by Richard Skelly » Sat Nov 11, 2017 4:09 pm
Good catch, Neumann on my error.
Due to Life In The Bloodstream's '50s vibe, I mistakenly concluded it came from Rockin' (which featured a great cover of Running Bear). In fact, it hailed from So Long, Bannatyne. A pity that Burton chose Sour Suite for the A-side's title since it doesn't really appear in the lyrics. The single probably would've charted much higher in the US had the song's most repeated line, 46201, been utilized. (46201 is an Indianapolis area code, so something important to Burton must have happened there.)
As for Lightfoot, it was a three-person composition...Bachman, Cummings and Rob Matheson. Presumably a fellow Winnipeger, Matheson popped up two years later, collaborating with former Guess Who vocalist Chad Allan for songs recorded for Brave Belt's debut album. Brave Belt was Randy Bachman's first attempt at post-Guess Who fame. Fellow member CF "Fred" Turner took over lead vocals when Allan left, the band renamed itself Bachman Turner Overdrive, and the rest is history.