D-Sides, Orphans, and Oddities
Episodes
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Thursday Jul 29, 2021
Randy Bachman is Canadian royalty for his pop success in the '60s and '70s with various bands. And for his seeming inability to stop rockin'. But first, I have a sincere question for both of you:
You're not a...commie...are you?
Hagers - 84 Olympics - The Russian Game (1984)
The Guess Who - Take The Long Way Home 1970 (The Way They Were)
Chad Allan & the Expressions - Stop Teasing Me (1965)
Union - Mainstreet USA (1981) You....ARE....going...TO....TOUR.....WITH....THE...OLDIES....we LOVE!!!!!!! Get in the box with Cummings. We can wait. The Canadian government can wait.
Union - Next Stop London (1981)
Brave Belt - Crazy Arms, Crazy Eyes (1971) God help the person with these afflictions. This was the band he formed after he left The Guess Who and before he formed BTO.
Here he is with his purse.
Brave Belt - It's Over (1971)
Brave Belt - Too Far Away (1972)
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Easy Groove (1977) From the album Freeways. Here's a good article on the history of Randy Bachman and BTO in particular.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Lookin' Out For #1 (1975) This was their last big-ish hit in the USA.
Chad Allan & The Expressions - Made In England (1965)
Axe - Take the Long Way Home (1970) The second song in the show, recorded as an instrumental for RB's first post-Guess Who album, Axe. I much prefer Burton Cummings' wailing.
Chad Allan - Ramona's Hourglass (1968) Written by our boy.
The Guess Who? - Believe Me (1966)
Ironhorse - I'm Hurtin' Inside (1980)
Brave Belt - Never Comin' Home (1972)
Randy Bachman - I Am A Star (1978)
Randy Bachman - Just A Kid (1978)
Randy Bachman - Maybe Again (1978)
Ironhorse - Sweet Lui-Louise (1979) Trying to tweak the record-buying public by reminding them of the accidental stuttering in "Ain't Seen Nothing Yet".
Axe - Zarahemla (1970)
Iron Horse - One & Only (1979)
The Guess Who - Palmyra (1970)
The Guess Who - Silver Bird (1970)
The Guess Who - The Answer (1970)
Union - Keep the Summer Alive (1981) You know this song as a Beach Boys release, but what you might not know is that it was co-written by Randy Bachman.
Union - All Night Long (1981)