BA should win the Polaris Prize every year; even the years he doesn't put out a record. He is an undervalued Canadian treasure and I hope he never stops.
I'm not saying this is the greatest video I've seen, but since watching, I've met my soulmate, won a free mansion, and I've become the managing director of a successful fast food chain.
This is a prolific and talented composer of the quality of They Might Be Giants or Ween, but with the lyrical wit and social commentary of Fat Mike of NOFX . As a Canadian performer many of his compositions contain a "Stompin' Tom" vibe of southern Ontario experience and nostalgia. B.A. Johnson is shockingly raw in his honesty and more relatable and personable than the artists previously cited. I saw him for the first time two days ago at a private show. I am a lifetime fan now. I hope B.A. continues to pursue his artistic dream and manifest his impressive talent making catchy and relatable folk punk rock songs.
You are awesome!!! I love your energy and originality!! Seen you at rapids theatre last night with USS!!! Your humor is what’s missing in the world!!!!
Really bummed that I was out of town for your last show in St. John's. My buddy said you could've really used the bodies. Anyways, this is a jam and a half.
Last year a friend and I tried to recreate Pete's experience by doing a bunch of mushrooms before a BA concert. I ended up freaking out during the opener because I saw my ex, and I told my buddy I had to go run by the tracks for an hour before BA came on. When I came back I felt exactly the same but now my legs were tired. My buddy had taken all the rest of the mushrooms and lost 200 dollars on the VLTs. Ex was getting all handsy with some Jabroni right in front of me. Was shaping out to be a major bummer of a night. BA opened up with deep fryer in my bedroom, tearin off the what are you lookin at dickhead sweatshirt, to reveal another lookin at dickhead sweatshirt, I was vibrating real hard but I was keepin it together. My buddy on the other hand was fallin apart. By the time BA got to his last what are you looking at dickhead T-shirt, my buddy was freakin out, and before I knew it he dipped. I continued to work towards a transcendent moment during too messed up to be in the canoe, and I realized my buddy was gone. I ran outside to look for him and he was nowhere to be found. But sitting on the ground by the door was the most beautiful woman I'd seen in my entire life. I mustered all the courage I could to ask her if she'd seen a guy in a bomber jacket with a shaved head run by (he's not racist just likes to dress like that) She said no, but then she asked me my name. Said I looked like I was having an intense night, but that she was impressed I knew all of the lyrics to BA's songs. I started freakin out a bit more but I managed to keep it together. Asked if she was gonna go back inside. She said "No, I actually just called an uber. Its too bad, I would've like to stay with you a little bit longer". Her cab was pulling up. I put all the focus of my brain into my mouth, asked her if she had contact information. She did, she graciously put her number in my phone, and faded out into the night. The rest of the set was killer, BA ended the night with I wanna drink in a bar filled with aliens on top of his van, and the next morning that girl I'd met texted me back. We've been going out ever since and we're going to see BA in steel city next week. Thanks BA for kindling our romance
BA should win the Polaris Prize every year; even the years he doesn't put out a record. He is an undervalued Canadian treasure and I hope he never stops.
He's our working class Gord Downie
You know who would make a great prime minister? BA.
I'm not saying this is the greatest video I've seen, but since watching, I've met my soulmate, won a free mansion, and I've become the managing director of a successful fast food chain.
Ay hire me I’m a cook in BC
@@Bingus9900 Nah, I lost it all on illegal dog racing after watching an Imagine Dragons video.
This is a prolific and talented composer of the quality of They Might Be Giants or Ween, but with the lyrical wit and social commentary of Fat Mike of NOFX . As a Canadian performer many of his compositions contain a "Stompin' Tom" vibe of southern Ontario experience and nostalgia. B.A. Johnson is shockingly raw in his honesty and more relatable and personable than the artists previously cited. I saw him for the first time two days ago at a private show. I am a lifetime fan now. I hope B.A. continues to pursue his artistic dream and manifest his impressive talent making catchy and relatable folk punk rock songs.
Yup. Definitely stompin tom. And some violent femmes. And a bit of the replacements.
Insanely underappreciated (in terms of views). This is a masterpiece
love u BAJ, from the uk, RIP this aint hollywood and big up Hamilton!
The world would suck if we didn’t have Ba
I can't stop watching this.
I love the video effects, super catchy tune! 😸
Best song title ever, hands down.
my personal fav looking forward to this one today
You are awesome!!! I love your energy and originality!! Seen you at rapids theatre last night with USS!!! Your humor is what’s missing in the world!!!!
That was the best show ever, clothes lining people with the mic cord and covering the place in cheetos dust and spilled beer!!
@@andrewbrown8828 not Cheetos, Cheezies. They're are from Bellville. Look it up. It's important!! :)
I've been watching live uploads of this for months. I'm glad it's up officially finally!
God bless you BA Johnston, and god bless pete, those security guards and Van Halen, tonight :)
I ate those mushrooms. Which is why I'm typing this with my feet.
I hope Pete and Eddie Van Halen are chilling up in the Cosmos.
This is gold.
This is my absolute favorite song at the moment.
I would die for BA
I love BA so much
I’m in mels tea room right now watching this live!!
Great video. Love this tune. Hope you play the Hammer again soon man.
My new fave song!
Just found out I missed a B.A. show here last night 😢
Masterpiece in all facets. And...there is NO BETTER punk performer in Canada. So many have robbed from his brilliance. Including me.
Ajajaja people are crazy I can't stop laughing ajajaja too early for me to be laughing like this ajajaja this was on my TH-cam wtf ajajajaj xxx
This is what we sing as we storm the presidents compound and install a new and even worse government!
Yes!
You know when I was a boy and rock'n'roll came to East Germany, the communists said it was subversive. Maybe they were right.
What a golden god
True 5 Star Men
Someone please give Canadian Zack Galifianakis a Netflix special
Check out his Ham-jam show!
I am extremely concerned for Pete. What's going to happen to him???
He's gonna die!
He's gonna die
.....Surely not the ENTIRE weekend last year?
probably one of the most talented musicians in the neo sincerity post music fuck field
Brilliant
Really bummed that I was out of town for your last show in St. John's. My buddy said you could've really used the bodies. Anyways, this is a jam and a half.
I love you foreverrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. For some weird reason. You're my spirit animal.
Last year a friend and I tried to recreate Pete's experience by doing a bunch of mushrooms before a BA concert. I ended up freaking out during the opener because I saw my ex, and I told my buddy I had to go run by the tracks for an hour before BA came on. When I came back I felt exactly the same but now my legs were tired. My buddy had taken all the rest of the mushrooms and lost 200 dollars on the VLTs. Ex was getting all handsy with some Jabroni right in front of me. Was shaping out to be a major bummer of a night.
BA opened up with deep fryer in my bedroom, tearin off the what are you lookin at dickhead sweatshirt, to reveal another lookin at dickhead sweatshirt, I was vibrating real hard but I was keepin it together. My buddy on the other hand was fallin apart. By the time BA got to his last what are you looking at dickhead T-shirt, my buddy was freakin out, and before I knew it he dipped. I continued to work towards a transcendent moment during too messed up to be in the canoe, and I realized my buddy was gone.
I ran outside to look for him and he was nowhere to be found. But sitting on the ground by the door was the most beautiful woman I'd seen in my entire life. I mustered all the courage I could to ask her if she'd seen a guy in a bomber jacket with a shaved head run by (he's not racist just likes to dress like that) She said no, but then she asked me my name. Said I looked like I was having an intense night, but that she was impressed I knew all of the lyrics to BA's songs. I started freakin out a bit more but I managed to keep it together. Asked if she was gonna go back inside. She said "No, I actually just called an uber. Its too bad, I would've like to stay with you a little bit longer". Her cab was pulling up. I put all the focus of my brain into my mouth, asked her if she had contact information. She did, she graciously put her number in my phone, and faded out into the night.
The rest of the set was killer, BA ended the night with I wanna drink in a bar filled with aliens on top of his van, and the next morning that girl I'd met texted me back. We've been going out ever since and we're going to see BA in steel city next week. Thanks BA for kindling our romance
Hope Pete is doing well in heaven
Modern day Cohen.
Awesome! (Poor Pete)
We all know someone like Pete
Before I heard this song I was.completrly hairless and by the end of the song I'd grown a four foot long beard and I had a wife and seven children.
I Knew Pete.
10/10
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