Things I Do For Money 1987-08-08

[@freeLA_saint]

Funny how fresh, how good this still sounds in 2024. Saw them live couple times in Saskatoon, they were fantastic, very talented ..... great band ... great times

[@James-qr7xo]

this song is so good no one knows it exists

[@philipmarlowe2910]

Those that know know how amazing this song is. That bass line is haunting...then add that subtle guitar...pure magic. Canada Proud. the Great White North.

[@rubey09]

Still a killer track! Been a fan since album came out and they still rock!!

[@treasaighratcliffe7974]

This song always blows me away!! Love it and never get tired of it.

[@joebird1554]

Love the guitar in this song😮

[@philiphyman-m8u]

Yeah it's great to listen to but they definitely need more cow bell...yes more cow bell

[@rjcupid]

Every time I hear this song I love it even more, which is a very rare quality indeed. I also want to say that I'm very proud to be Canadian...but in a humble Canadian way! :)

[@GeraldNunn]

One of my favorites, a very under-rated tune

[@xsavagementality]

I had to do some digging to find the name. I hear it on classic rock stations all the time. Had to search the lyrics lol. Amazing tune ❤

[@bullypopful]

Honestly came here 3 years later to say this exact same thing

[@lewallen86]

Absolutely underrated I liked it before I started my business lol

[@СлаваУкраїні-с3л]

Underrated for a reason. Just saying.

[@longdarkblues]

@@СлаваУкраїні-с3л don't think you understand what underrated means.

[@finney2011]

Wow !! I've never heard this song before today. It played on Iceberg Canadian rock station sirus radio. I rocked it out in my car thinking it was new. What a jam.

[@spectrumofreality]

Haha nice!

[@liftedgifted6010]

I did this recently too....brought me here!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽

[@skeena59]

The Pride of Saskatoon, SK. Some haunting riffs from Bryan Potivn on this cut, against a cold and stark yet beautiful badlands of Alberta. Rock on boys, rock on!

[@annalisavajda252]

Yeah see that lightning bolt at the end?

[@leoncaillier8699]

XZCAA⅚🎉😂😂😊+ 4:12 Omom😢pmomommmmmo.​@@annalisavajda252

[@walcoman]

Such an underrated, Canadian band. I just love the thought that goes into the lyrics, I really thought they would become a lot more famous, anyway they are in my view

[@Tacomadome24]

Same as Tragically Hip.

[@l3joint]

Not underrated at all lol. Every song on KZbin has this as a top comment. UNdErRaTEd 😂

[@andrewfitchett1862]

What a great complement for a awesome song.

[@l3joint]

@@Tacomadome24 you're insane

[@Tacomadome24]

@@l3joint Take it easy bud, I was commenting on their lack of American success rather than their depth as songwriters.

[@magnateeze]

30 years later and this song is still so cool. Tunes that never fade away. Love The Pikes!

[@robertkingdon5623]

SUPER TALENTED.. SOUND TRACK OF MY YOUTH...

[@Jason-wc3fh]

I'm 40 years old and never heard this song until they started recently playing it a lot on a local rock station... I thought it was catchy and new. I'm now blown away to find out it's been around since the 80's.

[@hondafannn]

Nice me too actually!

[@skid902]

I keep coming back to this every few years… It’s always a wonderful rediscovery!

[@skid902]

It just came back into my feed.....what a classic! Thanks YT!

[@rellgreen6558]

I feel so fortunate to have grown up with so many amazing Canadian bands. Only Americans in border cities heard these artists.

[@chaosmusician]

This is one of the best late 80's Canadian pop songs, I never get tired of the greatness of craft. Fantastic, melodic electric guitar solo. True North Talent at its Best!

[@Alejandromichael84]

UGH - yes. I was only three years old when this gem came out !

[@manmanman6956]

we see you haven't evolved much emotionally . Your stuck at 3 like Trump, and now you have wrinkly balls !

[@CALEB95]

Yes they are !

[@treasaighratcliffe7974]

Never gets old. I love this song¡!. .

[@tonguepetals]

One of the best guitar riffs. "The palm of my haaand, the PAAAlllm of my hand". Chills.

[@petersmernoff9590]

One of the finest pop songs of the entire 80's. A one-of-a-kind masterpiece.

[@lancearmstrong9175]

Agreed

[@johnhagemeyer8578]

I was born 1956-08-08. so naturally I had to give it a crack. In 87 I was busy raising kids and such and fell out of CRACKING good vibes in the music department.

[@mycharles3340]

Such an underrated Canadian talent. 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@thereginacarpenter2230]

The safest thing to do in a lightning storm is to pick your bicycle up and lift it over your head and start walking towards the lightning strikes.

[@burnyizland]

LOL We're lucky he didn't Darwin-award himself! 2:46 Did you notice him up on the roof here?

[@mikeoconnor2509]

Doing a re living of my 80s Canadian youth. Fantastic music. Unbelievable actually. So much talent and originality

[@larrylambert1220]

Just heard this song today. Where has it been all my life??!! 1987 was such a good year for music. Especially Canadian music.

[@briandoyle3507]

In my opinion..Their best song...!!

[@Scottkellyandthedynamics]

Great tune. The band is still playing 30 years later. Going to see them next week in Ottawa.

[@scrillagetta1985]

Love this song. just heard it on the radio in edmonton . 89.3 the raven.

[@aguy1075]

More relevant than ever...great tune

[@lancearmstrong9175]

I know I'm a little late to the game guys but I have never heard this song before , the guitar is AMAZING Lance 2019

[@k.t.5405]

yeah dude, lotsa folks were rippin' off The Edge's "Joshua Tree" sound in '87. Go figure. 🙄🙄🙄

[@paulasmussen3929]

?? Boys R into fishing. From MIN. ST. Love there SOUND.

[@burnyizland]

@@k.t.5405 What an ignorant comment. Joshua Tree came out in March of '87, Big Blue Sky(the album this song comes from) was released in July of '87. If you really think they heard it and immediately wrote their own copy-cat, got it published and released in 4 months then you know absolutely nothing about the industry. What's more, the Pikes originally formed as The Idols in 1979, before U2 had released their first single, let alone become popular enough to reach overseas markets.

[@k.t.5405]

@@burnyizland Sit down pops. Time for yer soup n crackers. 🤫🤫🤫

[@user-zr6pl6nb6z]

I really like the guitar element to this song.

[@harleygal420]

This tune is another great song out of the 80's by another great under-rated Canadian band.

[@jjhofstra5956]

an original masterpiece......there's nothing quite like it....

[@kp67]

check this song from Wolfenstein game, I think they may have been inspired by this Northern Pikes song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2eTiGige7p2pNE

[@nemesis9808]

"I used to be quite practical, but now I find I'm tactical." My favorite line concerning growing up and adapting to life.

[@someBCboy]

Marvelous song, so well constructed.. I never tire of introducing great Canadian music to my European friends.. 😃

[@ralfingwersen3649]

Met my wife at a Pike's show at The Windjammer at Isle Of Palms South Carolina 1989. Loved this song. She did too. Rest is history 😊 Video is terrible in retrospect, but, hey. It was 1987. Long life the Northern Pikes!

[@MrReviewer-dp2xh]

i like the video

[@travisgray804]

Shout out to Q107 for actually backselling this dope Canadian band, never knew this was Northern Pikes!

[@richardthompson6366]

The mighty Q, sadly not what it used to be but nothing is I guess.

[@paulgenua6279]

Great great great Canadian music from a great great great Canadian band!!!

[@ingridr8917]

I sure miss those days. Brings back so many memories.... I love this band so much!

[@woodswoman1000]

Brings me back to high school. Loved this band

[@zaxxx1975]

One of my first concerts was to see NorthernPikes and Violent Femmes in 90. 😃 awesome memory

[@deliciousgroove]

2022. This is still a breathtaking song.

[@ForsakenHannah]

I heard this on the radio and fell inlove, the fact that it’s Canadian is a plus ♥️🥰

[@minkorrh]

The entire album was a part of my early/mid 20's. So good, so poetic. Very well written music, and sadly as so many good bands go, never got the recognition they deserved. I'd love to do a _slightly_ heavier version of this, but, as they say, Tomorrow Never Comes. 😔

[@SM-xt5gl]

Guitar style sounds very Edge of U2 . Always loved this song .

[@Tracey66]

I loved this song in 1993, and I'm still loving it in 2019. :)

[@McRocket]

30+ frigging years later any only now do I FINALLY figure out what word he sung...'marble'!!! ☮

[@jdgehring1]

I watch this video 4 or 5 times a week...so addicting

[@sakiagio1751]

A song with a message...we don't get those any no more...

[@Jay-f5u6c]

Prairie boys always write the best tunes

[@YouKnowYoMomma]

Wow!!I love the internet for this...Internet+Music=Match made in heaven...what's old is new again..

[@jeffbeck8993]

Grew up in SoCal, and 54 years later, I'm tripping out on Canadian bands I hadn't heard of until now. Started by watching song credits roll at the end of The Trailer Park Boys (the movie) to "discover" The Tragically Hip, Hugh Dillon, and now the KZbin robot led me here. Really diggin' the 80s sound.

[@blondejames1495]

This was such a great hit ! Still is !! Brings me back to my university days ‘85!!

[@annalisavajda252]

It's from 87.

[@annalisavajda252]

It's from 87.

[@irvingfive7955]

Amazing tune. It's held it's time. Can't wait to see them soon!

[@ruip9096]

They are playing at the Burlington Sound of Music festival this year. Fathers day weekend

[@ZeesMMA]

Such a good sound. The imagery in this video are great too, that's the Canada I know.

[@yeethekiwi4947]

Heard this on the radio and instantly dug the tune

[@cactuscal11]

Caught it on a movie soundtrack, liked it and searched for it.

[@integralmalfunction]

This song just gave me a huge set of goosebumps!

[@marchoude2303]

Saw them twice at Barrymore's in Ottawa. The music still stands the test of time.

[@limitles4758]

Best opening to the best song

[@JohnAlexander-n8w]

" so awesome, never get tired of the Pikes! "

[@nathalieconnor5530]

Living under a rock I missed this thoughtfully crafted tune. My bad!

[@SoundBarrierEntertainment]

In my top 10 songs of all time!!!

[@martyniner8893]

The guitar tone on this song is so awesome! Great video too!

[@haweater1555]

Sounds fantastic with headphones. Kudos to the producer and recording engineer !!

[@fredbarnesjr.1044]

Just live this song, music, lyrics, that guitar solo gives my chills....

[@Schmoople]

I like this song; it is highly unusual....and good!

[@matttherrien9608]

It's always the "unusual" rock songs that endure.

[@ryantubetv9441]

Love this song now more than ever:)

[@Sian-me9wy]

Personal all time favourite song by the Pikes!

[@mackenziemorrish3808]

GREATEST SONG OF ALL TIME

[@Leesin6767]

My introduction to this band was very morbid, i heard this song of a video going over evidence on the Delphi Indiana murders. I have never looked back, Canada really has some hidden gems.

[@paulduncan5534]

I saw them live here in Welland, Ont on Niagara St. Back in I believe 1988 to 1991 at a place called the Aqauduck. Awesome show. I bumped in to Jay by coincidence a year or so ago on FB. Told him I had seen then.

[@ronilaba]

Still fantastic!!

[@J33zeus]

I recently heard this on the radio and i love it it's so good

[@RickBursey]

Takes me back to when I saw the Pikes open for Luba in '87 I believe at Ontario Place.... Loved these guys ever since,

[@1daughter1son]

Growing up Luba was our neighbour. I never even knew how great she was!

[@phillipcrook8336]

I heard this song over & over . . . But it was even more powerful after seeing the video. Because it was exactly how I wonderd. The man looking through the bottle was seeing a different world. Just like me! In front of his own eyes...

[@brightphoebesays]

This is such a great video. Iconic. And it was my first glimpse of the prairie as a Vancouver girl. I even dreamt about this video. The crazy girl plays the part wonderfully. And I still love the song, all these years later. The Northern Pikes had an urgency that was so delectable.

[@itstheotherwhitemeat]

im just saying hello so you can look back at a comment you made 9 years ago.

[@brightphoebesays]

@@itstheotherwhitemeat : ) Thanks!

[@nickr3441]

KZbin has been around for 9 years lol

[@brightphoebesays]

@@nickr3441 A bit more than that! I remember when it was just people's home movies.

[@jaysgun1]

My favourite song........ever

[@martinperry5072]

This song becomes more relevant as the years go by.

[@melissaanderson821]

I seen this band last night.. I had a blast.. man..

[@stephenmacisaac5820]

Way ahead of there time!

[@Arriscraft]

wow that song is amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@turdeaugottago114]

i always took this song as a warning not to let the world corrupt me

[@MsMaliceMaus]

Such an awesome track.

[@robv.o.1777]

Great Song. Best cranked to 11!!!

[@wcthesecret]

IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR SO LONG NOW!!!!!!!!!!

[@deanarhyndress9135]

Absolutely my favorite! ❤

[@CanadianArchaeologist]

September 11/2019, had this tune stuck in my head for days.

[@canadianhappyinitalytruest6556]

I accidentally had this playing while Ethan hawke was giving a Ted talk on creativity and it matched so well I though it was part of the speech. Ha ha ha!! Great song!

[@paleshelter4002]

Very well crafted tune... great use of accents and effects

[@redcoat4ever323]

Heard this first on CFNY in Tronna on a chris sheppard weekend radio-cast. Effin Kickin’!

[@skeena59]

The Spirit of Radio. 102.1

[@ruip9096]

Nicely said. Good memory 👐👍

[@Schmoople]

What a song...

[@lesleylawson103]

A Canadian Classic

[@matttherrien9608]

What the hell is wrong with us Canadians?

[@prariepallet7503]

This song is deeper than you think...E=DxB/R... Just a start...

[@dianjellorafiki5243]

I was brought back to feel the times . much luvs!!!

[@CursiMusic]

still Love it 2022 :)

[@Slappybeaver1]

There is a lightning strike at about 3:54 when the guy picks the bike up. That was not a post effect it really happened in real time.

[@haweater1555]

The guitar note at 0:40 defines this song.

[@TheJimprez]

Reminds me of a GREAT trip to Victoria BC. When somebody gives you shroom-spiked tea and doesn't tell you... Weird things can happen... And THIS was playing when I thought I was having some kind of weird food poisoning, while everyone in on it started laughing at me. I'll never forget that song. At least they watched over me so I wouldn't do anything stupid after that shroom-infused tea, and the next morning I puked my guts out. My one and only experience. Too much disconnect if you ask me. And a very grumpy stomach for a few days after. Just like I'll never listen to Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" again, because I had that stupid cassette playing on auto-reverse all night in my bright yellow Sony Walkman, when I got REALLY sick with my first, stupid, football team drinking binge... When I hear that song play, I get sick all over again. I couldn't even SMELL Rhum for about 10 years after that. I had WAY too many Zombies that evening. The things I did to be a team player... I wouldn't do again. I thought I was being practical, now I'm just not really sociable. Whatever,, it rhymes... It's a cool song. Sorry about my meandering who-cares story... That song just popped those memories right out of hibernation. Sounds and Smells will do that.

[@01kfunk]

wicked fucking song!!!!!!!!!! in 2017!!!!!!

[@HeatherWeseen]

A gift to the world. Always. Message is clear. ❤

[@sedlo]

Love the song. Now, I mean absolutely no disrespect here: The video reminds me of a Kids in the Hall video. It’s got a quintessential Canadian feel to it that is awesome.