LOVED IT!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Stampeders - Sweet City Woman REACTION

[@magneto7930]

This was back in the day when you could hear Frank Sinatra, Led Zeppelin, and Stevie Wonder all on the same radio station. Music was music, but it was awesome!

[@greglegakis4177]

What station was that? Not in my area - Long Island

[@paulwerner3259]

Radio was AM like KFRC in San Francisco 😎

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

So true. In Dallas area the radio played anything popular at the moment; loui Armstrong, Beatles, Sinatra, Glenn Campbell. It was a bounty of good music.

[@magneto7930]

@GREG LEGAKIS It was all stations as far as I know, and if not Long Island specifically, definitely stations in New York.

[@user-gt2uf8cq9y]

Absolutely, Top 40 was Top 40.

[@dbradx]

Growing up in Canada in the 70s and 80s, this song was simply part of my life, always playing somewhere. And yes, lots of cowboys out in the Canadian west 😀

[@janking4645]

Got you! Fellow Canadian here!

[@jethro1963]

Evidently they've never seen the ubiquitous series Heartland. Kinda surprising as they have two girls, you know girls and horses. :)

[@buckyc.9069]

Yeah, they kept Dudley DooRite busy didn't they?

[@michaelmacdermott6340]

Alberta is gorgeous!

[@derekhorlock1976]

​@@michaelmacdermott6340 only the Mtns

[@donnacorey5682]

Oh how this takes me back to the summer of 71, I was 15 and after begging my parents for a horse for years they finally broke down and bought me one. I used to take a little transistor radio with me when I would go riding and this song was always on the radio. It always reminds me of my horse who's name was Shadow. So glad you guys liked this song so much!!❤

[@odochartaighofodonegal2351]

But have you been thru the desert on a horse with no name ?😆😆😆

[@donnacorey5682]

@@odochartaighofodonegal2351 Lol!!

[@you2449]

Great Story & memory.

[@donnacorey5682]

@@you2449 thanks!😀

[@RobertSmith-iw2kb]

I begged my parents for a crummy car that year,which also broke down.😢

[@marygoodson4920]

It's amazing how I can remember every single note and word to this song after not hearing it for 50 some odd years!

[@raymondperez2972]

That wuz one of my favorite songs in Honolulu, Hawaii. I wuz in Intermediate school 7th grade. We only had 3 T.V. channels at that time non of this 500 channels. We were catching our T.V. signals from the air. No cable.

[@cjpew]

From my home city! Yes we definitely have cowboys in Calgary - ever heard of the Calgary Stampede? 😁 Wild Eyes is another great tune from them, much different from this one, definitely a rocker, drummer sings that one (I had a huge crush on him). Also if you want more great Canadian banjo, check out The Dead South - very different but incredibly talented group of musicians.

[@jnbennett6496]

and oil in the north lol

[@Ilikeryche]

Wild eyes is their best tune imho. I also love "Oh My Lady". As a kid I used to deliver "The Calgary Herald" to one of the members homes.

[@Ed-R]

Don't forget about the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). Pre-Season just started this past weekend.

[@cjpew]

@@Ed-R and they won! Still my fav CFL team and always will be, even though I no longer live in Calgary. Go Stamps!

[@Ed-R]

@@cjpewGo Elks. We got smoke in our Eyes. LOL. Alberta has the BEST Teams Ever.

[@DR77711]

"They have cowboys in Canada ?" My keyboard holds at least one mouthful of coffee !! LOL ! Thank you for the first real belly laugh I've had in some time. ❤. Us Canucks have cowboys and some great tunes. Not sure if you've reacted to this one, but one that takes me back is "When I'm With You" by Sheriff. Another 🇨🇦 group. Again, thank you !!

[@jethro1963]

How about cowboys and songs together, such as Ian Tyson. Also in the "Western" motif were kd Lang and the Reclines and a favourite group of mine The Razorbacks.

[@DR77711]

@@jethro1963 Stompin' Tom Conners - Sudbury Saturday Night !!

[@lifewuzonceezr]

So happy I read this comment before it was said..love from Edm lol

[@ronbruno5942]

Actually the Cowboys tried invading Canada but the Canadians stopped them dead at the Montana border. All the while the Cowboys were screaming " Yipee-Kai-Yea" while the Canadians were yelling "Eh!!".

[@cjpew]

@@jethro1963 Four Strong Winds is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. RIP Mr. Tyson.

[@blackprix]

This is a sing-along song and a very popular one at that. 1971 was a very positive year for me and this has very good memories😊

[@kupski1964]

Reminds me of being a kid and hearing this on the A.M. radio, such beautiful innocence, it takes me back, so incredibly beautiful, innocent, happy.

[@juliewhite7469]

Same here 🥰

[@sadee1287]

Me too. Just hearing the opening harmonica of "Oh My Lady" makes me nostalgic.

[@guscarlson7021]

There is a huge western/cattle culture in Western Canada.

[@murraytown4]

Cowboys are alive and well in western Canada. These guys hail from Calgary, home of the Calgary Stampede, billed as the greatest outdoor show on earth. I grew up to this tune. Not sure how extensive their catalogue is.

[@One-n-only..BrooklynRed]

Such a 70's A.M. radio song. Haven't heard this in years! Wow!

[@charlesmclaughlin3578]

Heard it on the radio this afternoon on the radio

[@stingray69691]

And either using an 8-track player or cassette and enjoying the AM radio!

[@bjdefilippo447]

Absolutely! This was so much fun to sing along with.

[@sadee1287]

You all ought to check out W1440 CKJR out of Wetaskiwin. Best oldies (50s/60s/70s) station in Alberta! Plays all the oldies you know and love. 📻🥰

[@jamesscully529]

I grew up in northern Ontario and we only saw Canadian bands since they were the only bands who toured that far north. The Stampeders were one of them, along with April Wine, Lighthouse, BTO and I got to see early Rush - pre- Neal Peart - when they played my high school. The Stampeders had a good run.

[@allenosborne1201]

The Stampeder’s still tour!! Another awesome 🇨🇦 band!

[@aarongoldstein7614]

Where in Northern Ontario? I was born and raised Thunder Bay.

[@sepidman]

​@@allenosborne1201they were just here in Belleville ON at the end of March as part of their 50th anniversary tour 🤓

[@billpudim5067]

I’m a transplant to Northern Ontario from the US, they love their 70’s 80’s bands up here.

[@jamesscully529]

@@aarongoldstein7614 Born in Iroquois Falls, a little north-east of Timmins but grew up in and around Sudbury. I was a teenager in the 70s.

[@MrZics]

The Stampeders are from Calgary a city known by the nicknames "Stampede City" "Heart of the New West" and "Cowtown". The Band is named after the world famous annual ten day festival and rodeo the Calgary Stampede that is held every July. The Festival contains one of the countries largest music festivals, a midway, and agricultural showcase and is the second largest festival by annular draw in Canada after the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto.

[@michaellockhart554]

One of the biggest rodeos in the world is The Calgary Stampede in Calgary Alberta

[@stuartwait]

“She feeds me love and macaroons “ is such a great lyric!!!

[@jacqueline4514]

I think it is actually impossible to not smile while listening to this song❤😊

[@tedyellacatbabb5718]

70’s music does it again!

[@tommytoms5445]

The second you hear the banjo, you know you're in for a groovy trip. When I was 5 years old, I loved listening to this song on my little transistor radio while living in Monterey, California in 1971.

[@surlechapeau]

Their only real hit single in the US and Australia. Fun song, love that banjo!

[@pamelaesparza1586]

Yes ever year they have the Calgary Stampede ( hence the name Stampeders, ) which is like a giant rodeo ❤️

[@matthewpaul1111]

Then there are the Calgary Stampeders, our pro team in the, Canadian Football League

[@samueltabo3390]

Memories from 1971 when I was 8 and my sister playing the 45 on the stereo! Great memories 😀

[@juliewhite7469]

🥰

[@larrywilliams5014]

Thanks for a great memory! I hadn't heard this song in many years. Great tune!

[@davidbentley145]

In Canada we have our prairie provinces...Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba...Ty guyz

[@donalddixon6541]

This was our favorite roller skating song for years. Still a banger after all these years!

[@51Dss]

Released in '71. I was 20 and my little blonde bride was 20 and we were loving life. Its been many years since I heard this song. Thanks for the memories you brought to me here 50 years later

[@johndalley1288]

This is a great song and another one from the early 70's, my favorite time for music.

[@wendyryder2708]

I totally agree John! The early seventies was amazing for music! We were SO spoilt! I was in my early teens in the early seventies! Now I’m old! Lol!

[@Gloren50]

Back in '71, my last year in the military, I was in the D.C. area, and a couple friends and I used to drive around with the top down on one friend's little sports car and we'd sing along loudly to this song. It's definitely a feel good fun song.

[@susanliltz3875]

I’ve Loved this song since it first came out, still love it and the oldies station still plays it!!! Always perks you up!!!!🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

[@mikehackeson5092]

With the Stampeders, you should definitely listen to "Carry Me", "Wild Eyes", & their versions of "Hit The Road, Jack" and "New Orleans". Another Canadian group that you probably will both like is Lighthouse. They had several hits, but their best were "Sunny Days" and "One Fine Morning" (with honourable mention going to "Hats Off To The Stranger", Little Kind Words", "Take It Slow" & "Pretty Lady").

[@robertpearson8798]

And one of the former members of Lighthouse, Howard Shore, now writes movie scores. He wrote the score to a little series of movies they may have heard of called The Lord of The Rings.

[@janiceduke1205]

Sweet City Woman is a song about the allure of the big city and the excitement of starting a new life. The catchy tune, infectious chorus, and relatable lyrics have made it a timeless classic. The Stampeders’ tight harmonies and energetic live performances solidified their place in Canadian music history. Sweet City Woman will continue to be a staple in Canadian music for years to come.

[@petebellini1511]

Great pick! I remember it well, 1971. There was nothing like the sounds of that time. One of my favorite songs of that period.

[@goldiekildea2924]

This song was one of my favorite songs because every time it came on the radio my mom would dance then she'd stretch her hands to me and she would pull me up to dance with her!! What beautiful memories I have with my mom. I miss you mom so much!! Guys you made my night!!! I just danced to this song and while I was dancing I couldn't help myself from crying. 😥 Thanks guys for my stroll down memory lane!

[@OhJodi69]

My mom danced to this with me, too!!!

[@juliewhite7469]

What a sweet memory 💖

[@DJHolte]

So sweet! 🙂

[@goldiekildea2924]

@ohjodi69 I am so glad that you and your mom danced to this song as well! What awesome and beautiful memories you had with your mom!! God Bless

[@goldiekildea2924]

@Julie White, Yes it sure is!! Without these beautiful memories I wouldn't be able to properly mourn her death so yes it's a very sweet and beautiful memory.😊

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

One of my favorite roller skating songs!

[@BillO964]

Of course Canada has cowboys. One of the largest rodeos in the world is in Calgary Canada. The Calgary Stampede it is called. Sometimes I think younger folks live under a rock...lol😂

[@durweed]

Some of them do

[@karlrodier6449]

It is the worlds largest rodeo

[@jodyjackson5475]

The US curriculum don’t teach that much 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@jamesstrickland517]

@@karlrodier6449 Actually Cheyenne Frontier days is the largest with the Calgary Stampede second and the Independance Stampede in Greeley, Colorado comming in at number three. I believe the rodeo in Ruidoso, New Mexico is number four. I grew up in Greeley in the 50s, 60s, and 70s and went to the ones in Greeley and Cheyenne every year and to Calgary three or four times but only once to Ruidoso.

[@6066holly]

@@jamesstrickland517 Calgary is largest 'outdoor' rodeo! 😂😂

[@lydianunez2522]

Wow what a memory. I was 13 yrs old. Love it.

[@melindajudy8742]

I was also 13. Great song

[@tedcole9936]

Great… and just like that, you add this song to the list of songs you’ll never forget, and love for the rest of your lives!! Awesome!

[@sourisvoleur4854]

One of my absolutely absolutely absolutely favorite songs from back in the day! Squee!

[@floridaboy6051]

This is the only “rock” song by a rock group that I can ever remember that featured a banjo as the main instrument. Great song and one of my and my wife’s favorites. Thank you for reacting to it.❤

[@ladyevil64]

I heard this song for the first time, in New Brunswick, when we were driving from Massachusetts to Prince Edward Island in the Summer of 1971. I was 6 years old, and instantly fell in love with it. I heard it several more times while we were in Canada, and here and there when we got back home. Radio could be frustrating when your favorite songs weren't in heavy rotation. It always brings back summer memories of just being able to be a kid . 🌻🌞

[@lyriasfaves]

Watch Heartland... lotsa Canadian cowboys. Look up the Calgary Stampede.

[@russwalker3119]

forgot all about this great song, until now, thanks to whoever recommended it and to you for reacting to it.

[@kimcutts6153]

I love this. It makes me happy. You can't help but smile. Have never heard it before, but yes... its great. 🎉❤🎼🎶

[@Ilikeryche]

There's so many Canadian bands no one outside of Canada has ever heard of.

[@perrypoitras520]

The Stampeders brought many smiles to my face since i was a kid. I always loved Minstrel Gypsy, Oh My Lady and Carry Me, to name a few.

[@bobjones6572]

Saw these guys twice at my High School dances - when live bands were the norm and it still kills me that a band with a massive charting hit just played there like it was normal.

[@jaqathome]

I saw these guys at the Calgary Stampede approximately a million years ago. It’s still a great tune, love these guys!!!! 🇨🇦

[@johnv61]

It’s the 70’s, where all the great songs were born! This one was always a favorite of mine, brings back a happy feeling of youth. Thanks for listening to this one guys

[@michellecasey5752]

Omg ! You bring back my favorites from when I was too young to know the names of the artists or songs, but not too young to know I once loved them. Thank you!

[@genorp]

Thank you for this. You just dusted off a neuron that hadn't heard this since I was single-digit age!

[@lindahendricks1868]

You guys are taking me back in time. I loved this song. I guarantee if it came on in a market or store or a bar , they'll be singing this with. One of those those like everybody knows. Thanks watching from Indiana

[@dandaintac388]

"...and she feeds me love and tenderness and Macaroons" LOL--I cannot think of any song, ever, that featured a cookie.

[@brucemckay1611]

“Oh My Lady” is definitely worth checking out

[@gregjosie5537]

One of my favourite bands growing up, they played at our high school dance in the mid 70s.

[@juliewhite7469]

Cool 😎 💕

[@anthonyblakely399]

Yes there are Cowboys and ranches in Canada!!! Great group!!!! Knew you guys would like this song and group!!! lol...Great reactions!!!!

[@marygoodson4920]

Wow! Haven't heard this song in forever! Love it! I had a great Uncle in Winnipeg who was a cattle broker! Love you guys!!

[@humphreygruntwhistle3946]

I was 12 years old in 1971. Heard this song many times on AM radio. Loved it then, still love it 52 years later.

[@marthayoung2308]

Golly! I hadn't heard this one in a long time! Great song. Thank you, Jordan and Amber.❤

[@keymack2477]

Thank you for showing some love to your neighbours to the north, eh? Yes, western Canada has plenty of cowboys! For some more Canadian greatness please try "Summer Days" by Lighthouse, "Try" by Blue Rodeo and "Lonesome Mary" by Chilliwack!!!!

[@mayLibertyprevail1a]

Chilliwack! Now that's a name I haven't heard in decades--and yet, the song "My Girl" popped into my head instantly! Looks like I need to go back and add some songs to my playlist...

[@robertaistrope9602]

Oops, I think you meant "Sunny Days" by Lighthouse ( just listened to that song a couple of days ago).

[@keymack2477]

@@robertaistrope9602 Totally! My bad, and thanks for the correction!!

[@thomasmills1150]

@@keymack2477 Lighthouse = One fine morning. Chilliwack = My Girl (for me)

[@grantdutkywich2089]

Another song to check out Seasons in the sun. by Terry Jack's. You both are great.

[@TracyfromNC]

My favorite juicy little jingle that I sing all over the house when vacuuming and dusting. It makes me feel good, what a super song I grew up with in those terrific 70s. You'll be Ssssooo so shocked when you see it live, only 3 instruments, no banjo but an awesome double neck guitar he plucks to make thar banjo sound. Lawd, the 70s were so incentive with sounds!

[@coolcpa3321]

Based on the sound and lyrics (i.e. Bon, c'est bon, bon, bon, c'est bon, bon) you'd think this was a Cajun band, but the band's name is a hat-tip to origin (i.e. the annual Calgary Stampede). Of course, Cajun's are the last vestiges of French-Canadian culture in the U.S. so it all makes sense. Great reaction!

[@genabourassa7962]

The French line is saying Good it's good good it's good good just thought you would like the translation

[@vampfashions]

For those following along later, Cajuns in the deep south came from Eastern Canada when the government chose to "expel" the French Acadians who moved south and invented cooking and good music lol!

[@guscarlson7021]

The whole country was mad for this when it came out.

[@richardconnolly4835]

Carry Me, Oh Pretty Lady and Wild Eyes are other great Stamp hits. When I was in Highschool and they were first starting out, they played our school dance. Another great Canadian trio.

[@selaznog1]

My first watching Rob squad...great reaction. Also the young lady is a natural beauty; she doesn't need any make-up. Lucky man.

[@robertaistrope9602]

The Stampeders. They were country, country rock and rock. Back in the 70's they were on the radio almost all the time up here. Songs like Ramona, Wild Eyes, Johnny Lightning, Oh My Lady, Devil You, Just to name a few songs. As for "Cowboys up in Canada the City of Calgary holds one of the bigger stops on the rodeo circuit The Calgary Stampede. So yes there are a lot of Cowboys up here.

[@datkat6032]

I haven't heard this in so long. Thank you so much for hitting this classic!

[@harpomarx7777]

Definitely a "FEEL GOOD" song ... upbeat ... easy to dance to ... gotta love this song! "Well, I'm on my way ... to th' city lights ..." Thanks for doing this review!

[@dalejestes8166]

I knew j would like this song with the banjo player going crazy....

[@debdo1960]

Always loved this song. I still see my teen brother dancing around the living room to this song the year before he died. I always have warm feelings to this day whenever I hear this song 😌

[@terigomric9926]

My dad used to love this song. I remember this from the 70s. Love it myself

[@edwardwilliams8238]

Growing up in the burbs of N.J. in '71 all kids had a pocket knife and a transistor radio. This song takes me back and makes my face happy. Thanks for posting. Bless all who are reading this.✌️❤️🎵🎶

[@tomdowd6728]

I was in high school when this came out. I had just started dating my girlfriend, with whom I will celebrate 49 yrs of marriage this August. This song always makes me think of her. You are right Jay, truly blessed! Thanks guys for putting this one on.

[@charleserickson8119]

You two are simply awesome. The way Amber reacts and grooves to the music, makes her seem like a '60s/'70s "flower child", and "J" often looks mesmerized, especially in this one. Keep doin' what you're doin".

[@JohnH-tk9jn]

This got a lot of airplay through the early 70s - takes me back to sitting in the back of my parent's drop top on a summer road trip down to the Carolinas.

[@RobertComicCollector]

This was a staple road trip song growing up in Saskatchewan. Especially on summer vacation driving up north to the lake cabin…great memories.

[@briangray7273]

The Stampeders are the first group I ever seen in concert. Lets just say I was very young. They had a number of other hits you would like. Minstral Gypsy, Oh My Lady, Wild Eyes and Ramona just to mention a few. Glad to see you are finding other cancon.

[@jethro1963]

Amazingly, considering how big they were, they are likely one of the most forgotten groups amongst the mainstream. Other hits are: "Carry Me", "Devil You", "Monday Morning Choo Choo", "Johnny Lightning", "Hit the Road Jack" and many others. Also there was a song that got by me at the time which has become a favourite since hearing it a few years ago "Me and My Stone"

[@briangray7273]

@@jethro1963 one of my personal favourites was Gator Road.

[@matthewpaul1111]

Wild Eyes is more rocking and I've always loved it.

[@mayLibertyprevail1a]

Love this song so much! ❤ So happy, you can't help but smile and bop along. "And she feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons"--one of my favorite lyrics, ever since I was a kid. Thanks for reacting to this.

[@drdr76]

A classic.

[@russwalker3119]

The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. There be Cowboys at the Stampede, you can be sure of that.

[@davidadams5280]

I listen to music hours every day for over 50 years. I can pretty much tell you instantly who did a song. Even though I have heard this song 100's of times I never knew the name of the band. Which is rare. If someone said take a guess I'd say Three Dog Night lol

[@resurrectionwaiting9294]

It's been the perfect road-trip song for the last 50 years 😉

[@leemcclements8889]

I absolutely LOVE this song. It came on the radio a lot when I was a kid and I know every word! So good!

[@vs271]

Defiantly a Canadian classic. Great to see others discovering and enjoying these great songs.

[@Robsan40]

I just found out last week that one of my favorite 80's band is from Canada. Saga. Ever listen to them?

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

I have forgotten about them, but I know every word in their song! : )

[@wallacechoy7430]

I'm glad you guys mentioned that this song puts you in a good mood. I was at a Six Flags park in the 70s waiting in a long line for a roller coaster ride and was kinda getting tired and weary and then this song came out, perked me up, got me some energy and I didn't mind the line any more. Great song from the Stampeders.

[@VeteranWhoCares]

Stampers Sweet City Women was their greatest hit. Check out Wild Eyes, Oh My Lady, Carry Me, Hit the Road Jack, Ministrel Gypsy, and lots more hits. They still tour to this day all three originals.

[@kenwilliams9769]

This song ALWAYS puts me into a good mood.

[@mikeconway9103]

The Calgary Stampede is very cowboy.

[@sharilynbratton6476]

Boy that's a blast to the past I hadn't heard in decades! I was 9 years old when this came out!

[@tomaroni6670]

..."Class of 76"...I've heard this song at least a thousands times on the radio in my life and always liked it but...this is the 1st time I've ever heard of the group "The Stampeders"...As always "THANKS"...!

[@gregwasserman2635]

I have fond memories of hearing this song. For some reason, I remember hearing this song on a family vacation on tbe radio. I was extremely young, but it really sticks in my mind. Maybe because I enjoyed the vacation and seeing things from the wonderment of the eyes of a child.

[@markbrown7103]

This was one of my favorite songs. I was 18 years old in 1971 when this song came out one of my old time favorites. I’m glad y’all like it. I always thought it was a very happy song.😄😄😎🎸

[@incensejunkie7516]

The Calgary Stampede! One of the largest rodeos in the world, of course we have cowboys :) I love this song! Of course it was all over Canadian radio at the time, I was very young then but still remember all the lyrics. A great, upbeat, unique song. I'm sure some will recommend their Wild Eyes, or Oh My Lady, but I really like Carry Me, an anti war song. I would also love for you two to check out One Fine Morning by Lighthouse, another Canadian band from the same year. An absolutely amazing song, prog rock jazz. They had 13 members and a very unique sound. One of the most upbeat songs I've ever heard.

[@mdennis9496]

I am LAUGHING out loud as I thought about you guys reacting to this song. One of my FAVORITE songs as a kid that STILL brings a smile to face. Play that Banjo boys………….

[@PickleBoot_Arts]

The Calgary Stampede (Calgary, Alberta in Canada) is one of the biggest rodeos in the world.

[@roydownes2458]

its a really sweet song that never seems to get old. i like it a lot and always have.

[@violettompkins206]

Always loved this song. Oh the memories ✌❤🎶

[@happymethehappyone8300]

TRUST ME On This Uplifting Feel Good Smooth Groove Classic,, The Blackbyrds "Walking In Rhythm"..A MUST HEAR!!

[@KimSimful]

This was so fun to listen to driving around!

[@paulamelnyk986]

Great for a road trip.

[@hipsville]

Wild Eyes, Hit the Road Jack, Carry Me, Playin in the Band, Johnny Lightning... So many more!! Great band! ❤

[@mt0115]

The Stampeders made some great music, try out Wild Eyes, Carry Me, Oh My Lady, Devil You and Hit The Road Jack…good trio..😎🍺