Stan Rogers - Take It From Day To Day

Stan Rogers's "Take It From Day To Day". I do not claim copyright.

[@bighank99]

Stan sang in Calgary that spring of 83. His parting words were 'See you in July'.

[@pudops]

Henry Leparskas that has to be the saddest KZbin comment I have ever seen!

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

I guess July will have to be the day we join him in heaven

[@rickchapman3463]

Thats so sad 😓

[@boclown100]

This masterpiece touches me personally,just brings on the tears......In the summer of 1976 I sailed out of Long Beach Ca. on a 380 ft.1942 converted Army transport.The first drillship to drill without anchor in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea, The fury of that cold sea forever changed my life. A young man at sea on a fine old ship..THE CALDRILL 1....away from my loved one...75 days at sea,,.then brought the money home in a duffle bag.....Oh, the unforgettable pleasure of dust under my heel.

[@kelticcaper]

I consider myself very fortunate to have been able to attend three Stan Rodgers concerts when I was in my late teens and early twenties. He had a presence on stage that only those who got to be there would understand. Have never seen anyone in any genre of music come close since. During intermission he would come out into the lobby and walk around chatting with everyone. He was very humble and always thanking you for taking the time to attend. Imagine.

[@sarahlifton1073]

I saw him multiple times as well, all but once at McCabe's in Santa Monica (which seats 150). He was a force of nature onstage. It's such a shame there are so few videos of him performing. I agree that no one really ever has come close, at least in my experience.

[@thekhakikid4311]

This genius of lyric and tune deserves an update... Simply a colossal talent...

[@bernardbarry4258]

The Lord must have loved his music and took him so early what a loss !!!

[@vansinger36]

I sent this song to my new love and she plays it all the time because that was our saying, 'Take it from day to day'. We are both 72 and absolutely madly in love.

[@ubangis1]

Wish you and your love good fortune in the years to come. And wish you'll have her fingers in your hear :) !

[@iainmacmillan2548]

Well done, all happiness to you both.

[@catherineannemccloskey-ros9500]

Wonderful

[@vansinger36]

I am 68 years old, a lover of music and never heard of this guy! It is Christmas morning and I was listening to Commander Chris Hadfield on Desert Island Disks and this was his first pick. Stan Rogers is a bit special. I just love stories set to music.

[@kevinpounder]

+Ken Pollard i did as well what a bit of luck hes got some real nice songs

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

+Ken Pollard Hi KEn, Im 62 and never heard of Stan either, I was listening to a re run of his desert island discs this morning {2016} and found him the same as you, ha ha, what a talent

[@vansinger36]

+Ron Wylie, this song came up again on You Tube and I saw the comments from everybody. I suspect when listening we all tear up a little bit. As I am on the downward stretch of life, songs are taking on greater meaning.

[@brianconnors9445]

Hank williams senior

[@Neptoony]

Stan should be known far more widely. I first heard him over 35 years ago. He was killed in a plane crash in 1983. Horrible! But he has left an impressive body of work. All his songs are stories; he has an amazing ability to wrote the thoughts of an entirely different person, from an aging Midwestern farm wife to a sailor dying in a land far away. You can find most of his CD'S on Amazon. They are every single one a treasure. He was a "full of the dickens " kind of gut and great fun. I still miss him terribly.

[@kenfriess7508]

Saw Stan in concert March 83. ...magical.

[@lizziestew]

One of the greatest singer/songwriters there was, Thank god there is recordings of Stan Rogers and that his Brother Garnet is still writing and singing!

[@tylerb1822]

And his son, Nathan

[@og1ie]

I like the comment about "Run her fingers through my hair" He wrote his songs as though he was some one else, and, gave his words to them and for them, so that people actually believed he was talking in verse about himself when he was transforming himself, into all of us.

[@CurriedBat]

That was Stan's genius. I still can't believe how he did it... he read these old stories, and visualized them so well as to make himself appear on the ship beside ye.

[@randybenjamin5685]

I kept hearing this INCREDIBLE VOICE on folk-playing radio, but never heard / retained the name. Finally one night, I was near a phone and could call a PubRadio station : "Who WAS that? " "Canadian folkie Stan Rogers " And I've loved him ever since. THAT VOICE. And great songs !

[@og1ie]

He reached out with an idea. wrote many songs as if he was the song.And touched me like no other. Canadian legend.

[@truefan130]

Thank you Stan for the wonderful music. I briefly chatted with Stan during intermission at a show in Chicago. He was very humble and gracious. How nice he lives on through the music

[@hwyisalive]

I discovered Stan at age 57 and can't get enough of him. I need to be Canadian. And live in the struggling maritime provinces.

[@ubangis1]

I guess you need not to be Canadian nor live near the sea to fell in love with this music. I'm woman of 50, living 300 km from the nearest sea, having an experience of seafare just by taking sea ferry nothing more. Still I've found Rogers just two weeks ago, and listening now to him in my earphones, sitting at work amongst folk 20 years junior, feeling like on deck of Nightingale.

[@og1ie]

Stan Rogers, to him, I am forever grateful. For as long as I breathe ,I will be forever grateful, "I have lived in a time of giants......"

[@brianpeters2317]

whenever I get down and homesick I listen to stan and the story's he sings and I get the strength to just keep going. God bless this man. the songs unwritten makes me sad

[@lking8263]

+Brian Peters ~ I agree completely. Sorry to say I did not discover Stan and his music until well after his passing. His music does a heart good. RIP Stan.

[@dylanmcwhirter4682]

same here buddy whenever im missing the coast i listen to stan and he reminds me why im away out west this mans strength with words gives me the drive to keep rowin

[@honolulutohalifax470]

I agree, it reminds me of home, even when I'm oceans away.

[@dlab4233]

Are you from Nova Scotia?

[@wretchedslippage3255]

I learned of this song the other day while I was at the Vancouver Maritime Museum exploring the ship/crew that this song is about! Very Very cool!

[@susanh171]

Such a wonderful man, still think of him often and sing his songs.

[@bobrobertson9965]

I'm 66 and hadn't heard it either until Chris Hadfield mentioned him. I feel robbed :0) Enjoyed this song more than any for ages :0)

[@michaeldonnelly8504]

He passed before his time. Rich full voice, that makes the song come alive!

[@altareggo]

It's a cliche to say that a voice like Stan's only comes along once or twice in a generation of humans.... but in his case, its TRUE!

[@kindredrivers4008]

Fortnine sent me here. First time hearing. And I love it. Kind regards Canadians, from UK

[@kennethgoudie5658]

Another Great One From Stan The Man! Adda Fire! I was only 1 yr old when you tragically passed but your music and voice resonates with me always!

[@jimwoods5785]

I am sure that Stan is still singing and playing his fantastic music.

[@ScotsRonin]

Stan, I will forever miss the music you never got to make...

[@pudops]

My grandfather introduced me to Stan when he had a tape made for him that had this song along with Fogarty's cove and many other and being from guysborough county the same area stans mom and family is from I feel a really strong connection! Cheers Stan I hope we can have a round of drinks and songs someday it's to sad you had to pass before I could see you live :( I can still see your brother and son and friends live and that's as close as I'll ever get. RIP BY

[@judythompson5253]

just found this, and it does touch that deep place inside. Love the voice, the music. It reminds me of the best of the 60s and 70s, as to folk music. Stays with ya.

[@richardswanson14]

Well, it’s not the hours of watch-on-watch And it’s not the work that I mind so much Or the long cold miles from my lover’s touch ‘Though for sure she’s far away No stranger, I, to the touch of steel Or the honest fear any man can feel But I long for dust under my heels And a pocket full of pay So I’ll take it from day to day The pack-ice ’round us cracks and groans The old St. Roch, she creaks and moans The icy fog is in my bones And the ache won’t go away Outside I bet it’s warm and fair I could have her fingers in my hair But it’s long, cold miles to her out there So I guess I’ll have to stay And just take it from day to day We’re as far North as I want to come But Larsen’s got us under his thumb And I signed up for the whole damned run I can’t get off half way But when I get back onto the shore I’m going South where it stays warm And there’ll be someone on my arm To help me spend my pay So I’ll take it from day to day

[@griffinwolf5704]

Thank you

[@stinkymart3173]

It's one of those songs that sounds like stock humanity. No one ever heard the Riddle by Nik Kershaw for the first time, or Tomorrow Never Comes by Northern Pikes, or 95 by Wideband Network. They're just there, and somebody had the self-awareness to notice and the skill to make them tangible.

[@johnlane1200]

What a voice ......songwriter and musical influence....Stan Rogers was what we want to be in a voice and songwriter...JL......Not being rude or selfish.......

[@Frances386]

Understand he's singing about the voyage of the "St. Roch", the first ship to complete the Northwest Passage from west to east (1049 - 1942) under the command of Captain Henry Larsen. It returned east to west in 1944. Ended up at the Vancouver Maritime Museum, B C.

[@johnlane1200]

Thank you so much for this wonderful info....

[@robynmckenzie53]

My father Stan McKenzie was the last surviving member. He passed April 12, 2011 (92). We always joked this song was about our Stan...

[@patrickg420]

garnet lives in my hometown, i c him a few times a week.

[@altareggo]

I;m an unborn fetus and i just LOVE Stan Rogers!!!! Not sure why his voice sounds oddly muffled though.....

[@DanFrechette]

Well you must be born now - welcome to the world! Be safe!

[@hutchb25]

And heres part of why Stans music is so special: with a little research, we find that the Saint Rock (sp) was a real ship, and was the first vessel to complete a west-east trip thrpugh the northwest passage. Under Captain Larson. How awesome is that?

[@og1ie]

He say to the men and women of every ilk. You are who he sang to. and wrote for.Me too.

[@boggypete0]

For those interested in the vessel this song is written about, its currently preserved at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. If anyone's in town and loves Stan Rogers, I'd recommend a visit.

[@purestress2597]

Beautiful song.

[@antiyouthie]

I always picture this song about a man who lost his love and cant get back to her. She wont take him back but he has deluded himself that if he works hard she will come back.maybe i just hear what I want to hear and want to relate to some thing..

[@annebreeze3944]

ok dellboy well spotted a song that encapsulates much of what it must be like to work away from family and loved ones .I know several young men who have to undertake such commitments and am thankful i didnt have to.

[@CurriedBat]

I sang this in choir five years ago, and only found out it was S. Rogers yesterday...

[@redcoat4ever323]

Brilliant!

[@gavinmillar]

The ship that this song is about is in the maritime museum in Vancouver, just FYI.

[@einarsharpe7637]

Perfect for post-break-up

[@Frances386]

Stan is referring to the voyage of "RCMPV St Roch", the first ship to completely circumnavigate North America. She navigated the Northwest Passage from west to east, the first vessel to so do.

[@ИванВахрушев-д9ы]

Nice music and lyrics!

[@phantomleafblowing2741]

awesome good ole mountain music

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

Does anyone else think Val Donican?, they both have great voices, as I said to the two guy's below I have not heard of him until today and he is wonderful, so sad to see he has passed

[@irishfield1]

THis amazing ever thank you Stand

[@johnporter4718]

Awesome singer, so is his son

[@hutchb25]

One person is completely soulless and devoid of life.

[@lking8263]

I have been told, more than a few times, that my sense of humor is not exactly appropriate. With that said, I wonder if anyone else out there ever gets a bit tickled at the lines "Outside I bet it's warm and fair, I could have her fingers in my hair". I love Stan.

[@brianmorton6956]

This is the version from the CBC radio

[@pipercopper9420]

The RCMP vessel St Roch served as a floating detachment of "Mounties" for 20 years in the high Arctic. My friend Mitch Owens (RIP since 2016) served on board her in the 40's, and her Captain was Henry Larsen, who was my father's boss in the RCMP when my Dad was patrolling by dogsled in the Arctic. I was also fortunate to serve as a police officer in the Arctic on Baffin Island in 2008. But I never realized Stan Rogers had written this song about that famous schooner. What a treasure in music history this one is. The St Roch was the 1st to sail the Northwest Passage from west to east (1940 - 1942) . The 1st to complete the Northwest Passage in one season (1944), also making it the first to use the more northerly, deeper route and to complete the Passage in both directions. The 1st to circumnavigate North America via Panama Canal, survived 12 winters stuck in the Arctic ice for 10 months at a time. The King awarded the prestigious Polar Medal to Henry Larsen and the crew who sailed during the 1944 voyage, and she was declared a National Historic Site in 1962, now in drydock at the Vancouver Maritime Museum. A good full story on the St Roch can be found here... www.canadiangeographic.ca/sites/cgcorp/files/images/web_articles/blog/northwest.pdf .

[@beverlylarsen2353]

THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS I am the youngest daughter of Henry - my name is Beverly. I have an older brother and sister - i just had this Utube music sent to me today... Thanks

[@pipercopper9420]

@@beverlylarsen2353 i may have met you. My father Garth Hampson is a good friend of Doreen. I think great to find this music after all these years. This tune was not on albums of Stans that im aware of. Will try to get more details and share

[@beverlylarsen2353]

@@pipercopper9420 WOW what a small world... Your Dad was the greatest also I had trouble finding this post again but glad i did.. I probably met you as you say if you ever met my mom i was usually with her Thanks for replying...

[@boballan1373]

@@beverlylarsen2353 In 2009 we did a trip through the North West Passage with Adventure Canada . I built a radio-controlled model of the St Roch using the Billings kit as a template and then adapted it for radio control. I launched the boat at Gjoa Haven and a KZbin video was made of the day see kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKOofHuKhNisZqc and the build kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHqYo5WFes13iJo. I gave an onboard presentation about the boat to our fellow adventurers . They wers all fascinated by its history and of course I spoke about your father's crucial role in the impact the St. Roch had on the north . You might enjoy the memories . Play this song if you watch it and mute my audio . My namesake uncle was an RCMP officer from BC.

[@pipercopper9420]

@@beverlylarsen2353 Ralph Mahar from the RCMP Vets Assoc is now working with Doreen on the memoirs

[@sortehull89]

@MissTinkJordan Thank you cap't Obvious ;-) I've purchased the album now, so I found out anyway.

[@irishfield1]

THis amazing song ever so great lyrics ever thank you Stan

[@janedee3271]

Anyone know where to find the sheet music to this? (fiddle part)

[@Lijaskurzeme]

Maybe just write to them and ask. Ariel is lovely. stanrogers.net/ Dec. 17, 2017.

[@dmg3043]

Ho cam from 2021

[@MissTinkJordan]

@sortehull89 before he was killed in 1983 air canada flight 797 fire

[@sortehull89]

When/where was this recording made?

[@mt-nv4jd]

Steve Goodman would have liked this gentleman.

[@dellboy177]

0:53 What Hair? XD

[@phantomleafblowing2741]

DELLBOY177 good Call