I’m from Holland. I found the LP Secrets of an Alibi somewhere. It’s one of the best albums I have. Great songs and lyrics. Great harmony singing and great musicians. Actually I have this LP double. This is my all time favorite song. So beautiful. This band is so honest and unfortunately totally underrated. Still playing it for friends to convince them. THIS IS GREAT! Do you get it!
I remember when this song and album came out and the band interviews on MM abd New Music. There was some flak for the lyric, the year 1982 was the year that I fell head over heels for you. Maybe that was it. But it's always been one of my favorites, and it gets so jammy towards the end.
One of the most talented and under-rated Canadian bands - ever. Great players, great melodies. And the crap _factor _idol that we have to put up with today. *Shakes head* NP place in Cdn music history secured. Should have been massive everywhere.
I was head over heels in love with a beautiful Ojibway/Cree woman the summer of '88, this song reminds me of the cool fall breeze in Espanola Ontario and the shitty little apartment we shared for awhile...I miss the 80s.
Faved. Potent song.... powerful lyrics. Not romantic, but real life... love is about waiting after all. Killer guitars, tightest band, Canada's well-kept secret still to be unleashed to the world. Lucky us.
I don’t even know how many times I listened to this cassette in the as a kid in ‘88. On the Walkman on the bike. On the Walkman at work. On the stereo in my bedroom. On the player in my Dad’s truck when I’d have the chance to drive. I can still probably sing the lyrics to each song 36 years later.
This song puts a lump in my throat as I think back to when I was in high school, still trying to find myself and find companionship too. Promises made in youth, turn out to be impossible to keep as time wears on. A beautiful and reflective and bittersweet song.
Damn, I forgot how many great songs you all had, I was fortunate to be born in western Washington state and got a Victoria B.C. station called the Q and was able to hear all your great stuff, wish the rest of the U.S. did.
What a strong emotion evoking song. Of love found and lost and the promises that we made. Are the "what ifs" and "where is she now" just echoes of regret? Loved to play Secrets of the Alibi cassette in my '79 Toyota Corolla.
I actually fell for an exotic dancer around 1990 and had this lp at the same time. Really nice lady who actually said ''this dance is for you,sweety,because you're the only one paying attention.'' lol. She got to me. We used to talk a lot. ALWAYS think of her when I play this tune. I only like a few of their songs and this one has SOMETHING,something real I can't really explain fully. A kind of collision of rock,country and power pop?? Thanks.
This is my favourite Canadian band also. Northern Pikes were great musicians and songwriters. This is definitely my favourite album by them followed by Big Blue Sky and Snow in June.
Every rock band has their own community, and I personally think this is one of the best rock band communities out there. We all come here to listen to the excellent vocals that were written, the heavy strums of the guitars, and man those drums. All of this combined makes me enjoy every single one of their songs I play on repeat. And their music has also helped me through my toughest times and always makes me happy in whatever situation I’m in. I’m 16 and discovered their music when I got the snow in June album in a lot of tapes. And whatever mood I’m in nothing is better than a good old pikes album. Thank you pikes for making the best rock band ever in my opinion and you guys will always be incredible.
This video was also shot, coincidentally, on my 18th birthday (Sunday, June 26, 1988). I also went down to the Toronto Blue Jays game (with my father) against the Detroit Tigers at old Exhibition Stadium that particular day (which the Jays won by a final score of 4-1). Not only that, but Mike Flanagan (R.I.P.) nearly pitched a complete game for the Jays as well. And, of course, I still remember Jay Semko's dramatically different hairstyle at that time (considering how much shorter he wore his hair when "Big Blue Sky" was out the previous year in 1987).
I am so glad this video is finally on here. Have been a fan of the pikes since I was a child, and see them every time they come into town. Have met them, they are great guys and can't wait to see them again.
I was at the college radio station when this record came out and I couldn't wait to put the needle down on the first track and play it. It was this song wait for me and the rest of the record I couldn't stop listening to for months on end. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video and bring you back great memories from the 80s and such a talented band
Forgot about this gem of a song from the Pikes...absolutely loved this and Hopes Go Astray on this album. Thank goodness for TH-cam to keep the memories alive on this very underrated band. Been listening to them since they were rocking the scene in Saskatoon.
Come on Northern Pikes ... pull yourselves back together and get back out there. The young people of today need your music so very badly to be rescued from the sludge that they are forced to listen to because of the industrialized and disposable nature of the music made today. Your music is timeless, because the stuff you sing about is experienced by every generation of people. That people remember your music here on TH-cam so fondly should convince you that you'll have a following.
Had the pleaseure of working with these guys for a show at U of Windsor on this tour in 1988. What a great bunch of guys and a tremendous band live. Good times listening ever since.
I met these guys a few years back and they actually included this song in their set list just for me. My favourite NP song. Apparently I'm not the only metalhead that likes them either, lol!
Great video. Perfect. I love you guys. I missed a show of yours so long ago at UNB. Winter 1991, I think. Or maybe it was the Fall of '90. Saw your crew setting up at the SUB building. Could never seem to attend anything. Sometimes life presents continuous barriers that you didn't realize you could have stormed through 'til much later. Thanks for the music.
I've always wondered why bands like the Pikes, the Hip, Widemouth Mason could never break into the US market, but bands like Crash Test Dummies and BNL could.... no offence to Dummies or BNL, but come on... it only goes to show the taste of the American market...
There's such a great darker continuous riff that run s through much of the tunes. These guys were masters at it, played well together. A lot of their guitar work sounds almost at par with the Hip...and eerily amazingly similar !!! :) Love them
I don't remember ever seeing this video, it's been 30 years! Been a huge Pikes fan since Snow in June. After watching the "making of video" it's even better. Always been one of me fav songs ( and I know every one!)
You guys were the first show I ever saw - the Secrets of the Alibi tour at the Royal Theatre in Victoria. I think I was 13. It's still in solid rotation for me. The music has held up very well.
This song brings back some bad memories of w hen I was in high school even though I was a footballer I never could get a date or even have a girlfriend sure they hung around but mainlly used me for money and my car. Never dated any of them.
Man, I love this song!!! Really resonates with me, right down to the story and the dates - all on top of a great track and lyric. Thanks so much for putting this out to the world. I find so much of your music really stands the test of time.
i remember doing a cover of this song back in '88 a week after we bought the album with jason moon and pleasure puppies (post new concept) playing across the prairies whereas i was on vocals and bass for this one. We both loved this tune and it STILL holdes up to this day. Great job Jay, one of your very best songs on one of the best albums from the late 80's
The song is great, which goes without saying. The long blond-dyed and permed hair is terrible though. I'm glad I resisted the temptations of hair-styles of that age. :)
If you want great Canadian bands and writers, get rid of the CBC, CANLIT, and all violations of free speech and free expression. Stop funding art based on national identity. Stop the censorship. Put money into record companies, independent film companies, and projects like Videofact, which helped new artists establish themselves in video. Fund independent touring. Stop attaching censorship, identity, and elitism to Canadian arts.
I’m from Holland. I found the LP Secrets of an Alibi somewhere. It’s one of the best albums I have. Great songs and lyrics. Great harmony singing and great musicians. Actually I have this LP double. This is my all time favorite song. So beautiful. This band is so honest and unfortunately totally underrated. Still playing it for friends to convince them. THIS IS GREAT! Do you get it!
Anyone still listening to this in 2030?
(thought I would get a head start)
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Setting an alarm. Talk in six years
@@stiltomonkey6137 the countdown is on see you then
Don't understand why this song isn't constantly on classic rock radio in Canada.
I remember when this song and album came out and the band interviews on MM abd New Music. There was some flak for the lyric, the year 1982 was the year that I fell head over heels for you. Maybe that was it. But it's always been one of my favorites, and it gets so jammy towards the end.
Deserves MILLIONS of VIEWS!!!!!
One of the most talented and under-rated Canadian bands - ever. Great players, great melodies. And the crap _factor _idol that we have to put up with today. *Shakes head* NP place in Cdn music history secured. Should have been massive everywhere.
Agreed, better than Tragically Hip!
That’s right. A FANTASTIC BAND! After all these years only getting better!
Agree 100% I was in high school and use to listen to it during my lunch breaks on Much music
I was head over heels in love with a beautiful Ojibway/Cree woman the summer of '88, this song reminds me of the cool fall breeze in Espanola Ontario and the shitty little apartment we shared for awhile...I miss the 80s.
Best Canadian band!
Amen
Faved. Potent song.... powerful lyrics. Not romantic, but real life... love is about waiting after all. Killer guitars, tightest band, Canada's well-kept secret still to be unleashed to the world. Lucky us.
I don’t even know how many times I listened to this cassette in the as a kid in ‘88. On the Walkman on the bike. On the Walkman at work. On the stereo in my bedroom. On the player in my Dad’s truck when I’d have the chance to drive. I can still probably sing the lyrics to each song 36 years later.
This song puts a lump in my throat as I think back to when I was in high school, still trying to find myself and find companionship too.
Promises made in youth, turn out to be impossible to keep as time wears on.
A beautiful and reflective and bittersweet song.
One of our greatly underrated bands. One of their best songs. Great lyrics,great music. As good as anything The Beatles could have come up with.
The guitar work at the end of the song is killer - Brian Potvin at his best. This is my favorite NP song of all time.
I’d have to agree, one of my favorite NP songs
It’s so hard to choose my favorite song out of all of their songs, all of them are so amazing!
Bryan Potvin. Just sayin...
FIrst Song, SideB of the green cassette that I would listen to religiously every morning before school. Poetry for the Waking Teen.
Me too! Every morning...as much as I could listen to before running to catch the bus. That green cassette was a rich treasure.
Does pop music really get any better than this? I don't think so. This song is incredible. Saskatchewan represent! Makes me miss home.
Damn, I forgot how many great songs you all had, I was fortunate to be born in western Washington state and got a Victoria B.C. station called the Q and was able to hear all your great stuff, wish the rest of the U.S. did.
Canadian Bands are almost always underrated. And it was always undeserved. Case in point.
So good!😊
STILL a great song. One of the BEST examples of pop and rock meshing.
Such great lyrics!!
Saw them live at a pub in Calgary around 1988. One of the best live bands I have seen. Great energy
💪💪I Love this song !!!
What a strong emotion evoking song. Of love found and lost and the promises that we made. Are the "what ifs" and "where is she now" just echoes of regret? Loved to play Secrets of the Alibi cassette in my '79 Toyota Corolla.
This takes me back to a time where I threw it all away. She's still waiting for me!
I actually fell for an exotic dancer around 1990 and had this lp at the same time. Really nice lady who actually said ''this dance is for you,sweety,because you're the only one paying attention.'' lol. She got to me. We used to talk a lot. ALWAYS think of her when I play this tune. I only like a few of their songs and this one has SOMETHING,something real I can't really explain fully. A kind of collision of rock,country and power pop?? Thanks.
This will always be a Canadian classic...
Lol the hockey tape as a capo
Just... Breathtaking! Your long-time fan from Russia
This is my favourite Canadian band also. Northern Pikes were great musicians and songwriters. This is definitely my favourite album by them followed by Big Blue Sky and Snow in June.
This vid is so Canada, brings back a lot of good memories.
Great song, should have been an international hit. Thanks guys for the great music.
Secrets of The Alibi...I became a huge fan of these guys. Still am.
They still rock
great memories! I remember the Big Blue Sky tape was blue, and the Secrets of the Alibi tape was green!
Every rock band has their own community, and I personally think this is one of the best rock band communities out there. We all come here to listen to the excellent vocals that were written, the heavy strums of the guitars, and man those drums. All of this combined makes me enjoy every single one of their songs I play on repeat. And their music has also helped me through my toughest times and always makes me happy in whatever situation I’m in. I’m 16 and discovered their music when I got the snow in June album in a lot of tapes. And whatever mood I’m in nothing is better than a good old pikes album. Thank you pikes for making the best rock band ever in my opinion and you guys will always be incredible.
You opened for Glass Tiger back in the day in Kitchener... Your music still has soul and power!!!
This video was also shot, coincidentally, on my 18th birthday (Sunday, June 26, 1988).
I also went down to the Toronto Blue Jays game (with my father) against the Detroit Tigers at old Exhibition Stadium that particular day (which the Jays won by a final score of 4-1). Not only that, but Mike Flanagan (R.I.P.) nearly pitched a complete game for the Jays as well.
And, of course, I still remember Jay Semko's dramatically different hairstyle at that time (considering how much shorter he wore his hair when "Big Blue Sky" was out the previous year in 1987).
And if you had three wishes
What would they be
Would you change yourself
Or would you try to change me
Fantastic. So glad I can still find great Canadian music. Miss you guys.
Great song❤
No you're not the only metalhead that likes the Pikes, a real music lover recognizes good music of any genre. \m/ (-_-) \m/
Sunday feb 16, 2020.. still an awesome song! Does she remember me? I remember Her from 1987 🌹 thanks for everything Northern Pikes and Saskatoon SK
Bryan Potvin is amazing on lead guitar!!
a well written and tricky little number by these Saskatchewboys, nice work N-Pikes, one of my fave tunes.
My fav Northern Pikes song.
I have never lived in a 'one horse town'.
But I can picture the entire storyline of the song SO clearly.
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I am so glad this video is finally on here. Have been a fan of the pikes since I was a child, and see them every time they come into town. Have met them, they are great guys and can't wait to see them again.
Love this song. Reminds me of ping pong in the basement of Bay Rd.
What a great band! Angry because I never heard of them before now 😈
I was at the college radio station when this record came out and I couldn't wait to put the needle down on the first track and play it. It was this song wait for me and the rest of the record I couldn't stop listening to for months on end. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video and bring you back great memories from the 80s and such a talented band
My favorite Pikes song. Never gets old. Looking forward to seeing yous guys again.
Forgot about this gem of a song from the Pikes...absolutely loved this and Hopes Go Astray on this album. Thank goodness for TH-cam to keep the memories alive on this very underrated band. Been listening to them since they were rocking the scene in Saskatoon.
Come on Northern Pikes ... pull yourselves back together and get back out there.
The young people of today need your music so very badly to be rescued from the sludge that they are forced to listen to because of the industrialized and disposable nature of the music made today.
Your music is timeless, because the stuff you sing about is experienced by every generation of people. That people remember your music here on TH-cam so fondly should convince you that you'll have a following.
Had the pleaseure of working with these guys for a show at U of Windsor on this tour in 1988. What a great bunch of guys and a tremendous band live.
Good times listening ever since.
I met these guys a few years back and they actually included this song in their set list just for me. My favourite NP song. Apparently I'm not the only metalhead that likes them either, lol!
Love this song so much!
Love this song!
Brilliant song, probably my favorite NP song. Bryan Potvin's tasty guitar work on the outro is outstanding.
Great video. Perfect. I love you guys. I missed a show of yours so long ago at UNB. Winter 1991, I think. Or maybe it was the Fall of '90. Saw your crew setting up at the SUB building. Could never seem to attend anything. Sometimes life presents continuous barriers that you didn't realize you could have stormed through 'til much later. Thanks for the music.
My favorite song of all time.
I've always wondered why bands like the Pikes, the Hip, Widemouth Mason could never break into the US market, but bands like Crash Test Dummies and BNL could.... no offence to Dummies or BNL, but come on... it only goes to show the taste of the American market...
Truer words haven't been spoken, two Saskatchewan powerhouses that never got near their due
They picked the wrong singles in the US, with stuff like this on the album they tried to sell us on One Good Reason.
OMG! I'm from the UK. They would have had hits here but we never heard them! Why???
bigheadtaco : well said!!!!
There's such a great darker continuous riff that run s through much of the tunes. These guys were masters at it, played well together. A lot of their guitar work sounds almost at par with the Hip...and eerily amazingly similar !!! :) Love them
Reminds of when Much Music arrived on basic cable in '88. Great song/video.
Great song. The Pikes had so many, and they never get old.... (the songs, that is. Haha)
I don't remember ever seeing this video, it's been 30 years! Been a huge Pikes fan since Snow in June. After watching the "making of video" it's even better. Always been one of me fav songs ( and I know every one!)
...waiting for you Joey ❤
Thanks for posting, one of the best songs The Pikes every recorded, it brings back many memories of a mis-spent youth ;-)
You guys were the first show I ever saw - the Secrets of the Alibi tour at the Royal Theatre in Victoria. I think I was 13. It's still in solid rotation for me. The music has held up very well.
This was for years my favorite song. Saw these guys in concert and they had rearranged it. I was gutted.
Something about this song....so glad I heard it way back then
They remind me of Blue Oyster Cult for some reason, but they're pretty awesome. First time hearing them.
This song brings back some bad memories of w hen I was in high school even though I was a footballer I never could get a date or even have a girlfriend sure they hung around but mainlly used me for money and my car. Never dated any of them.
Canadian ROCK FTW!
Man, I had forgotten this one. Great to hear it. Loved hearing it again!
Man, I love this song!!! Really resonates with me, right down to the story and the dates - all on top of a great track and lyric.
Thanks so much for putting this out to the world. I find so much of your music really stands the test of time.
i remember doing a cover of this song back in '88 a week after we bought the album with jason moon and pleasure puppies (post new concept) playing across the prairies whereas i was on vocals and bass for this one. We both loved this tune and it STILL holdes up to this day. Great job Jay, one of your very best songs on one of the best albums from the late 80's
Sounds great! I came onto this while searching the versions of Todd Rundgren's "Wait for me." Bravo!
Great song, band, video.
Great!!!
Canada’s REM
time passes by but I'll wait for you...
you guys were severely underrated. did CANCON do you justice? great song!
I have fond, fond memories of this band growing up. Any chance anyone can upload their video "One good Reason"?
Howdy, we have all of our music videos on our website & TH-cam, thanks for listening, means a lot.
That's my dad running around after that girl lol
But is the girl your mother?
Whos your dad ?
@@jackies.1338 Mr.Esposito
Seriously, that is awesome.!! Used to love this vid. Great tune.
ya really need to make a hella box set of all your stuff...would fer sure but it
they would have been more popular if they released this in late 90's
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@Coryscott5 Seriously!! Classic riff!!!!
“But that was a long time ago” 😅
The song is great, which goes without saying. The long blond-dyed and permed hair is terrible though. I'm glad I resisted the temptations of hair-styles of that age. :)
Where they ftom? Province
Saskatchewan.
only 38201
northern pikes ruled
If you want great Canadian bands and writers, get rid of the CBC, CANLIT, and all violations of free speech and free expression. Stop funding art based on national identity. Stop the censorship. Put money into record companies, independent film companies, and projects like Videofact, which helped new artists establish themselves in video. Fund independent touring. Stop attaching censorship, identity, and elitism to Canadian arts.