this song was a big hit at the time. It didn't hurt that at the time everybody loved Vicky Laurence and everybody else involved with the Carol Burnett show
She’s one of the funniest women. Was on the Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family.....still active today....recently on The Cool Kids.....but it was cancelled.....
@@stacymoore9836 That's how Vicki got the job to be on the show. They needed someone to play a sister type for skits, and carol caught wind of Vicki and went to see her in disguise at the back of the audience. They met backstage after and the rest was history!
The setting they chose for her lip-syncing her big hit was completely inappropriate. What's worse is the very next week they featured The Beach Boys singing "Help Me Rhonda" in a graveyard at midnight.
This was the only top 40 hit by Vicki but it went all the way to #1! She sang it on the Carol Burnett Show and when it sold a half-million copies, she was rewarded with the gold record on the show. No one told her beforehand that it would be given to her. Her reaction was priceless. You may ask who Vicki played on the show. Many different parts but her most memorable role on the show was as Mama, later to reprise her role on Mama's Family.
Reba Macintyre tells of this song in her concerts. I think the songwriter was Vickie's husband. A way whoever he was, he tried to sell this to a huge name star, saying it was a guaranteed hit, and it was refused. Said "my wife could record this and make it a hit" they said, let her... And the rest is history
I love, love, love your reaction!!! You jumped out of the chair!! Love me a story song! Have you reacted to Ode to Billy Joe? One of the first and most powerful story songs!
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German,I've been up,down I-75 hundreds of times,drove truck between firefighter gigs..Georgia is pretty,not as much as Colorado.
Thank you for reviewing Vicki Lawrence. This was her song because her husband could not find any record company willing to take it. Then Reba McEntire recorded it and now everyone thinks it's Reba's song but I will always prefer Vicki Lawrence. She needs more credit for this song. Originally I had to listen to it a couple of timed to understand the entire story.
@@brigadierblue221 oh contraire. The writer of the song was Bobby Russell. Vicki Lawrence had recorded a demo and her husband had taken it to every record Studio he could think of to get someone to record it and no one would so he had his wife Vicki Lawrence record it. Years later Reba McEntire recorded it. Bobby Gentry's claim to the fame was the Ode to Billy Joe and Fancy.
You're reaction and facial expressions are priceless . Let me tell you that not one of us that heard that song in the 70s for the first time were any less shocked than you. Lil sister is a serial killer.
I was so hoping for this one. ''his cheat wife had never left town, that's one body that will never be found, see little sister don't miss when she aims her gun''. Oh YEAH.
I remember when Vicki Lawrence sing this so on The Carol Burnett Show. That next Monday this song was the only thing that the whole school was talking about. That next Saturday Vicki Lawrence received her first gold record on The Carol Burnett Show presented to her by Carol Burnett and then that next Monday again this was the only thing that we were talking about in school.
This is another song from my childhood (maybe I was five or six at the time it came out) that I couldn't understand that Mom wouldn't explain, but she said I would understand when I was older. Now I'm listening to it for the first time in decades with you, hearing and understanding the lyrics for the first time. I was as shocked as you! It made me cry.
Vicky Lawerence was a great comedian as a singer. She did very well with this song. Reba recorded it years later and it as one of her biggest hits also.
Max Brazil I agree... I feel the same about Smackwater Jack by Carole King. It’s weird to walk around the house singing a song about a mass shooting!!!
In my youth, songs told stories, had a message. And our singers provided us with everything from silly songs to heart-wrenching songs to love songs to party songs... I miss that type of music
Great memories from the 1970s when ballads weren’t just slow-tempo songs but had a narrative. I loved your reaction to this, so you might want to try “Angie Baby” by Helen Reddy, “Dark Lady” by Cher, “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot, and “Ode to Billie Joe” by Bobby Gentry. You should enjoy those tales/songs!
Thank you for listening to so many different genres. Love your videos. I absolutely love Vickie!!! I've been a fan of hers since she was on the Carol Burnett show. I used to run around singing this song at the top of my lungs back in the day. Great song!
I love that you made a distinction between the story and the storytelling! Both are important, and thankfully both are great in this song. I was ten years old when this came out and my little writer brain loved it. I was five when Bobbie Gentry’s Ode to Billie Joe came out. I just listened to it and highly recommend it. I’ve been binge watching reaction videos by you and other reactors lately and have been reminded of how many songwriters in the 70’s and 60’s were great storytellers. We didn’t realize how good we had it. Thanks for taking us old fogeys along on a trip down memory lane. I love seeing your reactions to music we grew up with.
Love Vicki Lawrence! Such a fun comedic actress, and she also had her own daytime talk show for a couple years in the 1990s. Vicki has joked that she's often asked to perform "a medley of her hit" (singular). :-) Here's a clip from 1978 from "The Carol Burnett Show" with Vicki as Mama, Carol Burnett as daughter Eunice and a then-56-year-old Betty White (who's now 98) as daughter Ellen. ruclips.net/video/h62GThxULf0/видео.html
Best reaction! "This was a whole lotta bullsh***!!!!" I LOVE IT! I was waiting for the reveal. Vicki Lawrence is, as others have commented, a talented actress and hilarious!
She played Miley Cyrus' grandmother on Hannah Montana and she was on the short run "The Cool Kids" on FOX. Vicki Lawrence was a one hit wonder, and this was the hit.
@@magicalmiller Back it up, Justin. Everything Laura and Link wrote is true. The woman did all of that and more. Google is your friend. Check it for yourself.
@@karolyn8644 looks like you should have re-read the comment . justin was saying that vickie was famous in the 70's . link said the newer show made vickie a " one hit wonder " . justin was defending her . the carol burnett show is what made her famous . she was incredible . youtube the show with her name . you will love it . that is where mama's family came from .
@@mikebunch3189 Well, alright then. I did misunderstand Justin's comment. I'm old enough to have been a fan when the Carol Burnet show first came out on TV, and have been a fan of both Vickie and Carol.
You are an interpretive artist. You get the times that you see. You manage your own. You are also beautiful (sorry if this is not appropriate). You are great at this. Keep going.
I like Vicki's version the best. Reba's version is still great. This song has a way of grabbing your attention and getting you invested in the story. This song is a classic.
In my experience, it seems that most people think Reba's version is better. I, however, agree with you; I love Reba, but Vicki is so much better on this song.
I don't think I realized she was a singer! She's surprisingly good! I only know her from her comedy acting on The Carol Burnett Show and its spin-off, Mama's Family, where she played the title role.
Once again your reaction didn't disappoint. I always loved this song. Reba McEntire also did a pretty good remake of this song also. Reba is another artist that you would probably enjoy. She had so many hits. Is there life out there is one of many.
I wish you would do Judy Garland in 'Just an In-between' its a very underrated performance. And was one of her favorites because it was true to her real life. IMO Judy is the greatest performer of the last 100 years. She was the total package.
The back story to the song is fascinating. Vicki was only married to Bobby Russell a short time, and when she set out to record an album he wrote multiple songs. This is one he wasn't happy with, though Vicki told him that song would be a hit. Long story short, the lone musician in the studio when she recorded her demo played and mixed all the instruments with Vicki's vocals. Vicki went on to pitch the song to Cher, of Sonny and Cher fame, but Sonny had the same criticism others shared, that the song would offend southerners and never find an audience. Finally, the song was produced by Snuff Garrett, who saw it's potential. Vicki's vocals are perfect, and the song has a great 70's dark ballad vibe. The album didn't rise too far up the charts, but after nine months this single reached fourth on the charts. Vicki has said the success of the song validated her, and probably helped finish off her marriage to Russell. The whole experience turned her off from recording, so who knows what she might have accomplished with more experience and more good songs. With her long career in comedic acting and performance, including her successful run in syndication with "Mama's Family", the gold record was just icing on the cake. Carol Burnett was truly inspired when she saw the potential in teenage Vicki, who started out with no experience that I know of. Talk about having a gift of talent. I wonder how many potential hit songs Russell threw away without Vicki's instincts. Maybe that last comment is unfair, but Russell and Bono both balked because the song might prove provocative. I tip my hat to Vicki's persistence.
When I think of Vicki Lawrence all I think of is the carol Burnett show or Mama’s family. I believe I came across this version of the song a long time ago
Love this song and loved your reaction! Also, I learned something. I love the song "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro as well (by the way, you should react to that one), but I had no idea they were written by the same person! Kudos for reacting to the original Vicki Lawrence version! It seems like the few reaction channels that bother to even listen to this song all want to listen to the remake by Reba McIntyre (i love Reba, but on this song Vicki is just so much netter!). Thank you!
Great story. Other people recorded this but Vicki's is the best version. She was on The Carol Burnett Show for many years playing Carol's sister plus the tv show mentioned "Mama's Family" where she played Carol Burnett's overbearing mother. Very funny show.
There is another popular big country western singer who comes from Georgia as well. His name is Jerry Reed. He's quite the Storyteller and very funny. He mostly sings about the Louisiana swamp land or getting into trouble with the law. None of the other reviewers have reviewed him yet and I'm hoping you will review him. He recorded dozens of songs but his 3 top most popular songs from the late 1960s and 1970s is: 1. When you're hot you're hot. 2. Amos Moses. 3. Framed. Try to listen to his record versions instead of his concert versions because his records have more detail and are funnier. If you want to review one of him doing a show there is a good one of him doing a duet with BB King. Both Jerry Reed & BB King are Master guitar players.
Always loved this song (and yes, I love Reba's cover of it too). Another Vicki Lawrence song I really love is Ships in the Night (1974) I heard it as teenager thanks to my besties' mum's record collection (her mum is responsible for me glomming onto a hell of a lot of 60s & early 70s music)... I'm surprised nobody ever remade that one, it's really very catchy - all lilting and "waltzy".
The story of the song, is that the guy recognized the.tracks to his house. He knew his sister killed them both. He took the rap for her. The wife's body was dragged into the swamp.
this song was a big hit at the time. It didn't hurt that at the time everybody loved Vicky Laurence and everybody else involved with the Carol Burnett show
She’s one of the funniest women. Was on the Carol Burnett Show and Mama’s Family.....still active today....recently on The Cool Kids.....but it was cancelled.....
laura kali They looked sooo much alike too. Like sisters
Oh yeah! I forgot she was in The Cool Kids. It had a good cast.
omg she was awesome on carol burnett!!! ssooooooooo funny!!!
Try Ode to Billy Joe.....great vocals....delta blues
@@stacymoore9836 That's how Vicki got the job to be on the show. They needed someone to play a sister type for skits, and carol caught wind of Vicki and went to see her in disguise at the back of the audience. They met backstage after and the rest was history!
Such a dramatic and serious song to be sung on the beach with happy vacationing families.
I was thinking the same thing.....such a strange video for this song.....very strange!
Ya I find the video distracting. I think these reviews should always use the studio version!
I'm pretty sure the video is from some talk show she was probably doing to promote the song...not a music video.
The setting they chose for her lip-syncing her big hit was completely inappropriate. What's worse is the very next week they featured The Beach Boys singing "Help Me Rhonda" in a graveyard at midnight.
This was the best reaction you have had yet. I was waiting for the reveal and you jumping up in shock had me in stitches. Great song and stay healthy.
Reba McEntire did a really good cover and video of this song.
I would also recommend to do a reaction to the song fancy.
This was the only top 40 hit by Vicki but it went all the way to #1! She sang it on the Carol Burnett Show and when it sold a half-million copies, she was rewarded with the gold record on the show. No one told her beforehand that it would be given to her. Her reaction was priceless. You may ask who Vicki played on the show. Many different parts but her most memorable role on the show was as Mama, later to reprise her role on Mama's Family.
Reba McIntyre did a great cover of this song
India my friend, we HAD THE BEST MUSIC in the 70's.
Oh yes!!
Nah, 40's-50's was by far the best.
this song was offered to Cher, but she turned it down as being too controversial... lol.... imagine that.
Could be, they were a team back then.
Reba Macintyre tells of this song in her concerts. I think the songwriter was Vickie's husband. A way whoever he was, he tried to sell this to a huge name star, saying it was a guaranteed hit, and it was refused. Said "my wife could record this and make it a hit" they said, let her...
And the rest is history
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German Ur nuts
I didnt think Cher would think anything was too controversial lol
It was Sonny who turned it down, for Cher.
He felt that it was insulting to the South.
Vicki Lawrence is an Iconic TV star more than a singer. But what a hit song this was.
I was 16 when I first heard this in 73. Had a similar reaction with goosebumps. I've always loved the twisted ending.
I love, love, love your reaction!!! You jumped out of the chair!!
Love me a story song! Have you reacted to Ode to Billy Joe? One of the first and most powerful story songs!
Surfboards,people playing beach tag doesn't strike me as a ideal setting for that song..Georgia backwoods would have been a better place.
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German,I was thinking something like Valdosta 👍👍
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German,I've been up,down I-75 hundreds of times,drove truck between firefighter gigs..Georgia is pretty,not as much as Colorado.
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German,When you get to Co.Springs come up to Durango, you haven't seen the Rockies until you seen the western slope.
@Squirmin Herman the one eyed German Durango & Silverton RR,trust me, you do want to ride that train.
yeah... it's kinda like that time when Nirvana played "Rape Me" on Mtv's Spring Break
It sounds like such a sweet ballad when it first starts out, then the drama unfolds. DAAAAAM!!
Loved this song as a kid. Gave me chills. A little social commentary on corrupt Southern justice system as well.
Only the south wad corrupt? Yeah and Madonna is a virgin.
@@kimberlywiederhold627 The name of the song isn't The Night the Lights Went Out in Massachusetts.
Absolute delight to watch India’s reaction to this song. Thank you India for making my day.
This IS a great song. But then I always love songs that tell a story. Thank you for reacting to this one, India. LOVED your reaction!
I was ten years old when this song came out I watched her performance on The Carol Burnett show with my grandma.
Thank you for reviewing Vicki Lawrence. This was her song because her husband could not find any record company willing to take it. Then Reba McEntire recorded it and now everyone thinks it's Reba's song but I will always prefer Vicki Lawrence. She needs more credit for this song. Originally I had to listen to it a couple of timed to understand the entire story.
How is that true when Bobbie Gentry wrote this and performed it herself?
@@brigadierblue221 oh contraire. The writer of the song was Bobby Russell. Vicki Lawrence had recorded a demo and her husband had taken it to every record Studio he could think of to get someone to record it and no one would so he had his wife Vicki Lawrence record it. Years later Reba McEntire recorded it. Bobby Gentry's claim to the fame was the Ode to Billy Joe and Fancy.
I had such a crush on her in the mid 70's when I was 10...lol...The Carol Burnett show was my favorite. Still watch the show in reruns.
I never new Vicki Lawrence sung this song til today. WOW
India, you are so cute when you do your reactions! You’re a natural entertainer! Keep up the great work!! 👍😊💖
Loved her as Thelma Harper! Carol Burnett Show and Mama's Family. She is hilarious.
Great singer too
“Because the judge in the towns got bloodstains on his hands”
The people in the background:💃🕺💃🕺
"Ode to Billy Joe" by Bobbie Gentry would be a great follow up to this song.
I love that song and movie. I’m from Mississippi. Born and raised in Greenwood.
I know right? The South is so full of good songs and stories.... yep and Amen.
Yes. Perfect!
Thinking same
THAT song came six years earlier.
You're reaction and facial expressions are priceless . Let me tell you that not one of us that heard that song in the 70s for the first time were any less shocked than you. Lil sister is a serial killer.
I was so hoping for this one.
''his cheat wife had never left town, that's one body that will never be found, see little sister don't miss when she aims her gun''. Oh YEAH.
Vigilantism ... oh yeah?
J C more like southern justice.
@@TYGER0902 Is adultery punishable by death? That "southern justice" also resulted in the death of "brother".
@@ckobo84 Who said he was innocent? Who is God?
@@JC-yb3zb I'll have some of what you've been smokin.
I remember when Vicki Lawrence sing this so on The Carol Burnett Show. That next Monday this song was the only thing that the whole school was talking about. That next Saturday Vicki Lawrence received her first gold record on The Carol Burnett Show presented to her by Carol Burnett and then that next Monday again this was the only thing that we were talking about in school.
This is another song from my childhood (maybe I was five or six at the time it came out) that I couldn't understand that Mom wouldn't explain, but she said I would understand when I was older. Now I'm listening to it for the first time in decades with you, hearing and understanding the lyrics for the first time. I was as shocked as you! It made me cry.
This song still gives me chills. I love it.
That sounded like Dick Clark at the beginning. If it was, then this was probably his summer daytime show, Where the Action Is.
Vicky Lawerence was a great comedian as a singer. She did very well with this song. Reba recorded it years later and it as one of her biggest hits also.
the video Reba did is what makes her version very good. I like Vicki's and Reba's versions.
It's hard to believe what a huge frikkin' hit this song was.
Max Brazil I agree... I feel the same about Smackwater Jack by Carole King. It’s weird to walk around the house singing a song about a mass shooting!!!
Loved this song and Vicki Lawrence.
In my youth, songs told stories, had a message. And our singers provided us with everything from silly songs to heart-wrenching songs to love songs to party songs... I miss that type of music
Still remember when Carol gave Vicki the gold record, them days.
I already loved you, but you knowing this song is so cool! I love it!
This song always gave me the chills.
Now you know why forensics are so important! I remember when this song came out and loved it.
Great memories from the 1970s when ballads weren’t just slow-tempo songs but had a narrative. I loved your reaction to this, so you might want to try “Angie Baby” by Helen Reddy, “Dark Lady” by Cher, “Bad Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” by Gordon Lightfoot, and “Ode to Billie Joe” by Bobby Gentry. You should enjoy those tales/songs!
Or 'Delta Dawn'....
Now that was a solid reaction - you made me laugh...
Thank you for listening to so many different genres. Love your videos. I absolutely love Vickie!!! I've been a fan of hers since she was on the Carol Burnett show. I used to run around singing this song at the top of my lungs back in the day. Great song!
Damn ! The lyrics in that song would make a great movie 💖
I love that you made a distinction between the story and the storytelling! Both are important, and thankfully both are great in this song. I was ten years old when this came out and my little writer brain loved it. I was five when Bobbie Gentry’s Ode to Billie Joe came out. I just listened to it and highly recommend it. I’ve been binge watching reaction videos by you and other reactors lately and have been reminded of how many songwriters in the 70’s and 60’s were great storytellers. We didn’t realize how good we had it. Thanks for taking us old fogeys along on a trip down memory lane. I love seeing your reactions to music we grew up with.
Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how pro she was, she kept focused on her song while there's just beach fun all happening.
Love Vicki Lawrence! Such a fun comedic actress, and she also had her own daytime talk show for a couple years in the 1990s. Vicki has joked that she's often asked to perform "a medley of her hit" (singular). :-) Here's a clip from 1978 from "The Carol Burnett Show" with Vicki as Mama, Carol Burnett as daughter Eunice and a then-56-year-old Betty White (who's now 98) as daughter Ellen.
ruclips.net/video/h62GThxULf0/видео.html
I love the way you treat the lyrics like it was a documentary.
Best reaction! "This was a whole lotta bullsh***!!!!" I LOVE IT! I was waiting for the reveal. Vicki Lawrence is, as others have commented, a talented actress and hilarious!
Great reaction. This song is storytelling at its best.
I loved watching your reaction to this one! To see you get all freaked out by the story as it's being told -- FABULOUS reactions!
India, your facial expressions make me happy!
I've not heard this song for years!! 👍💙 Thank you!! ❤
Great song!!! I haven’t heard her version in quite a few years.
thank you , I am glad someone did the original . I love this song and she did it right
I love watching you girl! All the best for you!
I loved this song from the first time I saw her sing it on the Carol Burnett show. When I play this at open mics people still love it!!
Reba McIntyre recorded and sung this song too! And she done an awesome job too!
And Rena’s music video is AMAZING to this song too! I love it!
That song is a classic.
I enjoyed her on Mama's family
Awesome reaction to this song. Love you.
Reba also done this song. She makes the little sister part believable.
So doesn't Vicki and it's her song
Such a deep song with one heck of a story. I love your reaction 🙂
She played Miley Cyrus' grandmother on Hannah Montana and she was on the short run "The Cool Kids" on FOX.
Vicki Lawrence was a one hit wonder, and this was the hit.
You have to be kidding right. Mamas family? Carrol Burnet Show. You have no idea what the fuck you are talking about.
@@magicalmiller Back it up, Justin. Everything Laura and Link wrote is true. The woman did all of that and more. Google is your friend. Check it for yourself.
@@karolyn8644 looks like you should have re-read the comment . justin was saying that vickie was famous in the 70's . link said the newer show made vickie a " one hit wonder " . justin was defending her . the carol burnett show is what made her famous . she was incredible . youtube the show with her name . you will love it . that is where mama's family came from .
@@mikebunch3189 Well, alright then. I did misunderstand Justin's comment. I'm old enough to have been a fan when the Carol Burnet show first came out on TV, and have been a fan of both Vickie and Carol.
You are an interpretive artist. You get the times that you see. You manage your own. You are also beautiful (sorry if this is not appropriate). You are great at this. Keep going.
Loved your reaction to this version.
Love it. thank you India.
What a story...Vicky Lawrence. WOW
She had her own show but of course was cancelled......but dang she is so funny!!! Love this song! 😘😁😍👍
Always love ur reactions
OMG! I just found your channel and I love it! This is like the 20th video of yours I have watched in the last 2 days! Love your reactions!
I love this song!!!
Vicki was a multi-talented lady. There are very few like her these days
I love your reaction to this song, it's always fun when the reactor finally gets the story
I love your reactions!
Love the variety that you react to. You are one of my favorites. Steve
I like Vicki's version the best. Reba's version is still great. This song has a way of grabbing your attention and getting you invested in the story. This song is a classic.
Reba's great so wholesome....😍
Don't forget Tanya Tucker
@@JamesJones-zq7pc That is an awesome version.
In my experience, it seems that most people think Reba's version is better. I, however, agree with you; I love Reba, but Vicki is so much better on this song.
Vicki's version is so much better.
I don't think I realized she was a singer! She's surprisingly good! I only know her from her comedy acting on The Carol Burnett Show and its spin-off, Mama's Family, where she played the title role.
Once again your reaction didn't disappoint. I always loved this song. Reba McEntire also did a pretty good remake of this song also. Reba is another artist that you would probably enjoy. She had so many hits. Is there life out there is one of many.
😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Best reaction of all time BROAT!!!
Vicki Lawrence to awesome job on this and like you said what a twist
Lol..Good song, Loving the reaction. Funny as sheet.. 😍
I wish you would do Judy Garland in 'Just an In-between' its a very underrated performance. And was one of her favorites because it was true to her real life. IMO Judy is the greatest performer of the last 100 years. She was the total package.
Hi India,
Great reaction.
Now, go take care of the kids.
Being a Mom is a full time job.
You're being a good one!!!
Your reaction is priceless thank you for the entertainment!
Great story and song.
Classic 70's music.
Im 55.love this music
I heard this yesterday, for the first time in years, and I SWEAR I was going to suggest it for you, India.
Sure you were...
The back story to the song is fascinating. Vicki was only married to Bobby Russell a short time, and when she set out to record an album he wrote multiple songs. This is one he wasn't happy with, though Vicki told him that song would be a hit. Long story short, the lone musician in the studio when she recorded her demo played and mixed all the instruments with Vicki's vocals. Vicki went on to pitch the song to Cher, of Sonny and Cher fame, but Sonny had the same criticism others shared, that the song would offend southerners and never find an audience. Finally, the song was produced by Snuff Garrett, who saw it's potential. Vicki's vocals are perfect, and the song has a great 70's dark ballad vibe. The album didn't rise too far up the charts, but after nine months this single reached fourth on the charts. Vicki has said the success of the song validated her, and probably helped finish off her marriage to Russell. The whole experience turned her off from recording, so who knows what she might have accomplished with more experience and more good songs. With her long career in comedic acting and performance, including her successful run in syndication with "Mama's Family", the gold record was just icing on the cake. Carol Burnett was truly inspired when she saw the potential in teenage Vicki, who started out with no experience that I know of. Talk about having a gift of talent. I wonder how many potential hit songs Russell threw away without Vicki's instincts. Maybe that last comment is unfair, but Russell and Bono both balked because the song might prove provocative. I tip my hat to Vicki's persistence.
When I think of Vicki Lawrence all I think of is the carol Burnett show or Mama’s family. I believe I came across this version of the song a long time ago
Awesome reaction!!!!
this packs a punch! great story song
Love this song and loved your reaction! Also, I learned something. I love the song "Honey" by Bobby Goldsboro as well (by the way, you should react to that one), but I had no idea they were written by the same person! Kudos for reacting to the original Vicki Lawrence version! It seems like the few reaction channels that bother to even listen to this song all want to listen to the remake by Reba McIntyre (i love Reba, but on this song Vicki is just so much netter!). Thank you!
Great story. Other people recorded this but Vicki's is the best version. She was on The Carol Burnett Show for many years playing Carol's sister plus the tv show mentioned "Mama's Family" where she played Carol Burnett's overbearing mother. Very funny show.
Awesome. Thanks for this.
There is another popular big country western singer who comes from Georgia as well. His name is Jerry Reed. He's quite the Storyteller and very funny. He mostly sings about the Louisiana swamp land or getting into trouble with the law. None of the other reviewers have reviewed him yet and I'm hoping you will review him. He recorded dozens of songs but his 3 top most popular songs from the late 1960s and 1970s is:
1. When you're hot you're hot. 2. Amos Moses. 3. Framed.
Try to listen to his record versions instead of his concert versions because his records have more detail and are funnier. If you want to review one of him doing a show there is a good one of him doing a duet with BB King. Both Jerry Reed & BB King are Master guitar players.
Always loved this song (and yes, I love Reba's cover of it too). Another Vicki Lawrence song I really love is Ships in the Night (1974) I heard it as teenager thanks to my besties' mum's record collection (her mum is responsible for me glomming onto a hell of a lot of 60s & early 70s music)... I'm surprised nobody ever remade that one, it's really very catchy - all lilting and "waltzy".
Thank you. Vicki gets asked to sing this whenever she does comedy shows.
She was actually a very, very hysterical comedian.
This has to be your best reaction we you got the plot twist.
LOL. I never listened to the words before. Crazy!
LOVE your reaction jumping up from the chair! Please do a reaction for 'Ode to Billy Joe' by Bobbie Gentry - Thanks!
The story of the song, is that the guy recognized the.tracks to his house. He knew his sister killed them both. He took the rap for her. The wife's body was dragged into the swamp.
The tracks to Andy's house could have been Brother's wife's tracks rather than his Sister's tracks.