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.😢

[@guscarlson7021]

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

[@michaellockhart554]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@tedyellacatbabb5718]

70’s music does it again!

[@stuartwait]

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

[@brucemckay1611]

“Oh My Lady” is definitely worth checking out

[@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

[@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. 📻🥰

[@jacqueline4514]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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! 😂😂

[@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😊

[@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.

[@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.

[@lenbeedle]

As a kid growing up in Canada, this was such a radio song and it always lifted me when I'd hear it playing through the waves.

[@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.

[@morningcoffeebreak7367]

One of my favorite roller skating songs!

[@samueltabo3390]

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

[@juliewhite7469]

🥰

[@lydianunez2522]

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

[@melindajudy8742]

I was also 13. Great song

[@surlechapeau]

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

[@heavenlysonshine]

"love and tenderness, and macaroons.." love it. This song is a ray of sunshine!

[@davidbentley145]

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

[@billschwener2283]

The late 60s to the late 70s is one of the best decades for great music!

[@genorp]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@dandaintac388]

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

[@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"...!

[@drdr76]

A classic.

[@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!

[@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.

[@lukeryanable]

Sweet City Woman, was the song way back in '71 that made me fall in life-long love with Canadian rock and inspired me to pick up my guitar and write my own music.

[@donalddixon6541]

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

[@jeffthewhiff]

This is one of my favorite songs of all-time and it still sounds great in 2024!👍

[@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

[@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………….

[@dalejestes8166]

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

[@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.

[@MacDaddyRico]

This song reminds me of my last year in NYC, having been born and raised there...I was 12... It played on the radio all the time... We moved to Georgia soon after...

[@sourisvoleur4854]

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

[@chrishinman6143]

This happy little number has kept me feeling good when I hear it for 52 yrs

[@resurrectionwaiting9294]

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

[@MomGalaxy]

This song just makes me happy!!!

[@guscarlson7021]

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

[@hipsville]

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

[@larrywilliams5014]

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

[@kimvillemarette3313]

Thanks guys I was four years old and singing this song with my mom when it was on the radio

[@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.

[@paularietta6744]

Brings back such great 1971 summer memories at the tender age of 15. What great times.

[@cnote3492]

you guys should react to a video on the Calgary Stampede, one of the biggest Rodeo on the planet

[@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.

[@gkiferonhs]

60's & 70's best music ever!!! Have a Tuneful Tuesday!!

[@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!!!!

[@proudmoon3]

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.

[@susanliltz3875]

OH THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!💕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

[@melaniemavromaras4902]

Wow! I can’t believe you guys found this random, one hit wonder from the ‘70’s Western Canada! It’s a great tune though isn’t it!! Bon, C’est bon, bon bon c’est bon….means it’s all fine!

[@Ilikeryche]

I think "Wild Eyes" was a hit in Canada at least. My favorite Stampeders tune. They had other popular tunes as well such as Ramona and Oh My Lady.

[@melaniemavromaras4902]

@@Ilikeryche I don’t know those but will check them out! Thanks for the lead.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

Lots of great songs though. I can think of 12 of the top of my head.

[@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.

[@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!!!!🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕🪕

[@rogersims5085]

I can honestly say I don't know another song from them but boy did they ever get this one right. It's a fantastic song

[@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.

[@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.😄😄😎🎸

[@lyriasfaves]

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

[@darrenpeterson4033]

Saw these guys in concert in Lethbridge Alberta a few months ago. They said, "you saw us in the seventies, now you see us in our seventies" They still put on a great concert.

[@aprilanthony5098]

love it!

[@lt6134]

Even at age 10 I loved this song.

[@johnmaynardable]

When I first saw the name of the group it didn't ring any bells, but the name of the song rang all of the bells. Always a great song to hear.

[@KimSimful]

This was so fun to listen to driving around!

[@paulamelnyk986]

Great for a road trip.

[@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.

[@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

[@debbie7505]

Saw them in concert back in the days when teenagers could afford to go to concerts. I was thinking about it the other day. I would babysit for .50 an hr and I could afford to go to concerts. It’s not like today when a concert costs hundreds of dollars. We lived in a great time.

[@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.❤

[@Braktooth]

I grew up with this song. Always one of the happiest tunes out there.

[@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.

[@deborahcook5676]

All over the radio and jukeboxes back in the day…so many great memories

[@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.

[@jackgilchrist]

Haven't heard or even thought about that song since the '70s. Nice little trip to my AM radio childhood.

[@russwalker3119]

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

[@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.

[@PickleBoot_Arts]

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

[@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.

[@mikeconway9103]

The Calgary Stampede is very cowboy.

[@rorybolkan1733]

Another Canadian band is the Powder Blues Band with songs like "What Have I Been Drinkin" and "Doing It Right" there great songs from the late 70's

[@jethro1963]

Powder Blues' Tom Lavin came from Prism one of the most influential bands in Canada with its graduating members.

[@anthonyblakely399]

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

[@danbergeron9308]

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.

[@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.

[@FixedVariable]

Montreal, Quebec here and our radio station (CHOM) played this TONS in the 70's. If this came out in 71, I was only a year old, but CHOM's always been a station that plays classic rock. I always associate this tune with summer.. maybe cuz of the banjo.. lol.

[@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

[@jamessekulich2344]

You all have to give the extended version of this song a listen, it'll blow you away.

[@terigomric9926]

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

[@FirstSuiGeneris]

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

[@stephanielight4161]

Yuppers, there are cowboys in Canada😊The Calgary Stampede, here in Alberta, is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest RODEOs, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing, and First Nations exhibitions. In 2008, the Calgary Stampede was inducted into the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame.

[@cog4life]

ALWAYS LOVED THIS SONG!!

[@martinsmusic1724]

Unique rock lyrics: She feeds me love and tenderness and macaroons

[@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.

[@williamralph8396]

Glad ya love 'em, Yes, The Calgary Stampede, home of the biggest purse world wide for Bull Riding. Loved these boy's I was born in '67 this came out in '71 good year my wife was born great memories of Northern Ontario and hearing this on the radio in the summer...yes we have one. LOL Wild Eyes is another good one of The Stampeders'

[@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!