Steven Page on the Barenaked Ladies' Hall of Fame reunion | My Junos Moment

For one night in 2018, the Barenaked Ladies rejoined forces to close out the Juno Awards. It was the first time they had played together in a decade, a moment Steven Page describes as a highlight of his career.
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[@griggdesignsolutions]

With a tear in my eye...! Really was hoping this was a start of a reunion between the 2 camps. Understand there's a lot of issues both ways but for the sake of Canadian Music as a whole, this band is better together than apart! We're all humans, everything is negotiable!

[@TownGirl04]

I haven't really like BNL since he left.

[@walruswasrob]

@@TownGirl04 Yeah, they lost something when Steve left. I saw them live in Kansas City that summer (a few months after the Junos) and while they were true pros, it didn’t really *feel* like BNL. Their set list was mostly recent songs from the post-Steve era which was fine. But it was when they did Brian Wilson, If I Had A Million Dollars, and One Week that Steve’s presence was missed the most.

[@phreddcatt]

I was so happy when BNL rejoined to sing their songs together again on the Juno Awards. It brought me real joy to see and hear them. I've rewatched the video several times and it never fails to lift my spirits.

[@deelynn2987]

That was awesome to see them together again. They aren't the same without Stephen Page - I've always loved his voice & energy the most. Wonderful performance by Canadian icons.

[@16bitRonald]

This is beautiful, let there be more reunions in the future. BNL us one-legged without Steven Page, but still brilliant.

[@unknownkingdom]

Not at all. Page was never a fit for the band and in reality never contributed much

[@sdot5389]

@@unknownkingdomYeah…sure. List all the hits that have happened since he bailed…I’ll wait.

[@pettrovision]

Trust us Steve, itll never get old seeing the band together again. Canada misses you guys.

[@UncleEbenezer77]

The USA does too.

[@trilbykirkland9713]

I got choked up watching this. I am so proud of these guys. All of them. They're all so brilliant and talented. I selfishly wanted this to bring them back together, but I'm also old enough and wise enough to know, I was just hoping against hope. (Don't tell the others, but Steve was always my favorite. That voice *kills* me!!)

[@monstersrobotsmayhem]

He’s the voice of BNL. He’s an icon

[@thomasbird7125]

Brilliant musician, well deserved hall of fame entry! Steven Page shines as a composer, vocalist and in a group, I hope I get the chance to see here’s what it takes one day

[@jessicaloree9033]

That couldn't of been worded better. Here's What It Takes is #1 on my must see list.

[@daniapayette]

I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this honour. Steven Page is an incredibly talented singer, songwriter and performer who genuinely appreciates his fans. If you haven't checked out his weekly Live from Home zoom shows you are missing out on some top notch entertainment.

[@caghockey]

As someone who grew up with this band in the states. We went to the first three cruises including the last show with Steve. To watch that junos performance brought a huge smile to my face.

[@highlightspotent127]

Love love love this . Very special place in my heart for BNL. I graduated high school in 1990 and these guys were the sound as I navigated my way through my new young life in the real world 🇨🇦🍻💛

[@cmcinnis3746]

That was a GREAT performance by all!

[@dougwbenson]

The 1990s were me driving around in my 1983 Ford Ranger blasting this song while I drove around Kirkland, WA. Good memories.

[@steveos3185]

Something to build on.. 1 day at a time❤❤

[@artanastacio1569]

I wish they could reconcile differences, forgive each other, themselves..I just lost my mother and although she had been ill for a while there's still this lingering sense that I wasted a lot of time holding onto meaningless hurt which prevented me from really being genuinely by her side. That feeling is meaningless too. It's pointless now that she's gone and I really believe that if these guys could realize how much they are really missing by staying apart, like not even being friends anymore.. It's truly tragic. The truth is I've always cleaved hard to my mom well into adulthood and even that's not enough to express how much I loved her, appreciated her and will always need her heart and guidance. These fellas created something that's never going to be recreated and sadly by being apart they are truly diminished and it really doesn't have to be that way. You can't spend 20 years together with someone, creating, touring and living together without meaning so much to each other. I fear there's a day coming where they'll be older and realize that they've really wasted something special over feelings that change and fade over time. Time that forgives and never stops moving you further. There's always time. Let go. Be whole. The world needs BNL.

[@leyserelrytv512]

The best band Canada has produced for me❤ What a gift to Canadians like me and the world😊

[@rocketsalad]

Yes but Sloan Edit: I missed the “for me” in there and I must apologize, I would not have steamrolled your truth had I paid closer attention to what you said. My mistake 🙏✌️🇨🇦

[@FoggyBrains420]

Id love to see then reunite once again and tour.

[@itsthedawnofanewlife5313]

SO SO LOVE THIS BAND!!!

[@stefanodelstef7988]

I remember seing them like 30 years ago and throwing that box of Kraft Diner on the stage. Had a blast!

[@DelayedPenalty]

BNL hasn't been the same since Steven left the group. I still enjoy their music, but, no disrespect to Ed and the guys, when I think of BNL I think of Steven.

[@chrislack7219]

I think of both of them and their brilliant ability to ad-lib with each other live. Musical geniuses.

[@ShaunaBearDrums]

❤️❤️❤️

[@CameronKelson]

BNL is the soundtrack of my youth man... Such nostalgic music. I really struggle with their new stuff without Steve though! I saw them live this last year, and while they definitely were entertaining they were missing that Steve sound to really make it sound like true BNL. In my opinion he's the stronger singer, better than Ed and way better than the other guys, who while they are talented don't come anywhere close. Wish they could squash this thing and really truly reunite, but I know that probably won't happen. So sad to see one of my favorite bands get older knowing I'll probably never get to listen to them live as I remember them sounding.

[@tenaciousdan5831]

Breaks my heart that page isn't rethinking bnl

[@happyrainbowsloth9949]

I was there! I still have my handful of BNL bucks!

[@Rick-pq8dv]

God bless you, Steven.

[@dynaboyjl.4220]

The fact they don't talk regularly (and that Ed recently said the performance was a stressful, weighty experience) still makes me sad. But hey, this was cool.

[@rockerdude725973]

0:47 Both his kids on the left and right look just like him when he was younger. I hope all of them aspire to make music like their dad.

[@walcoman]

Steven should have never bowed out, even being obviously embarrassed by getting caught in a very precarious situation. Everybody's got things that are hidden away in their past, and I bet Ed certainly is far from being a saint! Oh well, guess those royalty cheques help soften the situation. Steve, you definitely were one of the two lynch pins responsible for the incredible success of TBNL, PERIOD!

[@rocketsalad]

I have always been under the impression that Steven was asked to leave, that it wasn’t quite his own decision so much as it was the other four offering, “hey, at this point we consider you a liability to our family-safe image, so if you’re willing to go quietly and politely, we will retain the IP rights and continue as a four-piece, and as a favor to you we will cover your heiney in the press and this won’t have to blow-up into some kind of big honkin’ deal… deal?” Have I been mistaken this entire time?

[@walcoman]

@@rocketsalad think I heard the same statement, along those lines pretty much. The entire fiasco was just sad for all involved, but definitely for him. Cheers

[@balthasardenner5216]

​@@rocketsaladI did not get that impression at all. My sense is that Steve really wanted to leave, and the band would have kept him if he really wanted to stay.

[@darkender88]

In the 90's I remember seeing BNL on a live TV appearance and was bummed after they finished their set saying to my parents "I just wanna see more bare naked ladies" with them laughing at me for what I said =)

[@maggiemac5572]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@shellbacksclub]

Get back together already! Canadians need something to celebrate!

[@travishoovestol3938]

Keep hoping for reconciliation of the band.

[@detroitfunk313]

I still have the Yellow Tape.

[@dinosaur6756]

For God's sake reunite the band. Life is too short to hold on to grudges or hang on to past mistakes. BNL are better together. Work it out boys.

[@unknownkingdom]

they didn't even rehearse it?

[@rocketsalad]

I call BS on BNL - completely unrehearsed? Really? Now I don’t know much about planning the Junos, but I’d like to believe that if you’re invited to the awards, there would be some sort of indication on your invitation of whether you’ll be attending as an award recipient or merely as a guest of CARAS 🤔 But what do I know?

[@maseratination]

They left out the last line Page said “ When I had a Million Dollars” I am glad he took a jab at the other BNL members.

[@Buff99ca]

I thought it was more a self deprecating lyric in response to him blowing his money on blow.

[@alexjames7670]

@@Buff99ca It works both ways😉

[@rocketsalad]

@@Buff99ca yours is the much funnier and far kinder take, so I’m going with that

[@haine_eye]

Only watch this because digimon

[@user-eo1vi2nt1o]

These folks really really hate each other. So weird.

[@WarrenPostma]

So human actually. Do people hate their ex wives/husbands? When you disappoint and hurt someone and are stuck in a tour bus, or an oil rig, or a two room condo for ten years with someone who drives you nuts, things happen.

[@user-eo1vi2nt1o]

Warren. You’re probably right.

[@rocketsalad]

@@WarrenPostma heavy but true

[@bawireman]

For Christ sake! Get back together!

[@canadiantraveller281]

So Steve was cool with it, and Ed needs therapy over it. BNL died when Steve left. Saw them 9 times with Steve, zero with Ed.

[@phoenixman7828]

Clearly, Ed is the reason the band will never reunite. That is a massive shame.

[@PieNinjaGO]

wasn’t steve the one who left because he thought he wasn’t being respected enough

[@RandomNonsense1985]

Neither Ed nor Steve want to reunite. Steve has mentioned being open to another little one off, but he could’ve just been trying to sound diplomatic.

[@rocketsalad]

@@PieNinjaGO my recollection of the time is that Steven was “asked to leave” by the rest of the band as they collectively considered him a liability at that point, and didn’t want to endanger their family-friendly image. Then again, this was fifteen years ago and I may have spent the past decade and a half laboring under a wildly misinformed/misinterpreted/misunderstood delusion 🫤