Don’t let nostalgia keep you from remembering racial segregation; women as second-class citizens; LGBTQI people in the closet. Those times weren’t simpler, and they WERE bad in many ways.
For whatever reason we all have at least 1 song that randomly pops in to your head and you end up singing it to yourself all day. King of the road was that 1 song for my Gran but she would never keep it to herself she used to call my mom and as she put it "share" it with her. When I got older she did the same to me. She has recently had her 2 stroke and is in ICU. I don't live close enough to visit an she can't talk on the phone. So to put a smile on her face I sent the song to my daughter and asked her to play it for Gran an tell her that I needed to "share" it with her. Just wish I could be there to see her reaction.
My grandpa passed away two weeks ago this was his favorite song. The night before he left this earth we laid a phone on his chest and played the song. He raised his hand in the air as he listened one last time
Guys, HERE is The Savior YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF” From the Ancient Semitic Scroll: "Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3) Ancient Semitic Direct Translation Yad - "Behold The Hand" He - "Behold the Breath" Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
My community lost a good young man not long ago to cancer! As we left the church to follow him to be laid to rest! He has a surprise for us all! When he was In Good heath he went in a trip to Nashville and recorded this song in his own voice! Never told a soul until we left the church heading to lay him to rest! Was the most beautiful gift in death I have ever witnessed! Thanks Jason “Jake” Hoffman for setting the standard of living! I know I am starting to do better in life as you did!
The simplicity of this song has always amazed me, yet it's complex enough not to have any imitators. It's a simple tune, but unique in its storytelling and ability to keep the listener focused. Hell, why am I rambling on? It's a damn great song that has stood the test of time for almost 60 years now.
Well, in 2021 people don't sing about the freedom of casually employed poverty. Also, you can no longer get a room with two hours of pushing broom. ;-)
You know you must be doing something right in your life when you walk by the bathroom door & can hear your 14 year old son playing this song and singing it at the top of his lungs while in the shower.😊
Long ago my son came home with a c/d of the Monkee’s first album, he played it nonstop until I found my vinyl copy, I’d bought in 1967-68 He never played it again
My uncle played this song at my dads funeral too, great song! Because it tells like it really is! Bring tears everything! Sorry bout your old man sorry bout mine too
I was 5 or 6 when this song came out in 1965. Started 1st grade in the fall, & as I sat eating breakfast before getting ready for school, this was one of the songs that played on local radio station WAVU in Albertville, AL - "The Heart of Sand Mountain" was our nickname. It was in northeastern Alabama in the foothills of Appalachia. I was like most kids in my generation: HATED country music with a purple passion! But even though this song is considered to be in the country genre, everyone I knew - from kids to grandparents, loved this song, & loved Roger Miller. He's up there with Johnny Cash; Patsy Cline; Waylong Jennings; Charlie Daniels; all the dear, departed members of Lynnerd Skynnerd; Jim Croce; Otis Redding; Donna Summer; Greg & Duane Allman; Tom Petty; my soulmate Carl "Carly" Frost, & great guitarist/songwriter who was taken from us March 23, 2020, before he could record all his wonderful songs; & all the musicians & singers who were taken way before their time. Ya'll rest in peace.
Contrary to popular belief, I am a Canadian & we like music too? This was 1 of my mom's favourite songs! She brought this album in to our house. She had 5 daughters, born 1955 to 1968, she accepted all the tunes we brought in too, she was great!
What a beautiful tribute to a way of life gone in America. My father used to play a lot of Roger Miller, including "King of the Road". Impressionable boy that I was then, I didn't understand it, but I loved it then and still do.
I'm here because my foster dad passed away back in 2017, and this song will ALWAYS remind me of him. He always use to play this when he was working the fields in his Deutz-Fahr tractor. God Bless and Rest Easy Dad x
Nice way to put it... “the days where everything seemed like it was gonna be ok” ...made me feel like that for a moment.... I completely GET that! ....sigh...😊
Count me in as another one who understands exactly what you mean. I was a kid when this song came out and always loved it. Wouldn't trade the time I grew up in for all the money in the world. Would go back to those days in half-a-heartbeat.
My grandad sang this to me as a child too and he passed away last weekend and 2 days before he died I saw him in hospital and this song came on the radio by chance and we sung it together one last time ,, its being played at his funeral next Tuesday
My best friend and I sang this at the top of our lungs in 1966 while riding our bikes. "I ain't got no cigarettes!" Those were the good old days, for sure, only we didn't realize it.
I'm originally from the state of Maine and this was my favorite song. We also had a very short prayer, the family that prays together,stays together. God Bless Everyone.
Oldies are the best. Makes me think about simpler times during my dysfunctional childhood. And for some reason a Christmas story just popped in my head
It’s SUCH a masterpiece of songwriting that I actually never thought of anyone sitting down & writing it.i just think of some guy walking down the road singing it! Like, no, I never wrote it. It just appeared in the ether.
@@martinpalmer9810 NO! Men of financial means have lost their souls and they have no reason to struggle for soul, love, brilliance, and beauty..They lose their snap when life is too easy..
This line:means by no-means. ..identifies the protagonist of this song. He is a Stoic,also a warrior ascetic.We do not need wealth, it's a sickness of the mind.We need to train.The highly trained warrior transcends,the needs of shitty,pampered people.
My grandpa used to play this song and he lived with my parents so he basically raised me and he used to dance with me to this song. He was my dance partner; he will always be my dance partner even he isn’t here anymore. ❤️
My parents just spent 10 minutes remembering the lyrics to this song, and when I found this, their faces just lit up and they were singing along and smiling, it made me happy to make them smile, thanks for posting!!!
You are a good daughter! My hubby and I were just trying to remember as well because of our parents listening to this. My mom is in hospice now clinging to life but she knows her music!
When he sings "destination Bangor Maine" I laugh every time. I'm from Bangor Maine and if you know the history it's even better. It used to be an old place where coal and many other recourses would go through.
I remember walking around with my Dad in a Sears store sometime in the late 1960's and this song was playing over the P.A. . He started singing it in his unmistakable Scottish accent. I also just recently found out it was my Uncle Stash's favorite song. I'll always have fond memories of that moment and my Uncle, who is now no longer with us. My Dad is still around and he's 88. ❤
Back when I was a Karoake jockey in the early 00's, this was a popular song in my set. I loved singing it. Its a simple masterpiece even a drunk could sing.
Life is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health
Akuma Amen. Remember seeing a documentary or something about him. Seems like they first thought he might've been murdered. I really feel anguish for the family. I know what it's like to lose somebody too soon.
In 1965 when I was 4 years old, I sang this with three other little girls..........in church! They thought we were going to sing Jesus Loves the Little Children, but we surprised them. Haha we were famous and it still comes up from time to time.
My four sisters and I would sing this song in the car when our parents would take us for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon back in the 60's. Dad had his album. Still love this song today!
...at a time when AM radios had only one speaker, and Sunday rock & roll music didn't exist. Driving under a bridge or viaduct killed it completely! ..Gotta love it!
Yes, indeed! He was one of a kind. I got to see him in concert in San Antonio, back in the late '60s. Every person in the audience was enthralled by his singing and his playing. The only country singers/performers who were at that level in those days (and could perform non-country, too) IMHO, were Glen Campbell and Jerry Reed. Masters of their crafts and great showmen.
I remember when I was a kid - we went camping for 2 weeks every year. This was one of the favorite songs around the campfire for several years. Back then after dinner when the sun went down, people from other campsites would get together and sing folksongs, tel jokes and stories, and talk about where they were from. People used to be friendlier - even strangers.
Life is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health?
I’m a fairly young teenager and I remember listening to this song on repeat when I was a little younger. It’s really a great song and I hope people continue listening to it for a long time,, glad I found it again :D
A classic...written in 1964...Miller recorded it and it was released in January 1965...a huge hit....it got as high as #4 on the Billboard charts...it also hit #1 on the country charts...and the song also went to #1 in England and Norway!!!
Sounds like a song inspired by the Great Depression, when a lot of men lived like that. I seem to remember hearing this song as a small child during the early 1960s.
@@jillllewellynwilliams300 It's because they got rid of the asylums. Now they just let every wackadoo roam the streets that really should be in treatment somewhere. It's a shame. That and the housing on the Left coast is outrageously overpriced for some reason that is beyond my comprehension.
This song has been analyzed to death. It’s simply a work of perfection. The tune is catchy. The lyric is perfect. It is sung to perfection. To me it’s just brilliant. I defy anyone to not sing along with Mr. Miller when he sings the line “king of the road”. It appears to be simple, but no one can sing it better than Mr. Miller
My Dad, who could sing, would sing this song all the time. He taught it to me. I, who cannot sing, sing it all the time. Thinking of you, Pops, I miss you. Thank you for sharing this song.
This takes me waayyy back to my elementary days. Yes, it had such an impact on our family coz it allowed us to realize that we're not the only ones down-and-out. He did it on a cheerful note and a bit of humor. RM put a smile on the poor community that I'll never forget.🥰 Plus, unlike most songs today, it's an ORIGINAL, not a REMAKE!
Dear lord. I just spent nearly an hour trying to find this song from a super vague memory. It started by 'Country, 1950s, an it go no ciggerettes' ahhhh.... love when you figure out what's driving you CRAXY! :)
A childhood song of mine my pawpaw used to play this in the car while he'd drive down the road he would also sing along with it while it played best childhood memories ever.
On this day in 1965 {April 9th} Roger Miller performed "King of the Road" on the 'Ready Steady Goes Live!' episode of the British musical program, 'Ready Steady Go!'... At the time the song was at position #26 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, five weeks later it would peak at #1 {for 1 week}... On the day of Roger Miller's appearance on 'Ready Steady Go!', "King of the Road" was in it's second of two weeks at #6 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, three weeks earlier it had peaked at #4 {for 1 week} and it spent thirteen weeks on the Top 100.. Roger Dean Miller passed away at the young age of 56 on October 25th, 1992... May he R.I.P.
You didn't have to like country music to like this one--you just did (Miller had four other top 10 pop hits besides this one) I was 10 at the time and got in trouble in school for humming and whispering this song a lot (hey that's the power of music!!)
In 1965 I was 13 and wanted to go work on the railroad after hearing this song. My mom poo poohed it and I went to college. I am 70 yrs old now and wish I would have gone to work on the railroad
I’m currently reading a Stephen King novel (Misery) and it had a few of the lyrics from this song in it. I immediately recognized the lyrics because my Great Grandfather used to play his sax and sing this song. I miss him dearly and so glad that I coincidentally came upon these lyrics in this novel ❤️
Classic 60's music. When I was young this song was very popular. I'm glad I got to listen to this kind of music when I was Young I believe it helped shape who I became
This was my first favorite song even over the Elvis songs they played on the radio at that time. I was 5. This song holds up over the years, a true classic.
One of our good friends passed this summer. He often pulled out his guitar and sang this or Norwegian Wood at our parties, sometimes in his bathrobe with a paper crown. We are honouring him today with a Zoom memorial, in our robes and crowns and playing this tune. So miss you, King Mark.
I'm sitting here at home during the virus chillin out to classic songs and loving it cause I don't really have the time since April who else is doing the same thing
I think some people don't like the song as they think the song is anti-union. But I think the song is pro-union. It's hard to tell if the character in the song likes or hates being poor or not. If he was in a union, he would be paid more and could afford cigarettes and a bigger square foot rental. (^:
This song has been rattling round in my head for ages; hearing it in the car while going through suburban Manchester on Sunday finally tipped me to looking it up on RUclips and listening to it repeatedly. Quality old beat.
I wish modern “country” music would sound like this classic.
It wasn't really considered country. It was a folk music era. We could use some good folk music.
This song just evokes a simpler time, no internet, no social media, no cell phones!!
Don’t let nostalgia keep you from remembering racial segregation; women as second-class citizens; LGBTQI people in the closet. Those times weren’t simpler, and they WERE bad in many ways.
For whatever reason we all have at least 1 song that randomly pops in to your head and you end up singing it to yourself all day. King of the road was that 1 song for my Gran but she would never keep it to herself she used to call my mom and as she put it "share" it with her. When I got older she did the same to me. She has recently had her 2 stroke and is in ICU. I don't live close enough to visit an she can't talk on the phone. So to put a smile on her face I sent the song to my daughter and asked her to play it for Gran an tell her that I needed to "share" it with her. Just wish I could be there to see her reaction.
When we are happy we enjoy the music , but , when we are sad , we understand the lyrics . Take Care Friend 🎼
@@peterlittle123 Thanks Peter, too true .
Ha! Thats exactly why I am here. Just started singing it, and had to listen.
My grandpa passed away two weeks ago this was his favorite song. The night before he left this earth we laid a phone on his chest and played the song. He raised his hand in the air as he listened one last time
Tyler Crowell, I know how tough it is to lose a family member. My Grandma died on March 1st. She was 79. She would’ve turned 80 on August 31st.
Thank you for sharing this beautiful story. I am sorry for your loss. Your grandpa must have been a wonderful man.
Guys, HERE is The Savior
YaH The Heavenly FATHER HIMSELF was Who they Crucified for our sins and “HERE IS THE PROOF”
From the Ancient Semitic Scroll:
"Yad He Vav He" is what Moses wrote, when Moses asked YaH His Name (Exodus 3)
Ancient Semitic Direct Translation
Yad - "Behold The Hand"
He - "Behold the Breath"
Vav - "Behold The NAIL"
@@Praise___YaH
Interesting take on King of the Road. To be honest, I kind of got a different message from it; sort of a hobo theme. Hmmm...
Tyler Crowell ,You have my prayers , lm praying that God brings you through like He did me!
My community lost a good young man not long ago to cancer! As we left the church to follow him to be laid to rest! He has a surprise for us all! When he was In Good heath he went in a trip to Nashville and recorded this song in his own voice! Never told a soul until we left the church heading to lay him to rest! Was the most beautiful gift in death I have ever witnessed! Thanks Jason “Jake” Hoffman for setting the standard of living! I know I am starting to do better in life as you did!
We are all here because you can't beat the old songs.
Agreed
amen brother
+George Vreeland Hill totally
+George Vreeland Hill yes you can cause there old and the new songs are wayyyyyy fitter because they arent old grammies
+Aimee Jury you're young, and you will learn.
The simplicity of this song has always amazed me, yet it's complex enough not to have any imitators. It's a simple tune, but unique in its storytelling and ability to keep the listener focused. Hell, why am I rambling on? It's a damn great song that has stood the test of time for almost 60 years now.
I've known this song by heart. It was popular the year we got married 1965 though it came out earlier
Well, in 2021 people don't sing about the freedom of casually employed poverty. Also, you can no longer get a room with two hours of pushing broom. ;-)
Musicians well trained in their craft and the tenants of music theory and composition. Oh and melodies used to be a nice ingredient too:)
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I think glenn cambell also captured this energy.
You know you must be doing something right in your life when you walk by the bathroom door & can hear your 14 year old son playing this song and singing it at the top of his lungs while in the shower.😊
lol
Just saw this....LOVE IT!! Well done mama!
Excellent taste!
Awesome! USA lives…
Long ago my son came home with a c/d of the Monkee’s first album, he played it nonstop until I found my vinyl copy, I’d bought in 1967-68
He never played it again
We played this at my dad's funeral, it was his favourite song. RIP Dad, and thank you Roger Miller.
My uncle played this song at my dads funeral too, great song! Because it tells like it really is! Bring tears everything! Sorry bout your old man sorry bout mine too
A man of means by no means. Bestest lyric ever ❤
Lol okay music fbi agent guy. You da man doe right
I was 5 or 6 when this song came out in 1965. Started 1st grade in the fall, & as I sat eating breakfast before getting ready for school, this was one of the songs that played on local radio station WAVU in Albertville, AL - "The Heart of Sand Mountain" was our nickname. It was in northeastern Alabama in the foothills of Appalachia. I was like most kids in my generation: HATED country music with a purple passion! But even though this song is considered to be in the country genre, everyone I knew - from kids to grandparents, loved this song, & loved Roger Miller. He's up there with Johnny Cash; Patsy Cline; Waylong Jennings; Charlie Daniels; all the dear, departed members of Lynnerd Skynnerd; Jim Croce; Otis Redding; Donna Summer; Greg & Duane Allman; Tom Petty; my soulmate Carl "Carly" Frost, & great guitarist/songwriter who was taken from us March 23, 2020, before he could record all his wonderful songs; & all the musicians & singers who were taken way before their time. Ya'll rest in peace.
Hello friend,how are you doing today?
My Dad had the album. The whole damn thing was good!
Contrary to popular belief, I am a Canadian & we like music too? This was 1 of my mom's favourite songs! She brought this album in to our house. She had 5 daughters, born 1955 to 1968, she accepted all the tunes we brought in too, she was great!
What a beautiful tribute to a way of life gone in America. My father used to play a lot of Roger Miller, including "King of the Road". Impressionable boy that I was then, I didn't understand it, but I loved it then and still do.
i sang this song for my grandpa the day before he died. he was a better father to me than my actual dad. i miss him so much everyday. love you poppop
On his behalf, thank you.
I'm here because my foster dad passed away back in 2017, and this song will ALWAYS remind me of him. He always use to play this when he was working the fields in his Deutz-Fahr tractor. God Bless and Rest Easy Dad x
This song never gets old 😊
It was born old
@@dionvidsyeah... I suppose that's true .....you are both right 😊
my grandfather would sing this song to me when I was a little girl. I miss the days where everything seemed like it was going to be OK.
supernatural crazy fan #1 What do you mean?
Nice way to put it... “the days where everything seemed like it was gonna be ok” ...made me feel like that for a moment.... I completely GET that! ....sigh...😊
Count me in as another one who understands exactly what you mean. I was a kid when this song came out and always loved it. Wouldn't trade the time I grew up in for all the money in the world. Would go back to those days in half-a-heartbeat.
My grandad sang this to me as a child too and he passed away last weekend and 2 days before he died I saw him in hospital and this song came on the radio by chance and we sung it together one last time ,, its being played at his funeral next Tuesday
My best friend and I sang this at the top of our lungs in 1966 while riding our bikes. "I ain't got no cigarettes!" Those were the good old days, for sure, only we didn't realize it.
This great song takes me back, to a time where i had two parents.
Me too, my mom's favorite song
I'm 46 and this song is still one of the coolest mellow tunes ever in fact f it im listening again
I broke the replay option
My dad loved this song. Miss you, Dad!
Sorry to hear that you miss your dad I hope you snd other good people have a good life
I'm originally from the state of Maine and this was my favorite song. We also had a very short prayer, the family that prays together,stays together. God Bless Everyone.
When this came out in 1964, Henry Kissinger was 41, Carol Burnett was 31, Roger Miller and I were 28, Paul McCartney was 22, and Madonna was 6
Oldies are the best. Makes me think about simpler times during my dysfunctional childhood. And for some reason a Christmas story just popped in my head
Brilliant tune.❤😊
A true masterpiece of songwriting.
It’s SUCH a masterpiece of songwriting that I actually never thought of anyone sitting down & writing it.i just think of some guy walking down the road singing it! Like, no, I never wrote it. It just appeared in the ether.
"I'm a man of means by no means... king of the road"
One of the most cleverly ambiguous lyrics ever written. And a fucking brilliant song!
Ahh the good old days, when you actually could be “a man of means by no means” 🙃
Loved Roger Miller. What a genius he was and sexy as hell 😅
"I'm a man of means by no means."
Can't I be both???
@@martinpalmer9810 NO! Men of financial means have lost their souls and they have no reason to struggle for soul, love, brilliance, and beauty..They lose their snap when life is too easy..
@@kathy571 I am like that, anyone can still be like that.. and be totally sexy too.. I know I am.
This line:means by no-means. ..identifies the protagonist of this song. He is a Stoic,also a warrior ascetic.We do not need wealth, it's a sickness of the mind.We need to train.The highly trained warrior transcends,the needs of shitty,pampered people.
My grandpa used to play this song and he lived with my parents so he basically raised me and he used to dance with me to this song. He was my dance partner; he will always be my dance partner even he isn’t here anymore. ❤️
Hello friend,how are you doing today?
Best Country song of all time. And all he needed was 2:15. Roger Miller was a legend.
My freaking great taste in music brought me here.
amen
amen
it is breng me here
Into the Wild brought me here! "I am Supertramp!"
Alles right
596 dislikes-WTF? This is one of the GREATEST songs of ANY genre ever written! It oozes musical greatness!👌
Probably Republicans. They hate poor people.
RUclips no longer shows the # of dislikes, so the thumbs down icon is useless.
@@ron2823 That’s what I’ve heard too!!!
@@jamesmonroe7903 Music is a subjective taste. However, I do agree that this song is... just *chef's kiss*
@@errorabortretry3694 Indeed!!!
My parents just spent 10 minutes remembering the lyrics to this song, and when I found this, their faces just lit up and they were singing along and smiling, it made me happy to make them smile, thanks for posting!!!
That's so cool. Cherish them while they are still here
You are a good daughter! My hubby and I were just trying to remember as well because of our parents listening to this. My mom is in hospice now clinging to life but she knows her music!
When he sings "destination Bangor Maine" I laugh every time. I'm from Bangor Maine and if you know the history it's even better. It used to be an old place where coal and many other recourses would go through.
Hello sarah
@@andrewh1737 Hello, Greg.
I remember walking around with my Dad in a Sears store sometime in the late 1960's and this song was playing over the P.A. . He started singing it in his unmistakable Scottish accent.
I also just recently found out it was my Uncle Stash's favorite song.
I'll always have fond memories of that moment and my Uncle, who is now no longer with us.
My Dad is still around and he's 88. ❤
Cool to be Scottish 😎
I love this old song, I'm nearly 70 and remember listening to this on my crystal set.
Back when I was a Karoake jockey in the early 00's, this was a popular song in my set. I loved singing it. Its a simple masterpiece even a drunk could sing.
Roger Miller , One of the Best . Miss you. Chris. 💕🎶🥀🎶💕🥰😍
Life is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health
Are we talking about Chris McCandless?
what a singer hes brilliant this was played at our dads funeral this year what a great send off r.i.p dad
We had Elvis and Frank Sinatra played at my husband's funeral. Great minds ...
Great song. Reminds me of back in the days when cabover semis were common use here in the USA🇺🇸
This song was king of the radio airwaves back in the days.
Hi Vikki
Rest In Peace Chris McCandless!
Who the fuck is that!
@@jake1225 you’ve heard of Ronald McDonald...now get ready for...Chris McCandles!
I knew I would see that lmao
*Roger Miller
Akuma Amen. Remember seeing a documentary or something about him. Seems like they first thought he might've been murdered. I really feel anguish for the family. I know what it's like to lose somebody too soon.
In 1965 when I was 4 years old, I sang this with three other little girls..........in church! They thought we were going to sing Jesus Loves the Little Children, but we surprised them. Haha we were famous and it still comes up from time to time.
Good year
My four sisters and I would sing this song in the car when our parents would take us for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon back in the 60's. Dad had his album. Still love this song today!
Hello how are you doing today
My mom used to sing this to me when I was little. So happy I found this.
I can't tell u how many times I've been sitt'n on a Bar stool at age of 3 to 9 and Loved every minute of it !
My successful Dad's favorite song 1960's King of the Road
...at a time when AM radios had only one speaker, and Sunday rock & roll music didn't exist. Driving under a bridge or viaduct killed it completely! ..Gotta love it!
You mean they just wouldn’t play rock & roll on Sunday’s? Weren’t rock stations common in the 60s, what did they play on Sunday?
Roger Miller isn't really of any particular genre. He's just...Roger Miller. A stand alone talent.
Yes, indeed! He was one of a kind.
I got to see him in concert in San Antonio, back in the late '60s. Every person in the audience was enthralled by his singing and his playing. The only country singers/performers who were at that level in those days (and could perform non-country, too) IMHO, were Glen Campbell and Jerry Reed. Masters of their crafts and great showmen.
The same could be said of two of his contemporaries - Glen Campbell and Ray Stevens. Can't really put them in a box. 📦
@@MCOult saw Jerry Reed up close from the front row in Greenville,SC,and loved it,but still didn't truly appreciate it til years later.
I remember when I was a kid - we went camping for 2 weeks every year. This was one of the favorite songs around the campfire for several years.
Back then after dinner when the sun went down, people from other campsites would get together and sing folksongs, tel jokes and stories, and talk about where they were from.
People used to be friendlier - even strangers.
A classy young lady 13 years my younger directed me here. Thanks.
My dad has been gone over ten years and i still bawl every time i hear this. He use to sing it to me all the time
How are you kady, how are you doing today?
Sorry to hear that
These "old songs"are classics and I listen to them over and over
I love you and miss you dad❤thank Christ you brought me up with the best music
Hello friend,how are you doing today?
"New Bordeaux. A modern city filled with traditional southern values"
- Lou Marcano, 1968
Mafia # bought me in here
I saw someone do the "Did you help Lincoln clay take down sal Marcono and the rest of his men?"
"You're God damn right I did"
For bad Moon rising.
This game had such an amazing collection of songs. This could've been a masterpiece if the 2k had more time to refine the game.
saint denis
Mafis brouhgt mi here too
This is a lovely song and classics are unbeatable and legendary.
Life is full of the lovely things like the morning sun, the gleaming dew drops, the sparkling rain, the vast blue sky, the whistles of chirping birds, the beauty of the sea. Hope you're doing great and in good health?
@@Danielbrown-cr1gu thanks you too man
I’m a fairly young teenager and I remember listening to this song on repeat when I was a little younger. It’s really a great song and I hope people continue listening to it for a long time,, glad I found it again :D
I'm younger - this was my great granpa's fav.
I was born in 1961, but somehow this song stuck in my head when it was released in '64.
"I'm a man of means by no means, King of the Road."
A classic...written in 1964...Miller recorded it and it was released in January 1965...a huge hit....it got as high as #4 on the Billboard charts...it also hit #1 on the country charts...and the song also went to #1 in England and Norway!!!
Jim Cushman:... released in march of that year here in England, reached no.1 and charted for 15 wks.
Sounds like a song inspired by the Great Depression, when a lot of men lived like that. I seem to remember hearing this song as a small child during the early 1960s.
I wonder why....
I seem to remember seeing quite a few living like that on my last visit to the USA 10 years ago.
Roger was born in the Depression..........
@@jillllewellynwilliams300 It's because they got rid of the asylums. Now they just let every wackadoo roam the streets that really should be in treatment somewhere. It's a shame. That and the housing on the Left coast is outrageously overpriced for some reason that is beyond my comprehension.
This recording is from 1965 but is reminiscent of the 30s-40s.
Love this song it was on a old british advert for road safety but also I replayed mafia 3 and man I kept hearing it and now its stuck in my head
This song has been analyzed to death. It’s simply a work of perfection. The tune is catchy. The lyric is perfect. It is sung to perfection. To me it’s just brilliant. I defy anyone to not sing along with Mr. Miller when he sings the line “king of the road”. It appears to be simple, but no one can sing it better than Mr. Miller
Thank you for bringing back beautiful memories of my dad singing this song. May he be resting and singing in peace.
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This was my grandpa‘s favorite song. I miss you grandpa chuck
My Dad, who could sing, would sing this song all the time. He taught it to me. I, who cannot sing, sing it all the time. Thinking of you, Pops, I miss you. Thank you for sharing this song.
My dad loves this song and songs alot like them and he passed his love to me lol.... Can't beat the old timey ones
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Every year when we go down to California we listen to Roger Miller all the way. So nice.
This takes me waayyy back to my elementary days. Yes, it had such an impact on our family coz it allowed us to realize that we're not the only ones down-and-out. He did it on a cheerful note and a bit of humor. RM put a smile on the poor community that I'll never forget.🥰 Plus, unlike most songs today, it's an ORIGINAL, not a REMAKE!
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My memory brings back the good old music to me.
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Love this song brings back so many memories thanks mum and dad
Dear lord. I just spent nearly an hour trying to find this song from a super vague memory. It started by 'Country, 1950s, an it go no ciggerettes' ahhhh.... love when you figure out what's driving you CRAXY! :)
A childhood song of mine my pawpaw used to play this in the car while he'd drive down the road he would also sing along with it while it played best childhood memories ever.
haha you pawpaw sounds awesome
Old and beautiful now 2021-30 love it.
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That's such a sweet baseline. What an incredible piece of the American songbook.
On this day in 1965 {April 9th} Roger Miller performed "King of the Road" on the 'Ready Steady Goes Live!' episode of the British musical program, 'Ready Steady Go!'...
At the time the song was at position #26 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, five weeks later it would peak at #1 {for 1 week}...
On the day of Roger Miller's appearance on 'Ready Steady Go!', "King of the Road" was in it's second of two weeks at #6 on Billboard's Top 100 chart, three weeks earlier it had peaked at #4 {for 1 week} and it spent thirteen weeks on the Top 100..
Roger Dean Miller passed away at the young age of 56 on October 25th, 1992...
May he R.I.P.
This song never gets old...even if it is old: )) Glad some things from my childhood are still pertinent/wishful thinking.
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You didn't have to like country music to like this one--you just did (Miller had four other top 10 pop hits besides this one) I was 10 at the time and got in trouble in school for humming and whispering this song a lot (hey that's the power of music!!)
In 1965 I was 13 and wanted to go work on the railroad after hearing this song. My mom poo poohed it and I went to college. I am 70 yrs old now and wish I would have gone to work on the railroad
The most incredible country songwriter of all time...just a brilliant song and singer..
Michael Downing u right
A great song,a classic song🏆
My memories of traveling down old RT 66 from Cali to Ark. For family vacations in the 60's and listening to this song. I thought the beat was so cool😎
Do you still listen it this music Sheila, it takes me back to the 60s 🥰
Memories of my grandfather 🙌🏻
Greatest country song to ever stand the test of time. Period.
I’m currently reading a Stephen King novel (Misery) and it had a few of the lyrics from this song in it. I immediately recognized the lyrics because my Great Grandfather used to play his sax and sing this song. I miss him dearly and so glad that I coincidentally came upon these lyrics in this novel ❤️
I love u Summer 😍
Saw the same lines reading it now-- I always look up songs that are mentioned in books
You're gramps was talented and true.
Classic 60's music. When I was young this song was very popular. I'm glad I got to listen to this kind of music when I was Young I believe it helped shape who I became
This was my first favorite song even over the Elvis songs they played on the radio at that time. I was 5. This song holds up over the years, a true classic.
The turn of phrase here, double-meanings and cleverness will never be equalled. Roger Miller was a global treasure and we all miss him terribly.
This song is one of the reasons I became a hitchhiker. I hitchhiked to Maine once, just because of this song.
+Roman Brown I think you would like the song ''Hitchhiker's Hero" by the Atlanta Rhythm Section. Give it a listen.
I like this song because I watched Into The Wild
+Chelsea Smith have you read the book though?
timetraveler4000 the book was inspiring then suddenly depressing. Almost like he wanted to die. I’ve never seen the movie.
"I hitchhiked to Maine once..." I am curious where you started when you hitched to Maine?
One of our good friends passed this summer. He often pulled out his guitar and sang this or Norwegian Wood at our parties, sometimes in his bathrobe with a paper crown. We are honouring him today with a Zoom memorial, in our robes and crowns and playing this tune. So miss you, King Mark.
I'm sitting here at home during the virus chillin out to classic songs and loving it cause I don't really have the time since April who else is doing the same thing
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People don't like this? 160 people? No wonder the world's in a state. Brilliant post, many thanks!
CindersLovesButtons no doubt
I think some people don't like the song as they think the song is anti-union. But I think the song is pro-union. It's hard to tell if the character in the song likes or hates being poor or not. If he was in a union, he would be paid more and could afford cigarettes and a bigger square foot rental. (^:
Even us middle-age Beethoven fans love this lol Just takes me back to simpler times . .
they are idiots for sure
Nope, not just 160 morons, but 565 fools with no musical taste as of 31 Dec 18
Some classics are always new to ears... still in 2019
My Dad played this song all the time! ❤️
My mom & Dad told me this was my favorite song when I was a little lad. I sure miss my parents. I still like this tune
@Ralph Mahon yeah back in the day that's all there was. A time before microwave ovens & Remote control television. I was the REMOTE..........LOL.
@Ralph Mahon YEP that's right M8..........E Z to work on and your $$ went further.
This for my mom was told it was my granny bs fav song wat robbie said wen ahe passed away 💯💯💙💙💙💙💙💚🔥🔥🔥
"Were you guys singing *KING OF THE ROAD* without me?"
Oh so sorry it won't happen again start singing
"I just preformed testicle surgery on the reporter"
haha sames - rewatching so good
Yes
@@markrotondella4689 just rewatched the first episode last night.
This song has been rattling round in my head for ages; hearing it in the car while going through suburban Manchester on Sunday finally tipped me to looking it up on RUclips and listening to it repeatedly. Quality old beat.
Im 15 and im hooked on music i legit can listen to anything music soothes and heals the heart
The first "living outside the system" anthem I ever heard. Love it as I did my approximations to a lifestyle; you ain't lived unless you've tried it.
We sang this all through boot camp
It was loved
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Roger Miller Kng Of The Road Brilliant Absolutely amazing I grew up with the old music
One of the coolest songs ever!!
Bloody song somehow popped into my mind this morning. WTF!? Hadn't thought of this song since I was 12! Simply brilliant song! Roger was hip!
Awesome song ... brings back great memories of when I was a kid & my mom would play this record! Back in the 60's