My grandpa and dad were Shriners, so I grew up around all those fine gents, and they really were a bunch of great guys. I nearly died laughing the first time I heard Ray's Shriner's Convention. Maybe it's cause of how I grew up by my lord that was a side-splitter for me. Anyway, because of that song I bought his record album, still have it, and it led me to the wonderful world of Ray Stevens.
I remember as a child attending some revivals with my grandparents and parents and all that. And this song STILL leaves me rolling on the floor at 68! Good chuckling with you, man!
He's been doing since the 60's we had the streak on 8 track the tape was called Looney Tunes it had a bunch of whacky songs like transfusion , purple people eater , funny farm and too many to list
I met RayStevens when he did a show at the NC state fair one year, he is a very kindhearted, gentle man. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to him at that little diner.
This is a great gospel song ... sending a lesson, how many people go to "the first self-righteous church", but on this day, God sent a squirrel to teach them a lesson.
My mother loves that song, and I grew up in the AG in the 1980s and 1990s, where stuff went down. Ray Stevens is a crazy man, and when I was 9, I could not get enough of his music.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Love this Mississippi Squirrel....We Pentecostal people just gets our praise on......I grewup in Mississippi & loves to go back and visit.....Ray Stevens is Outstanding....👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
True story, In 1985, When I just arrived at basic training at Ft. Jackson S.C., my drill Sgt. Asked me where I'm from. I told him "PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI." He looked at me funny like and said, "Ain't that where that squirrel went crazy in a church?" I told him yes, "I guess so." He said he didn't think that was a real place and that I was "messing with him". He actually went and got a map and made me show him where it was.
Love Ray Stevens. Sittin' Up With The Dead, The Streak and others that other people have mentioned here are favorite old songs he sang when I was young and still love to listen to. Prayers for the lady! Thank you, this was fun. ^_^
I met Ray Stevens at a little diner in Raleigh once years ago when he did a show at the State Fair, he's a wonderful human. Try Sittin Up With The Dead, it will have you rolling. And I absolutely love the dance your eyebrows do.
I belong to one of those spiritual churches. Many times I have witnessed people getting happy in the Lord and shoutin,lovin on everyone and siging praises. Nothing like it. I have always loved this song.
I love seeing ppl getting filled with spirit anyone who say it ain't real has never felt it. Once you feel that, you couldn't describe it but it's the most amazing feeling , I love the Lord and I couldn't make it through a single day without him. God bless you sis
Oh my goodness! How I enjoy watching YOU enjoy the music!! Your face is an open book, with pictures, I can clearly see your happiness in discovering a brand new song/singer/group! Now that you’ve listened to the Squirrel, try “It’s Me Margret,” “Ahab the Arab,” “Along Came Jones,” and many others! Ray Steven is a national treasure!
I loved your squirrel talk following the song as much as the song itself. LOL Ray Stevens has all kinds of fun songs like this. Ahab the Arab...The Streak...It's Me Again Margaret...Shriner's Convention....Along Came Jones.... Santa Clause is Watchin' You (He's everywhere! He's everywhere!)
*snickers* This made my night! I can't remember if I requested this one or was planning to! I wanted this one in loving memory of my dad! This takes me way back in time....Dad and I both loved this....it's perfect for the sense of humor we shared. Thank you Ty for doing this one...I know my dear dad is laughing with no noise coming out of his mouth but his belly is shaking!
I grew up a massive Ray Stevens fan. And ironically, around the time this video was made in the 80's, I was stationed in that "sleepy little town of Pascagoula".
I loved Ray Stevens. He has done both serious and ones that crack you up. If I remember right he also did one called "Sitting Up With the Dead" and the one the kids loved... "Ahab the Arab". He has had so many wonderful songs both serious and funny. It used to be that people would sit up with the deceased to pay respects and say goodbye. You can hear a lot of good music from Ray Stevens.
When I was 10yrs old my family took me to a holiness revival. I had to go to the bathroom, and when I was leaving the pew I fell down in the isle. Everyone thought I was "slain" in the spirit and started praising God...I just laid there for a minute or two then got up and went to the bathroom.
I loooove this song! I had forgotten all about it. It was popular in the 1970s. Love Ray Stevens. He sang a lot of funny songs, as well as a couple of "straight" (not humorous) hits. He had other humorous hits like "Guitarzan" (he even voices Jane & the "chimp" as well) and "The Streak." (Streaking was a fad in the 70s. People, usually guys, running through a public event NAKED, often getting away before anyone knew what had happened. Across football fields, and in the gymnasium during the senior play in my high school! Love your videos, brother!
God Bless you too! I absolutely love watching your channel and love that i can share it with my children without the fwar of some of the less savory things found in youtube these days. It gives me the boost of joy i need to help me through tough days like today. Please keep up the great work!
Sir - you are a joy and a pleasure to watch. I love your clean, quirky honesty, your reactions are precious and your taste is right up my alley. God bless you!
He also did "Misty" (another serious song). Most of the stuff he recorded was original, but one song mentioned above "Along came Jones" was originally recorded by The Chords in the mid 50s. Stevens had a summer replacement TV show in the late 60's or early 70's about the time "Gitarzan" was on the charts.
I have watched a ton of your videos but I never expected you to react to Ray Stevens. Hell I never expected anyone to react to Ray Stevens in this day and age. This is a part of my childhood. God bless you.
I would like to say thank you. This song means a lot to me. A friend of mine used to do this on karaoke. We lost him a few years ago due to an armed robbery he was killed. This was one of his favorite songs. His name was BOB GNIZAK and he was a Navy vet. And if you want to know more about it go to podcast called the devil we know. Thank you
You're awesome, for one because, you ask people to simply not subscribe until they see your videos and like them. You are a rarity Sir! I for one appreciate it!
One of my all time favorites! Being raised in the church, I could only imagine what this would have been like. And I love Ray Stevens. That man is (possibly was now) a great talent.
IS is still appropriate. Ray is still very much alive. He's constantly doing new things, and has built a beautiful showroom in Nashville called CabaRay. Another vote here for Shriner's Convention.
Oh my goodness! I'm losing it. Just received horrible news, and while it doesn't make it better, it certainly served as a distraction. Much love and many prayers for your friend. Excellent video! Loved it!
WOW...Ray Stevens....LMFAO....I LOVE RAY STEVENS!!!!I am 37...and I grew up listening to him...CLASSIC AND FUNNY!!Thx for reacting!!Plz do more Ray Stevens :)
Ray Stevens -The Haircut Song. First song I ever heard from Ray Stevens. A teacher from middle school played it for us in class. Laughed our rumps off. Have loved him ever since. "I run this church...for loggers." Lol. Might be a good one for a reaction video.
Thanks for doing this one! My dad loved Ray - Weird Al wasn't the first to do this kind of stuff! Allen Sherman did the same kind of stuff - hilarious! "Ballad of Harry Lewis " will make you roll on the floor ;-)
I can't stop laughing! First of all, Ray Stevens' video of the "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" _always_ makes me laugh. And then your little comedy skit at the end! Wow! That was hilarious! I had tears rolling down my cheeks. "You shouldn't have been in the way!" "I almost killed my grandmother!" I'm still laughing as I type this. This fight or flight thing isn't confined to one ethnic group. My white mother -- who absolutely adored me -- would have left me to fend for myself if a squirrel, spider, wasp or whatever got in the room. In the 50s, Mother and her BFF were sitting at the kitchen table having coffee and yakking. Her BFF noticed a spider on Mother's shoulder, pointed to her shoulder and said, "Hon, you have a spider on your shoulder." That's all Mother needed to hear! With both hands, she grabbed BFF's wrist and used her hand to get that spider off of her, screaming bloody murder the entire time! This is still a family story that still elicits guffaws after all these decades. :D
You have got to love this!!! Ray Stevens News - Squirrel Loose in Vestavia Hills UnitedMethodist Church - 10/27/19 - just days ago. The pastor: If you have any squirrel catching skills...
When I was 11 my father got the call he dropped everything put his trust in the Lord and packed the family and what we could fit in the truck and drove from Alaska to Missouri so he could go to school to become a minister. Several years later he started preaching, and that is when I at 14 got to see how corrupt some churches are. My father always prepared those sweet pat you on the back sermons, would get up to preach and stumble and stutter. This would go on until he folded up his sermon and suddenly the hellfire and brimstone tent preacher came out. He would get fired up walk the aisles preaching never looking up just looking at his bible. At dozens of churches after the sermon the deacons would come up tell him what a fantastic sermon it was, how filled with the spirt it was, and then say, DONT COME BACK. This song came out when my father was having a hard time motivating himself after so many rejections, so many nasty letters to the University, and having no income. A week after hearing this song he got called to go preach at a church that was about to close, his was to be the last sermon at the church. He spent all week putting together an amazing sweet sermon about parting and being strong. This song was on the radio just as we pulled into the church lot, we went in and dad forgot the sermon on the dash of the car. It was the first time he ever went without having his sermon in front of him, and it was the best sermon my father ever gave. Now some 40 years later that church is the biggest most fired up in the county, with a young firebrand preacher that was a boy sitting in one of those pews. My father passed before seeing the impact of that sermon on that area, and those families. To this day people still come up to me and remind me of what and who my father really was, and I laugh and say you have no idea. Most who were not there have no idea how he actually acted, or that he was a man who had flaws, sins, and temptations like the rest of us, yet for all his many flaws, he had love, and willingly let himself go and let the spirt preach. My father not once ever took credit for any sermon he preached, because as I knew he was not the one doin the talking.
I'm so glad that you saw this video! Ray Stevens is so funny I hope you found his gospel and Christmas songs. I can't imagine a kid getting out of the bath and not singing The Streak! Course during it ya gotta sing Splish Splash and The Rubber Ducky song.
Thank you for checking it out! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is a great song...thanks!
Grew up listening to you ray
We all love you Ray. Thank you so much for all years of of laughs and smiles all around.
Thank you for music that brought me closer to my grandparents and that revealed my Mammaw's sense of humor!!!
You have a great voice Mr. Steven's.
Anything from Ray Stevens is worth a look!!
agree
My grandpa and dad were Shriners, so I grew up around all those fine gents, and they really were a bunch of great guys. I nearly died laughing the first time I heard Ray's Shriner's Convention. Maybe it's cause of how I grew up by my lord that was a side-splitter for me. Anyway, because of that song I bought his record album, still have it, and it led me to the wonderful world of Ray Stevens.
AMEN
Shriners Convention is my fave
Ray Stevens is the greatest.
One cannot go wrong with Ray Stevens!! Love him! This song has always been one of my favs of his along with Ahab The Arab and The Streak!!
There is a lot of churches that could use a Mississippi squirrel
Amen!!😂😊😂
I think Pope Francis could. (No, my comment is not anti-Catholic)
Amen lol
Ceridwen Nytewell There are times I wish I could turn a squirrel or 2 loose in our church....
Amen
I remember as a child attending some revivals with my grandparents and parents and all that. And this song STILL leaves me rolling on the floor at 68! Good chuckling with you, man!
Got to do the streak. Elvis in a ufo. Guitarzan. Its me again Margaret. Ahab the arab. Shriners convention. Hes got so many, its worth a look.
It's actually "I Saw Elvis In A UFO" But yeah, that is a funny song.
He's been doing since the 60's we had the streak on 8 track the tape was called Looney Tunes it had a bunch of whacky songs like transfusion , purple people eater , funny farm and too many to list
It's me again Margaret....he,he,he.Ty do more Ray Stevens!!
@@josephthorington1027 Ronco Records!!
The Streak!!!! Too funny!!!
I met RayStevens when he did a show at the NC state fair one year, he is a very kindhearted, gentle man. I thoroughly enjoyed talking to him at that little diner.
Everything is beautiful by him is a must to listen to
Everything is beautiful is another GEM of a song 👍👍👍by Ray Stevens
The Lord works through squirrels too.
He works in mysterious ways ..even squirrels 😂
Love it
This is a great gospel song ... sending a lesson, how many people go to "the first self-righteous church", but on this day, God sent a squirrel to teach them a lesson.
@@NightBear01
Absolutely 😁
My mother loves that song, and I grew up in the AG in the 1980s and 1990s, where stuff went down. Ray Stevens is a crazy man, and when I was 9, I could not get enough of his music.
This video made me a subscriber !! Lol !! I listened to this with my dad as a kid... I'm 31 now !! Its a nice memory
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Love this Mississippi Squirrel....We Pentecostal people just gets our praise on......I grewup in Mississippi & loves to go back and visit.....Ray Stevens is Outstanding....👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿👐🏿🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Sitting up with the dead, Ray Stevens... one of his absolute best.... but for his most real & heartfelt song, everything is beautiful is gorgeous!
Oh dang Ty... That routine you did at the end had me ROLLING!!
True story, In 1985, When I just arrived at basic training at Ft. Jackson S.C., my drill Sgt. Asked me where I'm from. I told him "PASCAGOULA MISSISSIPPI." He looked at me funny like and said, "Ain't that where that squirrel went crazy in a church?"
I told him yes, "I guess so." He said he didn't think that was a real place and that I was "messing with him".
He actually went and got a map and made me show him where it was.
Worked for a couple of years at Ingall's Shipbuilding across the river from Pascagoula - I'm actually from Gulfport.
I grew up watching and listening to Ray. I have this one on a VHS. Love Ray. THE STREAK. You must see that one also. Ray has so many good ones.
I grew up in a church where everything was a sin . They ones who thought they were the holiest were the worse sinners in the group !
Love Ray Stevens. Sittin' Up With The Dead, The Streak and others that other people have mentioned here are favorite old songs he sang when I was young and still love to listen to. Prayers for the lady! Thank you, this was fun. ^_^
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I looved the look on your face when she talked about her love life and then naming names. You were HEEELARIOUS!!!!
This was one of my favorite songs as a child!! I love how this dude listens to all genres of music objectively!!
I met Ray Stevens at a little diner in Raleigh once years ago when he did a show at the State Fair, he's a wonderful human. Try Sittin Up With The Dead, it will have you rolling. And I absolutely love the dance your eyebrows do.
One of my favorite Ray Stevens songs!! 😁❤️❤️❤️
I used to watch all these old Ray Stevens videos at my Grannies all. The. Time. Love it.
I belong to one of those spiritual churches. Many times I have witnessed people getting happy in the Lord and shoutin,lovin on everyone and siging praises. Nothing like it. I have always loved this song.
I love seeing ppl getting filled with spirit anyone who say it ain't real has never felt it. Once you feel that, you couldn't describe it but it's the most amazing feeling , I love the Lord and I couldn't make it through a single day without him. God bless you sis
Oh my goodness! How I enjoy watching YOU enjoy the music!! Your face is an open book, with pictures, I can clearly see your happiness in discovering a brand new song/singer/group!
Now that you’ve listened to the Squirrel, try “It’s Me Margret,” “Ahab the Arab,” “Along Came Jones,” and many others! Ray Steven is a national treasure!
I love when you move your eyebrows to the beat of the music. I love your analogies. OMGoodness, I love the end credits. Bless you brother.
Thank you for do this. My grandfather died 10 years ago and this was one his favorites. It's of the few that I can listen to with out crying.
I was raised in a self righteous church myself. Therefore, this song has ALWAYS cracked me up!!! Maybe a little more than it should? LOL
I think a lot of churches need squirrels let loose.
Amen!
Think it would help if we turned a couple of squirrels loose in Congress?
@@lordkalvan816 AMEN! AMEN!
Ray Stevens is always fun to listen to and watch. Your eyebrows and reactions are always fun. You’re little clip at the end, tooooooo funny.🤣😂
I loved your squirrel talk following the song as much as the song itself. LOL Ray Stevens has all kinds of fun songs like this. Ahab the Arab...The Streak...It's Me Again Margaret...Shriner's Convention....Along Came Jones.... Santa Clause is Watchin' You (He's everywhere! He's everywhere!)
*snickers* This made my night! I can't remember if I requested this one or was planning to! I wanted this one in loving memory of my dad! This takes me way back in time....Dad and I both loved this....it's perfect for the sense of humor we shared. Thank you Ty for doing this one...I know my dear dad is laughing with no noise coming out of his mouth but his belly is shaking!
I grew up a massive Ray Stevens fan. And ironically, around the time this video was made in the 80's, I was stationed in that "sleepy little town of Pascagoula".
I loved Ray Stevens. He has done both serious and ones that crack you up. If I remember right he also did one called "Sitting Up With the Dead" and the one the kids loved... "Ahab the Arab". He has had so many wonderful songs both serious and funny. It used to be that people would sit up with the deceased to pay respects and say goodbye. You can hear a lot of good music from Ray Stevens.
When I was 10yrs old my family took me to a holiness revival. I had to go to the bathroom, and when I was leaving the pew I fell down in the isle. Everyone thought I was "slain" in the spirit and started praising God...I just laid there for a minute or two then got up and went to the bathroom.
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a perfect example that the Lord works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform.
I loooove this song! I had forgotten all about it. It was popular in the 1970s. Love Ray Stevens. He sang a lot of funny songs, as well as a couple of "straight" (not humorous) hits. He had other humorous hits like "Guitarzan" (he even voices Jane & the "chimp" as well) and "The Streak." (Streaking was a fad in the 70s. People, usually guys, running through a public event NAKED, often getting away before anyone knew what had happened. Across football fields, and in the gymnasium during the senior play in my high school! Love your videos, brother!
Love your independent suspension eyebrows. Funny song, I remember my dad listening to it when I was a kid.
Love anything Ray Stevens... but your monologue was sooo funny! Thank you, a laugh is good for the soul too!
That was great I wish I could see your wife's reaction when she hears that song that is awesome God bless you all you and yours
God Bless you too! I absolutely love watching your channel and love that i can share it with my children without the fwar of some of the less savory things found in youtube these days. It gives me the boost of joy i need to help me through tough days like today. Please keep up the great work!
Doesn't he sing the " it's me agian Margaret " . Is that the name of that song?
Yes. And that is a hilarious song too.
@@linkfromhyrule5504 thanks
@@lateesha8174 The Streak was another great 1
Yep! Forgot about that one!!
Lateesha yes
Sir - you are a joy and a pleasure to watch. I love your clean, quirky honesty, your reactions are precious and your taste is right up my alley. God bless you!
Just saw an article on you! Great. Love your video reactions and your message!
Thank You For Reviewing Ray Stephens. my dad sure loved this great singer. RIP DAD. I still carry your torch for country music. still love it
TY..you had me cracking up after that song..when you were talking about the squirrel tails and how they were used in your wig..Hahaha
You are a totally adorable human being that brings joy to us in revisiting great music...Thank you.
"the First Self-righteous Church" 😂😂
I noticed that too...bhaahahaaa!! 🤣😁
Not to mention Sister Bertha Better-Than-You...
I got to see Ray Stevens in person at a concert at our county fair....it was a great show! 💗 I loved watching Ray act out the characters in his songs
Everything is beautiful.....a serious song he does with a great message
He also did "Misty" (another serious song). Most of the stuff he recorded was original, but one song mentioned above "Along came Jones" was originally recorded by The Chords in the mid 50s. Stevens had a summer replacement TV show in the late 60's or early 70's about the time "Gitarzan" was on the charts.
Love that you did this and i pray for the family that requested it. Hoping for better health and healing. God bless you all.
I have watched a ton of your videos but I never expected you to react to Ray Stevens. Hell I never expected anyone to react to Ray Stevens in this day and age. This is a part of my childhood. God bless you.
Whoever she is, she is in my prayers for sure.
"Seven deacons and the Pastor got saved!" LOLOLOLOLOLOL
Me too...
50 volunteer to mission to the Congo on the spot
I would like to say thank you. This song means a lot to me. A friend of mine used to do this on karaoke. We lost him a few years ago due to an armed robbery he was killed. This was one of his favorite songs. His name was BOB GNIZAK and he was a Navy vet. And if you want to know more about it go to podcast called the devil we know. Thank you
This was my grandma and grandpa's favorite song.
Its been literlly over 25 years since I've seen this video. Thank you for rehashing a fantasic memory.
You're awesome, for one because, you ask people to simply not subscribe until they see your videos and like them. You are a rarity Sir! I for one appreciate it!
One of my all time favorites! Being raised in the church, I could only imagine what this would have been like. And I love Ray Stevens. That man is (possibly was now) a great talent.
IS is still appropriate. Ray is still very much alive. He's constantly doing new things, and has built a beautiful showroom in Nashville called CabaRay. Another vote here for Shriner's Convention.
Oh my goodness! I'm losing it. Just received horrible news, and while it doesn't make it better, it certainly served as a distraction. Much love and many prayers for your friend. Excellent video! Loved it!
WOW...Ray Stevens....LMFAO....I LOVE RAY STEVENS!!!!I am 37...and I grew up listening to him...CLASSIC AND FUNNY!!Thx for reacting!!Plz do more Ray Stevens :)
Hahaha i just love this !! I have watched this so many times in my life and im so grateful this was requested !!
Awesome reaction. I can't stop watching ya buddy. Showing love from Montana
I watch your more serious videos too, but love watching these reaction videos. Ray Stevens is classic good fun. Glad you liked it.
Thank you for your review, I love that you did not comment until after the song.
I loved your end credits, made me laugh out loud!
LOL oh my goodness I totally forgot about that song Thank you for sharing and God bless you too
I'm so glad you watched this! I was singing right along the whole time! 🤣 My grands love this song too!
Will be keeping your friend in my prayers for a complete and speedy recovery. Great song and reaction!! Lol. 🙏😁👍
Im a pastors kids so ive always found this vid funny . even got parents to watch it they lol'd there heads off . be safe Ty
Southern Baptist here and yes, we use to church like this, minus the squirrel.. Lol
Wendy Pritchard if the squirrel was added, it might make things more... memorable...
If that is you in your profile pic... you're beautiful....
@@TheWoodsman661 Awww thank you!
Amen
Lol! I remember when my dad told me about that song. Thoughts and prayers to the nice lady mentioned to get healthy fast.
I'm so glad you did this one! Takes me back. I used to listen to this when I rode to church with my grandmother. Great memories. :D
Ray Stevens -The Haircut Song. First song I ever heard from Ray Stevens. A teacher from middle school played it for us in class. Laughed our rumps off. Have loved him ever since. "I run this church...for loggers." Lol. Might be a good one for a reaction video.
Ray Stevens, takes me back to my childhood fishing trips. Loved the reaction
LOL Loved the "bonus" at the end. You're awesome :-)
I love your page! I am getting to listen to songs I had forgotten about and new ones I a loving
Thanks for doing this one! My dad loved Ray - Weird Al wasn't the first to do this kind of stuff! Allen Sherman did the same kind of stuff - hilarious! "Ballad of Harry Lewis " will make you roll on the floor ;-)
Awesome video brother. Amen. Good bless you. Love it
Love Ray Stevens. Thanks for playing.
I love it I worked many years in Pascagoula Mississippi.. Love it
You are such an amazing young man. Love your videos. Thank you so much ❤️
I can't stop laughing! First of all, Ray Stevens' video of the "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" _always_ makes me laugh. And then your little comedy skit at the end! Wow! That was hilarious! I had tears rolling down my cheeks. "You shouldn't have been in the way!" "I almost killed my grandmother!" I'm still laughing as I type this.
This fight or flight thing isn't confined to one ethnic group. My white mother -- who absolutely adored me -- would have left me to fend for myself if a squirrel, spider, wasp or whatever got in the room. In the 50s, Mother and her BFF were sitting at the kitchen table having coffee and yakking. Her BFF noticed a spider on Mother's shoulder, pointed to her shoulder and said, "Hon, you have a spider on your shoulder." That's all Mother needed to hear! With both hands, she grabbed BFF's wrist and used her hand to get that spider off of her, screaming bloody murder the entire time! This is still a family story that still elicits guffaws after all these decades. :D
Omgosh yes! Thank you for doing Ray Stevens! You should do It's me again Margaret!, The streak or sitting up with the dead. All of them are great!
Oh my goodness. I am LMAO at your post video squirrel talk!
I had forgotten how very funny that video was!
Thanks Sean and Ty...
Okay. This made me teary eyed between laughing....my grandparents love Ray Stevens and they have passed away. This makes me think of them.
I agree the Streak is what you need to do!! Thank you I have totally enjoyed watching your videos!
Great clip and great commentary.... thanks for posting.
Oh auntie "fight or flight" i love your hair even more now i know it's squirrel tail! Too funny again
You have got to love this!!! Ray Stevens News - Squirrel Loose in Vestavia Hills UnitedMethodist Church - 10/27/19 - just days ago. The pastor: If you have any squirrel catching skills...
I loved this. I was very little when I first heard it, and yes it does remind me of the churches and tent revivals. 😂
When I was 11 my father got the call he dropped everything put his trust in the Lord and packed the family and what we could fit in the truck and drove from Alaska to Missouri so he could go to school to become a minister. Several years later he started preaching, and that is when I at 14 got to see how corrupt some churches are. My father always prepared those sweet pat you on the back sermons, would get up to preach and stumble and stutter. This would go on until he folded up his sermon and suddenly the hellfire and brimstone tent preacher came out. He would get fired up walk the aisles preaching never looking up just looking at his bible. At dozens of churches after the sermon the deacons would come up tell him what a fantastic sermon it was, how filled with the spirt it was, and then say, DONT COME BACK.
This song came out when my father was having a hard time motivating himself after so many rejections, so many nasty letters to the University, and having no income. A week after hearing this song he got called to go preach at a church that was about to close, his was to be the last sermon at the church. He spent all week putting together an amazing sweet sermon about parting and being strong. This song was on the radio just as we pulled into the church lot, we went in and dad forgot the sermon on the dash of the car. It was the first time he ever went without having his sermon in front of him, and it was the best sermon my father ever gave. Now some 40 years later that church is the biggest most fired up in the county, with a young firebrand preacher that was a boy sitting in one of those pews. My father passed before seeing the impact of that sermon on that area, and those families. To this day people still come up to me and remind me of what and who my father really was, and I laugh and say you have no idea. Most who were not there have no idea how he actually acted, or that he was a man who had flaws, sins, and temptations like the rest of us, yet for all his many flaws, he had love, and willingly let himself go and let the spirt preach. My father not once ever took credit for any sermon he preached, because as I knew he was not the one doin the talking.
Thanks for doing this one I got a laugh out of it too being in a upc apostolic church
Ray Stevens, famous for his funny songs! Love him!
Ray Stevens always does funny ones! Loved that - thanks!
One of the best songs ever written!
I'm so glad that you saw this video! Ray Stevens is so funny
I hope you found his gospel and Christmas songs.
I can't imagine a kid getting out of the bath and not singing The Streak! Course during it ya gotta sing Splish Splash and The Rubber Ducky song.
Love that song. I am from the town of Pascagoula.
One of my all time favorite songs!