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The song was an improvisation that they came up with while playing at a curling rink in Ontario. The guitarist was replacing a broken string, and came up with a riff that he wanted to remember, The rest of the bank came back to the stage and started improvising along with him. Some kid was seen recording them, and the got the recording from him so that they could write down what they did. It went #1 for 3 weeks, back in 1970.

Dont forget that album cover, the American Woman is the Statue of Liberty. Canadians singing a US war protest song. Doesn't get any better.

Robert Plant once said Burton Cummings has one of the best voices in the industry. You and your brothers you should check out a song from Burton’s solo career called “Never Had a Lady Before”. I guarantee you’ll love it 😬👍🏼

This group was from my hometown Winnipeg,Canada and we were and are so proud of them.👍

More live videos of The Guess Who please. They are the original. There’s a video of Lenny and The Guess Who singing this together ☮️💜

They are indeed the originals. They would now be the age of your grandfathers.

Randy Bachman just had that guitar returned to him after it was stolen and missing for over 45 years.

I remember staying up to watch the midnight special after you would look at the TV guild to see who was going to be on back in the day before cable TV on our RCA XL100 with on the roof antenna that had a motor so you could change the directions and that was the Hi-Tech shit back then!

The Guess Who are by far the biggest snub in the Rock and Roll hall of fame.

I love that you're revisiting these. Great music and great reactions! Lenny Kravitz version was cool, but nothing beats the original.

Love the Guess Who. Laughing, These Eyes, Clap for the Wolfman

Ya! This is way before Lenny was around and even before Lenny's mom was on The Jefferson's TV show and they were first to do this song!

My favorite Guess Who song is still “UnDun”, and I’ve e been known to kick off Saturday nights with a later Guess Who song, “Dancing Fool”.

Jamal, if you are going down the Guess Who rabbit hole, you have to do Clap for the Wolfman.

Fellow Canadians singing about American women. Love this song and so much of their stuff.

Another classic....you should let them listen to These Eyes by The Guess Who another great one by them. Bring on the uplifting on my spirit today brothers...✌ ☮ ✌

Great Canadian band!!! Burton Cummings one of the greatest rock voices of alllllll time!! btw this original, way better version.....

Yes the Guess Who are the originals for this song. Randy Bachmann on guitar. Leaves the Guess Who to form Bachmann Turner Overdrive. Two great of Canada's great rock bands before RUSH. Would love to see and hear Jamal and his brothers in concert.

Excellent reaction. Thanks for doing a song from one of our national treasures. Cheers from Canada

It's been great watching Jamal with the brothers recently again

Love your stuff J….world needs more of this!

Try this one Jamal, “ Sylvia’s mother” by Doctor Hook.

I LOVE Leron’s reaction! He was enjoying it. 😊

Excellent ... That song is timeless. Fantastic groove. Fabulous band!! Such an epic story behind this song. Cheers from Europe.. Much love!

That effin voice , Powerful

I learned to drive in Spring 1970...our Driving Education teacher loved this song, and every time it came on during driving instruction, he *CRANKED* it!!!

You guys should check out the group Bachman Turner Overdrive, Taking Care of Business. After Guess Who broke up in the early 1970’s, the great guitar player of the Guess Who formed BTO, who was an enormous band in the 1970’s.

Man, I love watching you solo. Watching you with your brothers is an entirely different, and equally awesome experience.

Running back through Canada 2000 American Woman best version!

The reason they are not dancing is because they have a packed house. The Guess Who brought the house down!

This would have been in 73 I believe Greg Lesque already left and Kurt Winters was still there. I believe that not to long after this Dominic Treano joined, he was the first member who didn't hail from Winnipeg Manitoba. Burton Cummings left in 75 for a solo career effectively ending the Guess Who as a legitimate rock band although Jim Kale who owns the name trademark will put together a band to tour with or without him. Thank you for sharing this and I hope you do a few more I think you will be amazed by Burton Cummings vocals on Undun , calypso tinged Follow Your Daughter Home, and the highly emotional sour suite!!! As Mr. Cummings likes to say at the end of most things he writes on his website Peace and Love ❤

They are the ones who made it famous. This was a 1970 TV performance is why the audience was so calm. The Midnight Special was a late night variety show that had many stars on their show. Show ran from 1972 through 1981.

The Guess Who was the first concert I ever attended. I always thought this song sang by a Canadian band was talking about America itself. "I don't need your war machines, I don't need your ghetto scenes. "

Yes, the original!! My hometown boys from Winnipeg, Canada. Check out Humpty's Blues by them. Burton Cummings's vocals on it are insane!!

I grew up on this Song & band! Just Awesome!!! So Glad you’re giving it a listen!!! Great Video! Great Music!!!

Doing their performance they're holding the audience hostage! 🙄 You/whoever, can't tell me, not to move, if I'm feeling, the groove, when at a concert!🙋🏾‍♀️ Love, peace, and movement.💃🏾

This is a LIVE version he improvs a lot in it. His voice and their talents. What a band. ❤

It's a really great song that goes back to the 60s and I love the guess who Used to dance with song a lot it's popular

Steppenwolf, Mad Magazine & the Guess Who. My childhood thru the late 60's early 70's.

Damn, Quintel can SANG!!! NICE! And I love the way Lenny put his stank on this song, and made it even funkier!

Yes, the Guess Who originally performed this song in the 70s. They were from Canada & hit big with this here in USA. Also had other hits. U can google & read their story. Very popular & received lots of radio & tv exposure back then.

Keep the Guess Who coming!!!

The guitarist on the record and album was Randy Bachman originally. Burton Cummings, Garry Peterson, Jim Kale and Randy Bachman all wrote this song together on the fly after Randy broke a Guitar string. On the 45 record the A side was American Woman and the B side to this song was No Sugar Tonight. American Woman charted on the Billboard Top 100 at # 1 when it was released in early 1970. No Sugar Tonight peaked at # 39 in 1970. Yes Lenny Kravitz did a cover of American Woman for the Movie "The Spy Who Shagged Me". An Austin Powers movie in 1999.

That sounded like Wolfman Jack announcing "The Guess Who" Guess who's being disrespected by the Rock n'Roll Hall of Fame?

Don't know if this matters or not but , Burton Cummings had a solo career as well, and he had a hit single called "Stand Tall" maybe you might want to check it out.

With Randy Bachman on guitar; from Bachman Turner Overdrive!! I have loved this song since I first heard it in 1971. It sounds just as good in 2021! Yeah; Lenny Kravitz did a banging version of it! peace from Australia.

Loved this band! I'm a grandma who grew up in this era.....the baby boomers!!! They are the original group who did song!!

This song was written only a few blocks from where I live. It was written at the Glenbriar Curling Club in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. That curling rink is now a hardware store however they have a plaque denoting this fact.

These eyes is my fav!

I love the way yall love that geetar. They were phenomenal. I grew up on the Guess Who, one of my dad's favorite bands.

Check out The Guess Who doing this song live from stage in home town Winnipeg Manitoba when they got back together to do a tour across Canada!!!! All 18 minutes of it I believe!!!!!!

This performance was AFTER co-founder/lead guitarist/singer/songwriter Randy Bachman left the band to form another classic rock group, Bachman-Turner Overdrive (who put out a string of HUGE hits in the mid 70's, like Takin' Care of Business, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Let Ride, etc.) You should check out some of their songs... good stuff.

Please look into a late night TV show that was hosted by sax-player David Sanborn called Night Music (aka Sunday Night). Each episode had the most diverse collection of incredible musicians you could imagine. While shows like Midnight Special, The King Biscuit Flour Hour, and Don Kirschner's Rock Concert were presenting popular groups, Night Music focused on jazz & eclectic music. Each show ran a random roster of people you would never have brought together, and often they would sit in on session, singing & playing music together. Night Music was my exposure to the Kronos String Quartet playing "Purple Haze" as if a classical concert piece. It's the first place I ever saw The Residents, famous for 'deconstructing' famous music, as they performed a particularly frightening rendition of Elvis's "Teddy Bear"; bizarre, yes, but exhilarating, too. And later in that episode The Residents performed with Conway Twitty, also appearing that night. Odd mixes on the same show like: Carlos Santana with Lyle Lovett, & Hank Williams SR; Leonard Cohen withSonny Rollins, Ken Nordine, & Was (Not Was); Lou Reed with John Cale, Harry Connick Jr, Gladys Knight, & Paul Shaffer; Stevie Ray Vaughan with Pharoah Sanders, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, The Platters, Van Dyke Parks, & Maria McKee; Pere Ubu with Debbie Harry; Ray Manzanarek with Jean Luc Ponty, Chuck Jackson, & LLCool J; The Pixies with Al Green & Sun Ra... I mean, who would think to bring together to share the stage Miles Davis with Carl Perkins? 32 videos of Hal Willner’s ’80s series ‘Night Music’ that display his gift for weird, amazing collaborations (brooklynvegan.com)

This is the original. Original guitar player was Randy Bachman, founder of Bachman Turner Overdrive. Saw them in concert twice. The joint was jumpin. Canadian band singing in the seconf half about USA during the Vietnam War and the riots in Detroit, LA etc.

Burton Cummings looks so young here! I love ALL of Burton's songs.

This is the second iteration of the band. Randy Bachman has left by now and has been replaced by Kurt Winters and someone else (my mind is blanking on it at the moment). The best live version I have seen of this song was from the 2000 Running Back To Canada tour (it was a reunion). The version is 14 minutes long.

The four tops, standing in the shadows of love.

The Midnight Special was THE was many of us got to see/hear the music we heard on the radio. It was on Friday night and parents would let us stay up to watch it.

They were a Canadian band and the American Woman was the US. It was an anti-war song.

"The guess Who" were great,they are from Canada, and has so many hits. Another group canned "THE WHO, 20 or 30 years later emerged named "THE WHO." They did not last and quickly faded. Never thing those 2 groups are connected, they are almost a generation apart.

Rolling Stone Magazine named Burton Cummings the 3rd greatest rock singer of the 20th Century after Lennon number 1 and McCartney, number 2. Wheatfield Soul. Their live version of 'Runnin' Back To Saskatoon' is a blast. Adore The Guess Who. Guns, Guns, Guns (Godspeed Mother Nature) - Share The Land - No Sugar Tonight - Bus Rider - Albert Flasher - Hand Me Down World - Heartbroken Bopper - Dancin'Fool - it's a deep deep well....more still...Canadian icons.

I think back in the day it used to be considered polite to sit quietly during a concert and give your full attention to the performance.

These guys were my very 1st concert...I was 15 Do Dancing Fool by them...also No Time.

I LOVE the Fact your INTRODUCING Great Old School Music, I grew up on, to your Great Family!! 💜❤️💜 Keep Safe and God Bless!! ❤️

They are the original writers & performers of this song and proud Canadians. This song was both a Vietnam war protest song and an expression about how Canada felt about the attempted intrusion of American war/gun culture into Canada. They were invited to play at the White House and were told they couldn’t play this show (no 1 at the time). They played it.

Remember, they're singing about "American Woman" ( the U.S A.) because they aren't American... they're Canadian (from Winnipeg, Manitoba). I had the pleasure of mc'ing for Burton during a solo concert.

This was done in the late 60s' I went to one of their concerts' I loved this long' I was 16 years old' cmxoxo mum' 😂ĺl

FWIW: Lenny Kravitz was 5 years old when this song was recorded by the Guess Who

Stompin' Tom - another Canadian treasure

Canada shines again!

The lead guitarist is Randy Bachman, who left the GW to form Bachman Turner Overdrive. Listen to Taking Care of Business or You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet. Great guitarist!

Anything The Guess Who does is great! My favorite is Undun. Enjoy!!

“American Woman” sung by a Canadian band, LOL

Burton Cummings on lead vocals, Randy Bachman on lead guitar. He's the one with the red Gibson ES335

Love that your are introducing your younger brothers to the music you have so much, come to appreciate!

That’s a video from the late 60s or early 70s. Yes, guess who was awesome band. This is their song. Burton Cummings is the voice. That suit was so cool back in the day lol. You should check out live version from the 90s concert in Winnipeg. 14 minute version.

"I don't need your war machines. I don't need your ghetto scenes. American woman"

Another great song! Love the new videos with your brothers!

Jamel i love all 3 of you..just beautiful Brothers..real love!!!..God keep you Safe..love from Sicily..🙏💓💓

They have so many good songs please explore more of them

Listened to Randy Bachman talk about the song a few years ago. They had left Winnipeg to tour the States. He said the first club they played a guy told them they would be drafted if they stayed so they hightailed back to Canada

No question they are the originals!! No one can begin to capture Burton and the guys. The studio version was fabulous, different but great.

I just meant to comment here! And Thank You! 🙏 God Blessed y’alls beautiful cheek bones and HARMONIES!

Right on younger brother! Lenny did a cover! 👍🥳 Love you guys 💟

Lenny's cover was for soundtrack of Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.

Lead singer Burton Cummings was one of two people who could hit 8 octaves, the other was Ann Wilson of Heart

Everybody was to high to jump around. LOL.

Thank You Jamel I am really enjoying Your channels and your brothers you guys are great , God Bless You and Your Family, Keep them coming

That guy on orange adidas shirt…great vocals guy. 👍🏻

Live performances are always the best for me.

Always had a soft spot for this version of the Guess Who as I saw them live and, my, did they kick it. Especially Kurt Winter, who had the unenviable job of replacing Randy Bachman in the group, but was a heck of a player (also had that unique way of cradling the instrument). These guys were also fantastic at the harmonies, but you don’t get them here (for that, I recommend “No Time”).

I love seeing the brothers watching together.

This song was actually banned in the US for a very long time.

They played live here in the Detroit area over Labor Day weekend, and did a great job. Only the 74 year old drummer is an original member, but some have been members for 10-20+ years. They played all their hits and a few fan favorites, and some recent songs. They sounded great and were very entertaining. Thanks for sharing! ~Be Blessed

Bros....CDN Rocks!!!! Harlequin...'Innocence'...Streetheart....April Wine

Just went over to band practice last weekend, our bass player had your video going I said damn I watch him too lol.

Thanks °°Jamal °° I have never seen this version of The Guess Who! I had always wanted to see them live and never knew just how talented that guitarist was, oh my gosh he rails on that!!○○☆

The Guess Who are the originials, they're from my home town of Winnipeg, Manitoba of course Canada. They are still are active in the community there.

There’s a 14-minute live version of them doing this. You have to watch it.