  Strait_shooter Member Username: Strait_shooter Post Number: 2 Registered: 04-2007 |
New video from the Sam Roberts Band for a song called Detroit ’67. Some of the images and lyrics are cliché, but I think it is a good use old and new video to pose the questions, “Does anyone here tonight remember those times? Can anyone here tonight tell me what it felt like?” FYI – he is from Montreal http://www.theduplex.tv/srbdet roit67/srbdetroit67_hi.html | ||
Ragtoplover59 Member Username: Ragtoplover59 Post Number: 372 Registered: 09-2006 |
I like it! | ||
Dtowncitylover Member Username: Dtowncitylover Post Number: 340 Registered: 02-2008 |
That was pretty nice. I loved the lyrics, the use of the old movies, maybe cliche, but used well. I downloaded it and saved it. I'm glad that outsiders came in and did such a project on our town, maybe not the best but you really get the sense why this city went downhill. | ||
Soomka1 Member Username: Soomka1 Post Number: 134 Registered: 02-2007 |
I thought it was great. It is like he made a video summary of what we talk about on DetroitYes every day. They cover a lot of ground and as a 46 year old, those quick flashes are the way I remember things from the 60's. There is always a little bit of a thrill when in a video or movie you see them going down a street and you think, wow that is a couple blocks away from the plant where I used to work. | ||
Detmuscle Member Username: Detmuscle Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2008 |
What bar was that they were in? | ||
Strait_shooter Member Username: Strait_shooter Post Number: 3 Registered: 04-2007 |
I was trying to figure it out myself. I have a feeling that part was not shot in Detroit. Thought it might be the state bar, but not sure, it's been a while since I have been there. | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 331 Registered: 08-2006 |
Ironically 67 is a sad benchmark year for Toronto Maple Leafs as it is in The D...made me think of that "Head, Heart, Legs, or Arms" story from Ellen Slezak. I'd like to know where that bar is, too | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 10447 Registered: 10-2003 |
Sam Roberts are a great band. I think they are even better live as they play very tight and with a lot of emotion. Great tune! | ||
Leyland Member Username: Leyland Post Number: 86 Registered: 01-2005 |
That bar is Cafe D'Mongo's Speakeasy: http://www.detnews.com/apps/pb cs.dll/article?AID=/20080403/E NT05/804030423/1035/ENT03 | ||
Detx Member Username: Detx Post Number: 189 Registered: 07-2007 |
Would be neat to hear this played at Tigers' games and have the whole crowd sign along, as they do to "Shipping Up to Boston" in Boston. Choon! | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 1056 Registered: 04-2006 |
I don't think that is d'mongo's. I'm not sure where it is filmed though... | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 1437 Registered: 12-2007 |
Wow, Great tune... | ||
Leyland Member Username: Leyland Post Number: 88 Registered: 01-2005 |
Hmm, you're right, that's not D'Mongo's. My bad. | ||
Flyingj Member Username: Flyingj Post Number: 337 Registered: 08-2006 |
I think the opening film clip is the "presentation film" made when Detroit made a play for the '68 Olympics under JFK. From some of the shots it appears Roberts is wearing a camera rig that Michelle Gondry uses a lot...I think he's really getting hammered. There's some quick shots of Quebecois locations so it could be Montreal-the undercover police badge is a nice touch. As for the bar it's not the Town Pump, nor any of the major pubs in Montreal, somewhere in Corktown? | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1581 Registered: 10-2003 |
At first I thought the bar may have been the Gaelic League, but I do not think I am right. Any other guesses? | ||
Razr66 Member Username: Razr66 Post Number: 9 Registered: 09-2008 |
What a great song!! I can't get it out of my head oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, ooooohhh.... | ||
Fishtoes2000 Member Username: Fishtoes2000 Post Number: 713 Registered: 06-2005 |
I think I see a Kilkenny sign and placemat -- a beer that's available in Canada and perhaps not the U.S. Hmmmm... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K ilkenny_(beer) | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1613 Registered: 12-2004 |
They have been playing this song a lot on 93.9 for a while, but the song didnt seem to be getting much reaction. Personally, I've loved it since the first time I heard it. I'm glad there is a video to go with it. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6777 Registered: 10-2003 |
Good eye Fishtoes...  That is a Killkenny Sign Also in this scene:  The Tap I have circled belongs to Alexander Keith's a Canadian East Coast beer. Is it sold in the US at all? If not, then this would narrow it down to having been shot at a Canadian Bar. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Keith%27s | ||
Wfw Member Username: Wfw Post Number: 337 Registered: 03-2004 |
The song is okay, nice changes on the chorus but the rest is pretty repetitive. Great video though, and nice sentiment. He's definitely one of our better Canadian artists at present. | ||
D_mcc Member Username: D_mcc Post Number: 1469 Registered: 12-2007 |
Kind of looks like Patrick O'Ryans... | ||
Downriviera Member Username: Downriviera Post Number: 1022 Registered: 02-2008 |
Alexander Keith's is now available in Michigan, draft only for now, bottles/cans to come. Good stuff. | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6778 Registered: 10-2003 |
It's not O'Ryans. Which incedentally closes Thursday. There is an auction coming up for the contents of the place, and the site has lots of interior photos. http://theauctionadvertiser.co m/cgi-bin/slsearcx.pl?au=Richa rd%20Lavin&dt=20081107 | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6779 Registered: 10-2003 |
The comments in the youtube video (not that they're any truer than anything said on here  ), claimed the bar scenes were shot in Montreal. | ||
Staticstate Member Username: Staticstate Post Number: 5 Registered: 07-2008 |
they are closing O'Ryans? damn. we used to drink there when we'd go to detroit for the Packers/Lions games back in the day. Caffreys was available here for a bit, but Kilkenny never was. Love that stuff! | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6780 Registered: 10-2003 |
Ok, I'm on the case... I contacted Sam Robert's management, who put me in touch with the Video's Director. Once I hear back, I'll let you know what I uncover. | ||
Ragtoplover59 Member Username: Ragtoplover59 Post Number: 385 Registered: 09-2006 |
Anymore Info on the location? | ||
Leob Moderator Username: Leob Post Number: 9 Registered: 04-2005 |
Nice piece.The drum intro and piano hook are direct Motown lifts but Roberts re-interprets them. A nice blending of old and new. As there is little of value in modern pop music, it is no surprise to see components of a nostalgic look back. Leo B | ||
Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 6804 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hey, I did hear back. The video's interior scenes due to the touring schedule were shot at a place called O'Regans Irish Pub in Montreal: http://www.oregansirishpub.com / The director wanted to shoot everything in Detroit, but they simply did not have enough time. However, the exterior shots were all done on location in Detroit. | ||
Xd_brklyn Member Username: Xd_brklyn Post Number: 452 Registered: 10-2003 |
AIW, thanks for the info. Appreciate it. Like many here, was wondering where that bar was. | ||
Gnome Member Username: Gnome Post Number: 2092 Registered: 08-2007 |
lyrics to Detroit '67, oh, an abattoir is a slaughterhouse I went walking at street level Feeling strange and disheveled Past the abattoir and the glory holes Like a film noire, in the starring role To the side streets, kept my nose clean Tasted beautiful, tasted obscene Singing, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh This is Detroit, see the skyline A commotion on the assembly line Raise a glass to the Ambassador As she's moving you to the dance floor Does anyone here tonight remember those times? Can anyone here tonight just tell me what they felt like? So many years, so many lives These are the streets where they collide From Jimmy Hoffa to Cadillac Some look ahead, I'm going back Cause I'm just looking for some sounds To ease the vice that squeezes us every day This was Motown, this was New France Where the Chippewa did the firedance That was long ago This is here and now But the memory still remains somehow Singing, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh I can't tell you how this old story ends I can't touch you now, like they did back then Past the child's play with the jump rope Hear the gun play, it's a tightrope Does anyone here tonight remember those times? Can anyone here tonight just tell me what they felt like? Does anyone here tonight remember those times? Somebody call the riot police, there's trouble down on 12th Street | ||
Ragtoplover59 Member Username: Ragtoplover59 Post Number: 387 Registered: 09-2006 |
Good work Aiw. thanks | ||
Strait_shooter Member Username: Strait_shooter Post Number: 4 Registered: 04-2007 |
A bar in Montreal posing as if it was in Detroit...ah is all french to me good work DY super sleuths | ||
Erikto Member Username: Erikto Post Number: 753 Registered: 11-2003 |
I like Keith's too, but an Irish pub serving this proudly Scottish- Canadian beer? That doesn't seem right... | ||
Goat Member Username: Goat Post Number: 10502 Registered: 10-2003 |
I always considered Montreal like a northern version of what Detroit could have been. The feel of Montreal is very similar to Detroit and the buildings andnightlife are just as gritty. A great city! | ||
Fastcarsfreedom Member Username: Fastcarsfreedom Post Number: 363 Registered: 11-2005 |
Quote This was Motown, this was New France Where the Chippewa did the firedance That was long ago This is here and now But the memory still remains somehow You know, that is a brilliant lyric. I'm always suspicious of artists who swoop in from afar and try to capture "Detroit"--but these lyrics are stunning and brilliant--the fact that the song was written from an outsiders' perspective lends it even more credence. Excellent. | ||
Ashdetroit Member Username: Ashdetroit Post Number: 41 Registered: 08-2008 |
Can Detroit YES! persuade Sam Roberts to do a show here? I think he's touring in Canada with The Stills right now, but he hasn't booked a show in the D  | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2310 Registered: 03-2008 |
The Abandoned Globe Trade Building at Atwater and Orleans appears to be the warehouse featured about three quarters of the way through the video (several interior and one or two exterior shots). | ||
Strait_shooter Member Username: Strait_shooter Post Number: 5 Registered: 04-2007 |
Ash, they were here about two months ago. Maybe we can persuade them to come back. | ||
Yupislyr Member Username: Yupislyr Post Number: 223 Registered: 07-2004 |
February 28 - Detroit MI - St. Andrew's Hall | ||
Ragtoplover59 Member Username: Ragtoplover59 Post Number: 428 Registered: 09-2006 |
Just a courtesy Bump Hope it answers some recent questions. | ||
Tsomyak Member Username: Tsomyak Post Number: 60 Registered: 04-2008 |
Check out the first photo above in the pub. Is that a Redwings player in that poster? It doesn't look like a Habs uniform to me. Props to the producer for getting that placed in the video if it was shot in Montreal. I bet the bar owner couldn't get it down fast enough though, LOL. | ||
Navi Member Username: Navi Post Number: 43 Registered: 09-2005 |
"lyrics to Detroit '67, oh, an abattoir is a slaughterhouse" Abattoir isn't a common word to Americans? I never knew that was a Canadian word. Huh. "I like Keith's too, but an Irish pub serving this proudly Scottish- Canadian beer? That doesn't seem right..." This is so true, but a lot of these pubs have to have a few common beers for the people who never step outside the box and try anything besides the single beer they know. |
