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Takin' Care Of Business by Bachman Turner Overdrive
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Artist Biography For Bachman Turner Overdrive
Bachman–Turner Overdrive Frequently Known As BTO Is A Canadian Rock Group From Winnipeg Manitoba That Enjoyed A String Of Hit Albums And Singles In The 1970s Selling Over 7 Million Albums In Canada In That Decade. Their 1970s Catalog Included Five Top 40 Albums And Six Top 40 Singles. The Band Has Sold Over 20 Million Albums Worldwide And Has Fans Affectionately Known As "gearheads" Derived From The Band's Gear-Shaped Logo . Many Of Their Songs Including "Let It Ride" "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" "Takin' Care Of Business" And "Roll On Down The Highway" Still Receive Play On FM Classic Rock Stations.
The Bachman Family Name Is Pronounced /ˈbækmən/ And The Band Uses This Pronunciation When Referring To Themselves. This Pronunciation Is An Example Of A Speech Pattern Known As Canadian Shift. However The Pronunciation Of /ˈbɑːkmən/ Is The Standard Outside Of Canada. It Has Become So Widespread Especially On American Radio That The Band No Longer Makes The Correction And Both Pronunciations Have Become Acceptable.
After The Band Went Into A Hiatus In 2005 Randy Bachman And Fred Turner Have Reunited For A Tour And Collaboration On New Songs For 2010.
In 2010 They Played At The Grey Cup In Edmonton AB.
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"Takin' Care Of Business" Was Written By Randy Bachman And First Recorded In 1973 For The Album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. The Lead Vocal Is Sung By Randy Who Had Developed What Would Later Become The Song While Still A Member Of The Guess Who. His Original Idea Was To Write About A Recording Technician Who Worked On The Guess Who's Recordings. This Particular Technician Would Take The 8 15 Train To Get To Work Inspiring The Lyrics "take The 8 15 Into The City". In The Early Arrangement For The Song Which Had The Working Title "White Collar Worker" The Chorus Riff And Vocal Melody Were Similar To That Of The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" Which In Turn Was Inspired By A Chuck Berry Song Johnny B. Goode . When Bachman First Played This Version For Burton Cummings Cummings Declared That He Was Ashamed Of Him And That The Guess Who Would Never Record The Song Because The Beatles Would Sue Them. Bachman Still Felt Like The Main Riff And Verses Were Good It Was Only When The Song Got To The Chorus That Everyone Hated It. While BTO Was Still Playing Smaller Venues In Support Of Its First Album Bachman Was Driving Into Vancouver For A Gig And Listening To The Radio When He Heard Local DJ Daryl B's Catch Phrase "We're Takin' Care Of Business". Lead Vocalist Fred Turner's Voice Gave Out Before The Band's Last Set That Night. Bachman Sang Some Cover Songs To Get Through The Last Set And On A Whim He Told The Band To Play The C B-Flat And F Chords A I-VII-IV Progression Over And Over And He Sang "White Collar Worker" With The New Words "Takin' Care Of Business" Inserted Into The Chorus. After This He Rewrote The Lyrics To "White Collar Worker" With A New Chorus And The Title "Takin' Care Of Business". The New Lyrics Also Take A Self-Ironic Glance At The Idea Of Glamorous Rock Stars Who Don't Really Need To Work Contrasted With Working-Class Men In A Vein That Prefigured Dire Straits' Money For Nothing A Decade Later. Along With This He Wrote A Revised Guitar Riff Which Was The I-VII-IV Progression Played With A Shuffle. Bachman Says He Then Handed Over The Lyrics To Fred Turner With The Thought That Turner Would Sing The Lead Vocal. But Turner Handed Them Back Saying Randy Should Sing The Lead As It Would Give Himself A Needed Vocal Break When The Band Performed Live. The Original Studio Version Recorded At Kaye-Smith Studios In Seattle Washington Features Prominent Piano Played By Norman Durkee. The Reason For Durkee's Presence At The Studio And On The Track Has Been The Subject Of Conflicting Information. Randy Bachman Has Repeatedly Stated In Interviews That Durkee Was Delivering Pizzas At The Time To Musicians In The Studio Overheard The Song Being Rehearsed And Convinced The Band That The Song Needed A Piano Part And That Durkee Who Was Then An Aspiring Musician Should Be The One To Play It. However Both Robbie Bachman And Durkee Himself Have Stated That Durkee Was Actually At The Studio As A Musician Recording Commercials In The Next Room When Sound Engineer Buzz Richmond Asked Him To Play On "Takin' Care Of Business". According To This Version Of Events Durkee Had Only A Few Minutes To Spare And Quickly Conferring With Randy Bachman He Scribbled Down The Chords On A Pizza Box And Without Listening To The Song Beforehand Recorded The Piano Part In One Take. The Song Reached Number 12 On The US Billboard Hot 100 August 10 1974 Number 6 On The Cash Box Top 100 And Number 3 On The Canadian RPM Charts And Would Become One Of BTO's Most Enduring And Well-Known Songs. "Takin' Care Of Business" Spent 20 Weeks On The Billboard Hot 100 Longer Than Any Other BTO Single. Cash Box Called It "hard Rock With A Strong Blues Base " Stating That "Randy Bachman's Lead Vocals Are Perfect And The Group's Music Is Unbeatable." Record World Said That "Old 'TCB' Expression Now Comes To Mean 'total Colossal Boogie.'" In 2011 Bachman Said It Was The Most Licensed Song In Sony Music's Publishing Catalogue. It Is Often Referred To Whom As "the Provincial Rock Anthem Of Manitoba". Bachman Himself Used The Song As The Theme For His Syndicated Radio Music Show Vinyl Tap.
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Bachman–Turner Overdrive Frequently Known As BTO Is A Canadian Rock Group From Winnipeg Manitoba That Enjoyed A String Of Hit Albums And Singles In The 1970s Selling Over 7 Million Albums In Canada In That Decade. Their 1970s Catalog Included Five Top 40 Albums And Six Top 40 Singles. The Band Has Sold Over 20 Million Albums Worldwide And Has Fans Affectionately Known As "gearheads" Derived From The Band's Gear-Shaped Logo . Many Of Their Songs Including "Let It Ride" "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" "Takin' Care Of Business" And "Roll On Down The Highway" Still Receive Play On FM Classic Rock Stations.
The Bachman Family Name Is Pronounced /ˈbækmən/ And The Band Uses This Pronunciation When Referring To Themselves. This Pronunciation Is An Example Of A Speech Pattern Known As Canadian Shift. However The Pronunciation Of /ˈbɑːkmən/ Is The Standard Outside Of Canada. It Has Become So Widespread Especially On American Radio That The Band No Longer Makes The Correction And Both Pronunciations Have Become Acceptable.
After The Band Went Into A Hiatus In 2005 Randy Bachman And Fred Turner Have Reunited For A Tour And Collaboration On New Songs For 2010.
In 2010 They Played At The Grey Cup In Edmonton AB. read less
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The Bachman Family Name Is Pronounced /ˈbækmən/ And The Band Uses This Pronunciation When Referring To Themselves. This Pronunciation Is An Example Of A Speech Pattern Known As Canadian Shift. However The Pronunciation Of /ˈbɑːkmən/ Is The Standard Outside Of Canada. It Has Become So Widespread Especially On American Radio That The Band No Longer Makes The Correction And Both Pronunciations Have Become Acceptable.
After The Band Went Into A Hiatus In 2005 Randy Bachman And Fred Turner Have Reunited For A Tour And Collaboration On New Songs For 2010.
In 2010 They Played At The Grey Cup In Edmonton AB. read less
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"Takin' Care of Business" was written by Randy Bachman and first recorded in 1973 for the album Bachman–Turner Overdrive II. The lead vocal is sung by Randy, who had developed what would later become the song while still a member of The Guess Who. His original idea was to write about a recording technician who worked on The Guess Who's recordings. This particular technician would take the 8:15 train to get to work, inspiring the lyrics "take the 8:15 into the city".
In the early arrangement for the song, which had the working title "White Collar Worker", the chorus riff and vocal melody were similar to that of The Beatles' "Paperback Writer" (which in turn was inspired by a Chuck Berry song Johnny B. Goode). When Bachman first played this version for Burton Cummings, Cummings declared that he was ashamed of him and that The Guess Who would never record the song because the Beatles would sue them.
Bachman still felt like the main riff and verses were good, it was only when the song got to the chorus that everyone hated it. While BTO was still playing smaller venues in support of its first album, Bachman was driving into Vancouver for a gig and listening to the radio when he heard local DJ Daryl B's catch phrase "We're takin' care of business". Lead vocalist Fred Turner's voice gave out before the band's last set that night. Bachman sang some cover songs to get through the last set, and on a whim, he told the band to play the C, B-flat and F chords (a I-VII-IV progression) over and over, and he sang "White Collar Worker" with the new words "Takin' Care of Business" inserted into the chorus.
After this, he rewrote the lyrics to "White Collar Worker" with a new chorus and the title "Takin' Care of Business". The new lyrics also take a self-ironic glance at the idea of glamorous rock stars who don't really need to work, contrasted with working-class men, in a vein that prefigured Dire Straits' Money for Nothing a decade later. Along with this he wrote a revised guitar riff, which was the I-VII-IV progression played with a shuffle. Bachman says he then handed over the lyrics to Fred Turner with the thought that Turner would sing the lead vocal. But Turner handed them back, saying Randy should sing the lead as it would give himself a needed vocal break when the band performed live.
The original studio version, recorded at Kaye-Smith Studios in Seattle, Washington, features prominent piano, played by Norman Durkee. The reason for Durkee's presence at the studio, and on the track, has been the subject of conflicting information. Randy Bachman has repeatedly stated in interviews that Durkee was delivering pizzas at the time to musicians in the studio, overheard the song being rehearsed, and convinced the band that the song needed a piano part, and that Durkee, who was then an aspiring musician, should be the one to play it. However, both Robbie Bachman and Durkee himself have stated that Durkee was actually at the studio as a musician, recording commercials in the next room, when sound engineer Buzz Richmond asked him to play on "Takin' Care of Business". According to this version of events, Durkee had only a few minutes to spare, and, quickly conferring with Randy Bachman, he scribbled down the chords (on a pizza box), and, without listening to the song beforehand, recorded the piano part in one take.
The song reached number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (August 10, 1974), number 6 on the Cash Box Top 100, and number 3 on the Canadian RPM charts, and would become one of BTO's most enduring and well-known songs. "Takin' Care of Business" spent 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, longer than any other BTO single. Cash Box called it "hard rock with a strong blues base ," stating that "Randy Bachman's lead vocals are perfect and the group's music is unbeatable." Record World said that "Old 'TCB' expression now comes to mean 'total colossal boogie.'"
In 2011, Bachman said it was the most licensed song in Sony Music's publishing catalogue. It is often referred to whom as "the provincial rock anthem of Manitoba". Bachman himself used the song as the theme for his syndicated radio music show Vinyl Tap. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.