The precursor to BTO was the band Brave Belt, which was formed in 1970 by Randy Bachman and Chad Allan (both of The Guess Who), Robbie Bachman and Fred Turner. An original form of the group included musician Keith Emerson of The Nice (and later of Emerson, Lake & Palmer), but he was dropped due to illness. After two moderately successful Brave Belt albums came out, Allan was replaced by Tim Bachman, the third of the Bachman brothers, and the band changed its name to Bachman-Turner Overdrive.
Hailing from Winnipeg, Canada as stated before, BTO released their first album under that name in the spring of 1973. Their second album was Bachman-Turner Overdrive II, and it became a massive hit in the US and their native Canada. It also yielded their best-remembered single, "Takin' Care of Business" written by Randy Bachman. BTO were one of the early hard rock bands which opted for songs backed by catchy melodies and powerful riffing. The band also promoted a strait-laced lifestyle due to the Mormon religious beliefs of Randy Bachman.
Tim Bachman left because of limited performance skills and personal lifestyle issues, and was replaced by Blair Thornton. The first album with the modified lineup, 1974's Not Fragile became a hit, including the #1 single "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet". The band continued to steadily produce successful albums through the mid-1970s including Four Wheel Drive and Head On (both 1975).
After the release of Freeways in 1977, Randy Bachman left the group for a solo career and another band, Ironhorse. Randy was replaced by Jim Clench, formerly of April Wine, and BTO released a pair of albums before breaking up in 1979. They reunited in 1983, leading to a lawsuit between the brothers, as one group, led by Randy, toured as Bachman-Turner Overdrive and another, led by Robbie, toured as BTO (Robbie Bachman, Fred Turner, Blair Thornton, and Randy Murray). Interestingly enough, in 1984 the line up for Bachman-Turner's first studio LP in 5 years consisted of Randy and Tim Bachman, Fred Turner and Garry Peterson on drums. In 1986 they were the opening band for the newly reformed Van Halen. By that time Fred Turner had left the band, probably to join the "other" BTO. Robbie Bachman's BTO toured and performed until early 2005.
Musicians Randy Bachman and Fred Turner reunited in 2010 for a tour and collaboration on new songs. In 2010, they notably played the half-time show at the Grey Cup in Edmonton, AB.
Website: http://www.bachmanandturner.com/
You Ain´t Seen Nothin
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Lyrics
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She said I had it comin' to me, but I wanted it that way
I think that any love is good lovin'
And so I took what I could get, mm
Ooh, ooh, she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said
You ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something that you never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
And now I'm feelin' better, 'cause I found out for sure
She took me to her doctor and he told me of a cure
He said that any love is good love
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
Ooh, and she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said
You ain't seen nothin' yet
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something, here's something that you're never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
You need educating, gotta go to school
Any love is good love
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
And then, and then, and then she looked at me with big brown eyes
And said
You ain't seen nothin' yet
Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
Here's something, here's something,
Here's something, mama, you're never gonna forget
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nu-nu-nu-nothin' yet
You ain't been around
You ain't seen nothin' yet
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
Baby, Baby, Baby
You ain't seen nothin' yet
The lyrics of Bachman-Turner Overdrive's song "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet" tell a story of a man who falls in love with a woman who he describes as a "devil woman" and who takes his heart away. He acknowledges that he wanted to fall for her, even though he knew it might not end well. The woman assures him that he hasn't seen anything yet and that what she has in store for him will be unforgettable. The man seeks help from a doctor, who advises him that any love is good love, and the man takes what he can get.
The song appears to be about the exciting, yet uncertain nature of falling in love. The repeating refrain, "You ain't seen nothin' yet," seems to suggest that the best is yet to come, and that the man's experience with this woman is just the beginning of an exciting journey. Despite the warnings and potential dangers of this love, he chooses to embrace it and see where it takes him.
It's worth noting that the stuttering "B-B-B-Baby" in the chorus was not originally planned to be included in the song. Randy Bachman, one of the songwriters and the lead guitarist, had a stuttering problem and added it in as a joke during the recording sessions. However, the band and the record company liked it so much that they decided to keep it in the final version of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
I met a devil woman, she took my heart away
I came across a woman who had a bewitching charm and she stole my heart.
She said I had it comin' to me, but I wanted it that way
She told me that I deserved what was happening to me, but I was okay with it.
I think that any love is good lovin'
I believe that any kind of love is worth experiencing.
And so I took what I could get, mm
Therefore, I accepted whatever love I could get.
Ooh, ooh, she looked at me with big brown eyes
She gave me a deep, meaningful look with her large brown eyes.
You ain't seen nothin' yet
You have yet to experience something truly extraordinary.
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nothin' yet
My dear, you have yet to witness something incredible.
Here's something that you never gonna forget
I'm about to show you something that you'll never forget.
And now I'm feelin' better, 'cause I found out for sure
I am feeling much better now that I have found a definite solution.
She took me to her doctor and he told me of a cure
She took me to see her doctor who prescribed a remedy for me.
So I took what I could get, yes, I took what I could get
I accepted whatever love and resources that were available to me.
Ooh, and she looked at me with big brown eyes
She gave me another one of her deep, meaningful looks with her large brown eyes.
You need educating, gotta go to school
You need to be enlightened, you need to learn a lesson.
Here's something, here's something that you're never gonna forget
Here's something that you'll remember for the rest of your life.
B-B-B-Baby, you just ain't seen nu-nu-nu-nothin' yet
My dear, you've barely scratched the surface of what's to come.
You ain't been around
You haven't had enough experience.
I know I ain't seen nothin' yet
I am aware that I haven't seen everything yet.
Baby, Baby, Baby
My dear, my love, my sweetheart.
You ain't seen nothin' yet
Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: RANDY BACHMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@BillyGates1721
Charts today are crap. But there is good music out there. You have to dig for it.
There is one reason why new songs have a hard time to compete:
you don't have good memories and good feelings (yet) to the new songs.
If you open your heart to give the new music a chance you may like it.
If you like rock'n roll with screaming guitars
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBGvMic-ZDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t62CCTH-OlY
https://youtu.be/iF5jPth5EcM?t=520
https://youtu.be/-uvA23iaxVU?t=48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAFLEr8umoI
@johnMCGOWAN-lb6ym
Who’s here for BTO in 2024 ????
@fayewittwer5208
Me
@Munrobagger1976
Me too 👍👍
@nettyhb5636
Me too ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@claudedesroches116
Me
@claudedesroches116
What a song
@junglebyte
"Being 20 in the Seventies was a lot more fun than being 70 in the Twenties." Rock on!
@dominicpelle7841
Pay The Man..
@lexkanyima2195
Typical
@edwardclark4043
We had the best times man,the best bands,never forget them great days.