Teenland 1987-05-01

[@DavidSmith-ne1zp]

It’s 2023, and this song still rocks. Thanks for the great music Northern Pikes!

[@minkorrh]

Still play and tour. They will be in Aurora Ontario very shortly, and apparently they are nothing less than what they were.

[@theripper1705]

​@@minkorrhplease update. I don't want to miss them again

[@DaveinNorthYork]

I will never forget when this song was played constantly not only on the radio, but also on the CBC show "Video Hits" (then hosted by Samantha Taylor) back during the summer of 1987 (when I also worked at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto that same summer). On another note, I still remember when The Northern Pikes opened for Luba at the old Ontario Place Forum on the night of Thursday, June 18, 1987 [eight days before my 17th birthday (as I was there with my then friend Pradeep Bhatia)]. Even so, the song that I actually remember the most from that particular night is not 'Teenland', but "Jackie T', as a matter of fact. ("Jackie T, I have a crush on you.")

[@chrisirving8390]

I played big blue sky to death 🌤🥰💕💕

[@MostGhosted]

My friends abroad 30 yrs ago were stoked to hear this again. Canadian faves.

[@doxieowner2571]

These guys played for my high school graduation in 1986, and I lived off their music from then on. Awesome band!

[@staceyseward402]

Wow, really

[@deliciousgroove]

Absolutely beautiful. 2022, and I just discovered this song now.

[@prototypechannel6975]

that break / transition at 2min.. ill never ever forget it

[@jayjoejeanz]

Canadian music was so godamn good in the late 80s-90s. And Muchmusic did a good job with flooding it into our houses!

[@EarlMcManus2005]

Did Canadian content laws force Much to play these guys? Don't get me wrong, I think these guys were amazing but Canadian media really seemed to be looking down on homegrown content back in the day.

[@jayjoejeanz]

@@EarlMcManus2005 I'm pretty sure MUCHMUSIC had a certain percentage of Canadian content they had to play on the station. Even if it wasn't popular. I remember watching Celine Dion singing French-only songs. I don't think I ever would have heard or known Alannah Myles or Lee Aaron if it wasn't for MUCH. Barenaked Ladies got their big break on the show Speakers Corner....stick a loonie in the slot and get your three minutes of fame. As you can tell I am a former Muchmusic kid.

[@shadaxe]

@@jayjoejeanz Arguably, the Barenaked Ladies got their BIG break when Mayor June Rowlands barred them from Toronto New Years eve festivities.

[@jayjoejeanz]

@@shadaxe damn! I forgot about that!

[@heyitsstew1795]

How many people remember having a school dance with the Much Music Video Dance Party

[@staceyseward402]

Its funny how much i love this now. A little before my time. As a kid growing up in Canada. Such a nostalgic feeling.

[@staceyseward402]

Cigarettes 😂 love it

[@MrROTD]

This music captured the whole feeling of being a teen in Canada, I was 17 when this came out and I was lucky enough to see them live once, great band.

[@ermertieplug]

You came out when you were 17? Good for you.

[@staceyseward402]

Thats really cool. I find this song feels very nostalgic too

[@lurk7967]

Saw these guys 2 months ago at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto This was the song that got the most applause of their whole set!

[@jayjoejeanz]

Jealous!

[@canuck600A]

Kind of sad since the lead singer in this song s the one guy that left the Northern Pikes.

[@blackcoffy83]

I first heard this song in the '90's and I instantly fell in love with it! Amazing Canadian music!

[@debbiewagner1996]

Always loved these guys. This song and the video are really good. Proud that they are Canadian!

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

Incredible amazing song. This really takes me back to 1987. Man, the sound of that bass & guitar ...

[@christophercollins312]

HOLY SH!T, Brings Me back to My childhood of 1987, n being in My Uncles car going to Marine Land for the first time. For Me this was then and always will be the Anthem of '87!! B~D

[@thenorthernpikes]

Hey Chris, how cool is that? Thanks for being a Pikes fan, it means a lot to us boys in the band. The power of music is amazing! Come see us on the "Big Blue Sky" 30th Anniversary Tour. Cheers! Don

[@midnightmadness5307]

One of the best songs ever! Love this band!

[@truebeatlepeople]

one of my favorite songs from '87 along with the grapes of wrath's peace of mind and backwards town. Great time for Canadian music before the grunge crap took over.....but i guess it had to happen according to the stars. Anyway, thanks guys for such great songs and energy and you still remain one of my fav's to this day. ps. merl could create a workout dvd with these dance steps whereas NO ONE would ever be overweight afterwards !!!

[@coreyjudd4676]

Picking up some big time Violent Femmes vibes that I was way too young to notice back in small town Canada 1987... Fantastic!!!

[@Jett-Crash]

They’re light years better than violent femmes.

[@staceyseward402]

So true, right.

[@sweetshortvideos777]

this song kicks!!! GenX!

[@gjensen4585]

I like songs with the word cigarettes in their lyrics - don't smoke but like the rebellious aspect of it.

[@canadianhappyinitalytruest6556]

That’s funny, mr too! You summarized what I’ve felt all these years!

[@marshfilm]

I declare this the best song of the 80's. Beautiful piece of nostalgia :)

[@ericaespinosa4030]

Oh man what memories it brings me hearing this. I always loved this song. I always remembered it came out in 1987 close to the end of the school year! I remember cause I was gonna start High school right after the summer. I didn't know that they were Canadian until now. I use to record this off the radio when it would come out. Good times. :)

[@lukewarmwater5320]

This song makes me miss the 80s so much I feel sick...

[@rubey09]

A killer hit! Miss u Merl

[@chrisirving8390]

They were unique out of nowhere 💕💕💕

[@LedZepUltimateFanPage]

Saw the Pikes last Sat. They were amazing!! Bryan still is as badass as he was back at this time.

[@edcool77]

1987; Great pop rock songs

[@craigrowland8429]

Played on Finnish radio July 12!

[@TheDrakenZ]

One of those beautiful classics i remember hearing as a kid but didn't know the title of, thank you.

[@mikemiller8975]

use too crank this in car in 87 on way too Hi school I was cool lol only 16 best time off life and got laid that year good year loved that music and still do

[@rm.o.connor]

didn't do too well in english?

[@dev0126]

Going to see you guys tonight at the Horsehoe Tavern in Toronto - almost nineteen years after this was released lol. looking forward to it!

[@theripper1705]

How was the show?

[@stiltomonkey6137]

I blame this song. I still wear this exact outfit

[@theripper1705]

I get you. I dance like the singer.

[@tbroda2351]

i miss Merl's barefoot sarenadies, plus the fancy footwork!

[@Jett-Crash]

wtf is a sarenadies??

[@keithkennedy133]

One of the best ever Canadian bands and album ever !!!!!

[@mikeokeefe2014]

Canada had its Summer's of big rock !

[@elainesugarman615]

I like this better now !

[@Krysten55]

I don't know if I've heard this song recently, or if I know it from childhood... :/ I wouldn't have guessed "Teenland" as the name.

[@roym310]

Glimpse of young Emilio in there.

[@realametzgirl]

Merl is long gone from the public eye. Wonder what he's up to these days? This video was his biggie but he had a great voice and was an important part of the Pikes. They are way more than top 40! I have the green vinyl - name that LP!

[@Julia-nl3gq]

There was a green vinyl? That's cool. I remember the Big Blue Sky casette tape was actually blue. I still have all my old tapes somewhere, that one included.

[@paulmcconkey637]

Merl is a greenskeeper & zamboni driver in Saskatoon. Last I heard.

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

In my opinion, this is the best song ever in rock n roll history about teen angst.

[@RideMyBMW]

"You gotta give us a break! GIVE...US...A...BREAK!" :D

[@Kaijek]

REJohn Hughs. He was so astute to pop culture and yet, YET, he missed this masterpiece. This is the BREAKFAST CLUB in a nutshell.

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

K. Joseph Funny you mentioned The Breakfast Club ... I always thought Merl (the lead vocalist in this video) looked a lot like Judd Nelson's character.

[@04beni04]

@@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8 Interesting! I always thought he had a real Andy vibe. (That was the super intense jock played by Emilio Estevez, right? Been awhile, lol.)

[@leventak911]

The lead singer watched Footloose to hype up for this video...

[@paulgrant1988]

lol!!! yes he did!

[@ruthlawrence1840]

And this video really holds up too.

[@esteemachine]

i stole this bass line for my current band, i will credit via SOCAN. killer song.

[@cheryl1387]

Give us a break!😊

[@marshalltravis3217]

A much better time in life….

[@McFlyGuitarsandStuff]

This tune sounds like earlier midnight oil....if it had different lyrics.

[@debbiewagner1996]

Don't know the singers name but he looks so much like a young Martin Sheen or his son Emilio Estevez. Does anyone else see it?

[@superhotbread]

Merl bryck

[@marcosmenjivar9035]

Need some cigarettes for full effect, oh the good ol days 😪

[@robertkowaluk8073]

Saskatchewan is cool.

[@leventak911]

The drummer is wearing a Fab tshirt!

[@leventak911]

It was a clothing store on Queen street west…

[@AutoPlayPictures]

I so remember this...You guys are awesome. "I need nicotine for full effect".... Why you never cracked the US market is beyond me.

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

LASFX Because there was no internet, KZbin, and social media back in the 80s.

[@CDU916]

no : In any creative field, it’s who you know. Having the right contacts. Music industry is not really talent based, especially true now.

[@denfabcan]

I taped this song from the radio in 1985.. That means this one was a new version?

[@Slappybeaver1]

No

[@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8]

I wonder where all the kids in this video are today ...

[@DaveinNorthYork]

Unless this is a case of mistaken identity, the guy with the brown hair who first appears at the 0:13 mark is none other than Steve Ferlatte. This is would I know, because we went to the same schools together (while I was growing in both the Guildwood and Scarborough Village areas of Scarborough, Ontario).

[@TrainmasterCurt]

I swear the lead singer is the same lead singer in Kideo? 👨🏻‍🎤

[@HughKAyers]

Any more good bands from Saskatoon?

[@drewsmiley8092]

Sheep dogs

[@Julia-nl3gq]

@@drewsmiley8092 Ugh no, not the sheepdogs.

[@tbroda2351]

Wide Mouth Mason...early 90's

[@MontrealMan1970]

GEM

[@jean-francismalbeuf4725]

1:25-1:40 is this Keira Knightley?

[@craigrowland8429]

No. I don't know who Keira Knightley is, but it's not her.

[@a1zeus]

Keira Knightley was born in 1985. This video is from 1987.

[@pvtrichter8816]

Keira KNIGHTLY [what an appropriate name !!] is the ENGLISH actress who starred in the PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN series !! as well as the movie KING ARTHUR and yes i do recall she would've been much too young Great song meh video but the girls are FIT !! enjoy !!

[@DaveinNorthYork]

Keira Knightley would have been only 2 years old when this video came out (back in 1987).

[@Julia-nl3gq]

@@craigrowland8429 Well that makes no sense. If you don't know who she is, you can't tell if it's her. (but no it's not her).

[@saultiberius9086]

I and the Father are One John 10.30 🚬🚬🚬🚬🚬👻👻👻👻👻👻😇😇😇😇😇🙏🛐🙏

[@ronpowers7087]

Only vial Trolls dislike the Pikes.

[@TheeOssimPossim]

Old people are gonna go and tell us that new music sucks, and they listened to this. This song means literally nothing. He's repeating words that kind of make sense together without having any real meaning. Like this is just as bad, if not worse, than our music today.

[@Julia-nl3gq]

It doesn't mean nothing. Just cause you don't understand the meaning doesn't mean there isn't one. And the new music does suck.

[@TheeOssimPossim]

@@Julia-nl3gq Bro this comment is two years old lmao.