Assumed/incorrect titles:
- Take Off To The Great White North
- It's A Beauty Way To Go
- Take-Off
other performers:
- Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib) from Rush (chorus vocal)
Written by:
- Kerry Crawford/Jonathan Goldsmith/Marc Giacomelli/Rick Moranis/Dave Thomas
Recording location:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Available on (*):
- 1981 LP Great White North (Mercury SRM-1-4034, late 1981; album version)
- 1981 45 rpm single (Mercury 76134, late 1981; single edit)
- 1985 LP Dr. Demento Presents The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time Volume V: The 1980s (Rhino RNLP 824, plus RNBC 490 box set; album version)
- 2002 CD set like, Omigod! the 80$ Pop Culture Box (totally) (Rhino R2 78239, July 2, 2002; single edit)
General type of music:
- rock
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- Canada
- music
- SCTV TV series
Alternate versions:
- The album version has a sketch intro and outro which were removed from the single edit. Dr. Demento plays the album version unless otherwise specified.
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- The title of this song was a popular catchphrase on the "Great White North" segment of SCTV, used to mean "get lost" or similar.
Chart information:
- #16 1982 (single)
- #8 1982 (as part of album Great White North)
Common misspellings:
- Bob & Doug Mackenzie
General type of music:
- spoken/sketch comedy
Real name:
- Rick Moranis (Bob McKenzie)
- Dave Thomas (Doug McKenzie)
Born:
- April 18, 1953 (Rick Moranis)
- May 20, 1949 (Dave Thomas)
Based in:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Also recorded with:
- Geddy Lee (Gary Lee Weinrib) from Rush
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Bob & Doug McKenzie were hosts of the fictional "Great White North" program on the Canadian sketch comedy TV series SCTV.
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