First Time Hearing Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe (Reaction!)

[@lynnw9857]

The song is 43 years old and still every bit as relevant as it was in 1981.

[@bamboozlejones]

They're not only no longer in hiding, but they're loud and unhinged from reality.

[@AmazingChinaToday]

This song is sick. This is really a hidden gem, so few people know this song.

[@ljwalter61]

One of my fav songs. It's totally relevant in today's political environment.

[@lynnhoffman247]

A theme song for Project 2025!

[@Gira21Gramos]

@@lynnhoffman247 exactly.

[@dawngipe6324]

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...

[@MrChrismlamorte]

Perfect description of the radical liberals in this country.

[@Gira21Gramos]

@@MrChrismlamorte nice try, but it was written about the right, which has only gotten more extreme and authoritarian over the decades. #project2025 is insane.

[@bkerske7996]

Check out Billy Thorpe-Children of the Sun, Golden Earring-Twilight Zone, Saga-On the Loose, and Aldo Nova-Fantasy

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Saga Wind Him Up

[@suzanneanderson6921]

You're speaking my language ❤

[@josephwhite4489]

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!!

[@derekdonnell6503]

TOM IS THAT DUDE!!! COMING FROM BROOKLYN!!

[@DariaBilowus]

Big League one of my favourites.

[@user-gz9jp3fj2d]

Aldo nova...fantasy...I think you would like it 😁

[@Dee-eq1pg]

Agree!

[@mickeyhank]

Great pick!

[@jbeechuk]

PURE Vision Quest!

[@danfreeman5301]

Canadian gold!!

[@DianaMiceli-Billingsley-kj4ln]

I used to love this song when it came out. Summertime, windows down, speakers stupid loud!❤❤❤❤

[@kimmycook2698]

It is a top notch driving song.

[@xanajak]

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.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

'White Hot' (1979) next please. My favorite tune by them.

[@styrenebuilds6851]

It's always been relevant , most people first heard this as a teen and didn't catch the grip.

[@Dee-eq1pg]

A very under rated song. A great vibe.

[@stevehamilton8824]

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.

[@bkerske7996]

Incredible Song! You have to watch the movie Vision Quest with Matthew Modine…

[@davidfischer1138]

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.

[@roydownes2458]

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.

[@guyturbide6348]

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 ANOTHER GREAT SONG BY RED RIDER IS 🎶🎵 WHITE HOT 🔥 🎶🎵 YOU GONNA LOVE THIS ONE TOO KEEP THE GOOD WORK MY FRIEND 👌👍👏🫶

[@trevorrichardson2200]

Great Canadian band!! Another is Prism!! Spaceship Superstar or Cover Girl are awesome!!❤

[@joeysabad4307]

Classic Canadian Rock ... ❤ 🎶 🎵...

[@rogervondrasek5677]

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".

[@dubkjay]

..this one 1000% goes in the workout playlist… 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jordan390a]

This song was initially intended as a protest against the rise of anti-Semitism happening at the time of it's release...

[@mamaflush9945]

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.

[@casualguy393]

This came out when I was in school, and I am 56 now. The more things change the more they stay the same.

[@hankarmentroutjr6896]

Video ain’t even started and I already liked. IN MY TOP 5 songs in history. 1-hit wonder

[@heidiv5488]

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"?

[@hankarmentroutjr6896]

@@heidiv5488 Likely heard Big League and Tom Cochrane is solo not performing as Red Rider.

[@gerryfriesen7921]

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-ShirtMagic]

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.

[@NessyNess182]

As a Canadian... I guarantee... this is the Real Deal. We Love our Tom Cochrane.

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

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 🎸🎶🎹💯🔥

[@andyirwin9191]

Seen these guys with another band in 80,s. They were very good. Guitar player and lead singer played left handed

[@wayneanderson5293]

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.

[@KelleyStrzelczyk]

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.

[@JohnGuzik]

First heard this song in the movie 'Vision Quest', which is such a dope movie.

[@letitbesummer6536]

Tom Cochrane is an amazing artist. Seen him twice in concert. This song is haunting 🇨🇦

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Seen them when they opened up for Joan Jett during her I Love Rock n Roll tour at Six Flags over Georgia 1982 ✌💖☮

[@LorieD]

Check out Aldo Nova ‘Fantasy’ another great Canadian band 🍁

[@jimb2343]

This song was a go to before my wrestling matches because of the movie Vision Quest.

[@paulashanks3129]

This is an epic song. First time I'm hearing it high ❤🎉

[@Carrie-so3ro]

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.

[@magicbrownie1357]

It is very relevant. And a great tune.

[@aircap]

That cool sound on the bridge is a synth and electric guitar playing that melody line in tandem

[@RedCircleRainbow]

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.

[@debbieplato5107]

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.

[@LordPeter33]

Let's get some Filter "Hey Man Nice Shot" up in here, Shon !!!!! 👊

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

I love this, it's on my driving list.

[@laurieball8233]

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!

[@epongeverte]

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.

[@Bobbiegirl27]

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

[@IamGrootOG]

I can't help but drive fast to this song. Miss your braids.❤🎉

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

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 🔥

[@AuthorLaurieAnnSmith]

I love this song! 🔥🔥🔥

[@toddschrocatart]

Great song great review!!!

[@maxirodiuseroedius9327]

Red Rider, unique.

[@T-ShirtMagic]

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*

[@russwr4946]

CHECKIN IN...

[@I-serve-you-tea]

Hello

[@brandonjones1349]

Gospel mah man...⚡️💥⚡️

[@billmittenzwey3021]

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.

[@maxirodiuseroedius9327]

Sweet. love your reaction

[@kenbrown3171]

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

[@Brandi6666]

This is a vibe that walks thru your mind. Mezmerizing❤️🤘

[@rebeccarockchik6704]

Check out Ah Leah by Donnie Iris. ✌❤

[@wentibbetts7833]

Would always play Red Rider back to back with Aldo Nova, try "Fantasy" great song.

[@michaelwheeling7422]

Sadly this song reminds me of here in my hometown. And Virginia Tech. 🙏

[@andreagiesbrecht611]

White Hot, Don't Fight It are good songs from Tom Cochrane/Red Rider

[@joannparker1977]

Such an underrated and appreciated song.

[@scottwhalen429]

Rammstein Engle it's in Germany but the live video from MSG is great

[@Shabenn]

It IS today!

[@deannajones3849]

Love this one!

[@kimmycook2698]

One of the best late night driving songs ever.

[@frankcastle9991]

Great workout song .👍🏼

[@user-gz9jp3fj2d]

😁

[@karingibby2535]

Thanx! I haven't heard this song in ages

[@shawnzzz]

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!

[@frankcastle9991]

Gotta watch the movie Vision Quest .🔥👍🏼

[@joannparker1977]

Really relevant.

[@gglendon]

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.

[@suzanneanderson6921]

Crash and Burn by Pat Travers Band

[@djwarlock1541]

You should check out a little tune called Escalator of Life 🤯

[@glassontherocks]

This song was written about my EX-Wife.. Thank God and Greyhound she's gone.

[@scottstewart5784]

TIL this song is not "let me tell you friends" as I had been singing all these years

[@italoblu]

It’s about racists.

[@firecracker187]

Wrestling theme

[@rhondahandley9595]

If you love the effects in this song, listen to "Dream Weaver" by Gary Wright. Watch your videos every day man!😊

[@dadftw1318]

Corey Taylor did a good cover of this. Check it some time.

[@frankcastle9991]

It’s a Wrestling movie .

[@michaelsmith9544]

Try drivers seat. Great reaction.

[@mikehotdice8699]

The Democratic Party’s theme song.

[@bigmike4436]

Pnk Floyd The Wall vibes.

[@s.johnson703]

❤✌🏻🇨🇦

[@roycarney-oe7so]

ck out zz top waitin for the bus

[@djfrank68]

Unfortunately, the lunatics aren't so much on the fringe now days.

[@williamlewis1001]

Try Jimmy Hendrix hey Joe at Woodstock 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

[@mikerowett7465]

I have a request for 'Dear God' by XTC.

[@T-ShirtMagic]

I Second *"Dear God"* - Three of my notable and important messages *"God Is a Bullet by Concrete Blonde"* and *"Imagine by John Lennon"*

[@SQUATCHY614]

Got shirt?

[@user-ii3vn8tn3q]

Organ, was the sound an organ?

[@kathyedleman633]

Not so fringe anymore......

[@revolutionday1]

I wanna' ride with Shon in a whip, with the windows down and the wind blowin' our hair around, bumping this jam.