Runnin' Back to Saskatoon

About Runnin' Back to Saskatoon

"Runnin' Back to Saskatoon" is a song written by Burton Cummings and Kurt Winter. The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group The Guess Who on May 22, 1972 for the album Live at the Paramount and is also included on their 1974 album The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2. The single release spent three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at #96 during the week of October 28, 1972. The song reached #9 in Canada. The band never recorded a studio version of the song and the hit single version is the live recording from May 22, 1972 which was edited/shortened from 6m24s to 3m27s for AM radio airplay. Places mentioned in the song are Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, and Moosomin, which are all in Saskatchewan, as well as three cities in Alberta — Red Deer, Medicine Hat and Hanna , one in British Columbia —Terrace, and Hong Kong. The song was covered by Pearl Jam at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on September 7, 2005 and then again on September 19, 2011 during their PJ20 Anniversary tour. Eddie Vedder admittedly messed up the lyrics to the song during the first run through of the song in the performance. In order to redeem the band and appeal to the Saskatoon crowd, the band played the song once more before the end of the concert. This time, they invited a fan from the crowd to sing the correct lyrics. more »

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1986

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I been hangin' around gas stations
I been learnin' 'bout tires
I been talkin' to grease monkeys
I been workin' on cars

Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin too
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace, Hanna, Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
Sing another prairie tune

I been hangin' around libraries
I been learnin' 'bout books
I been talkin' to play writers
I been workin' on words, phrases

Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin too
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace, Hanna, Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
Sing another prairie tune

This tune is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong
This tune is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong

I been hangin' around grain elevators
I been learnin' 'bout food
I been talkin' to soil farmers
I been workin' on land

Moose Jaw, Broadview, Moosomin too
Runnin' back to Saskatoon
Red Deer, Terrace, Hanna, Medicine Hat
Sing another prairie tune
Sing another prairie tune
Sing

This tune is home grown
Don't come from Hong Kong
This tune is home grown
Now now, don't come from Hong Kong

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The Guess Who

The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land". Several former members of The Guess Who, notably Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman (of Bachman–Turner Overdrive), have also found considerable success outside the band. more »

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