Overdrive
John Nathaniel Lyrics

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I am the life inside of you
I am the light that pulls you through
I am the way that you will guide you
I am the silence you speak to

I am the voice that speaks to you
I am the will that you pursue
I am the strength that lives in you

I am the things that you do

I wish that I could see the thing that lives inside of me

Sometimes I wish Iknew what really makes me feel alive
But when I think about it my mind goes on overdrive
I'm trying to solve the mystery of life
I'm trying to win the battle of time

We carry on thinkin' we know
The pain, the fear... well we let it grow
A mind of its own that controls you
The deepest hole you'll fall into

I wish that I could see the thing that lives inside of me

Sometimes I wish Iknew what really makes me feel alive
But when I think about it my mind goes on overdrive
I'm trying to solve the mystery of life
I'm trying to win the battle of time

Ahhh ahhhh
I wonder if we were meant for something more
Something that we can't ignore
Ahhh ahhhh
I wonder if it were right in front of me
Would I try to find the key?

Sometimes I wish Iknew what really makes me feel alive
But when I think about it my mind goes on overdrive
I'm trying to solve the mystery of life
I'm trying to win the battle of time

Sometimes I wish Iknew what really makes me feel alive
But when I think about it my mind goes on overdrive
I'm trying to solve the mystery of life
I'm trying to win the battle of time
I'm trying to solve the mystery of life
I'm trying to win the battle of time

My mind goes on overdrive

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of John Nathaniel's song Overdrive explore the idea of self-discovery and the pursuit of purpose. The opening lines suggest a spiritual vibe, with the singer portraying themselves as a guiding light that lives within us. As the song progresses, the lyrics shift to a more introspective tone, with the singer expressing their desire to understand what truly makes them feel alive.

The chorus, "Sometimes I wish I knew what really makes me feel alive, but when I think about it, my mind goes on overdrive," highlights the frustration and confusion that can accompany such self-examination. The singer acknowledges the challenge of solving the "mystery of life" and "winning the battle of time," suggesting that the pursuit of purpose can be an ongoing struggle.

The final lines of the song, "I wonder if we were meant for something more, something that we can't ignore," leave the listener with a sense of hopeful curiosity. Despite the challenges of self-discovery, there is a sense that there may be something greater out there, waiting to be uncovered.

Line by Line Meaning

I am the life inside of you
I am the essence of your being

I am the light that pulls you through
I am the hope that guides you forward

I am the way that you will guide you
I am the path you choose to take

I am the silence you speak to
I am the calmness you seek within

I am the voice that speaks to you
I am the inner voice that guides you

I am the will that you pursue
I am the determination that drives you

I am the strength that lives in you
I am the power that resides within you

I am the things that you do
I am the actions that define you

I wish that I could see the thing that lives inside of me
I desire to understand my true purpose

Sometimes I wish Iknew what really makes me feel alive
At times, I wish I knew what truly brings me fulfillment

But when I think about it my mind goes on overdrive
However, this contemplation overwhelms me

I'm trying to solve the mystery of life
I am attempting to decipher the purpose of existence

I'm trying to win the battle of time
I am striving to make the most of my limited time

We carry on thinkin' we know
We continue to believe we understand

The pain, the fear... well we let it grow
But we allow our negative emotions to consume us

A mind of its own that controls you
Our thoughts can easily overpower us

The deepest hole you'll fall into
Leading us into a bottomless pit of despair

Ahhh ahhhh
Vocalization, possibly indicating contemplation

I wonder if we were meant for something more
I ponder if there is a greater purpose for our existence

Something that we can't ignore
A calling that cannot be dismissed

Ahhh ahhhh
Vocalization, possibly indicating contemplation

I wonder if it were right in front of me
I consider if my purpose is already within my grasp

Would I try to find the key?
Would I pursue it with all my effort?

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01My Greatest Breakdown3:27

02Better This Way3:52

03Two Of Us [Album Version]3:38

04Better Days2:48

05Overdrive3:23

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John Nathaniel

06See What We've Become4:06

07For You3:48

08We're Just Like Snow3:45

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@BillyGates1721

38w

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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnRSozfg5A0&list=PLU0iKJNtjdTj8CDjQltEBLLiPpD5BM_nH&index=10
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

All comments from YouTube:

@johnMCGOWAN-lb6ym

12w↑715

Who’s here for BTO in 2024 ????

@fayewittwer5208

12w↑7

@Munrobagger1976

12w↑7

Me too 👍👍

@nettyhb5636

12w↑4

Me too ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@claudedesroches116

12w↑4

@claudedesroches116

12w↑3

What a song

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@junglebyte

3y↑4.9K

"Being 20 in the Seventies was a lot more fun than being 70 in the Twenties." Rock on!

@dominicpelle7841

3y↑112

Pay The Man..

@lexkanyima2195

3y↑12

Typical

@edwardclark4043

3y↑177

We had the best times man,the best bands,never forget them great days.

@pjmurphy920

3y↑118

Ha, ha. Good one, brother! I was there in the 70s, seeing the Beatles, Neil Young, The Moody Blues, Chicago...loved 'em all and am so grateful to have lived in the 50s, 60's and 70s. The music is unbeatable. I always loved BTO songs, but never saw them live. Polythene Pam

@willypicasso8121

3y↑48

Who ever don't know this song ..
Needs to go 2 olld school.

From

Willy picasso
.

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@johnblair765

13w↑244

I'm 71...and it never gets old ! I don't think I will ever get tired of this song !

@otismeotisme7987

11w↑2

That's We love John.

@VinOnline

11w↑3

Wonderful song

@BrendaDrumm

11w↑6

My 74 same as lol ❤

@mash2481

10w↑4

Brings back some sweet memories, don’t it?

@barneyronnie

9w↑2

Better days, man and so much younger ...

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@leecromer3289

8w↑93

..67 year old here, brings back memories of better times..

@ElaineDearybury

5w↑2

Me too born in 1956!!

@mikmerl1

5w↑1

Yup
born in 1957
I still jump up and dance when I hear this fabulous piece

@splaticusmax4576

4w↑1

66 here been a die hard Bachman fan for decades.

@lawrencecarberry1399

3w↑1

for sure

@russphilly

1974 babY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@anjasmolders2013

4y↑4.2K

Does everybody agree ,that this is a masterpiece?

@davidmckay9552

4y↑61

one of the best produced music ever

@davidmckay9552

4y↑38

was a good way to test your 6 x 9's pioneers and a floor mounted craig

@jacolexx

4y↑31

Still awesome

@JAMN01

4y↑37

Way past masterpiece just can not find the right word but BTO!!!

@rayoflight9709

4y↑29

Not a masterpiece but a classic

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@rennents9193

1y↑145

We were so lucky to grow up in the 70's, I am 60 now and look at today's teens and think they will never know true happiness. Hours of being outside, playing, using your imagination. A time that is lost forever. I am sure other say that about the 40's, 50's and 60's. But the 70's was a kind of unique time period. Good luck all!

@user-xp9xr7en8x

13w↑2

yah, thank goodness they're letting the kids play reckless again...its good for them!

@fredbassett8509

12w↑1

with you totally..

@franke.gaglione7118

12w↑2

no one can out beat the 70s and the 80s ;; the very best of the best, sad to see it all gone, even sadder that the kids today will never experence what we had,, we were the blessed generation.

@SomeGuy481

12w↑3

I am 26, my dad loved this song and plenty of 70s music when I was a kid and I still do.

It's not all bad. As a teenager I was granted access to the internet, something that dweebs in the 70s could only dream of. I much preferred that to playing outside. I never had to deal with spending all my money on vinyl records or nude mags. I never had to spend hours in the library reading encyclopedias, when the entire sum of human knowledge was readily available. With my mobile device I can videocall people like Star Trek, I can order (overpriced) food of any cuisine to my door, but at least it's available. I was never exposed to lead or asbestos (although we got microplastics for that now.) I never had to be drafted to war (and if they try that now, that would absolutely tear this country apart.) Plus today's weed apparently beats the snot out of anything at Woodstock.

If you really want to know the difference between your time and now, it's that no one believes in institutions anymore. We know too much. Every institution is evil and self-interested, and with the absence of religion, people have no rigid moral code forcing them to be good. We all know the world sucks, it's overpriced, it may end in the next few years to either WW3 or climate change. There's no hope for the future, no Soviet Union to overcome. It's a daily grind, trying to keep your head above water as the cost of living keeps rising.

Sorry to get serious. It's a good song! Rock obviously ain't the same today as it was then, but there's other music today. Hip hop, electronic dance music, etc. What matters is how it makes you feel

@Maximus5775

11w

Yeah I was born in 2005 grew up in a weird period in time it was the late 2010s early 2020s and the world changed quite a bit in the last 10 years 😂but I’m enjoying it it’s definitely never gonna top the 70s

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@alalalalalalacanthearyou2483

6w↑24

Wow, i'm 690 years old and hearing this really brings me back! Those were good days!

@bernhardhentschel5037

5w↑4

What's your secret of life being that old?

@bubblesmageefrompoughkipse7104

690 years old...??? Alrighty then still rocking the box!!❤😂

@thetruth-bf6je

That’s a big fat lie,nobody lives beyond 680 😩👅

@frankdarnes8766

3w↑3

Awe yes, I was 18 when this came out, it was dominating the radio, greatness

@Hoocuspoocus

3y↑2.5K

I'm sitting here with a glass of bourbon, listening to my 70's playlist, trying to forget 2020. Cheers everybody. Here's to the 70's, the music and the memories.

@ivortheenginedriver4264

3y↑31

If you remember the 70s, you weren't there. :)

@chuck23x48

3y↑11

Hmmmmm....This is my Song.....hmmmmmmmm!

@walterzuccatti2595

3y↑20

me to with the bourbon

@chuck23x48

3y↑5

@@walterzuccatti2595
Or, Judas Priest!

@ChiDraconis

3y↑2

@Billy Nuallán I concur;

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@murraychadwick9362

1y↑888

I'm 61 y/o and woke up in the middle of the night and this song came to mind. Telling myself "My God where has the time gone? This music still plays in my mind as if it where yesterday. This music brought so much happiness into my generations lives. I can remember the smiles and joy amongst us teenagers. Music and rock and roll records playing all the time. Creating smiles on our faces. Now when I here our music playing, tears of joy fall and I get this joyful feeling in my heart that I don't feel very often. That joy has been replaced by retirement and the daily work of keeping things fixed and staying well. When I need a smile I turn to the 70's -80's music to pick me up. Music is magic to the heart and soul. My fountain of youth. Every now and then an 80's rock band will have a concert nearby and I buy myself a ticket to go into that time capsule of youth. Even if it's just 2 hours long the feeling I get makes me feel back in my teens again. The air guitar comes out and I rock out without a care of who's watching ♥️

@mikewheatley2739

1y↑51

I think all of us at this age feel the same. Music is medicine for the mind.

@cherylgarland9858

1y↑15

@@mikewheatley2739 so true

@murraychadwick9362

1y↑14

@@mikewheatley2739 During the summer time here there is a band that plays for free ever so often in one of our outdoor parks called "Hair metal Giants". They do a great job with the classic rock of the 80's. They get dressed up in 80's outfits with wigs 😆. The singer has a voice that can adapt to the voices of the original artist of the songs they sing. The lead guitarist is awesome. He doesn't need a costume because he is stuck in the 80's and dresses that way daily. He never missed a note and has the music down to a tee. The band jokes and says he sleeps with his guitar 🎸😎😂. I can't wait to see them again next summer.

@mikewheatley2739

1y↑10

@@murraychadwick9362 sounds pretty cool bud.

@Minibaconeer

1y↑17

Man I’d love to hook up and talk. I’m few more years older. I too tear up but I listen anyway. I listen every day all day. When I get time ima post all the bands of yester year. That I saw in concert..There weren’t many that I didn’t see..peace out and keep listening brother….

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@synologyonline

31w↑111

When this song came out in 74, 1 was 10 years old and loved it. And my dad let me buy the 45 record to play on my boxed phonograph player. When I turned 12 years old. I got a $5 a day job at a gas station after school working there, pumping gas, stocking shelves till 10:30pm when we closed the station. In my small town south of Chicago. During closing time we would blast the big speakers of the stereo as we were closing up with Larry Lujack at WLS on the radio. And they always seemed to play this song, or a Wings song around 10pm. And me and my supervisor who was 17 would duo scream this song out loud yelling into our broom sticks and squeegees "Baby you just aint seen nothing yet"! As we would clean the floors in the car bays. It truly brings back childhood memories. Was my favorite for so long. And in my top 5 till today, I still sing, or hear in my dreams. As kids we were happy then. My kids today always tell me they wish they grew up in the 70's and 80's like I did. They may have thier cellphones today. But we had real friends back then. Even our blood brothers back then.

@user-jv7rn6ux1j

10w↑1

Awesome.

@thomasdeas1941

10w↑2

Bot, the pay was a buck fifty.

@karenvillanueva1301

8w↑3

Great story. I was in my twenties when this came out. I also had the pleasure of being a teenager in the sixties. But the 60s, 70s and eighties were all fantastic decades in music. I was working in a record store in those days and although the wages were terrible, I wouldn't trade that job for anything. Music all day long, what a great time that was. And this song had us dancing in the aisles!❤

@conniebrown6909

8w↑4

I was 18 in 1974. I couldn't wait to get out of my small town, go to college and look at a boy with my brown eyes and say, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!"

@jl2937

7w↑1

Shout out to Chicago

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@johnnyhero4

4w↑9

"It's Mr Bachman, Mr Turner and Mr Overdrive with the rocktastic ya ain't seen nothin yet. LET'S ROCK!"
Dave 'Smashie' Nice.

@jeddward9464

Lol our American friends won't get that poptastic intro...

@chadlee914

3y↑943

I miss the days when hundreds of songs as good as this or better were played like it wasn't nothing .

@andymatthews7617

3y↑18

GREAT DAYS, GREAT BANDS,GREAT SONGS, I WANT TO GO BACK !!!

@thegreenbird795

3y↑16

GREAT SONGS LIKE THIS CAME OUT EVERY WEEK....

@TheSpock23

3y↑13

What's the problem? We've got Cardi B now

@robertflippin9112

3y↑14

Those days are long gone bro

@cswor

3y↑7

@@robertflippin9112 Still got the music!!

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@bobbalcerek185

15w↑54

So amazing. I am living in 1974 right now. Right down to the day. I am 73 and remember it like it was yesterday. Thank you Randy for everything and may Robbie rest in peace.

@BrendaDrumm

9w↑3

I'm 74 loved the song from day one read an item the other day people want it banned as its an insult to people who stutter how stupid lol x 😆

@karenvillanueva1301

8w↑1

Really, that is stupid. It was a great song and the stutter doesn't insult anyone. It was the phrasing they were doing to get the guitar parts right and they decided to keep it in as it sounded great just like that...and they were right. It holds up today just fine!❤

@twootters7433

11w↑54

God I really miss the 70's
I was 12 when this came out and I loved it.
I'm 61 now and hate my life.

@InsomniacMechanic

11w↑9

IM 62 AND FEEL THE SAME WAY. KEEP YOUR CHIN UP AND SMILE THAT WE HAVE MADE IT THIS FAR. IM THE LAST ONE LEFT OF ALL MY FREINDS. TAKE CARE BUDDY

@401xyz

11w↑4

I don't hate my life but we grew up with the best music. Keep listening to the good tunes of our past.Take care

@Joynyc

10w

I love you

@Serpico1152

10w↑6

I'm with you and the others we had the best years of our lives during the late 50's, the 60's, and 70's I'm 71 now and facing health issues that may only allow me another 3 to 5 years but if it comes down to that I'll be ready since this world goes downhill more and more everyday, I wasn't planning on facing life's health quality issues over 80 anyway and I feel very fortunate that I made it this far since I knew a lot of people that never even lived to their 40's, 50's, 60's, and so on.

@barneyronnie

@@mustbetrue1602I'm 77, so how about we trade😅?

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@barbarastead1227

6w↑11

65 here and I’ve always loved this song ❤

@billjonas9902

4y↑546

Ah, the summer of '74. Wish I could have bottled it. 66 and still listening to the rock classics.

@NoName-qm6vj

4y↑14

29 here and listening to rock classics my whole life.

@billymickel464

4y↑19

I'm 66 also. Remember cranking up this song in my brand new "74 Toyota Corolla. ($2,900). Good times.

@kavemankarl2588

4y↑13

I'm "only" 57 but remember the summer of 74 quite well. That's around the time listening to rock music started giving me goosebumps. BTO was all over the rock radio stations in the Midwest. Something peculiar that I remember well was that so many people then believed that the song "Mississippi Queen" had been composed by BTO (and it certainly could have) that many DJ's felt compelled to say "and no folks, they did no do Mississippi Queen" either before or after they played a BTO hit. I felt bad for Mountain since that song was their only really big hit while BTO had many, and now they were being credited for it! That could be the reason BTO never covered "Mississippi Queen" in their shows, although they sometimes included parts of songs from other artists, like many if not most band do on stage. The opposite is also true, I've heard the band Whitesnake include lines from "Takin' Care Of Business' in one of their live songs.

@fabian6758

4y↑6

19 in one week and i'm still listening classic rock hits since i was a child. Also i love new rock hits from UK and US.

@kavemankarl2588

4y↑9

@@fabian6758 Way to go my young friend. You're lucky to be only 19, so many classics left for you to discover you can't even begin to imagine. 👍

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@denisechishko4046

1y↑150

The good old days... When musicians actually knew how to play an instrument. I'm so very grateful I grew up in the 70's & 80's.

@Steveman27

36w↑2

You must be joking. There have been plenty of musicians who have done it as good as they did back then.

@The-Clockwork-Eye

36w↑2

Amen! 💯👏🥁😎

@The-Clockwork-Eye

36w↑1

@@Steveman27 Behave! Some can play, but they don't create the same, their dreams are broken and their lyrics cynical.

@ivanfavarin6044

35w↑1

Spoiler: the good old days is today for the new generations.

(My good old days date back to 1974, but that only proves that I am old)

@eclectica1

27w

Plenty of good musicians out there who still know how to play instruments. Some of us actually go out and watch them play live.

What a stupid comment with zero substance. Get over yourself.

@lamarwalker7469

4w↑6

I Just Loved a comment i just saw on this song! Being 20 in the 70's was a lot better than being 70 inbthe 20's! Thats a true and awesome statement! I wasvin my teens untilb980.

@johnkeil2066

1y↑345

The 70's were by far the best times for superb music.

@robertlevine4407

1y↑5

Superb with reverbbbb!

@sonnyromes860

1y↑9

Yes it was 70s rock

@lloydkline

1y↑6

❤️1970s music era,, greatest music era ever

@arminhanik7229

1y↑3

Right after the 1790s

@michaelzarro8871

1y↑3

@@arminhanik7229 I agree

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@robertbaglin3973

3y↑720

What a fantastic decade to grow up in absolutely loved every minute of it.

@rodjames4701

3y↑7

The best decade by the proverbial mile

@andymatthews7617

3y↑7

Great days sadly missed

@airwolf5826

I missed it by 1 year. 😆

@robertbaglin3973

3y↑9

Still working on my time machine will give you a seat when ready free of charge.

@Jonathan0422

3y↑4

My parents were the best...I was born in 1960. Work out the Maths. I was so fortunate

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@steveme8284

7w↑13

BTO deserve more credit for what they contributed to classic rock. Absolutely crazy talented. Rush, Triumph, April Wine and BTO, all Canadian bands. I know I missed some bands but its great they rocked out so hard.

@deanm7774

5y↑877

45 years have passed, still ain't seen nothing yet.

@wizardc2301

5y↑7

I LOL'ed!!!!

@farrahcarson3437

5y↑27

You aint been around!

@billy4072

4y↑1

wanchor maybe?

@geraldahlstrom

4y↑1

Right brother!

@cfvalencia2394

4y↑2

Hahahaha

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@terrydenton7795

2y↑41

Graduated high school in 74 riding around in my 70 barracuda with the am radio blasting this song brings back great memories!

@melaniespringer1086

2y↑2

Omg we had a 70 Cuda cannery yellow, black stripe with a 426 Hemi man o man

@Jockeylotforfun

2y↑1

wow! great car! might have to go listen to "Barracuda" now😁

@satnav1980

Sweet. I was drifting in my 1975 Jaws.

@rogerashmore6720

2y↑1

I had a 71 cuda with a pistol grip stick shift and a built in 8 track in the dash. 383 high performance engine. Wish I had it today.

@M.RLightMario

7w↑4

I was born in 1994 and this music video 20 years before I burned and still better than of most music since now

@mistershitcut5833

26w↑29

As long as we old guys are alive we vote for such songs 🙄😉🤣🤣🤣🤷‍♂ Love it.. music full of energy.

@otismeotisme7987

11w

Old my ass, it's old saying.

@wulfboi8808

1y↑386

R.I.P., Robbie Bachman. As a percussionist, his sound was 1 that I always admired right up there with the best of them. He was so precise and had a powerful delivery that was like a steam engine roaring through a small town. Thank you for the memories and all the incredible music! 👍💯🥁🏳‍🌈🐺😻🔔🍔🍁

@pay9011

1y↑11

Steam engine indeed. I can't even follow his moves in this video. I have no idea how he created that sound.

@nancy.lauderdale

1y↑8

Robbie was the best!!

@wulfboi8808

1y↑7

@@nancy.lauderdale Neil Peart, Gene Krupa, Charlie Watts, Sheila E., Buddy Rich, Mick Fleetwood, Keith Moon, Phil Collins, Ginger Baker, Lars Ulrich, Phil Rudd, Clyde Stubblefield and the list/beat goes on ... 🥁🤣🎩🪘🎼🧨🌠🔥💣💥🎆

@leerunning4666

1y↑5

@@wulfboi8808 Lars Ulrich? 🤣

@SanzL1

51w↑4

Tim Bachman just died this past weekend.

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@richardlewington8540

2y↑370

Almost 50 years old and it's still amazingly fresh and a great rocker! Overdrive? Yeah!!

@lewiscarey6984

2y↑5

Here HEAR!!! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@amiller5885

2y↑4

@@lewiscarey6984 agreed 👍, Hear, Here🇨🇦🇺🇲🇺🇸🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇸

@robertmetzger6467

2y↑4

I was Ten ? Think I was Still Listening to AM ?

@larrymosher5045

2y↑1

You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet!

@reginaltkoralewski2944

2y↑2

Wtedy jeszcze miałem zalążki wąsa!🤠👍🎸🎶🍻🤪

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@fredbassett8509

12w↑9

we had some of the best music ever produced in the 70s..
glam rock, disco, metal....still playing today...and rocking

@lynfletcher7744

and satin clothes. i was a teenager in the 70s and its the best decade for music

@fredbassett8509

@@lynfletcher7744 dont forget the 4" heels...

@Steve-yo4ld

14w↑46

Oh yeah, what a time to be young and innocent!✌️

It's hard to believe it's been 50 years!👍

@roberttuiten8858

12w↑1

16 years old with this song

@randywild6900

1y↑83

In 1974, I used to listen to BTO on cassette until it worn out.

@darlenemiller7847

1y↑4

Me on 8 track

@demonrouge3338

1y↑3

I played the record so much the needle wore right through it, and started playing the other side backwards.

@lloydkline

1y↑3

❤️ 1970s music era, greatest music ever

@clovergirlbrinkerhof9739

45w

Graduated that year, we had a hell of a graduation night after party on the river!!

@robturner3117

37w↑1

Now you can listen to it on YouTube until your worn out

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@michaelgaesser7796

1y↑16

RIP Robbie Bachman.
They're takin' care of business up in heaven this morning.

@JANSONB

10w↑9

Drove from Charlotte NC to Myrtle Beach SC and no radio stations except country after we were out of Charlotte I Had one 8 track in my 1970 Camaro and this was it listened to it over and over again. GREAT MEMORIES!

@patsykravitz2676

10w

I'm in NC and can visualize that drive! Wow!!!!!

@karenvillanueva1301

Great memories to be sure!!

@coralynrojas8934

16w↑13

Whoever invented the guitar is one awesome person!!!! Then the electric guitar is another miracle.

@jeff8ball

Les Paul really started things off with the electric guitar!

@blank557

3y↑252

Proof that Canadians can rock with the best of them

@JohnnyMacaw

3y↑11

I say back then.. now not so much

@johncarruthers5020

3y↑1

check out Jery darby, sound engineer par excelance,...

@SevenCompleted

3y↑4

BTO is one of the best rock bands ever. They have so many bangers

@brendancross2767

3y↑9

Wait, they're canadian? How are so many amazing bands from my home country?

@nedludd7622

3y↑5

Niel Young.

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@Thraxinator

1y↑14

Came here to hear this classic tune in honor of Robbie Bachman who passed today. RIP Robbie.

@mazyars.2516

4w↑3

Indeed, In last 50 years we didn't see nothing better than this yet.

@fredae.mcdermott

31w↑18

This was the year we emigrated to Canada from the UK and discovered what a great music industry there was here. Now at 77 I must have listened to this a hundred times. Love, love it still

@cautionTosser

11w↑2

it must've been a prime time for emigration cuz I really loved the new Brits in my school. And the trade off was amazing! I learned all about The Specials and The Jam and the punk scene and I showed them BTO and The Guess Who and other local bands (me and my hoodlum friends trying our best to set up some underground sounds). Good times!

@karenvillanueva1301

We emigrated from England to Canada in 1957 and I'm so glad I grew up with the fantastic music scene in Toronto. Music was EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE, All AT ONCE!!😂

@sueingram5157

1y↑16

They played at my brother in law's company picnic in Brush Prairie, Washington back in the mid 90s, they're really just a bunch of good ol boys just havin fun. They're awesome! Rock On BTO!

@moresmios52

2y↑19

Ah the good all days,we just enjoy what is left now..love 70's music

@rrmackay

10w↑9

This was the first album I ever bought with my own money, had no idea who BTO was at the time, became one of my favorite albums, played on a portable record player !

@BoogerMcNuggets

49w↑6

R.I.P Bachman Bros ..may Randy take comfort that his brothers are in heaven and are at peace.

@Lester-te3vb

45w↑9

DaNang Air Base Vietnam ‘70-71 listened to this music all the time. 70’s music is the best ever.

@virginiap4966

1y↑231

The 70s rocked! 🔥⚡⭐🌈🔥

@nigelbevan8449

1y↑7

True damn right bud...... Oh, those were the days!!!!

@MrMenefrego1

1y↑7

@@nigelbevan8449 I remember it well!

@murraychadwick9362

1y↑10

Lead guitarist could make their guitars sing! It was impossible to sit still! Parts of your body instantly move when the rock music from the 70-80's is being played. Pure magic☺️.

@doug_1489

1y↑6

ain't that the truth!!

@lloydkline

1y↑6

❤️ 1970s music. Greatest music ever made

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@user-ux9pw9nd1n

46w↑120

This is an incredible song. It will live forever.

@BruceAlarie

43w↑3

@@randybachmanoffcial cool!

@theresezabrinas8586

43w↑3

Been rocking with B.T.O since I was 8 years old. It never gets old.

@Winters1980

15w↑1

It really is!

@sjefhendrickx2257

13w

Thats a long time…

@rickyhawaii

4w↑2

One of the greatest songs in my book. My dad was a child of the 60's and 70's and had decent taste.. good music is timeless!

@woojongson5431

46w↑15

Full of fun and energy!

@boblynch7348

44w↑111

I am grateful that I grew up when these bands were playing. The music was never better.

@BillyGates1721

38w

@RM-lk1so

31w↑2

NEVER. EVER

@BillyGates1721

31w

@@RM-lk1so So if you say "NEVER EVER" IMHO this means you are as close-hearted as the people in the sixties / seventies sayd to rock'n roll "what a devils music"

@annieoakley2912

4y↑470

One of the best hits ever, I am over 60 & still lovin it !!

@anjasmolders2013

4y↑6

Annie you got a good taste of music ,greetings

@scottaugust8944

4y↑7

I'm 59 a d I still love this song the guitars are awesome a lead singer songs great

@frankybakker5692

4y↑8

61 here , still loving it , take care , grts from Belgium ,

@GuyFromCanada25

4y↑7

I almost forgot this band is Canadian

@anjasmolders2013

4y↑1

@@GuyFromCanada25 Owen you are from??

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@johnboyette5597

3y↑40

It's a crying shame we don't have this type of music today. I only listen to Classic Rock. Long live the 60s and 70s

@bibbsy1962

Shame about this singer doing from rock star to going to a joke in the ‘Hangover’ movies🤡🌏😂😂

@andymatthews7617

2y↑1

BRILLIANT TIMES BRILLIANT MUSIC.

@junenalloja1900

6w↑2

Again ,,es me ,,,i still love this beautiful Song ❤🌹❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🍎🐓

@Trapphausmusic

39w↑7

I grew up with my parents showing me this song. Now I’m old.

@Trasea

2y↑20

70's was HAPPY music... and solid musicianship!! Thank God we can revisit it because of technology!!

@felixquintanilla4726

2y↑3

That's for sure ...wish the 20th century was still around

@mfjdv2020

1y↑1

@@felixquintanilla4726 Who doesn't! Join the club 🙂

@craigsimons817

1y↑192

Heard this song hundreds of times but never laid eyes on the band and I have to say they look exactly like I thought they would!

@westyraviz

1y↑4

Well fed?

@roquefortfiles

1y↑11

Omg. I grew up with this band. The guy playing lead guitar grew up just down the road

@malcolm2637

1y↑3

Americans have a certain look about them, I saw these in the early seventies when this song made them famous 🇺🇲🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎸😂😀

@roquefortfiles

1y↑7

@@malcolm2637 They're not American.

@mikegalvin9801

1y↑4

My friend Ken thought their name was Bachman Turner Overdose - the only band with six guitars man!

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@barbz3842

20w↑85

Who else is listening in 2023 🙌🏼 💃🏻

@Raezik

15w↑9

2024*

@barbz3842

15w

@@Raezik 2023* I wrote that comment 4 weeks ago in 2023!

@GUYinMN-vt4jl

12w

Best dance party ever, BTO, Allman Brothers 1975!

@Turbo_Lover86

I am listening in 2024.

@bluesentertainment248

7w↑5

One of the greatest Rock Songs ever

@SKSK-lt6er

3y↑450

47 years now and this song is still g-g-g-g-great.

Stutter in a song, one must be really c-c-c-c-crazy even to think about it. It's absolutely f-f-f-f-fantastic.

What a cracking tune. It's a monster p-p-p-p-piece.

Forget covid jab, how about an adrenaline jab for a ch-ch-ch-ch-change.

@ash27slick74

3y↑17

True. I'm straight up from the hood and as a youngster in the early 70s, I remember hearing this song for the first time on a 3 day weekend Boy Scouts camping trip. When I came home, I kept singing the song around the house and my mother became worried. But I told her, "Don't worry, you ain't seen nothing yet."

@roberthertz6634

3y↑2

Pass THAT spike in my DIRECTION

@Raspberry2709

3y↑4

First time I heard it, other than the hiccup style of Buddy Holly, was Roger Daltry doing My Generation, but BTO absolutely mastered it

@donaldwilliamson9127

3y↑5

I call this a summer anthem short shorts halter tops cool

@TexasRose50

3y↑5

@ Pandora, true! I love the story behind the stuttering. I thought it was genius!

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@rickmcqueeney6018

1y↑161

It’s one of the finest Rock n Roll songs of all time Thank you Canada!😮

@patgalvez4563

29w↑3

Arguably the greatest pop song of the 70's

@rickschermerhorn2315

28w↑1

Are you the love Seattle SuperSonics guy?

@rickmcqueeney6018

28w↑1

Not even close Rick

@roberthorvath9784

12w

O CANADA

@tombkk1322

11w↑1

One of my favorite songs of all time!!

@samikhalil5027

46w↑26

Masterpieces like that go with you into heaven. Man what big great heaven do we have. I'm 70 years old now and I miss those days. When I drive in my car and if the radio plays some of these righteous songs then I want everyone to hear it feel the spirit this love energy. There are sooooooooooo many good things to say, I just miss those musical days. Can't take that shit I listen to in the radio,just can't take it. Love Ya, greetings fromFrance by Paris.

@user-em9iw7zw7g

46w↑1

So agree with you. I am also 70 and there is nothing like this music!

@RM-lk1so

31w

ABSOLUTELY
.from a kid of 56 yo

@karenvillanueva1301

I'm with you on that! I wouldn't trade the music of the 60s, 70s and eighties for anything I hear today!❤

@valeniusthekat

31w↑8

STILL HERE IN (?) Much love to you guys and your cowbell🎶🤣🥰🎶👍

@theinformer9381

1y↑34

RIP Robbie Backman! I had the pleasure of meeting his older brother who you see on lead vocals, Randy Bachman.

@cristinadelgadillo7799

1y↑1

Amo está canción y al cantautor R. Backman

@zegumazim6107

21w↑1

well all right 🤘

@peterheinen6110

1y↑118

High School memories... this song is just awesome

@alansheiman4818

1y↑3

College memories for me.

@imeanithonest5704

1y↑3

@@alansheiman4818 So many of my memories are gone. Bachman died today😣

@malcansdell5778

1y↑1

@@imeanithonest5704 Oh crap. Really.

@huletnadof313

I think I saw that movie. You were the freak jagging off in the bushes.

@idontknowexactlywhoiam2207

1y↑1

Nice song

@murraychadwick9362

7w↑1

I was here a year ago. Today I woke up with this song on my mind, spring is here and this 62 y/o man is ready to get out and go to a CLASSIC ROCK concert!!! 👏👏😁👍🤘☝️🎸🥁🎵🎶

@sxykitten2008

5w↑2

I love these guys....I have a lot of memories as a little kid, going places with my dad and this would be on the radio. Good times.

@spindriftdrinker

2y↑323

This song has it all : philosophy in the lyrics, stuttering ( like My Generation) celestial lead guitar, iconic power chords, solid drumming and MORE COWBELL !

@brianmallen8887

2y↑3

Philosophy in the lyrics. You''re talking about "any love is good love," right? That statement haunts me. It's so 70's. Today's equivalent would be "it's all good." Any love? Lol

@spindriftdrinker

2y↑6

@@brianmallen8887 Yes. Nobody was swiping left 10,000 times. "So I took what I could get".

@flippgoofman1868

2y↑5

I really like that celestial guitar riff too. It's one of the best parts of this song.

@ruxbox1

2y↑2

Wasn't More cowbell on "fear of the reaper" of Blue Oyster Could?

@brianmallen8887

2y↑4

@@spindriftdrinker Yeah man, Randy Bachman, what a genius: Inventive, riff machine on guitar, statement maker as a writer. The brains behind both The Guess Who and BTO. And fortuitous that Burton Cummings got disgusted with "Clap For The Wolfman" to break up TGW so there could be a BTO. That Randy B. really knew how to "taking care of business." "Anyway, any day."

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@desRiu

1y↑13

R.I.P. Robbie! Too early, like so many others in this terrible times...😞

@texaslookout5382

43w↑8

Love It WOW how time passed so quickly and then now I'm Old.

@onusgumboot5565

14w

Time has a way of doing that to you. I'm old too. But I'm still rockin'.

@joycepsovsky183

30w↑2

I was in grade 10 when this song came out,1974, bought the record and still have it. Saw him in concert in 1995 with Burtin Cummings, they oth did their famous songs.

@OBEONE2424

4w↑2

This is the song that takes me straight back to the 70's!

@dukeoftoast2420

3y↑619

The People who disliked is People who haven't seen it yet

@sentientthundertank2079

3y↑8

🤣🤣

@xyzdna5288

3y↑5

I agree

@thepastafarian7711

3y↑18

They just ain’t seen nothing yet.

@TheDanno34

3y↑7

They n n n need educating

@ricardoy.7493

3y↑2

They like and listen only raggaeton

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@KurtI2525

1y↑14

I was 10 and my parents had just moved with me to Toronto from San Rafael. This song was all over Canadian radio. I thought “these Canadians really have good music.” So many great artists!

@amcmenemy5647

1y↑1

Darn Tootin'🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@sharonblac

1y↑1

I lived in Niagara Falls New York and graduated in 1977and remember this hit was very popular back then and also with my relatives in Ontario Canada!

@TAllyn-qr3io

37w↑11

Man, as a teen in the mid 70's to early 80's, I smoked a shit ton of weed and jammed on BTO, 10 years after, Shel Silverstein, etc., was a great time in life and all I wanted to do was graduate HS, hit college and become an adult. Now after a 21 year military career and life as a prime power production specialist...I wish I had never wanted to grow up so fast and had actually had 'more' fun and not have the stress of adulthood.

@patriciareynolds2729

20w↑1

ED, me too, ahhhhh the memories. its a wonder i.m still alive. born in 1956- tennessee.

@franckylibbrecht6103

30w↑5

It's past midnight and I can't stop listening to this kind of music...

@tomasitapazos7229

3y↑2.1K

this song is soo good my neighbors threw a brick through my window to hear it better

@andreasschicke8493

3y↑85

I love your comment

@robertroberts7306

3y↑71

That is a dedicated neighbor

@shreksbootyhole4627

3y↑2

@@perrynight2394 what a fucking weird response.

@robertbell2225

3y↑27

Are you sure that's why they threw the brick through the window buddy

@richardbarnes3757

3y↑110

Well, since your neighbour went to all that trouble to hear this classic better, I hope you showed some consideration and turned up the volume?

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@eduardogonzalezs8161

2y↑16

I WAS BORN ON 1961 AND YOU KNOW WHAT ''I Ain't Seen Nothing Yet'' OMG THIS IS JUST A MASTERPIECE, I HOPE EVERY NEW GENERATION ENJOY AND APRECIATE ALL THE VIBES OF THIS SONG THAT TAKES YOU TO THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. I HOPE YOU AGREE,,,,,,,,,,

@rubyfuselier2925

9w↑11

Here in 2024 for a song from 1970 will be 60 in Oct born in 1964😂❤

@PhillyGirl-pt3vq

8w↑3

The 70’s were an awesome time for me growing up in Philly! We knew all these songs and this one is awesome by BTO! Thanks Canada 🇨🇦 ❤🙏🏻

@karenvillanueva1301

Ah, my home country, Canada. I lived in Toronto back then. Working in a record store and listening to music all day...what a great time that was. BTO were awesome and their music is better than a ton of today's music, that's for sure!❤

@boanerges6886

3y↑471

The only song in the world were stuttering the lyrics made the song, classic!

@aaronbales9815

3y↑67

Don’t forget The Who’s “My Generation”

@claudecole6866

3y↑23

Bennie and the Jets.

@harrycoolsadowness2643

3y↑34

Bad to the bone

@boanerges6886

3y↑16

That's right!!! I completely forgot about those hits.

@KorhalKk

3y↑3

Nervous by Willie Dixon has a shy stutter because hes declaring himself, and a whole lot more integrated by the lyrics

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@joshuabrunken3848

4y↑1.2K

This song is the 2020 slogan at this point

@davidmckay9552

4y↑5

really

@donnakreischer2243

4y↑4

Lol ikr?!

@luizronaisantosmoreira2525

4y↑5

Really a great song until today

@LawsonCreek

4y↑3

Lmao

@noscil9403

4y↑6

Don't say that pls lol

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@kenaharris6245

32w↑22

I love this song play it all the time ❤

@user-hr7eo4sd9b

27w↑4

50 Jahre alter Song und immetnoch nen Ohrwurm 😊😊

@rhondashotwell7358

2y↑161

Iconic sound of the 1970's. A great decade to experience!

@roquefortfiles

1y↑5

It is all Blair Thorntons lead guitar in this song. Fabulous

@maijaz6228

1y↑2

Probably, the ever greatest.

@normanjones7490

51w

Yes but..... incredibly bad public dress code these daze , fashion & that x

@alanrogs3990

43w

Just imagine the real freedom of that time. It's hard to believe it was real.

@bqkmg2037

7 is Gods number IMO 1970s was the greatest decade for great magical real music that makes you feel real good and happy....that's why I say 7 is special number.

@kenw.1112

3y↑170

ABSOLUTELY A CLASSIC AND I NEVER GET TIRED OF HEARING THIS TUNE! THIS TUNE WILL ALWAYS BE DISCOVERED AND LOVED BY GENERATION AFTER GENERATION! IT'S A GOLDEN HIT!

@FRN2013

3y↑3

True!
Too bad he's not as good at lip-synching. Even the guitar is off. 😅

@niklasryden4247

2y↑1

this is real music from 1970.

@edwardanthony7283

43w↑23

God I still love this nearly 50 years later!

@davidadamson2210

43w↑2

The best motorcycle record of all time.... Take me back.

@edwardanthony7283

40w↑1

@@randybachmanoffcial Heck, if that's really you, yes your music is still top notch to me & probably many others as well & I have 4 of your BTO albums from the mid 70's that I still enjoy any time I listen to them. Don't make em as good as you did these days!

@edwardanthony7283

39w↑1

@@randybachmanoffcial Got it. You guys were great & the Now generation needs to know about it!

@KieranMckean

35w↑2

When i listen to BTO ! so do my neighbors! 🎹. 🔊 💪🔥

@panthonybond7557

3y↑90

One of the finest singles to enter the UK charts in 1974.

@ajs41

2y↑1

What number did it reach?

@jonsebastian95

2y↑1

@@ajs41 No 2. can't remember what kept off top spot. No doubt some garbage

@wmbrown6

2y↑1

@@jonsebastian95 - "Lonely This Christmas" by Mud. Never p!$$ed in a pot on the U.S. charts. None of their stuff.

And not just "officially." "YASNY" was kept at #2 on both the NME and Melody Maker charts.

@markfernandes9715

The worst Christmas song of all: "Lonely This Christmas".

@henrywilloughby8333

One hit wonder

@wietog

3y↑111

The glorious 70's!

@julenepegher6999

They were indeed, magical....

@joemartin1253

I was only 2 when this song came out.

@tiitto167

i was not even born, but this song was something that stayed with me all those years. In the 80's

@andymatthews7617

3y↑2

Wish I could go back now

@thegreenbird795

3y↑1

ONE OF THE BEST SONG FROM THAT DECADE

@antoniaventurini3673

45w↑10

Canada' Best Band 🇨🇦🇨🇦 Brilliant ❤️Thanks for the great memories love the 70's

@petrared100

19w↑6

So miss the 70s ...so fortunate to grow up in fabulous times, fab music,

@DickMays

4y↑187

In 1974 I graduated high school with a speech impediment and stutter. This became my song.

@moviebuff295

4y↑2

I read somewhere that the reason why Randy Bachman stuttered was because the studio room where this song was recorded was so cold. The music producer wanted to keep the stutter in the recording.

@mop714

4y↑3

Dedicated to his brother I hope. I have a great nephew who has learning difficulties and has done well, but he still stutters but he is lovely just as he is.

@danh3013

3y↑159

Music is a time machine, welcome to 1974.

@glen6945

3y↑1

true

@JeremiahWatkins-zv8bn

Especially with some Mary Jane ☮️

@julenepegher6999

I was in ninth grade, sweet memories of this song...

@thanodouligeri6377

3y↑1

summer of 1974 was in a club called The Impala in Nairobi,Kenya,dancing to this masterpiece. ❤

@chrisberry2441

It was a VERY good year.

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@edwardgibson19

11w↑6

another underrated band, good memories for the 70s

@karenvillanueva1301

Not so underrated. They were hugely popular!❤

@user-vb5gs8jc4u

I've loved this song since I was 24, now 72❤ . BTO you are great !❤

@antoniaventurini3673

43w↑56

One of the Greatest Canadian Bands ever 🇨🇦 Thanks for the wonderful memories love the 70's!! Love you guys!! Truly Canadian!!! Brilliant

@88porpoise

22w

Who do you take, BTO or The Guess Who (1966-70)?

@quercus5398

14w↑1

Great music coming from Canada past......also the Stampeders.

@SeanMather

51w↑34

RIP Tim Bachman. Thanks for all the amazing music!

@KittyGrizGriz

50w↑2

Just heard about Tim’s passing; very well said
💖🕊️. The “hard part” of getting older.

@darrenangel461

50w↑2

Rip Tim great song respect sir

@matslindblom4075

49w↑1

Önskar jag var 18

@calvinbealer7264

4w↑1

50 YEARS AGO. NOVEMBER 1974. I'M GETTING OLD 🗝️🗝️🗝️

@sunshinehappylady8314

1y↑45

So sad that Robbie Bachman, the Drummer of Bachman Turner Overdrive passed away. BTO will always be one of my top favorites Rock Bands!!! Comforting prayers to his family & friends & fans.

@reginaschellhaas1395

51w↑12

As a brown-eyed teenaged woman in 1974/75, this seemed like a female empowerment song. "She looked at me with big brown eyes, and said: You ain't seen nothing yet, here's something you're never going to forget!" We girls had a secret knowledge that we could astonish our boyfriends while making love! "Here's something you're never going to forget." Great fun and adventures, we had the Pill and this was prior to the dangers of HIV. Oh, the wonderful 70s! Love this song and the memories. Thanks, BTO!

@johnsmyth3281

45w↑1

You ain't seen nothing yet, GREAT lyric, tho it needs more COWBELL!!!! bye, the bye, apparently the Pil, -recent documentary in the UK, can cause nasty things, but if you were in your teens in the 70's it wont be a worry to you now , Hey you must be nesrly the same age as me, It took a while to work out, did I mention I LOVE brown eyed gurls, like the song - Van Morrisson, pps, you wouldn't be a ginger as well?

@reginaschellhaas1395

45w

@@johnsmyth3281 The Pill, we took our chances. Pregnant out of wedlock was incredibly dangerous, in so many ways in the late 70s. I got married in 1980, continued to take the Pill until it (possibly?) was affecting my BP. In my late 20s, we had access to minimally invasive surgical procedures, thankfully. It may seem a bit strange to have surgery, but years later, medical knowledge had improved and I knew that I was a carrier of a genetic disease that had affected my sibling. So a good choice.

I remember the Van Morrison song, very well! And always thought he was singing to me! That made me very happy!

I must have had some gingers as ancestors, because my natural light brown hair had a reddish cast, and I have golden brown eyes, same skin tone, very fair. But alas, I can only aspire to be a Ginger. My hairdresser does her best to cover the gray, and make my hair as red as possible.

So sweet of you to think of me as a gurl! I'm in my mid-60s, if that helps. Just because we are older people, doesn't mean we didn't have wonderful adventures! We listened to incredible music, went to phenomenal concerts , etc. I'm glad I had those opportunities. Also got to visit the UK, mostly northern England & Scotland, lovely country and people. Best wishes to you!