She Ain't Pretty 1990-02-11

This video She Ain't Pretty was shot on February 11, 1990 in Toronto, ON.
For the Total Eclipse film crew this was video #7 and what a great time it was.
The small bar we are playing in was constructed inside a huge warehouse and the concept was for us to be hanging around this roadside bar in the afternoon when this attractive woman walks in and we hop up on stage to play the song. I felt it important to show that my stage gear was not properly setup, so when I pull the curtain off the drums you can see that my floor tom & crash cymbal are 6 feet away, it was meant to be spontaneous.
We used some tricks in the filming with the woman's head spinning around, the glass breaking in her hand and of course the clay animation done by Hall Train Moving Picture Company.
We had the late Stan Szelest (1943 - 1991) come back for the video to re-create his amazing piano playing that he did on the recording with us at Bearsville studios a few months earlier. It was his 44th birthday & was very nice of him to spend it with us making this video. I remember back on that night of the recording when we picked Stan up from the train station in Kingston, NY. It was by then close to midnight so we figured he would want to get some sleep, but Stan said, "it's a full moon tonight boys, let's rock".
What a great guy!
So we did, and by the time we got back to the studio & ready to roll it was after 1:00am. We all played live in the big studio & Stan was setup in studio B with the piano all by himself, thankfully we had headphones.
Enjoy.
Directed by Ron Berti
Producers: Michael Rosen & Derek Sewell
Production: Steve Montgomery

[@harleygal420]

Hey Kids. This is real music.

[@NihongoWill]

Your dam right. I’m glad I’m growing up with this music

[@phylliskumi4355]

So much airplay back in the day. They deserve all the love they received.

[@richardmonaghan1144]

The Northern Pikes....... you guys nailed it hard ..... awesome band ..... awesome live ..... I am a fan of Canadian Rock in a big way ...... Bryan Adams ..... BTO ..... The Hip ..... The who .... I became a fan of Canadian Rock because of a friend from Jr high and high school named Matt Turner .... his dad being Fred Turner From BTO.... the family got me into and showed me a whole new world of how Canada gave off Rock..... and I appreciate that..... cuz Canadian Rock can be played any where for any occasion.... and it always fits...... especially when camping of all ages..... it's always fun and never gets old.... from generation to generation...... Rock on Canada!

[@richardmonaghan1144]

oh ya.... and check out the making of this vid on KZbin as well fun fun

[@rossmennie4903]

Richard Monaghan What you talkin’ aboot, Eh????? Gotta go. Hockey game has started.

[@rossmennie4903]

Richard Monaghan It’s The GUESS Who.

[@nightrider1984]

Fuckin right man, Canadian all the way

[@h8rraider227]

The Who? i think you meant The Guess Who ...man gotta love Canadian Rock Bands! April Wine and Trooper to add to ur lst

[@franklintheman8310]

just saw them in Kingston Ont, what a great show!

[@heavymetalcompilations4784]

I love this song

[@sanderik8549]

AvE brought me here....

[@Hungrytrucker]

one of my favorite videos!

[@nancykovack6159]

This song never gets old!!! This was my ringtone on my flip phone way back lol!! Still love their music all these years later💜.

[@silvialogan9226]

I love this video very much. It is one of my favourites.

[@martyniner8893]

1:47 to 1:53. Man those harmonies! So good!

[@davidpodwin]

Amazing

[@Hot80s]

the "canadian satellites" ;)

[@Schmoople]

Comical! I like this band, too!

[@Bugzyisbetter]

Love this song

[@graceiscool4642]

Guess where these guys are now LUNENBURG NS WOOP THEY SIGNED MY HAT

[@Wayne_155]

That is cool, Grace

[@macdonmr]

Wicked!

[@rubey09]

How the fuck does this song only have 300k views? The Pikes rock! Canadian classic!!!!!

[@filippians413]

The CFL brought me here. Depressed there are only 18 comments...

[@genegeorge2817]

Rock n Roll classic! 😎😎🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@daveb6214]

Wish those days were here again

[@sandrastreifel6452]

Back in the day, I looked that way, too!

[@LeftCoastStephen]

I’d like to dedicate this song to a few ladies: Ivanka, Melania, Alina. This one’s for you!

[@bloodsling]

2:11 she do have a pretty smile that's for certain :)

[@nathalieconnor5803]

The words matter in the Great White North!

[@SoaringWhiteSpirit]

Classic 💀

[@buddhabob9627]

almost 3 decades later and I have successfully manage to pass on the classic line She Aint Pretty, She Just Looks That Way to my nephews who ive heard use it. (were just talking about it now and decided to see if I could find the video, its as good as I remember it!)

[@MontrealMan1970]

Ginette Reno as the bartender? It doesn't get more Canadian than that.

[@fotogeanick]

Ça ressemble pas vraiment à Ginette...

[@shawnoneail3056]

The g

[@stolman2197]

What brand & style are the sunglasses?

[@tamikolee3116]

These guys are from my hometown (Saskatoon) and used to play at my high school in 87/88. This song is legendary, unfortunately the video is the worst. This song will forever remain on my play list. 🇨🇦 💋

[@paigejalbert4936]

Oh my! The "worst"?

[@Bugzyisbetter]

Hoo

[@ronniedadams7367]

@2:07 ...looks like an old freind

[@filippians413]

That shit scared me 😆

[@nightrider1984]

before or after her face shifts?

[@wesfos]

who was the so called '' model from hell"

[@markarnett5523]

Dana Loesch

[@shawnjoncas6692]

Canada rocks