One of Canada's most beloved bands. Anything you listen to from them will put a smile on your face. Fun fact ... Barenaked Ladies wrote and performed the theme song for "Big Bang Theory".
@@Catherine.Dorian. Yes indeed! And at the end of the series finale, you hear Ed Robertson (he's the one doing the rap-like parts in 'One Week') perform a slower acoustic version of the theme song as the credits roll.
Ed Robertson, the guitarist who raps in this song, had a habit of free-styling when they played live; this was the first song that they decided to include it in the studio version. They were just a rocking and fun band. You can't go wrong with BNL.
They sing the theme song to Big Bang Theory. you just have to do a huge fan favorite’If I had a million dollars’. So fun! Also Brian Wilson and What a good boy!!😊❤ Also Pinch Me with one of the greatest lines…I just made u say underwear. 😂
Hopefully they can do a live version of If I Had $1000000. Perhaps the one on Rock Spectacle or Talk To The Hand. They really capture what really makes this band great.
As a Canadian, this is truly one of my favourite bands. Not just because they're also Canadian, but because they came into their own in the '90s, just as I did, and their songs just fit the time, as well as being a lot of fun. They have a great sense of humour, and they've carried on even after Steven Page (the guy with the glasses) left.
@@chrishogan8125 I knew that that was the reason he left, the drug related stuff, but I didn't know he was kicked out, nor about the band wanting to do something for children.
More BNL classics to checkout, "Brian Wilson", "It's All Been Done", "The Old Apartment", Shoebox of Lies, If I Had A Million Dollars" Such a fantastic band that needs to be in the HOF :)
I had BNL in heavy rotation for their first 5-6 albums. Am I The Only One is still one of my favorite songs period. You should enjoy their first hit: If I Had $1,000,000
It is nearly impossible to find a Canadian who was a teen/preteen in the 90s who can’t manage the ENTIRE rap part of One Week. BNL are Canadian icons who go from lightning fast pop rock rap to nearly acoustic songs of loss. They are so worth digging into. Their first four albums are full of bangers. As a 🇨🇦 viewer suggested already & I’ll second…Bring on Maple Mondays!!! Explore the world of Canadian music. I can’t wait for the range of Jane Child to Rita McNeil to Swollen Members to give you whiplash.
Not to take away from the Canadian pride here, but as an American growing up in the same time period, I can still sing that verse from memory as well. A banger is a banger no matter where it's from, and One Week is a certified banger.
@@TheLanceUppercut it hits different up here because of the rules around Canadian content on the radio. They played the hell out of it up here because it was a hit internationally & also met CanCon requirements.
SO many great songs from these guys. "The Old Apartment", "If I Had $1,000,000", "It's All Been Done", " Be My Yoko Ono" are just a few of the great ones.
YES!! YES!! YES!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Another great Canadian treasure, next one you need to check out is If I Had A Million Dollars. You both will love these guys....MAPLE MONDAYS!! 😁 Peace and love to all. Happy Labor Day weekend everyone! 🙏❤️😎🇨🇦
Basically the entire Gordon Album. Be my Yoko Ono is on of my favourites partly (largely) because of the part where they all "sing" like Yoko and because of the puns.
I agree, If I Had A Million Dollars would be a fun next song to react to. I would also suggest their hilarious children's album called Snack Time after that, especially the song called Crazy ABC's. It's clever and funny. Yes, the Barenaked Ladies did a children's album...
They definitely need to get some more Canuck rock on this channel. Michigan rock too. Journey flunked geography. We all know "South Detroit" is really Windsor.
Favorite lyric: I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve; I have a history of losing my shirt... such a great double twist on cliches. You have to think twice, then think twice again to get it.
You definitely want to read the lyrics. There are a number of references from that time. That are in that song. This song is amazing to re-listen to because you hear something new out of it every time
Put their version of “God Bless You Merry Gentlemen “ on your Christmas playlist. It is an amazing version of the song and it’s also a duet with Sara Mclachian. I would have never expected it from this band.
Fun fact. The fade out at the end repeats “it will still be two days till we say we’re sorry”. However the very last line doesn’t say that it says “Birchmount Stadium Home of the Robbie”. It is so cool that their first big US hit has an obscure Scarborough reference. Scarborough is the section of Toronto that BNL are from.
Chickity China, the Chinese chicken is a nod to Busta Rhymes from the A Tribe Called Quest song Scenario. He says chickity choco, the chocolate chicken. It’s such a fun nod!
Yayyyy I knew you’d like this one! I loveeeee this song. It’s one of those few 90s ones that stays on my playlists to this day. The lyrics are full of references that are pure 90s pop culture (“watching X-Files with no lights on, we’re dans la maison, I hope the smoking man’s in this one”) and a little bit of local Toronto lore. I have read that the song is about a big fight in a relationship, which BNL has confirmed as well. Fan theories take it further and say the couple are going through a period (one week) where they’re both too stubborn to apologize, and she won’t be intimate with him so the fast lyrics are his stream-of-consciousness as he’s trying to get his mind to think of anything else so he doesn’t end up being the one to cave and apologize. I don’t know how true that all is, but it makes the song more entertaining for me. I would put BNL in the same “geek rock” category as Weezer. Check out “The Old Apartment” by them as well. Not the same vibe as this one, but still a great song.
I had a home made cassette with million dollars on it. I can't remember the other song on it. It had yellow cover with hand written titles. Calgary in '91. Can't remember where or how I got it, and I may still have it in a box in storage.
I remember back in the day a portland radio station was having a contest for Barenaked Ladies concert tickets. A little contest they called Barenaked Bowling. I have never laughed so hard and been so traumatized at the same time. I miss the 90's. lol
KISS - "God Gave Rock n' Roll to You" 1991. This song was played on radio and was a hit as part of a movie soundtrack "Bill & Ted". Great music video and features both Paul & Gene. You guys will enjoy. Hope to see the reaction.
There's a lot of pop culture visuals in this video. The opening is similar to a sequence from the movie Chitty Bhitty Bang Bang. The cars the band ends up in are the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard tv show and Ford Gran Torino from Starsky & Hutch tv show. The outfit the motorcycle woman wears is based on what Evel Kneivel, a motorcyclist who performed huge stunts including jumping buses!
BNL has a HUGE catalog of great music, there is plenty to explore with them. They also did the theme song to The Big Bang Theory and are still recording, they just released a 3 song EP this past week. Be My Yoko Ono If I Had $1,000,000 (listen to live version) Brian Wilson (live version) The Old Apartment Jane Box Set When I Fall (live) King of the Bedside Manor It's All Been Done Wind It Up (Fan video version) Testing 1-2-3 Some Fantastic Another Postcard It's All Been Done Get In Line Upside Down Boomerang Odds Are Did I Say That Out Loud? New Disaster (made very recently, commentary on social media and politics of today) .... and many many more that others will suggest!
I saw them in Buffalo last summer during the Canadian wild fires. They apologized to all the Americans for the haze and smoke……..from their burning homes🤣🤣🤣
The first time I saw this band they crammed themselves into the Speakers Corner booth in Toronto. You could tell they were going to be something special.
We love BNL!! We've seen them live a few times and they never disappointed. They have SO many good songs! I'd recommend If I had a $1,000,000 for you next. It's another really fun one. We compiled a playlist of BNL songs for my wife for when our kids were due. Our oldest was born to Brian Wilson and the youngest was Call and Answer. Both times the docs commented on how much they enjoyed the playlist, too. Oh, and the choice was extra fitting because both our children were girls!
Barenaked Ladies' cover of Bruce Cockburn's (another Canadian icon) "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is excellent. This song includes one of my all-time favourite lyrics: "...Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight..."
Fun Fact: When this band was first breaking out. The Mayor of Toronto banned them from playing in that city simply because she found the bands name offensive. Given their success since then, I bet she kicks herself thinking back to her poor decision. Great reaction you two!!
My Son is 41 and grew up with the 90s music. I'm 66 now, and I still love Barenaked ladies -- this song in particular -- and most of his music! Great, nostalgic song choice and reaction! Thank you! ✌💙✌
BNL has such a great catalog, dating back to their first album, “Gordon”, and single, “Brian Wilson”. They’re a real rabbit hole. I’ve seen them live three times. you’re always guaranteed a great show with some improvised rap by Ed Robertson.
I especially like “Jane”. That song always reminds me of this girl I had a crush on in college who was way too cool for me. I married that girl a few years later. We’re happily married after 25 years, and she’s still to cool for me.
I have been waiting for ya'll to finally check out my fellow Canadians! Barenaked Ladies (or BNL) are legit Canadian legends, and they have SO MANY great songs. The Old Apartment, It's All Been Done, If I Had A Million Dollars, Pinch Me, Jane, Brian Wilson, Another Postcard, Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Call and Answer, Falling for the First Time, Shoebox... and so on. Definitely hope you guys check out more of their stuff. P.S They also do the theme song for The Big Bang Theory
As everyone says: so many great songs. These guys were truly a Live act, always chatting with the audience, every show was unique. Favorite songs to check out: "If I had a Million Dollars" (of course), "Another Postcard (with Chimpanzees)", Pinch Me, and the great, "It's All Been Done Before".
I had a friend at my first job out of college who loved this song and he knew every word and he'd always sing it. He passed away young and has been gone nearly 24 years but I will always think of him when I hear this.
Facts right here - I’ve been to so many incredible concerts - Janet Jackson, the Cure, NIN, Cyprus Hill, Pink, Green Day, Garth Brooks (who went swinging on a rope across the stage)…and Barenaked Ladies was the absolute best. Incredible live, y’all. Incredible.
I love this one. They also wrote a cute song called "If I Had a Million Dollars" that you'd enjoy. And they did a wonderful Christmas carol with Sarah McLaughlin, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, combined with We Three Kings. That one is fantastic!
Check out " If I had a million dollars" next! Here's the thing with "The Bare Naked Ladies", they are 14 year old boys in men's bodies! Their lyrics are brilliant but they almost always come from a place of youthful innocence. Raw fun!!
The Old Apartment is a banger as well as Alcohol and you could even throw in Alternative Girlfriend. They also do a killer cover of Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time. Call and Answer, Brian Wilson and What a Good Boy if you want some great powerful vocals. BNL 🇨🇦🔥
Yes, Yes, Yes, "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a wonderful cover. RSR might like Bruce Cockburn's ( pronounced Co-Burn) song "If I Had a Rocket Launcher". 🎸😎
Their music is diverse. Their lyrics are usually quite clever whether it is at this speed or slower. I would suggest some of their tunes in this order. If I Had a Million Dollars Pinch Me It's All Been Done The Old Apartment They are a great band, funny guys, and excellent live. Their videos are creative. Some videos such as, this one and Pinch Me are pretty big productions and match the songs brilliantly.
So glad you liked! One of my faves who I feel don't get enough love. If you wanna do more check out "The Old Apartment", "Pinch me" or "It's all Been Done"! Great reaction as always!
I love BNL. Their lyricism is so fun and clever. "If I Had a Million Dollars" and "Pinch Me" are a couple of other really good ones. But they have a ton of good songs.
BNL all the way baby!! As a Canadian growing up in awesome Vancouver in the early '90's BNL were discovered when they went live into a video booth in Toronto outside of a TV studio and started spitting out tracks while other peeps were saying "Hi" or "Mark I love you!" or "Toronto Rocks" Talk about taking your shot!! Initially a duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page (Besties since grade 4 as they bonded thru music) the band quickly grew to a quintet, adding brothers Jim and Andy Creeggan and Tyler Stewart by 1990. These guys reached ICONIC status in Canada (Major music award winners too). Paul McCarty said in 2008 that he enjoyed listening to them, that they were better at harmonizing that he & John ever were an that he'd like to record some songs with them. Cheers from Vancouver - Luv listening/watching your reaction videos!!
Jane is SO good! I've got to hang out/and or work with them a bunch of times. It's is one of the ONLY songs I've never seen them do live, in full or humming out loud in the line for a toilet...(DAMN funny story!)
I was in my 20’s when I found this band and went to three of their concerts-they are a BLAST! Took me SO long to learn the lyrics to this one. You couldn’t just look them up online back then-LOL. If I Had A Million Dollars was HUGE at concerts. Thousands of people singing at the top of their lungs. So much fun. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! 😘
YESSSSSSS!!!!! FINALLY you get introduced to a GREAT CANADIAN band!!! They are at the top of LIVE performances!!!!! Jim Creeggan(Bass) and I were school mates since kindergarten!! SLAPPING song, just HAVE to move!!!! Glad you liked this and I know you guys love a great voice , and Steven Page is your man1!! more to say so an email is on your way!!! GREAT job !!!! CYA!!!!
That took me right back to 1998, waiting for the bus to my early lecture at university playing this on my beloved Discman, reading the newspaper with the headline "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." Half my life ago. Shit!
This was from their fourth album called Stunt. This record and song is what made them known in the USA. They are a fun group with fun music and their live shows are FANTASTIC! I’ve seen them live six or seven times. I’d suggest next for them Be My Yoko Ono, The Old Apartment, Shoebox, what A Good Boy, A, Box/Set, Break Your Heart, and Pinch Me. In fact, just listen to their albums Gordon, Born On A Pirate Ship, Maybe You Should Drive, Stunt, Everything To Everyone, and Maroon. Believe it or not, a vast majority of all the songs on these albums are pretty good. As you can probably tell, I’m a huge fan of their’s.
I am SO HAPPY you've finally discovered BNL! Our soundtrack in 90s Canada. They are the nicest guys too, and amazing live. I'd recommend "If I Had $1,000,00", "Call and Answer", "Pinch Me", "Yoko Ono", "Enid"... Always guaranteed great music.
Also a funny story about this video: when the motorcyclist was prepping for her jump, the band were told, "Don't look at her" if you watch the video, every single one of them are watching her go!
And at the end of the song, they sing "It'll still be two days before you say you're sorry" twice, then "Birchmount Stadium, Home of the Robbie" which is a curling ring near where they grew up in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Robbie is a curling tournament. Nice little comment on their hometown.
FINALLY!! I've been waiting for you guys to get around to listening to the BNL. And you pulled up the perfect song for your first listen. 👍 Thanks for all the memories and glad you both were SHOOK! ♥️
I live in Canada and a few years ago my daughter’s school did a talent show and the theme was Canadian musicians so of course there was Bryan Adams, The Tragically Hip, Alanis Morissette and others. She had to do this song and we practiced it for weeks together and she nailed it. Another Canadian band you should check out is Great Big Sea. I know my man Jay will totally dig the fiddling.
OH HELL YES. My sister brought home their first album when I was six, and the rest was history. All-time favorite band. This isn't quite typical in delivery of their stuff - Ed Robertson (singing the verses) said once on Reddit that he thought this would be a back-of-album track at best, and the rap was just stream of consciousness, and never has he been more wrong about a song. He does do freestyle raps at their live shows, usually at least tangentially about the location of the show in question.
They did a really sweet cover of 🇨🇦Bruce Cockburn’s “Lovers in a Dangerous Time”…and their first album “Gordon” is so cheeky…nothing like the cadence of One Week, but still fun and for me it’s instant nostalgia.
YEAH! Finally BNL!!! They were so fun to see live. Saw them 3 times. For this song, you had mad props if you could sing all the lyrics! Keep going. You won’t be sorry. ❤
I'm such a huge fan of these guys. They put on an amazing live show, they're just fun to see perform. And they do silly stuff like they'll have a bucket of ping pong balls, and on each ball is written the name of a song they haven't performed live in at least a year. And they'll just reach in and play whatever it is, even if it's a deep cut from one of the early albums and the lead singer isn't sure he remembers the lyrics.
Some of the best people I have ever met were when I was on my bike. My first time in Sturgis was when I was 17. Did'nt get back there till 25 years later. As you have seen yourself there is a huge difference in the view from the bike to the view from a car. Threading the needle is a major difference. Glad you got to experience it. On a bike, we are all brothers. Ride on my friend. There is so much more to see. From the Florida Keys to the PCH. Death Valley at dawn is a sight to behold.
They are one of my 2-3 favorite bands, so I’m excited that you’re into them. The rapping thing isn’t in a lot of their songs but they always do a ton of improv and rapid lyrics in their live shows. This was their first big hit in the US (they’re Canadian) and the first to capture that part of their live vibe. You should listen to Another Postcard , 4 Seconds, or the full version of the Big Bang Theory theme song for more of the verbal gymnastics. But I think you’d also love Brian Wilson, if I had $1,000,000, Old Apartment, and Boomerang. They even have a fun kids album Snacktime your kids would enjoy and great Christmas album with some awesome original songs.
This is such a vibe. Full of sunshine. I think you guys would dig a British group SUPERGRASS and their 1995 hit ALRIGHT which reached chart position 2 here in the UK. Pure joy, the band have the same level of fun as Barenaked Ladies.
A couple of these guys went to my high school in Scarborough a couple of years after me. They were banned from playing a New Years Eve concert in Toronto due to their name. Check out the songs Grade Nine, Enid, If I had a $1,000,000.
This band is so much fun. I’ve seen them live over 10 times and it’s always a party. They are also very proud geeks and do the Big Band Theory song. At one concert I was at they brought a group of young accordion players onstage to get some love.
"If I had $1,000,000", "Pinch Me" & "It's all been done" by BNL 😁👍
It’s all been done definitely
Pinch me was the one I was trying to remember, wasn't it their first big hit?
It’s all been done is one of my favorites
Now that man can rap!! Am I right or am I right? It’s really incredible.
@@bkm2797 One Week I think
One of Canada's most beloved bands. Anything you listen to from them will put a smile on your face. Fun fact ... Barenaked Ladies wrote and performed the theme song for "Big Bang Theory".
That was them?!
@@Catherine.Dorian. Yes indeed! And at the end of the series finale, you hear Ed Robertson (he's the one doing the rap-like parts in 'One Week') perform a slower acoustic version of the theme song as the credits roll.
@@paulnickson8734 That’s so cool I never made that connection but now it’s clearly his voice lol I love that!
Love these boys! I was heartbroken when Steven left… Definitely one of Canada’s most iconic bands! ❤️✌🏻🇨🇦
fun fact: this hit #1 on the Billboard chart for, you guessed it, ONE WEEK
best fact ever! 😃
I scrolled to see if anyone posted this--that fact blew my mind. It was meant to be!
@@TeamPaul17bit of an exaggeration, no? 😅
That’s how long it’s been since she looked at me
@@Gaming-With-Raymondhahaha ✌️
Paul McCartney said this is his favorite band. He said their harmonies are the best.
Allegedly.
I didnt know that. Thanks for the fun fact
And he should know about harmonies!
Ed Robertson, the guitarist who raps in this song, had a habit of free-styling when they played live; this was the first song that they decided to include it in the studio version. They were just a rocking and fun band. You can't go wrong with BNL.
They sing the theme song to Big Bang Theory. you just have to do a huge fan favorite’If I had a million dollars’. So fun! Also Brian Wilson and What a good boy!!😊❤
Also Pinch Me with one of the greatest lines…I just made u say underwear. 😂
Hopefully they can do a live version of If I Had $1000000. Perhaps the one on Rock Spectacle or Talk To The Hand. They really capture what really makes this band great.
A classic Canadian band!
One of the best ever if you ask me
One of my favorite Canadian bands ever. Awesome live as well! Barenaked Ladies are big fun!
Great homage to famous 1970s tv cars and motorcycle. Maybe they'll give a listen to the Big Bang theme song by BNL?
So great live! Saw them at Bumbershoot with Violent Femmes
Can you imagine the owner's thoughts when the director suggests hood slide shots??!!
As a Canadian, this is truly one of my favourite bands. Not just because they're also Canadian, but because they came into their own in the '90s, just as I did, and their songs just fit the time, as well as being a lot of fun. They have a great sense of humour, and they've carried on even after Steven Page (the guy with the glasses) left.
Shut up and get back in your igloo with bagged milk
One of the BEST Canadian bands EVER
lol....Page was kicked out after being busted with cocaine....because the band was getting ready to do a children's album, or book..
@@chrishogan8125 I knew that that was the reason he left, the drug related stuff, but I didn't know he was kicked out, nor about the band wanting to do something for children.
They performed the TV show “The Big Bang Theory” theme song!
The Old Apartment is probably my favorite song by Barenaked Ladies. They have a really wide range in each of their songs. Definitely worth a listen.
The old apartment and Jane are my favorites!
@@Fossamum82 I totally forgot about Jane!! Such a great song.
I love the Old Apartment and Pinch Me
That entire album is fantastic
My fav too
More BNL classics to checkout, "Brian Wilson", "It's All Been Done", "The Old Apartment", Shoebox of Lies, If I Had A Million Dollars" Such a fantastic band that needs to be in the HOF :)
Love "It's All Been Done"
Absolutely, and check out Pinch Me, it's one of their rockin' yet mellow jams...
How about Old Apartment?
Enid as well for something upbeat and fun, and their cover of Lovers in a Dangerous Time is good too
I had BNL in heavy rotation for their first 5-6 albums. Am I The Only One is still one of my favorite songs period. You should enjoy their first hit: If I Had $1,000,000
fell in love with if i had a million dollars think blink 182 meets beastie boys
@@bretthardin9239call and answer is my favorite from them .
@@bretthardin9239 THIS!
My 10-year-old and I will often find ways of working If I Had a Millions Dollars lyrics into our everyday conversations 😊
Now that man can rap!! Am I right or am I right? It’s really incredible.
It is nearly impossible to find a Canadian who was a teen/preteen in the 90s who can’t manage the ENTIRE rap part of One Week. BNL are Canadian icons who go from lightning fast pop rock rap to nearly acoustic songs of loss. They are so worth digging into. Their first four albums are full of bangers. As a 🇨🇦 viewer suggested already & I’ll second…Bring on Maple Mondays!!! Explore the world of Canadian music. I can’t wait for the range of Jane Child to Rita McNeil to Swollen Members to give you whiplash.
Not to take away from the Canadian pride here, but as an American growing up in the same time period, I can still sing that verse from memory as well. A banger is a banger no matter where it's from, and One Week is a certified banger.
I remember seeing them on speakers corner waaaaaay back in the day.
american too.
@@TheLanceUppercut it hits different up here because of the rules around Canadian content on the radio. They played the hell out of it up here because it was a hit internationally & also met CanCon requirements.
Swollen Members! And Nellie Furtado!
SO many great songs from these guys. "The Old Apartment", "If I Had $1,000,000", "It's All Been Done", " Be My Yoko Ono" are just a few of the great ones.
The Old Apartment was so great!
That is a great song!
@@calipidgious
Saw them live and they did like a twenty minute version of "If I Had a Million Dollars"
"Shoebox" is one of my faves.
Huge fan of "Easy" off the acoustic album
YES!! YES!! YES!!🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Another great Canadian treasure, next one you need to check out is If I Had A Million Dollars. You both will love these guys....MAPLE MONDAYS!! 😁
Peace and love to all. Happy Labor Day weekend everyone!
🙏❤️😎🇨🇦
“Maple Mondays” now there’s an idea.
Basically the entire Gordon Album. Be my Yoko Ono is on of my favourites partly (largely) because of the part where they all "sing" like Yoko and because of the puns.
I agree, If I Had A Million Dollars would be a fun next song to react to. I would also suggest their hilarious children's album called Snack Time after that, especially the song called Crazy ABC's. It's clever and funny. Yes, the Barenaked Ladies did a children's album...
They definitely need to get some more Canuck rock on this channel. Michigan rock too. Journey flunked geography. We all know "South Detroit" is really Windsor.
@@bowhuntr6825…Maple Mondays 🤣….I’m in 👍…from Chicago❤️
their "It's All Been Done" was another top 20 hit.
I used to able to run the whole song without fail! Such a fun song!
I still got about 90% through it!
I learnt this for karaoke once. It's less a song than an endurance event. There's just nowhere to breathe!
Favorite lyric: I have a tendency to wear my mind on my sleeve; I have a history of losing my shirt... such a great double twist on cliches. You have to think twice, then think twice again to get it.
You definitely want to read the lyrics. There are a number of references from that time. That are in that song. This song is amazing to re-listen to because you hear something new out of it every time
Glad you all liked this one! Next one to hear by Barenaked Ladies is "Pinch Me".
Old Apartment is their best song
I do like that one too! Great song!
The next one is Weird Al Jerry Springer
I would definitely check out "If I had a Million Dollars" next!
Fun Band! They did the Big Bang Theory Theme also.
Put their version of “God Bless You Merry Gentlemen “ on your Christmas playlist. It is an amazing version of the song and it’s also a duet with Sara Mclachian. I would have never expected it from this band.
One of my absolute favorite Christmas songs… too ten for sure.
I was going to suggest this too! Great song!
Awesome Christmas song. However…. Elf’s Lament with Michael Buble is fire.
Yes!
Whole album is fantastic!
Fun fact. The fade out at the end repeats “it will still be two days till we say we’re sorry”. However the very last line doesn’t say that it says “Birchmount Stadium Home of the Robbie”. It is so cool that their first big US hit has an obscure Scarborough reference. Scarborough is the section of Toronto that BNL are from.
Born and raised scarbarian went to BPCI played in that stadium 😎
It’ll still be two days ‘til we say we’re sorry. It’ll still be two days ‘til we say wasabi. Birchmount Stadium home of the Robbie.
Came here to say this!!! You beat me too it. Awesome for representin!!!!!!
And Robbie refers to Evil Knevil.
@@hippygilmorenope. The Robbie was a soccer tournament held in birch mount stadium
Chickity China, the Chinese chicken is a nod to Busta Rhymes from the A Tribe Called Quest song Scenario. He says chickity choco, the chocolate chicken. It’s such a fun nod!
Great stuff! Try "Brian Wilson" by Bare Naked Ladies. Different vibe though. Thank you!
Brian Wilson is probably my all-time favourite song.
Yeah. As much as I love the "silly" songs,
I would stack their more serious songs against any of their contemporaries.
Yayyyy I knew you’d like this one! I loveeeee this song. It’s one of those few 90s ones that stays on my playlists to this day. The lyrics are full of references that are pure 90s pop culture (“watching X-Files with no lights on, we’re dans la maison, I hope the smoking man’s in this one”) and a little bit of local Toronto lore. I have read that the song is about a big fight in a relationship, which BNL has confirmed as well. Fan theories take it further and say the couple are going through a period (one week) where they’re both too stubborn to apologize, and she won’t be intimate with him so the fast lyrics are his stream-of-consciousness as he’s trying to get his mind to think of anything else so he doesn’t end up being the one to cave and apologize. I don’t know how true that all is, but it makes the song more entertaining for me.
I would put BNL in the same “geek rock” category as Weezer. Check out “The Old Apartment” by them as well. Not the same vibe as this one, but still a great song.
I still remember these guys coming into the record store I worked at asking if we would carry their homemade cassette. That was back in '91.
I had a home made cassette with million dollars on it. I can't remember the other song on it. It had yellow cover with hand written titles. Calgary in '91. Can't remember where or how I got it, and I may still have it in a box in storage.
that's the one. Million Dollars, Yoko Ono, Brian Wilson, Blame it on me, and a cover of Fight the Power.
I have this cassette, too. Love it.
I remember back in the day a portland radio station was having a contest for Barenaked Ladies concert tickets. A little contest they called Barenaked Bowling. I have never laughed so hard and been so traumatized at the same time. I miss the 90's. lol
KISS - "God Gave Rock n' Roll to You" 1991. This song was played on radio and was a hit as part of a movie soundtrack "Bill & Ted". Great music video and features both Paul & Gene. You guys will enjoy. Hope to see the reaction.
I think you'd like "If I Had A Million Dollars", another fun lighthearted one
There's a lot of pop culture visuals in this video. The opening is similar to a sequence from the movie Chitty Bhitty Bang Bang. The cars the band ends up in are the General Lee from the Dukes of Hazard tv show and Ford Gran Torino from Starsky & Hutch tv show. The outfit the motorcycle woman wears is based on what Evel Kneivel, a motorcyclist who performed huge stunts including jumping buses!
It's so Gen X!
BNL has a HUGE catalog of great music, there is plenty to explore with them. They also did the theme song to The Big Bang Theory and are still recording, they just released a 3 song EP this past week.
Be My Yoko Ono
If I Had $1,000,000 (listen to live version)
Brian Wilson (live version)
The Old Apartment
Jane
Box Set
When I Fall (live)
King of the Bedside Manor
It's All Been Done
Wind It Up (Fan video version)
Testing 1-2-3
Some Fantastic
Another Postcard
It's All Been Done
Get In Line
Upside Down
Boomerang
Odds Are
Did I Say That Out Loud?
New Disaster (made very recently, commentary on social media and politics of today)
.... and many many more that others will suggest!
Go see them in concert! One of the funniest shows you will ever attend. You will want to hang out with them!
They are so entertaining live! Gonna see them again in a few weeks!
I saw them at the Orpheum in Vancouver. Great live band!!
I saw them in Buffalo last summer during the Canadian wild fires. They apologized to all the Americans for the haze and smoke……..from their burning homes🤣🤣🤣
The first time I saw this band they crammed themselves into the Speakers Corner booth in Toronto. You could tell they were going to be something special.
Ah, Speakers Corner, at the Nation's Music Station. TikTok before there was TikTok
Lol, "I want to rewind...I want to watch it again" was CLASSIC! Peace, Love!!
We love BNL!! We've seen them live a few times and they never disappointed. They have SO many good songs! I'd recommend If I had a $1,000,000 for you next. It's another really fun one. We compiled a playlist of BNL songs for my wife for when our kids were due. Our oldest was born to Brian Wilson and the youngest was Call and Answer. Both times the docs commented on how much they enjoyed the playlist, too. Oh, and the choice was extra fitting because both our children were girls!
Brian Wilson, and If I had $1,000,000 are my karaoke jams.
For a different vibe from them check out Call and Answer. IMO one of the most beautiful songs ever written and sung!
But they should NOT do the video version, because that cuts out an entire verse.
I love this band! The whole album “Gordon” is amazing. I love the song “What a Good Boy”. ❤
That one and "The Flag" are my favorite serious tracks from "Gordon."
Gordon is by far their best album as a life long fan. The Flag puts me near to tears every time.
Brian Wilson. . . that song is very fun to play despite the bleak subject matter.
Barenaked Ladies' cover of Bruce Cockburn's (another Canadian icon) "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is excellent. This song includes one of my all-time favourite lyrics: "...Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight..."
Lovers is my FAVE BNL song!
Fun Fact: When this band was first breaking out. The Mayor of Toronto banned them from playing in that city simply because she found the bands name offensive. Given their success since then, I bet she kicks herself thinking back to her poor decision. Great reaction you two!!
My Son is 41 and grew up with the 90s music. I'm 66 now, and I still love Barenaked ladies -- this song in particular -- and most of his music! Great, nostalgic song choice and reaction! Thank you! ✌💙✌
BNL has such a great catalog, dating back to their first album, “Gordon”, and single, “Brian Wilson”. They’re a real rabbit hole. I’ve seen them live three times. you’re always guaranteed a great show with some improvised rap by Ed Robertson.
I especially like “Jane”. That song always reminds me of this girl I had a crush on in college who was way too cool for me. I married that girl a few years later. We’re happily married after 25 years, and she’s still to cool for me.
I've seen them live probably 15 times. They're one of the bands who are even better in person. And they improv!
These days I prefer Steven Page’s solo stuff to what the remaining foursome are doing.
As a kid in the 90s, this was THE song lol
Absolutely love Barenaked Ladies. They are the real deal and so original. Thanks for the great reaction on BNL. 👏👏🇨🇦
I have been waiting for ya'll to finally check out my fellow Canadians! Barenaked Ladies (or BNL) are legit Canadian legends, and they have SO MANY great songs. The Old Apartment, It's All Been Done, If I Had A Million Dollars, Pinch Me, Jane, Brian Wilson, Another Postcard, Lovers in a Dangerous Time, Call and Answer, Falling for the First Time, Shoebox... and so on. Definitely hope you guys check out more of their stuff.
P.S They also do the theme song for The Big Bang Theory
Shoutout to Bruce Cockburn's original version of Lovers. Both are awesome renditions. Don't ask me to choose whose is better.
@@Leafsdude They should listen to both and then listen to Bruce Cockburn's _If I Had A Rocket Launcher._
As everyone says: so many great songs. These guys were truly a Live act, always chatting with the audience, every show was unique. Favorite songs to check out: "If I had a Million Dollars" (of course), "Another Postcard (with Chimpanzees)", Pinch Me, and the great, "It's All Been Done Before".
I had a friend at my first job out of college who loved this song and he knew every word and he'd always sing it. He passed away young and has been gone nearly 24 years but I will always think of him when I hear this.
Probably best known for the title song for Big Bang Theory. So much fun to see in live concert. These Canadians are really fun to see live!
Hell yes....now all I hear in my mind is ..the whole universe was in a dark dense state..❤
Not from Canada, huh? 😂 Definitely NOT what they're best known for here 😊
For me I know this from the Digimon the movie. I first heard it I could not get it out of my head.
didn't they also get the Malcolm in the Middle theme? My memory may be failing me.
@@wolvesjr34 That was They Might Be Giants, wasn't it? "Boss Of Me".
You guys gotta do Semi-Charmed Life by
Third Eye Blind...... another 90's hit!!!
Facts right here - I’ve been to so many incredible concerts - Janet Jackson, the Cure, NIN, Cyprus Hill, Pink, Green Day, Garth Brooks (who went swinging on a rope across the stage)…and Barenaked Ladies was the absolute best. Incredible live, y’all. Incredible.
This really is one of the great songs of its day. They just kill it. So awesome. Glad you all enjoyed it.
Being 38 and not hearing that song in forever the lyrics all came back! They flow so hard! ❤ ya'll!
I love this one. They also wrote a cute song called "If I Had a Million Dollars" that you'd enjoy. And they did a wonderful Christmas carol with Sarah McLaughlin, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, combined with We Three Kings. That one is fantastic!
That whole Christmas album is cool - I like "Elves Lament" and "Green Christmas" too.
Check out " If I had a million dollars" next! Here's the thing with "The Bare Naked Ladies", they are 14 year old boys in men's bodies!
Their lyrics are brilliant but they almost always come from a place of youthful innocence. Raw fun!!
IMO, Barenakedladies have a ton of variety in their catalogue, i think its a ton of fun to discover what anybody could like from them.
The Old Apartment is a banger as well as Alcohol and you could even throw in Alternative Girlfriend. They also do a killer cover of Bruce Cockburn - Lovers in a Dangerous Time. Call and Answer, Brian Wilson and What a Good Boy if you want some great powerful vocals. BNL 🇨🇦🔥
+1 on Old Apartment
Yes!! You named all the songs I would have recommended. 🙌🇨🇦
Yes, Yes, Yes, "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" is a wonderful cover. RSR might like Bruce Cockburn's ( pronounced Co-Burn) song "If I Had a Rocket Launcher". 🎸😎
YES! - Lovers in a Dangerous Time!
Yes! I'm a big fan of Cockburn and love BNL's cover of Lovers in a Dangerous Time.
"What a Good Boy" will make you cry. Amazing vocal performance 👏🏾
Yes! What a Good Boy, Jane and Brian Wilson go straight to the heart for me.
Tonight is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel is both heartbreaking and beautiful.
"WHEN IT COMES TO THE 90'S ... EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED" PERFECT TERM FOR 90'S MUSIC!! AMAZING DECADE!!
Their music is diverse. Their lyrics are usually quite clever whether it is at this speed or slower. I would suggest some of their tunes in this order.
If I Had a Million Dollars
Pinch Me
It's All Been Done
The Old Apartment
They are a great band, funny guys, and excellent live. Their videos are creative. Some videos such as, this one and Pinch Me are pretty big productions and match the songs brilliantly.
I'd forgotten about If I Had a Million Dollars!! Also very good.
the old apartment… underrated song👍
So glad you liked! One of my faves who I feel don't get enough love. If you wanna do more check out "The Old Apartment", "Pinch me" or "It's all Been Done"! Great reaction as always!
Brian Wilson!
I love BNL. Their lyricism is so fun and clever. "If I Had a Million Dollars" and "Pinch Me" are a couple of other really good ones. But they have a ton of good songs.
I love the reference to pop culture of the era. Kurusawa, Harrison Ford, etc. BNL is a great band.
They are PHENOMENAL!!! Love this group! I feel like everyone forgot the 90s! Thanks for listening to great music from all eras. ❤❤❤❤❤
“Hot like wasabi when I bust rhymes, big like Leann Rimes, because I’m all about value”. I still love this song and crank it up when it comes on.
Same here. I've been listening to that song since it came out. I feel old but I don't care
A brilliant band! They were so witty and varied. "It's All Been Done" is just a fantastic song, with a great video too.
Remember that while he was rapping, he was playing the guitar at the same time. Great review guys!
BNL all the way baby!!
As a Canadian growing up in awesome Vancouver in the early '90's BNL were discovered when they went live into a video booth in Toronto outside of a TV studio and started spitting out tracks while other peeps were saying "Hi" or "Mark I love you!" or "Toronto Rocks"
Talk about taking your shot!!
Initially a duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page (Besties since grade 4 as they bonded thru music) the band quickly grew to a quintet, adding brothers Jim and Andy Creeggan and Tyler Stewart by 1990.
These guys reached ICONIC status in Canada (Major music award winners too).
Paul McCarty said in 2008 that he enjoyed listening to them, that they were better at harmonizing that he & John ever were an that he'd like to record some songs with them.
Cheers from Vancouver - Luv listening/watching your reaction videos!!
MAPLE MONDAYS, MAPLE MONDAYS, MAPLE MONDAYS!!!! Love your reaction to a quintessential Canadian band. And I LOVE this band! Nice one team Rob Squad!!
HIDDEN GEM ALERT!! “Jane” is my absolute favorite song by BNL! It’s part of my set list when I play solo. BEAUTIFUL SONG!! 😊🎶💙
agreed!
Why does it have to be about you ? You-you-you !
Jane is SO good! I've got to hang out/and or work with them a bunch of times. It's is one of the ONLY songs I've never seen them do live, in full or humming out loud in the line for a toilet...(DAMN funny story!)
😆@@bobd2659
YES it's so good
I was in my 20’s when I found this band and went to three of their concerts-they are a BLAST! Took me SO long to learn the lyrics to this one. You couldn’t just look them up online back then-LOL. If I Had A Million Dollars was HUGE at concerts. Thousands of people singing at the top of their lungs. So much fun. Thanks for the trip down memory lane! 😘
I remember when this first came out on the radio. It was by far the most unique song and so fun to sing along to.
FINALY!!!!! My favorite Canadian band. So glad you love them. So talented musically, funny and super talented. Lots of great songs to checkout too.
YESSSSSSS!!!!! FINALLY you get introduced to a GREAT CANADIAN band!!! They are at the top of LIVE performances!!!!! Jim Creeggan(Bass) and I were school mates since kindergarten!! SLAPPING song, just HAVE to move!!!! Glad you liked this and I know you guys love a great voice , and Steven Page is your man1!! more to say so an email is on your way!!! GREAT job !!!! CYA!!!!
What A Good Boy is my favorite song by BNL. Absolutely my favorite band ❤
Awesome underrated group. They did a Christmas album that is one of my favorites. Can't listen to BNL without smiling!
That took me right back to 1998, waiting for the bus to my early lecture at university playing this on my beloved Discman, reading the newspaper with the headline "I did not have sexual relations with that woman."
Half my life ago. Shit!
Lovers in a dangerous time, great harmonies
This was from their fourth album called Stunt. This record and song is what made them known in the USA. They are a fun group with fun music and their live shows are FANTASTIC! I’ve seen them live six or seven times. I’d suggest next for them Be My Yoko Ono, The Old Apartment, Shoebox, what A Good Boy, A, Box/Set, Break Your Heart, and Pinch Me. In fact, just listen to their albums Gordon, Born On A Pirate Ship, Maybe You Should Drive, Stunt, Everything To Everyone, and Maroon. Believe it or not, a vast majority of all the songs on these albums are pretty good. As you can probably tell, I’m a huge fan of their’s.
Love so many of their songs! My favourite is still "Call and Answer", but they've got a bunch to choose from!
I am SO HAPPY you've finally discovered BNL! Our soundtrack in 90s Canada. They are the nicest guys too, and amazing live. I'd recommend "If I Had $1,000,00", "Call and Answer", "Pinch Me", "Yoko Ono", "Enid"... Always guaranteed great music.
Also a funny story about this video: when the motorcyclist was prepping for her jump, the band were told, "Don't look at her" if you watch the video, every single one of them are watching her go!
And at the end of the song, they sing "It'll still be two days before you say you're sorry" twice, then "Birchmount Stadium, Home of the Robbie" which is a curling ring near where they grew up in Scarborough, a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Robbie is a curling tournament. Nice little comment on their hometown.
War On Drugs is my favorite song by them.
Such memories of jamming to this and pretending I knew all the words!!!! See also Two Princes.....
Lots of local references for the Canucks in the audience.
FINALLY!! I've been waiting for you guys to get around to listening to the BNL. And you pulled up the perfect song for your first listen. 👍
Thanks for all the memories and glad you both were SHOOK! ♥️
I live in Canada and a few years ago my daughter’s school did a talent show and the theme was Canadian musicians so of course there was Bryan Adams, The Tragically Hip, Alanis Morissette and others. She had to do this song and we practiced it for weeks together and she nailed it. Another Canadian band you should check out is Great Big Sea. I know my man Jay will totally dig the fiddling.
OH HELL YES. My sister brought home their first album when I was six, and the rest was history. All-time favorite band. This isn't quite typical in delivery of their stuff - Ed Robertson (singing the verses) said once on Reddit that he thought this would be a back-of-album track at best, and the rap was just stream of consciousness, and never has he been more wrong about a song. He does do freestyle raps at their live shows, usually at least tangentially about the location of the show in question.
**** BARENAKED LADIES performed the Theme Songs for Both the "FRIENDS" & "THE BIG BANG THEORY" TV Shows!
They did a really sweet cover of 🇨🇦Bruce Cockburn’s “Lovers in a Dangerous Time”…and their first album “Gordon” is so cheeky…nothing like the cadence of One Week, but still fun and for me it’s instant nostalgia.
YEAH! Finally BNL!!! They were so fun to see live. Saw them 3 times. For this song, you had mad props if you could sing all the lyrics! Keep going. You won’t be sorry. ❤
And the theme song for the😊 Big Bang
I’ve seen them three times as well including New Year’s Eve 1999 in Buffalo, NY. Never will forget that one. 😂
They were so fun live.
I am a child of the 90s .. they put in a great show! I'm so glad y'all liked it so much! This is my favorite reaction so far that I've seen!
I'm such a huge fan of these guys. They put on an amazing live show, they're just fun to see perform. And they do silly stuff like they'll have a bucket of ping pong balls, and on each ball is written the name of a song they haven't performed live in at least a year. And they'll just reach in and play whatever it is, even if it's a deep cut from one of the early albums and the lead singer isn't sure he remembers the lyrics.
Some of the best people I have ever met were when I was on my bike.
My first time in Sturgis was when I was 17. Did'nt get back there till 25 years later.
As you have seen yourself there is a huge difference in the view from the bike to the view from a car.
Threading the needle is a major difference. Glad you got to experience it.
On a bike, we are all brothers.
Ride on my friend. There is so much more to see. From the Florida Keys to the PCH. Death Valley at dawn is a sight to behold.
it all started with a big bang
I have seen them in concert so many times. They are great, funny, and talented. Pretty much anything of their's is going to be a good listen.
They are one of my 2-3 favorite bands, so I’m excited that you’re into them. The rapping thing isn’t in a lot of their songs but they always do a ton of improv and rapid lyrics in their live shows. This was their first big hit in the US (they’re Canadian) and the first to capture that part of their live vibe. You should listen to Another Postcard , 4 Seconds, or the full version of the Big Bang Theory theme song for more of the verbal gymnastics. But I think you’d also love Brian Wilson, if I had $1,000,000, Old Apartment, and Boomerang. They even have a fun kids album Snacktime your kids would enjoy and great Christmas album with some awesome original songs.
This is such a vibe. Full of sunshine. I think you guys would dig a British group SUPERGRASS and their 1995 hit ALRIGHT which reached chart position 2 here in the UK. Pure joy, the band have the same level of fun as Barenaked Ladies.
A couple of these guys went to my high school in Scarborough a couple of years after me. They were banned from playing a New Years Eve concert in Toronto due to their name. Check out the songs Grade Nine, Enid, If I had a $1,000,000.
Yop. That was Toronto mayor Barbara Hall 🤣
This band is so much fun. I’ve seen them live over 10 times and it’s always a party. They are also very proud geeks and do the Big Band Theory song. At one concert I was at they brought a group of young accordion players onstage to get some love.
Weird AL did a spoof of this, called " Jerry springer" it's hilarious
Unfortunately "give the people what they want" doesn't apply to Weird Al. They've been asked over and over and over to react to him but they won't.
@DerekScottBland maybe they're trying and it gets taken down. I know certain artists take down everything
@@dawnpatrol700 - nah, Al's been reacted to by the top reviewers and the unknowns, I never hear of his stuff getting taken down.