Take Off by Bob & Doug McKenzie
Who would have thought that two Canadian comedians (say that 3 times fast) would have a huge hit song? Well, if you include Geddy Lee, bass player and singer of the band RUSH, I can understand how that might happen.
Released in 1981 the song is just the two actors improvising as brothers Bob & Doug McKenzie, the ultimate Canadian "Hosers", while they leave the actual singing to the professionals. The duo started out on SCTV, the Canadian version of Saturday Night Live and it was their sketch as these two beer swilling hockey-nuts that grabbed the public's imagination. The song even reached #16 on the US charts and inspired a film that will be covered later in another blog.
But lets take a listen to this bit of silliness. Sadly, there is no music video for the song but....someone made their own version of a music video and its funny so I'm including it here. This is the album version of the song that includes banter with Geddy Lee before and after the song.
Please enjoy and TAKE OFF!!!!
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