NORTHERN PIKES - Teenland 

Canadian music was so cool in the 80s.

they opened for bowie once. they had three lead singers -- this guy was on bass -- he does look alot like emilio estevez ! this is one of their best ones. sad innocent song, really. totally sums up small-town canadian life in the 80's

This song kicked ass when it first came out and still holds up....I remember being SO disappointed when I heard She Ain't Pretty later on.....

Man I love this tune...sounds like it would make a killer rocked up cover.

Great song from Canada, from back in the day.

Actually, it's Merl Bryck on lead vocals. Now that he is no longer with the Pikes, Jay Semko sings this one when they perform it live. He (Jay) also sang lead on it long before it ended up on the Pikes debut album, but the version that the fans know from the video, album, single, and most tours (except recently since Merl left) is with Merl Bryck singing lead.

Glen Royer here, just want to say that the Northern Pikes were THE band of the day hands down!!! they got signed on the strengh of their great live show and the catchy songs, case closed. They were and still are in my opinion one of the BEST bands to ever come out of Canada and for me personally ( and i am sure i speak for most if not all of the members of Greenhouse and New Concept) were an inspiration for our OWN live performances and songwriting back in the day.Thank you guys,your still #1

Wow, I still get weak in the knees when I see Merl do his dance moves in this video.

Coming from the U.S., I never was able to see any Pikes videos. Always loved this song. Thank you, I enjoyed it!

Woot, im on a comeback in finding my favorite songs I used to love!

Loved it back in the day and have just rediscovered it!!! :)

thanks for the vid, from a hometown boy as the PIKES !!! GO Saskatoon!!!

I loved this track!

Ha! I just saw this video this morning on Much More Music. :) It's an excellent song from an excellent Canadian band. :)

so true. The guitar sounds amazing when it adds the odd riff here and there, too

Great Band , Weren't They ?! Good New Canadian Sound in the mid 80's....Got The "lime Green" Edition of their following album wich was recorded live in a studio... (this means that the final take of each songs that you get on this album was played as it is in studio) later sound is polished and then Pressed on tape... By the way "Things I do for Money" should be a canadian classic..Wonderfull Guitar Sound from those Yamaha Twin Effect Amplifiers...great vid by the way.

I have always loved this song. I saw them live, opening up for Peter Frampton many years ago and I thought they sounded really good. I am also surprised they were never really heard of outside of Canada. BTW, the lead singer in this video always reminded me of Emelio Estevez in the Breakfast Club. Just saying...

The Pikes were underrated.

Jay Semko on vocals. I get a kind of creepy sad feeling whenever I hear these guys. One of the best Canadian bands, but never got as big as they deserved to. The 80's and 90's had so many great Canadian talents. I may be out of touch, but who do we have now?

My childhood right here! Nostalgia...

Great song...even greater memories. Classically Canadian! LOVE the "typical white-guy dance" starting at 2:30...LMAO!!:D

I miss the Pikes.

I have this album on blue vinyl...I feel old as well...lol

annother killer Canadian Find wtg kurdstt..thanks for posten..Pikes fit in nicely on mixed tape with likes of the hooters and the outfield..memories flooden back..thanks so much..u never cease to amaze..u been knocken em out of the park lately..blue rodeo..rough trade..red rider,,awesome stuff kurdtt thanks again

Is there any bad Canadian music?

@enialbsitruc Thanks for the review. I grew up with them, but didn't appreciate them then. I love them now, though. I grew up in Montreal where many great Canadian singers, songwriters and bands have emerged, but I think I can understand how it nuar feel when something great emerges from your home town regardless of its size.

@themiff I do remember seeing their She Ain't Pretty video on The Nashville Network in the early 90's,but Northern Pikes had so much more deeper material than that.

Cool song, first time I heard it - before I realised what the title was - I was trying to work out who 'Gene Landau' was

Woo-hoo! The Canadian take on "REM"... I LOVED this group and had two of their CDs... :-)

This is soooooo 80's

i want to hear The Strokes cover this

killer song! gotta keep my eye on when they're coming to Brandon

hell ya they are... and better than most US stuff too

haha still looks awesome as the 1st time...jus snapping n jammin lol

When I was a silly little girl I didn't like this song because of the line "I need cigarettes." lol :p

good call

@Royfokker73 ..my thoughts exactly

blue rodeo, tragically hip, are they cdn, i think they are not positive but they are pretty damned good too

Haha - that's not Kevin Bacon - it's Emilio Estevez....

I seen them a few times in clubs. They never got "respect" because their live shows had poor vocal quality. I love the pikes don't get me wrong. They just didn't get it done live... and it cost them.

eye luv diss bann

Cool, but Kevin Bacon looks so weird singing this!! Look... I know it was a joke.