HOOKS DON'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS! First Time Hearing The Guess Who - These Eyes Reaction!

[@eddyd3298]

The praise doesn’t come any loftier when none other than John Lennon says you are his favourite singer and Led Zeppelin’s icon, Robert Plant, says you are one of rock’s best voices - On Burton Cummings

[@mikerasmusson8749]

Burton Cummings is one of a kind.

[@ColetteMalette1]

His Ego is as big as his Talent😂 Love the Guess Who ❤

[@dalemcmillan7231]

Great Canadian Band from 1969 to 1975. ❤❤ Excellent. Saw them many times live here in Canada 🇨🇦 These Eyes was their first top ten song in the USA.

[@Eowyn187]

I never knew that. Thx

[@dalemcmillan7231]

No Sugar Tonight was the B side of their huge #1 single in both the USA and here in Canada - American Woman. 🇨🇦

[@SuzA8110]

You know, all of us "old people" were singing along because we know all the words!

[@JohnReall]

You Bet!

[@ziggymarlowe5654]

Burton Cummings' voice is instantly recognizable. Soooo good. This was a hit, but I think 'American Woman' is their best known.

[@andrewkeup9209]

Yeah but my favorite iś... "No time".

[@bertvervoort7976]

But American Woman was not his best in my opinion

[@ColetteMalette1]

Randy Bachman Shines! Love the Live from Manitoba video Long version of American Woman!! Most don’t realize BTO was Randy from the Guess Who!

[@troycul6552]

You must be an American because it's far from there best.

[@gerib4234]

Blood Sweat And Tears is worth a look if you're liking this. "You've Made Me So Very Happy"

[@karenmandeville7116]

And When I Die another great BS&T tune!

[@markstoudenmire4935]

Two classics.

[@proudmoon3]

Yes--similar style/sound, and GREAT song choice!

[@ronwilcox7716]

“Undun” is another of their songs that is in a similar style to this one. If you want to hear them ROCK listen to “No Time” or “American Woman”, or I’ll sue!

[@ORagnar]

Burton Cummings has one of the best voices in rock. Just brilliant. o

[@dagmar.6954]

I grew up with this great Canadian band. Some of their hits are "American Woman", "Laughing" "No Time", "Undun", "Hand Me Down World", "Share The Land", "Bus Driver", "Star Baby", "Albert Flasher", "Rain Dance" etc. Burton Cummings has one of the best voices out there. Randy Bachman later left to form (BTO) Bachman Turner Overdrive & had many hits. And Burton Cummings had a great solo career with lots of great songs.

[@debjorgo]

And Clap for the Wolfman, Broken, Hang on to Your Life and others. Then the deep cuts - Dirty, Guns Guns Guns, One Way Road to Hell....

[@jimw5913]

That song was playing on a 8 track in a car the night I met my future wife in 1972! Needless to say it is very emotional for me to hear it. I miss the love of my life!

[@johnbarkdull5885]

Burton Cummings is one of the best vocalist of our time. His work after the Guess Who, is great.

[@HeidiDenoble]

I miss the time when songs had iconic beginnings . That were immediately recognizable.

[@joeldavis6133]

Their best known song is American Woman

[@hermanmelville3368]

Undun

[@stanleymyrick4068]

True, but not (possibly) the best. For me, No Sugar Tonight/ New Mother Nature. Also Clap for the Wolfman.

[@cubangal1]

must listen to it live.....they really do it up right!!!!

[@dtw63]

Let it ride! Taking care of business. Elvis loved that song so much he made it his motto. TCB

[@JohnRegan-fi7rt]

Burton Cummings voice is so amazing 👏

[@John_Locke_108]

Such a simple keyboard intro but it's absolutely iconic and wonderful.

[@billg763]

If you like this song, some early Guess Who hits you might like, are "Laughing" and "Undun". I remember growing up in Manitoba. The whole province beamed with the success of this Winnipeg band.

[@heatherbegs]

Also love “Rain Dance”

[@rubroken]

Great reaction, I love to hear these oldies through the eyes AND ears of younger people

[@ralphsmoak5133]

"Clap For The Wolfman"

[@TheGaelicgypsy]

👏👏👏 he gonna rate your record high.😊

[@thomasmcdonough6642]

This was a huge hit in the day

[@renyauger4560]

If you are fellow Canadians then age is no excuse to not know our musical legends from every era. The amazing voice of Burton Cummings with The Guess Who (they headlined Woodstock) or in his solo voice is some of the best our great country has to offer. I was lucky enough to see Burton play during a medal ceremony at the Vancouver Olympics and he still sounded great. Hopefully you know our other legends like Joni Mitchell & Gordon Lightfoot. They may be before my time but music has no age and artists like these will live forever.

[@JohnRegan-fi7rt]

I'm really happy this was my music growing up ❤

[@crazydale1000]

SMILE. I'm 73. An old Vietnam veteran. I remember these old songs very well.

[@helenmalina799]

Thank you for serving our country 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲❤️🤍💙

[@jtf2dan]

The Guess Who were the number one band in Canada for many years. And Burton Cummings went on to a successful solo career after. Randy Bachman, their guitarist went on to form BTO (Bachman Turner Overdrive) which was another top band in Canada for many years. Guess Who had hits with American Woman, Undun, Laughing, Albert Flasher, These eyes, No Time, No sugar Tonight, Star Baby, Dancing Fool...and Clap for the Wolfman. Burton Cummings had radio hits with "I'm Scared, Stand Tall, Fine state of affairs, My Own Way to Rock. BTO went on to have radio hits with "Taking Care of Business, Let it Ride, Roll on Down the Highway, Give Me your Money Please. You Aint seen Nothing Yet, Hey You, Blue Collar, Rock Is My Life, and Looking Out for number One. So...a lot of talent in that band!

[@MarkKrull-e2d]

Undun, American Woman or Burtons solo Stand Tall

[@garyporterfield7165]

Yes, and this is how we did it 50 years ago. And it's still better than anything you kids can do. A music machine, and learn how to recite poetry, and you're a superstar. Well, bless your heart

[@seven2464]

A beautiful bittersweet song. I'm a old guy remember songs when they were brand new, Love that younger folks are listening to and appreciating music from these times in space.Enjoy it you will never hear music like this again.

[@mmm-uw1ep]

There is a reunion tour from 2000 called Running Back Thru Canada where Cummings and Bachman are reunited and play some of their greatest hits to a hometown crowd. The concert includes an almost 15 minute rendition of American Woman, their biggest hit. It's a real gem of a show if you're a Guess Who fan.

[@louistenaglia410]

Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman---what a combination!!! Amazing just how many of the oldies used horns, strings and woodwinds in their songs instead of just a bass, a guitar, piano and drums. Lyricists actually had some meaning to their songs without being dirty or trashy.. The Guess Who---great band!!!

[@waitn4theharpazo]

And the orchestral arrangement adds to the swell of emotion. Love it.

[@joeslish-p1p]

yes there are more instruments than bass and drums like todays music

[@boomeister2]

As others here have commented, "American Woman" should be your next song by The Guess Who

[@ORagnar]

Burton Cummings also sang a song titled Stand Tall, also demonstrating his vocal talents to a high degree. o

[@thomasmcdonough6642]

Saw the guess who live.. incredible band live..sounded as good as the radio

[@BillGraper]

One of those CLASSIC 60's tunes that everyone knows. Gotta love the synth & bass.

[@Nuerth]

Kudos for spotlighting one of the best bands from your neck of the woods

[@bryanforis1839]

One great Canadian bands of all time great live band great lead singer

[@johnlove7224]

I love late 60s into the 80s!!! Real musicians with tons of talent and real rockin soul!!!! Not today😐. Hats off to y’all for continuing to find our “BOOMER,” music. Talent, concerts, albums. 🔥💪👏

[@johnthegreek5836]

I remember listening to their greatest hits cassette in my car as we were cruising and Burton Cumming’s vocals are stellar

[@daisypooch4034]

Undun is a must hear from the Guess Who!❤❤❤❤

[@metalmark1214]

A great amount of orchestration with this one. A great song by The Guess Who.

[@allengray5748]

Burton Cummings easily of my Top 10 favorite male singers. Other epic Guess Who songs; UNDUN 💥🔥 NO TIME HAND ME DOWN WORLD LAUGHING and SHARE THE LAND!! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎

[@billn7183]

Still a fantastic song after all these years

[@CindyNavarro]

This has been one of my favorite songs for 55 years.

[@chetstevensq]

The ACTUAL Guess Who, accept no substitutes...

[@billboyd9028]

"Share the Land" is one of their lesser known tunes, but in my opinion it is one of their best - you should add that one to your list of "The Guess Who" tunes you plan to react to.

[@jeanniedebartolo5965]

All of us that had our heart broken would play this record over and over ❤. Keep pulling the oldies. Best music ever!!!

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

One of the best to ever come out of Canada. All 11 albums they made charted here in Canada. Seen them live more times than I know, great band. The list of hits is huge. 'No Time', 'Laughing', 'Undun', 'Bus Rider', 'American Woman' and Share The Land' to name but a few of the over 2 dozen hits from my Spotify list. Burton Cummings has given up all his royalties in his fight with the current band using the 'Guess Who' name which often performs with zero original members.

[@michaelbailey1395]

Also, "Star Baby"

[@jackgilchrist]

It was slightly before my time, I was only a toddler when this came out, but I grew up listening to this kind of stuff from my parents, aunts and uncles, their friends, etc. Randy Bachman went on to form Bachman Turner Overdrive with a couple of his brothers and Fred Turner. I think you'd like their song _You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet._ Also, _Let It Ride_ is a good one. And many others. They were a great band and very successful back in the '70s.

[@timothyjones521]

I'm one of those that was around back then. My first concert! 😁

[@debbowers5769]

My generation had the absolute best music! So happy that y'all are diving into these songs that are pure talent. No auto tune etc. Another Bee Gees song is Closer than Close. Mo sings lead vocals.

[@TryingToBeKind]

Wonderful song, insanely catchy hook…great reaction! Next do Undun! (My favorite Guess Who song and a hit.) ❤️✌🏻✌🏻❤️

[@roberthendershott8972]

Undun, my all time favorite 🔥

[@kenbaldwin206]

The pride of Winnipeg Manitoba

[@TexasMagnolia]

The beauty of a time when wedding vows meant something.

[@dewman0269]

I was one of those people that were around when this song came out...lol... I was 13 when this song came out and I did like the song a lot, but at that time I was more into the Beatles and the Monkeys and my favorite new group at that time was Gary Puckett and The Union Gap... I got one of their 45 RPM records just the year before this song came out... It was lady It was Lady Willpower and I think I pretty much wore that one out by playing it so much... Anyway, I really liked Burton Cummings and the Guess Who... Burton Cummings had one of the best voices in rock and roll in my opinion... Great reaction guys... See you on the next one... Keep Being Awesome !!!...

[@karehelene]

I love Gary Puckett and the Union Gap! I was not thrilled with the later Beatles. Some songs, to me, were good, but I liked their earlier work better. But the Monkeys!!!

[@suzanneprock7286]

This was really popular when I was in grade school, love the Guess Who. Burton Cummings has a fantastic voice, he had another great song in the 70's "Stand Tall."

[@hanierfamily]

We always loved this one growing up. I (Chris) was fascinated by Burton Cummings' vocals from a very young age. My dad always had an 8 Track or 2 from them that we wore out in the car. One of Canada's great bands.

[@jamesclark8289]

Absolutely love this album, still have it on LP!

[@dalesands1857]

After they broke up, Burton Cummings went on to have a solo career & Randy Bachman went on to form Bachman-Turner Overdrive (B.T.O.) with Fred Turner.

[@rosemariediamond5948]

This song was one of the most played on radio in the USA. You should check out their song American Woman. I love how you appreciate good music that isn’t made anymore

[@Nell-dr3dn]

So I was 8 yrs old when this was released. Enjoyed the listen. The Guess Who were appreciated then and now. Music befor synthisizers is marvelous.

[@ozmaile7938]

No Time is my favorite along with this and American Woman. (there biggest hit)

[@gwydion56]

My late wife's favorite rock band, and one of the few we ever saw in concert together. Burton Cummings just had an amazing voice!

[@EarrationalIdeas]

This was the Guess Who's first hit. I'm currently playing in a couple of bands with one of the original guitar players in another Canadian band from that time, Copper Penny. In fact, they played a lot of shows together, and they were recording at a studio in New York City at the same time that the Guess Who were recording this tune. As the story goes, when they heard the playback of These Eyes, everybody knew they had a hit on their hands.

[@greglambert2928]

They have an extensive catalog of music. They are definitely worth a listen.

[@rs-ye7kw]

"American Woman" should be your next song by them. In my opinion, it's their best.

[@robertpearson8798]

I agree that it should be next and it should be the album version with the proper intro, Burton singing the letters of American.

[@proudmoon3]

Yeah, don't do it without the intro (extended version).

[@rs-ye7kw]

Agree.@@robertpearson8798

[@patm5594]

I think this is their best song. It is also in my top 3 all-time favorites.

[@smitty60-su2xf]

With age comes wisdom my friend...great song great reaction..

[@markhopkins3438]

Go back and listen to that bass line!!! One of my favorites in rock music!!!

[@1OldBuzzard]

This song is one of my all time favorites. I had the Best of the Guess Who album on eight track, cassete, vynil, and cd. I wore out two of the eight track versions and three of the cassette versions. My daughter and I were going to use this song on the father daughter dance at her wedding but just before the wedding I took a bad fall at work and couldn't dance at her wedding. There are so many songs that they put out that are all bangers that you really should listen to them.

[@cherrypickerguitars]

The engineer/producer of this amazing album is Canadian Jack Richardson - look into his career! I was one of the folks who started “the Jack Richardson Awards” in Ontario many years ago. I also got to sit beside Jack in the studio he created (Nimbus 9) as we recorded one of the bands I managed - Robbie Antone’s Blues Machine. It was a highlight of my 40 years in the Canadian music biz! Peace

[@stevenblock9712]

This was their first hit. This Canadian group's early hit Undun was surprisingly jazzy, but their later hits like No Time, American Woman, and the medley No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature were definitely rockers. Burton Cummings had some solo hits and Randy Bachman had very big hits when he put together Bachman-Turner Overdrive (Takin' Care of Business, Let It Ride, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet). You would enjoy BTO.

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

This song was one of their first big hits. Great tune. Cool strings. Awesome bassline!

[@alexphimester1555]

Maestro (Fresh Wes) is not unknown. Especially in Canada. Much Music was still a thing and his videos were massive. He kicked the door open, and later, the Toronto rap scene blew up thanks to him, Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, and Northern Touch

[@joeslish-p1p]

rap groups can not seem to write there own music always have to sample

[@visaman]

​@@joeslish-p1prapping is all about the words. Hip Hop is all about the music.

[@garrickmusic]

Don't forget Snow.

[@BiggySn1p3r]

I can't not think of the movie Superbad when I hear this song.

[@broken927]

"He's a freak. He's the fastest kid alive."

[@rickjames420]

Lmaooo, I was looking for this comment. I've never heard this actual song but as soon as the chorus played, I laughed so hard 😂😂😂

[@anitawright7169]

Guess Who are awesome! I was in junior high school when this came out. Yes, I am old! Love your reactions! ♥

[@Tuesdays_Gone]

I was a baby when it was released, but I’ve heard this all of my life. Such a great band, and I love this song, as well.

[@correctlyrics]

The guitar player had a date and when he went to her house, she wasn't ready. He waited in the living room and her family had a piano. He sat down and simply made the chords and hook. He made some words and showed the singer. The singer said they had to start with eyes, then to other body parts haha

[@debjorgo]

Yeah, Randy was going for "these arms" as the hook. Burton said "these eyes" should be the main line.

[@ColetteMalette1]

Randy Bachman totally underrated! He’s so talented!!!

[@wibre8753]

The Guess Who were a great singles band. They had quite a run there for a while.

[@FrankMoscato-gq9jc]

I’ve been to see the guess who Around seven or eight times Burton Cummings just last year still can sing another. One of Canada‘s great talents. He always says in concert that this song changed their life forever.

[@dianaskrutskie7314]

I’ve always adored Burton Cummings. These Eyes and Laughing are my two favorites from the Guess Who. Stand Tall is a gorgeous song from his solo career.

[@smbonna]

I was born in 69 so technically I might have been here when this came out. So in 69 my grandmother turned 46, I spent a lot of my childhood with her and in my teen years I remember playing her records on her record player all day long. Of course she had every Elvis album ever released, but she also had The Best of The Guess Who and Jethro Tull Aqualung.. Since I didn't like Elvis that much you can guess what I listened to the most..

[@gustavopanesso7297]

Super song ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chitownlee]

Mt favorite of their's is No Time.

[@marklynn3994]

Burton Cummings had an amazing voice. Saw them live 3 or 4 times in the early 70's.

[@markstoudenmire4935]

One of my all-time favorite songs

[@marianclough8577]

I remember this so well. I always loved his voice. I’m an ‘oldie’.

[@markrinehart8813]

Guess Who's top charting songs: “American Woman” (Peaked at Number 1 in 1970) “No Time” (Peaked at Number 5 in 1969) “These Eyes” (Peaked at Number 6 in 1969) “Clap for the Wolfman” (Peaked at Number 6 in 1974) “Laughing” (Peaked at Number 10 in 1969) “Share the Land” (Peaked at Number 10 in Dec. 1970)

[@scottrbloom]

Enormously popular in the US, and one of my favorites.

[@donaldsperring5055]

Another one of my lifetime favorites. There are so many from our time. I’m 67. you should of listened to this one first. Lol.

[@jimallison6125]

This whole album is great. Very underrated.

[@69fogdog]

Yes I am old, but I saw all of the cool bands live (including the Guess Who) 🙂Love you guys!

[@margaretsargent1084]

EVERY THING THE #GUESSWHO DOES IS EPIC !

[@tomaleshire4145]

1969 was the beginning of my senior year in high school!🤣 What an incredible time to be young, wild, and a little crazy!🤪🤗❤️✌️

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction, Sam and Phil! 1969...I was in high school at the time. Listening to reactions of songs from this time period really brings back memories! I always knew the music was good back then, but now have a larger appreciation for it. Undue is a good song by the Guess Who.

[@johneldridge8678]

Love his vibrato.

[@quietwoodworking]

Their Guess Who's most popular song is 'American Woman'

[@tednichols9932]

I think that I'm a little older than most of your subscribers, but it is so cool to see your reactions to songs that I've been listening to my whole life.

[@nanaslbkp]

Burton Cummings, a true virtuoso. One of the finest voices I ever heard!

[@davetimmer5149]

Saw them in concert winter of 1977 at college. Loved it

[@stevedahlberg8680]

Burton Cummings was crazy good vocalist. He also played the flute live on some stuff.

[@brianorzel1873]

"Laughing" is another one of my favorites!

[@RonNaeve]

I love you guys doing the Guess Who. I've been a fan for 50 years, yes I'm one of them. the Guess Who is a fun rabbit hole to go down. Burton Cummings has one of the greatest voices in rock. YOU MUST listen to their most popular song American Women. listen to Burton's incredible range. also listen to Hand Me Down World, Share the Land, 8:15, No Time, So Long, Bannatyne; Truckin' Off Across the Sky; Glamour Boy and others. great band!

[@KevinDayton-s8i]

Share the land !!!!! Agreed...

[@benmayer5932]

I loved it when Michel Cera sang this in Superbad.