American Woman - The Guess Who | The Midnight Special
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- The Guess Who performed onThe Midnight Special March 29, 1974
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Burton Cummings dressed like a evangelist preacher. Preach that rock and roll gospel Burton!
And sang like a wicked angel 😈 😇
Amen
Brother Burton 😎
devil Bachman next to him
@@keeshoogtevrees-jv9ps Only the devil next to Burt there is Kurt Winter. Bachman left in 1970. This is the spring of '74, and not only is Kurt about to be out of the group, so is other guitarist Don McDougall. They're going to be replaced by Domenic Troiano. Next year they'll disband
"American Woman" knocked the Beatles "Let It Be" out of the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Top 100 on March 9, 1970. How's that for nostalgia!
Hey, that's 18-year-old me!! I was there! Red shirt, front row; sticking my head up, turning around...50 years later: "Adult me" is so looking forward to seeing his show in Arlington, Texas in September!
thanks Murr!
Burton channeling that 1972 Burt Reynold's vibe on this jam....
Burton’s voice is killer, what a great band!
The 70's was by far the best time for rock music.
Oh man its unparalleled
All music
💯🔥👊🏻
preach
Started in the 60’s, then 🚀!
The amount of sick filthy hits they pumped out in 1969-1970, is unreal. Why are they not in the rock n roll hall of fame ?
Bc that little club is no longer for Real music.
Because the R&RHoF is BS and doesn't matter.
It's pathetic that they're not
Perfect song for a Saturday morning wake-up. Burton Cummings' voice is spectacular live. They rocked this one.
I nearly burned up my stereo with one of his albums! LOL
Good Saturday Morning!! ❤
Those dance moves, tho. LOL
@@DianaJG8 Me too - the 1976 solo album with "Stand Tall."
@@janicetrimmell6897 THAT'S the one!! 😁
BC's scat is always such a great surprise. Vocalist extraordinaire.
Great Burton Cummings, one of the best performers of rock'n'roll!
That's Kurt Frank Winter on lead guitar... great wonderful guy!
The best underrated rock band in history.
Totally agree. I don't know why people get mad when we say that, because they really didn't get enough recognition. If you'll allow me, I add the excellent band Badfinger to the list, among others. Cheers from Brazil.
@@mundicojr badfinger, Supertramp, America, Grand Funk, for example
Bad finger great band. Excellent choice.
@@AndresManosalvas I don't think Supertramp was underrated. America and GFR maybe (both great by the way). Badfinger definitely. Thanks for replying and cheers.
@@shanebush2751 oh absolutely. I love them. Thanks for replying and cheers from Brazil.
Pedro Pascal has a killer voice!!
Or Burt Reynolds
I got beat to it!
They both copied this Burt. ;)
When was he in the Guess Who
@@bok258and Richard Simmon lead guitar!!!
Wow! I just watched These Eyes. It was solid. But this... I know this song and I did NOT know they sung it! This man has one hell of a voice.
What a voice!! What a tune...sounds great live❤
An iconic group on the Midnight Special 🎉🎉
Fifty years later and we all feel the same. Way to tell it like it was-and is.
Now we're talking. Gotta put "These Eyes" and "Clap for the Wolfman" on here. That would be the bomb.
Yes and don’t forget “ No Time”. That’s my personal favorite
@@swedejohanson7739 I think they did that one on a different appearance.
@@gregoryduncan3067 cool. Thanks
Here's The Guess Who's homage to Wolfman Jack (and indirectly the Midnight Special) from their 2000 Running Back Through Canada Tour: th-cam.com/video/terpnecyjA8/w-d-xo.html
What a phenomenal performance. Burton had some vocal chops and then some.
How awesome is this 50 years later?? Real rock and roll. God I miss it. His voice still gives me chills.
What a set of pipes. One of the greatest bands ever!👍🎸🥁❤️
I never knew Burt Reynolds was such a good singer😮
Their omission from the RRHOf is a travesty. Burton Cummings, one of the finest rock vocalists of the 70s.
@@beyondalpha1072 don't believe everything you THINK.
Sounds a lot like Robert Plant!
@@primtones They began putting out music about 3-4 years before Led Zeppelin
Fuck em the hall of fame is a sham organization just trying to profit of other’s talent the guess who doesn’t need their plastic recognition…Jerry Garcia didn’t even show up when the dead was “inducted”
❤❤❤
The base line is the whole song. Loved The Guess Who, Burton's voice. Consistent hit makers. Made every summer hotter!
Interestingly, this bassline is different than the one on the record. Bassist Bill Wallace changed it to mirror the rhythm guitar part.
@@TheUnofficialGuessWhoArchive Yes, the one on record is cool, this one boring af.
Burton has one of the best voices ever and Kurt Winter on guitar is just magical!!!
im 50 years old. ive heard this song hundreds of times and ive never tired of it. i had never seen the band or anything live by them until today. this is rock and roll. pure, round peg in the square hole, edge of your seat, ripping, rock and roll. i love it.
TH-cam has many videos of Burton Cummings and The Guess Who
There is a major legal fight between the founders of The Guess Who (,Randy Bachmann and Burton Cummings) against one of their hired musicians that trademarked the name Guess Who and is claiming music rights as their own.
Burton and Randy apparently have initiated legal action to get their music back similar to John Foggerty of CCR
Burton wearing that "ice cream suit" just fab! Rockin' classic tune.
wow he looks gorgeous here, love the look (clothes, hair). And that voice.....!!!
Kurt Winter on guitar, just fabulous.
⚡️🎸
Agree 100% - Kurt Winter - Brilliant guitarist - very under rated.
The live version of American Woman with Winter on guitar from their 1972 live at the Paramount lp is 100% better than this 74 version and truly rocks, check it out ❤
@@robmac6508 Yes as he played the solo better than Randy!
This is awesome lol . Dressed like Scarface and slaying it.
Wow! Better live then on the record.
Blows me away! ❤
Bass is 🔥
The Guess Who were a fantastic live band. Here's another example of American Woman from their 2000 Running Back Through Canada tour ... the outdoor concert in Winnipeg (their home town) was interrupted by a thunder & lightning storm ... and the band played on! th-cam.com/video/z8Sz_1jGbh8/w-d-xo.html (They kick into overdrive at the 6.00 mark.)
The quality of these Midnight Special records is killer.
The greatest band in the world from my home town of Winnipeg :)
Sounds great cranked on my Camry JBL System
One of my all time favorites. Thanks for sharing all these wonderful videos. We appreciate you Mr. Sugarman 👍😎
One of the greatest rock songs ever. ❤❤❤
I was a ten year old kid and listened to this in my tree fort in 1969, I believe.? I am Retired now. GREAT BAND...
I got to see them live the same year... fabulous Band Burtons voice and Kurts guitar playing 👌💯
So good!
That is a fantastic version of that song! So good.
I’ve always loved this song! 🎶♥️🎶♥️
Love this band, I've been watching lots of interviews with Randy Bachman lately
Where is that time machine?! 💃🚀
Happy Saturday... thank you for sharing! 💖
I’ve noticed white suits were all the rage in the 70’s
@anamericanprayer1967 When "Saturday Night" was huge in 1977, John Travolta was pictured in a white suit on the album cover. It was an American staple of the times! 😄
Thank you for sharing! 💖
Burton Cummings is one of the most talented singers of all time. Love that guy!!!
Thanks for this! Happy Canada Day!
You are so welcome!
Always loved this band. Thanks for sharing this one.
Thanks for listening
Do you have any others from this show? Slade for example?
True talent to sound that good live. What a voice, what a talent!
Awesome 🎉😂❤thanks❣️
I've seen both Randy and Burton live in the last year. Still having fun touring!
There are a whole bunch of 70s bands I've listened to since they were new, and never once saw a photograph - Kansas, Supertramp, The Guess Who. These guys are not what I guess I expected. But it's hard to deny that riff.
I love The Guess Who! Grew up hearing them. Excellent live performance! 💯✌️
Burton said in an interview that he thought American women were too forward and naughty for him. Hence this song.😆
It's a criticism of American society, not women.
He’s criticizing the Vietnam War~Lady Liberty🗽aka USA. The band is Canadian & while touring in the USA w/green cards the US Government tried to draft them to fight in Vietnam war, they were pissed & rightfully so, hence the anger in his voice here.
Not even remotely true. Listen to Burton tell the real story. You are not even close. @@KittyGrizGriz
Canadian Woman, stay away from me!!! Much love, Robert Duggan 🌄 ❤️
The words ring true American women
The late great Kurt Winter on lead guitar. Sadly he left the group just after this.
Kurt Winter R.I.P - Brilliant guitarist - very under rated.
The live version of American Woman with Winter on guitar from their 1972 live at the Paramount lp is 100% better than this 74 version and truly rocks, check it out ❤
People may not realize it but having a song like this, and Marvin Gaye fit into this category, was very polarizing back then. If you were against the Vietnam War you were enemy number one for a lot of people. Much like the War on Terror with Bush a few decades later
BRUTAL, ROCK & ROLL FOREVER!!!
I was there!
What voice!
Love the anthem of the American woman. They’re full of venom, vengeful.
Wow now this is good 👍
the fact that the Guess Who are NOT in the Rock n Roll Hall of fame is just more evidence of how little credibility it has
Yet they put people in who never even performed rock ?!
The hall is a bunch of bs just ask Steve Miller.
@@skipsmith8121 funny I just realized today that Billy Idol is not in the Rock Hall and Donna Summer is...
They should be put in immediately ❤🎉🎉
Perhaps now that that flaming arhat Jann Wenner has been tossed out of the r&r HOF, this very deserving band will make it in, along with Warren Zevon.
This band had so many great songs.
Incredible footage of Garry Peterson! Thank you!
a much under-appreciated drummer
Kurt Winter is one of my all time favorite guitarists.
Great song!!!!!!
Super Band and Voices, all their songs are amazing, the Guess Who. Greatest between the greatest.
Exceptional vocal and music
Just so so cool especially when he reaches with his palms to feel the music 👍
NICE!
Pedro Pascal singing his heart out 😂
FANTASTIC QUALITY!!
Kurt Winter great guitarist very underrated I wished he had put out solo album great songwriter
That was filthy disgusting nasty fantastic.
I love the Guess Who, Burton is Amazing!
I love one chord hits. The Beat Goes On is another. There’s a few more I can’t think of.
Instant chills 😎 👍
Increíble sonido!!! Gracias y Saludos.
Un clásico de clásicos 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
sounds pretty darn good even with no reverb or anything on the vocals. but man, they don't look like rockers, more like social studies teachers. but great clip.
Hence, no RnR HOF. If Burton and Randy looked like Plant And Page, they woulda been in 20 years ago. “All” they had was a kick ass band with great songs and legendary vocals. Clearly not enough…
@@hectorhector3326😮
Excellent version
Thanks
This should’ve been the song for todays age
I like how Burt is wearing a nice, flashy suit while the guitarist (Randy?) looks like he hasnt changed his clothes in a week lol.
The Guess Who dissing on America and the Youth eating it up. This band was truly ahead of its time.
A cool song
Back in the day when they would come on the radio , we would say Guess Who 's playing this and those around us would say who and I would say no Guess Who and it would go on .
Vietnam Vet , Tom
I saw this for the first time one fateful night. In that moment I discovered Burt Cummings. What a mother fing bad ass lol
The creation of American Woman started off by accident when Randy Bachman breaks a guitar string during a concert. The band takes a break while he restrings his guitar. As he's tuning the new string, he starts playing a chord structure B to D# to E. The crowd hears the riff and loves it so he keeps playing it. Burton Cummings is in the parking lot talking to a fan about buying some Gene Vincent records. He's also getting attention from some aggressive American girls. He realizes the band has started back up so he runs on stage and Randy Bachman yells at him to sing something. The first words that pop out of his mouth are...you guessed it. The entire fascinating story of American Woman can be heard here: th-cam.com/video/FT0f-ktzwCI/w-d-xo.html
...and they still aren't in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame...
Man, that's a shame! Both this band and BTO totally deserve to be there! BTW, I'm your fan Larry😊.
@@toastertwo1602 Thank you!
Is Bachman Turner Overdrive? Both should be in.
@@toastertwo1602 I made my comment, then saw yours. 👍
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Great video. It'd be awesome to see Slade doing 'Do We Still Do It' from the same show. 😎👌
Now that's a real deal! Burton Cummings is the GOAT!
Boy, that Tony Manero could disco dance-AND sing!😮
Oh yeah, cannot forget those good Canadian 🇨🇦 guys, who know how to ROCK HARD!!!
Pedro Pascal is definitely the dude to play Cummings
funny
Get your eyes checked.
@@painkiller1968 👀
was looking for this comment lol
Qué buen recuerdo!
The best Guess Who lineup!
🔥🔥🔥
All live….Man that was efn great. Can it be done today without electronic trickery? Doubt it!!!!
people don’t have the patience to just listen to the raw talent like we did. and they need dancers and pyro etc. this is so pure
What's wrong with electronic, you say that it's a bad thing
Well now we know The Mandalorian moonlights as a rock singer! Space cantina will be packed!👍
Burton looking fine! And what a voice ❤
Love to meet his tailor.... :)