Quantum Jump - 'The Lone Ranger'

Originally released as a single in 1976, the BBC banned it due to the drug and homosexual references. However, thanks to Kenny Everett, the song received a lot of airplay on his TV & radio shows, and was re-released in 1979.

[@simonc61]

I learnt the opening lines of this song 40 odd years ago to impress a friend. I can still sing it word perfect to this day 🙂

[@fermanfletcher9053]

Clever lyrics...excellent guitar work!

[@grahamstephenson9393]

Good lad.

[@-yeme-]

Same here, me and my sister taped it off the radio and we learned to say Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu just cos we though it was funny. Ive always been able to remember the word but never the song, until today, I just found out from another random youtube video that its the name of a place in New Zealand (quite badly pronounced), and finding that allowed me to get the spelling and find this vid. That other video is titled "Maori reporter’s hilarious attempts at saying THAT long Welsh place name" where its mentioned along with Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch if you want to hear how Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu should be spoken.

[@karenhatherley]

Me too lol

[@wirliv]

Love it!

[@hokiangateroroa]

I loved this song when I was a kid, mostly because of the opening line being a Maori place name in New Zealand (Im Maori) and it made me feel like we were famous around the world!! Correct spelling is: Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu it means: The summit where Tamatea, the man with the big knees, the slider, climber of mountains, the land-swallower who travelled about, played his kōauau (flute) to his loved one". So yeah, a guy with big knees played a flute up a hill.

[@eggspress8043]

hokiangateroroa that's so interesting! is he saying it correctly?

[@TainuiaKid1973]

Here is the correct pronunciation kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGqnlIeBqbh4iZo

[@myroflcoptergosoisoi]

Not even close. Lol.

[@beorlingo]

@ hokiangateroroa hokiangateroroa You posted only the short version!

[@franciszippa7776]

My two friends were expert in singing this had all the lines

[@howardsix9708]

always a pleaseure ti hear thistine at my age (83).kenny everett had it on his show on tv as I remember.tonto gives lone ranger a spliff..............loved it.well done again......

[@bmac406]

"Smoke a pipe of peace with Tonto put his mask on back to fronto" that lyric has stuck in my head since the Kenny Everett video show but Pythagoras Thereom disappeared decades ago 🤔

[@stevepetch2085]

RIP Rupert Hine. Diamond geezer

[@runawaylady1833]

Thank you Kenny Everett!! Miss you brother. x

[@caerfaimama]

My local BBC radio station played this the other day. Made me smile.

[@mutinyonthekitkat]

One of so many unremarkable chart songs coming out of the radio in schooldays that now seem so good.

[@themightyimp08]

Kenny Everett made this famous for me decades ago. Also bought it on vinyl back in the day

[@themightyimp08]

This guy can't say it properly www.funnyism.com/i/funnypics/442580

[@mephistoxarses8585]

Miss Kenny Everett. He was taken from us way too soon.

[@deegeekay]

Interesting, didn't know it had been originally released in 1976. Also respect to the drummer for being one of the finalists in 'The The Most Stoned Dude of the 70's'. Lotta competition for that title, so respect.

[@ThePodVon]

Some of these lyrics stuck in my head for decades, but I could never quite remember where I had heard them. - LOL Now I know - thank you Kenny Everett for bringing this awesome song to our attention.

[@nickthelick]

This is THE first time (OK, 2nd time, the 1st was 5mins ago on a charity shop radio!)... All I could make out was "Into tomorrow today" and thankfully Google found it with just those lyrics! 😊 Released in 76, re-released in 1979, the year I was born, 43years ago! Thanks to Kenny Everett for popularising it at the time!! 😊

[@iammrbeat]

I'm somehow hearing the future of music.

[@briantheminer]

I don’t think I’ve heard this since the 70s, brilliant, takes me right back

[@DaveSmedleyis93]

RIP Rupert Hine. Funny, fabulous, a great musician and record producer.

[@UncleBoogieRF]

Didn't know he'd died. That's sad. He did a bunch of songs for the Better Off Dead soundtrack.

[@sarahhealy1615]

So true. He was an extremely talented & highly intelligent man with a brilliant sense of humour.

[@davidl570]

He is missed................such a big talent. On a side note, one of his solo videos (Surface Tension) was shown on MTV during its first 24 hours on the air.

[@chrishitchen3503]

A sample of the opening lines feature on a huge dance track from the 90's called"Only Me" by Hyper Logic who also used the piano hook from U2's "New Years Day" for the track. 😍😍😍

[@johnnybagwash2456]

good old kenny everett (R I P)

[@canecreek00]

Epic, that Roland Jupiter 4 bassline is just the icing on the cake.

[@ambientdweller]

Hands up who is still trying to learn the chant in 2019?

[@CB-iv5rm]

I've learnt it.

[@undercurrentsmedia]

Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

[@rich090370]

@Ambient Dweller: it’s the longest place name in the world

[@beorlingo]

I learned it already back in 1978 when I was 14. It's still there!

[@deweyschneebly4074]

2020.lol 👍😁❤Still workin on it!😏😉

[@Britishlady12]

Tried singing the first few lines lol .. great song .. unique !!! Bring back the 80s and the 70s too if you’re a wee bit older than me . 🎉🎉

[@therealrodhull1]

Heard this as a kid in the 70's... and the bit of gobbledygook at the beginning sticks in your head, and never leaves! 😅

[@chelseafan65]

Not gobbledygook, it is a place name in NZ. 🙂

[@Stevesixty7]

I bought this all those years ago, and still have it to this day.

[@chirpywiggins5796]

Weird, trippy and utterly brilliant !

[@SVDBYTHBLD]

Rupert was a master producer. Listen to how he harnessed Saga and you’ll see his Day-Glo fingerprints all over the 1980s. That’s a beautiful legacy for a man who decided “I’m doing this my way from A the Z.” It’s sad that he passed away and I wish he could still work among us, but his contributions are listened to, stolen from and revered to this very day. Long live Rupert, QJ and that drummer is so awesome!

[@canecreek00]

The bass line off that Roland Jupiter 4 grabs me everytime, very funky track …

[@ajivins1]

I didn't realise there were 'references' in this when I was a kid, first time I heard the lyrics...

[@philipcummings4604]

Rupert Hine R.I.P thanks mate

[@ade425mxy]

OMG this was the song Kenny Everett sampled for his Video Show!!

[@PhillyPhairPhan]

For all of those trying to write out the first word... I had a buddy in the Army who bought this album when it first came out. The liner notes had all the lyrics, include that first word. That was way back in 1978 or 1979. Great tune, and some great guitar work. I like the sense of humor in it, too.

[@Gitarrenseite67]

The song remained unforgotten just because of its guitar. As a guitarist I kept this sound in mind. And I just found out that this guitarist is my well known "friend" from Brand X.

[@timeyre9985]

i remember this in 1979 love it, used to sing it to get me through the long days in factory

[@wakeupnow_777]

Are you Tim Eyre from Nottingham?

[@timeyre9985]

@@wakeupnow_777 yes

[@wakeupnow_777]

@@timeyre9985 do you have brothers Steven and Paul?

[@Claymor621]

Occasionally, as with Queen or Thin Lizzy, some really good guitar playing would find its way on to chart singles back then. As a young player my ears really pricked up when I heard the intricate lines weaving through this. Years later I watched Neil Sedaka in concert on TV and the guitarist really stood out, turns out it was the same fella, Mark Warner.

[@gedbill4058]

Quantum Leap were a 2 minute band and split up because there songs were utter crap.

[@JLowry-dm3qw]

@@gedbill4058 How many minutes did your band last in the spotlight?

[@gedbill4058]

@@JLowry-dm3qw I am not in a band, but if i was i would choose better lyrics than offending people. Quantum Leap is banned by 99% of radio stations today just because of the offending word in that song.

[@jasonparfitt5936]

@@gedbill4058 shoulders need more width darling

[@gedbill4058]

@@jasonparfitt5936 My cousin works in the Met Police and even he tells me that calling someone a p**fter is a hate crime these days so you are out of touch darling !

[@ALNIMAL]

Oh sweet serenity...I've found this song at long last! (searched'the lone ranger song') excellent,excellent tune that brings back memorys of Kenny Everett. Thank you NV for posting it.......

[@fidomusic]

This is one of the cleverest pop songs of all time. Thanks for posting.

[@gedbill4058]

You need to get a life buddy.

[@JoJaDaRu]

I just heard these guys for the first time 30 minutes ago and I keep replaying this track.. love it! Those guitar fills are a fantastic touch. I will investigate further...

[@mistral55]

Jacob Russell Check the album Quantum Jump out , Sheer Genius...

[@rjjcms1]

+Jacob Russell The last few seconds at the end,which if I remember rightly has a brass thing,riding off on horseback,a shout of "Hi Ho Silver!" and the crack of a whip,has been cut off here though.

[@franciszippa7776]

The funky piano is great

[@busterkeatonsbriefs]

This is my go to Karaoke song. I've perfected it over the years.

[@paulduke943]

I tried to sing this song once... I ended up sending my false teeth flying into space! And that was on the first line lol 🦷🦷

[@busterkeatonsbriefs]

@@paulduke943 Space, the Final Front Teeth...

[@Savoy1984]

Always ice ice baby for me.

[@rickyraw5457]

The tunes still fresh after all those years.....love it still ❤️❤️

[@ivorbiggun710]

Ah, the BBC. Always knowing what's best for us. Loved this though, thanks to Kenny Everett. Just read that Rupert Hine, the singer, passed away last year. Very sad.

[@monticlassictv]

Whatever hang ups you have about this song I guarantee you will be singing it all the way to work next day.

[@eddyvideostar]

Yep, Chris.

[@damiencrespan5003]

I fucking hated this song when I first heard it. I have grown to love it.

[@georgedoherty4651]

@paul austin ooooh dear👬

[@Desmondo58]

@paul austin experienced in gayness are you

[@gedbill4058]

Utter crap and that lead singer needs a slap.

[@johnhall4851]

Brilliant song. Still as good today.

[@roblane66]

I’ve been looking for this for ages. I remember hearing it when I was at school. Never realised the musicianship was so good.

[@tacticalbattledroid]

not heard this in ages but im glad its on here ';-) good posting';-)

[@THECLARENCES]

We played this song at LewisFest ‘08! xoxo The Clarences

[@lon3wolf2k9]

awsome totaly brill. ain't heard that song in over 20 yrs. reminds me of being a kid....... really cheesy to here it now but i loved it when it was in the charts!

[@jamesdoyle3885]

Cool song. You certainly wouldn't get away with those lyrics thesedays but very original and always remembered this as a kid.

[@stevepettit2064]

was nuts about this and the kenny everett video i wore the grooves out my vinyl playing this had to replace it!

[@sharkattack78]

Only just got to hear this about a month ago for the first time. Ever since it has stuck with me, never knew how catchy this was until now as i cant get it out of my head. Unlike most catchy songs, this one i do not find irritating, i actually like it.

[@BLew657]

I was 15 when this came out. Took me a few days of stop/rewind on a tape deck to learn the intro and still can recite it now 😁👍

[@vest90]

What a great song, I'd forgotten aaaalll about it until it popped into my head a few minutes ago., good old youtube.

[@dralbertsmeinheimer5738]

Underrated guitar riff in this gem

[@Housephonestimes4]

June 1979! When i was nine! I was in Junior two at St Chads Primary School, Cheetham Hill, Manchester M8, United Kingdom.

[@christopherrussell2611]

A friend introduced us to this track mid-70’s - I was newly married and lots of friends used to ‘drop in’ in the evenings and the lyrics used to have us in giggles of laughter it was so much of the time and extremely well executed, in my opinion. So ‘Far Out!’ JaneR

[@christopherrussell2611]

Introduced to this band mid-70’s and this track , in particular, brought the giggles on, when my husband’s merry band of warriors came home & partook in a peace pipe! Love it! JANER

[@paulenderby7178]

I’m 56 and loved this when i was a kid. Now I’ve listened to it properly through headphones I’ve only just heard the line about “poofter”. Now picks myself off the floor crying with laughter

[@UBZUKki]

Mate, just clocked the same thing.....almost pissed myself laughing at that line and the following lyrics...

[@christopherrussell2611]

To think, only 4 years from this hilarious track to the musical opening of the floodgates- the clash, steel pulse, dr. alimantado! We were spoilt, & still growing up! Thank you, thrice-fold! JaneR

[@lordzhuge]

I love how Rupert just seems happy to be there.

[@adrianshaw966]

Taumatawhakatangihangakoayauo- Tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro- Nukypokaiwhenuakitanatahu Matakuaitenakuakauamikitora Me Tonto Kimosabi Me go and catchee baddy Find him by the shady water Deep within Apache forest Find him scalp him eat him up for breakfast Real good friend to Kimosabi Save another silver bullet Hi ho Silver away Ride into tomorrow today But who was that masked man you say That was the Lone Ranger Fill up pipe of peace for Tonto Kimosabi friend and brother He smoke pipe of peace with Tonto Put his mask on back to fronto Tonto fall about with laughter He a head our great white brother Even pass a tote to Silver Mask man very untogether Hi ho Silver away Ride into tomorrow today But who was that masked man you say That was the Lone Ranger Taumatawhakatangihangakoayauo- Tamateaturipukakapikimaungahoro- Nukypokaiwhenuakitanatahu Matakuaitenakuakauamikitora Tonto know that Kimosabi Never ever have a woman Well Tonto sometime stop and wonder What the trip with the great white brother Maybe masked man he a poofter Try it on with surly Tonto Let me say to mister lawman Tonto doesn't mind Hi ho Silver away Ride into tomorrow today But who was that masked man you say That was the Lone Ranger

[@stingray4real]

First heard that on Kenny Everett Show as Captain Kremen's soundtrack .

[@NibsUK2121]

I remember Kenny doing a phone in competition (on Capital Radio) for anyone that could ring in and say "that line", so there must have been a bunch of us that bothered to learn it.

[@kevinsargent3780]

RIP Rupert Hine, sadly missed

[@michaelhogben9089]

I remember the lone ranger tune. I was at primary school then. I wanted it on record.but never did. A great tune. I just found and heard it on KZbin. Brilliant.

[@bloggulator]

very ahead of its time production values.... and a good song too! funny lyric..

[@GazFunkstar]

I’ve still got this on 12” vinyl. Awesome tune!

[@79devo]

Blue ?

[@klauskaschel8463]

TERRIBLE 😢 tune !!! Sh.t !!!

[@voodoo2444]

Amazing tune. Love it!!

[@kellywest6719]

I'm having this guys ...top tune .....30 od years later ....forget about it !!

[@styxcreek]

Haven't heard this since the early 80s. Thanks for posting.

[@SoofwanMinhas]

Superb lead guitar work!

[@NathanJayMusic]

I loved this when I was 8, Didnt get the lyrics back then, and didn't notice the cool bassline either!

[@paulmca8514]

I loved this back in the day, and it`s still a great song, funny as hell even though some " modern " folk would have a poo fit if this was played in public. It`s great that Kenny Everett who was openly gay , did play it. He wasn`t offended, and got the joke, but too many people now go out of their way to be offended, just so many up tight and humourless permently angry ogres, just waiting to start a fight over often the most trivial things. The guitar playing in this is amazing, really technical and difficult, sounds like running water, it`s amazing. I play this song quite often, it makes me smile because it`s silly, thats all it was.

[@fidomusic]

Thanks so much for posting this classic. I think this is the cleverest pop song ever made.

[@howardsix9708]

bl00dy excellent.wouldnt get away with some of the lyrics today (2020) though....well done, blast from the past..h6ukvet.

[@tailgunner66]

Yes, The Lone Ranger was released on a Quantum Jump CD, I have it - it has this version and the extended mix. Awesome CD!

[@gangrel_76]

Taumata-whaka-tangi-hanga-kuayuwo-tamate-aturi-pukaku-piki-maunga-horonuku-pokaiawhen-uaka-tana-tahu-mataku-atanganu-akawa-miki-tora

[@ChristianEriksson]

I have this LP, vinyl, in my collection. I bought when I was a kid, just for this song.

[@trxxxtr]

Kenny was HILARIOUS!!!

[@1fcuking]

Great song love it. Had a right job finding it to down load on my phone . Got it now so happy

[@nickyjones2709]

Oh my days this takes me back some years 😊

[@fredpongthetoiletguy9433]

He sings that line smiling that his done something no singer had done before I love the lone ranger

[@NocturnalVagabond]

@DiscordantAbsolution : In the middle of the song: "Maybe masked man, he a poofter, try it on with surly Tonto, Let me tell you mister lawman, Tonto doesn't mind" :)

[@darthbuzz1]

I wonder if that would be allowed today? P.S. Thanks for the upload.

[@darrenrock2132]

@@darthbuzz1 I think you got that wrong. It would be more acceptable today, drug and gay reference are all in today.

[@NuGanjaTron]

... and they all leave. ;^)

[@NuGanjaTron]

@@darrenrock2132 It would be _mandatory_ today. ;^)

[@gedbill4058]

Homophobic lyrics should be banned on KZbin.

[@christinecoakleyco]

2023!!! I have just been watching The Adams Family 2019 animation film tho so came straight here. First heard it in 1976 "LHM" always loved the intro "rap"

[@deepvaid9278]

My 1st Single i ever bought

[@timx73]

god i remember this from when i was a kid. takes me back

[@mossadon]

Jus for not only puttin up the tune but the video as well...i LOVE you!!! My favourite tune of all time...and i started out as a hip hop turntablist before becoming an EBM/ Techno / Electro DJ as well as a few years in the Indie music industry...i've heard a LOT of music and own a fair bit...but THIS...this tune is the shizznit!!

[@TherymasterWidnes]

I didn’t realise John Holmes could also sing!

[@tlaf4367]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deweyschneebly4074]

Hahaha yeah!!! 😁👍❤I hadn't noticed ...but now that you mention it... Not that I've ever seen any John Holmes films of course!!😉

[@KPGRUND]

To use his full name ..Big John Holmes ...I presume he must have been really tall ?😉

[@anthonymaylett5823]

And b.a Robinson 🤣🤣🤣

[@zingo2664]

Brilliant !😂, only took 42 years for a genius to notice the resemblance :-)

[@sirknight1399]

One of the earliest pieces of slash fiction!

[@MrRalphsworld]

I had the LP this came from back in the day.A absolute masterpiece.Wish I still had it. It got stolen in a burglary...at least the scrote had taste :)

[@stephencrabtree3161]

Best thing I ever robbed 😂

[@progrockbrit]

Great band with awesome musicians. Looks like John Goodsall of Brand X on guitar.

[@myboythom]

this is my sons (picture left) fave toon i remember it from the 70's and he digs it just as much now as i did then i think i caught it on its 1979 2nd show out asit were it may have been 76 i can't recall but hey my 4 year old digs it the most right now today so good choonz is good tunes eh!!

[@NeverToSee]

Lol, my dad learned the beginning of this when he was a kid and then taught it to me. He had to split it into four 'verses'. The third one was the hardest...

[@ThraxUK]

5 June 2020 RIP Rupert Hine :( A talented musician and producer.

[@theking-nz1ut]

I remember this classic old song

[@andyhinds542]

I find it hard to believe that this song originally came out in 1976 as it sounds ahead of its time. Re-releasing it in 1979 makes it sound so much for fitting into the new wave music of that time.

[@ajs41]

Was the record exactly the same in 1979 as 1976 or did they update it slightly?

[@WedgePee]

@@ajs41 This is a re-recording. Here’s the 1976 version: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o17QqHqModqph8k

[@ajs41]

@@WedgePee Thanks, I thought this sounded too modern for 1976.

[@steveogorman6170]

Too right! We wouldn't have heard in the UK if it hadn't been picked up by Kenny Everett, and then hit a wider audience. By then, we were ready for it.

[@zxz1]

Yes, only 3 years but those 3 years were immense in musical evolution back then ...the 1979 still sounds quite fresh

[@kernow9324]

Sarah Kennedy (ask your dad), a much-missed eccentric BBC Radio 2 presenter, once played this song during her Dawn Patrol programme, but the track ended abruptly once it got to "Maybe masked man he a poofter..." She apologised and said, "I think that's quite enough of that." Bloody censorship. :-)

[@andrewpugh5192]

Just found this and love the comment about the Wales link!! Brilliant - And they just don't make tunes like this anymore - had to show this vid to friend from LA

[@pops1221]

The most sublime use of the word 'poofter' in any media.

[@UBZUKki]

I remember this from the Kenny Everett show.... Brilliant

[@WedgePee]

Kenny was a legend. And that’s from someone who wasn’t even born yet when he met his maker.

[@user-tx7il9hv8b]

Just Brilliant. Defy anyone not to love it?!!!

[@stevenedmonds831]

2021 this song is still fucking great,

[@paulsmithii]

Great 80's video!!!

[@HandleGF]

Apart from the chorus, "Maybe masked man he a poofter / Try it on with surly Tonto" were the only words I remembered. I was 14 or 15 at the time.

[@waynedobson7094]

Some great guitar work on this.

[@Cruithne3753]

Hadn't heard this in years, I always remembered this as a trashy novelty pop tune, but actually there's some nifty playing going on there.

[@ajs41]

It puts most of the pop music of the last 20 years to shame, even if it's a bit crass by 1979 standards.

[@urbanaut100]

Absolutely - the guitar chops make your hair on the back of your neck stand on end - George Benson eat your heart out!! Great tune!! Funnily enough - the "chorals chords" appeared in Blue Monday - how original new order!!

[@sirjellybeans1st19]

Keyboard is kicking

[@maxblinkhorn]

Brilliant!