"Know when to hold em, know when to fold them" applies to both cards and life. You got it right! Another great story telling song from him is "Coward of the County". Also, a great story telling is Tim McGraws "Dont Take the Girl".
"The secret to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep. 'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser." That's nothing to do with cards right there.
It totally makes sense that it contains life lessons in addition to the song. I have always felt that way since the first time I heard the song all those years ago.
Kenny’s got a whole rabbit hole you could deep dive into and love every minute. I think my two favorite story songs by him are Coward of the County and The Greatest. His Love Songs? Too many to count, but probably She Believes In Me and Buy Me A Rose. And then there are his duets…. I especially love his last one with Dolly, You Can’t Make New Old Friends. Oh, and he did a song with Home Free, too, called Children Go Where I Send Thee and it’s out of this world!
Kenny's most beautiful ballad is "Lady". The song was written by Lionel Richie who said he could never do it the justice that Kenny did. It's a Country masterpiece. ~Lesa
Kenny Rogers was an amazing artist, and like many artists of the time, didn’t stick strictly to a single genre. “Coward of the County” is another good storytelling song. Be warned though that it doesn’t pull punches. For his more Popish side “She Believes in Me” is a feel good love song; and, Country or not, “Lady” is an absolute MUST listen. In honor of upcoming Halloween I have to at least mention “Planet Texas”. Enjoy! 😁
You nailed the interpretation of this. So many song suggestions by people and I agree with them all. Another great one is “Lucille”, very understated singing on it but good story again.
I can remember growing up in the 80s, my dad would jokingly start singing in his loudest, worst singing voice, “you picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille...” 😂
"Kenny Rogers & The First Editions - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" this was back in the 70's when He had just hit the Billboard's. And what I mean by that is... In those days billboards was used to rate how popular the song was, and Also, how fast and how long it stayed that way. (you probably already knew that, hehe) And you will see his original hair color... lol
I remember when he was with The First Edition before he went solo. His voice was so iconic that it earned him a spot on the “We Are The World” song and video (you need to check that out if you haven’t already). He has had too many hits to mention here but my personal favorite is “Lady” (written and sung by Lionel Richie). However don’t overlook “She Believes in Me”, “Coward of the County” or “We’ve Got Tonight” and that’s just a sampling. Such an amazing voice. No one else like him
Home Free covered this and it's great too. Kenny sang Children Go Where I Send Thee with Home Free not long before he passed away. And if you watch all the way to the end of the video after the song Kenny tells how he came to sing with Home Free 😁
like JG once sang "the cards aint worth a dime, if you dont lay'em down" so many songs about poker are just metaphors for life, this one is probably the ultimate.
This is one of the few country songs that I loved before Home Free! I love their version also! I’ve always thought that was about life itself! Thanks for the great reaction!
Classic!!! I know you love Home Free.... They did a collab with Kenny prior to his death, "go children where I send thee". Then, after his passing, Home Free actually covered this. And it is incredible, of course. Love this! ❤
Most people don't realize that when he says, "And somewhere in the darkness The gambler he broke even" ... he's basically saying he died in his sleep which was what he said was one of the best things he could hope for.
When I was a kid I hated country music. Then when I was 20 there started to be amazing songs and singers. I will be 75 In a December and still love classic country from the 60’s, 70’s a 80’s.
Yeah! I luuuuuv Kenny! He is a legend. Please react to more of him. Lucille, Coward of the County, Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer (duet with Shena Easton), Islands in the Stream (Duet with Dolly Parton) and many more...
You are in for quite a musical journey. In terms of Kenny Rogers songs…you will definitely need “Coward of the County” as others have suggested! Cheers!
Great reaction, like the story to this song. Ya gotta react to his song " COWARD OF THE COUNTY" great story as well. They made movies based on the gambler, and coward of the county. Believe they were made for tv movies. Anyway great reaction 👍👍
Miss Mr Kenny Rogers. I was blessed to see him live when I was 14 years old (long time ago). He was awesome!!! RIP May I suggest one of his later songs “The Last Ten Years”. I think you’ll enjoy it too.
Some of the best story tellers were singers. Its been going on since ancient people's time. They got their entertainment, stories, news, music and more from bards.
Long before he went solo, Kenny Rogers and his band First Edition released a song titled Ruby (Don’t take your love to town). It’s definitely a story in itself and I believe you ‘d like it. Please check it out!
Kenny has always been my favorite. I cried when he passed. My heart is still broken but I love that you did this one. They also made 5 movies for the gambler you may want to watch They are pretty good and Kenny stars in them. You definitely need to do coward of the county
You got it. The game is a metaphor for life. When the guy met the gambler he was low on life and about to give up (the gambler noticed he was out of aces). The gambler gave him a different way to look at his situation (his cards). Every hand is a winner or loser depending on what you do. That advice was the ace he could keep.
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Nah, you hit it on the head. It's not just a "card playing" advice. It's life advice. RIP Kenny.
It's like a slap on the head when you realize this song has absolutely nothing to do with a card game and everything to do with a life lesson
U have that right
Lady. One of the greatest love songs ever recorded.
Coward of the county is a great song from kenny! The storytelling in the song is incredible
Rip Kenny Roger's. He made several movies based on this song.He is a legend
"Know when to hold em, know when to fold them" applies to both cards and life. You got it right! Another great story telling song from him is "Coward of the County". Also, a great story telling is Tim McGraws "Dont Take the Girl".
"The secret to surviving is knowing what to throw away and knowing what to keep. 'Cause every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser." That's nothing to do with cards right there.
You understood it exactly right! it is a lesson about life through the metaphor of a poker game.
My favorites from Kenny's early days are "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" and "Reuben James".
Pretty sure I spent the entire summer singing Reuben James when I was 7. Still love that one.
Oh, yeah, these are definitely two of my favorites---along with "Coward of the County", and "She Believes in Me" just kills me!!
"Reuben James" was my absolutely favorite Kenny Rogers song in the 70s. You NEED to do Reuben James.
I wasn't sure anyone else remembered Reagan James.
Reuban James, lol, autocorrect
So many great songs from this story teller. Definitely a legend! Coward of the County is one of my all time favorites from him. R.I.P Mr. Rogers 🙏🙏
You got it. The song is a metaphor for life.
And somewhere in the darkness, the Gambler he broken even
It totally makes sense that it contains life lessons in addition to the song. I have always felt that way since the first time I heard the song all those years ago.
Kenny’s got a whole rabbit hole you could deep dive into and love every minute. I think my two favorite story songs by him are Coward of the County and The Greatest. His Love Songs? Too many to count, but probably She Believes In Me and Buy Me A Rose. And then there are his duets…. I especially love his last one with Dolly, You Can’t Make New Old Friends. Oh, and he did a song with Home Free, too, called Children Go Where I Send Thee and it’s out of this world!
Kenny dud a duet with Dolly Parton called "Islands In The Stream", written by Barry Gibb of Bee Gees fame. Beautiful song!
Kenny's most beautiful ballad is "Lady". The song was written by Lionel Richie who said he could never do it the justice that Kenny did. It's a Country masterpiece. ~Lesa
Grew up on Kenny Rogers. Older country music is almost always a life lesson
Kenny Rogers was an amazing artist, and like many artists of the time, didn’t stick strictly to a single genre. “Coward of the County” is another good storytelling song. Be warned though that it doesn’t pull punches. For his more Popish side “She Believes in Me” is a feel good love song; and, Country or not, “Lady” is an absolute MUST listen. In honor of upcoming Halloween I have to at least mention “Planet Texas”. Enjoy! 😁
Coward of the County is another Kenny Rogers song you need to hear.
You know that when you write a lyric that becomes a quote not even associated with your song, you’re a legend.
yeah classic country loved telling stories.
You're right, it's a life lesson using gambling as an analogy.
You nailed the interpretation of this. So many song suggestions by people and I agree with them all. Another great one is “Lucille”, very understated singing on it but good story again.
Oh, yeah, I love that one, too---there's just SOOOO many of his that are BEYOND fabulous!!
R.I.P., Honey---we miss you, already!!! 😥
I can remember growing up in the 80s, my dad would jokingly start singing in his loudest, worst singing voice, “you picked a fine time to leave me, Lucille...” 😂
Kenny has always been one of my favorites. The song Lady is probably my absolute favorite. 💕
“Love Will Turn You Around” and “Coward of the County” are two more great Kenny Rogers songs.
Yes -- love Kenny Rogers. Great storyteller.
In every generation of music there are a handful of heavyweight song's. This is one of country's. Coward of the county is another good song of his
"Kenny Rogers & The First Editions - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town" this was back in the 70's when He had just hit the Billboard's. And what I mean by that is... In those days billboards was used to rate how popular the song was, and Also, how fast and how long it stayed that way. (you probably already knew that, hehe) And you will see his original hair color... lol
Definitely life lessons!
G.O.A.T. GREATEST OF ALL TIME
I remember when he was with The First Edition before he went solo. His voice was so iconic that it earned him a spot on the “We Are The World” song and video (you need to check that out if you haven’t already). He has had too many hits to mention here but my personal favorite is “Lady” (written and sung by Lionel Richie). However don’t overlook “She Believes in Me”, “Coward of the County” or “We’ve Got Tonight” and that’s just a sampling. Such an amazing voice. No one else like him
I got Kenny Rogers and the First Edition way back in 1972 for Christmas. Something's Burning has to be my favorite
@@friedaprince Yesssss! Omg, love IT!
You need to hear him sing "Lady" live. So good. Plus his live duets with Dolly Parton, like "Islands in the Stream."
Kenny was a true story teller. This is in the true spirit of country music. ❤️🌹
Love the grit in his voice! He had quite a range as well.
Have to check out Kenny Rogers song Lady.
Great song....he made several Gambler movies...you should to listen to Lady..by Kenny
i see this song more or less as a metaphor for how you live your life, knowing which friends to trust en also knowing when to give up on someone
A true legend. Every song is great.
A voice to die for!!
I love this Song plus seeing old pictures of my dad he looked Just like him I kid you not
RIP Kenny
He is amazing. I love Kenny 💖
Lady by him is a great song
You should watch the movie that goes along with this song. Kenny was a legend.
Written by Don Schlitz. My absolute favorite since the first time I heard it.
Kenny starred in the movie they made out of this song. You can also check out the duets he did with Dolly Parton and Dottie West.
Home Free covered this and it's great too. Kenny sang Children Go Where I Send Thee with Home Free not long before he passed away. And if you watch all the way to the end of the video after the song Kenny tells how he came to sing with Home Free 😁
I love both of those!
like JG once sang "the cards aint worth a dime, if you dont lay'em down" so many songs about poker are just metaphors for life, this one is probably the ultimate.
This is one of the "VERY FEW" country songs that I can tolerate. this one "Jolene" By Dolly Parton and "God Bless The U.S.A" By Lee Greenwood.
You should listen to the video of Kenny singing Lady. Also, Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town. R.I.P
This is one of the few country songs that I loved before Home Free! I love their version also! I’ve always thought that was about life itself! Thanks for the great reaction!
Emmy has such a growl in his voice ! Love it
Classic!!! I know you love Home Free....
They did a collab with Kenny prior to his death, "go children where I send thee".
Then, after his passing, Home Free actually covered this. And it is incredible, of course.
Love this! ❤
Love your reaction to hearing Kenny's voice.
Excelente voz. Muy buena reacción.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Most people don't realize that when he says, "And somewhere in the darkness The gambler he broke even" ... he's basically saying he died in his sleep which was what he said was one of the best things he could hope for.
OMG, has everyone forgotten about Lady? This song was written by Lionel Richey for Kenny, but they both recorded it.
“You took a fine time to leave me Lucille” is a good one.
When I was a kid I hated country music. Then when I was 20 there started to be amazing songs and singers. I will be 75 In a December and still love classic country from the 60’s, 70’s a 80’s.
Fantastic reaction! I think one of his best storytelling song songs is “The greatest”. Check it out!!
Classic tune.
I'd sggest 'Blaze of Glory,' which is my personal favorite Kenny Rogers song, or Kenny's version of 'Me and Bobby McGee.'
It's been a favorite of mine since it's release.
Kenny was another great country artist that could tell a damn good story! Great reaction!🤠🤠🤠
Classic!!!! Loved this song from a lil girl ☺️
Yeah! I luuuuuv Kenny! He is a legend. Please react to more of him. Lucille, Coward of the County, Don't Fall in Love with a Dreamer (duet with Shena Easton), Islands in the Stream (Duet with Dolly Parton) and many more...
Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer was a duet with Kim Carnes.....not Sheena Easton.
You are in for quite a musical journey. In terms of Kenny Rogers songs…you will definitely need “Coward of the County” as others have suggested! Cheers!
Nice reaction! Listen to him singing “ coward of the ;County”; Lsla D’Souza in the Stream”!!”
in the 80's this is the song that made me get off ac/dc and onto country.
Great reaction, like the story to this song. Ya gotta react to his song " COWARD OF THE COUNTY" great story as well. They made movies based on the gambler, and coward of the county. Believe they were made for tv movies. Anyway great reaction 👍👍
Love Kenny Rogers love this song thanks for this Reaction 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Miss Mr Kenny Rogers. I was blessed to see him live when I was 14 years old (long time ago). He was awesome!!! RIP
May I suggest one of his later songs
“The Last Ten Years”. I think you’ll enjoy it too.
Gotta listen to his song : Lady
The Ballad of Jed Clampett.....by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, classic bluegrass, the theme to the TV show "The Beverly Hillbillies"
They actually made a couple movies about this song. Written by Don Schlitz who went into the country music hall of fame this year
Some of the best story tellers were singers. Its been going on since ancient people's time. They got their entertainment, stories, news, music and more from bards.
His first band was kenny Rogers and the First Edition Ruby Dont Take Your Love to Town is a classic Kenny story song he paints musical pictures
My uncle looks just like Kenny R. Love KR.
It's definitely a life lessons song. You should check out Coward of the County by Kenny. Pretty intense story song.
There's a lot of life lessons in this song if you just look for them
Kenny’s Lucille is also great.
Kenny and Dolly have a duet called Islands in the Stream Awesome
Definitely need to do Kenny Rogers...The Coward of the County!!!! R.I.P Kenny!!
I love this one❤👍🙏
Hello from Cody Wyoming USA! Coward of the County is a must😊please
It’s all about life.
Another great legend is Willie Nelson … great 👍
2 of my favorite non music videos are this is rolling thunder and for the saluting marine
Long before he went solo, Kenny Rogers and his band First Edition released a song titled Ruby (Don’t take your love to town). It’s definitely a story in itself and I believe you ‘d like it. Please check it out!
"The Greatest," was always one of my favorite Kenny Rogers' songs!
Kenny has always been my favorite. I cried when he passed. My heart is still broken but I love that you did this one. They also made 5 movies for the gambler you may want to watch They are pretty good and Kenny stars in them. You definitely need to do coward of the county
The first time I heard this song was on an episode of the Muppet show he was the guest star and he did this song with Muppet and it blew my mind
Kenny has a cross over song called "Lady" the women love that song, it was written by Lionel Richie.
Coward of the County and Long Arm of the Law....2 of my personal favorites that I think you would REALLY like.
You got it. The game is a metaphor for life. When the guy met the gambler he was low on life and about to give up (the gambler noticed he was out of aces). The gambler gave him a different way to look at his situation (his cards). Every hand is a winner or loser depending on what you do. That advice was the ace he could keep.
He has the smoothest recognizable voice...a rabbit hole worthy of visiting, his duets also.
Islands In the Stream - Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton duet. You will love it!
Also his duets with Dolly, You Can't Make Old Friends.
You would like the duet with Dolly Parton called, "Islands in the Stream." "Lady" and "She Believes in Me", are great songs also.
There are a couple of movies called "The Gambler" that Kenny Rogers starred in as well. :)
I saw Kenny in concert 6 times and he was AMAZING in every LIVE performance a d THAT says alot about a singer!!