The song is 43 years old and still every bit as relevant as it was in 1981.
@bamboozlejonesАй бұрын
They're not only no longer in hiding, but they're loud and unhinged from reality.
@AmazingChinaTodayАй бұрын
This song is sick. This is really a hidden gem, so few people know this song.
@ljwalter61Ай бұрын
One of my fav songs. It's totally relevant in today's political environment.
@lynnhoffman247Ай бұрын
A theme song for Project 2025!
@Gira21GramosАй бұрын
@@lynnhoffman247 exactly.
@dawngipe6324Ай бұрын
Oh so u all believe the trump hating crap the mainstream news pushes....I get it because your all brainwashed...Tds....u need to face reality...I was hoping this wouldn't get political...might have to stop watching now...I'm all good til people put their political opinions into music or bands...this just pisses me off...I love all people, and sorry to inform you I support trump and not ashamed to admit it...u need to watch better news channels...I dont wanna know ur politics, cause I have my beliefs...and let me tell you I had a lot more money when trump was in and gas was way cheaper...my 401k was growing...but u all believe what u want...u need to realize that he worked for us and didn't take a pay for being our president...it wasn't about the money to him...he cares about our country so much he worked for free...no wars, not a 15 million illegals coming in stealing tax payers money...not to mention taking from our homeless veterans that made u all free because they fought for us...but you know it's all on you because you listen to CNN, msnbc, the view and all the other bs crap out there...open ur eyes...I worked my entire life since I was 14 years old...nothing ever handed to me and now the current administration is screwing us all and ur too blind to see it... don't even comment cause I don't wanna hear the shit...ur nor going to change my mind, so don't bother...
@MrChrismlamorteАй бұрын
Perfect description of the radical liberals in this country.
@Gira21GramosАй бұрын
@@MrChrismlamorte nice try, but it was written about the right, which has only gotten more extreme and authoritarian over the decades. #project2025 is insane.
@bkerske7996Ай бұрын
Check out Billy Thorpe-Children of the Sun, Golden Earring-Twilight Zone, Saga-On the Loose, and Aldo Nova-Fantasy
@FredPena-rd5cfАй бұрын
Saga Wind Him Up
@suzanneanderson6921Ай бұрын
You're speaking my language ❤
@josephwhite4489Ай бұрын
The lead singer. Tom Cochrane, is considered a Legend and an Icon here in Canada,,,during the late 80s, and 90s, he produced a litany of big hits, including..Life Is A Highway, Boy Inside The Man, Sinking Like A Sunset, Big League, The Untouchable One, Victory Day, Ocean Blues, Good Times, Dreamers Dream, etc.etc....I really hope that you consider checking some of them out sometime...if not for the channel, then even just for yourself...I don't think you'll be disappointed!! I only discovered your channel a few short months ago, but, I absolutely love it!!
@derekdonnell6503Ай бұрын
TOM IS THAT DUDE!!! COMING FROM BROOKLYN!!
@DariaBilowus9 күн бұрын
Big League one of my favourites.
@user-gz9jp3fj2dАй бұрын
Aldo nova...fantasy...I think you would like it 😁
@Dee-eq1pgАй бұрын
Agree!
@mickeyhankАй бұрын
Great pick!
@jbeechukАй бұрын
PURE Vision Quest!
@danfreeman5301Ай бұрын
Canadian gold!!
@DianaMiceli-Billingsley-kj4lnАй бұрын
I used to love this song when it came out. Summertime, windows down, speakers stupid loud!❤❤❤❤
@kimmycook2698Ай бұрын
It is a top notch driving song.
@xanajakАй бұрын
1, this will always be one of the greatest fucking songs. 2, you really have to watch the movie Vision Quest to understand the impact of this song. The entire soundtrack for the movie is all-time.
@rmacdougallaliasdogviticusАй бұрын
'White Hot' (1979) next please. My favorite tune by them.
@styrenebuilds6851Ай бұрын
It's always been relevant , most people first heard this as a teen and didn't catch the grip.
@Dee-eq1pgАй бұрын
A very under rated song. A great vibe.
@stevehamilton8824Ай бұрын
Still an amazing song all of these years later. The song was inspired by the Holocaust and the freeing of Jews during WWII and that people today must be diligent in enduring our freedom and that these lunatic fringe cannot ever do what they did again. It is a deep rock song. Sadly, we are not on guard today as we should be.
@bkerske7996Ай бұрын
Incredible Song! You have to watch the movie Vision Quest with Matthew Modine…
@davidfischer1138Ай бұрын
Great pick! People suggesting aldo nova "fantacy" are right on. Volbeat, " still counting" isn't that old, but it bangs. First four lines might be best opening lyrics in history.
@roydownes2458Ай бұрын
this song is about the rise of the fascist right in the 1980s. the phrase "final solution" was used by the german fascists in the 30s and 40s to describe their programme of organized genocide against jews, gypsies, and homosexuals (amongst other groups) they hated.
@guyturbide6348Ай бұрын
🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 ANOTHER GREAT SONG BY RED RIDER IS 🎶🎵 WHITE HOT 🔥 🎶🎵 YOU GONNA LOVE THIS ONE TOO KEEP THE GOOD WORK MY FRIEND 👌👍👏🫶
@trevorrichardson2200Ай бұрын
Great Canadian band!! Another is Prism!! Spaceship Superstar or Cover Girl are awesome!!❤
@joeysabad4307Ай бұрын
Classic Canadian Rock ... ❤ 🎶 🎵...
@rogervondrasek5677Ай бұрын
Recorded right after John Lennon was shot. If you listen very close during the intro, you can hear him say "see you on the other side John".
@dubkjayАй бұрын
..this one 1000% goes in the workout playlist… 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@jordan390aАй бұрын
This song was initially intended as a protest against the rise of anti-Semitism happening at the time of it's release...
@mamaflush9945Ай бұрын
Here's a suggestion for a new artist to give a listen, if interested. "Marvin Gaye - What's Going On (Official Video 2019)" (by the channel: Marvin Gaye) --When recording the song "What's Going On" and the concept album around it, Marvin drew from the full arsenal of local talent from house arranger David Van De Pitte to the Funk Brothers. Paying for the session himself, Marvin even drafted in extra players. And after two years on the road, Gaye landed in Detroit, where he signed a recording contract with Motown Records. The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit based musicians who performed the backing to most of "Motown's" recordings from 1959 till the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among one of the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history. I'd also suggest watching the music documentary "Hitsville: The Making of Motown" I believe you can find it here on KZbin or on Paramount Plus. Either way if you'd like to know more about "Motown" I'd start there. Anyway, I enjoyed rocking with you, Shon. Thanks for sharing.
@casualguy393Ай бұрын
This came out when I was in school, and I am 56 now. The more things change the more they stay the same.
@hankarmentroutjr6896Ай бұрын
Video ain’t even started and I already liked. IN MY TOP 5 songs in history. 1-hit wonder
@heidiv5488Ай бұрын
1 hit wonder? You've never heard "White Hot", "Boy Inside the Man", or "Big League"? Or Tom Cochrane's solo hit "Life Is a Highway"?
@hankarmentroutjr6896Ай бұрын
@@heidiv5488 Likely heard Big League and Tom Cochrane is solo not performing as Red Rider.
@gerryfriesen7921Ай бұрын
Red Rider had so many great tunes that was only played in Canada. You should try listening to the songs White Hot and Don't Fight It. These guys were so great and didn't get the recognition they deserved.
@T-ShirtMagicАй бұрын
Only in Canada because most of our Canadian talent back then couldn't get booked in the USA; due to either unrecognized name or our reputation for opening for American headliners only to out-perform them.
@NessyNess18224 күн бұрын
As a Canadian... I guarantee... this is the Real Deal. We Love our Tom Cochrane.
@alejandrobojorquez6181Ай бұрын
ALDO NOVA - " FANTASY " from 1982 Very Similar Intro w/Cool sound Effects Leading into ROCKIN' MUSIC. ALSO " MONKEY ON YOUR BACK " w/Cool Vocal Effects and Heavy Rockin' Music too. The Monkey part is Just a Metaphor but the Music & Vocals Guitars Drums Bass & Keyboards Synths are Outstanding just like this song you just heard by Red Rider ALDO'S Is kinda has that Cool Rockin' Vibe only a bit Heavier 1982 Classics 🎸🎶🎹💯🔥
@andyirwin9191Ай бұрын
Seen these guys with another band in 80,s. They were very good. Guitar player and lead singer played left handed
@wayneanderson52932 күн бұрын
I remember when this came out, in about 1982. It rocked then, and it was meaningful then, but it's much more meaningful now. I bought the record on vinyl LP back then, and I still have it. More on that a little later... The lyrics aren't kidding: "Lunatic Fringe/ We all know you're out there/ You're in hiding/ And you hold your meetings..." One of the real keys to what it's about comes a little later: "..'Cause you gotta blame someone/ For your own confusion/ We're on guard this time/ Against your Final Solution." That's a reference to the Nazi Party. They blamed all their problems on Jews and Bolsheviks, and their "Final Solution to the Jewish Problem" (THEIR PHRASE) was the death camps. Now the modern lunatic fringe is blaming their confusion on Muslims and immigrants, hoping to resurrect and use the fear and hate of the ignorant. This song is about how we must never let hate and fascism and totalitarianism again get a chance to take over society. "We can hear you coming/ No, you're not gonna win this time/ We can hear the footsteps/ Hey, out along the walkway..." Yet now, with donald trump and the rise of far-right hate cult thinking, we're teetering on the brink. The Republican Project 2025 is their plan to take permanent control of the US government, eliminating democracy in the name of donald trump. That's the Lunatic Fringe in 2024. Incidentally, there's a little-known bit missing. The last verse, in the record, says, "Lunatic Fringe/ We all know you're out there/ Can you feel the resistance?/ Can you feel the thunder?" And then the ambulance sound - which I suspect means the lunatics have detonated a bomb somewhere. But the original lyrics, printed on the record sleeve, were longer: "Lunatic Fringe/ We all know you're out there/ But in this new Dark Age/ There will still be light/ An eye for an eye/ Just before you go under/ Can you feel the resistance? / Can you feel the thunder?" Meaning, even with the lunatic fringe doing their worst, good people must resist, and fight back. They'll have their last gasp, do their last harm, just before they're eliminated, but we WILL RESIST, and win.
@KelleyStrzelczykАй бұрын
I solute Clarence Vangrootle A long passed friend who would crank the volume and push the gas to the floor when he played this in his 1970 Chevy Impala. 425 horses of Yee haaaa.
@JohnGuzikАй бұрын
First heard this song in the movie 'Vision Quest', which is such a dope movie.
@letitbesummer6536Ай бұрын
Tom Cochrane is an amazing artist. Seen him twice in concert. This song is haunting 🇨🇦
@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGermanАй бұрын
Seen them when they opened up for Joan Jett during her I Love Rock n Roll tour at Six Flags over Georgia 1982 ✌💖☮
@LorieDАй бұрын
Check out Aldo Nova ‘Fantasy’ another great Canadian band 🍁
@jimb234328 күн бұрын
This song was a go to before my wrestling matches because of the movie Vision Quest.
@paulashanks3129Ай бұрын
This is an epic song. First time I'm hearing it high ❤🎉
@Carrie-so3roАй бұрын
This song by this Canadian group came out in the 80s. It was about the RISE OF HATE GROUPS, that was starting to take place in Europe. His one line is about being wise to your "final solution", is a direct reference to A. Hitler who used that term for meaning the wiping out of the Jewish people during World War 2, as the ultimate form of hate. NOW we see many of the children of those survivors trying to wipe out another group. YES, this song is EVEN more relevant now, than it was in the 80s. Hate is all around us these days & we HAVEN'T been on guard, NOR are we doing anything to fight this & every other type of hate group. As they say, if you don't learn from it, "history repeats itself", & here it is doing so in the worst ways possible.
@magicbrownie1357Ай бұрын
It is very relevant. And a great tune.
@aircapАй бұрын
That cool sound on the bridge is a synth and electric guitar playing that melody line in tandem
@RedCircleRainbow27 күн бұрын
You mention your appreciation for instrumentation and that you are a fan of melody music. The Steve Miller Band (still touring by the way) are expert at both. It’s hard to pick a favorite - Jet Airliner, The Joker, Jungle Love, Fly Like an Eagle, Take the Money and Run…The list goes on. Personally, “Jet Airliner” gets stuck in my head the most.
@debbieplato5107Ай бұрын
Fire song! This is one of my favourites by them. Tom Cochrane and Red Rider are Canadian. White Hot Big Leagues Life is a Highway The biy inside the man to name a few. Also, I am requesting another Canadian band Rush Between the Wheels from the R30 tour live in Germany. Another song with a comment on society.
@LordPeter33Ай бұрын
Let's get some Filter "Hey Man Nice Shot" up in here, Shon !!!!! 👊
@user-ii3vn8tn3q16 күн бұрын
I love this, it's on my driving list.
@laurieball8233Ай бұрын
These guys are from my area, used to go see them in the bar all the time. Got to know Tom, we have the same last name, not related though. You need to do more of their music, you won't be disappointed!
@epongeverteАй бұрын
This song came out in 1981, coinciding with the election of Ronald Reagan. In the late 1970s, Reagan and his radical right forces were referred to as the "Lunatic Fringe". The Republican Party was a moderate to slightly conservative party at that time, run by people like Nelson Rockefeller, and Reagan opened the doors to 3 main groups that had very little power in the party, but were central to his coalition: 1 The Christian Right 2 Supply Side (Trickle Down) Economics gurus, known for their mantra of "Greed is Good" 3 Strength thru Power Foreign Policy Hawks that often had some of the more paranoid aspects of the Anti-Communist movement of the early post-War years. These groups joined forces with the "Reagan Democrats"--Northern white working class ("Archie Bunker") and white Southern ("Bubba") racists to redefine American politics.
@Bobbiegirl27Ай бұрын
I am not going to tell you how many years I have loved this song; but I actually got goosebumps watching you listen to this for the first time. I grew up right outside of Detroit and driving on the freeways, listening to this at full blast, was EPIC! Speeding may or may not have been involved. LOL
@IamGrootOGАй бұрын
I can't help but drive fast to this song. Miss your braids.❤🎉
@alejandrobojorquez6181Ай бұрын
MONTROSE - " Space Station # 5 me personally I Call this ROCK STATION #5 Because of How FAST the song picks up SPEED w/The Guitars Drums & Bass It's Pedal To The Metal. Also " ROCK CANDY (Babe) Studio Versions Both 70s Hard Rock songs. She's a Rock Candy Babe. This Intro to this song Has some of the HEAVIEST HITTING DRUMS EVER in a 1970s song Hear it to Believe it Sammy Hagar from Van Halen on Vocals 🎸 Check it out 🔥
@AuthorLaurieAnnSmithАй бұрын
I love this song! 🔥🔥🔥
@toddschrocatartАй бұрын
Great song great review!!!
@maxirodiuseroedius932728 күн бұрын
Red Rider, unique.
@T-ShirtMagicАй бұрын
Truth Be Told - this is an *Anti Racism Rock Song* Record producers first refused to include this song on the album; but Tom Cochrane (fellow Canadian) threaten to leave the Record Label if it wasn't included. *True Integrity*
@russwr4946Ай бұрын
CHECKIN IN...
@I-serve-you-teaАй бұрын
Hello
@brandonjones1349Ай бұрын
Gospel mah man...⚡️💥⚡️
@billmittenzwey3021Ай бұрын
this was the entry/warmup song for my wrestling team through the late 80s. Gym lights out and boxing lights on. This song still gives me goosebumps.
@maxirodiuseroedius932728 күн бұрын
Sweet. love your reaction
@kenbrown3171Ай бұрын
a few others maybe you haven't checked out.... Billy Thorpe - Children Of The Sun; Golden Earring's Radar Love, Aldo Nova's Life is Just a Fantasy, The Fixx's One Thing Leads to Another, Red Skies, Saved By Zero, and Stand or Fall
@Brandi6666Ай бұрын
This is a vibe that walks thru your mind. Mezmerizing❤️🤘
@rebeccarockchik6704Ай бұрын
Check out Ah Leah by Donnie Iris. ✌❤
@wentibbetts783327 күн бұрын
Would always play Red Rider back to back with Aldo Nova, try "Fantasy" great song.
@michaelwheeling7422Ай бұрын
Sadly this song reminds me of here in my hometown. And Virginia Tech. 🙏
@andreagiesbrecht611Ай бұрын
White Hot, Don't Fight It are good songs from Tom Cochrane/Red Rider
@joannparker1977Ай бұрын
Such an underrated and appreciated song.
@scottwhalen429Ай бұрын
Rammstein Engle it's in Germany but the live video from MSG is great
@ShabennАй бұрын
It IS today!
@deannajones3849Ай бұрын
Love this one!
@kimmycook2698Ай бұрын
One of the best late night driving songs ever.
@frankcastle9991Ай бұрын
Great workout song .👍🏼
@user-gz9jp3fj2dАй бұрын
😁
@karingibby2535Ай бұрын
Thanx! I haven't heard this song in ages
@shawnzzz29 күн бұрын
Great song and great review! NOW go directly to your t.v. and watch the movie Vision Quest. You will love the movie and it has a great soundtrack. Enjoy!
@frankcastle9991Ай бұрын
Gotta watch the movie Vision Quest .🔥👍🏼
@joannparker1977Ай бұрын
Really relevant.
@gglendonАй бұрын
Curious whether you would give Queensryche - Take Hold of the Flame Live in Japan a listen. Then follow up with Silent Lucidity. Enjoy Geoff Tate's vocal range.
@suzanneanderson6921Ай бұрын
Crash and Burn by Pat Travers Band
@djwarlock1541Ай бұрын
You should check out a little tune called Escalator of Life 🤯
@glassontherocksАй бұрын
This song was written about my EX-Wife.. Thank God and Greyhound she's gone.
@scottstewart5784Ай бұрын
TIL this song is not "let me tell you friends" as I had been singing all these years
@italobluАй бұрын
It’s about racists.
@firecracker187Ай бұрын
Wrestling theme
@rhondahandley9595Ай бұрын
If you love the effects in this song, listen to "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright. Watch your videos every day man!😊
@dadftw1318Ай бұрын
Corey Taylor did a good cover of this. Check it some time.
@frankcastle9991Ай бұрын
It’s a Wrestling movie .
@michaelsmith954429 күн бұрын
Try drivers seat. Great reaction.
@mikehotdice869923 күн бұрын
The Democratic Party’s theme song.
@bigmike4436Ай бұрын
Pnk Floyd The Wall vibes.
@s.johnson703Ай бұрын
❤✌🏻🇨🇦
@roycarney-oe7soАй бұрын
ck out zz top waitin for the bus
@djfrank68Ай бұрын
Unfortunately, the lunatics aren't so much on the fringe now days.
@williamlewis1001Ай бұрын
Try Jimmy Hendrix hey Joe at Woodstock 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮
@mikerowett7465Ай бұрын
I have a request for 'Dear God' by XTC.
@T-ShirtMagicАй бұрын
I Second *"Dear God"* - Three of my notable and important messages *"God Is a Bullet by Concrete Blonde"* and *"Imagine by John Lennon"*
@SQUATCHY614Ай бұрын
Got shirt?
@user-ii3vn8tn3q16 күн бұрын
Organ, was the sound an organ?
@kathyedleman633Ай бұрын
Not so fringe anymore......
@revolutionday1Ай бұрын
I wanna' ride with Shon in a whip, with the windows down and the wind blowin' our hair around, bumping this jam.