Canadian Guy Sings Song About Indiana When It Wasn’t Looney Central!

Oh the times we live in. I'm not gonna get political here but come on...some stuff is beyond politics, entering in the realm of bloody common sense. AmmIright? All right then, that said and out of the way, let's unleash our song of the day, shall we?

Released on a subsidiary of Motown, believe it or not, this tune from a Canadian one hit wonder was in fact a massive hit in the spring of 1971, hitting number one the world over and hitting the top five in the u.s. It was inspired by the film Bonnie And Clyde and originally started with the sound of sirens, which had to be pulled off because folks were complaining of car freakouts, thinking the cops were pulling them over. Those were simpler times.

And dig those lyrics, friends. A great song's lasting power is vested in how it can be re-purposed with a complete different meaning, the way a song's interpretation can change with the times the song finds itself in, know what I'm saying? Ha HAA.  As far as I can tell, though this was his biggest it, R. Dean Taylor is still around and kicking and you can check out the guy's website right HERE, if you so desire.

Kay, enough blibber blabber on my part, let's now enjoy this huge early seventies hit, because it's your-

-K-101.7 Song Of The Day!

P.S: Did you know Jimi Hendrix was a one hit wonder, with "All Along The Watchtower?" Doesn't sound right, Hendrix the star, the legend, the man who ripped it up at Woodstock. Check out that story, by the way. It's really interesting.