The First Edition : Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

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  • @Torahboy1
    @Torahboy1 3 года назад +1102

    If this song isn’t played at my funeral.... I’m not attending.

    • @danielfronc4304
      @danielfronc4304 3 года назад +68

      You really should go to it. I'm sure it wouldn't be the same without you.

    • @danmar007
      @danmar007 3 года назад +22

      @@danielfronc4304 Great one!

    • @MS-ho9wq
      @MS-ho9wq 3 года назад +30

      I'll be at my own funeral over my dead body

    • @Torahboy1
      @Torahboy1 3 года назад +21

      Knock knock
      Who’s there ?
      Grandad
      STOP THE FUNERAL...... OPEN THE COFFIN !!!!!

    • @debbiesdoggiedos
      @debbiesdoggiedos 3 года назад +6

      @@danielfronc4304 LOL

  • @mikeyates7931
    @mikeyates7931 2 года назад +621

    This is a great song ; it really ties the room together

  • @carewdjc
    @carewdjc 7 месяцев назад +84

    Best Kenny Rogers song and performance EVER! Give me Kenny and the First Edition always. He may have been king of the ballads in the 80s. The hits with the First Edition will always be my favorites!

  • @jadentrez
    @jadentrez 7 месяцев назад +11

    In those days, young Kenny was only beginning to discover the great powers his beard had.

  • @bethnorrod5942
    @bethnorrod5942 3 года назад +928

    So glad I found this. Had to prove to my younger husband that I wasn't lying when I said Kenny was in a psychedelic rock band.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 3 года назад +36

      Oh yeah. Latter day Rogers fans who weren't around or didn't remember the 1960s found it hard to believe that he cut this slice of psychedelia in 1967 (song went to #5 in 1968) The next year they went to a country-rock format.

    • @danousley11
      @danousley11 3 года назад +34

      I saw them live in St. Joseph, MO, when this song was charting. Loved hearing it in the Big Lebowski.

    • @sylviaross5486
      @sylviaross5486 3 года назад +19

      Beth Norrod LOL - I'll bet he flipped out when he realized you were right.

    • @bonniemoerdyk9809
      @bonniemoerdyk9809 3 года назад +15

      Beth, my 5 yr younger hubby will be home soon....can't wait to try it out on him and see what he says. Sometimes he'll just look at me when i know all the words to a song that came out when he was just a toddler.

    • @leroylowe5921
      @leroylowe5921 3 года назад +9

      He never saw the Big Lebowski.
      EDIT: Okay, that had nothing to do with it. (smack self upside the head)

  • @carolinevictory1414
    @carolinevictory1414 4 года назад +508

    The Dude abides...and so does Kenny, R.I.P, man.

  • @michaelrose5614
    @michaelrose5614 3 года назад +934

    Best song Kenny Rogers ever did, my opinion l mean it.

  • @albertschepis
    @albertschepis 7 месяцев назад +59

    69 years old but this is the first time I've seen this performance. They really blew it away! Wow!

    • @melindaparris7522
      @melindaparris7522 5 месяцев назад +3

      I happen to be the same age and this song came to mind - I never realized it was Kenny Rogers, my condition is totally blown right now! 😂

    • @jaycreasey
      @jaycreasey 5 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah the studio version had a funky little thing at the beginning😊 really cool though I am also your age and yeah rest in peace Kenny

    • @trysometruth
      @trysometruth 4 месяца назад +2

      Same here bro - 69 and first time seeing this. 96% of bands across all the decades would've "performed" this song, especially for TV, as miming to the recorded track. They freaking did this, quite obviously and semi-unbelievably, *LIVE.* Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

    • @deniseflorence381
      @deniseflorence381 4 месяца назад +2

      Wow, this blows my mind!! I never knew Kenny Roger's sang this song!! Can't wait for my 66 year old husband to come home from work so I can tell him :)

    • @deniseflorence381
      @deniseflorence381 4 месяца назад +1

      Yep!! My husband was blown away when he found out this was Kenny Rogers, and he normally gets it right when it comes to music 😳 😅

  • @BirdArvid
    @BirdArvid 4 года назад +269

    Cannot hear this and not grin from ear to ear, remembering The Big Lebowski! A great song for a great soundtrack!

    • @TheToolnut
      @TheToolnut 2 года назад +10

      Brilliant film, a classic, 👍😁🔨🌲🇮🇪

    • @jefferyshoults5000
      @jefferyshoults5000 Год назад +15

      Gutterball. A Jackie Treehorn production. One of the most iconic scenes in cinema history

    • @lisacipriani6105
      @lisacipriani6105 Год назад

      It sux

    • @TessTickles00
      @TessTickles00 7 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@lisacipriani6105You're in a minority of one about that.
      It must be horrible to have no appreciation for class?

    • @skippykaufman4436
      @skippykaufman4436 5 часов назад +1

      @@TheToolnutLove The Dude. I had to race out & buy “the sweater.” It comes in women’s sizes. I wear it all Spring & Fall. The Dude abides.

  • @davewaters2841
    @davewaters2841 3 года назад +47

    My conditition? I'm 62 and love this song take that for whats worth...

  • @kevinfranklin8133
    @kevinfranklin8133 3 года назад +844

    It would have been interesting if Kenny Rogers had continued with this type of music. Frankly, this blows his later stuff away.

    • @bessied.5694
      @bessied.5694 3 года назад +75

      Kevin Franklin; He or his agent knew that fake country was where the money was.

    • @rhondaboncutter5812
      @rhondaboncutter5812 3 года назад +15

      He got better with age!

    • @wryanddry2266
      @wryanddry2266 3 года назад +13

      Where was he going to find more songs like this? He didn't write it. They didn't even play much of the highly-produced radio version.

    • @wryanddry2266
      @wryanddry2266 3 года назад +8

      @Sad but True The issue was "this type of music" and "more songs like this" versus what he did later. If you can write a song like this and as good as this every day, I'd like to hear or read a few of them.

    • @muffs55mercury61
      @muffs55mercury61 3 года назад +17

      Yeah when he went to those soft ballads from 1977-on is when I lost interest.

  • @kennethschneiter8902
    @kennethschneiter8902 6 месяцев назад +13

    Mickey Jones the drummer was on Slingblade and Justified, I love this song

    • @carlparrott2199
      @carlparrott2199 5 месяцев назад +4

      Also home improvement

    • @darrenshepherd2843
      @darrenshepherd2843 5 месяцев назад +1

      And also played drums for Bob Dylan.

    • @timacosby
      @timacosby Месяц назад

      Mary Miller singing harmony. Roger Millers wife

    • @pacotaco840
      @pacotaco840 18 дней назад

      He was in a million things. Even an episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

  • @thwipp89
    @thwipp89 8 лет назад +2476

    that rug really tied the room together, man.

  • @midnightspares
    @midnightspares 4 года назад +262

    One of the best if not the best versions. Freaking love it. Never gets old.

    • @Torahboy1
      @Torahboy1 2 года назад +1

      Check ‘front country kitchen’ version
      Awesomely epic

    • @candygeorge8713
      @candygeorge8713 2 года назад +1

      @@Torahboy1 just did! Still doesn’t compare to the original. The music n the whole thing put together is different fr this version. I might put my work down n listen to the original again

    • @candygeorge8713
      @candygeorge8713 2 года назад +3

      @@Torahboy1 nope- original was a masterpiece

    • @jg6698
      @jg6698 2 года назад

      @@Torahboy1 lol. 🤡

    • @robertthacher-ro6bh
      @robertthacher-ro6bh Год назад +1

      @@Torahboy1 It gets better as the years go by!

  • @dalehood1846
    @dalehood1846 6 месяцев назад +4

    The female singer to the left in back of Kenny is Mary Arnold, who was Roger Miller's second wife. In 2009, she was inducted into the IOWA rock n roll Hall of Fame. She fought Sony music in court for the rights to Roger Miller's music. She won, but the decision was later overturned. Corporate greed.

  • @ronaldgall1244
    @ronaldgall1244 2 года назад +50

    On of the greatest artists of all time. Loved him as a rock star and lived him as a country music star. Rest in Peace, Kenny Rodgers.

  • @harleygal420
    @harleygal420 3 года назад +553

    A moment of silence for those who haven't heard this song yet.

    • @CitzaMatza
      @CitzaMatza 3 года назад +9

      i was just thinkin that....that aside, Im so thankful for all the movies pushing good music away from Oblivion

    • @lorainecwiok694
      @lorainecwiok694 3 года назад +8

      Absolutely because those people just haven’t had a complete life 😉

    • @pinkydogbear
      @pinkydogbear 3 года назад +6

      forward to your friends

    • @Quackerstacker1973
      @Quackerstacker1973 3 года назад +9

      I'm pretty sure that anybody born after 1990 has probably never heard this song

    • @curtisskarma6831
      @curtisskarma6831 3 года назад +7

      Long way from Islands in the stream, huh? I was born August of 69 and do not remember this song. I would assume I've been in the same room that it was playing at one time in my life. I just didnt realise it was this legend. Is Kenny Roger's most peoples favorite artist? No, but he is an absolute legend of the business. My mom and Aunts thought he was a "hunk". I seem to remember Kenny Roger's was always in the rotation on vacation trips. Always. God damn Lucille. Lol

  • @Yverian
    @Yverian 4 года назад +435

    I never realized until just this moment what a masterpiece this song is.

    • @danisouder4853
      @danisouder4853 4 года назад +15

      It hooked me first time when it was first out. It was from my hippie days. glad you like it.

    • @williamsmith9026
      @williamsmith9026 4 года назад +12

      I just had that realization about An old fashioned love song.
      Paul Williams was the man

    • @bobcipnic6617
      @bobcipnic6617 4 года назад +20

      I know, those key changes add such 'drama', and the band is killing it here

    • @danielshaw4038
      @danielshaw4038 4 года назад +13

      " found my mind in a brown paper bag" Sums up my early years

    • @BuzzLOLOL
      @BuzzLOLOL 4 года назад +7

      50 years late... but glad you made it... plus, it got better every time he sang it...

  • @deborahklinlger8565
    @deborahklinlger8565 Год назад +27

    In 1968 I was 11 & I remember singing to this song thinking it was so different from the music of that tine......I love it & still do. Kenny at that time was a true 70's singer, he had the look down pat!!!! A fine looking man .

  • @zoey9764
    @zoey9764 7 месяцев назад +17

    Kicks ASS !!!! What a great song, I heard it on a all country station & couldn't believe it was Kenny Rodgers

    • @susanyork6097
      @susanyork6097 5 месяцев назад

      Yes he was! The Bee Gees wrote “Islands in the Stream”, handed it to Kenny, and Kenny tapped Dolly to sing it with him. The man was not only a great singer…he was brilliant‼️

  • @williamrooney
    @williamrooney 4 года назад +33

    Another moment of musical magic from the 60's ! WOW

  • @mikeyerke3920
    @mikeyerke3920 5 лет назад +222

    I listened to this one million times on vinyl when I was a kid. So did my neighbors...

    • @TheBlueBronco
      @TheBlueBronco 5 лет назад +5

      I wore the damn thing out when I was a kid!

    • @Lynnipo
      @Lynnipo 4 года назад +5

      While burning sandalwood incense....

    • @XjrhughesX
      @XjrhughesX 4 года назад +2

      Mike, I would have been honored to be your neighbor, my friend. You got great taste.

    • @davidseamans6151
      @davidseamans6151 4 года назад +1

      And it just kept getting better every time. You have great taste. RIP Kenny

    • @kristineburbey4710
      @kristineburbey4710 4 года назад +1

      Great song!

  • @robertthacher
    @robertthacher Год назад +63

    A fantastic first hit for Kenny and the First Edition. It has the sound that was 1968. Great musicians. This group would have several hits!

    • @LarryWhite-kw5mj
      @LarryWhite-kw5mj Год назад +4

      His second best hit.

    • @johnstaub8514
      @johnstaub8514 Год назад +3

      This was the music one Wanted to have head phones on as they blasted down the road doing 90 mph or so! BUT we Had No Such Gadgets to do it with...Bummer plus!

  • @anitataylor7179
    @anitataylor7179 7 месяцев назад +5

    Such great music back then... I'm grateful for that chapter of my life... FUN TIMES and so many memories.

  • @matthewhall7976
    @matthewhall7976 3 года назад +146

    Lyrics:
    "I woke up this mornin' with the sundown shinin' in
    I found my mind in a brown paper bag within
    I tripped on a cloud and fell-a eight miles high
    I tore my mind on a jagged sky
    I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
    I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole and then I followed it in
    I watched myself crawlin' out as I was a-crawlin' in
    I got up so tight I couldn't unwind
    I saw so much I broke my mind
    I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
    Someone painted "April Fool" in big black letters on a "Dead End" sign
    I had my foot on the gas as I left the road and blew out my mind
    Eight miles out of Memphis and I got no spare
    Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere
    I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
    I said I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in
    Yeah
    Yeah
    Oh yeah"

    • @nikiTricoteuse
      @nikiTricoteuse 2 года назад +11

      Brilliant. Thanks.

    • @darlenealessio7609
      @darlenealessio7609 2 года назад +9

      Thanks what a ride!!

    • @chrisspohn777
      @chrisspohn777 2 года назад +7

      Unbelievable 😎👽😎💯💥🔥😂💢💖👀🏵️🎊🌸😸🤣👺✔️✅🎃🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️🕳️

    • @judyragen3892
      @judyragen3892 2 года назад +7

      I just dropped in 👋🖒

    • @drumstick74
      @drumstick74 Год назад +4

      Thanks...the lyrics are even more trippy in print.

  • @glenmiller8829
    @glenmiller8829 3 года назад +89

    It's 1:41am.. jammin' to this while drinkin a beer and eating left over pizza. What's my condition that my condition is in.. thanks Kenny.. say hi to my brother & my mom. She really liked you. 💜&🙏🏾

  • @y.p.735
    @y.p.735 4 года назад +109

    Heard this from "The Big Lebowski" and was hooked!!!!

  • @tommymorgan73
    @tommymorgan73 Год назад +34

    Music doesn't get any better than this!! Unbelievable.

    • @vitathaisis9407
      @vitathaisis9407 Год назад +3

      it doesn't. How unbelievably cool was the 70s

  • @TheImmortuary
    @TheImmortuary 3 года назад +79

    I love rediscovering old tunes that I haven't heard in a really long time.

    • @maryjanereed4754
      @maryjanereed4754 3 года назад +2

      I still have my 45's!#

    • @jmk527
      @jmk527 3 года назад +1

      It's a friend that you haven't seen in a long time.

    • @tinydancer36
      @tinydancer36 3 года назад +1

      @@jmk527 Very well put! Music has been my escape through some dark times when I had to reach up to touch bottom.

    • @pinkydogbear
      @pinkydogbear 2 года назад

      me too

  • @craxblixstor
    @craxblixstor 3 года назад +49

    still one of my favourite tracks of all time.... reflective, introspective and utterly bizzare!

  • @garygoodrich7495
    @garygoodrich7495 6 лет назад +325

    R.I.P. Mickey Jones - the drummer with the First Edition who also played with Bob Dylan and Johnny Rivers. Also an excellent character actor too. GREAT DRUMMER!!!!

    • @wayneseay7862
      @wayneseay7862 6 лет назад +7

      YES he was...very good drummer with Johnny Rivers

    • @divingduck1970
      @divingduck1970 6 лет назад +7

      Thank you, I thought that was him. RIP.

    • @colbyb999
      @colbyb999 5 лет назад +9

      Gary - Thanks, I thought that was him but I couldn't think of his name. The man sure was in a lot of TV shows in addition to playing drums for so many awesome songs.

    • @vsmichael1
      @vsmichael1 5 лет назад +18

      And was on home improvement

    • @cranjis.mcbasketball1855
      @cranjis.mcbasketball1855 5 лет назад +17

      He was in Dwight Yoakams porch band in Slingblade also.

  • @TheBouncingCzech116.
    @TheBouncingCzech116. 8 месяцев назад +2

    When I first heard this song as a kid in the 80s, who only knew Kenny as a country singer, I didnt even know he'd done this or any rock music. I learned later about that. The man was amazing, in both genres. RIP Kenny. Thanks for all the great music.

  • @chriscatignani8206
    @chriscatignani8206 4 года назад +64

    This song's been stuck in my head all day. What a drummer Mickey Jones was!

    • @oscargrouch7962
      @oscargrouch7962 2 года назад +8

      I thought the drummer looked familiar. I remember him as an actor but did not know he was a drummer.

    • @wmkyle1
      @wmkyle1 2 года назад +7

      Mickey was on Home Improvement ( tool time). " that would be me "
      Construction crew. Lol

    • @mikem.3308
      @mikem.3308 Год назад +4

      ​@Oscar Grouch the crooked mechanic in Vacation.
      And I'm asking how much you got!

    • @artiefischel2579
      @artiefischel2579 Год назад +2

      I love that smile when he hears the guitarist is in the zone.

    • @CharlotteEdwards-y9n
      @CharlotteEdwards-y9n Год назад +2

      I agree it's been on my mind all week

  • @judyshrum4570
    @judyshrum4570 7 лет назад +81

    THIS SONG BRINGS BACK SOME BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES I CAN NOT REMEMBER .......LOL

    • @terbailey9978
      @terbailey9978 5 лет назад +9

      😀😁😂😃😄 your comment cracks me up. I'm 68 and can definitely relate

    • @marjoryrainey5761
      @marjoryrainey5761 5 лет назад +4

      Oh that's a great one!

  • @GreasyFilms-qc1xo
    @GreasyFilms-qc1xo 5 лет назад +732

    Strange to realize that Kenny "Islands in the Stream" Rogers sang one of the greatest psychadelic rock songs ever.

    • @starsapphirelee5714
      @starsapphirelee5714 4 года назад +17

      That was a BeeGees song actually!

    • @HagbardCeline42
      @HagbardCeline42 4 года назад +24

      @Judy Gaines I think Star meant that the Bee Gees wrote Islands In The Stream

    • @paulconnelly6560
      @paulconnelly6560 4 года назад +11

      @@starsapphirelee5714 No it was written by Mickey Newbury....

    • @starsapphirelee5714
      @starsapphirelee5714 4 года назад +5

      @@paulconnelly6560 you could be right- I was writing from memory but mine was bad-i know the BeeGees did it (probably first). Later Kenny & Dolly had the biggest hit with it!

    • @bjornursajansson6554
      @bjornursajansson6554 4 года назад +30

      Please stop the confusion, you're referring to different songs!
      Mickey Newbury wrote Just Dropped In
      The Bee Gees wrote Islands in the Stream. They originally wrote it for Marvin Gaye (who ended up not using it AFAIK) in an R&B style, but later changed it for the Kenny Rogers album. Not so sure they actually used the song themselves before the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton version, as the first version recorded by the Bee Gees was from a live performance in November 1997 and a subsequent studio version was released in 2001. The first cover versions released appears to be with lyrics in Swedish (1983) and Danish (1984)

  • @Zatanna22
    @Zatanna22 6 месяцев назад +2

    I just can't believe I never knew Kenny Rogers was in this band and did this song. How that got passed me I have no idea but it is true you learn something new every day. He's awesome for the genre but I like all his stuff.

  • @sooz9433
    @sooz9433 4 года назад +56

    The absolute best version of this song there is... soOOOOoo much soul.
    I so miss those days. 🎼🖤

    • @ghw1985
      @ghw1985 2 года назад +3

      so i was in the car and when the scream happened before the last verse i let it go and my sis DIED lol she was like where did that come from? i was like its the song girl lol

    • @rogerkeime1925
      @rogerkeime1925 Год назад +2

      June 10 Happy Birthday Mickey Jones

  • @stevenhickle4453
    @stevenhickle4453 4 года назад +164

    "tripped on a cloud and fell eight miles high" Kenny looks good and baked here!

    • @tonycanova1586
      @tonycanova1586 4 года назад +15

      This song is about an acid trip

    • @GUMBYVLOG
      @GUMBYVLOG 4 года назад

      @@tonycanova1586
      And uncle Cid was the favorite uncle back then too

    • @mrsdrifty
      @mrsdrifty 4 года назад +5

      I just watched a documentary, he of course said he never smoked pot or did drugs. Don't know if that is true, but that is what the man said

    • @Psyfi85
      @Psyfi85 4 года назад +8

      “Tore my mind on a jagged sky” shit.

    • @LDM662
      @LDM662 3 года назад +3

      He was good at whatever music he wanted to do.

  • @chakroc
    @chakroc 4 года назад +80

    When you look back at all the masterpieces in music that have been gifted to us over the decades by one Kenny Rogers....that tells you all you need to know about how gifted that man was, to say nothing of the pure entertainer he proved himself to be. Thank you sir for all the timeless hits and performances you've gifted us with over the years. RIP...you will be missed.

    • @fionalynch7107
      @fionalynch7107 3 года назад +5

      " in the parlance of our time "

    • @fionalynch7107
      @fionalynch7107 3 года назад +4

      fuckin excellent

    • @chipsramek3868
      @chipsramek3868 2 года назад +1

      He was my hero when he dated 16 year old Kim Carnes...

    • @candygeorge8713
      @candygeorge8713 2 года назад

      @@chipsramek3868 did he? No mention anywhere of that

    • @chipsramek3868
      @chipsramek3868 2 года назад

      @@candygeorge8713 Because GOOGLE (Bill Gates owned) is part of the PETO hiding..

  • @rick43pen
    @rick43pen 3 года назад +3

    This blows my mind. I only knew old country singer Kenny Rogers later in life.

  • @harley5571
    @harley5571 7 лет назад +228

    If you grew up in the 60's and didn't know this song..then you weren't there!

    • @coywhiteheadjr
      @coywhiteheadjr 5 лет назад +11

      I'm 64 in 4 days, I know the song well🥁

    • @pinkypurple3013
      @pinkypurple3013 5 лет назад +8

      So true!

    • @georgestreicher252
      @georgestreicher252 5 лет назад +20

      "If you remember the 60's, you weren't there", George Carlin.

    • @billmacdonald4026
      @billmacdonald4026 5 лет назад +8

      I was there... just don't remember.

    • @PC4USE1
      @PC4USE1 5 лет назад +5

      I was 13 in 1969-too young for partying so YES I remember this song. LOL

  • @jdsr4c
    @jdsr4c 9 лет назад +94

    This live version is sick. Thumbs up!

  • @jvkersey
    @jvkersey 4 года назад +357

    We had Kenny Rogers and The First Edition records when I was a kid. He was one of the few Country singers to crossover. Great voice. RIP, Gambler 🌺 #ABIDE

    • @jamesleathers5488
      @jamesleathers5488 4 года назад +30

      He actually was a Pop singer first and then crossed over to Country. RIP old friend.

    • @torreador1972
      @torreador1972 4 года назад +9

      I only found out months ago this was him. RIP. He was far out back then, who knew

    • @lindamiller9357
      @lindamiller9357 4 года назад +9

      RIP Kenny Rogers. I had this 45rpm record when I was ten years old! So many years of wonderful memories and incredible music! Thank you, Kenny!

    • @stevewalters6853
      @stevewalters6853 4 года назад +7

      linda miller Still got my 45. Always liked Rocking Kenny best.

    • @snickelfritz1216
      @snickelfritz1216 4 года назад +6

      Been a fan since The 60s. 1 of my 1st albums w. my 1st paycheque. Folk/Rock we were trying to embrace all music in the 60s-70s...We were all about NOT discriminating, especially via something that could bring everyone to Come Together Over Me.

  • @thefrontpage
    @thefrontpage 5 месяцев назад +15

    What a great classic psychedelic-era rock song! Many say that this is Kenny's best song---and it is!

  • @kingheart912
    @kingheart912 4 года назад +288

    He finally broke even. Rest in peace, gambler. You were one of the greats.

  • @VirtualSuperSoldier
    @VirtualSuperSoldier 3 года назад +134

    RIP Mickey Jones 2018. Thought that drummer looked familiar. He had bit parts in a TON of films.

    • @mattnovack2277
      @mattnovack2277 3 года назад +16

      Appeared on some 'Tool Time' bits in the show Home Improvement with Tim Allen.

    • @aaronfaulkner2732
      @aaronfaulkner2732 3 года назад +6

      I thought that was him.

    • @randysmith9841
      @randysmith9841 3 года назад +12

      one of the mechanics in "National Lampoon's Vacation" also

    • @bunionpain16
      @bunionpain16 3 года назад +9

      Sling Blade

    • @gregmiller5907
      @gregmiller5907 3 года назад +5

      home improvement also

  • @candygeorge8713
    @candygeorge8713 4 года назад +185

    This song was way beyond its time. Pure genius! Credit to all members of the band

    • @stevejette2329
      @stevejette2329 2 года назад +2

      Pseudo - psychedelic Way too clean, white boots ? etc ya

    • @SacWebDeveloper
      @SacWebDeveloper 2 года назад +4

      Way ahead of it's time? I think it fits its time since it doesn't really fit this time. Regardless, I'm glad I was exposed to it in The Big Lebowski. Excellent sequence for The Dude.

    • @Bryman5000
      @Bryman5000 Год назад +2

      @@SacWebDeveloper you weren’t there so you don’t know. Glad you found it in the 90s

    • @vizares
      @vizares Год назад +1

      I think it’s made the exact right time😂 great song. Love it.

    • @RidgeRunner-lz5ko
      @RidgeRunner-lz5ko Год назад +2

      Very much OF it's time.

  • @billybupkis3688
    @billybupkis3688 8 месяцев назад +5

    woke up this morning with this song in my head.

  • @bat1st
    @bat1st 4 года назад +78

    Goodbye to Kenny Rogers. Through the years, his music has decorated my life since he first dropped in... He warned me not to fall in love with a dreamer, I commiserated with Lucille's' i'll timed departure. And thanks to Kenny, I refuse to take advice from gamblers who are so unsuccessful that they can't afford their own cigarettes and beverages. He may be gone, but I will hear his music forever.😘😢😮😓😢😘

    • @elvis616
      @elvis616 4 года назад +2

      Clever, RIP Kenny

    • @tamitatangotoo6319
      @tamitatangotoo6319 4 года назад

      Lol...your funny...Not the first time you've heard that I'm sure.😂

  • @missyd5016
    @missyd5016 Год назад +9

    I heard a different version of this on the radio at work yesterday, and I immediately recognized it.
    As soon as I played it today, my daughter who is 11, immediately knew who was singing.
    I can thank my mum for introducing me to Kenny when I was young.
    I will always love him & his music. 💕

  • @Da_Xman
    @Da_Xman 4 года назад +40

    RIP Kenny Rogers - great music...!

  • @Modernist_79
    @Modernist_79 3 года назад +29

    Wow, this is the pure sound of Seventies... you want to be there with them just listening 🤩

    • @artiefischel2579
      @artiefischel2579 2 года назад +3

      Kenny Rogers look is pure 70's, from the glasses to the beard to all the blow dryers that died making hair like that. ;-)

  • @frankrusselldesign7563
    @frankrusselldesign7563 3 года назад +59

    This song has been stuck in my head on high rotation since i watched The Big Kabowski for the first time three days ago. Kenny Rogers singing a hippy drug song and playing bass.. mind blown man.....

  • @Shannonbarnesdr1
    @Shannonbarnesdr1 5 лет назад +28

    Great psychedelic rock song with a touch of soul. Memories, takes you back, what a ride

  • @rainedevries3451
    @rainedevries3451 4 года назад +657

    RIP Kenny -- The Gambler is part of God's Choir now.

    • @TheKevo7777
      @TheKevo7777 4 года назад +6

      I just bought his Greatest Hits and he dies. So strange...He will be missed dearly..

    • @damoncuccia6569
      @damoncuccia6569 4 года назад +6

      You had a great run, Kenny.

    • @barbmorgan5265
      @barbmorgan5265 4 года назад +4

      :-( Tears this morning as I read of his passing.

    • @torreador1972
      @torreador1972 4 года назад +7

      I only found out months ago this was him. Damn, who knew he was far out back then. RIP.

    • @lydellflood8818
      @lydellflood8818 4 года назад +6

      @@torreador1972 Kenny Rogers look way different back then.

  • @tiffanycarraro3929
    @tiffanycarraro3929 Месяц назад +1

    The best version.
    My favourite of his.
    I was so saddened to hear of his passing.
    Rest in Peace
    Kenny Rogers
    A true legend!
    ❤️‍🔥🕊️

  • @chicsartorial
    @chicsartorial 5 лет назад +38

    I would vote it the best First Edition song ever. Hands down.

  • @borderlord
    @borderlord 4 года назад +43

    Kenny turned a lot of good songs into Absolute BANGERS..Pure Talent RIP and Bless your young family!

  • @mckinleymorganfield8494
    @mckinleymorganfield8494 3 года назад +13

    I woke up the same way today. Nothing really changes. Love this song!

  • @michaelminikel5129
    @michaelminikel5129 Год назад +3

    At the WI. state fair stood right next to Kenny in SMALL TENT...never forgot that.

  • @paulinechapman9319
    @paulinechapman9319 4 года назад +16

    This is what I mean when I say...musicians like Kenny never die...rebirth happens every time he drops in to see what condition his condition IS in...RIP....a fave in canada...❤️❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦

  • @labla8940
    @labla8940 3 года назад +8

    Dude!! WOW Kenny Rogers!! Holy shit I love his song never knew it was him

    • @jong0000
      @jong0000 5 месяцев назад

      He was with teh New Christy Minstrels just prior to this

  • @jeffreymcneal1507
    @jeffreymcneal1507 5 месяцев назад +40

    As a recovering drunk and part-time dope fiend, I play this to remind me how much fun I had.

    • @BeLoud13
      @BeLoud13 5 месяцев назад +2

      @mathewpaul5038 There's nothing wrong with remembering one's youth.

    • @mrmeeseeks3609
      @mrmeeseeks3609 4 месяца назад

      Amen

    • @mattierobertson8481
      @mattierobertson8481 3 месяца назад

      I have songs like that too :). Good to remember the fun, glad I'm sober now. Hope you're keeping well :)

    • @starblazer5178
      @starblazer5178 3 месяца назад

      I miss is too bro. 70s kids rule 😂

  • @donosbon3276
    @donosbon3276 29 дней назад +2

    Amazing I remember all the words near 70

  • @Laulilala
    @Laulilala 8 лет назад +53

    The coolest Kenny in his time of UNDERGROUND.

  • @hmackie6823
    @hmackie6823 6 лет назад +13

    I pushed my soul in a deep dark hole then I followed it in...love those lyrics

  • @callofthewillman4469
    @callofthewillman4469 6 лет назад +679

    can we give it up for the tamborine girl😍😍

    • @georgecobble5688
      @georgecobble5688 6 лет назад +28

      She is Donna Fargo...singer/song writer....sung song " Happiest Girl in the whole USA...".

    • @reno1uest
      @reno1uest 6 лет назад +69

      That’s not Donna Fargo. She never sang with the First Edition. That is Mary Arnold who replaced Thelma Camacho in this group.

    • @georgecobble5688
      @georgecobble5688 6 лет назад +2

      @@reno1uest sure looks like Donna Fargo....they must be twins.....

    • @phil5762
      @phil5762 6 лет назад +19

      She later became Mrs. (Roger) Miller.

    • @richardbogartburke4978
      @richardbogartburke4978 5 лет назад +9

      She was a great singer as well as tambourine shaker.

  • @steelwheels327
    @steelwheels327 Год назад +11

    Never knew Kenny Rogers sung this ....great song!!

    • @williamwilson6499
      @williamwilson6499 6 месяцев назад

      You never knew Kenny Rogers sang this.
      You never knew Kenny Rogers had sung this.

  • @chuckbowman2440
    @chuckbowman2440 5 лет назад +24

    Man what memories I’m thankful I grew up in that era.

    • @jbass69goat84
      @jbass69goat84 4 года назад

      countrygirl countrymusiclover, being born in '93 means that you made your debut just as the last remnants of true country music were leaving the airwaves. As for the '60s and '70s, there was great music out from several genres. I will not dwell on details but, you truly did have to be there to appreciate the entire picture of everyday life. And like you, I would not trade being a '60s kid and '70s teen for any other era.

  • @jaygiven4594
    @jaygiven4594 6 лет назад +39

    I saw myself crawling out as I was crawling in ! Great line!

  • @altstiff
    @altstiff 4 года назад +19

    This song blew my mind. Who knew Kenny was so hard core....

  • @speak..on..it..
    @speak..on..it.. 2 года назад +20

    This song really tied the movie together

    • @p004
      @p004 2 года назад +2

      YOUR OUT OF YOU ELEMENT KIMMY 😂

  • @sdovas
    @sdovas 6 лет назад +56

    And they pull it off live, to their eternal credit. No prerec track, and no session band fronting.

  • @patrickstrubert26
    @patrickstrubert26 6 лет назад +26

    I forgot Kenny Rogers started out as a Pop singer with the First Edition before he became a famous Country and Western Singer. What a great voice he has.

    • @tennised2283
      @tennised2283 5 лет назад +4

      Started as a folk singer with the New Christy Minstrels

  • @John_Locke_108
    @John_Locke_108 5 лет назад +7

    I can watch this non-stop and never get sick of it. Mr Kenny Rogers is an Icon.

  • @beekapoo252
    @beekapoo252 2 года назад +26

    A fantastic song that epitomizes psychedelia.

    • @ianh1504
      @ianh1504 Год назад +2

      it was supposed to be a warning but turned into an anthem

  • @jennypulczinski7204
    @jennypulczinski7204 4 года назад +299

    I really miss my hotpants and gogo boots now........haven't fit in either one for, oh, 40 years now.

    • @KlausVonMork
      @KlausVonMork 4 года назад +11

      Loving the double tambourine action!

    • @sadiestoltzfus9798
      @sadiestoltzfus9798 4 года назад +20

      I miss the whole 1970's decade...Cool times. Nice cars, music, easier way of life.

    • @andyseman5005
      @andyseman5005 4 года назад +7

      I bet your still hott!

    • @murieldesvignes8174
      @murieldesvignes8174 4 года назад +10

      Oh my yes!!! Hot pants were so special! I had my share an loved every pair I ever owned!

    • @Marcel_Audubon
      @Marcel_Audubon 4 года назад +1

      you were still wearing hotpants and gogo boots in 1980??????? you musta stuck out like a time traveler from the '60s coz nobody was wearing that kinda getup 40 years ago

  • @Handd4u
    @Handd4u 4 года назад +25

    I watched myself crawlin out as I was crawlin in.
    Man, those were the days.
    Hard to think of Kenny as a stoner.
    You were one of the Greats.

  • @Pags54
    @Pags54 4 года назад +53

    Rest in Peace, Kenny Rogers

  • @reb1050
    @reb1050 6 месяцев назад +19

    I graduated H.S. in 67 when this song came out. At the time (and for quite a few years afterwards), I was living this song. One might call it my "experimental" years. Who do I need to thank for the trip back to memory lane?

    • @joebeeler990
      @joebeeler990 6 месяцев назад +2

      Glad to see you survived. Some didn't.

    • @reb1050
      @reb1050 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@joebeeler990 Yes, I am aware of that. I sometimes wonder how I survived. But I have to admit, those times left me with some "interesting" memories...both good and bad.

    • @jacobsamson257
      @jacobsamson257 4 месяца назад

      Con Dish Shin

  • @smc1942
    @smc1942 5 лет назад +21

    Still a GREAT SONG & PERFORMANCE in 2019!
    Always has been one of my favorite's.

  • @DateTwoRelate
    @DateTwoRelate 4 года назад +25

    The greatest song by an artist you never imagined would head in the direction he ultimately did!

  • @robgib3132
    @robgib3132 4 года назад +9

    he passed away today but his music will live thankyou for your talent and all your wonderfull songs!!

  • @southernsass2937
    @southernsass2937 2 года назад +10

    I'm still here listening to Kenny.
    Its now 2022. My #1. ❤🎶

  • @silverwood6705
    @silverwood6705 3 года назад +37

    Very talented bunch, and love how the drummer is out front & center! What a cast of acid soaked characters!

    • @BCFarbo
      @BCFarbo 2 года назад +8

      That is Mickey Jones who was also one hell of an actor. He stood in for Levon Helm after he quit when Dylan toured Europe and Australia. Dude is an unsung hero of the job site too...

    • @Hawken707
      @Hawken707 2 года назад +6

      @@BCFarbo he was a member of K&B Construction on Home Improvement, loved when he played in the "Tool Band".. lmao

    • @kathychapman3038
      @kathychapman3038 Год назад +2

      Drummer was an actor too. I best remember him as the big dopey guy in Roadhouse.

    • @marke6569
      @marke6569 Год назад +2

      Mickey was regular cast member on Home Improvement.

  • @Ndefinitely
    @Ndefinitely 4 года назад +87

    “Eight miles straight up downtown somewhere.” Yeah !

    • @bluecollarlit
      @bluecollarlit 4 года назад +3

      ... And fallin' fast...

    • @katherinehunter9526
      @katherinehunter9526 4 года назад +3

      Yeah that's where it was, "downtown upstairs somewhere"
      🎱KEH

  • @kevinmartin9530
    @kevinmartin9530 4 года назад +9

    Rest in peace Kenny Rogers... he blessed us with some fantastic music thank you so much

  • @corolla7
    @corolla7 2 года назад +3

    Saw him in 1968 sing that song in Manhattan Kansas it was a wild experience !! R.I.P. Kenny R.

  • @manfangui672
    @manfangui672 7 лет назад +20

    This clip which brought back memories of a Jr. high school english class I had.
    The teacher had us study the lyrics to this song as poetry. I don't think a teacher would be allowed nowadays. Truly, I think society had more freedom to think 45 yrs ago than in today's information age

    • @jbass69goat84
      @jbass69goat84 6 лет назад

      Ah yes, in the day. A friend recited the entire American Pie for his final poem in our sr. English class. The lady teacher also let you know that she would roll one up at home with no reservations. My friend got an A+.

    • @johnstapleton9988
      @johnstapleton9988 5 лет назад +1

      Man Fangui Oh ya. Our freedoms r bein' curtailed one after another. Looking back it's very plain and obvious. America's best years r over for sure, as is the best music

  • @susanhowell1673
    @susanhowell1673 4 года назад +9

    One of the best songs ever written.

  • @laurah6845
    @laurah6845 4 года назад +10

    I remember watching this performance on prime time TV ❤❤❤
    RIP Kenny Rogers. This particular style and time of his music will always be dearest to me--his rock music style ❤❤❤ This song is total kick ass!

  • @stankygeorge
    @stankygeorge 3 года назад +17

    I love this song! I just returned from my second tour of sunny South East Asia and this song was playing, it was quite fitting actually!

  • @JimRodhe
    @JimRodhe 8 лет назад +36

    WHAT! had no idea Kenny Rogers and First Edition were responsible for my favorite song. The Dude Abides

  • @jbass69goat84
    @jbass69goat84 6 лет назад +43

    As good of a clip as you will ever see from that era. Live vocals, musicians, and if you screw up, that is live too! Extremely clear visually. One-thousand dislikes are from the digital wizardry karaoke citizens. A much better sound than my AM transistor was the first time I heard it. As a sound guy, major props go to the audio engineer! :-)

  • @stillastillsfan
    @stillastillsfan 4 месяца назад +5

    Iconic. One of the greatest songs of all-time.

  • @TimCraddock-j7l
    @TimCraddock-j7l 5 месяцев назад +3

    Yes. Great kick butt song. Never gets old. I wish Kenny would had done more rock & roll...great song in my teenage years from 67 till I graduated in 1972...this song still rocks...I'm a 60s-70s dude forever

  • @Keith-s1y
    @Keith-s1y 4 месяца назад +97

    Who's here in 2024

  • @marythecoolcat
    @marythecoolcat 3 года назад +15

    A country-rock storytelling song with great harmonies. Which is what the Eagles took to superstardom. Those were such great times. Rip Kenny.

    • @tulsaducati
      @tulsaducati 2 года назад

      nothing country about this one; psychedelic rock.

  • @rhondaboncutter5812
    @rhondaboncutter5812 3 года назад +4

    Kenny Rogers, sure loved that man! Got to see him and First Edition a couple times in Cincinnati! Loved when I grew up!

  • @chrisbera7952
    @chrisbera7952 6 месяцев назад +1

    Man that song is more rockin and soulful than what i remembered! Hadn't heard it since I was a kid 50 years or so ago.