Supertramp was the prog band that could write a seriously catchy hook; their songs are both clever and fun. With "Give a Little Bit," the hook and the smooth joy of the song have picked me up when not much else could have. "School" and "Bloody Well Right" open their concept album _Crime of the Century_ and are musically brilliant. More Supertramp, Daniel; please!
@yes_head2 жыл бұрын
Back in 1979 this song would come on the radio about every 10 minutes. Not that anyone minded. Supertramp were an excellent band, and built their brand around the distinctive sound of the Wurlitzer electric piano that few other bands were using in the mid-late 70s. Great song, off of a great album.
@dagmar.69542 жыл бұрын
Supertramp were a great English rock band formed in 1969. They had so many great songs in the 70's-80's such as "The Logical Song", "Breakfast In America", "Goodbye Stranger", "Take The Long Way Home", "Dreamer" "Give A Little Bit", "It's Raining Again", "Bloody Well Right", "My Kind Of Lady", "Cannonball", "I'm Beggin' You", "You Win, I Lose" etc.
@HRConsultant_Jeff2 жыл бұрын
That smile on your face as you keep being surprised is exactly what they were going for. So many of these songs have a "happy" feeling even on serious subjects.
@lsteber9774 Жыл бұрын
They always take you on a fun ride, multiple elements perfectly inserted at the perfect time - extraordinary talent that was underrated and underheard.
@daveking93932 жыл бұрын
great tune by a great group. thanks AND great reaction
@Gregory......2 жыл бұрын
Daniel I Love this Band and this song !! Great pick !!
@stellaharris48262 жыл бұрын
Oh my bringing back memories 🙂
@Hartlor_Tayley2 жыл бұрын
It sounds like the singer is trying to sell the free love thing to a heartbroken groupie. Great guitar solo and that Supertramp perfection. Great reaction. Great band.
@MissAstorDancer2 жыл бұрын
I agree! As much as I love Supertramp, I never liked the lyrics to this song. I always felt he had a huge amount of disdain for whoever he is speaking to in the song! It's fun, musically, and I don't think I've ever "skipped it", but it still makes me uncomfortable!
@Hartlor_Tayley2 жыл бұрын
@@MissAstorDancer there is a person in these comments that said the song is about giving up pot, which I think makes more sense to me now. It’s weird because like you said I was always turned off but maybe it’s a happy song after all.
@MissAstorDancer2 жыл бұрын
@@Hartlor_Tayley 🤔
@Alberto_1965_BR2 жыл бұрын
Great react. Supertramp is amazing and their albums are so good!
@cherylreichardt2 жыл бұрын
After Take The Long Way Home, this would be my next favorite by them. Love the different vocal styles. The whistling is cool. Very good track. I love the whole album:)
@theplanetruth2 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh. The soundtrack of my youth. That opening music is soooooooo choice.
@jc296x2 жыл бұрын
Breakfast In America is a perfect album front to back. Always loved the guitar solo in this... Roger Hodgson was always just known by many as one of their keyboard playing lead singers (he was piano and vox on "Take The Long Way Home") but he was their lead guitar. He's really been a great underrated guitarist. "The Logical Song" would be the next logical (sorry lol) pick from this album.
@firebird74792 жыл бұрын
I saw Rodger Hodgson tour with Ringo Starr in 2001 (same tour with Greg Lake). Great lineup that included Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople), Lake, Hodgson, Howard Jones, Sheila E. and Mark Rivera (Billy Joel's band). The 2 Supertramp songs they performed were "The Logical Song" and "Give a Little Bit". I needed to jog my Swiss Cheese memory, and it doesn't like cardio.
@GatorScribe7262 жыл бұрын
I'd be surprised if he performed this since it's a Rick Davies song.
@blanewilliams59602 жыл бұрын
Great song, love this band. More Supertramp please. this whole album is great. Crime of the Century is another whole album worth listening to and Even in the Quietest Moments. Too many songs to list, also anything from Live in Paris 1979. I saw them live a couple times in the late 70's and they were excellent in concert! Thanks Daniel, great job as always.
@jefferytheis41572 жыл бұрын
When I was young, living in the California foothills, Supertramp was recording in little Nevada City CA. We were intrigued and blown away; I always remember that when I hear this band.
@sean---the-other-one2 жыл бұрын
The outro guitar solo is a masterclass in simplicity feeling like perfection, possibly aided by the tension that was built through the song. The initial single note played over 8 or 16 bars is reminiscent of The Who’s I Can See For Miles (which had a single note as the entire solo).
@sherryheim55042 жыл бұрын
I love this band, all of their music is great. I appreciate the human elements of finger snapping and whistling it. It really adds an "alive or casual factor" and taking away the studio sterility I often feel in official videos. He is a musician on the road, the one night stand is just business in so many ways. He is fulfilling someone else's fantasy but for him, it is just another night of winding down after the intense rush of doing a show. Thank you for reacting to this great band and song.
@keymack24772 жыл бұрын
Daniel, thank you for your reaction! Every song on "Crime of the Century", "Crisis? What Crisis?" and "Even In The Quietest Moment" albums are well worth reactions! Cheers,
@georgewodicka48392 жыл бұрын
Man, I love the lane you're traveling down the last couple of days. Classic, progressive, legendary picks. Like an infusion of adrenaline for my #1 channel!
@lydiabentley34132 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest bands ever and I had the privilege of seeing them live and it was awesome. Great reaction that I really enjoyed it thank you
@phoebelewis27882 жыл бұрын
Wow, live, must have been fun
@lydiabentley34132 жыл бұрын
@@phoebelewis2788 it was totally
@Yosef19522 жыл бұрын
A Supertramp classic with a fantastic outro. Btw, I didn't realize until recently what the "city" behind the waitress on the album cover really was.
@doplinger12 жыл бұрын
“Child of Vision” is another epic track from this album.
@dancewalkertarot2 жыл бұрын
Love these guys. Shoutout to my Uncle Ricky that got me into Supertramp when I was a kid.
@donalddixon65412 жыл бұрын
This is what we call a "Sleeper" song - Starts out slow and smooth, and finishes rough and strong.
@sean---the-other-one2 жыл бұрын
With so many love songs around, I like both this and Paul Simon’s excellent 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover as explorations of the emotions or lack of them when disentangling from intimacy.
@reha10662 жыл бұрын
"Give a little bit" was my all time favorite back in the day.
@MsKestrela2 жыл бұрын
This album came out in my senior year of college. I wore that vinyl record OUT! Supertramp was my jam for years.
@johnmavroudis20542 жыл бұрын
"Fool's Overture," "A Soapbox Opera," "Even In The Quietest Moments" "School," "Rudy," and "Crime Of The Century" are all brilliant epics... Supertramp is worth returning to!! "Breakfast In America" is excellent and is still only their 4th best album... the previous three are where it's at! Cheers!
@musicfan82532 жыл бұрын
I could not agree more! Daniel, dive in, please. ✌🏼
@timwhitnell71452 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. All 4 are classic albums and I love Famous Last Words as well; so underrated.
@lydiabentley34132 жыл бұрын
Great recommendations I know I particularly liked school
@timwhitnell71452 жыл бұрын
@@lydiabentley3413 Hi, Lydia. I don't know your age or how much you've listened to Supertramp but they are my favourite band of all time - and that's saying a lot because I love so many groups and individual rock musicians from the 1960s, '70s and '80s. If you like School you'll probably love pretty much every song, like I do, from their five consecutive albums starting with the all-time classic Crime of the Century through Famous Last Words. Do yourself, especially your ears and soul, a favour, and listen to all of them. You'll be glad you did. Feel free to let me know what you think of certain songs if you go on this sonic journey.
@lydiabentley34132 жыл бұрын
@@timwhitnell7145 hi Tim thank you for your comment which I read with great interest. I do think Supertramp I want is the greatest bands and I have seen them live but it was a long time ago. My favourite band at the moment is dire straits but I will listen to some more Supertramp and get back to you. Let me know if you like Dire Straits. It was good to hear from you and thanks
@markconnolly3122 жыл бұрын
It's just such a great joy to watch you experiencing and appreciating such great music from the day! Bro, back in the day, I had long hair, I was skinny like you, and I totally loved hearing the greatest tunes of the era! Thanks for sharing, commenting!
@todd84142 жыл бұрын
My damn theme song! I never look behind me my troubles will be few!
@gabrieleflannery65042 жыл бұрын
Supertramp always had an incredible production value. While definitely a " one night stand" number the production elevates it into something more. Great job Daniel 🎶 thank you ! Oh...still plinking away...
@zex76892 жыл бұрын
Even in the Quietest Moments is a good one.
@phoebelewis27882 жыл бұрын
I reckon so
@peteowen35392 жыл бұрын
I ADORED Supertramp. Living in London 1980, they really stood out. A shame the two lead singers didn’t get on. Chalk and cheese.
@pks8152 жыл бұрын
I love this song. I have always loved the bass in this song.
@timothygermann780 Жыл бұрын
I love that there is little to no bass until a minute and a half into the song so you forget its even a thing and then it comes in on a super tight riff.
@frankmcbride70512 жыл бұрын
I was surprised at the lack of "turn it up!" at 5:30
@mutleymutley74742 жыл бұрын
This album brings back so much memory. Back in the summer of 1988, I was returning home from Montreal with friends after a week of camping out in Canada and a radio station out of Montreal played the entire album on the ride home till we got to the NY border. Thanks, Canada!
@barbmurray85572 жыл бұрын
I love how the song 🎵 is a sweet way of saying see ya
@reha10662 жыл бұрын
I think you would enjoy "Fool's Overture". There is a lot of amazing work from them. Just amazing!
@TheOneAndOnlyFloridaMan2 жыл бұрын
Their song Bloody Well Right is phenomenal if you haven't checked it out, great video man.
@Oldhogleg2 жыл бұрын
My favorite of their albums is the "Live in Paris"
@msamelienpАй бұрын
You need to see this live. Rick Davies on the piano/keyboard and Roger Hodgson on the electric guitar (Solo is cool). Live in Paris 1979 concert, on KZbin, will have this song in it.
@stevemccormack99482 жыл бұрын
Oh if only we had a Supertramp on the scene now... This song and Rudy as well as Crime of the Century are I think 3 of a kind. But then they did other stuff like Its Raining Again which is so sweet. They really were the progressive Rock band that moved into the popular music space and stayed.
@469buck Жыл бұрын
Roger Hodgson on guitar outtro...phenomenal...
@bennychristensen43142 жыл бұрын
I always thought that this song is a companion to Dion's The Wanderer. Both songs are catchy as hell, but ultimately the main characters are doomed to live lonely lives because they think that if they don't have any responsibilities they can stay young.
@JamesSavik2 жыл бұрын
*Now, some they do and some they don't // And some you just can't tell And some they will and some they won't // With some it's just as well* Supertramp has some of the cleverest/most fun lyrics anyone wrote. Breakfast in America makes a great addition to anyone's album collection.
@taniaPBear2 жыл бұрын
A Supertramp song, is always a fun ride. There's always something unexpected around the corner. For a 'fun fact', you should look up the meaning of the word Supertramp ( unless you already know, of course ), it's a very clever band name I think.
@annettemoore7264 Жыл бұрын
That song represented my brother to me back in the 70s...🤣🤣🤣 he couldn't be faithful if he tried...my mum used to say to him.."you wanna watch what you're doing lad, "it's" gonna shrivel up and fall off one day" 🤣🤣🤣 he used to CRINGE when she said that... 😊
@blueswannine87492 жыл бұрын
Breakfast is the album that was a massive hit for them, especially in the US. Crime of the Century and Even in the Quietest Moments are the albums that got me through high school. I especially loved Dreamer off Crime and From Now On from Moments.
@davidhatton67312 жыл бұрын
Awesome album!
@peterwalsh24702 жыл бұрын
you could argue that this is Supertramp's version of "free bird".
@daveking93932 жыл бұрын
please consider checking out the live version of this it's really great. The base drives the whole thing
@SunShine-qk4rb Жыл бұрын
Great song
@ChristopherMmmm2 жыл бұрын
Andy & Alex loved this song.
@stevenhaffner32992 жыл бұрын
Logical Song is very relevant to today's insanity.
@aron93682 жыл бұрын
I think you would appreciate "Dreamer" by Supertramp an incredibly odd song but in a really good way
@stevecollette68312 жыл бұрын
Child Of Vision…..live from Paris. Super trump at their height and some of the best piano work out there
@saucefc2 жыл бұрын
Polite, thoughtful, and understated. If you aren't Canadian... ...well; you should be. Thank you for your analysis.
@waynepruner29942 жыл бұрын
While Breakfast in America was more popular in the USA, i think most people feel that their 1974 album Crime of the Century was their masterpiece, although a bit darker and more serious in tone.
@careym39012 жыл бұрын
This an early morning song for me for some reason. I can say with honesty, I heard this song more than any other song after being up all night & very much worse for wear, in the early mornings! LOL! It's a great song, don't get me wrong, but it's my shuffle home with my tail tucked between my legs song. Gives me a strange sense of familiarity, although a little foggy! lmao! 'Oh young man, rejoice in thy youth'!!!!!!
@anthonyblakely3992 жыл бұрын
I can see you creating a song like this....it's your style!!! Yes!!! Supertramp!!! Rush!!!! maybe Harry Chapin!!! James Taylor!!!! a little funk!!!! Yeah I can see you putting a series of song that honor and sound similar to these artist!!!! OOOOoooooooouuuuuu....yeah....Can't wait to see it!!!! oh and Bro...it's raining here in Northern California...in Orangevale......and it's cold....like 59 degrees.
@faithnyou17322 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite bands! I always felt this song was about one-night-stands -- like the women they meet on the road etc. Please consider reacting to "Bloody Well Right" and "School"! These two are true works of art! (links below) Thanks for revisiting Supertramp! ;-) Bloody Well Right - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5Lbco2PhqdnatE School - kzbin.info/www/bejne/laO9Z4abrdd6kMU
@johnfoster52952 жыл бұрын
If you want a deep track that shows Supertramp's prog roots and is also a epic length track (12 minutes) check out Try Again from their 1970 debut album.
@michaelkantner6420 Жыл бұрын
If you like this song, and Take the Long Way Home, then you will love Supertramp's most famous song The Logical Song!
@paulcartwright67392 жыл бұрын
Breakfast in America. My fave was Take The Long Way Home and Logical Song. That would be up your street.
@kevdarby94602 жыл бұрын
Love me some Supertramp! Would love to hear you dissect the lyrics of 'The giant of Illinois' by The Handsome Family.Will you except the challenge? :)
@nathb3315 Жыл бұрын
you have to listen to the logical song supertramp best song ever
@greenbluemonkey2 жыл бұрын
Hope you dive deeper into Supertramp. So many more fantastic songs by them! The whole Crime of the Century album is a prog masterpiece. You haven't even heard the best from them.
@stevenhaffner32992 жыл бұрын
Logical Song is very relevant to tp
@g.e.57232 жыл бұрын
Goodbye Stranger it's been nice Hope you find your paradise.
@jimsteele34232 жыл бұрын
Love this song
@rk41gator2 жыл бұрын
.......and off into the distance does the stranger dance, not looking back. A happy cad? Salty.
@jaemyrick52772 жыл бұрын
While you were dissecting “Gooodbye Stranger” by Supertramp. I noticed a mention of The Office Steve Carell aka Michael Scott sings “Goodbye Toby” a parody of Goodbye Stranger in episode 18 season 4. I saw it. Funny. Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane was my favorite hook, my friends & I would sing that part. Goodbye Stranger was on radio in heavy rotation back in the 70’s & 80’s. Great reaction. I enjoyed it.
@samsowden2 жыл бұрын
The most underrated band imo. Nowhere near as embedded in the public consciousness as they should be.
@timwhitnell71452 жыл бұрын
The lyrics works perfectly fine on the surface as a relationship story, or lack thereof, but in later years I've come to see it also, on a deeper level, as someone leaving a drug-filled or drug-fueled life, because of the clever use of the names Mary and Jane. For a possible similar usage, see Tom Petty''s early hit Mary Jane's Last Dance.
@lydiabentley34132 жыл бұрын
Tim Petty was brilliant and my friend Steve Ferrone was his drummer. I will listen to what you recommended and thank you
@timwhitnell71452 жыл бұрын
@@lydiabentley3413 Very cool. I had teenage friends who were brothers with the last name Ferrone.
@lydiabentley34132 жыл бұрын
@@timwhitnell7145 my brother went to school with and they music together my brother played keyboards. Both great musicians.
@MrSmartAlec2 жыл бұрын
This song is about giving up pot. "Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane" - MJ slang for pot at the time.
@Hartlor_Tayley2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I thought the Mary Jane line was about the girls and the weed they smoked but I didn’t think the whole thing was about giving up pot. That’s a cool interpretation
@donalddixon65412 жыл бұрын
Not even close.........
@MrSmartAlec2 жыл бұрын
@@donalddixon6541 State your source
@Rob-eo5ql2 жыл бұрын
Yes. He’s saying goodbye to his old self and smoking pot. He said he’d smoked so much that he had become a stranger to himself.
@Hartlor_Tayley2 жыл бұрын
@@Rob-eo5ql that makes total sense, I’m leaning heavily towards adopting your interpretation.
@RickTBL2 жыл бұрын
This song came out right before AIDS happened, in 1979. Things were different, much freer, perhaps more sleazy.
@pierceely1197 Жыл бұрын
try some Rick Davies Supertramp classics next, Bloody Well Right and From Now On!
@barbmurray85572 жыл бұрын
Just give me motion and set me free 😆
@freeandretired2 жыл бұрын
Better ending to an album is " Crime of the Century" from the album of the same name.
@spooley2 жыл бұрын
Great cover art for a great album. Note the twin towers standing behind the glass of OJ!
@sean---the-other-one2 жыл бұрын
#turnthatup
@cheebees2 жыл бұрын
Goodbye Toby
@TheCornishCockney2 жыл бұрын
Their run of five albums (you know which ones) cannot be matched in my opinion.
@horizonsigns2036 Жыл бұрын
Took me along time to realize he's singing about quitting "pot". ei: Mary Jane = marijuana
@chrisf1202 Жыл бұрын
Oh I just notice that too, mary jane, gee 😮only about 45 years later.
@horizonsigns2036 Жыл бұрын
@@chrisf1202 LOL....yes, took me along time too
@jimjames86602 жыл бұрын
Be different than the other reaction channels and do Gone Hollywood, Oh Darling , and Just Another Nervous Wreck
@sqonk212 жыл бұрын
Cannonball was always one I really liked 🙂
@darcysalas30422 жыл бұрын
Sounds like to me that the one person wanted the other for a very very short time.
@e.nowbodhi1442 жыл бұрын
I lol'd when you said "he understands there's a universal code of ethics, but..." to which I replied out loud "but he's a baby boomer so he doesn't give a f**k" this could be a boxset, romanticized musical odes to consequenceless sex and entitlement lololol
@kianpa12 жыл бұрын
Do you ever get older? Been watching for you for a couple years now….
@lsteber9774 Жыл бұрын
Sounds to me like the life of a rock band, always going to the next city, can't make ties cause they're always movin' on.
@Rob-eo5ql2 жыл бұрын
He’s saying goodbye to his old self and smoking pot. He said he’d smoked so much that he became a stranger to himself.
@vladtheinhaler932 жыл бұрын
But I don't want to leave, I'm having to much fun..
@31carrier2 жыл бұрын
Would you consider doing Eric burdon Monterey or Eric burdon when I was young or J Geils band snow cone
@swartetc2 жыл бұрын
Tom Sawyer stuff
@paulcartwright67392 жыл бұрын
You can laugh at behaviour. It will never bother me.
@gregpit19642 жыл бұрын
V Spy V Spy
@RickTBL2 жыл бұрын
Sometimes I just skip to the end.
@WilliamJones-sf5pt2 жыл бұрын
Rick's songs seemed very anti-pimp and were more pro-husband. As a young man, he got out to experience the real world. In a recent interview, he speaks of wanting to join a band as a young man. One band needed an organist which he never played. So, he faked it.
@Altres2 жыл бұрын
So, you are on aeroplane circling New York (which is toast) heading towards twin towers (which are juiced).