I enjoyed this song when it came out in the 80s & I still enjoy it now - not ONLY for the message of the song (which wasn't discussed - but I don't think you guys are big on lyrics or messages) but for the music & CERTAINLY Tom's voice. He has got one great & powerful voice that he uses well - & it DOES increase the value of the song. There are many other good Tom Cochrane/Red Ryder songs. One of my favourites is "White Hot" as another person has listed.

My favourite Red Rider song is White Hot, one of their first hits here in Canada. The title song off that album, Don't Fight It, is also pretty good.

He is a good man. Personally handed him $9000 in 1986 in his tour bus. He and his band played at our university in Ottawa. Carleton University. I was the financial guy for our student association and he was the headliner at the end of our frosh week. That song was a new hit and the place ( 1000 heads ) rocked. Complete with hundreds of bottle of beer sold that night ! Good times. I was 21 at the time. They came back the next Spring ... $10,000. Half of what they were charging at the time .... but they loved our venue and we were the first stop on their new tour. So they did it for our max of $10,000 ... that is a good guy. Cheers.

Hell yeah boys! My favourite Tom Cochrane song

Tom Cochrane is a legend. His acoustic album Songs of A Circling Spirit should be in everyone’s collection. Also, songs like “Wish You Well”, “Washed Away”, “Sinking Like A Sunset”, “Crack the Sky (Breakaway)”, “Good Man Feeling Bad”, “All the Kings Men”, “White Horse”, and many more. “Wish You Well” by Tom Cochrane kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f8hkqJCiypzWkoU.htmlsi=aYAehR2QFgRjwgMv

I really like this song even with the overblown 80's production. Tom Cochrane joined Red Rider in 1978 then went onto a solo career and later rejoined the band. He inducted Rush into The Juno Hall of Fame. You mentioned Brian Adams Yup, another Canadian. White Hot is a fave of mine. Cheers 🇨🇦

Big thumbs up on this one! Love it!

You should also check out The Payolas (Eyes of a Stranger) and Rock & Hyde (Dirty Water, You're the Only Love) for some other Canadian sound.

White Hot is a great early song by Tom Cochrane (and Red Rider).

Oh Canada !

Tom rocks...great pick

This and The Hooters go hand in hand.

I'd have to agree with others in recommending Red Rider's song "White Hot" from their 1979 self titled album. Red Rider were among many bands then who were helping to steward the transition from the 1970's rock, disco period and other styles of the previous decade into the punk, new-wave & heavy-metal of the late 70's into early 80's. As always, rock and hard rock were transitioning into new styles, songwriting, arrangements and production... as it always should. For my part, their 1979 self titled album was among those seminal albums that mark something new.

Eye Ryan! Yes! So, I loved this even though local radio, Cincinnati, hardly ever played it. Because of the vocal being buried in the mix I always thought he was saying, "Voice inside the man." Needless to say, I never found that cassingle. What? Those were an actual thing. Google it. Thanks for doing this one Guys.

I always enjoyed this album and I always enjoyed this song. It is best played loud in the car and I agree with a previous comment that the lyrics make the song

I've always liked this song since it's inception.

Interesting pick. Not complaining nor criticizing...simply...there are bigger Red Rider/Tom Cochrane songs. Tom left Red Rider and did solo stuff, but joined up with them again. Hence ..the different name. "White Hot" "Calling America" "Big League"

Find the LIVE with The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra version and re-visit….killer.

They are some of the nicest guys you'd ever meet. I met them backstage after a show that totally rocked! They used a pedal steel guitar in such a way that its inventor was probably rolling over in his grave. Like you two, I wish the mix of this song was better.

I'll recommend a few other Canadian bands you might want to look into: Trooper. Thornley, the Trews, Big Sugar, and Colin James, just to name a handful.

QUE SHOELADA!❤❤

Check out Big Wreck . " That Song" or " The Oaf".

Sad that big 80's overbearing studio production negatively impacted great songs like this and countless others. That's exactly how I felt in the 80's. Couldn't stand big 80's production.

I love red rider, but this would not have been a song that I would have picked for you guys to listen to.

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jb6JbNpys7eto40.htmlsi=ooo2-VY9hWgrGrKZ kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l5lgjdKQktq-ipc.htmlsi=mvLd1BIF1nfwr6G- Not sure if others may find these to be better audio versions, but the top link appears to be the music video for the song. The second link is a longer live performance of the song. Hope they may help!

If not for Ken Greer in Lunatic Fringe on pedal steel guitar we wouldn't be here.

I agree with @correctlyrics - this IS an interesting pick. I'm totally 100% with you guys on that: #1 - It's a really good song #2 - That has absolutely horrible production on it. (Seriously; did Tom Cochrane & Red Rider use Fates Warning's producer?!) I ALSO loved Tom Cochrane's full, multi-octave, emotional vocals on the song. I was hoping one of you would make the Bryan Adams analogy, because I was thinking the song was very Bryan Adams like (and Nick did not disappoint)!! 😁 So, yeah; it's a song I might come back to again but I wouldn't come rushing back to it. I still think you guys should both bite the bullet and do a review of "Life Is A Highway." I believe it's important because, due to the Disney film _Cars,_ most of the 35-and-under crowd (except for you guys, of course) still think that song was originated by Rascal Flats. 🙄 (To be sure, they did a decent cover of the song, but there is no question that Tom Cochrane's original version is way better and it's not even close.) I also recommend that you guys definitely seek, find and react to "Ships" off the _As Far As Siam_ album (1981) and their 1984 hit "Young Thing, Wild Dreams (Rock Me)." I think you will definitely enjoy both songs. Just please don't expect anything anywhere near "Lunatic Fringe." That song is a once-in-a-lifetime song for Red Rider; the greatest Pink Floyd song the legendary Pink Floyd never did. As you guys say, it's God-Tier. 🙌🏻

ALDO NOVA - " FANTASY " 1983 @ND " MONKEY ON YOUR BACK " 1983 🎸🎹💯🔥 Two 80s ROCKIN' CLASSICS w/Amazing Sound Groove

Not sure where you got that shrill version of the song but that is not the way I remember this song! Try another version!

Never heard it!

is this the same band who sang Lunatic Fringe? red rider? who is Tom Cochrane?

When another Al Stewart reaction? Take care

Lunatic Fringe 💥 Everything else, not 💥

Playlist....Nope !

Its a great album but this is among the songs I skip. Lasting Song and Ocean Blues are my favorite from this album.