singer. Too bad he wasted his talents on Guess Who shlock.

Schlock?

You crazy baby.

The Guess Who is a great band. Saw them live in concert in '00 at copps coliseum in Hamilton. One of the best concerts I had ever been to. Bachman and Cummings were brilliant. Just cause you don't like the Guess Who doesn't invalidate the fact they were a huge success.

Where'd you get the gun, John?

Another Government Employee

2012-01-01 11:14:44 AM

Pretty good imitation.

maxheck

2012-01-01 01:38:33 PM

One of the saddest concerts I've ever been to was a Guess Who / Steppenwolf show during the late 80's... The Guess Who kept trying to fire the crowd up, and this crowd of young'uns who knew Steppenwolf from AOR radio were... Well, trying to figure out -who they were- until they played "American Woman."

/ *I* enjoyed the heck out of the show at least.
// old

deadsanta

2012-01-01 02:56:25 PM

groovykindahate: Now that was funny. Moo chose grassy ass Subby.

deadsanta: I kept thinking that Burton Cumming was some lounge act from the 70's, and this was a joke-tribute. Perhaps it was the VHS breaking up in mid tape, but I found that pretty poor.

It's parody- just for a comparison...

Ahhh, thanks so much, I should have been familiar with these guys based on my age bracket, but I was listening to punk, hardcore, and new wave back then. That was a dead-on impersonation, reversing my original post!

indarwinsshadow

2012-01-01 04:25:10 PM

cleveoh: indarwinsshadow: Bucky Katt: Cummings is a good singer. Too bad he wasted his talents on Guess Who shlock.

Schlock?

You crazy baby.

The Guess Who is a great band. Saw them live in concert in '00 at copps coliseum in Hamilton. One of the best concerts I had ever been to. Bachman and Cummings were brilliant. Just cause you don't like the Guess Who doesn't invalidate the fact they were a huge success.

Where'd you get the gun, John?

While dancing in the rain my friend.

Third_Uncle_Eno

2012-01-01 05:42:15 PM

Only have 1 lp, "Share the Land", but their radio singles were pretty darn good. Even Cummings' solo singles stuff is great. That guy is one of the great underrated tune-smiths / melody makers / piano singer-songwriters of the 70's

Their live stuff, even the early 80's Reunion (1983 i think) on youtube is great. look it up.

Third_Uncle_Eno

2012-01-01 05:44:51 PM

New Age Redneck

2012-01-02 08:37:19 PM

How about from SCTV:

Gordon Lightfoot Sings Every Song Ever Written (new window)

/Burton Cummings is a very underrated serious talent
//Rick Moranis does a killer GL, too

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