WOW!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira REACTION
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- WOW!| FIRST TIME HEARING The Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira REACTION
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The Oak Ridge Boys 6 or 7 years ago teamed up with Home Free and sang this together a cappella. Super good!
I saw that! It was so fun to watch them react to each other as singers. It looked like a blast!
That was awesome. I like the artist really like what Home Free does with their songs. That is a great compliment on both sides.
I love this cover! I'd love to see yall react to it!
Best cover ever with Home Free
I was going to say that they collab with Home Free on their famous song.
The man with the black hair, and suit, actually did the bass. His name is Richard Sterban. Great voice and fantastic group. They have a ton of hits in the country as well as Gospel genres. You should check out more of their hits.
"Dream On" really showcased Richard's smooth bass.
When Richard Sterban was younger he looked a lot like Glenn Quagmire from Family Guy.
He was also a backup singer for Elvis.
He was also the bass singer for the Stamps Quartet that sang back-up for Elvis Presley.
LOL...growing up as a teenager I thought the ZZ Top looking dude was the bass singer.
The bass singer in this group can shake the seats with just his voice.
Bass is Richard, who before joining the Oak Ridge Boys sang Bass for Elvis for a bit.
Probably has a cock down to his knees
You got that right.
Richard Sterban - the well-dressed one in the suit and tie - is the bass, and is one of the most recognized bass singers in country. Before he joined the Oaks, he was part of the Stamps Quartet who sang backups for a guy called Elvis Presley.
For Jordan's passion, Richard was also one of the original investors of the Nashville Sounds, the Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
I remember when they hit the charts how shocked everyone was that he was the bass and not William Golden
He the banker that's going to foreclose on their farms.
BTW, the lead singer on this song, Joe Bonsall (who recently passed away) was born and raised in Philadelphia and was a regular dancer on Dick Clark’s “Bandstand”.
This group The Oak Ridge Boys and another group The Statler Brothers were big mainstream Gospel groups for decades before moving to secular country music in the 1970s! Both groups were known for their awesome harmonies and have many more songs for you to explore!!
In the future with either group the music video and live versions are what you want to react to as they are entertainers as well as awesome singers!
Great suggestions!!
They always joked on each other during award shows.
In each case, their first non gospel hit was a sharp break from their gospel roots.
My mother’s favorite band of all time is the Statler Brothers- Holy Bible is her favorite
Add the band Alabama and it’s all the music I grew up with in my household. My aunt still knows one of the Statler brothers singers and goes to his shows.
Written and originally performed by Dallas Frazier in 1966.
This 1981 cover was one of the Oak Ridge Boys biggest songs, and it's the version that most people know.
The acapella group Home Free did a version with the Oak Ridge Boys
The deep voice is the second from the right, Richard Sterban.
I didn't know that this is a cover. The Oakridge Boys sure made it theirs.
@@RayfordRaySiegel It's the first version I heard.
Had no idea.
Dallas was a fantastic songwriter and could do a great version of this song as well!
I love Dallas Frazier’s original version.
By the time the Oak Ridge Boys covered this song and made it one of their signature songs, Elvira _Mistress of the Dark_ was growing in popularity on TV also.
And anyone who doesn't know who that is needs to treat themselves to a Google search right now for her. God bless the 80s! 😂
And the song isn’t even about her. The songwriter got the idea because he saw a street sign for Elvira Avenue in Nashville.😁
I remember this time well (1981) i would have 13 ☺
It's the short haired, clean face Italian guy that has the deep voice
This was my favorite song when I was around 5 years old, and I really did think it was about her.😄
This song was so famous when it came out that they played it on the pop/rock stations as well.
It’s funny, because the guy you would least expect to have the deep voice, has the voice.
When Amber is really feeling a song, she's such a joy to watch!
I agree with you. There is no disputing that smile. ✌️
Like, every song, if you watch enough
You were right. This song is just a catchy, easing to sing song and it will stick in your head. The bass vocals gets everyone's attention. A huge hit for The Oakridge Boys.
Kids loved this song! It is fun.
"Elvira" is more of a ditty. The Oak Ridge Boys' best songs by far are "Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight" and "Y'all Come Back Saloon"
It went to number 4 on the pop charts back in the early 80's.
Over played big time back then. I remember being sick of hearing it back then but loved hearing it again for the first time in prob 20 yrs.. lo. That,s how much it was over played.
And no the guy with the beard is not the low voice. It's the one right next to him on that pic you paused on when you said that. I always though the same but say a TV show with them back in the 80s and found out who has the low voice. The cleanest cut of the band lol.
Woo hoo! Love me some Oak Ridge Boys. "Elvira, Bobbie Sue" "American Made" "Sail Away". "Dig a little Deeper" are my favorites
Home Free and The Oak Ridge Boys recently re-made this
a capella style. It’s fun to see these guys 40 years later still belting it!!
The Oak Ridge Boys are country legends! So many great songs: Leavin' Louisiana in the Broad Daylight, Dream On, Sail Away, Y'all Come Back Saloon, Come On In, Bobbie Sue, American Made, etc. Their harmonies are always to good.
The Bus is still rolling! That ol Highway.....goes on...
Dream On is underrated. Definitely one of my favorites!!
@@josephfronek7238 Thank God For Kids ; God Bless The USA are other Oak Ridge Boys songs that are in my top 10 favorites of all time.
This brings up bittersweet memories for me. My dad would take me and my sisters to get pizza and the restaurant had a juke box. He would let us play some songs but we always played this for him. Thought it was his favorite. Years later he said it's a good song, not his favorite but he never sad anything because he was proud his 6-10 year old daughters weren't selfish and thought of him too. He passed in 2019, song still makes me tear up.
I feel the same. Went to a baseball game Atlanta Braves, special day with my Dad. Between innings they played this song and Dad started dancing acting a fool. I was horrified before turning around and seeing the whole second deck dancing and acting a fool. It was a moment to remember with Dad who passed in 2010.
Lost my mother the same year now I have trouble listening to "Go Rest High On That Mountain".
80's country band Alabama. Their first hit was "Love in the First Degree", and the hits just went on from there.
Lol I was just fixing to say Alabama ,Lady down on love that song makes me cry lol
Loved their Mountain Music album.
@@chriso6719 Listened to Mountain music on a old 8 track tape when i was a kid. Only a few other bands had such good harmonies
@@michaelsherrill6561 lol, I have it on vinyl.
Yes, love Alabama - Song of the South
This was a HUGE hit for the Oak Ridge Boys back in the day. It’s just catchy. It was played all the time on the radio and everyone would sing “Giddyup, a oom poppa oom poppa mow mow” and just smile. Glad you found this fun little song.
Also the bass singer is the most clean cut of the crew.
There is a very good reason they have been together for nearly 50 years, traveling, singing all the time.
One of the parts that I really like is Richard Sterban's voice getting deeper with each 'oom papa mow mow.'
Richard can barely hit the notes, now though.
Such a great band!! Please consider Little River Band - Lady, Lonesome Loser, The Night Owls, Cool Change, Reminiscing, The Other Guy... Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr. Bojangles, Fishin' in the Dark. And Pure Prairie League - Amie!! Love you guys, keep smiling!! 🎶😎🎶
I've heard about the Lonesome Loser. Doesn't he get cheated by the Queen of Hearts every time?
@@daverhoden445 but he keeps on a tryin.
Do the original version of Mr. Bojangles, Jerry Jeff Walker.
LRB was another excellent group that gets too easily forgotten.
Both great groups.
Elvira sung by Home Free and the Oakridge boys is one to watch.
They started out as a gospel group and they are from Oak ridge , Tennessee I love their song Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight
Ditto Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight!
Another great Louisiana song is Mel McDaniels’ Louisiana Saturday Night…..
Well, you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow
Kick off your shoes and you throw 'em on the floor
Dance in the kitchen 'til the mornin' light
Louisiana Saturday night…
@@roncypert8255 oh yes it is great suggestion
This song was everywhere when i was a kid. Everyone was singing it. Just like us 45 years ago try to get this song out of your head after hearing it.
The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas record was a central fixture of my childhood
This made me cry but they are happy tears because my mom loved the Oak Ridge Boys. Brings back happy feelings and memories. I'm so happy y'all like it too.
I really wish you would have watched a live performance because I would have loved to see the look of shock on Jay's face when he realized who was singing the low bass notes (Richard Sterban).
Same! I was just a kid but remember seeing them sing this on tv and blown away when it was handsome "pretty boy" of the group singing bass!
My step mom hated this song so when they announced "Elvira" as a winner on the CMA's the whole house exploded in a chorus of this song. That woman was seething
Love this story! ♥
I think I may have met your stepmom. There was this bar I used to roll into on my Harley when I was in the Navy, and there was this one woman that every time she heard this song she went to long lengths to make sure everybody in the bar knew that she just hated this song. She was a trip. A lot of us waited till she was drunk and made sure that we put the song on just to get to her, it was hilarious to hear her scream from the other side of the bar and get so upset.
Did she say why she hated it? I knew a Sherrie who hated "Rock the Casbah" by The Clash until she found out they were singing: "Sharif don't like it", not "Sherrie don't like it".
🤣😂🤣
Ironically, I sometimes have people call me "Bobby Sue" because of their song. Lol
Just had to tell you that when this song was a big hit, my daughter was attending a Catholic high school, and one of her teachers was Sister Elvira! Not lying!
Fifteen years before the Oak Ridge Boys had a huge hit with 'Elvira', the Statler Brothers sang the song on a television show with Dallas Frazier, the songwriter who wrote 'Elvira'. 🙂
Now that you’ve heard Oak Ridge Boys you need to check out the Statler Brothers also. Counting Flowers on the Wall is a good start
Flowers on the Wall was my introduction to country groups. “Playing solitaire til dawn, with a deck of 51.” That is one of the greatest line in music.
Yes, Counting Flowers would be great!
The Statler Brothers are great!
Love that
YES!! 👍😃👍
I’m sitting in the middle of Las Vegas airport waiting for my flight laughing so much that I’m starting to get stares 😂😂 Thank you for the laugh!!! ❤️ you both!!
The playful rivalry between the Oak Ridge Boys and the Statler Brothers in the 70s and 80s was one of the best things in country music.
The Statler brothers Yes!! Counting flowers on the wall. ❤️
The Statler Brothers were also a great vocal group.
The guy with the low bass voice is the most clean cut one of them all. Don’t judge a book….
Was dating a Pepsi exec back in the late 70s. Christmas dinner for employees and the Oak Ridge Boys were the entertainment.
After their GREAT concert, we (spouses/dates of the execs) were getting some drinks in the back of the room while the execs had a "meeting." The Oak Ridge Boys ended up joining us . . . and they were the NICEST guys!! All of them were down-to-earth.
Wife here...OMG..This was HUGE when I was around 7 years old...My Brother was 3 and SANG it ALL the TIME...People Loved it!!! THE Oak Ridge Boys are Country Legends!!!..Such a FUN song well said!!
I have seen these guys live. When he hits that low note it goes thru your chest. You can feel it.
My mom loved the Oak Ridge Boys so I grew up listening to them. They were more 70’s though. Mom took us to their concert at the state fair. I always loved the guy with the deep voice. 😁🤣🤘🎶💕
They were my first concert at the country fair.
Lol dragged my son to their Christmas Concert .. he was two so '94
It's actually the clean-shaven guy with the dark hair, Richard Sterban, who is the bass singer....
This song was the Oak Ridge Boys' very first country-crossover hit of the early 1980s. The song went all the way to hit #1 on the Billboard Country chart and it peaked at the #5 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks in a row during the summer of 1981. This song was a monster hit indeed!!! By the way, the guy singing with the deep voice is not the guy with the white beard. The third guy on the right with the black suit is the one with the deep voice.
Richard Sturbin has one of the deepest voices I've ever heard. Saw them live. The opening line to "Dream On" ratteled the arena and melted most of the women.
And you were wrong J. The bass voice is the smaller guy ( no mustache) with the black hair NEXT to the guy with the beard.
The high voice is the one in the striped shirt.
Wow. I'm shocked too that it wasn't the bearded guy. Classic.!
I may have a pretty deep voice, but I couldn't carry Richard Sturbin's LUNCH, y'all!!!!
@@BaronessErsatz And Tm Faust impressed him on their collaboration.
Yep, the smallest guy has the deepest voice.
Everyone, and I mean everyone, would sing along with the line, "Ump bappa, ump bappa mau mau"! You're wrong Jay. The deep singer is the dark haired guy with no facial hair! Shocking right?
Now you have to hear the Home Free cover - with the Oak Ridge Boys. It's actually amazing.
He Has The Voice That From The Video Make Your Chair Vibrate
Oak Ridge Boys had a such a beautiful song with Sail Away, it spent 13 wks top of country charts in 1979.
Omg LOL, one of the countriest country songs to crossover into the pop charts, reaching #5 on the billboard hot 100 in 1981
Everyone loves “Elvira.” The deep base is the young guy, not beardo! There was a sitcom, “Mike And Molly” and Mike had a tape stuck in the cassette player of his car. Of course it was the Oak Ridge Boys. In a hilarious scene all the men of the show were in the garage working on the car and singing “Elvira!” You should check out the show sometime. Another great country tune from the same era is Brookes & Dunn, “My Maria,” a favorite of my late wife.
"Mike and Molly" is the best! I just saw that episode a few days ago. Hilarious!
I love Mike & Molly, and I remember that scene, so it was good to hear the whole so and not just the chorus.
Too funny! Once it started playing I could just picture them in the car singing, lol. Great show and song!
And then molly sold a book and they bought that orange challenger
I love that episode!! That scene was great.
That guy singing bass has such an awesome voice. I have never heard someone sing that low note with such power.
Theres an a Capella group that covered this song with the oak ridge boys.. This group is called Home Free. Their bass singer is Tim Foust, you should check this version its really good ☺
Man alive, I remember when I was a kid, this song was always playing somewhere
The one with the beard sings lead in the song. Thank God For Kids and thats a song the she would really love to listen to.
“American Made”, “Thank God for Kids” and “Fancy Free” are great Oak Ridge Boys songs.
This song was EVERYWHERE!! I was 9 years old and everyone sang that chorus! It was truly a sensation! The Oakridge Boys and Alabama were 2 of the biggest 80's country bands! Each of them had songs that everyone knew or at least had heard!
I love the memories this song brings back!
Oh my, when my son was 3 Elvira was always on the radio. He'd ride around with my Dad, and they'd sing Elvira. My son will be 44 this year and one of his fondest memories of his grandad was singing this song together! ❤️
This video, 19 months after it was uploaded, currently has 9451 likes and ZERO dislikes. That's some fantastic numbers.
The one bar I used to visit back then played this song at least once a night and the whole bar song along. Brings back many memories.
"High Ho Silver, Away" was the quote of The Lone Ranger that they used. Love watching The Lone Ranger as a kid and helped me love "Elvira" even more.
John Anderson: Swingin' or The Statler Brothers: Elizabeth both released in the early eighties Also any song from Don Williams can't go wrong with the gentle giant lol I love this old country reactions y'all are taking me back to my youth. LOVE IT!!
I was lucky enough to see them in concert when I was 9 or 10. My sister and I flipped out when they looked directly at us and waved!! Bobby Sue is one of my favorites by them.
Oh my goodness! I haven't heard this song in Forever~And~A~Day! Takes me back to my young days. I loved this song!
Don't feel bad, you can't help jamming to this!!!
I think many children have a song that they can somehow relate to at a very young age. Elvira was that song for my nephew when he was three years old. I can still see him in front of the stereo dancing and singing "Elbira" - such a great memory. J&A - Maybe one of your children will pick up this catchy tune and it will produce many fun and special memories too!
This was so much fun!! Nope! The deep voice belongs to the guy standing next to the guy on the right., his name is Richard Sturbin. Bobby Sue is fire also from them. 🔥
They has so many good songs. Trying to Love Two Women, Yall Come Back Saloon, Leaving Louisiana in Broad Daylight, Come on In. Setting Fancy Free, and others
Richard actually started out singing back up for Elvis.
I was a child in the 80's and a teen in the 90's. As a young child I used to love this song.
Love this song. Also the version they did of this song with Home Free. The one singing bass is the dark-haired man without a beard on the right, Richard Sterban. They have been a group since 1947 and they are still touring! Ozark Mountain Jubilee, American Made, Thank God For Kids.
the original Oak Ridge Boys got together in 1947..... Before these guys could walk. Oak Ridge Tennessee was a town built to support and house the top secret nucular (atomic bomb) program. Originally a gospel group
This is one of my mother’s favorite groups! She loved this song. This is one of the first songs I remembered learning! Yes I’m that old!
Love love love love this!!!! I remember seeing them live a a little boy in the 1980's, at the Washington County fair in Wisconsin. When they did this song.....it seemed like the entire county was there to join in!!!!! Thank you for reacting
One of my favorite that they sing is THANK GOD FOR KIDS. It will make you cry for sure
This is one of those songs that you have to sing along with whenever you hear it!
hahah love the reaction! This is a fun song. I love The Oak Ridge Boys so much. 'Leavin' Lousiana in the Broad Daylight', and 'Y'all Come Back Saloon' are among my favorites, also 'Come on In'. Honestly they have so many great songs.
ALSO - The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas album (1982) is EXCELLENT and one of my Top 3 Christmas albums of all time. I would recommend listening to the WHOLE thing, nearer that time of year. :) But I definitely recommend taking a listen to, 'Thank God for Kids'.
"Y'all Come Back Saloon" is probably my favorite ORB song.
The oak ridge boys are one of the best country and gospel singers in the market.... another song to do is leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight...it's a good one
I love that you guys finally checked this one out. Check out ‘I’m Settin Fancy Free,’ ‘Y’all Come Back Saloon,’ ‘Bobbie Sue’ or ‘American Made’ next. I think you’d love ‘Thank God For Kids’ too. The guy with the deep voice, Richard Sterban, actually used to tour with Elvis before he joined the Oak Ridge Boys.
My old middle school bus driver used to play country music all the time and I remember this song from back then. It's been decades since I've heard it!
One thing I will never forget, back many years ago, I was walking through the assembly were I work and this song came on a radio station and every line turned to it and 15 assembly lines blaring Elvira.
Great song!! Your body has to move to this one!! Love how deep the bass goes!! JUST WOW!! ❤️🎶
Richard Sterban
@@janiceduke1205 Thank you, JANICE!!
It's almost like listening to a guy transform into a bullfrog over the course of the song. 🐸
@@corinnepmorrison1854 🤗
"Elvira" was a crossover hit. We took to the dance floor at the club when it started playing. And when Richard's deep voice came in ... WOW! Richard Sterban, BTW, is the bass man with the shortest hair in the picture standing next to the guy on the right with the long hair. If you like bass voices, give a listen to "Mr. Bass Man" by Johnny Crystal. I think he's a one-hit wonder from the 60s but I could be wrong.
Also who put the bomp, by Barry Mann. Then there is "Blame it on the Bossa Nova." By Eydie Gorme.
Yup. Country Doo Wop. 😁
Back in the days when the Billboard Top 40 included different genres of music, a track like "Elvira" which was a huge #1 country record could cross-over to the Pop chart and do well. "Elvira peaked @ #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1981 and won a Grammy for Best Country Vocal Group.
A great pick for Female Friday is one of the first and biggest crossover hits of the late seventies "Don't it make my brown eyes blue" by Crystal Gayle. A month at number one on the Country chart, three weeks at number two on the Pop chart, only kept from number one by the second-most overplayed song of the Seventies, "You light up my life" by Debbie Boone. (Most overplayed was "Love will keep us together" by The Captain and Tennile.)
Totally, actually completely forgot about this song, but it comes flooding back to the early 80s when at high school junior this one, back when..
I was 23 when this came out. Always glad when it came on the radio.
This song was incredibly popular when it came out. Back in those days I worked as a DJ at a small market country station here in Southwest Michigan and we would frequently play requests. By far, this was our most requested song. Our Program Director had to limit how often we could play it. We could have put it on a constant loop and it wouldn't be good enough for some people.
Love this one! You guys would also love "American Made" by The Oak Ridge Boys and "Mountain Music" by Alabama. Country song reactions for the future.
A catchy tune for sure !! Loved it as a kid ! Saw them live at the Jackson County fair in the early 80s
Since you both loved Richard's booming voice, you have to do "Dream On". It will melt you on the spot.
One of the biggest songs of 1981 was Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop chart for several weeks. It was very hot that year. Everyone was singing it.
This song was out about 1980/81. It was a huge hit! My high school was 99.99% Black in the heart of the city. Everyone at my school was walking around singing this song. We all knew it word for word.
lol. It's irresistible whether one likes "country" or not.
HUGE!!! Hit.
Glad you liked these guys! They have tons of hits. Two of my favorites are Y'all Come Back Saloon and Leaving Louisiana In The Broad Daylight. I think you guys would like them both.
Brings back good memories of my Mom playing this record on Saturday morning while cleaning the house. Also, this group was the first concert I ever went to, at the tender age of 9 or 10 years old. That deep voice of Richard's is just amazing.
they did this recently with Home Free a fun video. the guy next to the guy on the right is the bass, also We got paid by Cash and More than a name on the Wall are worth listening to, Oh the Class of 57 as well
All great Statler Brothers tunes.
Actually, the guy second from the right is the bass. The guy with the big ZZ Topp beard is the baritone. It's not always the biggest guy that does the bass. Look at Pentatonix. The biggest guy is Scott, the blonde, who's their baritone. The original bass, Avi, and their replacement bass, Matt, both are shorter and leaner than Scott.
The guy with the deep voice can shake seats while singing
The Oak Ridge Boys started out in the 50s as a Southern Gospel group, which went totally country with this lineup.
If you like this, check out Bobby Sue.
Watch them perform this song with Home Free ☮️💜
Came here to post this
Yes! That was Straight FIRE for sure!!!
Absolutely
I wish you had done the live version - but glad you reacted to the song/group!
I watched them live the day this song hit one million. A fun song.
This was a fun song back in the day and still is. I still have this record from back in the day! And the tall more clean cut guy with shorter dark hair is the one with the deep bass voice. It’s a fun song! ❤ There were many bass singers back in the day but there were only maybe 10 that had awesome bass voices and this guy was one of them. J.D. Sumner from the Gospel Quartet The Stamps (which sang back up for Elvis along with the Jordanaires Gospel Quartet. The bass singer for the Kingsmen Gospel Quartet was also one of the best and also won many years as the best bass singer. They used to have competitions back in the day to see who could sing the lowest and the which tenors could sing the highest and which pianists of the gospel quartets were the best! We used to go to the Quartet Convention’s as a family when I was a kid and it was just the best thing hearing all these amazing gospel quartets! These guys all had talent, they had to to make it because back then there was a lot of talented people. People really tried to hone their craft and make it better so they all were so good!
A lot of these quartets started out as gospel groups or came from gospel groups, that’s why they always had the best harmonies. They were masters at their craft even when they sing acapella they’re still awesome and sound amazing!❤
Such a fun song!! Try Mason Williams “Classical Gas”!!🤘🔥
Interesting that you would pick this song this weekend. I saw them perform this song live in 1985 on the mall grounds in Washington DC at a July 4th celebration concert. The concert also included sets from Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, New Edition, The Four Tops and The Beach Boys.
Love that you did this song. Now you definitely have to do the Home Free cover of Elvira featuring The Oak Ridge Boys. So much fun!
definitely
The HF and ORB remake is amazing!
If you’re at the club and this song comes on, you’re going home with a big one.
Elvira was the 'Mistress of the Dark" on TV. A tribute song to her. Richard Sterban was bass singer. He usually dressed up in a suit.